Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 392: A Clever Plan Breaks the Formation, Brothers Finally Reunited! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"What a pity, such a fine material for a peak Core Formation cultivator."

Ji Yuan looked at the remaining lump on the ground and couldn't help but sigh.

He had considered preserving Mo Tusheng's body so that it could be buried in the mass grave, and given time, it might be possible to bring him back to life.

It continues to shine and generate heat on this continent of the Abyss.

It's a pity that it turned into such a piece of trash.

Ji Yuan casually cast a fire spell, and the last remaining wisp of Mo Tusheng turned into ashes and vanished.

"I remember before he died, he seemed to be shouting something like 'Old Demon Ji, give me back my junior sister's life!' I wonder what that bastard Qiu Qianhai did this time to make me take the blame!"

Ji Yuan thought to himself, "But it's alright. Although I can't take his junior sister's life, I can send him to see her. If he has any conscience after he dies... he will probably thank me."

The first thing he picked up was naturally the jade identity token.

After going through all the trouble of killing a Core Formation Peak cultivator, isn't this the very thing they wanted?

The moment Ji Yuan received the identity jade token, it disappeared before he could examine it closely.

He immediately took out his identity jade token.

[Silver Thirteen: Three thousand two hundred and thirteen]

The text on it jumps around, then freezes in the blink of an eye.

[Silver Thirteen: 5769]

"Tsk, as expected, you have to kill these top-tier Core Formation Peak cultivators. Killing Mo Tusheng is equivalent to the harvest of countless mid-Core Formation cultivators, a full 2556 contribution points. I wonder how many cultivators he killed to steal that much."

"Unfortunately, I'll have to make do for now."

"5000 contribution points means a full 5 fourth-tier demon cores!"

For a moment, Ji Yuan felt that the pressure of upgrading the building didn't seem so great anymore.

Of course, this is on the premise that there are enough fourth-order demon cores in the Rakshasa Sea.

After putting away his identity jade token, he also put away the storage bag that was floating in the air and Mo Tusheng's natal magic weapon that looked like an iron hook.

He didn't have time to take a closer look, because his mind was completely drawn to the swirling fire of the Yin Corpse Demon before him.

Judging from size alone, Mo Tusheng's Yin Corpse Demon Fire is a whole size bigger than Ji Yuan's... I wonder how strong it will be after they are completely fused.

Ji Yuan thought to himself, put his left hand behind his back, and placed his right index and middle fingers together in front of him. He then launched four flying swords at once, which swept around the ball of Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

A few drops of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning leaked out, forming a lightning net that directly trapped the demonic fire.

The previously somewhat arrogant demonic flames shrank considerably.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan cast a spell to summon the Yin Corpse Demon Fire from his dantian, sending it flying into the cage.

Mo Tusheng's originally timid and fearful Yin Corpse Demon Fire immediately wrapped itself around Ji Yuan's Yin Corpse Demon Fire after sensing it. Without Ji Yuan needing to manipulate it, the two demon fires naturally merged into one.

Looking at this scene, Ji Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I thought it would be very troublesome, making me create such a big fuss... It seems that the fusion of strange fires is quite easy for strange fires of the same origin, but it will probably be very difficult for strange fires of different species."

"It shouldn't be that simple if I try to fuse with the Soul-Devouring Cold Flame of the Fire Spirit Demon Mother."

Ji Yuan pondered for a while longer, until his Yin Corpse Demon Fire completely fused with the unclaimed Yin Corpse Demon Fire, before he removed the lightning net and withdrew his flying sword.

Without the suppression, his brand-new Yin Corpse Demon Fire ignited completely.

After a loud "bang".

The entire ball of demonic fire burned fiercely, twice as large as before.

It is stronger than Ji Yuan's previous demonic fire, and also stronger than Mo Tusheng's... In this way, this demonic fire may become a trump card, just like the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

In fact, Ji Yuan has always had a powerful trump card up his sleeve.

Although it is not as overpowered as the Nine Netherworld Burning Longevity Wine, its power is still immense.

He felt that with his current cultivation level, it wouldn't be difficult for him to forcefully grind down a peak Core Formation cultivator.

