Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 298 Nascent Soul Stage Monsters from Both the Righteous and Demonic Paths [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

More cultivators from the Six Immortals Sect arrived, led by a Core Formation cultivator.

The Old Man of Ice and Fire personally showed up to welcome them.

After he activated the formation and invited the Water Dragon Sect's ships and flying boats into the main hall, everyone turned their attention away.

"I wonder which senior apprentice is leading the team this time."

Ji Yuan asked Li Changhe beside him.

"Uncle Chef Tian is a very good person, so you can rest assured."

Li Changhe explained.

"That's good."

Hearing this name, Ji Yuan felt relieved.

The chef in this world is a nimble, fat man, just like Hua Yaoyue and Hao Jiu. This chef in this world is really delicious.

He even refined his natal magic weapon into a pot.

Not long after the Water Dragon Sect's flying ships arrived.

Another carriage, pulled by a third-tier demonic beast, the Azure Feather Eagle, flew in from the north and finally stopped above the alchemy workshop.

"People from the Imperial Spirit Sect have also arrived."

Li Changhe transmitted his voice, saying, "It seems that the current situation in the world is changing faster than I expected."

"What do you mean?"

Ji Yuan knew some things that were only passed down within their own Nascent Soul families, and were basically unknown to outsiders.

"The fact that various aristocratic families have begun to shift their focus to the marketplace indicates that the demonic forces' attack on the immortal sects is far more ferocious than we anticipated. It's just a matter of whether we can predict which immortal sect will be the first to fall."

When Li Changhe said this, his voice was noticeably low.

If the Water Dragon Sect is breached, the Li family will suffer extremely heavy losses.

After all... no egg can remain intact under negative pressure.

"I just hope it's not our Water Dragon Sect."

Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then asked telepathically, "What if our Water Dragon Sect is really going to be breached? Our sect should have other solutions, right?"

Li Changhe pondered for a long time after hearing this question.

"Each sect should have its own way out, but I don't know. My father doesn't talk to me about things that concern the very lifeline of the sect."

"understood."

Ji Yuan planned to ask Hua Yaoyue next time he went back.

As the two were talking, Ji Yuan suddenly took out a communication talisman from his storage bag.

"Brother Ji, where are you? I'm here!"

Liu Yuan's voice, tinged with a hint of joy, rang out.

"Liu Yuan is here?!"

Li Changhe's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan are good friends, so naturally they are too.

After all, in Li Changhe's opinion, anyone whom Ji Yuan considers a good friend must have a good personality.

"East City Wall, come quickly, we've been waiting for you for so long."

As soon as Ji Yuan finished speaking with a smile, a snow-white sword light streaked across the sky above the alchemy workshop.

Finally, it landed in front of him, transforming into the figure of a swordsman in a green robe.

Before the newcomer could speak, he had already tossed out a jug of spirit wine.

Liu Yuan caught it with one hand, brushed off the seal, and laughed heartily, "Brother Ji really understands me. I've been craving your taste for a long time."

After saying that, he picked up the wine jug and gulped down half a jug in one go. Then he let out a satisfied burp and greeted Li Changhe.

"Brother Li is here too. It seems I finally have company now."

"Back in the sect, all my familiar friends had left, and it was difficult to find someone to talk to."

As he spoke, he sat down next to the two of them.

"Brother Liu, how are things going with the sect?"

Although Li Changhe had obtained a lot of information, it had all passed through several hands.

Moreover, even if someone were to say it, it certainly wouldn't be as truthful as what Liu Yuan said.

Upon hearing this question, Liu Yuan pondered for a moment before replying:

"The fighting is fierce. There's basically a demonic attack every two or three days. Before I left, I heard that the elders were already discussing whether to reduce the area covered by the formation."

Ji Yuan thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

At the same time, he was also relieved that Hua Yaoyue had transferred his Worry-Free Island beforehand.

"No one at the Nascent Soul stage made a move, right?"

"No, there are only Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators."

As if remembering something, Liu Yuan said, "Moreover, there are even spies within the sect who have defected to the demonic path."

"What, there's more?"

Li Changhe seemed somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"Didn't we conduct thorough investigations several times before? How come there are still cases like this?"

"They said they only recently joined the sect and haven't been in contact with the demonic path. They just risked their lives to sneak into the location of the sect's protective array's core, hoping to shut down the array and let the demonic path in."

