Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 328 Another Battle with Jiang Hong! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Among Ji Yuan's three senior brothers and sisters, the eldest brother Ran Kui was the one he spent the least amount of time with.

But this doesn't mean that Ran Kui and he had the worst relationship. On the contrary, Ran Kui was the one who best matched Ji Yuan's fantasy about his senior brother.

Let's not talk about my second senior brother, Yun Qianzai.

He's always showing off, but he's never done anything worthwhile.

As for Third Senior Sister Feng Zhitao, Ji Yuan felt from the bottom of his heart that she was more like his junior sister—playful, capricious, and not very methodical in her actions.

Only the eldest brother, Ran Kui.

Even before they met, Ji Yuan had already heard a lot about Ran Kui from Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitao.

For example, when they were just starting out, Ran Kui was the one who guided Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitao on their cultivation problems.

Ran Kui was not as leisurely as Hua Yaoyue; he kept a very strict eye on them both when it came to cultivation.

Just like when Ran Kui came back later, he said he wanted to cultivate, and Feng Zhitao and Yun Qianzai had to obediently go and cultivate.

In a sense, Ran Kui was essentially teaching on behalf of his teacher.

That's why Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitao respect him so much.

Ji Yuan also deeply understands this point.

From their first encounter in Lanshan City, Ran Kui devoted himself to guiding Ji Yuan on the path of cultivation, without holding back because Ji Yuan had entered the field later and they had only just met.

Moreover, even before they met, they had already prepared a magic weapon belonging to a Core Formation cultivator as a gift for Ji Yuan.

That Heavenly Poison Needle remains a valuable asset for Ji Yuan in his battles against enemies.

Later, when Ji Yuan went to Mirror Lake to refine his sword, he made all the arrangements perfectly, so that Ji Yuan had no worries at all.

He had nothing to say about his junior brother.

Another point is Ran Kui's character. His actions were so righteous and upright, and his vow to kill all the demonic cultivators in the world made Ji Yuan admire him to the point of prostration.

Without a doubt, Ran Kui cannot accomplish this task.

Even if he couldn't finish it, he would still do his best.

This quality earned Ji Yuan's utmost admiration.

How could such a senior disciple die?!

And to die so miserably at the hands of a traitor who seemed to be one of their own... Ji Yuan wondered when the Lord of Qinghe Island had become this Thousand-Faced One; perhaps he had been all along.

But none of that matters. What matters is that his act of sneak attack was utterly despicable!

Indeed, not only Ji Yuan, but even Hua Yaoyue and the others knew that Ran Kui would die in Canglu.

Ji Yuan imagined that Ran Kui would fight desperately until the very last moment before dying from exhaustion, just as he would today.

That is to fight these demonic cultivators at the mid-stage of Core Formation until he dies.

But Ji Yuan never imagined that Ran Kui would die such a miserable death!

"Revenge! Revenge! We must avenge our senior brother!"

Ji Yuan's mind was filled with the scene of Ran Kui's last look at him. At that time, Qianmian stabbed Ran Kui through the chest with one hand, and Qianmian was wearing a spiked iron glove.

A thousand faces will die.

Jiang Hong must die too!

Ji Yuan could feel his heart pounding violently in his chest, his blood and qi surging wildly, and the veins on his forehead bulging.

He...wanted to kill someone!

But at the same time, the last shred of reason that Ji Yuan had left was frantically telling himself something.

"You don't have the strength to take revenge right now. Rushing in will only get you killed."

"We have to run, we have to run away first. We'll come back to avenge our senior brother once we've completed our cultivation."

"If our eldest brother dies, and you die too, who will avenge you?"

Ji Yuan repeated this to himself over and over again, trying to extinguish the fire of revenge in his heart.

"What, can you still tolerate this?"

Jiang Hong glanced at Ji Yuan, whose hands were clenched into fists, and sneered, "You really can endure it. You'd rather die than see me die, huh? It seems I underestimated the mentality of a rogue cultivator like you. Oh no, I should say you're shameless. You can watch your friend die in front of you and still remain unmoved. Tsk tsk tsk."

"Fellow Daoist Li... Chou, don't be impulsive! This demonic cultivator is deliberately provoking you!"

Ji Yuan heard Su Huaimin's urgent voice transmission in his mind.

Ji Yuan knew that Jiang Hong was provoking him, and he had even suppressed his emotions for a long time because of this.

With Su Huaimin's reminder, Ji Yuan finally recovered completely, at least... knowing what he should be doing now.

Just as I had reminded myself before, the most urgent thing now is to escape.