As for why it hasn't been used yet, there wasn't a chance when it was outside, and now that it's in the Rakshasa Sea, it's because it doesn't dare to use the... Eye of Truth.

It's still the same thing.

It was only when it was at the Water Dragon Sect that Hua Yaoyue activated it once before, which shows its power.

Ji Yuan never tried it again.

Firstly, it consumes too much energy, and secondly, it requires external force to stimulate the Eye of Truth to unleash its full power... With no one to back it up, Ji Yuan was worried about ruining the Eye of Truth.

Looking at the demonic fire before him, Ji Yuan made a hand seal and then had a thought.

"receive!"

The demonic fire grew smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared into his dantian.

Just as the demonic fire entered his dantian, Ji Yuan felt a little uncomfortable and subconsciously shivered.

After all, compared to before, although the size of this demonic fire could be reduced, the energy contained within it could not. Such a huge amount of energy suddenly entered his dantian, which really made Ji Yuan adapt to it.

'It seems I still need to find an opportunity to completely refine this newly fused demonic fire.'

"But even if I go fast, I still need to get out of here. Right now, inside the Rakshasa Sea... even if I want to find an opportunity to break through, I have to be very cautious."

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan swept his divine sense around him. There were several Core Formation cultivators staring at him, but they were just small fry in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

Ji Yuan raised his hand and put the iron box away, and the Inverted Big Dipper Formation disappeared.

He stepped to the other side of the street, reached out and pulled up the black banner that Mo Tusheng had just left behind, and his magic swept into it.

It was refined in an instant.

"The Soul Refining Heavenly Cycle Array? Demonic energy erodes magical power, thereby achieving the effect of soul refining... It truly deserves to be called a treasure of the Soul Refining Hall. It's just a pity that it ran into me, Ji Yuan."

"Good stuff, I'll take it!"

Ji Laomo casually put the array flag into his storage bag, and his figure floated up, hovering in the air above the street.

His gaze swept across the area, and suddenly, the sounds of doors and windows closing echoed from several streets away.

"Oh."

Ji Yuan scoffed.

"Chase the lightning!"

A flash of lightning, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was already above the street where Mu Xueyao was. He scanned the Nanyue Tower with his divine sense... The tower guards were Lü Bozhong and Zheng Guichen from the Black and White Temple.

Both were peak Core Formation cultivators, and they were wearing the golden robes of elders from the Yin Ghost Sect.

However, in terms of strength, he can only be considered to be in the second tier among those at the peak of the Core Formation stage.

Similar to Mo Tusheng, whom Ji Yuan had just killed.

Compared to Xun Tianji and Xiao Xuan, they are ultimately inferior.

The ones who attacked the tower were Shen Yilan and Ping Banmeng from Tingtao Pavilion.

Both were female cultivators, and both were exceptionally beautiful. Moreover, the two joined forces to use the water-based techniques of the Listening Waves Pavilion, leaving several surrounding streets soaked in water.

As for the other cultivators, Ji Yuan considered them to be just loafing around and doing nothing.

Among these rogue cultivators, there was even a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator who, instead of focusing on breaking through the formation, was only thinking about ambushing his teammates.

Ji Yuan watched helplessly as he ambushed and successfully seized the injured rogue cultivator, obtaining his storage bag and contribution points.

"Ha, those shameless scoundrels from the Xuan Snake Mansion!"

His actions were quickly noticed by Shen Yilan. She saw a red droplet condense on the chest of this top Core Formation cultivator from Tingtao Pavilion, and he uttered a soft inscription.

"go!"

The crimson droplet pierced through the crowd and struck the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Xuan Snake Mansion.

Ji Yuan glanced at it a few times, and then Mu Xueyao's voice transmission rang out above his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Brother Ji, how is it?"

Ji Yuan didn't answer, but instead landed directly at the door of the house where she was, and pushed the door open to enter.

"That's settled for now. We need to go to the core area to deal with the rest."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he changed the subject.

When it comes to Nascent Soul level monsters, especially the entanglements between Bone Nightmare Demon and Nightmare True Monarch... Ji Yuan can't say for sure.

