Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 878: Chapter 352: Rapidly Advancing Strength

It’s a win-win situation.

As for killing... it’s also a solution, but only on the way. If someone is blind, killing them is no problem. But deliberately seeking people to kill would purely make one a Tribulation Cultivator?

Ji Yuan couldn’t do that.

After making a decision, Ji Yuan didn’t stay long in this temporary Cave Mansion. Instead, he returned straight to his own Cave Mansion and began his career of making money.

And it’s also good, refining for a few years, and meanwhile waiting for this Purple Sky Stone, so that the crafting of these Nine Canglan Swords can be completed quickly.

”...”

Lindong City, an unknown courtyard.

After transforming into Escape Light to arrive here, Zhou Jin met an elderly man wearing a large black coat.

”Father.”

Zhou Jin looked at this old man who had his back to him, took a step forward, and called softly.

”Hmm.”

Zhou Xinghu turned around, his old eyes drooping, glanced at Zhou Jin first, then activated the Restriction here. Accompanied by a gray light shrouding the house, he also sat down.

”This matter... you did well. Are you sure that person’s background is clean?”

”Absolutely clean.”

Zhou Jin assuredly said, ”We’ve been in contact with this person for several years in West Border City before daring to trade with them. Otherwise, how could I possibly make such a large transaction at once?”

”Hmm.”

Zhou Xinghu nodded slightly, his right hand fingers gently tapping the armrest of the chair, speaking slowly:

”Now the sect over there... that old thief is pressing us more and more, and he even wants us to give up the benefits we have on Cinnabar Island.”

”Damn it! Isn’t he trying to drive us to extinction!”

Zhou Jin cursed in a low voice.

”Did you just find out? Since the day he came into power, he’s been like this. With the sect’s major powers in hand, no one dares to oppose him. The entire sect provides for his and his wife’s cultivation, and we, the fallen noble families, are exactly what they want to devour.”

Zhou Xinghu said expressionlessly.

”But if it weren’t for our Zhou Family, for our ancestors, how would there even be the Bone Nightmare Sect? How can they just discard us like that!”

Zhou Jin still couldn’t accept it.

Zhou Xinghu glanced at his only son and sighed heavily.

”Isn’t this the way of the world? If you can bring benefits to others, you are their father. But once the benefits are gone, even if you offer yourself as their son, they despise you for being ugly.”

Zhou Jin remained silent, feeling as if his father was scolding him, but he had no proof.

So after a moment of silence, he changed the topic.

”Father, about the Black and White Divine Hall... what do you say?”

This was something the Zhou Family had decided long ago.

Since the Bone Nightmare Sect couldn’t tolerate the Zhou Family, they would find another place that could.

And the best place for that was naturally the Black and White Divine Hall.

Otherwise, if they went out and established their own sect, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

Only the Black and White Divine Hall could shelter these old Nascent Soul Families.

Talking about this, Zhou Xinghu’s expression grew more somber, ”It’s difficult. They demand to take eighty percent and don’t allow us to negotiate.”

”Eighty percent? How is that different from blatant robbery!”

Zhou Jin spread his hands, nearly cursing out loud.

”I asked you to contact Celestial Killer Mountain, how did that go?” Zhou Xinghu asked.

Talking about this, Zhou Jin’s expression also turned unpleasant.

”When I was in West Border City, I met Ma Gui. He was mixed up with cultivators from Celestial Killer Mountain. Seeing this, I cut ties with all the informants and didn’t contact them again.”

”Ma Gui? What a persistent Yin Soul!”

Zhou Xinghu said, slapping the chair heavily. But for the Zhou Family now, all they could do was impotent rage.

So the father and son sat in silent somberness for a long time, until Zhou Xinghu finally sighed heavily:

”Could it be that heaven indeed wants to destroy our Zhou Family!”

”...”

”Father, I think the one I’ve been in contact with, Li Chang Geng, is likely from one of the Eight Holy Lands. I suspect he’s a cultivator from the Heaven Craft Valley. Why don’t I try to contact him?” Zhou Jin suggested.

Zhou Xinghu raised his head and said softly, ”Are you suggesting joining the righteous path?”

”At this point, we’re all for ourselves; how can there still be a distinction between righteous and demonic!”

Zhou Jin spoke quickly, a bit excited.

”No, what I mean is, if it’s really those old geezers from Heaven Craft Valley, they probably won’t accept us.”

Zhou Xinghu shook his head, but then nodded.

”Let’s give it a try. In any case, with the sect pressing us so hard, it’s best to sell what we can of the things we have.”

”Okay, then I’ll try to contact this Li Chang Geng during this time and see if there’s any news.”

”...”

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

During this half year, Ji Yuan first crafted the Stream Firefly Sword and attended two auctions, from which he acquired two Tier Three pill formulas.

One was called ”Evil Exorcism Pill”. If one was affected by some corrupt means of a Demon Cultivator, consuming this Evil Exorcism Pill could be extremely effective.

The other was called ”Benefit God Pill”, which was far more powerful.

Long-term consumption can slowly nourish the cultivator’s Divine Soul.

Once the Divine Soul becomes strong, the Divine Sense will follow suit. Moreover, if anything happens, a strong Divine Soul can greatly stabilize the mind.

In addition, Ji Yuan fortuitously encountered someone auctioning Dragon Blood Stone.

Three pieces, not cheap at auction.

In the end, Ji Yuan exhausted his resources to obtain them, because this material was the best for crafting the Dragon Luck Flying Sword.

If you hadn’t encountered it, there was no way around it.

Once encountered, it must be acquired.

As for Tier Three Talismans, Ji Yuan had previously obtained a few while on the Cangluo Continent, so there was no need to buy more.