Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 485: Chapter 232: Nascent Soul True Monarch—Hua Yaoyue!

Kong Xifeng was rendered silent by these words.

She just lowered her head, staring at the calm surface of the lake for a long time, then said softly, ”I have no other choice.”

”Really no other choice?”

Hua Yaoyue sneered again, ”The paths have been laid out for you, two paths to choose from, yet you insist on this one. Daoist Kong, I have only one question I want to ask you.”

”Ask away.”

”In seeking skin from a tiger, are you trying to protect the entire Water Dragon Sect, or just for yourself, Kong Xifeng?”

This question left Kong Xifeng unsure how to answer.

So she remained silent.

Yet silence itself was also an answer.

Hua Yaoyue did not press further, she simply said, ”If you are willing to head south, I would be willing to protect you for a journey. But if you insist on seeking skin from a tiger, I can only give you one piece of advice...”

”What advice?”

”Do not mistake those madmen who defy the heavens and live a second lifetime... for fools.”

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, Kong Xifeng suddenly looked up, but soon lowered her head again, ”I know.”

”But what you see, Hua Yaoyue, is merely what you see.”

”Oh?” Hua Yaoyue seemed intrigued by these words, then smiled and asked, ”Then please, Daoist Kong, enlighten me on what I have not seen?”

Kong Xifeng pondered for a moment before saying, ”They want our Shang Dong’s Six Immortal Sects to have no path of survival, so why should we leave one for them?”

”Don’t they want internal strife? Then let there be internal strife.”

Hua Yaoyue seemed somewhat interested, and afterward, the two did not speak directly, but exchanged words in secrecy for a while.

After some time had passed.

Feeling at ease, Hua Yaoyue was about to leave, and had already started to rise into the air when she seemed to remember something and turned to look at Kong Xifeng.

”It seems Daoist Kong looks down a bit on my closed-door disciple?”

Kong Xifeng, leaning on a cane, replied bluntly, ”His talent is good, his strength is decent, his mindset is acceptable, his appearance is excellent, but unfortunately... his Spirit Root aptitude is too poor.”

”Ha, Spirit Root? In the end, isn’t it the case that everyone needs all five elements complete?”

Hua Yaoyue laughed sarcastically.

”You mean to say he’s a genius, right.” Kong Xifeng did not change her view, ”But in this world, a genius who hasn’t grown up isn’t called a genius at all.”

Hua Yaoyue just stared at her, and suddenly, she understood why the Water Dragon Sect had fallen to its current state.

She also understood why there wasn’t a single Peak of Golden Core.

Such an obvious breakdown had appeared.

There’s a saying - if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.

Hua Yaoyue didn’t say anything like ”you’re wrong” before leaving, she merely said, ”In the future, my closed-door disciple will go farther and higher than I will.”

This was something Hua Yaoyue said out loud.

What she didn’t say was... the reason she was able to break through to the Nascent Soul today was all due to his help.

”You really hold him in high regard.”

Kong Xifeng, when saying this, finally showed some seriousness in her gaze.

She didn’t trust Ji Yuan, but she trusted Hua Yaoyue.

Since Hua Yaoyue spoke so, there must be a reason giving her the confidence to say it.

...

This was the first time Ji Yuan had visited Wan You Island in Hua Yaoyue’s absence.

So his first thought was, should he take a walk around the island?

Because previously, whenever he came, he would go wherever Hua Yaoyue was, so there were many parts of the island he hadn’t been to.

For example, the dungeon where Yun Qianzai was held... Feng Zhi Tao had been there, she said there was a heavy presence of Yin Energy below.

Ji Yuan had considered placing the Yin Ghost Banner there for a bit of nurturing.

Another example, when chatting with Ran Kui a while back, Ji Yuan heard him mention that the southwest part of Wan You Island had a Spirit Plant that bore fruit tasting like grapes, extremely delicious.

It was only in the years just after becoming a disciple that he had tasted them, and hadn’t had them since.

After thinking it through, Ji Yuan still gave up on this idea.

Without his master’s permission, it’s better not to wander without reason.

So Ji Yuan went to the usual pavilion and quietly released his Divine Sense, which was comparable to the initial stage of Golden Core!

With the Meditation Room’s 2nd level augmentation in combination with the continuous nurturing from the Nine-qu Qin Soul Suppression Sutra day and night, even though Ji Yuan was just at the late-stage of Foundation Establishment, his Divine Sense could rival a Golden Core.

But as soon as he released his Divine Sense, even before it could envelop the mountain top... Hua Yaoyue had already appeared behind him.

Ji Yuan was so startled that he quickly retracted his Divine Sense, then stood up from his position, ”Master... Master.”

”Why are you so scared?”

Hua Yaoyue didn’t mention whether or not she noticed the release of Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense, instead she went straight to the soft chair beside him, turned, and comfortably lay down.

Perhaps because she hadn’t lain down for a long time, this time Hua Yaoyue actually let out a comfortable sigh.

”No, nothing to be afraid of, what’s there to fear when with Master.”

Ji Yuan frankly sat back down.

”Well, where’s the Heart’s Desire Wine?”

Hua Yaoyue quite naturally extended her hand to her closed-door disciple.

This time, Ji Yuan had been away for a full year, and even if he left a lot of Heart’s Desire Wine before, Hua Yaoyue would’ve finished them all.

So the wine bug in her stomach had been agitating for a long time!

Ji Yuan took out the dozen or so jars of Heart’s Desire Wine he had left from his Storage Bag, then explained, ”I was on the road the entire time during this trip, no time to brew wine, but the batch I brewed on Wuyou Island should be ready, I’ll bring it to Master in a few days.”

”Good, remember to bring some other drinks over too, let’s finish them this time.”

Hua Yaoyue casually picked up a jar and drank it all in one go, then said with satisfaction,

”Alright.”

It’s just wine, there’s plenty to spare!

”Since you’re dealing with Mei Manor, it can be managed.”

Drinking Heart’s Desire Wine seemed to make Hua Yaoyue happier, so when she spoke, it was in a relaxed manner, ”Next time, if you encounter him again, just say one thing and he won’t dare to touch you.”

”What should I say?”

Ji Yuan perked up his ears.

”Ask him if he’s forgotten about that beating on Mozhu Island.”

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