"What are the rules of this 'Ten Thousand Ghosts Paying Homage to the Ancestor' formation? Do you know?"

When this trial started earlier, the Ghost Messenger seemed to be talking to Nightmare Lord about something, and there was a hint of emotion in his voice.

As someone who was mistakenly injured, Ji Yuan didn't even understand the rules of the first trial in the inner domain.

"Know."

Mu Xueyao quickly said, "Killing people still grants you contribution points, but the rules have changed. Killing a cultivator from your own faction only grants you half of their contribution points, but killing a cultivator from the opposing faction grants you all of their contribution points."

"In addition, rogue cultivators can obtain a large number of contribution points by breaking through the array's core. On the other hand, disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect can obtain a portion of merit points for each incense stick's worth of time they defend the array's core, but it will definitely be less than that of rogue cultivators."

As a member of the Yin Ghost Sect, Mu Xueyao had no choice but to stand on either side, so she could only ask, "Brother Ji, which side are you on?"

Ji Yuan, who had been keeping his divine sense focused on the Nanyue Tower, made a decision after a moment's thought.

"This time... we're targeting unaffiliated cultivators!"

Firstly, independent cultivators earn more merit points, and secondly, there are fewer independent cultivators and more Yin Gui Sect disciples in Nanyue Tower.

Given this situation, how many contribution points would it take to break through the array's core and have those Yin Ghost Sect disciples flee in disarray?

Ji Yuan didn't even dare to think about it anymore.

"good!"

Which side is Mu Xueyao on?

She was naturally on Ji Yuan's side, so seeing that Ji Yuan had chosen a direction, she immediately said with a smile:

"Wherever Brother Ji stands, that side wins!"

"I hope so. You stay outside and kill any that slip through the net. Don't stray too far. If you encounter an opponent you can't handle, call me."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he first put away the robe that represented him as a disciple of the Yin Gui Sect. Then, he transformed into a beam of light and flew out of the room, heading straight for the Nanyue Tower.

Having learned from his previous experiences, he's now too lazy to even hide his appearance.

Whether they try to cover it up or not, in the end, the only path left is to start killing.

Therefore, when his figure manifested outside the Nanyue Tower... he didn't frighten these rogue cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Core Formation, but instead startled Shen Yilan and Ping Banmeng.

These peak Core Formation cultivators from the Eight Sacred Lands all have connections with each other.

For example, in the battle at Qingyue Tower, although the two of them did not participate, they learned about the situation from Master Luojia afterwards.

Knowing that a drama involving a real and a fake Ji Laomo had unfolded in the Rakshasa Sea.

The later one, Ji Laomo, seemed to be extremely skilled in insect cultivation techniques.

Is this the one in front of me?

"May I ask if you are Fellow Daoist Ji in person?"

Shen Yilan asked tentatively.

"it's me."

This long-lost feeling of being able to act according to one's own identity was something that Ji Yuan truly missed.

Ping Banmeng had been thinking of asking which of Ji Laomo's people you were, but soon, there was no need to ask.

Because the old devil Ji in front of them was gradually covered in a layer of black armor.

Wearing the Soul-Devouring Armor is for self-defense.

But Ji Yuan never took out the Vulcan Gun.

He swept his divine sense across the area, and three azure blue Canglan swords flew out, immediately beginning to strike at the formation.

"bite--"

When the flying sword collided with the formation, a crisp sound rang out at first, and Ji Yuan felt as if his flying sword had pierced through a thin membrane.

Further in, the flying sword seemed to sink into a swamp, unable to find its way in.

"If Fellow Daoist Ji is skilled in formations, he could study how to break them. Relying solely on brute force would likely take a very long time."

Seeing that Ji Yuan was also using water-based flying swords, Shen Yilan transmitted her voice.

...formation.

Ji Yuan's heart stirred.

The fact that the Ghost Messenger placed the Myriad Ghosts Paying Homage Formation here, and even gave it many restrictions and rewards, means that this formation can most likely be broken by Core Formation cultivators.

It could not possibly be a fifth-order formation.

It's most likely a common fourth-order formation; otherwise, even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't stand a chance.

As for fourth-order formations... the Eye of Truth can detect the flaws in the formation.