Staying here... even if I use all my strength and trump cards, I can still kill Jiang Hong.

But I also have to explain myself here.

"Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured."

Ji Yuan added, "I've exhausted my strength, and I'm afraid I won't be able to lead you out alive. You... will have to rely on yourselves."

Su Huaimin laughed nonchalantly, "What are you saying? Fellow Daoist Qiu has already saved us once before."

"If it weren't for you, I would have died at the hands of those demons long ago, and I wouldn't be standing here talking."

Since the other party had such awareness, Ji Yuanfu stopped talking and turned his attention to Jiang Hong opposite him.

He took a deep breath.

"What, you were scared after I beat you last time, so you've learned your lesson this time? You haven't even started yet, and you're already thinking about these crooked tricks... Forgot, a piece of trash like you is only good for using crooked tricks."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he urged the Sky-Splitting Flying Boat beneath his feet to spin around, and the nine flying swords around him also spun around, their tips always pointing at Jiang Hong opposite him.

"By the way, Young Master Jiang, I heard something that I think is true."

"Oh? What do you need to ask your grandfather?"

As Jiang Hong spoke, a faint blood-red light began to emanate from behind him, reflecting a crimson hue onto the lake beneath his feet.

"I heard that when you went back last time, you cried for a long time while hugging your mother, almost wanting some milk...I wonder if that's true?"

As Ji Yuan spoke, his eyes were filled with disdain.

"court death!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong seemed to realize something and suddenly became furious.

Even the Blood Nightmare Old Monster behind Ji Yuan spoke in a low voice, "Young man, how dare you insult the title of a Nascent Soul cultivator? It seems you don't want a good death today!"

Ji Yuan ignored him, because Jiang Hong on the other side finally couldn't hold back and was about to make a move.

He stomped his foot hard while standing on the lake, and countless splashes of water erupted on the surface.

The water droplets were transparent the moment they left the surface, but after they left the surface, they turned blood red.

Jiang Hong pointed his finger, and the blood-red water droplets floating in the air instantly transformed into countless blood-red flying needles.

"break--"

He roared, and all the blood-red flying swords flew towards Ji Yuan.

Even before he made his move, Ji Yuan had already taken out the Golden Mirror, a magical artifact given to him by the Hundred Insect Immortal, and activated it to put it into a defensive state.

A golden mirror appeared on his chest, like a protective mirror, shining with golden light and firmly protecting him.

The blood-red flying needles came, but they were all blocked by the protective golden light.

Jiang Hong made his move.

The Black Fiend Sword Demon, who was originally standing on the east side, also made his move. He slightly opened the sword box in his arms, and two small black flying swords flew out from it.

As soon as the flying sword appeared, a thick aura of resentment filled the surroundings.

"not good!"

Su Huaimin, who came from the Sword Ruins, was extremely sensitive to this sword energy. Almost instantly, he realized that he had been locked on.

"run!"

Killing Yan was even more decisive.

With his severely injured, pseudo-Core Formation body, he was about to face a mid-Core Formation cultivator.

beat?

What's the difference between that and sending someone to their death?

But as it turns out, even if you run... it's no different from suicide.

Because the moment he flew off the island, a black demonic sword swept across the lake.

The protective aura surrounding Shi Yan couldn't even last a blink of an eye before it was shattered by the demonic sword.

A flash of black sword light.

Before Su Huaimin could even react, he saw Shi Yan's body plunge into the lake.

He also saw another demonic sword.

A demonic sword so fast that even his divine sense couldn't react, with the exact same speed and the exact same sword aura.

The sword light pierced through his protective barrier and also penetrated his head.

His last thought before he died was... a sword, such a fast sword!

In the distance, Ji Yuan, while fending off Jiang Hong's barrage of spells, sensed the deaths of Su Huaimin and Shi Yan with his divine sense.

At this point, a group of five people emerged.

Of those who are alive, only Ji Yuan remains.

Now that he was all alone, he had nothing to hesitate about and nothing to think about anymore.

run!

Just run.

Just as Ji Yuan had this thought, he noticed nearly ten streaks of light flying from the north toward the south.

So... the matter of the Eastern Mountain Spirit Vein has been resolved?

It seems the Demonic Path reacted quite quickly.

Seeing Jiang Hong, wielding a halberd, rushing over again, Ji Yuan threw out ten Heavenly Thunderbolts in one go.

"Boom boom boom—"

The sound of explosions was incessant.

The simultaneous explosion of ten thunderbolts had the effect of a small thunderstorm.

