Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 381 Encounter; Young Friend [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"The reason why the Ghost Messenger gave me the opportunity to be a double agent is because he had previously identified me as a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect. When I entered the small secret realm, I obtained the Yin Ghost Flag and the Thousand Soul Banner, and I also cultivated the Yin Ghost Sect's secret soul techniques."

"It seems that this person was probably identified as a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect by the Ghost Messenger beforehand."

Ji Yuan pondered to himself... To put it bluntly, this person also obtained the inheritance of the Yin Ghost Sect!

Although it is unknown what he obtained, based on Ji Yuan's previous experience, the things of the Yin Gui Sect, whether they are formations or cultivation techniques, are all good things!

For example, what level of cultivation did Ji Yuan have when he first obtained the Yin Ghost Array in Yunyuze?

They were all still in the Qi Refining stage.

The results of it?

Even though my divine sense has now entered the Nascent Soul stage, this thing is still useful.

Not to mention the Thousand Soul Banner, Ji Yuan felt that once his magic power reached the Nascent Soul stage, he would upgrade it to the Myriad Soul Banner, which would definitely become another powerful tool.

The same applies to the "Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture".

Although he has only obtained the first half, and it is still an incomplete copy, its enhancement of divine sense... Ji Yuan felt that if he could enter the Void Refinement stage or the Body Integration stage in the future...

This technique can still help me.

Therefore, anything produced by the Yin Gui Sect is guaranteed to be of the highest quality!

Ji Yuan used his divine sense to examine the man again. He had just put on the disciple robe of the Yin Ghost Sect. He was of medium build and had an ordinary face. As for his cultivation level... good heavens, he was at the peak of the Core Formation stage!

Ji Yuan had investigated the man before, but found that he was only at the Core Formation stage... and then seemed to subconsciously ignore it?

"It seems this person has probably practiced some kind of secret technique to conceal their cultivation level. If we don't investigate carefully, we could easily be fooled."

Ji Yuan thought to himself, and then put on the deacon's robe of the Yin Ghost Sect once again...

"..."

"This is troublesome. I thought that after killing someone here, I would be able to obtain their Yin Ghost Sect ring and token, but it turns out it didn't work. Now I can only be a disciple, and I only have the Silver Ghost Token."

"This Silver Ghost Token can only go to the inner region, not the core area... so it's pretty useless."

As Qi Xiu released his divine sense to wary of his surroundings, he secretly thought to himself, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have killed that silver-robed deacon and those disciples in my team. Otherwise, at least they could have covered for me."

"Now I'm walking alone in this Forest of a Hundred Ghosts, I'm incredibly conspicuous."

Qi Xiu thought for a moment, and a blood-red flying knife flew out from his dantian, hovering beside him, moving at his will.

Just then, someone suddenly entered the range of his divine sense. He subconsciously looked towards the northwest and happened to find that the person was also looking in his direction.

Although separated by countless trees, their gazes seemed to meet in the air.

...He spotted me!

There is no doubt about this. Qi Xiu scanned the area with his divine sense and found that the person who had discovered him with his divine sense was only at the early stage of Core Formation!

This alone was enough to surprise Qi Xiu. Although he was at the peak of Core Formation, his divine sense was suppressed to the early stage of Core Formation. This was only because he had cultivated the Divine Soul Secret Technique. Otherwise, he would probably have been suppressed back to the False Core stage, or even the peak of Foundation Establishment.

But this person in front of me... in the early stage of Core Formation, his soul wasn't suppressed?

Or is it that, like me, it's a perfectly disguised peak Core Formation cultivator?

Qi Xiu was surprised, and Ji Yuan was equally surprised. He didn't expect that he would be discovered by this guy even from so far away. It seems that his soul is also superior to that of other cultivators of the same level.

Now that they had both discovered each other, Ji Yuan didn't hide anything anymore. Instead, he casually clasped his hands in a fist salute towards the direction the person was in and asked first:

"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. You don't seem to be a member of my Black and White Temple."

"Indeed not. I am Qi Xiu, a rogue cultivator from the Eastern Region. I have met this fellow Daoist." Qi Xiu smiled and returned the greeting.

"The Black and White Temple... Qiu Qianhai."

All the other names have been used up, and the name Qiu Qianhai is just right... It hasn't been used for a long time, and there are no outsiders in this Rakshasa Sea, so borrowing this name shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Brother Qiu, at such a young age, to have become a Silver Robe Deacon is truly a remarkable young talent."

