Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1092: Chapter 394: Ji Yuan and Nightmare True Monarch Join Forces

"Senior, is...is it you?!"

Ji Yuan’s eyes flickered, and his emotions were rather complex.

Because, at the very moment the person in front of him spoke in his original voice, Ji Yuan had already recognized his identity.

The old villainous master of Qiu Qianhai—Nightmare True Monarch.

Ji Yuan knew he was in the core area of the Rashamon Sea, and he knew he would meet him again sooner or later.

But he never expected to encounter him so soon after entering.

Coincidence?

This is too coincidental, isn’t it?

This makes Ji Yuan doubt the Ghost Envoy’s words even more. Can it really not control this core area?

If it can’t control it, why is this core area also counted as part of the Rashamon Sea?

The Golden Ghost Order it gave can still directly open the door to enter.

So why did it deliver me right in front of Nightmare True Monarch?

Is it to have him kill me?

If that’s the case, this Ghost Envoy might be overthinking; it’s just Early-stage Nascent Soul... I can down one Nine Nether Burning Life Brew and reach Mid-stage Nascent Soul.

Should I perhaps take the chance to kill him now?

As soon as the thought arose, Ji Yuan’s heart started to accelerate.

If he could save Qiu Qianhai, Ji Yuan would be willing to risk fifty years of lifespan.

The question is, if he kills him, will it really be as Qiu Qianhai said, that he would also be affected...

Ji Yuan was assessing Nightmare True Monarch.

Wasn’t Nightmare True Monarch also assessing Ji Yuan?

No fool has ever appeared alive in this core area of the Rashamon Sea.

So Nightmare True Monarch also knew that his intentions had long been seen through by Ji Yuan.

He wanted to kill Ji Yuan.

He was just considering whether to do it or not.

Therefore, for the faintest hint of murder in Ji Yuan’s demeanor... no matter how subtle, he indeed felt it.

But after sensing it, he was suddenly shocked.

’Ji Yuan knows my identity and senses my cultivation, yet he dares to have thoughts of killing me... What does this mean? It means he indeed possesses a method to target Nascent Soul Cultivators, or even has the confidence to kill one!’

Nightmare True Monarch looked at him and suddenly showed a slight smile.

With a voice tinged with a bit of regret, he said, "It’s me, but it’s somewhat regrettable..."

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan’s eyes moved slightly, "What does the senior regret?"

"I regret having muddled around here for several days and gained nothing. I... truly don’t dare take risks."

Nightmare True Monarch sighed deeply.

"With senior’s cultivation and strength, it wouldn’t be considered much of a risk."

Ji Yuan said with a polite smile.

"No." Nightmare True Monarch shook his head, "The reason I don’t dare to take risks isn’t because of that. The main reason is that if I die, my obedient disciple... that good brother of yours, Qiu Qianhai, will also have trouble—a situation where we both perish, so I truly don’t dare to take risks."

Nightmare True Monarch spoke with a semblance of implication.

Ji Yuan was momentarily unsure of what to say.

But given that Qiu Qianhai had mentioned it before, and now Nightmare True Monarch himself said it, Ji Yuan felt that this was probably... true.

If he doesn’t voluntarily lift the restriction on Qiu Qianhai, then if he dies, Qiu Qianhai would most likely die as well.

Unexpectedly, Nightmare True Monarch suddenly leaned closer, so close it could be said he approached him, asking suspiciously:

"Are you... planning to kill me?!"

The sudden words startled Ji Yuan, and he understood almost instantly.

His inner thoughts had been seen through!

He retreated a few steps, pretending to lift his hand to scratch his head, and awkwardly smiled:

"Senior is joking, you are Qiu Qianhai’s master, my senior, how could I have such thoughts?"

Nightmare True Monarch just looked at him, saying nothing.

Ji Yuan helplessly spread his hands, smiling weakly:

"I am currently at Mid-stage Core Formation, at most capable of holding my own against Peak of Core Formation, while senior is a Nascent Soul Cultivator, how could I compare to you?"

Upon hearing this, Nightmare True Monarch suddenly laughed.

He drifted back to his original position, retracting the extremely aggressive aura he exuded.

But even so, Ji Yuan dared not relax in the slightest.

"Senior... why do you laugh?"

"Ji, if I’m not mistaken, you and Qiu Qianhai originated from the same place but weren’t taken by the Sect; I imagine you possess a Pseudo Spirit Root?"

Nightmare True Monarch seemed to be changing the subject.

"Indeed. "

Ji Yuan didn’t know what he was trying to express, but in a matter-of-fact manner, he nodded.

"A Pseudo Spirit Root reaching this point... is not easy, is it?" Nightmare True Monarch paced back and forth in front of Ji Yuan, "If I’m correct, your mentor far in the Cangluo Continent must have met with trouble?"

"She hasn’t encountered trouble and won’t encounter any."

Ji Yuan blurted out without any hesitation.

Listening to Ji Yuan’s rapid response, Nightmare True Monarch suddenly turned to glance at him.

"But regardless, she’s not with you now, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be threatened by such a despicable person like Gu Yan."

That was undeniable; there’s no pretending in this matter.

So Ji Yuan simply stayed silent.

Nightmare True Monarch sighed again, with his hands folded behind him, back to Ji Yuan, and slowly said:

"Ji, do you... want to achieve Nascent Soul Formation?"

The words Nascent Soul Formation caused Ji Yuan’s heart to stir.

He instinctively glanced at the panel; the [Spirit Field] could upgrade at any time.

The level 5 [Spirit Field] not only can produce Nascent Soul Fruit.

When harvested, it also has a 50% chance to produce double the crop yield and a 15% chance to yield triple the produce.

If luck favors him even slightly, he could likely harvest two Nascent Soul Fruits at once.