Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1012: Chapter 377: Rules of the Rashamon Sea

The newcomer was a man dressed in a cyan robe, similar to Bone Nightmare Old Demon, but he appeared much older.

“Loose Cultivator, Master Qingcheng, nearing the lifespan limit of an Early-stage Nascent Soul.”

The voice of Ma Gui echoed above Ji Yuan’s sea of consciousness again.

Master Qingcheng… My savior is here!

Ji Yuan remained composed on the surface, but internally he perked up immediately.

Master Qingcheng looked around upon arriving and, finding no remaining high platform, approached the Soul Hall Master, seemingly whispering a few words.

The Soul Hall Master quickly stepped aside, making room for Master Qingcheng.

Then, this Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator cupped his hands from a distance towards Bone Nightmare Old Demon and Old Demon Tiansha, maintaining an impartial demeanor.

The choice of his position was rather intriguing.

After all, Soul Refining Hall only sent one Nascent Soul Cultivator.

The third day thereafter, another Early-stage Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator named Eagle Changkong arrived.

According to the well-informed Ma Gui, Eagle Changkong raised a Tier Four eagle-type Spirit Pet, enhancing both his escape speed and combat power significantly.

He was also not yet at his lifespan limit, so he likely came seeking a breakthrough opportunity.

Following them, the three righteous sects, Heavenly Craft Valley, Xuanqing Sect, and Tingtiao Pavilion, arrived almost simultaneously.

Ma Gui explained that they were quite far from the Northwest, likely using the sect’s Teleportation Array to reach Black and White City directly.

They then traveled through Lindong City to reach this Northwest Sand Prison.

Heavenly Craft Valley also sent just one Nascent Soul Cultivator, not the Sect Leader, but an Early-stage Nascent Soul elder known as “True Monarch Bai Chui.”

From the name alone, Ji Yuan knew he was skilled in Artifact Refining, probably a Tier Four Artifact Refiner.

Tingtiao Pavilion sent two Nascent Soul Cultivators, the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Pavilion Master Tingtao and an Early-stage Nascent Soul Baihua Wanderer.

Baihua Wanderer appeared to be a very young woman with an excellent figure, who did not seem close to her lifespan limit at all.

Xuanqing Sect, the leading righteous sect on Jiyuan Continent, allegedly had a Late-stage Nascent Soul ancestor, but sent a Mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch Xuanqing and an Early-stage Nascent Soul Master Xuan Huang instead.

Their arrival sparked much activity.

After all, Nascent Soul Cultivators rarely meet, and some had not seen each other for decades. Such a gathering was a rare opportunity to catch up.

It was similar for the Core Formation Cultivators, even if they had no friends, enemies were never lacking.

Someone like Ji Yuan could sense that the gaze of Mo Tuzhong frequently fell upon him.

Both knew the Yin Corpse Demon Fire, and coming from the Demon Dao, they were naturally antagonistic.

After several more days, the Nascent Soul Cultivator from Profound Snake Mansion also arrived.

There was only one, the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Mansion Master of Xuan Snake.

Seeing the man with a soft face and hair coiled like long snakes,

Ji Yuan immediately recalled a matter.

He had a scale to give to the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake.

It was something Ji Yuan obtained years ago from the Holy Fish King in Fallen Immortal Gully.

However, with so many people around, it was not ideal to give it now.

He planned to wait until they entered Rashamon Sea to see if an opportunity arose.

If not, delivering it at Southern Border City in the future would work too.

Of the Eight Holy Lands, seven arrived.

Lastly, Cloud Cliff Pavilion, located on a distant overseas isolated island, was slow to arrive.

But as soon as Cloud Cliff Pavilion’s people arrived, Ji Yuan perked up.

It wasn’t just Ji Yuan; the other Seven Holy Lands were also somewhat shocked upon seeing them.

Because the ones from Cloud Cliff Pavilion were the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Lady of Joy and the Early-stage Nascent Soul Devourer of Souls!

They knew Devourer of Souls had joined Cloud Cliff Pavilion.

But Lady of Joy… there were vague rumors, yet no one expected them to be true.

“Fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar; you might not be from our Jiyuan Continent?”

The high platform of Profound Snake Mansion was closest to Cloud Cliff Pavilion, so the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake naturally initiated the conversation.

Lady of Joy, who practiced a Dual Cultivation Technique and was skilled in socializing, found such situations effortlessly manageable.

She swayed forward a step, delicately covered her mouth with a light laugh, and said, “I am but a wanderer far from home, newly arrived in your esteemed land, fortunate to have the hospitality of you fellow Daoists.”

Just as her words ended, as the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake was about to respond,

two figures, like blazing red suns, suddenly appeared overhead in the center of the gathered high platforms.

Two figures, one black and one white.

As soon as they appeared, a powerful pressure spread out.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators were unaffected, but the Core Formation Cultivators… were uniformly compelled to lower their heads under the pressure.

The Soul Suppressing Bell above Ji Yuan’s sea of consciousness lightly trembled, nullifying the pressure for him.

Despite this, he wisely lowered his head.

But this slight peculiarity was noticed by others.

“Young one, your Divine Soul is impressive, hehe.”

A sudden unfamiliar voice echoed above Ji Yuan’s sea of consciousness.

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(Worry not, Old Demon Zhou and Old Demon Ji will meet in Rashamon Sea.)