Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 194 Encounter with Yin Gui Sect Cultivators Again [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Wh...what?!"

Ye Zhi Qiu was somewhat flustered upon hearing this.

Ji Yuan, who was standing at the very back, even clearly saw her jump and almost run away.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

The mourner cursed.

Thousand Hearts Blood Demon seemed unwilling to give up, and continued, "The great battle just ended, and she's already asking you for favors, and on behalf of a mere novice! Isn't that betraying your own side?"

"And to be so disrespectful to you, what's the point of keeping such a despicable person around if you're not going to eat him?"

The veins on the mourner's forehead throbbed, as if he were struggling to suppress something.

"I told you, you're not allowed to eat it!"

"But I want to eat..."

The voice of the Thousand Hearts Blood Demon sounded somewhat aggrieved.

"You son of a bitch! After a huge battle, my eight men have been reduced to three, and you've even exposed your identity. Now you still want to eat? Eat my ass! You've eaten them all! How am I supposed to stay in this Ghostly Sands now?!"

The mourner almost roared as he spoke.

But something about what I'm saying sounds... a little off.

He was only worried that after Ye Zhi Qiu was eaten, there would be no one to manage the Ghost Searching Pool for him, not because of any other emotional factors.

In other words, as long as someone manages this Ghost Seeking Pool for him, he is willing to let Ye Zhi Qiu be eaten by the Blood Demon.

If Ji Yuan could think of this, the other two naturally thought of it as well.

The three of them exchanged a knowing glance, said nothing, and simultaneously took a step back.

"You insulted me?"

The Blood Demon raised its palm, as large as a fan, pointed at itself, and said very seriously, "You're calling me a son of a bitch?"

"I……"

The mourner still wanted to speak.

But the Blood Demon had already reached out and pressed his hand down on his head. "You don't really think you can still control me, do you?"

Upon hearing this, the Mourning Hermit suddenly transformed into black mist and dispersed.

The Blood Demon then squeezed hard, as if trying to crush the head of the Mourning Monk.

Unfortunately, I only managed to grab nothing.

The Mourning Hermit transformed into thick smoke, drifting all around, and roared, "Are you insane? What good will killing me do you!"

The Blood Demon laughed, "Hehehe, killing you means no one will dare to stand above me anymore. That's the biggest advantage."

"I think you're really asking for it!"

The Mourning Hermit was enraged. No one knew what method he used, but the Blood Demon suddenly let out a wail and covered his head.

Ye Zhi Qiu, who had been standing to the side, telepathically told Deng Ping Hai and Ji Yuan, "Run!"

But when she turned around, she found that Ji Yuan had already run far away.

The two of them then dispersed to the east and west, not daring to linger in the Divine Vulture Palace.

Ji Yuan naturally had to run, and while running, he poured spiritual energy into the talismanic escape shuttle in his storage bag, ready to flee at any moment.

Just as he fled down the mountain and was about to set off, he suddenly received a telepathic message.

"Fellow Daoist, over here, over here."

His voice was furtive and suspicious, unlike that of a respectable person.

Ji Yuan immediately released his divine sense and then discovered a figure with an extremely weak aura in the north.

A thin man draped in a shroud, with a cultivation level in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Hurry up, come with me, we're on the same side."

The man continued to transmit his voice.

Ji Yuan remained unmoved, but just as he was about to take out the talisman and run away, the man said something that made Ji Yuan stop abruptly.

Because he transmitted his voice, saying, "I am also a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect, one of our own, and trustworthy!"

Yin... Ghost Gate?

Ji Yuan didn't react at first when he heard it; he was only familiar with the word "yin ghost".

Then, upon further reflection, he realized that these two ghosts were the ones he had obtained from the Yin Ghost Sect's lineage.

What about the Yin Ghost Sect?

This happened when Ji Yuan was in Zengtou City.

However, the purpose wasn't to upgrade the chicken coop, but to upgrade the pigsty, which required the Rotting Bone Flower. After searching for a long time, I finally found it at the Ghost Island Master's place.

