Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 324 The Heavenly Venerable's Plan to Uphold Righteousness [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Ji Yuan remained silent for a long time, and seeing that Ran Kui's mind was not swayed in the slightest, he finally sighed.

"Senior Brother, why are you doing this to yourself?"

Why bother...?

Ran Kui shook his head with a wry smile, "Junior Brother, you joined the sect relatively late, so there are some things you might not be aware of."

"What is it?"

Ji Yuan quickly looked up at him.

Ran Kui smiled and then began to tell Ji Yuan about his journey.

"I cannot compare to my second junior brother, who comes from a family of cultivators, nor can I compare to my third junior sister, who comes from a mortal royal family. I, Ran Kui, come from the mortal realm, from the Xi Kingdom, a place called Huangliang Town."

...I've been to the Stream Kingdom.

However, Ji Yuan did not interrupt Ran Kui, but listened to him slowly explain:

"When I was born, a wandering Taoist priest happened to pass through our town. He saw that I was much heavier than other children at birth, so he named me Kui. After that, I grew up peacefully until I was ten years old. Suddenly, an old Taoist priest came to our town. He said he was an immortal who came to our town specifically to find a disciple with spiritual roots to inherit his mantle."

"When my parents heard about this good news, they naturally sent me there."

"I was stronger than the average child, so I was naturally chosen. But the other two boys who were also chosen were equally burly... I realized something was wrong."

"Sure enough, when we were still in Huangliang Town, the old Taoist priest treated the three of us very well, just like his disciples. But after we left our town and came to the mountains and forests... he changed."

"He is a demonic cultivator, and a demonic cultivator whose lifespan is about to end."

"He came to our Huangliang Town only to find some young men to be his blood slaves, to provide him with his life essence so that he could barely prolong his life. The three of us are the blood slaves he chose."

"One of them was drained dry that night, which allowed him to survive again. The other one was terrified that night and tried to escape with me the next day. I refused, so he tried to escape alone. As expected, he was caught by the demon and drained dry as well. In the blink of an eye, I was the only one left of the three."

Ran Kui sighed deeply, remained silent for a long while, and then continued:

"I was terrified at the time, but I wanted to live. I didn't want to die like the other two, so I became that demonic cultivator's disciple... He didn't acknowledge me, but from that day on, I truly served and worshipped him as my master."

"I thought I could evoke a shred of pity in him, but it turned out to be just wishful thinking on my part. A demonic cultivator is a demonic cultivator. He still made me bleed every ten days. He also yelled at me and cursed at me on a daily basis. When he was in a good mood, he would beat me up, and when he was in a bad mood, there was nothing more to say."

Ran Kui chuckled self-deprecatingly as he spoke.

"I harbored deep resentment towards him, but on the surface I became increasingly respectful to him. However, I later discovered that he had been using my resentment towards him to cultivate his spiritual practice... I thought I had disguised myself well and could deceive him."

"And then what?"

Seeing that he fell silent after saying this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but ask a question.

"Later, I met my master. She killed that demonic cultivator and brought me out of hell and into heaven."

Ran Kui recounted his childhood experiences in a calm and understated manner, as if he were telling someone else's story.

Ji Yuan only asked that one question the whole time... and he also felt that Ran Kui's last words were not the truth.

Something must have happened between him and that demonic cultivator master.

After Ran Kui finished speaking, Ji Yuan finally understood why his senior brother hated the demonic path so much.

Why risk your life to kill demonic cultivators?

Why couldn't his master stop him?

Now he understood why Ye Chen and the others were willing to risk their lives to save them.

Because he himself had suffered such pain, he did not want others to suffer the same pain.

So Ji Yuan listened silently and then made his decision.

He asked softly, "Senior Brother, do you have any ideas on how to lure away the other demonic cultivators near the Water Dragon Sect?"

If no other cultivators interfered, and it was only the demonic cultivators from the Demon Prison, Ji Yuan felt that the chances of capturing them were not small.

He was about to face a demonic cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, given his current abilities.

Even if an instant kill isn't possible, that demonic cultivator certainly won't last long.

Once he has dealt with his opponent, he can free up his resources to help either Ran Kui or Su Huaimin without any problem.

Then, dealing with those demonic cultivators at the pseudo-core stage will be much easier.

But all of this depends on Ran Kui being able to lure the other demonic cultivators away.

