Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 271 The Way is One Foot Higher [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Ji Yuan didn't quite believe it.

Ran Kui and the other two naturally did not believe Li Yuan's one-sided story.

"So it is because you say so?"

Feng Zhitao directly questioned her.

Li Yuan seemed to have anticipated this outcome. "If you all don't believe me, I'll take you to see my uncle's remains."

"Brother Li, it's best to use these tricks less often, lest we be looked down upon by everyone, what do you think?"

After Ran Kui finished speaking, he shook his head. "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that there are too many ghosts and monsters on your Black Dragon Island, and I really don't have the energy to explain things to you in detail."

Seeing that the four people in front of him showed no sign of backing down, and that he had no way to fight them all alone, Li Yuan finally gave a bitter laugh.

"Fine."

"It can't be hidden, and after this incident, our Black Dragon Island will probably cease to exist..." Li Yuan's gaze swept over the people in front of him, finally landing on Yun Qianzai.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist Tian Shu, has the Black Dragon Stone already been taken by you?"

"Yes."

Yun Qianzai remained silent, while Ran Kui readily admitted it.

"Don't worry, I won't say anything disgusting like 'The world is in chaos, your Black Dragon Island can't protect such a treasure, so let our Water Dragon Sect help you guard it.'"

"This is something our Water Dragon Sect has long coveted. Now we have a perfect excuse to snatch it away. If you're not happy about it, you can fight the four of us, or even declare war on the Water Dragon Sect."

Upon hearing this reply, Li Yuan gave a bitter laugh, looked up to the sky, and sighed, "Things have come to this; it truly seems that Heaven is determined to destroy Black Dragon Island."

After saying that, he suddenly looked down at the Foundation Establishment cultivators at the entrance of the main hall, and then shouted:

"Third and fourth brothers, our martial uncle has already passed away. There are no more Golden Core Ancestors on Black Dragon Island."

These words caused the most panic among the Qi Refining cultivators.

The world is in chaos, and Black Dragon Island has also suffered this calamity. All their hopes were placed on that Xuan Turtle True Man, thinking that although the world is in chaos, at least they have the protection of a Golden Core True Man.

But now the sect leader is saying that the patriarch has already passed away...

What are they supposed to do?

"Now, the four distinguished guests from the Water Dragon Sect wish to see the remains of our ancestor. We would like to trouble all the elders to set out and bring the remains of our ancestor over."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, the crowd below began to murmur amongst themselves.

The Foundation Establishment stage elders exchanged glances, then bowed in unison towards the sky, saying, "We respectfully obey the sect leader's command."

If only one of them were to go, they would naturally be unwilling and dare not, but since everyone is going together, there is no problem.

If it's really dangerous, staying anywhere is dangerous.

Seeing that they had all left, Li Yuan finally looked up at Ran Kui in front of him.

"Brother Wu Dao, how are you?"

His composed yet pitiful appearance made Ran Kui realize that he had misunderstood him.

But Ran Kui was not one to be easily swayed by women's sentiments, and he would not soften his stance over such a small matter. He silently nodded, "Alright."

As for Ji Yuan, his divine sense was always following the Foundation Establishment elders who had already left... The three-eyed dark beast that left earlier fled to the southeast, but the elders were heading to the northeast.

Therefore, the possibility that this three-eyed dark beast is related to the Xuan Turtle Immortal is much smaller.

Ran Kui then asked from the side, "Brother Li, why would the Xuan Turtle Immortal suddenly start cultivating demonic arts? If I'm not mistaken, was he trapped in that cave at Black Dragon Stone by you before?"

"He imprisoned himself there; how could we possibly contain him? Alas."

Li Yuan sighed again, and seeing the others looking at him, he continued, "Why could there be? It's simply that unchanging reason from ancient times to the present."

"Born into this mortal world, raised in this mortal world, and in the end, unable to leave this mortal world."

"Even though he had reached the end of his lifespan, he couldn't bear to die, so he had no choice but to find some demonic arts to cultivate in order to prolong his life and seek another opportunity to break through."

Ran Kui became increasingly silent, because most of the righteous cultivators he had encountered over the years who had switched to demonic cultivation had the same reason.

"At least this Xuan Turtle Immortal knew that he had cultivated demonic arts and that something was wrong, so he knew to imprison himself. That's already quite good."

Feng Zhitao rarely said anything kind.

