Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 665: Chapter 291: Ji Yuan Battles Golden Core!

“Yes.”

The two Fake Pill Cultivators received the order, lightly clasped their hands, and once again activated the Flying Spiritual Artifact under their feet, heading straight into the mountains to the west.

The Ice and Fire Elder remained still, continuing to point and gesture at the Array at the bottom of the Starfall River.

In his perception, this Array had reached a critical point; judging from the dense cracks on its surface and the speed at which it dispersed Spiritual Qi, it could only hold for eight more breaths.

Oh no, another blow has landed; now it can only hold for seven more breaths.

But at this moment, the Ice and Fire Elder suddenly stopped.

His originally raised right hand trembled; after pulling his palm out from his sleeve, he placed it horizontally in front of his abdomen.

His left hand was placed behind him, while his right hand was in front of him.

At this moment, a golden ring appeared suddenly behind him, at first just a dot. The ring then expanded continuously, eventually transforming into the form of a large sun dharma.

Its golden light shone brilliantly, turning the entire frozen river’s surface golden.

“Friend, you’ve been watching the show for too long; isn’t it time to come out and say hello?”

The Ice and Fire Elder gazed at the northern bank of the Starfall River and spoke slowly.

As his silhouette descended, a gray light streaked through the endless forest, finally stopping at the riverbank and transforming into a middle-aged man draped in a gray robe, even his face covered by a mask.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the Ice and Fire Elder in midair.

“You… are the madman from the Ice and Fire Island?”

Hearing this, the Ice and Fire Elder didn’t get angry. With narrowed eyes, he looked down at the man in gray.

“You are not one of us from Hebei.”

“I know all the Peak Golden Core Cultivators in Hebei, and you’re not among them.”

The man in gray shook his head, “Indeed not, I just arrived from Shangxi, aiming to slay heroes all over the world to seek a breakthrough to Nascent Soul.”

“Oh yes, people from Shangxi call me… Dark Venerable.”

“I’ve heard of your name, reputed to be the first under Nascent Soul.”

The Ice and Fire Elder descended from mid-air and stopped looking down on the man.

“No, no, no.”

Dark Venerable shook his head repeatedly, “I don’t have that kind of strength.”

“Among the Golden Core Cultivators in Shangxi, at most, I’m ranked third. The first under Nascent Soul… someone else holds that title.”

“That’s quite strong.”

The Ice and Fire Elder continued, “Judging by your tone, you must not be very old?”

Dark Venerable answered truthfully, “Indeed, not considered old among Golden Core Cultivators.”

“No wonder.”

“Why do you ask, you madman?”

Dark Venerable asked curiously.

The Ice and Fire Elder sighed, “Because you speak with great ambition, claiming to slay all the heroes of the world… I was just like that when I was young.”

“Now, you’re at late Golden Core… what’s your current mindset?”

“As for me now.”

With the great sun turning behind him, the Ice and Fire Elder continued slowly: “I seek not to compete for first, but only to break through each realm, for the pursuit of immortality.”

“That’s unfortunate, for today you’ve met me; your path to immortality might have reached its end.”

After these words, Dark Venerable, who had been standing by the riverbank, took a step forward, instantly transforming into a gray stream of light, leaping into the air before slamming towards the Ice and Fire Elder standing on the river’s surface.

The two figures clashed with Techniques.

With a “boom—” sound, the previously frozen three-hundred-mile river shattered in an instant, and every inch of the ice was fractured.

The two figures fell into the riverbed but quickly rose from positions near the riverbank, finally hovering at opposite ends of the Starfall River, north and south.

The Ice and Fire Elder shook his left hand, muttering to himself, “So ruthless at such a young age, not even sparing an old man like me.”

“Heh heh.”

Once Dark Venerable began to fight, he no longer maintained his previous demeanor; instead, he mocked,

“Killing you old fool is like slaughtering a dog!”

After speaking, he looked back down at the river, “Aren’t you two old wastes coming out? I’ll deal with you two first.”

As his voice fell, the already nearly collapsed Array opened from within, and at the moment the Array’s gate opened.

The nearly collapsed Array finally shattered completely.

Two Escape Lights, one black and one red, shot out, finally stopping behind the Dark Venerable and transforming into two figures.

They were none other than the previous Divine Eagle Master and Fire Python Zhenren.

Yet at this moment, as the Array dissipated, a grain of dust also drifted downstream with the current, floating along Starfall River.

The Ice and Fire Elder’s gaze swept over the two, finally landing on Fire Python Zhenren, speaking seriously, “I regret not smashing you against the wall back then.”

A fleeting trace of fear appeared in Fire Python Zhenren’s eyes, but with the corner of his eye catching sight of the Dark Venerable standing in front of him, he finally gained some confidence.

“Don’t worry, soon it’ll be the Venerable who smashes you against the wall.”

The Ice and Fire Elder snorted mockingly, mouthing two silent words.

“Useless.”

After speaking, the great sun behind him suddenly enlarged, transforming into an enormous dharma like a small mountain.

The golden great sun baked the river surface, causing countless white vapors to rise, and even distant mountains were ignited by this fierce flame, incinerating the mountains and fields.

“Suppress—”

The Ice and Fire Elder uttered the word in a deep voice.

Immediately, numerous fireballs flew out from the golden great sun’s dharma, each the size of a human head, containing a destructive aura.

The fireballs fell on the river surface, burning a giant pit.

But more fireballs continued to fall towards the three Golden Core Zhenrens on the opposite side.