Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 829: Chapter 343: Level 4 [Fish Pond]; Level 2 [Ant Nest] (Ten-Thousand-Word Long Chapter)

The book contains a description of Liu Yuan.

“Liu Yuan, a Loose Cultivator, known as ’Jiu Jian Zhenren,’ settled in West Border City three years ago. He once repelled Fuhai Zhenren, a Mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, with nine sword strikes, gaining significant fame in the West Border. It’s said that Celestial Killer Mountain, Cloud Cliff Temple, and Xuanqing Sect have all extended invitations, all of which were declined. He greatly enjoys wine and is skilled in the art of the sword of wine.”

Below is an illustration depicting Liu Yuan’s appearance.

Ji Yuan took a look.

To put it kindly, there was some resemblance.

Frankly speaking, it was quite abstract.

But he could conclude that this Jiu Jian Zhenren, Liu Yuan, must be that old friend of his.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan lost interest in reading further.

His sole thought now was to find Liu Yuan first.

Fortunately, Jiu Jian Zhenren was somewhat of a small celebrity in West Border City, and he didn’t have any enemies, so he did not deliberately hide his Cave Mansion in West Border City.

Ji Yuan simply spent some money to hire a few cultivators and quickly found Liu Yuan’s Cave Mansion.

Upon arrival, Ji Yuan took out a long-forgotten Golden Communication Talisman from his Storage Bag.

Looking at the talisman in his hand, Ji Yuan could not help but feel sentimental.

Under these circumstances, it truly felt like meeting an old friend in a foreign land, especially on this Extreme Abyss Continent… two fellow disciples reuniting.

Without realizing it, Ji Yuan’s hand holding the Communication Talisman started trembling.

Luckily, he soon steadied his mind, injected it with Spiritual Qi, and with familiar elegance, spoke through telepathy:

“Ji Yuan, a cultivator of the Water Dragon Sect, is here to pay his respects. Could Jiu Jian Zhenren spare a moment to meet?”

“…”

“Hmm?”

Within the mountain Cave Mansion, Liu Yuan, who was leisurely drinking, suddenly sensed a tremor from his Storage Bag.

Already slightly tipsy, he didn’t even raise his head. With a casual swipe across his waist, he infused a bit of Spiritual Qi into it without further thought or even taking a proper look.

When the familiar voice echoed in his mind, he… was stunned.

Lying on his jade bed, he instinctively sat up, his Mana surging, instantly sobering.

“Who… who is this?”

Murmuring to himself, Liu Yuan suddenly looked down at the Communication Talisman in his hand. The moment he saw it clearly, he turned into a water-blue Escape Light, disappearing from the spot.

Standing outside the Cave Mansion’s array, Ji Yuan was casually observing his surroundings. It had to be said, the Cave Mansion of someone in the Core Formation Realm was indeed superior to his own.

Unfortunately, West Border City judged people by strength.

Oh no, it wasn’t just West Border City; the entire Extreme Abyss Continent was like this.

Such Cave Mansions, leased only to Core Formation Cultivators, couldn’t be rented by Ji Yuan, no matter how wealthy he was.

After all, no Core Formation Cultivator would want a Fake Pill Cultivator living next door; they would only feel looked down upon.

As Ji Yuan’s mind wandered, he suddenly saw an Escape Light appear from the mountain, landing right in front of him, transforming into an extremely familiar figure.

Seeing this long-lost friend, Ji Yuan suppressed his inner excitement and solemnly bowed to him.

“Junior Li Changshou greets Senior Liu.”

For a Fake Pill Cultivator, addressing a Core Formation Cultivator as ’Senior’ was perfectly normal.

Hearing this, Liu Yuan resisted the urge to punch him, barely containing his emotions, and slightly nodded, “No need for formalities, come with me.”

Having said that, he led Ji Yuan, transforming into an Escape Light, back to his Cave Mansion.

As they passed through the array and just landed.

Liu Yuan excitedly hugged Ji Yuan.

“I… you… do you know how I’ve spent these years!”

“Why did you only come now?”

“Is everything fine on the Cangluo Continent?”

“Shouldn’t you have come over long ago?”

Upon meeting, Liu Yuan bombarded him with questions.

Ji Yuan patted his back, unable to hold back a smile, “Alright, what happened to Brother Liu’s composure? If outsiders saw, who knows what they’d think of us.”

“I have no fondness for that!”

With those words, Liu Yuan immediately let go, stepping back a few paces to adjust his attire.

“Ahem, mainly because coming to this Extreme Abyss Continent alone, life is indeed a bit tough. It’s rare to see you coming over, so it’s hard to contain the excitement.”

“Forgive me, forgive me.”

With that, he also clasped his hands towards Ji Yuan.

“Alright.”

Ji Yuan glanced aside, noticing the wine Liu Yuan had just been drinking, then promptly took out a flask of Heart’s Desire Wine from his Storage Bag and tossed it over.

“The usual, drink mine.”

“Heh, I’ve been waiting for this sip for a long time.”

Liu Yuan received it, popped the cork, and drank it in one gulp.

Heart’s Desire Wine had the effect of amplifying emotions, so Liu Yuan, already happy, found it even harder to hide his joy.

“More.”

He naturally extended his right hand to Ji Yuan, a picture of parasitic reliance.

Ji Yuan was long accustomed to this, taking out more than a dozen flasks at once and placing them on the table before the two sat down. Only then did Ji Yuan ask, “When did you form your Core?”

“Alright, enough about me, let’s hear about you first.”

Liu Yuan thought of something, his heart sinking, and then slowly said, “Have you heard about Old Demon Ji?”

“Yes, I know all about it.”

Ji Yuan, with a grim face, also picked up a wine flask, took a sip, and said, “When I first got here, unaware of the situation, I was hunted down for being mistaken as that Old Demon Ji, so I changed my name to Li Changshou.”

He said, clenching his fists.

“Damn it, I don’t know which bastard made me carry this burden!”