Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 661: Chapter 290: Power of the Lifebound Magical Treasure

Ji Yuan watched the figure stepping out from the inner room, feeling momentarily stunned. Instinctively, he drew the protective Wine Cup from his Storage Bag with his Heart Thought.

In addition to the four scales within his body.

And that mysterious... Fixed-point Teleportation Order.

The heroic deeds he had accomplished on Black Dragon Island had long been converted into tangible rewards, like these scales that could withstand attacks from a mid-stage Golden Core.

Originally, he only had one piece, but now the Water Dragon Sect had given him three more at once.

And the best life-saving measure was, undoubtedly, the ”return scroll” Fixed-point Teleportation Order.

The Water Dragon Sect managed to procure another one.

Though it’s unknown from which sect it was given, it ultimately landed in Ji Yuan’s hands.

So, if he really wanted to escape, unless it was a close-range strike from a Nascent Soul, nothing could stop Ji Yuan.

And the person who appeared in front of him showed no signs of taking action, just slowly approached the stone table in front of him, sat down, and even casually crossed his legs.

Ji Yuan glanced at him, then looked at Divine Eagle Master, who had unknowingly turned back, and subconsciously took a step back.

”So both seniors knew I was fake all along?”

The reason for his inquiry was naturally due to the presence of this second person now.

The person sitting at the stone table was none other than Fire Python Zhenren, who had just left the Alchemy Square.

This damn bastard, actually defected to the Demon Dao!

And appeared here in this Demon Cave.

What a damn narrow escape... Ji Yuan regretted two things now.

One was not thoroughly killing this guy when the Ice and Fire Elder arrived that day.

The second was not using his Divine Sense to explore a bit more when he first entered, as his Divine Sense barely noticed the presence of Divine Eagle Master and was immediately detected in return.

Thus, Ji Yuan had retracted his Divine Sense right away.

If he had explored a bit further, using Divine Sense to observe the scene inside these rooms,

Once he realized that Fire Python Zhenren was inside, Ji Yuan would have bolted immediately, not giving himself the chance to fall into a trap.

”Yes.”

The one-armed Divine Eagle Master returned to his previous seat, sat beside Fire Python Zhenren, and grinned with a successful smirk, ”Didn’t it occur to you why we contacted you right after Huang Richeng’s death?”

Ji Yuan furrowed his brows.

”So from the very beginning, it was you who deliberately set up the trap, intending to lure us in... You wanted to catch me, no, I’m not worth such elaborate scheming from you.

”So your target was actually... the Ice and Fire Elder.”

”Correct.”

Fire Python Zhenren spread his hands, ”Once Huang Richeng died, we devised this flawless plan, gambling that you wouldn’t miss the chance to eliminate us.”

”So the Ice and Fire Elder is just outside right now, but our array is isolating him from our situation, of course, you could try using other communication methods to see if you can reach him.”

Ji Yuan looked at the two of them, slowly shaking his head.

”At this point, since both seniors came prepared, I shall not struggle needlessly. I’m just curious—why don’t the two of you just kill me now, instead of chatting idly with me here?”

While speaking, Ji Yuan seriously considered it, realizing there was no method left to contact the outside.

He could either use a scale, defending his life while making a bold move, which would surely alert the Ice and Fire Elder outside, prompting him to take action too.

Or... just run away.

Divine Eagle Master and Fire Python Zhenren exchanged glances, both seeing the delight and agreement in each other’s eyes.

”Since we acted out such a good play, someone had to collaborate with us, right?”

Divine Eagle Master nodded with a smile, saying, ”Secondly, we were pondering a matter.”

”What matter?”

Ji Yuan asked.

”Since you managed to come here today, it shows you must be a smart person. And being a smart person, you must see that in the current righteous and demon struggle, the righteous side stands no chance anymore, so why not switch sides and join our Demon Dao?”

After saying this, Divine Eagle Master watched Ji Yuan with great interest.

”You want me to completely defect to the Demon Dao, and then use the trust the Ice and Fire Elder has in me to lead him totally into a trap to have him... eliminated. Is that it?”

Ji Yuan responded.

”You see, I said communicating with smart people is easy.” Divine Eagle Master laughed heartily, ”What do you think? After all, the world offers many pleasures, and living is definitely better than dying, right?”

Ji Yuan glanced at the two of them but did not immediately speak.

Knowing the gravity of the decision, Divine Eagle Master and Fire Python Zhenren also understood the need to give Ji Yuan some time to consider.

...The fact that they’re keeping me alive indicates they don’t currently have absolute confidence in taking down the Ice and Fire Elder. After all, once that senior goes all out, he definitely possesses the strength at the Peak of Golden Core.

Relying solely on these two worthless opponents certainly isn’t enough; they most likely have some other strategies.

But it requires me to lead the Ice and Fire Elder into that trap.

Can this work?

It certainly can’t. Though I, Qiu Qianhai, am a Demon Cultivator, I still understand the principles of what can and cannot be done... Yes, what Ji Yuan is considering is not whether to join the Demon Dao.

Because Qiu Qianhai himself is already part of the Demon Dao!

What he’s thinking is whether to directly reveal his identity as part of the Demon Dao, as this might earn their trust.