Qi Xiu sighed.

Ji Yuan could naturally understand the meaning behind his words; he was simply saying that despite his low cultivation level, he possessed two Yin Ghost Sect rings.

"It's all thanks to the kindness of my ancestors."

Ji Yuan smiled, but there was a hint of displeasure in his voice. "Originally, I didn't even want to come to this Rakshasa Sea, but my ancestor kept insisting, so I had no choice."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiu's eyes immediately cleared up a little, but only slightly.

...The fact that this person is in the early stage of Core Formation, and that he is still considered an ancestor of his family, and that he is in a place like the Black and White Divine Palace, all indicate that there is a Nascent Soul expert standing behind him.

"But I haven't heard of a Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Qiu."

Qi Xiu was puzzled, but considering that this was the Black and White Temple, he could understand.

After all, even the Eight Sacred Lands didn't know how many Nascent Soul cultivators were in the Black and White Temple, let alone a small rogue cultivator like himself.

"Brother Qiu, what you say is true. This is an opportunity that many people would envy."

As they talked, they unconsciously moved closer to each other, and after they finished speaking, they were face to face in the dense forest.

Ji Yuan looked around as if searching for something, before saying, "Fellow Daoist, since you've come to this Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest, why are you all alone?"

"Sigh, let's not talk about this anymore."

Qi Xiu sighed, "We were all fine before, but we never expected to run into two rogue cultivators as soon as we arrived at this Hundred Ghosts Forest... If my cultivation hadn't been decent, I probably would have died there like those other fellow cultivators."

"Oh? Who? Their strength is so formidable?"

Ji Yuan asked in response.

"The two from Tian Sha Mountain, Wu Busheng and Yan Zhirou!"

Qi Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Their strength is so formidable, yet they didn't join the Yin Ghost Sect and instead became rogue cultivators. I really don't know what they were thinking."

"What? It's them!"

Ji Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Wu Busheng...

Among the three strongest individuals below the Nascent Soul stage sent by the Bone Nightmare Demon, his name was one of them.

In other words, among all the Core Formation cultivators in the entire Abyss Continent, Wu Busheng is among the top three.

However, it was because of these words that Ji Yuan knew Qi Xiu was lying.

Because Ji Yuan had previously seen the disciples of Tian Sha Mountain on that high platform, the only Core Formation cultivators they had encountered were Fang Zhong and Yan Zhirou.

Wu Busheng never even came to this Rakshasa Sea.

So... it was Qi Xiu who killed his teammate?

Ji Yuan felt that this was probably the reason.

"Exactly."

Qi Xiu nodded. "Hey, don't talk about me, Fellow Daoist Qiu, why are you alone too?"

"Previously, a team was formed in that square. Apart from me, the rest were all independent cultivators... genuine independent cultivators. When they saw that I was from the Black and White Temple and that my cultivation level was so low, they abandoned me and ran away."

Ji Yuan spread his hands, "Perfect, I'm quite content being alone."

"Ha, a bunch of blind fools."

Qi Xiu curled his lip as he spoke, "They've caught up with the cultivators of the Black and White Temple, yet they're still not satisfied."

...That sounds a bit like flattery, so judging from Qi Xiu's words, he probably wants to form a new team with me?

He's got his eye on me!

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan frowned and tentatively asked, "Meeting is fate, and we're both alone. How about we form a new team and go meet those rogue cultivators?"

"Then I'll be clinging to Brother Qiu's coattails."

Qi Xiu laughed and cupped his hands in greeting, "I'll have to ask Brother Qiu to take good care of me then."

"Brother Qi, what are you saying?" Ji Yuan chuckled and replied, "As long as Brother Qi doesn't mind my low cultivation level, that's enough."

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and smiled, as if everything was understood without being said.

Ji Yuan first discovered Qi Xiu's identity and learned that he possessed the inheritance of the Yin Gui Sect, which is why he wanted to get closer to him.

But this Qi Xiu...

Could it be that they only value my identity as a disciple of the Black and White Temple?

I've already revealed that I have a Nascent Soul cultivator backing me, and he still dares to plot against me... He must be a ruthless person. No wonder he was able to obtain the inheritance of the Yin Ghost Sect.

The two then wandered together through the Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest, like two ghosts.

During this time, Ji Yuan also learned some things from Qi Xiu, such as that the ghosts that these Yin Gui Sect disciples could restrain could only be at the same level as themselves.