As Liu Yuan spoke, his eyes also darkened.

"What traitors! Others would rather die than surrender, but they'd rather die than surrender."

"That's normal, actually. There are all kinds of birds in a big forest."

Li Changhe seemed to have taken it all in stride.

"That's about it on the sect's side. We've reduced the number of formations, and unless it's a Nascent Soul cultivator, they shouldn't be able to break through our sect's protective formation. How's the situation on your side?"

Liu Yuan pressed for an answer.

Afterwards, Ji Yuan and Li Changhe gave a general account of the situation at the alchemy workshop.

Liu Yuan occasionally asked a few questions.

After he finished explaining, Ji Yuan looked at him and suddenly asked, "You joined the demon hunter team?"

"How did you know? I haven't even told you yet."

Liu Yuan said with some surprise.

"It really was you."

Li Changhe had guessed it too.

"Be careful, remember that survival is the top priority, everything else is secondary."

Li Changhe originally thought it was a pity that Ji Yuan didn't join the demon-hunting team.

After seeing the situation, he realized that Ji Yuan's choice was correct.

"Don't worry, at least he's back from Shangshan."

"..."

The alchemy workshop seemed to quiet down again after that.

With the addition of even more Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Six Immortals Sect, Ji Yuan's shift schedule changed from once a month to once every six weeks.

Even when the city was attacked by demonic forces, they handled it with ease.

Because the alchemy workshop has more resources that can be mobilized.

As for Liu Yuan's demon-hunting team, they were also replenished once again.

This time, however, there were no people from Medicine King Valley.

The remaining two groups, Corpse-Driving Mountain and Spirit Control Sect in the north, sent out another Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

They occasionally go out, and perhaps because of their previous experiences, they are becoming increasingly cautious.

In short, nothing much went wrong for the next six months.

But it was under these circumstances that Ji Yuan began to feel increasingly uneasy.

Because the world is now...at peace.

Yes, it means peace.

Shang Dong had clearly already abandoned Shang Shan and allowed the demonic path to enter.

But the result?

The demonic path has indeed entered.

It's been almost a year since they came in, but I've never heard of them doing anything significant.

They couldn't even breach one of these numerous markets, let alone destroy one of the six sects.

The entire Demonic Path sect in Shangxi seemed to be playing house.

They showed absolutely no of the momentum they displayed when attacking Shangshan.

Does this look like a proper thing to do?

Ji Yuan also discussed it with Liu Yuan and Li Changhe, and the three of them unanimously concluded that... the demonic path was brewing something big.

They are preparing to do something big.

But what exactly it is, remains unknown.

If Ji Yuan and the other two could think of this, then other cultivators in the world must have thought of it as well.

They were all waiting, or rather... investigating.

Let's see just how big a show the Demonic Path is going to put on.

……

is the day.

The sky was clear and the air was fresh.

Shangdong, in the middle reaches of the Falling Star River, on the south bank, beside an ordinary little river.

The corpses that arrived early were already fishing here.

Kong Xifeng, who remained silent, had a sullen face.

Xu Sheng, the number one cultivator in Shangdong, remained at Sword Ruins. He never managed to leave Sword Ruins even for a moment.

"Old woman, how is your Water Dragon Sect doing? I have a feeling that the Demonic Path is most likely going after one of our six sects this time, but I don't know who they're targeting."

Lu Shi fished for a long time without catching a single fish, so he had to come to his senses and make conversation.

"Heh, thanks to you, Lu Shi, everything is alright."

As soon as Kong Xifeng opened her mouth, Lu Shi lost his will to speak. He turned to look at Xu Sheng, who was sitting on the boulder with his eyes closed, resting.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, how is your Sword Ruins doing? I heard that you have suffered the most attacks from the demonic forces."

Xu Sheng spoke with his eyes closed.

"Sword Ruins has always been like this; we're used to it."

Lu Shi nodded slightly. "I wonder if anyone went to call Plum Manor this time. We don't know what's going on with the Shang Court lately; there hasn't been a single word from them. Could it be that they've joined forces with Shang Xi's group?"

"Heh, don't worry, even if your Corpse-Driving Mountain and Shangxi's demonic path join forces, our Shang Court will never join forces with them."

A mocking voice came from underwater.

Lu Shi glared and said, "You know that, so why aren't you coming out? Damn it, I've been fishing for ages, and you've ruined it all!"

