Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 270 Connecting to the Abyss Continent [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"Senior Brother Feng, are you going to rest on Star Island later?"

A rather plump middle-aged man stepped forward and asked Feng Yichen in a low voice.

Feng Yichen glanced at him, then turned back to look at another Foundation Establishment cultivator named Deng Heming.

Noticing Feng Yichen's gaze, Deng Heming quickly stepped forward, squatted down behind Feng Yichen, and chuckled, "I'll listen to Senior Brother Feng."

Feng Yichen narrowed his eyes and calculated for a moment, "We've only been out here for twenty-seven days, and the mission is still a long way off... Would you two like to go back sooner?"

The portly man couldn't help but frown. "With a formidable enemy at hand, our sect leader instructed us to return as soon as possible. It seems inappropriate to linger here now."

Deng Heming's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this, and he quickly said:

"This mission is led by Senior Brother Feng, so Fatty, just listen to Senior Brother Feng."

Feng Yichen wasn't angry at all. Sitting cross-legged on the deck of the flying boat, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, he patiently explained, "What would happen if we went back early?"

Although the portly man frowned, he still pondered before answering, "Given the current state of the sect, we can only rest for four or five days at most after returning before we have to get busy with the next mission."

"Do you have time to cultivate?"

Feng Yichen continued to ask.

The portly man shook his head. "I know what Senior Brother Feng means. You mean we should cultivate here for a while, go back and complete the mission before the deadline, and then we'll have more time to cultivate."

"But I don't think that's right."

The portly man said solemnly, "The rest of our fellow disciples are risking their lives on Mount Shang. How can we not even spare a little time? That would be too selfish."

"Fatty, how dare you talk to Brother Feng like that!"

Deng Heming quickly tugged at his clothes.

"It's alright, he's right." Feng Yichen, his hands tucked into his sleeves, squinted at the distance and slowly said, "But do you really think I don't want to contribute to the sect?"

"You're only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, and I'm at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. To be honest, even if we went to Shang Mountain, we wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder. If you really have this kind of mindset, you should focus on cultivating and improving your cultivation level first. Even if you don't reach the Golden Core stage, you could still kill a few more demonic cultivators with the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage. That would be more effective than you appearing busy here but actually just feeling good about yourself."

"Senior Brother Feng, you..." The plump man's expression shifted several times, but in the end he had no choice but to lower his head. "What Senior Brother Feng said makes sense."

"Alright, same as always, that's all for now."

After Feng Yichen finished speaking, he maneuvered the flying boat to sink, eventually landing among the scattered islands below.

This place is called Star Island, and the reason for this name is that there are many islands scattered around it.

All three had familiar places to stay here. After saying goodbye to each other, Feng Yichen went to his old flame's place.

This was a shop that specialized in selling pills. As soon as Feng Yichen entered, the ordinary-looking but alluring female cultivator stood up from her chair.

Her snow-capped breasts trembled.

Then Feng Yichen naturally closed the door.

The female cultivator leaned forward and hugged him, then whispered in his ear, "Did the Old Demon of Crossing the Sea agree?"

"Yes, I talked to him for a long time this time, and that old man finally agreed to come." Feng Yichen finished speaking, put his arm around her and sat down, then sighed and said:

"Unfortunately, this old devil still refuses to hand over the nautical chart."

"Heh, this is his most precious treasure, how could he bear to take it out so easily?" The female cultivator shook her head and then said:

"But it would be good if he were willing to make the trip to the Abyss Continent. That way, we can have an explanation to give to the Holy Mother."

When the Holy Mother was mentioned, a barely perceptible hint of sarcasm flashed in Feng Yichen's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"That's how it is."

"However, when I left, I saw a few ants heading towards Black Dragon Island. It's a good opportunity for that old demon to practice his skills, so he won't die in Fallen Immortal Valley."

"Um?"

The female cultivator frowned after hearing this. "Don't cause any trouble. If we ruin the Holy Mother's important plans at a crucial moment, we'll both be finished."

"impossible."

Feng Yichen shook his head. "If the Old Demon Crossing the Sea can't even handle a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, then there's no way he can cross the Fallen Immortal Ravine."