"North of the Water Dragon Sect, across the Fallen Star River, in the eastern mountain range, there lies a spiritual vein belonging to our Water Dragon Sect. Do you remember it?"

"Of course I remember. There was also Dongyu Ward there, which was the largest market town on both sides of the Falling Star River."

"Well, before our sect left, we set up an explosive device in the Eastern Mountain spiritual vein. My master gave that device to me. Before we make our move, I can detonate the Eastern Mountain spiritual vein. At that time, the demonic cultivators near the Water Dragon Sect will definitely be drawn away, and we will have a chance to make our move."

Ran Kui revealed his trump card.

Ji Yuan silently considered the feasibility of this matter.

Admittedly, this method will definitely be useful. Even if not all the Core Formation demonic cultivators can be transferred, most of them will certainly go.

After all, the Water Dragon Sect... to be honest, it has been almost completely plundered by the three demonic sects, so there's not much point in leaving it behind.

"If this works, we can give it a try."

Ji Yuan said after careful consideration.

"Don't worry, I'll detonate the spiritual vein first. If the demonic cultivators near the Water Dragon Sect are lured away, then we'll make our move. If they aren't... then we'll have to figure something out. After all, you're right, Junior Brother. Even if I die, I can't just throw my life away like this."

Ran Kui rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

"Just like Master said, only by living can we kill more demonic cultivators. I definitely understand this principle."

Seeing that Ran Kui still had this awareness, Ji Yuan felt a little relieved.

"Alright, what about Senior Brother Qinghe and the others? When do we make our move?"

"They're waiting for us in a cave near Black Mountain City. If you're not prepared, Junior Brother, let's meet up now."

Ran Kui said with a hint of excitement.

Ji Yuan briefly recalled his own situation. He had already evacuated all the islands overseas, and there was nothing left in the Hundred Insect Cave of Xuanjing Mountain except for the mountain-protecting array given to him by the Hundred Insect Immortal.

"Everything is ready."

"Okay, let's get going now."

Ran Kui had been looking forward to this for a long time, so upon hearing this, he immediately stood up.

After only a short while, a streak of light flew out of the clear cave, skimming the ground and heading northwest.

The Qingzhan Cave was located south of the Water Dragon Sect, so Ran Kui only needed to fly for about ten days to successfully reach the vicinity of Black Mountain City.

At the same time, they met three other people in this underground cave.

Qinghe was still the same, except that she had even more white hair on her head.

It must have been quite a difficult time.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had met Su Huaimin.

But the disciples of Sword Ruins all give off a similar vibe: they have an air of otherworldly elegance, with long swords hanging at their waists, like sword cultivators in green robes.

As for Shi Yan of the Corpse-Driving Mountain, he seemed quite ordinary, but the corpse following behind him, whose body appeared to be made of magma, looked very unusual.

"This is……"

Looking at the unfamiliar old man in the blue robe in front of her, Qinghe couldn't help but ask curiously.

Ji Yuan had already discussed it with Ran Kui on the way here, and at first he would not show his true face.

We'll make plans when it's time to go all out.

So he used the shape-changing talisman to transform into the appearance of this old man in the green robe.

Ran Kui greatly agreed with Ji Yuan's caution, for in this world, no amount of caution was too much.

"Oh, this is a fellow Daoist I knew before, surnamed Li, named Changshou. After hearing about our actions, he volunteered to help us."

Ran Kui explained.

Upon hearing this, Su Huaimin stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting to Ji Yuan.

"Fellow Taoist Gao Yi."

Ran Kui then introduced Ji Yuan to the other people, and after everyone greeted each other, they gathered together.

Ran Kui was the one who took charge of this matter, and since he was the one with the highest cultivation level present, he was also the one in charge.

"As planned, I will first detonate the spiritual vein of Dongyu Mountain. After all the Core Formation demonic cultivators near our Water Dragon Sect have left, Brother Su and I will sneak into the Demon Prison to release the trapped fellow cultivators."

As Ran Kui spoke, his gaze swept over Ji Yuan, Shi Yan, and Qing He.

"I'll trouble the three of you to meet us outside. Once we break out, join forces to stop the demonic cultivators inside the Demon Prison."

"it is good."

Ji Yuan responded in a deep voice.