Mei Zhuang's figure appeared out of thin air, and he clapped his hands.

"If I can't catch anything while fishing, neither can you."

After saying that, he turned to look north.

The Ten Spirit Ancestor has arrived.

An ordinary-looking person swam across the water and landed in front of the group, laughing:

"In the past few hundred years, it was rare for the few of us to even see each other once in a row. Now, it's much better. We've only met twice in three years."

Then another person came from the south.

The Joyful Lady was still dressed in her usual unrestrained style, and as soon as she appeared, she gave Plum Manor a disdainful look.

"You rascal, you didn't even wait for me on the way."

Mei Zhuang: "Hehe."

"Where did that old good-for-nothing Pharmacist Wang go? He was the closest, yet he arrived the last."

As always, Kong Xifeng unleashed her full power when she opened her mouth.

"Did they die somewhere out there?"

"The world is in such chaos these days, you old woman should have some decency."

The Ten Spirit Ancestor couldn't stand it anymore and retorted directly.

This made Kong Xifeng uneasy.

Before she could reply, Xu Sheng, who had been sitting on the boulder with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

"They're here!"

After saying that, he quickly turned his head to look south.

A white light flashed in the air a few times, and a figure that was initially on the horizon was now right in front of them.

The Pharmacist King... has arrived.

Everyone who saw him was stunned.

Even Kong Xifeng, who most wanted to curse him, was looking at the person in front of him with disbelief.

"Old Dog Medicine? What's wrong with you?"

Despite her scolding, Kong Xifeng was still very worried about the Medicine Master King's current state.

Lu Shi hurriedly asked:

"Could it be that the Blood King has entered? Or the White Bone Demon Lord? Did you fight them?"

It's no wonder they were surprised, after all, the Medicine Master King looked... really too old at this moment.

Of these people, the oldest was Kong Xifeng, who was nearing the end of his life.

But now it seems that the oldest person has become the Medicine Master King.

His hair was completely white, and the wrinkles on his face looked like deep furrows. He walked with a hunched back, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

This was a world apart from his previous appearance—a youthful face with white hair, full of energy.

But only a few years have passed since then.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, a few years... is just the time it takes to take a nap.

The Pharmacist King sensed the gazes of the group, slowly shook his head, and finally sat down on the sand to the side.

"It's alright, you can say whatever you want."

"No, could it really be those guys from Shangxi who attacked you?"

The Ten Spirit Ancestor seemed somewhat incredulous and quickly pressed for an answer.

"No, it's my own problem."

The pharmacist Wang now has a feeling... he has no words to express his suffering.

"You..."

The Ten Spirit Ancestor was at a loss for words.

Mei Zhuang, who had been mostly silent until now, finally spoke after staring at the Medicine Master King for a long time:

"His heart meridian was damaged, and his spine was broken... I'm rather curious, when did such a person appear on the Canglu Continent?"

"What?!"

The Joyful Lady was the first to understand Mei Zhuang's meaning. She turned her head abruptly, her previous charm gone, replaced by shock.

"You mean... a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Under the gazes of the others, Mei Zhuang calmly nodded, "Why don't you just ask him?"

Then the group looked at the Medicine Master King.

The latter neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply waved his hand, "Let's get down to business."

He didn't speak, and the others couldn't force him.

As a result, the group spoke much more gently, each with their own hidden agendas.

For example, at Plum Manor, what he was most curious about was when Nascent Soul cultivators had appeared on the Canglu Continent again.

Could it be... that my older brother and the others have returned?

No, it's impossible.

If they had returned, Canglu would have settled down long ago; they were most likely just cultivators passing through Canglu by chance.

"Shang west's intentions are quite clear. He definitely wants to take one of our six sects out first, but we don't know who it will be."

As the Ten Spirit Ancestor spoke, his gaze swept over the group of people.

"In short, it can't possibly be the Sword Ruins; they don't have the ability to take down the Sword Ruins."

The Joyful Lady responded.

"indeed."

Xu Sheng, unusually, took the initiative to speak and admitted to the matter.

"I now suspect it might be Medicine King Valley."

Kong Xifeng looked at the motionless Pharmacist King and said.

Upon hearing this, the latter replied without even looking up, "So be it."

"No, old man, are you really accepting your fate?"