After a great deal of effort, they finally managed to kill them, thus acquiring the two Yin Ghosts and the Yin Ghost Flag.

Ji Yuan remembered that he had also been deceived by that ghost island master... to be precise, it was a mutual deception.

Because Ji Yuan had tricked him into believing he was a cultivator from the Yin Gui Sect.

Now, in this Ghost Seeking Pool, thousands of miles away, I have actually encountered another cultivator who claims to be a member of the Yin Ghost Sect.

Judging from this, the Yin Ghost Sect's heritage must be quite significant... Ji Yuan's thoughts flashed through his mind.

The man assumed he didn't believe him, and then revealed a trace of his aura.

Ji Yuan was extremely familiar with it, because it was the aura of the Yin Ghost Flag on his body.

This person truly is from the Yin Ghost Sect!

So Ji Yuan transmitted his voice, and the voice changed: "Senior brother, the Blood Demon is blocking the way at the mountaintop, what should we do?!"

Upon hearing this, the man knew that Ji Yuan had believed his identity, and he was overjoyed. He quickly said:

"Junior brother, don't panic. I have a way. Just follow me."

After saying this, the man turned and walked north.

This time, Ji Yuan didn't hesitate and followed closely behind.

To actually encounter the Yin Ghost Sect, I'll definitely have to see if I can gain any benefits first. Even if I don't gain any benefits, it would be good if I could find out any information about the Yin Ghost Sect.

In comparison, Ji Yuan was confident that he could withstand a few moves from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It's better than facing that blood demon.

The two stood one in front of the other, about several tens of feet apart.

Whenever Ji Yuan sped up a bit, the Yin Gui Sect member would also speed up a bit; when Ji Yuan fell behind, he would slow down as well.

Clearly, it wasn't just Ji Yuan who didn't trust him; he also didn't trust Ji Yuan.

On this journey north, Ji Yuan thought of something else.

That was the opportunity for these two Yin Ghosts to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ji Yuan bought that black coffin from Bai Piao, who in turn found it in this Ghost Searching Pool.

At the time, Ji Yuan was curious about how the black coffin could be so helpful to the Yin ghost.

Even if it contains a lot of yin energy, the effect is not that good.

Now it seems that the black coffin is probably related to the Yin Ghost Sect.

It just so happened that Ji Yuan obtained it and fed it to the Yin Ghost.

That's why the effect was so good, even helping him break through the Foundation Establishment stage in one fell swoop.

"It seems I really do have some kind of fate with this Yin Ghost Sect; even though we're so far apart, we still managed to run into each other."

After thinking it through, Ji Yuan couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.

As for the blood demon behind him, it seemed to be really fighting with the Mourning Hermit.

Or perhaps they went to hunt down Ye Zhi Qiu.

In short, no one came to hunt down Ji Yuan. He just followed behind this thin man and headed north for most of the day.

Finally, we arrived at the front of a mountain stream.

The journey was relatively safe, with Ji Yuan following behind the thin man and avoiding several earthbound spirits.

Neither the ghost wall nor the Yin-eroding wind were encountered.

"My cave dwelling is just ahead. Since this is our first meeting, my junior brother probably doesn't quite trust me. Let's talk here."

The thin man removed the shroud from his body, and only then did his aura fully emerge.

Ji Yuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to him and said in a deep voice:

"What are you saying, Senior Brother? To meet fellow disciples of our Yin Ghost Sect in a foreign land is like meeting family. How could we not believe you?"

"really?!"

The thin man seemed extremely pleased upon hearing this, "In that case, junior brother, let's go into the cave for a chat."

Ji Yuan got up and left after hearing this.

This caused the thin man's smile to freeze on his face, and he hurriedly said:

"The cave is simple and far less scenic than the outside. Why don't we chat outside instead?"

Ji Yuan looked up at the gray sky and said, "Yes, the scenery is quite nice."

Both of them were old foxes. If they really went into this cave, Ji Yuan would panic. His actions were just to scare the man.

I didn't expect it to be so easily frightened.

It seems he's a coward, not even trusting himself, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

"Judging from what my junior brother said, he's not from around here?"