Should we use it?

As Ji Yuan pondered this in his heart, his flying sword never stopped.

He joined forces with the other cultivators, relentlessly attacking the formation with his sword.

They did not use the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder or the Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

However, he soon realized that this kind of attack was too slow, and even if he could break through, it would take a very long time.

...It seems we really need to open it.

Without cheating, there's no way you could get so many contribution points.

However, using the Eye of Truth is a dangerous task... After a moment's thought, Ji Yuan came up with a solution.

He scanned his surroundings with his divine sense and, after confirming that it was temporarily safe, he called out in his mind:

"Senior Ghost Messenger, Senior Ghost Messenger!"

After waiting for about a breath, an aura descended upon his sea of ​​consciousness.

"What is it?"

The ghost's cold voice rang out.

"May I ask, senior, what was the reason that Nightmare Lord went to the core area in such a hurry?"

"I told you, mind your own business!"

After the ghost finished speaking, its aura was immediately withdrawn from this place.

After waiting for a short while.

Ji Yuan called out again, "Senior Ghost Messenger, Senior Ghost Messenger."

This time, the wait was even longer, several breaths in total, before the ghostly presence finally arrived, its voice becoming extremely impatient.

"Is there anything else?"

Ji Yuan then asked, "What's the situation in the core area now?"

"Have Nightmare Lord and Bone Nightmare Demon started fighting?"

"……roll!"

The ghost cursed angrily and chose to leave.

Ji Yuan shouted again, but no matter how he shouted, the ghost messenger was too lazy to pay attention to him again.

...The opportunity has arrived!

Ji Yuan kept his eyes fixed on the formation in front of him and used his mind to activate the Divine Eye of Illusion within his body.

Two purple vertical lines first appeared between his eyebrows, and as soon as the lines appeared, a purple eye squeezed out from between them.

Changes in the field of vision.

Above the ordinary field of vision, a hazy gray view appeared.

Using this view, he immediately spotted three flaws in the formation before him.

As soon as he succeeded, he immediately withdrew the Eye of Truth from his body.

They dared not reveal the slightest bit of their identities.

Having discovered the flaw in the formation, Ji Yuan did not immediately choose to break it.

He feared that the aura of the Eye of Truth might still linger in the surrounding air, and that if the ghost messenger sensed the formation was broken and focused his attention on this place... it would be dangerous.

So Ji Yuan waited for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, until he was sure that the rampant energy had covered up all traces, before he took a half-foot back and suddenly raised his hands.

In that instant, before he could even make a move...

Shen Yilan and Ping Banmeng were so frightened that they both retreated.

Ji Yuan: "..."

After Shen Yilan went to the opposite side of him, she gave an apologetic smile to indicate that she meant no harm.

It's just simple fear.

Ji Yuan watched this scene helplessly.

Who made me so infamous?

However, to maximize their profits, Ji Yuan still chose to communicate with them telepathically, saying:

"I will find a way to break the formation in a moment. Please make preparations first. Once the formation is broken, we will keep Zheng Guichen and Lü Bozhong here. They must have a lot of merit points."

"What?! Fellow Daoist Ji can break the formation?!"

Ping Banmeng couldn't help but transmit her voice.

Ji Yuan ignored it.

He raised his hands and summoned five Azure Wave Swords.

He still started with the Giant Sword... The more he fought, the more he realized that the Thunderstrike Sword and the Giant Sword were actually the most useful.

The rest were all somewhat lacking.

Just like now, with the five swords combined, a huge purple-blue flying sword took shape above Ji Yuan's head.

As soon as he made his move, those nearby who had heard of him avoided him, not daring to linger for even a moment, for fear of being accidentally injured.

Those who hadn't heard of it saw that everyone around them had run away, so they ran away too.

As for the Yin Ghost Sect disciples inside the formation...

"This old devil is about to use his deadly move!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Guichen immediately transmitted his voice to Lü Bozhong and said.

"It's alright... He's only in the mid-stage of Core Formation after all, and Senior Ghost Messenger also said that even four peak Core Formation cultivators would need to attack with all their might for a whole day to break through."

