Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1174: Chapter 411: Reunion with Liu Yuan, Old Friends Meet Again

But how long has it been...

Zhenren Jinghong couldn’t help but wonder, should he call him Senior the next time they meet.

”The gratitude for your rescue, I will never dare to forget. If Brother Li ever needs anything, just send a message, and Jinghong will definitely be there.”

Zhenren Jinghong, along with Daoist Kunyu, stepped forward and bowed to Ji Yuan.

Given his character, he could still say such things.

Ji Yuan understood immediately.

If he really called him next time, even if it meant risking his life, he would not hesitate in the slightest.

”Brother Jinghong, you’re being too polite.”

Ji Yuan spread his hands, ”If you were in danger and encountered me, would you just stand by and watch?”

”Let’s not mention it again.”

Ji Yuan chuckled.

”I’ve traveled a long way and haven’t even rested yet, aren’t you going to show some hospitality?”

”Yes, yes, Lao Li, come quickly, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Liu Yuan immediately said.

”You’re not waiting for me, you’re waiting for my wine.”

”It’s different, but it makes no difference.”

”...”

A long while later.

On Qingyou Island, under an ancient pine tree, a few people gathered around a stone table, drinking heartily.

It had been a long time since Liu Yuan tasted the Heart’s Desire Wine brought by Ji Yuan, and he laughed heartily.

”I’ve always said, my Brother Li can brew a wine, the taste is beyond words.”

Even the old drunkard Liu Yuan had such a reaction, let alone Zhenren Jinghong and the others who were drinking Heart’s Desire Wine for the first time.

So after feasting and drinking, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but voice his inner confusion.

”By the way, Brother Liu, regarding the cultivation power of the Three Furies of the East Sea, it seems no match for you, how did they dare to act against Daoist Kunyu?”

As soon as he said this, the people present fell somewhat silent.

”It’s a long story.”

Liu Yuan took a sip of the Heart’s Desire Wine in his hand and slowly said:

”This matter has to start from the origin of Qingyou Island.”

”Oh?”

Ji Yuan curiously asked, ”What do you mean?”

”Back then, when Brother Yu Guang and I chose Qingyou Island... it was because of its quiet and secluded nature, and the Spiritual Qi was quite abundant, but at the time, Qingyou Island was already claimed.”

As Liu Yuan spoke, Yu Guang Zhenren explained, ”At the time this island was one of the many occupied by the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint. After Brother Liu and I took a liking to it, we went to the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint and bought the island for thousands of mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

”That would have been fine; after acquiring the island, we cultivated in peace... But unexpectedly, there was a Spirit Vein under Qingyou Island, and during an Earth Dragon Flipping, its aura leaked, and naturally the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint came to know of it.”

Ji Yuan nodded slightly.

”So, the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint wanted to take Qingyou Island back?”

”Exactly, but having done business, he couldn’t openly rob it, and we were unwilling to give it up... thus, conflicts inevitably arose over time.”

Yu Guang Zhenren sighed.

”What is the origin of this Sea-Swallowing Great Saint?”

Ji Yuan curiously asked.

”Lao Li, don’t worry about this; we can handle it ourselves,”

Liu Yuan directly refused.

The meaning was clear, he didn’t want Ji Yuan getting involved.

Seeing his reaction, Ji Yuan knew he must have suffered quite a bit at the hands of the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint, otherwise, he wouldn’t be so defensive.

If his old friends were in trouble like this and he did nothing, then what’s the purpose of cultivating immortality?

Ji Yuan raised the wine cup to his nose and sniffed it, then said seemingly pointedly:

”I’ve not heard of any Senior at the Nascent Soul Stage going by the name Sea-Swallowing Great Saint?”

”No, an old Peak of Core Formation, very strong.”

Liu Yuan shook his head, ”There’s no need to fight him; as long as we guard Qingyou Island, he can’t do anything to us. Just wait till I reach the Peak of Core Formation... and everything will be settled.”

”Just a Peak of Core Formation.”

Ji Yuan smiled and set down his wine cup.

He then calmly glanced at the other three present and softly asked: ”How many Peaks of Core Formation are with the Sea-Swallowing Great Saint?”

”This...”

Liu Yuan had just refused Ji Yuan, so even Yu Guang Zhenren and the others didn’t dare to answer now.

The scene became momentarily silent.

Ultimately, Liu Yuan answered:

”He’s the only Peak of Core Formation, with five late-stage Core Formations—one of whom you killed, so there are four left—and some mid-stage and early-stage Core Formations.”

”They are now all entrenched on Swallow Sea Island, which is a quite famous force on this stretch of the Extreme Eastern Seas.”

Indeed.

With an old Peak of Core Formation as head, and a group of Core Formation cultivators, it would be a renowned force throughout the entire Jiyuan Continent, if not for the lack of a Nascent Soul Patriarch.

”One Peak of Core Formation, four late-stage Core Formations...”

Ji Yuan considered, okay, there’s really no need to consider.

With this force, he alone was enough, not feeling pressure from it at all.

Especially after experiencing the grand scenes in the Rashamon Sea, the conflicts among these Core Formation cultivators seemed like child’s play to Ji Yuan.

He would dare to fight even if Xun Tianji were here.

Let alone anyone else.

Moreover, now that Monday and Tuesday have both advanced to Tier Four Spirit Beast Serpents, and Meng Die... although her lifespan was slightly reduced after the Rashamon Sea battles, her cultivation increased to mid-Tier Three.