"No, I'm from out of town."

Ji Yuan told the truth.

"It's great to be away from home! I've been wanting to travel for a long time. Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. I am Ma Xingkong, and I happened to obtain the inheritance of the Yin Ghost Sect. From what you've said, it seems that our Yin Ghost Sect also has a branch? I wonder where it is located. Could you please introduce me to it?"

Ma Xingkong asked, discussing the matter.

"My name is Qiu Qianhai. I greet Senior Brother Ma."

"No, not from the sect," Ji Yuan said, shaking his head. "Are there any other fellow disciples?"

"Yes, I also have a junior brother."

Ji Yuan recalled the Ghost Island Master, who had once called him his senior brother. Now... even though the grass on his grave is all overgrown, he was still his junior brother, wasn't he?

"That junior brother is lucky; at least he has a fellow disciple by his side."

Ma Xingkong said with a hint of disappointment, "Since I entered the sect, I have always been all alone, with no fellow disciples by my side."

"I'm here now."

Ji Yuan patted his chest and said, "Brother Ma, don't panic, your junior brother is here."

"Absolutely, absolutely."

Ma Xingkong wiped his eyes after hearing Ji Yuan's words.

The acting was a bit over the top, brother... Ji Yuan saw it and kept it in mind.

His already limited trust in Ma Xingkong dwindled even further.

"I also saw the fight between Junior Brother Gang and Shenjiu Palace. It was really dangerous, especially the blood demon of the Mourning Hermit... It was extremely evil."

Ma Xingkong sighed.

"Indeed, that's why I rushed off, and I haven't even thanked my senior brother for his help yet."

Ji Yuan cupped his hands in greeting, while wondering where this fellow had been hiding and why his divine sense hadn't detected him. He also wondered how much fighting he had witnessed and whether he had seen him expose his cultivation level and forcefully kill Yin Tongzi.

"We're brothers, there's no need for such formalities."

Ma Xingkong sat down, waved his hand, and said in a tone that showed he was very concerned for Ji Yuan:

"The Mourning Hermit was already injured, and now he's facing the betrayal of that Blood Demon. I estimate he's in grave danger. In that case, I think you should probably find another way out, Junior Brother."

"yes."

Ji Yuan agreed wholeheartedly, and then asked, "Does Senior Brother Ma have any recommendations on where to go?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xingkong didn't rush to answer.

"Sit down, Junior Brother Qiu, please sit down and talk."

Ma Xingkong gestured with his hand.

Ji Yuan took a chair out of his storage bag and sat down, silently waiting for what was to come.

Ma Xingkong stroked his goatee, pondered for a long while, and then slowly said, "Junior Brother Qiu, what do you think of our Yin Ghost Sect?"

"That's undeniably powerful, no doubt about it."

Ji Yuan blurted it out, and even gave a thumbs-up with his right hand.

"Indeed, I think so too."

Ma Xingkong wholeheartedly agreed.

Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake... it seemed that the inheritance that this old man had received was really powerful, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted like this.

Ji Yuan felt that it was at least better than the inheritance he received from the Ghost Island Master.

Strictly speaking, Ji Yuan only obtained a Yin Ghost Array and a method for cultivating Yin Ghosts from the Yin Ghost Sect's inheritance. Oh, right, there's also the Bone-Rotting Flower.

Ji Yuan still has dozens of flowers in her storage bag, but they're not really of any use.

"So, what does Senior Brother Yima mean?"

Ji Yuan thought of something, but was somewhat hesitant to believe it, so he tentatively asked a question.

Ma Xingkong grinned.

"Junior Brother Qiu, you must not have had a good time at the Great Love Sect, right?"

"Fuck that mourner!"

Ji Yuan started spouting national essence, saying, "That bastard still owes me several hundred spirit stones, and the promised benefits are completely worthless."

Ma Xingkong sighed, "Sigh."

"Who says otherwise? Joining someone else's faction is no different from living under someone else's roof. Back then, your brother and I also joined someone else's faction. It was a friend of mine who brought me in. And what happened? We were supposed to be brothers, but after we got in, we found out that they were just targeting their own brothers to swindle them."