Looking at the Pharmacist King's appearance, Kong Xifeng finally said in disbelief.

This is what it's like to have your spine broken in one blow.

Mei Zhuang crossed her arms and said softly, "To be honest, when I was traveling overseas, my spine was broken. I wandered aimlessly for over a hundred years before finally regaining my senses."

The pharmacist Wang raised his head blankly and looked at him.

"Looking at me won't help. You're possessed by inner demons. Only when you overcome the mental barrier will you be considered to have broken free."

Mei Zhuang didn't elaborate, or rather, things related to one's state of mind are inherently impossible to explain in detail.

The topic then returned to dealing with the attack by the demonic forces.

However, during their conversation, none of them claimed to know any definite information; their answers were all vague and ambiguous.

"Well, it seems the demonic path has really kept this hidden. I guess only those few Nascent Soul stage monsters know the answer."

Seeing that they could not reach an answer, the Ten Spirit Ancestor waved his hand and said no more.

"Indeed, in my opinion, why don't we make a pact that no matter which faction the demonic path attacks, the others must do their utmost to come to its aid? What do you think?"

After Lu Shi finished speaking, he looked at the others with a questioning gaze.

"Can."

Xu Sheng nodded in agreement.

"I'm fine with it too," Consort Huanxi echoed.

The others also readily agreed, as this was precisely the purpose of their visit to discuss the matter.

After all, once the three demonic sects of Shangxi choose to attack one of them, that sect will have almost no chance of stopping them.

It requires the combined efforts of all six families.

So Mei Zhuang stood there like an outsider, watching them discuss their matter.

He...did not say anything.

Even if he received news from Shangxi that one of the Six Immortals Sects in Shangdong had already sided with them.

But Meizhuang still didn't say anything.

Although the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

But Mei Zhuang felt that all the people present were also his enemies, or rather, that Cang Luo was now Mei Zhuang's enemy.

……

at the same time.

On the summit of an unnamed snow-capped mountain in the Shangshan Mountains, a similar meeting was taking place.

There are just far fewer people here.

There were only three people.

A tall man with black hair, a red robe, and bull horns on his head.

A sinister young man with black robes and red hair.

With the addition of a man whose skeleton was exposed, this small table was complete.

The man with black hair and a red robe was named Blood King, who was also recognized as the number one person in Shangxi.

The young man in black robes with red hair was the master of the Demon Flame Palace, named Demon Flame True Lord.

The remaining person was the White Bone Demon Lord of the White Bone Sect.

With the woman absent, the three of them were the three standing at the highest point in Shangxi.

"Well, has your White Bone Sect's gate been opened yet? If it's open, then we're about to make our move."

Demon Flame True Lord gave a crooked smile.

The White Bone Demon Lord looked much more composed, even his sitting posture was steady and composed.

"It'll be soon, in the next few days. But let's make it clear beforehand, once inside, it'll all depend on your own abilities."

"That's natural."

Demon Flame True Lord sat casually with his legs crossed, a crooked smile on his face.

After saying this, the White Bone Demon Lord turned to look at the Blood King, who remained silent.

"Blood Luo, is it really worth exposing that family now?"

"worth."

Blood King suddenly opened his eyes, and a flash of blood-red light appeared in them. In an instant, the entire mountain seemed to turn into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, but the strange phenomenon disappeared in an instant.

"There were only six families in total. One died and one surrendered. Two families were wiped out in the blink of an eye. The remaining rogue cultivators dared not resist, and moreover..."

"And what?"

The White Bone Demon Lord pressed on with the question.

Demon Flame True Monarch sneered, "What else could it be? It must be that woman's idea. Otherwise, who else could command our great and noble Blood King?"

"If you continue with your sarcastic remarks, I will destroy your Demon Flame Palace!"

The Blood King's cold voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Demon Flame True Lord was so frightened that he fell off his chair and rolled several times on the ground.

"The great Blood King has unleashed his divine power, and the humble and weak Demon Flame Palace has no choice but to obey your summons."

After speaking, Demon Flame True Lord stood up and gave Blood Luo King a proper bow.

"Your loyal master, Lord Demon Flame, pays his respects!"

"roll!"

Blood King's forehead veins bulged with anger, but in the end, he could only utter this one word.

"Alright."

Demon Flame True Lord laughed loudly, patted his behind, and left the place.

(End of this chapter)