Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1240 -425: “You… Want to Die?!”

“Whoosh—”

A water-blue Escape Light streaked across the clouds and finally dropped straight onto Cloud Rain Peak. A raindrop exploded, and Ji Yuan, dressed in a green long robe, stepped out from within that droplet.

“Greetings, Brother You Zai.”

Ji Yuan smiled and cupped his hands slightly toward the white-haired elder before him.

You Zai Daoist had long been stunned by this Escape Technique Ji Yuan had just displayed.

He had never seen Ji Yuan make a move before, but considering that Ji Yuan could, as a Loose Cultivator, cultivate all the way to Late-stage Core Formation, and that profound Array laid upon Brewing Peak…

He had guessed that this Xu Beimu’s strength shouldn’t be weak.

But now that he saw it with his own eyes, judging from Escape Techniques alone—

Among the Core Formation Stage cultivators of Cloud Rain Sect, his Escape Technique should rank top three, if not even top two, second only to Cyan Furnace Zhenren at the Peak of Core Formation.

At the very least, You Zai Daoist knew clearly that his own Escape Technique was far inferior to that of the Xu Beimu before him.

“Brother Xu, no need to be so polite. Let us talk inside the hall.”

You Zai Daoist gestured invitingly.

Shortly after.

The two sat inside the hall. Ji Yuan held several Jade Scrolls in his hand; they contained not only the explanation of this mission, but also the route and method to reach Blood Sword Island, as well as the list of Qi Cultivation Stage disciples going to Blood Sword Island this time.

‘Close to three hundred disciples at the Peak of Qi Refining—Cloud Rain Sect’s strength really isn’t small.’

While sighing inwardly, Ji Yuan put the Jade Scrolls away.

Seeing that he had finished reading, You Zai Daoist took out, separately from his Storage Bag, a blood-colored small sword inlaid with a golden edge. “This is the opening token for Blood Sword Island. There are three in total; our Three Star Luo Sects each hold one.”

“There is an Array embedded within. When the time comes, Brother Xu only needs to inject Mana into it, and together with the other two blood-colored small swords, Blood Sword Island can be opened.”

“If Brother Xu has any doubts, you can raise them now. I may be able to answer one or two.”

Ji Yuan accepted the Blood Sword, swept it once with his Divine Sense, and said casually, “No need.”

It was just a simple activation Array, with no difficulty at all.

You Zai Daoist had expected this answer, so he stroked his beard and asked with a smile, “This old man sees that the Array on Brewing Peak is also quite profound. Could it be that Brother Xu also understands Arrays?”

Since it had already been exposed, there was no way to hide it.

“I know a little, just a tiny bit.”

Ji Yuan did not phrase it too strongly.

After all, he was currently only a Tier Three Array Master. To break through to a Tier Four Array Master, he would have to wait until his cultivation advanced to Nascent Soul.

“Excellent, excellent.” You Zai Daoist seemed very satisfied. “In that case, with Brother Xu personally taking charge, I can set my mind at ease.”

“By the way, does Brother Xu still need any support? If you do…” You Zai Daoist pondered and said, “We can’t spare anyone from Late Stage Core Formation in the sect, but we can still assign two Early-stage Core Formation cultivators.”

“No need. I alone will be enough.”

He already had a bunch of dead weight tagging along; there was no need to bring even more.

Two Early-stage Core Formation cultivators would be of no use whatsoever to Ji Yuan, a Peak Core Formation cultivator.

“Very well, we’ll go with Brother Xu’s wishes.”

“If Brother Xu has no further issues, I will send out the message. We’ll depart early tomorrow morning.”

“That works.”

Ji Yuan nodded slightly.

“…”

By the next morning, when Ji Yuan once again arrived at Cloud Rain Peak, all the disciples heading to Blood Sword Island had already assembled.

In addition, by the ferry beside Cloud Rain Peak there was a huge carriage, dragged by two Winged Flying Tigers.

Both adult Winged Flying Tigers were Mid-Tier Three Demon Beasts. Now that they were resting on Cloud Rain Peak, even if they weren’t deliberately releasing their aura, the pressure they emitted still made these Qi Cultivation Stage disciples bow their heads.

“Brother Xu.”

As soon as Ji Yuan arrived, You Zai Daoist turned into a green Escape Light and swept out from the main hall to his side.

“These two Winged Flying Tigers were sent over overnight by the Beast Taming Peak Master and loaned to you for use. Should you truly encounter danger, they can at least block a bit for you.”

As he spoke, You Zai Daoist also handed over a Spirit Beast Bag and a Jade Token for controlling the Winged Flying Tigers.

“Oh?”

In Ji Yuan’s mind, the figure of the Beast Taming Peak Master immediately surfaced.

He was called “Hundred Beasts Master”, looked like an honest old farmer tilling the fields. Every time he sent Ji Yuan a message, it was always some simple congratulations, and the two had never really had any deep interaction.

He hadn’t expected that today he would take the initiative to send over this Immortal Talent… though Ji Yuan didn’t really have much use for it.

“Where is Daoist Baishe?” Ji Yuan asked.

“He came back once last night, then rushed back to Dan Ding Island overnight… For some unknown reason, Dan Ding Sect suddenly returned some shops they had previously seized from us. Not only that, they even voluntarily offered a great deal of compensation, compensation worth several times more than what we had lost.”

This was spoken via sound transmission by You Zai Daoist.

“And it’s not just Dan Ding Sect; even Heavenly Sword Sect did the same.”

Heh, and why would that be?

Because I scared their two Mid-stage Nascent Soul old ancestors half to death… A trace of delight flashed in Ji Yuan’s eyes. “That is truly an excellent piece of news.”

“Mm. This old man estimates… the Nascent Soul old ancestors must have reached some sort of agreement.”

“Perhaps the Supreme Elder has returned.”

The Supreme Elder Ji Yuan spoke of was naturally Elder Xuanji.

“This old man thinks so as well.”

After their brief sound transmission, Ji Yuan stepped forward onto the huge carriage dragged by the Tier Three Winged Flying Tigers.

Sensing the aura of these two Demon Beasts, Ji Yuan subconsciously thought of another friend… Li Changhe.

He also raised a Winged Flying Tiger.

…I wonder how they’re doing now on the Desolate Ancient Continent. In any case, I hope all is well.