"There's no need to worry about Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Well, let's cultivate together one more time, then I have to go send a message. By the way, I got a message from Shangdong saying that Meizhuang is getting impatient and wants to make a move."

After the female cultivator finished speaking, she began to undress.

Feng Yichen felt the same way, but he still said, "Don't worry, he can't handle it. The demonic path in Shangxi will obey the Holy Mother's command, but the righteous path in Shangdong will not obey his Plum Manor's command."

"If he dares to reveal his identity, he might attract the attention of others who want to kill him."

"..."

Ji Yuan: "???"

No.

Senior Brother, are you really this decisive and ruthless?

Admittedly, Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised when he heard this arrangement, so he quickly asked, "Senior Brother, what about me?"

"you?"

Ran Kui looked at him, casually planting the halberd in his hand into the ground. "There's no need for you, Junior Brother, to take action in this kind of situation. You can just watch from the sidelines."

"That's right, junior brother, you'll see just how strong your senior sister is!"

Feng Zhitao raised an eyebrow.

Yun Qianzai, who was originally dismantling the Black Dragon Stone, had somehow moved to the other side, his back to the three of them, and said, "Li Yuan is nothing? I can suppress him with one hand."

"Alright, then you'll lead the charge, second brother."

Ran Kui said casually.

Yun Qianzai's body trembled slightly, then he said indifferently, "Then let me dismantle this Black Dragon Stone first."

"hehe."

Although the four were talking, they never let their guard down.

"Senior Brother, did Li Yuan say where the Xuan Turtle Immortal is in seclusion?" Ji Yuan asked Ran Kui telepathically when he saw that they were silent.

"What, you also suspect that the demonic cultivator behind this is Xuan Turtle Immortal?"

Ran Kui countered with a question.

"It's always better to be careful."

Ji Yuan didn't say directly that he doubted Xuan Gui Zhenren, because he only doubted everyone equally.

"I don't know."

Ran Kui slowly shook his head. "When I came here, I scanned every place with my divine sense, but I couldn't find any trace of Xuan Gui Zhenren."

"He shouldn't be on this island, otherwise, how could I possibly find any clues about a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm who is in seclusion?"

"That's probably the case."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, Yun Qianzai finally made a move. He took out eight copper ingots covered in rust from his storage bag.

The array plate he held in his left hand spun rapidly, with array patterns appearing on it. He frowned slightly, muttering incantations as the array patterns appeared and disappeared one by one.

It wasn't until more than ten breaths had passed that one of the array patterns hadn't disappeared.

After flying out of his array plate, it finally landed on the stone wall in the northwest corner.

"go!"

Yun Qianzai gave a soft shout, and a copper nail flew up from his hand, carrying a trace of light blue, and nailed into the place where the array pattern disappeared.

With just this one movement, Ji Yuan felt the ground tremble slightly.

"It can be solved; it's not difficult."

Yun Qianzai spoke casually, but judging from his grave expression, it wouldn't be so simple to unravel the Black Dragon Stone intact.

Fortunately, with Ran Kui and the other two protecting them, no one disturbed them.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes in the blink of an eye.

By the time Yun Qianzai found the sixth node and nailed down the sixth copper ingot, he was already sweating profusely. Ji Yuan and the others wanted to help but couldn't, so they could only wait silently.

Fortunately, Yun Qianzai was Yun Qianzai after all, and in the end he gritted his teeth and persevered.

As he hammered in the eighth copper ingot, a muffled thud came from the ground. Yun Qianzai spat out a mouthful of blood and took out two talismans for warding off evil spirits in each hand.

Ji Yuan also sensed a strong resentment erupting from the ground.

"Severing the earth's ley lines has caused a backlash; just suppress it!"

After Yun Qianzai finished speaking, he threw out the two talismans in his hand. With a flash of fire, the resentment in the entire stone chamber dissipated instantly.

"I'll do it."

After Ran Kui finished speaking, he stepped forward, pulled the halberd stuck in the ground with his right hand, and reached into his waist with his left hand to take out a broken ghost-head knife.

He casually tossed it, and the ghost-headed sword floated above the Black Dragon Stone, slowly rotating.

Strands of blood and qi, condensed into a substantial form, emanated from it.

I first experienced this thing on the Bloodstained Blade, and then by the Blood River on the ancient battlefield... As for the dragon's luck on the Pear Blossom River, it was mostly resentment.