"That makes so much sense!"

Ji Yuan slapped his thigh and said.

"So, since Junior Brother Qiu is one of us, I'll be frank. From the perspective of someone who's been there, I really don't recommend you join those small factions."

"Of course, it's a pity that we are both demonic cultivators and cannot join the Shangdong Six Immortals Sect. Otherwise, it would be good to have such a powerful backer."

"Actually, no. Senior brother may not know this, but the three holy lands of Shangxi are about to invade. Once they invade, our good days will begin."

Ji Yuan lowered his voice and said.

Ma Xingkong's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "I've heard about this too. Could it actually be true?"

"It's true, more real than real gold." Ji Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Senior brother may not have been out for too long. You may not know, but I've been in Medicine King Valley in the west. I've heard a lot of news there. The great war between good and evil will be coming soon."

"That's good, that's good."

Ma Xingkong said excitedly.

"So, Junior Brother Qiu, why don't you just not join any faction?"

"But... actually, as a rogue cultivator, without any support, it's hard to survive." Ji Yuan spread his hands, speaking in a very cooperative manner.

After getting to know him, how could Ji Yuan not understand Ma Xingkong's thoughts?

It's nothing more than wanting the two of them to get together, and then... hehe.

"Hey, so now we fellow disciples are all together."

"Brother Ma means, shall we build a faction together?"

Ji Yuan's mouth opened slightly, and he said in great surprise.

"No."

Ma Xingkong said very seriously, "We're not building up a force, we're restoring the glory of the Yin Ghost Sect!"

"Yes, restore the glory of our ancestors!"

Ji Yuan clenched his fists. "Senior brother, why don't we just rebuild the Yin Ghost Sect? I'll bring my junior brother over, and then the three of us Foundation Establishment cultivators together will be quite a force in this Ghost Seeking Pool."

"Excellent, excellent!"

Ma Xingkong laughed and said, "That's the same idea I had. It seems we brothers have the same idea."

Ji Yuan nodded.

"Since we're going to rebuild the Yin Ghost Sect, Senior Brother, how about we exchange the inheritances we both received?"

Ma Xingkong's smile froze. Admittedly, that was his initial thought, which was why he had spent so much time arguing with Qiu Qianhai. But he never expected that he would be the one to beat him to it.

He put away his smile and said seriously, "Indeed, since that's the case, why don't you take out your inheritance to take a look, junior brother?"

Ji Yuan smiled.

Ma Xingkong's reaction reminded him of the Ghost Island Master from back then.

However, the Ghost Island Master back then was impatient and wanted to give away things after saying just a few words. But Ma Xingkong in front of me is indeed a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. He can keep arguing for so long before finally revealing his true intentions.

"Junior brother, what are you laughing at?"

Ma Xingkong feigned anger and said, "Junior Brother Qiu, do you not trust your senior brother?"

"Does Senior Brother Ma believe me?"

"You are my closest junior brother. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?" Ma Xingkong blurted out.

"Why doesn't Senior Brother Ma show me the inheritance first?"

Ji Yuan's persistent questioning silenced Ma Xingkong.

He looked at the burly man with a full beard in front of him and said very seriously, "It seems that Junior Brother Qiu doesn't quite understand things."

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan smiled, as if he couldn't help but laugh. "Could you please enlighten me, Senior Brother Ma, on what it means to understand things?"

"The truth is, this is a world where might makes right. Junior Brother Qiu, although you've hidden it well and have the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, I'm sorry, but that cultivation is still not enough in front of me."

After Ma Xingkong finished speaking, his late-stage Foundation Establishment aura pressed down on Ji Yuan.

"So, you're saying you'll resort to violence if we don't give it to you?"

Ji Yuan seems to be making a final struggle.

"Believe me, I don't want to come to this with my junior brother." As Ma Xingkong spoke, a soul banner appeared behind him, exuding ghostly energy.

"Hehehe."

Ji Yuan was still smiling, but this time his smile was different.

Fuck your mother!

