Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 441: Chapter 219: It’s Actually Her!!

”Yes.”

Hu Li nodded vigorously and continued to communicate via sound transmission, ”I’m sure I heard it right. They were talking about tombs. I suspect... they’re here not for cultivation, but to excavate a tomb here.”

A tomb... that explains it.

Why does the Ancient Battlefield have no vegetation?

According to Ji Yuan’s past life’s theory, it’s because there is a large tomb underground, which has a water barrier, making it impossible for plants to grow.

But by the standards of this world... it means there’s a large tomb below, where some powerful individual is buried.

Either this powerful individual had an extremely heavy killing aura, or there’s some special arrangement within the tomb, resulting in this barren, desolate land.

”It’s not impossible.”

Ji Yuan, uncertain, mimicked Hua Yaoyue’s tone, speaking ambiguously.

As soon as he spoke, he realized he was now lying in a soft chair, gently rocking back and forth, seemingly speaking in boredom.

Unknowingly, have I even picked up my master’s habits?

Or is this... inheritance?

”Senior, think about it, what kind of tomb would attract the interest of Young Master Jiang, the son of a Nascent Soul?” Hu Li spoke with a hint of persuasion.

Ji Yuan mocked without mercy, ”So what, even if it’s a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s tomb? Do you dare to touch it, to compete with Jiang Hong and the Celestial Silkworm?”

Hu Li laughed awkwardly, rubbing his hands together.

”Isn’t it because you, senior, are here.”

Just knew you wanted me to be the pawn, tsk, truly tired of living... Ji Yuan’s hands crossed and rested on his lower abdomen, spoke calmly:

”Not interested.”

”Senior...”

Ji Yuan’s face darkened.

Hu Li promptly changed his tone, ”Senior has great wisdom. Jiang Hong and the Celestial Silkworm Zhenren likely know everything about this tomb, but we have no clues at all, we must not take risks.”

”Heh, you sure know how to say both good and bad things.”

”This... hehe.”

Hu Li laughed dryly a few times, lowering his head.

”Is there anything else you want to say?”

”No, that’s all I know.”

Hu Li shook his head, unsure whether that was all he knew or he just didn’t want to say more.

Ji Yuan guessed it was the latter reason.

Someone like Hu Li couldn’t completely trust others.

Suppressing the urge to attack him immediately, Ji Yuan returned to his Cave Mansion.

What happened next was unknown to him; he only knew five days later he received Hu Li’s message again, informing him to gather at the palace on the mountaintop, as Young Master Jiang had something to announce.

It seemed like it was time to take action.

Ji Yuan packed everything in the Cave Mansion, then closed its effect, summoned a skull, and flew towards the palace on the mountaintop.

When he arrived, the others were already there.

Ji Yuan, with the lowest cultivation, naturally stood closest to the door... so that if he had to run, he could run quicker.

Seeing Ji Yuan arrive, Jiang Hong rose from the dragon chair, casually stating, ”Apart from the four interrupting the Wei Family’s Zhongdaoke, everyone else is here.”

”Here, keep these things well.”

With a casual sweep, Jiang Hong sent streams of light flying from his sleeve, landing in front of everyone.

Storage bags.

Ji Yuan tentatively scanned with his Divine Sense.

Wow, it’s 100 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones again!

Is he really just casually giving money?

Damn, he’s loaded... Ji Yuan looked up at Jiang Hong, and with the Celestial Silkworm Zhenren over at the Wei Family, not by his side, he really wished he could take him down.

The thought crossed his mind and he quickly looked away.

Don’t startle the snake, if he were to decide, it’d have to be a one-hit kill.

”Regarding the matter, I assume you all know, I’m too lazy to say more, just this: After things conclude, each of you gets 1,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

”For each initial stage Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Wei Family killed, 1,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

”For a mid-stage, 2,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

”Whoever can kill Wei Kun, that’ll be 3,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

After Jiang Hong finished speaking, Ji Yuan could clearly feel the people around him breathing more heavily.

Hu Li even exclaimed, like a highly cooperative foil.

”Young Master, what about killing that Female Cultivator with the fox?”

Jiang Hong sneered, ”If you can kill her, you get 5,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones!”

”Hiss—”

Hu Li took a deep breath, staggering a few steps back as if frightened.

”Young Master, you’re generous!”

”I pledge to follow Young Master to the death!”

”...”

They shouted, and Ji Yuan’s eyes were scorching, not due to the Wei Family, but to the Jiang Hong before him.

Exterminating just the Wei Family isn’t even the pre-investment made... The Wei Family has a total of eight Foundation Establishment cultivators, two at late-stage, four at mid-stage, and two at initial-stage.

This would cost 16,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Adding the Female Cultivator, that’s 21,000.

Damn it, he really doesn’t regard Spirit Stones as Spirit Stones!

Ji Yuan felt he still underestimated Jiang Hong’s wealth.

”Alright, if there are no problems, then... let’s set off!”

Jiang Hong waved a big hand, then turned into a flash of blood, dashing out of the palace, followed closely by the late-stage Foundation Establishment Feng Xiuxiu, while Ji Yuan as usual was the last.

In a sense, it could also be seen as him guarding everyone in front.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators set off grandiosely, and Ji Yuan, last in line, glanced back.

The palace remained, not taken away.

...

”Master, the array breaker is imminent. If you have a way, you’d better leave first.”

On the Wei Family’s mountaintop, Wei Kun made his final plea to the black-robed woman in front of him.