At this moment, the killing intent contained in Ran Kui's Ghost Head Blade was far stronger than that of the Bloodstained Blade, but weaker than that of the Blood River Blade.

Previously, when Ji Yuan was by the Blood River, he couldn't withstand the killing intent at all. In the end, it was Dong Qian who made the move, which gave him the opportunity to condense the Blood Slaughter Sword.

Therefore, Ji Yuan also possesses a flying sword with extremely strong killing intent.

But judging from the current situation, it seems he won't need to use the Blood Slaughter Sword.

After Ran Kui took out the Ghost Head Blade, the heavy killing intent suppressed all the resentment. He then stepped to the Black Dragon Stone, swept his right hand over it, and instantly put away the treasure.

Upon seeing this, Yun Qianzai quickly turned around.

Even without looking at Ji Yuan, one could tell that he must have turned around to take the pill.

So he very kindly tossed him a Qi and Blood Pill, saying, "Second Senior Brother, there might be a fierce battle later. Take this first and heal your injuries."

Ran Kui glanced at Yun Qianzai, then pulled the array flag from the ground and put away the ghost-headed saber that was floating in mid-air with a strong killing aura.

"It's urgent, I'll handle it to avoid any accidents."

Yun Qianzai didn't speak this time. After taking the Qi and Blood Pill given to him by Ji Yuan, his originally pale complexion improved a lot.

Apart from the fact that the spiritual energy is still somewhat depleted, there are no other problems.

"Walk!"

After putting away the array flags, Ran Kui took the lead in piloting the flying boat and flying out along the passage he had come from.

Following closely behind were Feng Zhitao and Yun Qianzai, with Ji Yuan bringing up the rear as always. However, before leaving, he couldn't help but look back one last time.

He always felt that something was off about this underground place.

The traces of the talismans that were once pasted on the ground, in particular, all indicate that there were demons here.

Fortunately, there were no problems on the way out.

When Ji Yuan and the others went deep underground earlier, it was still daytime. They were delayed for a while while retrieving the Black Dragon Stone, and now it has turned into night.

The four emerged from underground and ascended straight to the top of the cliff, overlooking the entire Black Dragon Island.

Ji Yuan immediately discovered that only the main hall they had visited earlier, and the square outside the hall, were brightly lit, while the rest of the place was pitch black.

"Let's go down and take a look first."

Ran Kui swooped down, while Ji Yuan released his divine sense first before hurriedly following.

In just a few breaths, the four of them arrived above the main hall. But at that moment, Ji Yuan's divine sense instantly detected a strange aura.

The aura moved incredibly fast. At first, it was still within Ji Yuan's divine sense, but in the next instant, it had escaped dozens of miles away.

Ji Yuan's divine sense, being at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, could cover an area of ​​nearly fifteen miles, yet even so, that aura still escaped in an instant.

"not good!"

Ran Kui, a cultivator who was already at the Golden Core stage, was also among those who sensed this aura.

"What's wrong?"

Feng Zhitao quickly looked at him.

Then, several exclamations came from the hall beneath everyone's feet.

Ji Yuan's ears twitched slightly. "Another Foundation Establishment elder has gone missing."

He pretended not to notice the aura.

Only Ran Kui remained, gazing southeast, his face grave as he said, "There really is... a Three-Eyed Dark Beast here!"

"What?!"

Ji Yuan only sensed the aura, but did not know what it was.

But now that Ran Kui has said this... Feng Yichen wasn't lying after all?

"But it's not at the third tier yet, at most it's only at the late second tier, otherwise it wouldn't be avoiding us."

"Should we chase after them?"

As Yun Qianzai spoke, he raised the array plate with his right hand again, showing signs that he was about to start a fight at the slightest provocation.

Before Ran Kui could answer, a figure rose from the underground hall and landed beside them.

"Brother Wu Dao, another elder has gone missing, right under our noses! It's terrifying! Have you discovered anything?"

When Li Yuan said this, his breathing was uneven, and he looked completely terrified.

"Brother Li, do you really not know?"

As Ran Kui spoke, the flying boat beneath his feet seemed to move slightly unintentionally, naturally surrounding Li Yuan in the middle of the four of them.