Lu Bozhong remained calm, but as the saying goes, a person's reputation precedes them. Seeing this, he still transmitted his voice to the disciples of the Black and White Temple inside the formation:

"Infuse more magic power; we must withstand this!"

Ji Yuan couldn't hear their telepathic communication. He held up the Giant Sword with both hands, locked his divine sense on the flaw he had discovered earlier, and then slammed his hands forward!

"boom--"

The flying sword pierced the array node, and immediately the magic power spread out in all directions along the array patterns, continuously damaging the veins above.

With just this one strike, cracks as dense as a spiderweb immediately appeared centered on the Giant Sword.

You can even faintly hear a "click-clack" sound.

"What?!"

Upon seeing this, Lü Bozhong and the others inside the formation were filled with panic.

"How...how could he?!"

"A formation master, most likely an extremely skilled one. Damn it, no wonder he's called Old Demon Ji!"

A drop of millennium-old spiritual milk flew out of the storage bag and landed in his mouth. Lu Bozhong immediately increased the amount of magic power he poured in.

A misty aura filled the surroundings.

"Brothers, give it your all! He can't hold on alone for long!"

Lu Bozhong spoke up to reassure the other cultivators.

And indeed... this was the case. Although Ji Yuan succeeded in his attack, he soon discovered that the cracks in the formation were constantly being repaired.

Shen Yilan and Ping Banmeng, who were far away, simultaneously activated their respective natal magic weapons to attack, but they failed to hit any openings.

The results were also minimal...

Useful, but not much.

"There's no other way, Purple Heaven Divine Lightning it is!"

Ji Yuan had no other options, and at present, the only thing with the greatest and most obvious effect was the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

Accompanied by the activation of divine consciousness.

A thick bolt of purple lightning surged from the tip of the Giant Sword, transforming into a second wave of attack that destroyed all the array patterns and veins in all directions!

Moreover, this wave was much stronger; in the blink of an eye, the spiderweb-like cracks more than doubled in size.

The cracks around the tip of the sword were even more numerous, leaving no gaps whatsoever.

Ji Yuan leaped up and landed directly behind the Giant Sword. Wearing the Soul Devouring Armor, he punched the hilt of the sword in front of him.

The two were initially locked in a stalemate, but Ji Yuan's violent punch became the key to breaking the deadlock.

With that punch, the Giant Sword, which had been stationary, moved forward an inch more.

But it's only about this small area.

This means that the formation barrier has finally been broken.

The Giant Sword charged forward relentlessly, piercing straight into the heart of the formation.

Immediately, the dazzling pillar of light above the Nanyue Tower gradually dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the rogue cultivators who had been avoiding the area flew back upon seeing this.

They will invade once the remaining formation is completely destroyed!

However, some were also afraid, because there were many Yin Gui Sect disciples inside the Nanyue Tower. Even if they managed to break through... it would be a tough battle, and the outcome was uncertain.

In the distance, Shen Yilan and Ping Banmeng had already retrieved their respective natal magic weapons.

They were also waiting, just waiting for the formation to completely disappear.

They then planned to stop Lü Bozhong and Zheng Guichen at the same time, and then join forces with Ji Yuan... to kill the two of them together.

"I really underestimated you. Tsk tsk, you even managed to break through this Ten Thousand Ghosts Paying Homage Formation."

"Alright, these merit points are yours."

The ghost's sneer echoed above Ji Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Ji Yuan could easily ignore this.

He silently scanned his storage bag with his divine sense, or more precisely, scanned the identity jade tablet.

[Silver Thirteen: 6,769]

1000!

Just by breaking through one of the array's key points, there was a reward of 1000 contribution points.

Wouldn't this mean getting a fourth-tier demon core directly?

After the initial surprise, Ji Yuan's subconscious thought was... why not take care of the other three array eyes as well!

Then you'll have four fourth-tier demon cores in your hands.

But the thought was barely formed before Ji Yuan suppressed it. Now that he had already broken through one of the array's key points, if he were to go to the other array's key points...

Given the nature of that scoundrel Gui Shi, even if he doesn't say it, he will definitely pay extra attention to himself.

For the time being, I cannot use this Eye of Truth again.

