Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 896 - 355: Let Others Die, Not Myself

”Eldest brother, I...I... Old Zhao will just wait for you here.”

”I’m out!”

”Oh?”

Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised when he heard this.

At first, listening to Zhao Yao’s way of speaking, he’d thought the man was really some reckless type.

But looking at it now... he was actually quite cautious.

The reason the three of Xing Shuang dared to charge straight ahead was because they had means in hand to resist this Illusion Realm.

Even if they failed to see through it, they still had the confidence to retreat intact.

But Zhao Yao was different.

He had no such thing, and at the same time didn’t dare to truly entrust his little life to Ji Yuan.

So he chose not to go on.

”Heh, heh-heh, your life-saving grace, elder brother, I will surely repay heavily in the future, it’s just that this Secret Realm, Old Zhao really doesn’t dare to go any further.”

When Zhao Yao said this, there was a trace of obvious guilt in his eyes.

”It’s fine, then Brother Zhao, just do as you please.”

Ji Yuan didn’t force him either. Since Zhao Yao didn’t believe in him, then he simply didn’t believe. When you’re out roaming, you can’t expect everyone to trust you.

After he finished speaking, he strode into the Array ahead.

But right after, Zhao Yao saw a scene that left him dumbstruck.

Once the three of Xing Shuang stepped into the Illusion Array, they sat down on the spot with eyes closed, all looking as if they had fallen into an Illusion Realm.

But what about this Chang Geng in front of him?

He actually just walked through the Illusion Array as if it were nothing, striding straight across and finally disappearing into the boundless yellow sand.

This Illusion Array didn’t even manage to stop his steps?

Seeing this, Zhao Yao subconsciously lifted his hand and beckoned, as if he wanted to call out to this ”elder brother” in front of him and say he regretted it.

Only, though his hand was already raised, he still couldn’t call out those words.

In cultivating immortality, it’s sometimes just like this.

One thought for life, one thought for death.

Opportunities are also born in a single thought.

”...”

”Dream Butterfly really is strong. Looks like I’ll have to spend some effort on this strange insect in the future, find a way to raise it to Tier Three as soon as possible. Right now it can only help me resist Illusion Realms, yet it’s already this powerful.”

”Once it reaches Tier Three, it’ll be able to weave Illusion Realms and take the initiative in battle. Only then will it truly give a strong boost to my strength!”

Ji Yuan watched as the yellow sand that had surrounded him faded away, then looked up ahead. About sixty to seventy meters in front of him, the yellow sand came to an abrupt end, giving way to a stretch of rocky desert plateau.

”So up ahead is the exit of this Illusion Array?”

”Doesn’t that mean that as long as I pass through there, I can take the second treasure?”

Ji Yuan perked up at the thought.

When he came to the edge of the yellow sand, with only one more step needed to set foot on that rocky plateau, his Divine Sense swept into the distance and very quickly noticed something amiss.

On the rocky plateau ahead, it did seem that the Array was gone, but there were some other things instead.

From the gaps between the rocks, Ji Yuan seemed to sense some wriggling Yin Energy, but when he carefully probed again, he found he couldn’t detect anything.

”This...”

Something’s off!

Looks like what lies ahead is the third trial. Judging from the previous level, there is a resting zone between each checkpoint.

So as long as he didn’t recklessly charge in, it should be fine.

As Ji Yuan pondered, he raised his right hand in a sword sign, and the three swords Canglan, Thunder Punishment, and Blood Kill appeared behind him.

Blue, purple, and red Flying Swords.

With strands of violet lightning coiling between them.

After finishing these arrangements, Ji Yuan finally stepped forward with peace of mind.

And at the very moment he left the yellow sand, a Treasure Pearl immediately appeared within his field of vision.

The items were not much different from before, but with one glance Ji Yuan knew their order had been shuffled.

The items that appeared before his eyes this time were all of much higher quality than what he had seen previously.

”A pitch-black stone, half a piece of rotten wood, plus an Elixir emitting a strange aura.”

These three Treasure Pearls were the closest to Ji Yuan.

Just as he finished looking over these three Treasure Pearls, the ones higher up in the sky began to vanish one after another.

He reacted quickly, immediately reaching out to grab at one of the Treasure Pearls above these three.

In the next instant, that Treasure Pearl, as if it had a mind of its own, floated a bit higher into the air, and Ji Yuan grasped at empty space.

Trying to dodge?!

Ji Yuan’s right hand snatched back, and he directly caught hold of that rising Treasure Pearl.

Once the Treasure Pearl fell into his hand, all the other Treasure Pearls vanished in an instant.

Ji Yuan’s body, which had been floating in the air, slowly landed. He opened his right hand, the Treasure Pearl dispersed, and what appeared in his palm was a single drop of Spirit Milk brimming with terrifying Spiritual Qi.

”This is...”

Sensing the soul-seizing level of Spiritual Qi contained in this drop of Spirit Milk, Ji Yuan took out another Jade Bottle from his Storage Bag.

He pulled out the stopper and compared the difference between the two.

He immediately understood what exactly this drop of Spirit Milk he had just obtained was.

The Spiritual Qi contained in this drop of Spirit Milk was far greater than that in the Thousand-year-old Spirit Milk produced by the Spirit Vein.

Then what was this?

Naturally, it was Ten Thousand Years Spirit Milk, used by Nascent Soul Cultivators to recover Spiritual Qi!

”This Cave Mansion’s owner is really generous, actually taking out Ten Thousand Years Spirit Milk as the reward for the second level. It’s just a pity there’s only one drop...”

Ji Yuan hadn’t forgotten that among the Upgrade Conditions for the Spirit Vein to reach Level 4 was precisely this Ten Thousand Years Spirit Milk.

Unfortunately it required five drops, and he only had one right now, otherwise he could have directly fulfilled one upgrade requirement.

With that in mind, Ji Yuan took out a brand-new Jade Bottle and carefully collected this drop of Ten Thousand Years Spirit Milk.

Only then did he turn his head to look at the stretch of rocky plateau before him that extended as far as the eye could see.

The wind was dead calm.