Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 909: Chapter 357: Senior Brother Qiu Hai

Xing Shuang naturally knew that Ji Yuan had previously chosen not to use the Purple Sky Divine Thunder to slay the Yin Beast, precisely to keep his strength concealed.

Now that he’s returning, this thought might still persist.

If so, it would be even more inappropriate for her to follow.

This bit of insight, Xing Shuang still possessed.

"Oh? Miss Xing is about to break through?" Ji Yuan expressed a bit of surprise, "Then let me wish Miss Xing an early breakthrough to the late-stage Core Formation in advance."

"Thank you for your kind words, fellow Daoist."

Xing Shuang smiled faintly.

"By the way." Ji Yuan seemed to have just remembered something and said, "I may have offended some people in Lindong City, so if anyone comes looking for you after you return, just say you aren’t familiar with me, otherwise unnecessary troubles may arise."

"Hmm?"

Xing Shuang was a bit puzzled as to what kind of enmity required such caution, but since Ji Yuan said so, she could only agree.

Upon further thought, the person before her was likely the legendary Old Demon Ji, and those he offended... certainly weren’t ordinary people.

"Alright, we shall part here and once I return to Lindong City, I will have another meeting with Miss Xing." Ji Yuan clasped his fists in greeting.

"Very well, Brother Liu, be safe on your journey."

After speaking, Ji Yuan continued southward, deeper into the Northwest Sand Prison, while Xing Shuang headed southeast, directly towards Lindong City.

The final reminder to Ji Yuan was considered as a precaution.

Even though when he killed Zhou Jin earlier, his identity, appearance, and aura were completely different,

he was still traced back to his true self by the Bone Nightmare Sect through some unknown means, especially since he had shaken off Ma Gui, who might divulge his identity to the Black and White Divine Hall.

So taking preventive measures was never wrong.

Ji Yuan also considered advising Xing Shuang not to return to her original Cave Mansion, but upon thinking again, doing so would be akin to declaring ’there is no silver here.’

Deep in thought, when reaching a solitary place, Ji Yuan softly called out.

"Zhu Dian."

"..."

Meanwhile.

On the Endless Sea, east of the Bone Nightmare Sect and west of the Soul Refining Hall.

Snow swirled through the sky.

Yet inside a certain unnamed small island, it was perpetually spring, even featuring a small house, with several acres of land in front and a pond in a backyard.

It was daytime, with a gentle breeze, raising waves of wheat in the fields, presenting an extremely peaceful sight.

Inside the house, two people were seated.

One wore plain clothes, looking quite youthful, and his handsome appearance could easily be described as "extraordinary."

Opposite him sat a sparse-haired, gaunt-looking elderly man clad in a white robe, whose kind appearance was occasionally betrayed by a flash of severity, indicating he was no simple character.

The real name of the youth in cloth was long forgotten; now, everyone on the Jiyuan Continent called him by another name — Bone Nightmare Old Demon.

Both the Sect Leader and Ancestor of the Bone Nightmare Sect.

The elderly man in white across from him was the Soul Hall Master of the Soul Refining Hall.

These two men, whose alliance could shake the Northern Territory of Jiyuan Continent, sat in the unremarkable house, watching the waves of grain and sipping some liquor.

Striking an easy demeanor like two ordinary neighbors visiting one another.

After a few sips of liquor, the Soul Hall Master placed down his cup, smacking his lips like an old farmer, and said, "Gu Yan, do you think those people from the Black and White Divine Hall, who’ve been busy in the Northwest Sand Prison for so long, have found Rashamon Sea?"

"Your Soul Hall is wild, why come to ask me? With your soul-searching, shouldn’t you know more?" Bone Nightmare Old Demon chuckled.

"That’s why I’ve come to invite you for a chat." The Soul Hall Master seemed unfazed by Bone Nightmare Old Demon’s sarcasm.

"No."

Bone Nightmare Old Demon bluntly replied without any pretense.

"Rashamon Sea is ultimately the Holy Land of the Yin Ghost Sect, the Black and White Divine Hall’s foundation..." Bone Nightmare Old Demon laughed, "Picking up scraps at most, and if they really found Rashamon Sea, it wouldn’t be so silent."

The Soul Hall Master nodded slightly, "You, Bone Nightmare, are not rushed, with plenty of lifespan left; there’s still a chance for future breakthroughs, but us old bones don’t have much time."

"Everyone nowadays waits for Rashamon Sea to re-emerge to seize that slender hope of gaining treasures for longevity."

"Can’t say it like that."

Bone Nightmare Old Demon refuted, "Rashamon Sea does not merely hide the secret of Nascent Soul Formation; it contains the legendary Divinity Transformation secrets. If it opens, which Nascent Soul Monster on the Jiyuan Continent wouldn’t be tempted?"

"That’s true."

The Soul Hall Master nodded, "The Holy Land left behind by the Yin Ghost Sect today drives us Nascent Soul cultivators insane; one wonders what it must have been like back then when it dominated the Jiyuan Continent."

"Ha, it wielded resources from the Extreme Abyss and Cangluo Continents for its sole supremacy; of course, it was powerful."

Bone Nightmare Old Demon sighed as he stood, "Were it not for the Yin Ghost Sect’s excessive exploitation back then, we later ones wouldn’t be in such straits."

"However, rumors say the Black and White Divine Hall has truly grasped a clue, estimating conservatively, Rashamon Sea will surface in less than fifty years."

The Soul Hall Master suddenly remarked.

Bone Nightmare Old Demon turned to look at him, "Wasn’t it eighty years?"

The two of them shared a glance for a few seconds, then laughed.

Thenceforth, they tacitly refrained from further discussing the matter.

"Do you think that Divinity Transformation Ancestor of the Black and White Divine Hall has actually perished?" Bone Nightmare Old Demon changed the subject, addressing a subject that invoked the utmost dread among Nascent Soul cultivators across the Jiyuan Continent.