Moreover, it can only restrain a maximum of three ghosts.

For example, Qi Xiu has two ghosts at the late Core Formation stage.

Before leaving, he found Ji Yuan a ghost in the early stage of Core Formation. During the search, the two also encountered a rogue cultivator in the middle stage of Core Formation.

Without saying a word, Qi Xiu stabbed him to death with a blood-red throwing knife.

A mid-stage Core Formation cultivator who had cultivated diligently for hundreds of years came here hoping to take a chance to break through, but unexpectedly, he died before he even saw the opportunity.

They didn't even see who their opponent was.

...Cultivation is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, this alone shows how ruthless Qi Xiu is.

"I wonder how many contribution points this mid-stage Core Formation cultivator can have?"

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

For independent cultivators, it's called merit points, while for disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect, it's called contribution points, but they are actually the same thing.

Ji Yuan would never make such a small mistake.

"Only one, very cheap, not worth much."

Qi Xiu said casually.

Ji Yuan then made a comparison... If Qi Xiu wasn't lying, then the difference between the Yin Gui Sect disciples and the rogue cultivators was indeed quite significant.

Ji Yuan had previously killed the ghost in the early stage of Core Formation and obtained two merit points.

Nowadays, Qi Xiu only gets 1 contribution point for killing a rogue cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

Or is it that merit points and contribution points have different values ​​and can be exchanged for different things?

Ji Yuan wondered to himself.

In addition, Qi Xiu also revealed that killing a rogue cultivator does not grant the cultivator's merit points.

Otherwise, the harvest could have been even greater.

So for the rest of the time, the two stayed together.

Most of the independent cultivators he encountered during that time were dealt with by Qi Xiu.

However, he wasn't entirely like that. When he encountered early-stage Core Formation cultivators, he would still "give way" to Ji Yuan and help out from the sidelines.

He even "gifted" two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators to Ji Yuan. This so-called gifting meant that he would beat the opponent half to death first, and then leave the final blow to Ji Yuan.

This thoughtful gesture surprised even Ji Yuan.

However, he became increasingly wary of Qi Xiu.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

On that day, Ji Yuan and Qi Xiu were slowly moving through the forest.

But as Ji Yuan suddenly realized something, he took out his identity jade token, turned it over, and injected his divine sense into it.

The ring lit up, and the original five points of light had turned into three.

The other two turned into dull black dots.

Moreover, judging from their positions, those five points of light were not far from where he was now.

"This is……"

This was the first time Qi Xiu had ever seen such a scene.

He vaguely guessed what it was, but he couldn't quite believe it, so he asked aloud.

"These are the positions of my teammates. Judging from the current situation, two... three... four are probably dead!"

As Ji Yuan was speaking, he noticed that the remaining three white dots were also disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Finally, only a white dot remained, frantically fleeing at an extremely fast speed. Judging from the identity jade token, the direction it was fleeing was exactly the direction where Ji Yuan and the others were currently located!

"Damn it, why did they die so violently?!"

Qi Xiu was so shocked by what he saw that he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Um!"

Ji Yuan also sensed that something was wrong.

He guessed that the first two people who died were the two women from the Black and White Temple, and the remaining three were the rogue male cultivators. Now, there is only one rogue male cultivator left.

The moment Ji Yuan had this thought, he discovered that his remaining "team member" had entered his spiritual consciousness range.

It was the oldest of the three men.

He was extremely fast and soon discovered the presence of Ji Yuan and the other person with his divine sense.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately changed direction and simultaneously shouted telepathically:

"My lord, my lord, help me!"

The old man was already in the late stage of Core Formation, but facing Ji Yuan, who was still in the early stage of Core Formation, he still shouted loudly without the slightest hesitation.

That alone is enough to show that he is extraordinary.

...When we parted ways earlier, I remember he was also in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

He's already broken through to the late Core Formation stage after only a few days apart?

Moreover, even though I was previously in the mid-stage of Core Formation and am now in the early stage, he didn't show the slightest surprise.

"He's coming!"

As Qi Xiu spoke, he summoned his blood-red throwing knife and aimed it at the direction the old man was coming from.

As for who they are wary of, that remains unknown.

The distance was dozens of miles, and there were no ghosts to stop him. The old man in the late stage of Core Formation flew over in just two breaths.

He flashed and landed in front of Ji Yuan, panting heavily.

"Sir, help...help me!"

"Who killed you?"