And lightning magic... is the nemesis of demonic cultivators.

Jiang Hong was also forced to stop.

As soon as he stopped, Ji Yuan took out a golden page from his storage bag. He had already used it once when facing Plum Manor, so he used it with great ease this time.

Ji Yuan didn't know where he would be sent after using this fixed-point teleportation token.

But no matter where we go... as long as we can get out of this golden cage, that's fine.

Only by getting out of this cage can one have a chance to escape.

Just now, Ji Yuan had tried to activate the Sky-Piercing Shuttle Talisman in his storage bag.

It won't start at all, just like last time at the ancient battlefield ruins.

To use this talisman, one must leave this cage.

Ji Yuan glanced at the golden pages in his hand, poured his magic power into them, and exerted a slight force.

The golden pages were torn to shreds.

Then a huge golden pillar of light appeared in the sky.

The beam of light pierced straight through the golden cage and descended upon Ji Yuan, enveloping him completely.

"Um?"

The Blood Nightmare Monster behind them could tell that the person in front of them wanted to run away!

He immediately made a move, forming hand seals, and a blood-red banner appeared behind him.

With a casual wave of his hand, a blood-red giant sword fell from the sky.

"boom--"

The giant sword struck the golden pillar of light, producing a dull thud.

But the beam of light only trembled slightly for a moment before returning to calm.

Ji Yuan remained completely calm.

Even Plum Manor couldn't break the teleportation barrier once, and you, a demonic cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation, think you can break it?

That would be a gross underestimation of the Shang Dynasty's treasures.

Jiang Hong, looking up at the familiar golden pillar of light, exclaimed in disbelief:

"What?! You actually have a teleportation token!"

"Damn it, how could you have such a treasure!"

Jiang Hong's voice was very exaggerated.

Even the expression on his face was somewhat distorted.

Ji Yuan, who was still waiting to be teleported, panicked. He looked at Jiang Hong's reaction... something was wrong.

Jiang Hong's reaction seemed too fake.

It's so fake that anyone with a discerning eye can tell he's acting.

This guy probably has some other countermeasures, but this is a fixed-point teleportation order.

It is a treasure left behind by the Shang Dynasty.

Even the old-fashioned merchants of Meizhuang couldn't solve this problem.

What can Jiang Hong do?

Just as Ji Yuan was wondering, Jiang Hong made his move.

As soon as he made his move, Ji Yuan knew that he did indeed have a way to resolve this fixed-point teleportation order.

It can still be solved almost perfectly!

Because Jiang Hong first waved his hand, freezing the entire body of water in front of him.

It turned into a blood-red ice field.

Immediately following, he slapped his waist hard with his left hand, and a beam of light flew out, landing on the blood-red ice field and revealing its true form.

This is a huge, bluish-brown boulder, covered with countless densely packed patterns.

Ji Yuan knew the outcome just by looking at these somewhat familiar array patterns.

Can't run away.

To be precise, they couldn't escape because of this fixed-point teleportation order.

Why?

Because what Jiang Hong took out was actually a teleportation array!

It's exactly the same teleportation array that Ji Yuan used on Qingfeng Island before!

As soon as the teleportation array appeared, Ji Yuan sensed the change in the pillar of light around him.

Kong Xifeng took away the original teleportation array of the Water Dragon Sect, so the fixed-point teleportation order will teleport you to the nearest teleportation array.

Ji Yuan didn't know which teleportation array his fixed-point teleportation order had locked onto, but he figured it must be quite far away.

Because after trying to connect for so long, we still haven't been able to get in touch.

So much so that it was never teleported away.

But things are different now, once Jiang Hong's teleportation array is taken out.

The teleportation command locked onto the teleportation array in front of them and was activated almost instantly.

At first, Ji Yuan's figure rose straight into the air and disappeared in an instant.

Jiang Hong stood beside the teleportation array, laughing almost maniacally.

He laughed so hard that tears almost came to his eyes.

Admittedly, this is... rather funny.

Originally, this fixed-point teleportation order was an unsolvable problem, but who would have thought... he just happened to plunder a teleportation array from the Corpse Driving Mountain.

He had originally planned to take the teleportation array with him and deliver it to the Blood King, hoping to gain some credit for it.

I want to make his cheapskate father think more highly of me.

Unexpectedly, this teleportation array played such a significant role in the Water Dragon Sect before even meeting the Blood King.

"Heaven is helping me! It truly is heaven's help!"

Jiang Hong had only this thought in his mind, but he couldn't stop smiling.

