Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 368: Chapter 195: [Chicken Cage: Level 3]

A month later, when the crowing of roosters startled the corpse puppets to the west of Mist Island.

Ji Yuan finally returned to his lair.

Before he even landed, the Frost Serpent in the Spirit Beast Bag seemed to sense something and couldn’t contain itself, starting to thrash about wildly.

Now that he was home, Ji Yuan naturally didn’t restrain it any longer.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Frost Serpent came out of the Spirit Beast Bag, it bumped into the Big Toad that was leaping toward it.

Before the Big Toad could react, the Frost Serpent opened its fearsome dragon head.

”Ha—”

A breath of frost spewed forth, instantly freezing the Big Toad.

Big Toad: ”???”

It blinked its eyelids, seemingly unable to comprehend.

For it, the Frost Serpent had been out for so short a time, just enough for a quick nap; how did it become so powerful?

Originally, the Frost Breath was just refreshingly cool, but now it had such power.

Before the Big Toad could retaliate, the Frost Serpent briefly took to the air, its divine tail swaying.

A single tail swipe landed heavily on the Big Toad, sweeping its enormous form of over ten meters through the air, smashing through several trees before finally coming to rest.

This, however, thawed the Big Toad.

”Gua!!”

With a mighty roar, the Big Toad was enraged.

”Ang—”

The Frost Serpent, unwilling to show weakness, roared back angrily.

Ji Yuan, standing between them, couldn’t be bothered to even glance, simply pointing towards Cloud Rain Marsh.

If you’re going to fight, take it outside; if you dare to fight at home, I’ll stew the both of you today!

Fortunately, though both Demon Beasts were enraged, they still heeded Ji Yuan’s advice. One leaped while the other flew, and in mere breaths, they were off to Cloud Rain Marsh.

Soon, the lake water was fiercely lapping at the shores.

In some places, the lake even began to freeze over.

Ji Yuan didn’t need to look to know that the Big Toad would win their battle.

While the Frost Serpent had superior bloodline strength, it was ultimately only an early Tier Two Demon Beast, whereas the Big Toad?

It had been steeped in the late Stage Second Rank for many years.

So without comparison, the result was obvious. Ji Yuan was merely curious about the power difference between the Frost Serpent and the Big Toad, as there hadn’t been any opportunity to use the Frost Serpent on this outing.

Not even the Bee Swarm was used.

Ji Yuan wasn’t aware of the Frost Serpent’s exact strength, and now with the Big Toad as a test, it was just right.

As the two fought, Ji Yuan noticed Tu Yue approaching and couldn’t help but see her as a little wife welcoming him back from work.

What’s more, she willingly handed over all the treasures she had gained during this period, one by one.

Ji Yuan took the Storage Bag from her, emptied it, and returned the now-empty bag to her, not forgetting to pinch her cool little face.

Unfortunately, Tu Yue showed no reaction.

But it was fortunate that she showed no reaction.

If there were a reaction, it would be unnerving.

”Wait, go fetch Chu Er.”

Ji Yuan remembered Chu Er, the Corpse Puppet, was an elderly woman on the verge of decay, incapable of much assistance, struggling even with daily chicken feeding.

This corpse puppet was so disposable that Ji Yuan wouldn’t care if it was destroyed.

Using it to test the Yin Ghost Sect Ring was perfect.

It wasn’t long before Tu Yue brought the mud-stained, elderly spot-ridden Corpse Puppet over.

First, Ji Yuan cast several Purification Techniques on her, cleaning her up a bit before taking out the Yin Ghost Sect Ring and placing it on her finger.

The Corpse Puppet was mindless and acted solely on Ji Yuan’s commands.

So throughout, it offered no resistance, following orders diligently.

Once the ring was on her finger, a transformation indeed occurred.

In Ji Yuan’s perception, this Corpse Puppet, originally at Ninth Level Qi Cultivation, suddenly vanished. He could still see her presence before him, detect her in his Divine Sense, but her aura became imperceptible and her strength indiscernible.

Moreover, a layer of something akin to a black veil shrouded the Corpse Puppet’s body, filled with ghostly aura, quite imposing.

This emanated directly from the ring.

So, this ring can isolate detection, preventing others from seeing one’s cultivation?!

At first glance, this seemed good, and indeed it was, but the effect it caused was ghostly, making anyone look like a Demon Cultivator merely at a glance.

Ji Yuan waited a while longer, ensuring there were no further reactions or changes in the Corpse Puppet before instructing it to return the ring.

”Go back to work.”

Ji Yuan waved casually, and looking at the ring in his hand, he thought for a moment, finally wearing it on the index finger of his left hand.

As soon as he slipped it on, Ji Yuan felt the cold aura emanating from the ring.

He shivered instinctively, and soon the cold aura enveloped him entirely.

Initially, he was a bit uncomfortable, but after acclimating, he realized... it felt like air conditioning during a scorching summer.

Further was the aura.

Ji Yuan’s original demeanor had always been amiable, able to get along with anyone, but now?

Once the Yin Ghost Sect Ring was on, Ji Yuan found his aura outwardly overwhelming, like... an aura of dominance?

It’s no joke; it’s genuinely an aura of dominance.

”This ring is quite something, not only isolating detection but also lending people an aura of oppression.”

Ji Yuan had no doubt that if he appeared before a Qi Cultivation Cultivator now, he would surely frighten them into quaking.