They were all disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect. The one who could kill them so fiercely must be a powerful rogue cultivator!

The old man straightened up slightly, a hint of lingering fear flashing across his face.

"The number one person below the Nascent Soul stage... Xun Tianji."

"What?! It was him?!"

Qi Xiu's expression changed upon hearing this name.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

Xun Tianji's status as the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage was not something that came easily; it was something he earned through his own hard work!

"Damn it, how did he get here!"

Qi Xiu looked somewhat panicked, to the point that Ji Yuan suspected he might have had some kind of relationship with Xun Tianji, such as having fought each other before.

"What's wrong, Brother Qi? You can't beat him?"

Ji Yuan asked, seemingly with a hint of politeness.

"Heh, his father is the Supreme Demon Lord, who can defeat him?" A mocking smile flashed across Qi Xiu's face.

"The Demon Lord of the Ultimate Path? Is he still alive?!"

The old man, who had just escaped, asked in shock.

...Ji Yuan had also heard of the Supreme Demon Lord.

It's just what we see in historical records; during his lifetime, he was recognized as the "Number One Demonic Path Master."

Some say his cultivation level has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while others say it is at the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But no one doubted his status as the strongest in the demonic path.

Just like the legend that there is a late-stage Nascent Soul ancestor in Tian Sha Mountain, most people don't actually believe it.

But this very person ultimately attracted the combined attack of the Black and White Duo.

The reasons for this are varied and many have been said. Some say that the Black and White Duo were afraid that the Supreme Demon Lord was becoming too powerful and would threaten their position.

Others say they coveted some treasure on the Extreme Demon Lord and wanted to kill him to steal it.

In short, the Black and White Duo took action and annihilated this Supreme Demon Lord.

"No, Brother Qi, you're mistaken. The Supreme Demon Lord isn't my father, he's my mother."

A voice suddenly appeared around the three of them.

The next second, a drop of purple water fell and then exploded with a "bang," transforming into a handsome man wearing a purple robe.

Ji Yuan took a half step back without making a sound, and at the same time made a sword finger gesture with his right hand, immediately mobilizing the five flying swords in his dantian... still the mother sword.

The lightning is still there, and so is Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Whether to fight or flee, it doesn't really matter.

"Xun—Tian—Ji—"

Qi Xiu said each word with gritted teeth.

Based on this behavior alone, Ji Yuan could conclude that the two of them definitely knew each other before.

Most of them have even fought each other!

Upon seeing this, the old man immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Xun, I have just explained that I am a rogue cultivator from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and I am not a disciple of the Black and White Temple. My steward can testify to this. I am just like him, neither of us are disciples of the Black and White Temple."

Ji Yuan had previously admitted to being a disciple of the Black and White Temple in front of this old man.

But now that he said that... Ji Yuan immediately realized that it was most likely Xun Tianji who caught and killed the people from the Black and White Temple!

Upon hearing this, Xun Tianji glanced at the old man and then at Ji Yuan.

However, when he saw Ji Yuan's robes and his aura, he took a few more glances.

But he ignored him and continued to look at Qi Xiu.

"What's up, Brother Qi? How about we have another fight? Let me see how much you've improved over the years..."

Xun Tianji rubbed his hands together as he spoke, a slight smile on his face.

"I've heard that you've mastered a secret technique that kills without leaving a trace. It's incredibly powerful. Tsk tsk tsk, I, Xun, really want to try it out."

"Aren't you afraid of attracting Xiao Xuan and Wu Busheng by fighting me in this dense forest of a hundred ghosts?"

Qi Xiu sneered, "The outer realms are a small matter; the real treasures are all in this Floating Pagoda Mountain..."

"Alright, you're right. Then we'll meet again in the core area. I hope you make it in alive."

After speaking, Xun Tianji glanced at Ji Yuan and the old man again.

"Alright, considering our friendship, I'll take care of these two as your protection. Farewell."

After Xun Tianji finished speaking, his entire figure suddenly transformed into a purple water droplet, soaring straight through the air and heading deep into the Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest.

As soon as he left, Ji Yuan and the old man both breathed a sigh of relief without any attempt to hide it.

As for Qi Xiu, his expression became increasingly unpleasant.

It even felt like I was being oppressed.

Ji Yuan and the old man exchanged a glance but neither spoke. However, the old man hurriedly transmitted his voice and said, "Sir, I am Yan Jin from Qixia Mountain. I have offended you earlier. Please forgive me."