The two attacked almost simultaneously.

With a wave of his right hand, Ma Xingkong caused the Soul Banner behind him to flutter, and countless ghosts flew out from within, accompanied by howling winds, instantly transforming the entire mountain stream into a hellish scene.

Ji Yuan started with a... talisman!

But it is not the Sky-Piercing Shuttle.

Instead, it was a talisman he had obtained from the kind-hearted Jianzong a long time ago—the Thousand-Layer Chain!

As soon as the talisman appeared, chains appeared in the void, and Ma Xingkong panicked immediately.

In a battle between Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, who the hell started with a talisman?

These are things you only use when you're trying to save your life, right?

Do you really think talismans are free?!

The thousands of chains that appeared from the void immediately locked onto Ma Xingkong's figure. Just as Ji Yuan, who was at the peak of Qi Refining, couldn't dodge it back then, Ma Xingkong, who is now at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, still can't dodge it.

As the thousand chains strangled the dense horde of Yin ghosts, their layers intertwined and almost instantly locked Ma Xingkong within the talisman.

Ji Yuan's Flowing Frost Flying Swords annihilated the remaining Yin Ghosts one by one... This thing seems to be different from the Yin Ghosts in the Yin Ghost Flag.

The quality of the Yin Ghosts within the Yin Ghost Flag is more important than the quantity.

But these ghosts in front of us are numerous, not of high quality.

Ji Yuan scanned the area with his divine sense, but couldn't even spot a single Yin ghost at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"boom--"

Ma Xingkong unleashed a barrage of spells and talismans, frantically attacking the Thousand Chains while simultaneously concealing the aura of the talisman treasure in his hand.

"Junior brother, Junior brother Qiu, we are fellow disciples, why must we draw our swords against each other, junior brother!"

Ji Yuan stepped into the air above the talisman and remained unmoved.

While attacking, Ma Xingkong begged for mercy, saying, "Junior brother, I was wrong. I'll give you the inheritance first, and we'll talk after you've read it, okay?"

Ji Yuan took out a round object from his hand, which looked like a pebble.

He looked down at Ma Xingkong inside the Thousand Chains and said something that was also his last words to Ma Xingkong.

"You don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die."

He finished speaking.

Ji Yuan threw the Heavenly Thunder Piece in his hand into the Thousand-Layer Chain.

Then he affixed several Swift Travel Talismans to his body, activating them like a shadow, and his figure traveled a great distance along the path he had come from.

"boom--"

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion resounded through the sky.

The entire mountain stream collapsed along with it.

Tian Leizi's attack, comparable to a full-force strike from the peak of Foundation Establishment... is fucking fierce!

Ji Yuan looked back at the explosion, and only one feeling came to his mind.

"As expected of fireworks that cost 800 mid-grade spirit stones each, they're really beautiful!"

A short while later, Ji Yuan returned to the ruins and, with his divine sense, found Ma Xingkong's storage bag. As for the immortal materials he had transformed into, they were completely gone.

With the space compressed to such a small size during the explosion, there was no reason for him to survive.

After confirming that he was completely dead, Ji Yuan took out the second talisman.

Escape from Tissot.

As spiritual energy flowed in, the phantom of a flying boat slowly took shape beneath his feet.

But before he could activate it, he saw a streak of blood-red light sweeping in from the horizon. He scanned it with his divine sense... Thousand Heart Blood Demon!

Damn it, that thing probably heard the commotion and chased after us.

"run!"

Seeing that the Blood Demon was less than a mile away, Ji Yuan, having exhausted most of his spiritual power, finally filled the second talisman.

The Sky Shuttle carried him away, transforming into a bolt of lightning and disappearing.

When the Blood Demon arrived, apart from the scattered talismans that had turned to ashes, Ji Yuan's light laughter still echoed all around.

"Blood Demon, can you tell me what it feels like to be fucked by a dog?"

The Blood Demon was furious. It roared to the sky, and tiger-like howls came from its throat. The mountain streams that had already been blasted open were now shaken down with countless pieces of rock.

"Chou Qianhai! I want you dead!!!"

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