"My uncle has always been of a very good temperament and has never liked killing."

Li Yuan's eyes reddened as he spoke, clearly recalling something. "My... my master has always been very kind to me, treating me like his own son."

"It's alright. Once we're sure there's nothing wrong, we'll let you out."

Ran Kui didn't finish his sentence, which was also a way of saying neither confirming nor denying.

He could also sense that there were many suspicious points in this matter... If Xuan Gui Zhenren really died, and died without any problems, then the incident of people being injured here was really just a case of monsters causing trouble.

However, these monsters are extremely rare and incredibly powerful.

Speaking of that three-eyed dark beast alone, it was clearly only at the late stage of the second tier, but if we were to actually fight it...

Ran Kui felt that he had to unleash his full power to have any chance of defeating this demonic beast... He wasn't even confident without the Golden Core cultivation.

A moment later.

The elders who went to fetch the ancestor, Xuan Gui Zhenren, finally returned. Even though they were still quite far away, their mourning cries were already carried by the night wind.

Ji Yuan once again extended his divine sense and saw the true form.

The elders carried a huge palanquin on their shoulders, resembling a dragon carriage. Sitting on the palanquin was an extremely thin old man, whose golden robe could not even be fully supported.

This was truly a Core Formation cultivator who lived to his natural limit and died of old age.

Ji Yuan's divine sense enveloped the area, allowing him to see even more details. The fingernails of the Xuan Turtle True Man's ten fingers had turned pure black and were curved inwards, and his face was covered with fine black lines.

It certainly seems like someone who has practiced demonic arts, and a very evil one at that.

He's really dead...

Ji Yuan could not sense any vitality from him, his aura was completely gone, his body and soul were annihilated, and he had reached the limit.

As their group got closer, it wasn't just Ji Yuan who sensed them; Feng Zhitao and Yun Qianzai also detected them with their divine senses.

They both looked at Ran Kui, who nodded in agreement.

"He has indeed passed away peacefully."

"In that case, let True Man Xuangui return."

Ran Kui wouldn't stoop to the point of desecrating a corpse.

"It's alright. We already know, so it's time to bring him out so the other disciples can pay their respects. After all, he is our Black Dragon Island's ancestor."

Li Yuan said with a somber expression.

"Then this is the other sect's private matter, their 'family affair,'" Ran Kui turned to look at Yun Qianzai and nodded to him.

The latter made a hand seal and struck the array plate in his hand.

Suddenly, beams of light descended from all directions, and the chains that had bound Li Yuan also disappeared.

Having broken free from the array's constraints, Li Yuan landed and was immediately caught by his flying boat. He rubbed his aching wrists, then turned to greet Xuan Gui Zhenren's remains without saying goodbye to Ran Kui.

Li Yuan is gone.

Yun Qianzai then thought of putting away the formation, but Ji Yuan looked at him and slowly shook his head.

The four of them huddled together again, and Feng Zhitao spoke first, "It seems that the one causing trouble here is that three-eyed dark beast. There are indeed demonic cultivators, but they have nothing to do with this matter."

"Anyway, we've already got the Black Dragon Stone. Either we stay and help them deal with that three-eyed dark beast, or... we go straight back to the sect."

Now that things have progressed this far, this is truly the only option left.

Ran Kui glanced at his junior brothers and sisters and asked, "So what do you think?"

"The Three-Eyed Dark Beast... is a treasure trove, every part of it is valuable."

Feng Zhitao, who had slain countless demons, had a gleam in her eyes.

He was just short of saying, "I've lived this long and I've never killed a Three-Eyed Dark Beast!"

She made her stance clear.

Yun Qianzai nodded slightly, "With Tian Shu here, he will surely save all living beings from suffering."

...You are capable of feigning righteousness.

Ran Kui then turned his gaze to Ji Yuan.

"Senior Brother must also want to solve this problem for Black Dragon Island. If that's the case, then let's make our move."

With a score of three to one, one's own opinion becomes irrelevant.

Moreover... if he were alone, Ji Yuan would indeed think of running away, but since his senior brothers and sisters are here, killing a demon beast is no problem.

Seeing that Ran Kui was about to speak, Ji Yuan continued, "But..."

"Just what? Junior Brother, tell me."

"But I still feel like something's not quite right here."

"Something's not quite right?"

Yun Qianzai also moved closer and took the initiative to ask.