"Brother Yan, you're too kind. My name is Qiu Qianhai. If you don't mind, you can just call me Brother Qiu. There's no need to be so polite."

"Alright, you two don't need to guess anymore."

Qi Xiu waved his hand and took a deep breath.

"I fought Xun Tianji before and was completely defeated. If it weren't for our past friendship, none of you would be seeing me today."

Before Ji Yuan could speak, the old man named Yan Jin quickly said:

"Brother Qi's ability to fight Xun Tianji and even receive high praise from him already speaks volumes about his strength."

"Alright, there's no need to comfort me, it's useless."

Qi Xiu said in a deep voice, "Xun Tianji went deeper, probably to find a way to enter the second level. Let's go deeper as soon as possible. This Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest... is only a battlefield for the early and middle stages of Core Formation."

"Alright."

Ji Yuan also sensed this. Most of the ghosts they encountered along the way were in the early or middle stages. Qi Xiu was able to catch those two ghosts in the late stage of Core Formation. He must have had some incredible luck.

"There are two conditions for going to the second level," Yan Jin suddenly said.

"Um?"

Ji Yuan and Qi Xiu both turned to look at him at the same time.

He took a deep breath and then transmitted his voice, saying, "We met some people from the Black and White Temple in another place earlier. They somehow already know the conditions for going to the second level."

"How so?"

Qi Xiu asked curiously.

"We are all disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect. If we want to enter the next level, there are two ways. One is if the number of independent cultivators entering the next level exceeds one hundred. At that time, the sect will not have enough manpower and will transfer us over."

Yan Jin explained, "Another way is to accumulate contribution points. Once you have 100 contribution points, you can move on to the next level at any time."

Qi Xiu nodded slightly. "There's no sign of any withdrawals right now... The first level is a chaotic massacre. It would take forever to gather a hundred rogue cultivators to go to the second level. The only faster way is to accumulate merit points."

As he spoke, his eyes flashed, "How many merit points do you two have?"

Yan Jin said, "I was so busy looking for people that I finally found a few rogue cultivators, but then I ran into Xun Tianji... I'm so unlucky, I only have 9 merit points now."

Qi Xiu then turned to look at Ji Yuan, who said, "17."

After some hesitation, Qi Xiu finally said, "We need 300 contribution points to get together, which is too difficult. Let's split up and see each other again in the second stage if fate allows."

As he spoke, he even handed Ji Yuan a communication talisman, saying, "Brother Qiu, if you encounter any danger, just send me a message."

"Alright, thank you, Brother Qi."

After Ji Yuan accepted the message talisman, Qi Xiu transformed into a beam of light and left.

Ji Yuan naturally knew his plans.

Being a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect is too slow in accumulating contribution points; it's far faster to be a rogue cultivator.

Especially for a cultivator like him at the peak of the Core Formation stage.

That just so happens that Ji Yuan had the same idea.

He was also thinking of accumulating more contribution points to see if he could exchange them for more building upgrade materials.

So just as he turned to look at Yan Jin, before he could even speak, Yan Jin said with a serious expression:

"Everything for the sect!"

"Um?"

Ji Yuan frowned subconsciously, but then he saw Yan Jin take off the robe of a Yin Gui Sect disciple.

Then a black robe covered him.

Ji Yuan: "!!!"

"Hehe, Brother Qiu, there's no need for that. I saw through your identity long ago. Moreover, Qi Xiu, who just left... must also have a dual identity."

Yan Jin said with a smile.

Now that the pretense had been torn off, Ji Yuan chuckled and took off his silver robe in an instant.

"Looks like they're all on our side."

Upon seeing this, Yan Jin's smile widened even further.

Ji Yuan then added, "It seems there are quite a few people with dual identities."

"Hmm." Yan Jin nodded. "Among us Yin Ghost Sect disciples, as long as we are not from the Black and White Temple, we basically all have dual identities."

Ji Yuan thought about it for a moment and realized that it was indeed true.

After all, he entered the small secret realm first and then met this ghost messenger. So, other people who have Yin Ghost Sect rings will most likely be recognized by this ghost messenger when they enter the small secret realm, and thus be regarded as "one of their own".

but……

Ji Yuan sized Yan Jin up and down, then suddenly said, "You killed those two female cultivators from the Black and White Temple in the group, didn't you?"

