Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 825 - 341: Qiu Qianhai: ”I’ve Become Old Demon Qiu?!

”Perhaps.”

Ji Yuan didn’t have the habit of making definitive statements.

”Then let’s go to West Border City! It’s very safe there, and there’s a large spirit vein underground. The cave mansions for rent there have abundant spiritual qi, and with people from the Black and White Divine Hall guarding it, it’s very safe. Even people from Celestial Killer Mountain wouldn’t dare cause trouble.”

Mu Xueyao said excitedly.

Clearly, she was very happy about Ji Yuan planning to close off for Core Formation.

”Black and White Divine Hall... Was West Border City established by the Black and White Divine Hall?”

Ji Yuan asked when he didn’t understand.

Mu Xueyao nodded and said, ”The Four Border Cities to the east, south, west, and north, plus our continent’s central, largest Black and White City, are all under the Black and White Divine Hall’s domain. As for other great cities, more or less, there’s the Black and White Divine Hall’s presence behind them.”

...I see, no wonder it’s the biggest power on the Jiyuan Continent.

Ji Yuan murmured to himself.

He wasn’t sure if the legendary Divinity Transformation Ancestor of the Black and White Divine Hall still existed. It seemed possible because otherwise, other forces wouldn’t be so subdued.

”Brother Ji, when will we set off?”

”The sooner the better. In case Celestial Killer Mountain sends people here to search again, let’s settle in West Border City first.”

Ji Yuan stood up and said.

”Alright, I’ll follow Brother Ji!”

Ji Yuan looked at the elated girl before him... All right, it’s not appropriate to call her a girl at her age.

In any case, he looked at this female cultivator in front of him, feeling somewhat strange.

After all, before coming out of Fallen Immortal Gully, who would have thought he’d be hunted as ”Old Demon Ji” as soon as he emerged?

Who would have thought he’d encounter someone who unconditionally trusted him right away?

Although she trusted him, Ji Yuan still maintained a bit of suspicion.

Better safe than sorry.

What if Mu Xueyao was actually sent by a major force to approach him, ”Old Demon Ji”?

Even though the possibility was small, it couldn’t be ruled out.

Being cautious when venturing out, especially on another continent, was never a bad thing.

”This way, this way, Brother Ji, you’re going the wrong way. Follow me.”

Mu Xueyao led the way, but soon she started to disdain Ji Yuan’s Sky-Splitting Boat for being too slow, far inferior to her Golden Core Escape Light.

The result was that she took Ji Yuan flying east, over the vast sea.

”...”

Meanwhile.

At Cangluo Continent, within the Spirit Control Sect’s domain, above a steep mountain range, two mid-stage Core Formation Escape Lights swept in from afar and halted over a bald mountain, releasing divine sense to search carefully while talking through voice transmission:

”How dare that Old Demon Qiu come back, and so arrogantly? Not only did he return, but he also killed Elder Lin right above the teleportation array!”

”Madmen naturally have madmen’s logic. Are you trying to understand a madman’s logic with your normal thinking?”

”That’s true.”

The long-faced man in gold armor nodded, saying, ”In any case, I don’t want to get involved in this. If not for the order from within the sect, I’d still be enjoying myself with those girls from Joy Palace.”

”I have to say, those female cultivators from Joy Palace are quite something.”

”It’s just a pity they moved their entire sect. Who knows where they’ve gone.”

”Who cares, we’ll stay here for a few days and go back, saying we couldn’t find anything.”

”Indeed, indeed.”

While they spoke, they descended from mid-air onto the bald summit.

But just as they landed, a green escape light suddenly shot up from the mountain’s foot.

In a flash, it appeared beside them.

They were just about to flee.

But two gray bone claws appeared out of thin air above their heads.

”Crunch—”

Two crisp sounds rang out in succession.

The bone claws clenched, crushing their heads instantly. Only after they were dead did the escape light from the mountain foot take human form.

If they hadn’t died, they’d certainly have recognized that the one who effortlessly killed them was Old Demon Qiu, whom they were trying to avoid at all costs.

However, at this moment, a weak voice sounded in Old Demon Qiu’s sea of consciousness.

”Master, why do they keep calling me Old Demon Qiu?! I just came back!”

”Hah, your issue, you’re asking me?”

Nightmare True Monarch sneered, ”All right, find someone to hypnotize and ask them later. You’ll know.”

”But dear disciple, it seems you’ve been somewhat lax in your cultivation lately. After all this time, I only used your body to exert late-stage Core Formation power, and it’s been so taxing.”

”Forget it. When this matter is settled, find a safe place to focus on your Core Formation.”

”With the magic technique I passed on to you, you can form a core even with a pseudo spirit root.”

In the sea of consciousness, Qiu Qianhai responded wearily.

”Yes, Master.”

Subsequently, the figure transformed into a green escape light, skimming the ground, darting through the dense forest quickly.

Though many core formation cultivators were investigating outside the mountain range, the green escape light managed to evade them and successfully escaped.

After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even with the possession of a Nascent Soul Monster, there was some Nascent Soul capability.

After a while.

Qiu Qianhai escaped alive.

The Nightmare True Monarch, who used his body, then found a Foundation Establishment cultivator nearby. Leveraging Nightmare Arts, it was easy to make the person reveal everything truthfully.

Within the sea of consciousness, Qiu Qianhai remained silent.

”Master, do you think there’s really such a coincidence in this world? I mean, my surname and given name are so rare, yet there’s someone else with the same name.”

”If I were named Huang Hai or Li Hai, it would be understandable to have a duplicate name.”

”But I’m called Qiu Qianhai...”

Knowing the answer, even Nightmare True Monarch kept silent, as he vaguely sensed something.