Yun Qianzai was still very cautious about this junior brother who was extremely steady and had a variety of tricks up his sleeve.

"Feng Yichen".

Ji Yuan blurted it out, then took a deep breath before continuing, "To be honest, senior brothers and sisters, I've had quite a few dealings with the people from the Shang Court. They all truly deserve the title of Nascent Soul level old monsters."

"Those who have lived a second life are not fools; everything they do has a purpose."

Feng Zhitao nodded slightly and said, "Junior Brother, do you mean that Feng Yichen's purpose in coming here is not to collect the dragon saliva, but for something else?"

"right!"

Ji Yuan nodded vigorously.

"So, what does Junior Brother mean?"

Ran Kui felt that Ji Yuan's words made sense; it was best to be careful when traveling.

"We must kill the Three-Eyed Dark Beast, but we must also protect our own safety. So my idea is that we should withdraw from Black Dragon Island and observe the area for a few days. First, we can see if we can find any other clues, and second, we can observe from the sidelines for a few days."

"Once we're sure everything's alright, we'll go kill that three-eyed dark beast."

"this……"

Yun Qianzai felt there was no need for it.

"Junior Brother is right, let's listen to Junior Brother."

After analyzing the situation for a moment, Ran Kui immediately made a decision: "Wait three days. If there are no problems after three days, then we will take action."

"good!"

Feng Zhitao waved her little fist. "With four people of one mind, what monster can't we defeat!"

"Well, that three-eyed dark beast is strong, but it's only at the late stage of the second tier. With me and the second brother leading the attack, the third brother providing support, and the fourth brother staying far away, there shouldn't be any problems."

Ran Kui quickly arranged the tasks for three days later in just a few words.

Feng Zhitao then added, "We need to inform Black Dragon Island about this so they know that we have been slaying demons for them."

"Too."

Ran Kui nodded, just about to speak.

But a pretentious person has already taken the lead.

A cold, emotionless voice echoed throughout Black Dragon Island.

"The creature that caused the harm here is a three-eyed dark beast. This island lord has already located its trail and will slay it on the spot in the southeast of Black Dragon Island in three days to protect your peace!"

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy crowd fell silent for a moment, and then, led by someone, began to shout in unison.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

"Thank you so much, senior!!"

"..."

The voices grew louder and louder.

Then it was Li Yuan who led the group of elders. They were escorting the remains of Xuan Gui Zhenren and were heading towards the main hall when they heard Yun Qianzai's words and were quite surprised.

However, what surprised them was not that Yun Qianzai was willing to take action; many of them had heard of the Three-Eyed Dark Beast.

That's why I was so surprised.

Finally, Li Yuan reacted and bowed to Ji Yuan and the other three from a distance, saying, "In that case, thank you all very much. Rest assured, I, Li Yuan, will definitely be there in three days!"

Judging from his voice, it was filled with murderous intent.

After all, that thing killed quite a few people on Black Dragon Island.

"it is good."

Ran Kui nodded in agreement without saying anything more. Then he glanced at Ji Yuan and the other two, and said, "Let's go!"

After saying that, he took the lead and headed west.

Feng Zhitao and Yun Qianzai followed closely behind, while Ji Yuan brought up the rear. At the same time, he did not forget to release his divine sense to be vigilant about the surroundings. But just as the four of them set off, he seemed to see Li Yuan, who had been looking down, smile.

not good!

"Watch out, Senior Brother!"

Ji Yuan immediately transmitted a message.

The cliff was on the east side of Black Dragon Island, while the sect was located on the west side. So the group was not far from the shore, and Ran Kui, who was extremely fast, reached the shore in almost the time it takes to breathe.

Fortunately, Ji Yuan was one step ahead in transmitting his voice.

Just as he was about to leave the island, Ran Kui abruptly stopped, but at that moment, a curtain of lightning suddenly appeared in the void in front of him.

"Crackling sound—"

"boom--"

Lightning flashed across the lightning curtain, and a divine bolt of lightning suddenly struck out from within.

Ran Kui raised his right hand, and a light blue light flashed across his right arm. Then, a sleeve shield emerged from under his sleeve and blocked his way.

The purple lightning struck down, but it was firmly blocked by the sleeve shield. His figure was instantly pushed back dozens of feet, barely managing to stand still.

His sleeve shield was charred black, and he shook his right hand, which was numb from the electric shock.