Yan Jin wasn't surprised at all. Instead, he chuckled and said, "It's better for us to benefit than for outsiders. It's just that the commotion from our fight with them was too great, which is why Xun Tianji was attracted here."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan had only one thought in his mind: these bastards, not one of them is a good person...

Just like Yan Jin in front of us, he first killed the two female cultivators from the Black and White Temple, but when Xun Tianji arrived and saw that things were not going well, he sold out his two teammates in exchange for his own chance to escape.

So... Ji Yuan ultimately chose to act alone, and Yan Jin shared the same idea, and the two hit it off immediately.

But just as Ji Yuan was about to leave, Yan Jin suddenly said:

"The communication talisman Qi Xiu gave you has a location tracking function. If you don't want to be targeted by him, I suggest you throw it away."

After saying that, without waiting for Ji Yuan to reply, he had already transformed into a beam of light and left.

Ji Yuan seemed to sense something and quickly released his divine sense to follow.

At first, he felt that Yan Dong was extremely fast, far exceeding that of ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators, and even comparable to Qi Xiu from before.

Just as he was about to leave the range of his divine sense, Ji Yuan suddenly realized that he had stopped.

As if sensing something, Yan Jin turned his head to look in the direction he had flown past, or rather, he was looking at Ji Yuan.

He waved his right hand, as if saying goodbye.

Just when Ji Yuan thought it was about to end, he saw him make a hand seal, a flash of blue light appeared on his body, and then his expression changed...

Qingchengzi!

Ji Yuan subconsciously widened his eyes. From that brief contact, he had guessed that Yan Jin's identity was not simple.

But he never expected that he would be Qingchengzi!

"I ran into Brother Long before I set off and heard about my friend from him. Since the core area is not yet open, I thought I would come and see my friend first."

The voice of Qingchengzi echoed in Ji Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

"It's good to meet you. The inner and outer realms should not be able to hold you back, young friend. If fate allows, we'll meet again in the core area."

After Qingchengzi finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of azure light and headed straight for the deeper part of the misty forest.

...So it was Long Ba who told him about me, but how did he find me?

Fortunately, by sheer coincidence, I was assigned to my team. If you say it was purely a coincidence, Ji Yuan certainly wouldn't believe it.

Thinking back to his previous association with the Lord of the Xuan Snake Palace, Ji Yuan felt that these Nascent Soul cultivators... might actually know quite a bit, or perhaps they could negotiate some kind of deal with this ghost messenger.

"And what he said when he first shed his disguise—'Everything for the sect'—was it unintentional, or was he hinting at something to me?"

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan took out the communication talisman that Qi Xiu had given him.

Instead of destroying it directly, he thought for a moment and released a Qi Refining stage corpse puppet from the [Mass Burial Mound]. He then placed the communication talisman on the corpse puppet and sent it heading towards the outside of the Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest.

As Ji Yuan looked at the corpse puppet's back, he couldn't help but say something in a deep voice.

"Everything for the sect!"

After saying that, Ji Yuan, who was about to leave, thought for a moment and found a quiet place. At the same time, he released the Hundred Insect Immortal to protect him and directly used the "Severing God Technique".

He severed the last connection between himself and the Fire Spirit Mother.

As for the injury... that happened when he first gave up his divine soul. Since Ji Yuan recovered, the wisp of divine soul from the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother has become dispensable to him.

When Ji Yuan first entered the Rakshasa Sea, he had considered whether to sever the soul directly, but doing so at that time would have seemed too unrealistic.

With my strength, how could I possibly die so soon after entering?

Now, things have gotten even worse. He's encountered a ruthless character like Qi Xiu, and even met an unfathomable figure like Xun Tianji. It's only natural that someone as weak as him, in the mid-stage of Core Formation, would die.

After severing the connection between their souls, Ji Yuan felt a sense of lightness throughout his body, and the oppressive feeling was gone.

In his view, Hu Beizhi was already dead, so there was no need to go back to the Bone Nightmare Sect anymore.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left.

Now, it's time to switch into hunting mode.

……

at the same time.

Rakshasa Sea, Inner Region, at the entrance to the Hundred-Refined Corpse Cave.

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother, who had been feigning sleep with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them. The Bone Nightmare Demon, who had been guarding her side, noticed the abnormality and immediately asked telepathically:

"My wife, what's wrong?"

The Fire Spirit Demon Mother seemed somewhat incredulous. After sensing her own sea of ​​consciousness again, she hesitated before transmitting her voice:

"Hu Beizhi...is dead."

(End of this chapter)