Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1032: Chapter 381: Golden Core Second Transformation—Blood Pill!

The Yin Fiend Stele beneath him blasted out streak after streak of Yin Fiend divine light, but all of them were drilled through by that Demon Marrow Drill.

The chains sealed off all directions; there was no way to run, so he could only keep begging for his life.

But Ma Gui just stared at him with a vicious grin and said:

“Beg? Even if you beg me, you still have to die!”

This man held on for less than a few breaths before letting out a miserable scream as his skull was bored through by the Demon Marrow Drill.

After Ma Gui put away his Storage Bag, he didn’t spare the corpse either; he collected this “Immortal Material” along with it, then swaggered off.

After watching the fight, Ji Yuan withdrew his Divine Sense. Before he could speak, he noticed a disturbance coming from the Yin Soul Ancient Path behind him.

Someone was coming!

Ji Yuan immediately turned around, and his Divine Sense detected a Mid-stage Core Formation gray-robed old man trudging with great difficulty along this Yin Soul Ancient Path.

With his left hand he cast a spell to summon a shield in the shape of a Turtle Shell, straining to fend off the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind.

His steps were arduous.

Judging from his appearance, he was most likely a Loose Cultivator whose lifespan was close to its limit; coming to this Rashamon Sea this time was all to seek that sliver of opportunity for a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan actually felt a bit reluctant to strike.

But while he couldn’t bear to make a move… this gray-robed old man did not feel the same. The instant he noticed Ji Yuan sitting atop the Yin Fiend Stele, he activated a golden Treasure Pearl.

As Golden Light burst forth, countless densely packed golden rays shot out from it, all blasting toward Ji Yuan.

With no choice, Ji Yuan could only summon three Flying Swords to guard Shenzhou while simultaneously activating the Yin Fiend Stele beneath him.

As the Flying Swords blocked the Golden Light, a beam of divine light surged out from the Yin Fiend Stele.

“Boom—”

After a dull thud, the gray-robed old man was directly blasted back several zhang.

He watched as the Yin Fiend Stele beneath Ji Yuan’s feet began condensing another beam of divine light.

A shrill screech suddenly came from above the sky canopy.

A stone gargoyle with twin wings on its back dove down, slamming straight into that gray-robed old man.

With just that one impact, it knocked him out of the Yin Soul Ancient Path, and the two of them plunged together into the abyss.

Sounds of fierce combat quickly rose from below.

Ji Yuan did not pursue, but remained where he was and waited for a while. When he saw that stone gargoyle fly back up to the sky again, two more Contribution Points had appeared on his Identity Jade.

A person’s death and Dao’s dispersal—what a pity that he hadn’t managed to pick up his Storage Bag.

Expressionless, Ji Yuan turned around. Stone Ming, who had been meditating, smiled and said:

“Brother Qiu, your luck isn’t bad at all. On your first summon, you managed to call out a Late-stage Core Formation stone gargoyle.”

“Maybe because there aren’t many people here yet.”

Ji Yuan smiled.

Hearing this, Stone Ming put away his smile and said solemnly, “Indeed, my luck was pretty good; I was among the first batch to enter this second trial. But I’ve been guarding here for so long and haven’t seen many Loose Cultivators coming to challenge it.”

“By rights, there are only so many of these passages. It shouldn’t have taken this long for people to arrive.”

Ji Yuan frowned at that as well… Xun Tianji had held the first trial, letting in many Loose Cultivators while blocking most of the Yin Ghost Sect disciples.

By rights, many people should have been coming through this trial.

“Brother Qiu thought of it as well?”

Stone Ming sent a voice transmission.

“Brother Shi means… the Rashamon Sea has deliberately penned these Loose Cultivators up, just to unleash a big wave of them later?” Ji Yuan guessed aloud.

“Otherwise it can’t be explained.”

Stone Ming spread his hands.

Ji Yuan thought so too; after all, right now the vast majority of the Black and White Divine Hall disciples were still being blocked by Xun Tianji at the first trial.

If they really let the Loose Cultivators in, then this trial would basically be a free handout.

…But in such a vast Rashamon Sea, do they really have no other methods?

For example, Corpse Puppets, Puppets and the like, used to guard the trial.

Relying entirely on the Black and White Divine Hall… however Ji Yuan thought about it, he found it strange.

“True enough.”

After responding, Ji Yuan also sat down and began meditating in Cultivation.

This one sit lasted for nearly five days.

Over these five days, he saw few Loose Cultivators, but Yin Ghost Sect disciples kept arriving in dribs and drabs.

The Copper Robe Disciples guarded the outermost part of the Yin Soul Ancient Path.

The middle section belonged to the Silver Robe Stewards.

As for whether there were any Gold Robe Elders at the rear, Ji Yuan didn’t know.

But even if there were, they could only guard a few Yin Soul Ancient Paths; after all, there weren’t many of them to begin with.

As more people arrived, things gradually grew livelier.

Ji Yuan probed with his Divine Sense for a long time but failed to find a single acquaintance.

There was no sign of Yin Bone Master, nor did he encounter Qi Xiu, who had barged into the first trial.

As for Wen Jiu… Ji Yuan hadn’t gone to Lindong City earlier, but he still hoped the man wouldn’t come in.

Inside here, it was truly far too dangerous.

Another day passed like this, and in the previously quiet Yin Soul Ancient Path, a sudden clamor erupted.

Ji Yuan immediately released his Divine Sense and probed toward the outermost edge of the Yin Soul Ancient Path.

He saw that the path, which had only a few people before, now held several hundred, and white light was flashing as well.

Each flash of white light meant another Core Formation Stage Loose Cultivator had arrived here.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan instinctively exchanged a glance with Stone Ming opposite him.

Both of them could see the solemnity in each other’s eyes.

This second trial… had finally truly begun!

But just then, Ji Yuan suddenly felt an itch inside his Dantian. That itch was unbearably intense, to the point he even wanted to reach in with his hand and scratch it.

He silently cursed, “Not good.”

He hurriedly turned his gaze inward to his Dantian.

The result was that he found the Golden Core in his Dantian was gradually transforming… as though shedding its skin, it sloughed off the final trace of golden foil left on its surface.

It transformed into a… Blood Pill.