Shi Yan then added, "Then let's do it the same way as before. We'll leave the Blood Nightmare Old Monster, who's at the mid-stage of Core Formation, to Brother Wu Dao, and we'll leave the Xuan Sha Granny and the Poison Dragon Venerable, who's at the early stage of Core Formation, to Brother Su and me."

"As for those fake Core cultivators... we'll see how many righteous fellow disciples you can release from inside, Brother Wu Dao. We may also need to trouble Fellow Daoist Changshou to lend a hand."

After finishing speaking, Shi Yan turned to look at Ji Yuan and said in a deep voice.

Ji Yuan had originally planned to take on a Core Formation demonic cultivator himself, but now, hearing what Shi Yan said...

"That's fine. My fellow Daoist Changshou is quite strong. If Brother Shiyan is not able to defeat him, we can try to ask him for help."

Ran Kui had already agreed.

Regardless, Ji Yuan was still uneasy about facing a demonic cultivator who was thought to be at the Core Formation stage.

If his junior brother were to get away with this, it would be worse than killing him.

"he?"

Shi Yan turned his head and glanced at "Li Changshou," who was still at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. How could a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator withstand a Core Formation cultivator?

What a fool's dream.

I'd be lucky if he didn't ask me for help then.

However, adhering to the principle of not offending people, Shi Yan nodded and also cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Ji Yuan.

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Longevity to help me."

"No problem, no problem."

Ji Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.

"Um."

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Ran Kui turned his gaze to Qinghe Island Master, who had the lowest cultivation level.

"Junior brother, your cultivation is insufficient. If you really fight, remember to stay far away and protect yourself."

In this battle where the lowest cultivation level was the peak of Foundation Establishment, the cultivation level of Qinghe Island Master, which was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, was indeed too low.

"Hey, don't worry, senior brother. I may not have learned anything else over the years, but I've certainly mastered the art of self-preservation perfectly."

As Qinghe spoke, the smile on her face gradually disappeared. "Just a few fellow Daoists, please be careful."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the group.

"Well, there's no time to lose. Let's all rest for another day, and we'll make our move tomorrow evening!"

Ran Kui made a decision.

The group then spent a day recuperating in the cave, waiting for their condition to return to its peak.

"..."

The next evening.

The group of people emerged from the cave and quietly made their way to the northeast for nearly a hundred miles before finally stopping at the edge of a large marshland.

Ran Kui, who was walking at the front, took out an object that looked like an array plate from his storage bag.

Ji Yuan's divine sense swept over the area and indeed detected a trace of an array within.

There is another technique similar to the Thousand Machine Technique, which is likely the "Fuse".

"Are you all ready?"

Ran Kui's voice rang out in the minds of the group.

"alright."

The group replied telepathically.

Under the dim light, Ran Kui's right hand flashed with a spiritual light, and the array plate shattered instantly.

at the same time.

From the eastern mountains north of the Falling Star River, a series of booming sounds rang out, followed by a sound of the earth shaking.

Although Ji Yuan couldn't perceive the situation that far away, he still subconsciously looked north.

"Everyone, find a place to hide first. I'll go and scout out the situation of the Core Formation demonic cultivators around here."

As Ran Kui spoke, he put on a bamboo hat that exuded a dark aura, and his aura instantly disappeared to an extremely low level.

Even though he was so close, Ji Yuan still thought he was just a Qi Refining cultivator.

If they were any further away, they probably wouldn't even be able to sense his presence.

...This straw hat is quite a good thing.

The thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, and he immediately used the Dao Escape Technique to disappear from the spot.

He deliberately moved a little further away, and when he was in a secluded place, he took out the Ghost Flag and hid it in his sleeve, drawing out a little bit of its aura.

In this way, the aura on his body is concealed by this yin energy.

In this realm of demonic cultivation, nothing is safer than disguising oneself as a demonic cultivator.

At the same time, Ji Yuan also released his divine sense to keep an eye on the others, in case demonic cultivators suddenly appeared nearby.

The wait was less than half an hour.

Ji Yuan saw three streaks of light flash across the sky from south to north, heading further north.

Inside the former site of the Water Dragon Sect, several auras rose up.

...It seems that Senior Brother's method is truly effective, as the Core Formation demonic cultivators in the vicinity have all been drawn to the Eastern Mountain Spirit Vein.