"Heh, but kid, breaking through the array's core... isn't a good thing. You'll soon see what true... 'ten thousand ghosts paying homage' really means!"

As soon as the ghost messenger uttered his words, his cold voice echoed in the minds of all the cultivators present.

"With the Nanyue Formation Eye broken, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Paying Homage will begin. At that time, when the ten thousand ghosts pass through, they will not distinguish between friend and foe... Everyone, for the time being, you will no longer be the enemy. Only these ten thousand ghosts will be your enemy."

"But whether they are enemies or not, who can say for sure?"

"Good luck to you guys, hehehe."

"..."

The ghost gave off a villainous laugh that Ji Yuan was familiar with.

The laughter was initially very close, as if it were right next to someone's ear, but then it grew farther and farther away until it rose into the sky and finally disappeared.

Its voice clearly resounded in everyone's mind, because as soon as it spoke, everyone else stopped moving. Even the few peak Core Formation cultivators like Ping Banmeng stopped making a move.

"Ghosts, evil spirits, so many evil spirits!!!"

One of the Core Formation cultivators on the outermost edge of the crowd shouted something.

Ji Yuan immediately released his divine sense and explored in all directions.

Before he could investigate the situation outside the group of Core Formation cultivators, he discovered that inside the Nanyue Tower... there seemed to be a ghost cave, with a continuous stream of Yin ghosts crawling out of it.

Moreover, none of them had low cultivation levels.

Ji Yuan scanned the area but didn't see a single Yin Ghost at the early stage of Core Formation.

Even those in the middle stage are relatively few; the vast majority are in the late stage of Core Formation.

Moreover, as soon as these Yin ghosts appeared, they pounced on the nearest Core Formation cultivators. For them, there was no distinction between factions; they simply killed anyone they saw!

With a thought, Ji Yuan caused the giant sword that had been lying in mid-air to split into five pieces, which flew back to his side and swept away a Yin ghost in the late stage of Core Formation.

Not far away, Shen Yilan and her companion had lost all interest in dealing with Lü Bozhong and his group.

Because two Yin ghosts at the peak of the Core Formation stage were entangled with them.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan first activated the three Canglan swords.

The triangular strangulation killed a Yin Ghost in the mid-stage of Core Formation... Inside the storage bag, the contribution points on the identity jade tablet increased by 5.

"So, the merit points gained from killing Yin Ghosts are the same as those gained from killing rotting corpses in the Poisonous Swamp—both are quite a lot. But for someone who has killed Core Formation cultivators and experienced the massive influx of merit points, this amount is far too little..."

For example, Ji Yuan himself.

In short, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Even now, if you kill a Yin Ghost at the peak of the Core Formation stage, you'll only get 12 merit points.

But what if we could kill a cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage?

Just like when Ji Yuan killed Mo Tusheng.

I got 2500 merit points in one go, how can anyone compare?

Ji Yuan felt that he himself could not accept this kind of disparity.

So after recognizing the situation, he immediately withdrew from the crowd.

Seeing this, Mu Xueyao quickly flew to his side. Looking at the scene, she said with a worried expression, "Brother Ji, what should we do now? Why don't we escape to the outer realm first?"

"There's no need."

Ji Yuan coldly swept his gaze over the Core Formation cultivators present; he couldn't bring himself to launch a sneak attack on them.

This action is detrimental to one's moral character.

But whenever he saw a cultivator about to be defeated and about to be dealt the final blow by the Yin Ghost, he would still kindly lend a hand to help them leave with dignity and speed up their journey.

They won't suffer when they're about to die.

Moreover, after committing murder, if the opportunity arises, he will thoughtfully help the victim take revenge.

They also killed the evil spirit.

Mu Xueyao, who was standing nearby, tactfully helped to collect the other party's storage bag and the immortal materials that the other party had turned into after death.

In the distance, some people saw Ji Yuan actually staying with the criminals... and found it strangely reasonable.

If Ji Laomo doesn't associate with sinners, how can he be called Laomo?

Soon, Ji Yuan's despicable behavior was noticed by those with ulterior motives.

"Oh no, that old devil is killing people!"