"Whoosh—"

The previous beam of light disappeared, and another beam of light descended from the sky, shining on the teleportation array.

Jiang Hong glanced at the Core Formation cultivators outside, straightened up, and said loudly:

"I am Jiang Hong, the young master of Blood Luo Mountain. I am deeply grateful for your protection, fellow Daoists!"

The voices of those demonic cultivators soon rang out outside the golden bowl's protective barrier.

"Young Master Jiang, please feel free to use your skills."

"With us here protecting the Dharma, not even a mosquito will be able to escape!"

"..."

As soon as the beam of light from the teleportation array landed, Ji Yuan activated the Black Dragon Armor talisman in his hand.

It seems that this Black Dragon Armor was obtained from the storage bag of the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, and had not been used before.

To this day...

"boom--"

Jiang Hong was also prepared. As soon as the golden light of the teleportation order dissipated, he made hand seals and slammed the blood-red halberd in his hands, hitting Ji Yuan.

Upon impact, even with protective talismans in hand, Ji Yuan felt a tremendous force surge into his body.

...This guy has indeed become much stronger!

If an ordinary cultivator were to be struck by this move, they would be severely injured, if not killed.

Unfortunately, the person in front of me is Ji Yuan!

With that little strength, it wouldn't even amount to fifty miles of force in the Thunderous Marsh.

Ji Yuan's body flew backwards across the lake, traveling a great distance.

"Let's do it!"

Seeing this, Jiang Hong didn't want to wait any longer, so he waved his hand.

The remaining three mid-stage Core Formation cultivators transformed into streaks of light and surrounded Ji Yuan in the center, ready to attack.

……hateful!

With the protective talisman, Ji Yuan patted his waist with his right hand, and the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, whom he had just put away, reappeared.

Moreover, as soon as he appeared, his figure slowly rose into the air, and a violent yin energy emanated from his body.

Blow up!

The corpse puppet at the Core Formation stage self-destructed.

Even though it can't compare to a proper self-destructing Golden Core, it's still something these three mid-stage Core Formation cultivators can't withstand.

Jiang Hong glanced at it, saw the familiar half of the body, and spat out, "Useless!"

At the same time, he retreated dozens of miles.

"Boom!"

With a deafening explosion, the three mid-stage Core Formation cultivators were forced to retreat far away.

And right in the middle of the explosion.

Even this boundless swamp was blasted into a giant crater spanning tens of miles.

The lake water disappeared, and a pit appeared at the bottom of the lake.

Ji Yuan's figure... vanished without a trace.

The aftershocks of the self-destruction had not yet dissipated, and the energy was still raging wildly. The three mid-stage Core Formation cultivators had already flown back.

Where are they?!

The Blood Nightmare Old Monster scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, but found no clues whatsoever.

"Could it be... that he was killed by the explosion?"

"The Corpse Buddha said, looking down into the deep pit at the bottom of the lake."

"impossible."

Jiang Hong, who had transformed into a beam of light, also flew over. His face was grim as he said:

"That scoundrel Qiu Qianhai, he dared to make the corpse puppet self-destruct, so he must have a way to protect himself. Search carefully again, he must be nearby!"

"I want to see him alive or dead!"

Jiang Hong was furious.

This meat that's already in my mouth, how could it fly away?

Especially the feeling of being on the verge of revenge, only to have it all fall apart at the last moment, is something he simply cannot accept!

He transformed into a beam of light and emerged from the water, unleashing his divine sense to sweep across the surroundings, attempting to find even the slightest clue.

"What are you all standing there for? Come and help us look!"

Jiang Hong looked at Qianmian, who was hiding in the distance and was even more afraid of death than he was, and cursed in frustration.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Thousand Faces was originally a rogue cultivator of the demonic path. Faced with Jiang Hong's harsh criticism, he dared not resist at all and had no choice but to obediently come over.

at the same time.

The lakebed where the explosion occurred, within that tiny speck of dust.

Ji Yuan, whose face was equally grim, stood at the entrance of his cave dwelling.

His gaze pierced through the endless waters and finally landed on Thousand Faces... Well done, well done.

This shot will most likely not kill Jiang Hong, but it will be more than enough to kill you!

Upon realizing this, a cannon appeared beside Ji Yuan.

Psionic Cannon!

With the third gear activated, a single shot could obliterate a thousand faces, and breaking through the restriction in the process should not be too difficult.

As he pondered, countless densely packed spirit stones flew out from the spirit veins deep within the cave and all disappeared into the spirit energy cannon.

(End of this chapter)