As Ji Yuan was thinking, he sensed Ran Kui's aura flying back.

He quickly put away the Yin Ghost Flag and turned to join them.

After a while.

Upon seeing the group, Ran Kui, wearing a bamboo hat, said with a hint of excitement:

"It's done!"

"The demonic cultivators in the vicinity have all gone north. We should act immediately without delay."

"Huaimin, let's go."

"it is good."

Su Huaimin stepped forward, and Ran Kui immediately slapped a shape-changing talisman made by Ji Yuan onto him.

Their auras suddenly changed drastically, and their appearances also changed simultaneously.

However, in the blink of an eye, he transformed from a righteous cultivator into a demonic one.

They transformed into black streaks of light and headed towards the Water Dragon Sect, followed closely by the remaining three, including Ji Yuan.

Without so many Core Formation cultivators guarding the area, it's quite safe to get closer.

After about an hour, the three of them arrived at Yunyuze and stopped at a desolate swamp.

Shi Yan took out a bag of unknown powder from his storage bag, sprinkled it in a circle, and surrounded the three people.

"This is a powder made from the excrement of dozens of kinds of demonic beasts. Sprinkling it around can conceal our presence and prevent other demonic cultivators from noticing us."

The voice of the slayer of flames rang out in Ji Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Then the three of them looked to the north.

I had previously heard Ran Kui say that the Demon Prison had been moved to the original Four Directions Island, which is quite a distance away from here, so we can't see the Four Directions Island.

I was just thinking about that island.

Ji Yuan then thought of an old friend.

"I wonder how Senior Sister Lu is doing these days?"

Senior Sister Lu, of course, is Lu Wan.

Back when they were still in Zengtou City, the two were quite familiar with each other, but after joining the Water Dragon Sect... for some reason, they gradually drifted apart.

When Ji Yuan was still in the Qi Refining stage, the two had several interactions.

However, after Ji Yuan established his foundation, he gradually lost his connection with Ji Yuan.

Given her cultivation level, she definitely wasn't taken away by the Water Dragon Sect. If that's the case, then like most cultivators, she was left behind.

With her Qi Refining stage cultivation level, it would be very difficult for her to survive in such an environment.

But if we look at it from another angle, perhaps it is precisely because of their low cultivation level that they are able to survive?

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan thought of another old friend.

Han Feiyu.

He was not on the list of those who migrated south.

But with his abilities, surviving in Canglu shouldn't be difficult for him.

It's highly likely that he has already joined the Demonic Sect.

"Hey, what are you thinking about, Fellow Daoist Changshou?"

The voice of the Qinghe Island Master suddenly rang out in Ji Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Ji Yuan glanced at him subconsciously, only to find that he wasn't looking at her.

He thought for a moment, then replied telepathically:

"Let's think about how to deal with the enemy for a while longer."

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Changshou is a steady person. No wonder he was able to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment as a rogue cultivator. I truly admire him."

"Fellow Daoist Qinghe, you flatter me."

Ji Yuan answered calmly.

Just when he thought the telepathic transmission was about to end, he heard the Qinghe Island Master say again:

"May I ask how Fellow Daoist Changshou came to know my Senior Brother Wudao?"

...What, Senior Brother Qinghe, don't you believe me?

It seems this senior brother is indeed cautious by nature; no wonder he's still alive.

So Ji Yuan then said a few more words, nothing more than things like fighting the enemy in Shangshan, resisting the demonic path together, and getting to know each other.

"Brother Li's courage and boldness are truly admirable."

The Qinghe Island Master added another compliment.

Ji Yuan smiled and didn't say anything more.

"Brother Li, given the current state of the world, do you think there is still hope for our righteous path?"

The voice of the Qinghe Island Master continued to ring out.

...No, senior brother, you're saying a bit too much.

"With a major battle imminent, let's calm down first."

Ji Yuan declined his question.

The Lord of Qinghe Island gave an apologetic laugh and then stopped transmitting his voice.

After waiting for about half an hour, an explosion suddenly came from the direction of Sifang Island.

Immediately afterwards, demonic energy surged into the sky, along with two other streaks of light.

"They've made their move, let's go!"

With a low shout, Shi Yan leaped onto his flying sword and charged westward.

Ji Yuan followed.

The Lord of Qinghe Island wisely withdrew.

(End of this chapter)