After that one sentence revealed the truth, the Core Formation stage cultivators nearby scattered even faster.

From the crowd, someone shouted again:

"Lure these evil spirits to other key points of the formation and let them help us resist; otherwise, none of us will survive."

...This move is truly a case of sacrificing your fellow Daoist to save yourself!

Ji Yuan's powerful divine sense instantly locked onto the person who spoke.

He was wearing the clothes of the Xuan Snake Mansion... There's a reason why the Xuan Snake Mansion has such a bad reputation.

'It seems that if I were to do something bad in the future, I might be able to disguise myself by wearing the clothes of the Xuan Snake Mansion.'

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

However, once the Xuan Snake Mansion cultivator uttered these words, it truly pointed out the way for the others.

Without anyone saying anything, they all rushed off in the east, west, and north directions.

He was clearly going to deliver a gift to a fellow Daoist he knew.

Once they ran, Ji Yuan stopped chasing them. The two groups of Lu Bozhong and Shen Yilan, who were far away, also fled separately, without lingering near the ghost cave.

As Ji Yuan watched this scene, an idea suddenly came to him.

He released the Cloud Sword with his mind, causing it to strike the three-headed, peak-stage Core Formation Yin Ghost.

The three Yin ghosts immediately charged towards Ji Yuan.

Mu Xueyao, who was standing next to him, was a little frightened when she saw this. She subconsciously thought that Ji Yuan was going to fight three people at once.

"Let's go and give my good friend a congratulatory gift."

Ji Yuan's voice, tinged with a hint of a smile, rang out above Mu Xueyao's sea of ​​consciousness.

Ji Yuan instantly appeared behind her and reached out to embrace her slender waist.

This was the first time Mu Xueyao had seen Ji Yuan act this way, so she couldn't help but tense up instinctively.

"Chasing—Electricity—"

Ji Yuan's soft voice rang in her ear.

After a "crackling" sound, Mu Xueyao found herself dozens of miles away.

"this……"

What kind of speed is that?

Mu Xueyao subconsciously looked down at the dark cloud at her feet.

Ji Yuan waited there for a breath's time, and only after seeing the three Yin Ghosts at the peak of the Core Formation stage catch up did he activate the Lightning Chasing Cloud for the second time.

This process was repeated eight times in total.

Ji Yuan then returned from the vicinity of Nanyue Tower to the vicinity of Dongyue Tower.

He hadn't forgotten that he had a good brother named Ma Gui waiting for him here!

Ji Yuan has never forgotten the grudge from years ago, and now that he has finally found an opportunity, how could he miss it?

"Brother Ji, who are you going to kill!"

As soon as she arrived in the vicinity, Mu Xueyao saw through Ji Yuan's intentions and quickly asked.

"Bone Nightmare Sect - Hemp Demon".

Ji Yuan maintained his indifferent and relaxed attitude.

"Okay, I'll help you."

Mu Xueyao spoke without even thinking.

"There's no need for that."

After a flash of lightning, Ji Yuan, holding Mu Xueyao, appeared near the Dongyue Tower.

His sudden appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

This also includes Ma Gui.

When he saw Ji Yuan's face clearly, he turned around immediately without the slightest hesitation.

But the moment he turned around, he found himself wearing a golden robe.

He was also holding a golden ghost token in his hand.

As if he had been preparing to escape, as soon as he took out the Golden Ghost Token, two doors appeared in front of him. He darted to the right door and disappeared.

Ji Yuan: "..."

Damn it, he's a two-faced person too?

Ji Yuan couldn't help but recall the old demon Bone Nightmare's instructions before they entered the Rakshasa Sea... He had instructed Ji Yuan, Ma Gui, and Yin Gu Shangren to all become rogue cultivators.

As a result, all three of them chose to become disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect without hesitation after entering.

Only by becoming a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect can one have the opportunity to become a double agent.

"Tsk, Bone Nightmare Old Demon, it seems you've really failed as the sect leader."

Ma Gui ran fast, and Ji Yuan couldn't catch him. Just as he was thinking about whether to break through the array in front of him... a very excited voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"Old Ji, I...I'm back!"

(End of this chapter)