Ji Yuan and the other two didn't rush to make a move. The four of them leaned against each other back to back, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings to prevent being attacked from behind.

"Li Yuan has a problem."

Ji Yuan immediately stated his judgment, and at the same time, he threw out a drop of millennium spiritual milk, which landed in front of Yun Qianzai.

Previously, in the underground cave, Yun Qianzai suffered great losses.

Although the physical injuries have been healed by the Qi and Blood Pill, the loss of spiritual energy has not yet been recovered.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, we should first maximize our own combat strength.

Yun Qianzai looked at the millennium spiritual milk that had landed in front of him with slight surprise, but he quickly swallowed it.

"Formation, I'll make the first move."

With just four simple words, he activated the array plate in his hand, changing the array formation. Previously, when targeting Li Yuan, he had set up a trapping array.

However, with external formations threatening him, he set up a defensive formation.

Moreover, the foundation of his formation lies entirely in the array plate in his hand, so even without relying on mountains and terrain, he can set up an array in the void.

Ji Yuan's [Cave Abode] and [Array Room], which he carries with him, have the same effect, but now that Yun Qianzai is here, he is not in a hurry to reveal them.

As the raindrops fell, the four figures appeared indistinctly in the rain, making them difficult to see clearly, but Ran Kui's voice could be heard through the rain.

"Li Yuan, what do you mean by this?"

Ran Kui, who had put away his sleeve shield and was now holding a halberd, asked in a deep voice.

Opposite him, Li Yuan, who had been standing at the front of the crowd, had somehow emerged from the line. He was riding a flying boat with his head down and a ferocious, twisted expression on his face.

He waved frantically, as if trying to get Ran Kui and the others to leave quickly.

A moment later, he let out a low, sinister laugh, as if he wanted to silence the four of them.

...This feeling made Ji Yuan subconsciously think of the Ice and Fire Elder.

Could it be another case of schizophrenia?

That can't be right.

"It's like someone is fighting him for control of his body. There's definitely something strange about this place. We can't wait any longer. I'll make the first move, and you all need to react accordingly."

Ran Kui was as ruthless and decisive as ever.

Holding a halberd, he stepped out of the formation, then swung the halberd in a wide arc with both hands, turning his body around. A dazzling and vast spiritual light, as large as a mountain, slashed out from the halberd, striking straight at Li Yuan opposite him.

The spiritual light arrived in an instant.

Although Li Yuan struggled incessantly, he managed to reach a brief consensus in the face of such a critical moment, and a black dragon phantom flew out from his sleeve.

The black dragon swallowed and spat out the pearl, circling around its body, until finally its head rested on top of his head, and the pearl fell in front of him.

A protective light barrier automatically appears.

"laugh--"

The spiritual light slashed into the light barrier, instantly unleashing dazzling spiritual energy. Li Yuan struggled to regain control of his body while simultaneously resisting.

But his strength is ultimately inferior to Ran Kui's.

Just as the spiritual light was about to pierce his body, he suddenly let out a low shout, his hands were shrouded in black smoke, and his face turned half black and half white.

He reached forward with both hands and grasped the spiritual light.

Black smoke then spread from his hands until it enveloped everything.

Just when he thought he was about to successfully block it, a streak of light blue light ripped through the sky and passed by him with lightning speed.

Li Yuan, who had been struggling, immediately gave up.

Or rather, there was no way to resist it.

There's no reason why a mere pseudo-core cultivator like him could withstand such a close-range attack from a Golden Core cultivator.

Ran Kui floated in the air, gently flicked the halberd in his hand, and finally held it with one hand, placing it diagonally behind him. In an instant, the power of the Golden Core was displayed to the fullest extent.

"Senior Brother... is so strong!"

Feng Zhitao looked on in astonishment.

They all assumed that Ran Kui had killed Li Yuan with the halberd in his hand, but Ji Yuan could see it clearly under his divine sense.

Ran Kui used the Heavenly Poison Needle to instantly annihilate Li Yuan's soul.

"The formation is still locking onto us."

Yun Qianzai's voice did not relax in the slightest.

But just then, Ji Yuan suddenly spoke up, "Look at the Old Man Xuan Turtle."

The three looked over and saw the old man who had been sitting cross-legged on the dragon carriage suddenly open his eyes, stretch, and say, "I have to thank you all, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get out so quickly."

(End of this chapter)