"No, Brother Wu Dao, what do you mean by this?"

Li Yuan's expression changed. "Are you doubting me?!"

"You... dare to challenge me?"

Yun Qianzai's calm voice rang out, and then he made a fierce move.

An array took shape beneath the four people's feet. As the array patterns appeared, he immediately used all his strength.

With all firepower unleashed, the "Concealing Breath Technique" became useless, and the aura of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator disappeared, replaced by... a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator!

"What?! Fake...fake pills?"

Just as Li Yuan was about to retaliate in shock, the formation beneath his feet suddenly opened.

Ji Yuan and the other three happened to be at the four corners of the formation. Before he could even figure out what kind of formation it was, the trapping formation had already taken shape.

"Infuse spiritual energy into his feet, and this fellow will have no chance of escape."

Yun Qianzai's voice rang in Ji Yuan's mind, and he did as he was told. As he poured in his spiritual energy, four pillars of light condensed, and chains shot out from these pillars, trapping Li Yuan inside.

A formation master at the pseudo-core level... truly deserves to be called terrifying.

Without Ran Kui even needing to lift a finger, Yun Qianzai's surprise attack from the array master ended the battle almost instantly.

Li Yuan, trapped in the center of the formation, struggled incessantly.

But to no avail.

Upon noticing the battle taking place in mid-air, the cultivators from Black Dragon Island on the ground all looked up in surprise.

The remaining Foundation Establishment stage elders hesitated to advance.

Seeing that even their own sect leader was trapped, they really didn't dare to come up and risk it.

Ji Yuan didn't make a move, but instead used his divine sense to keep a close eye on the Black Dragon Island cultivators below.

"An elder is sending a message; he's most likely contacting True Immortal Xuangui."

After Ji Yuan noticed something was wrong, he immediately spoke up.

"It's alright."

Ran Kui's calm voice gave Ji Yuan a great sense of security. The senior disciple stepped to the center of the formation, looked at Li Yuan who was close at hand, and slowly said:

"Brother Li, you're a smart man, you probably know why we attacked you."

"Speak. If you are willing to speak, then everyone can be safe and sound. But if you are not willing to speak, I think the Water Dragon Sect would not mind if Black Dragon Island changed its sect leader."

The moment Ran Kui approached, Li Yuan stopped struggling.

With two fake Core Formation cultivators facing him, one of whom was also an array master, he had no reason to escape.

"Speak, what does Brother Wu Dao want me to say?"

"I'm locked up tight," Li Yuan said through gritted teeth.

"Tell me about that demonic cultivator. Why was he trapped next to the Black Dragon Stone?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression changed slightly.

"Brother Wu Dao, I can guarantee that the one who committed the murder this time was not that demonic cultivator!"

……really!

Ji Yuan and Feng Zhitao exchanged a glance, and each of them summoned their own protective magical artifacts.

"Heh, the so-called demonic cultivator must be True Man Xuan Turtle!"

Yun Qianzai sneered.

"How...how did you know?!"

Li Yuan turned to look at Yun Qianzai, who had a mocking expression on his face, and then seemed to think of something. "That's right. I heard that you are from the Yun family of Linhai City. The Yun family has been operating in Linhai City for over a thousand years and has many methods. It's normal that they know some information that ordinary people don't."

"Indeed, the demonic cultivator who was previously imprisoned next to the Black Dragon Stone was my uncle, the Supreme Elder of Black Dragon Island, Xuan Turtle True Man."

"But why do you say he wasn't the one who hurt someone?"

Ran Kui did ask, but whether he believed it or not, only he himself knew.

Li Yuan gave a bitter laugh, "I'm sorry, Brother Wu Dao, I lied to you back at the Water Dragon Sect."

"Um?"

"The reason I'm so certain that it wasn't my martial uncle who killed him is because he... he has already passed away."

"What? Xuan Gui Zhenren is dead?"

Ran Kui was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Ji Yuan seemed to be deep in thought... So it seems that the matter of Black Dragon Island is that simple?

True Man Xuangui did indeed cultivate demonic arts, but he has already passed away.

Ji Yuangang also saw the creature that ate people here; it was a three-eyed dark beast.

But why do I always feel like something's not quite right about this?

(End of this chapter)