Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1124: Chapter 400: Supreme Treasure—Dao Heart Seed of Demonic Transformation

Nightmare True Monarch sighed, "It’s a pity, fate makes fools of us all."

Ji Yuan took a few steps around, the sword moved with him.

"In eighteen years, another hero will rise."

"No, no."

The eerie blue candlelight flickered gently, Nightmare True Monarch’s nearly ethereal voice echoed within the underground cave.

"A remnant soul does not enter the cycle of rebirth."

"Once this journey is walked, it’s truly gone... Ji Yuan, we shall never meet again."

"..."

The voice grew increasingly quiet, and even the flickering candle trapped beneath the Purple Sky Divine Thunder’s net gradually disappeared.

Until it vanished completely.

Ji Yuan watched this scene, feeling somewhat bewildered inside.

He even found it somewhat unbelievable.

So, you’re saying Nightmare True Monarch is truly dead?

This force initially came with such momentum, seemingly omnipotent, determined to slay Bone Nightmare Old Demon, and now Nightmare True Monarch is truly dead?

Not to mention the vengeance yet to be avenged.

And it ended so ignobly.

Seemingly very unreasonable... because in Ji Yuan’s view, someone like him ought to have his vengeance fulfilled.

The best outcome would be to exact revenge and survive.

If that fails, mutual destruction is necessary.

But who would’ve thought the ending would be so humiliating?

Yet after another thought, it appears normal; the path of cultivation is filled with difficulty, and things rarely go as desired.

Whether cultivation or life.

It’s inherently imperfect.

On the path of cultivation, regrets are inevitable, some big and some small.

In Nightmare True Monarch’s case, unfortunately, he bears quite the large regret.

Seeing the vanished candle flame, Ji Yuan did not relax but urged the Purple Sky Divine Thunder to blast the remaining candlestick into oblivion.

Only then did he confidently retract the flying sword.

Dead.

Now it’s truly dead.

Even Ji Yuan himself felt a bit of regret, but fortunately, this regret only lingered in his heart for a brief moment before he scattered it away.

He gazed around the cave, tentatively calling out.

"Ghost Envoy, senior?"

"..."

No response.

The call was likely unable to be answered... even if the core area is now controlled by a Ghost Envoy, it likely wouldn’t make an appearance.

Anyhow, the secret of the Mountain of Mind and Heart had already been exposed in front of it earlier, so Ji Yuan wasn’t afraid.

He activated his heart thought and retrieved a stone coffin from his storage bag that could isolate divine sense. With this item, he certainly wouldn’t foolishly set up an array.

In this core area where Nascent Soul monsters operate, setting up a Tier Three array is practically announcing someone’s presence, to hurry over.

He then opened the stone coffin, summoned the Mountain of Mind and Heart, and transformed into a speck of dust, falling inside.

Afterward, the sandy ground parted to the sides, and the stone coffin sank into it, vanished from sight.

Inside the Mountain of Mind and Heart.

Upon entering, Ji Yuan collapsed onto a soft chair inside the Cave Mansion, unwilling to even move a finger.

This fatigue could truly be described as exhaustive both physically and mentally.

From this journey, Ji Yuan could no longer recall how many times he had been caught in dangerous situations.

Especially after entering the core area, where he ran into Nightmare True Monarch immediately upon arrival.

Afterward, engaged in wits and courage along the way, this was bearable.

Arriving at the Ember Desert, discovering the blood pool, only to encounter a group of Nascent Soul monsters.

All deep-thinking demon dao practitioners.

Subsequently engaged in wits and courage with them.

During this, even engaged in a bout with Ma Gui, temporarily avenging a small grievance.

In the end, even Nightmare True Monarch wanted to kill him.

If not for Holy Fish King’s information allowing temporary protection from Mansion Master of Xuan Snake, Ji Yuan anticipated needing a sip of Nine Nether Burning Life Brew on the spot.

The aftermath was even more so, after winning the treasure from the blood pool, pursued by numerous Nascent Souls... though it seemed Mansion Master of Xuan Snake used unknown means to hold back the other few.

’Next time I must think of a way to reveal Mansion Master of Xuan Snake’s acquisition of the blood pool’s secret treasure.’

’Otherwise, he certainly won’t speak out himself, so I need to assist him, at least let him experience the care from Tian Sha Old Demon and others.’

With this thought, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but entertain some other ideas.

Because the Nether Old Spring given to Mansion Master of Xuan Snake was truly a secret treasure stolen by Hua Yaoyue from Medicine King Valley, which remains in Ji Yuan’s hands.

Thinking of this, he gently patted Tu Yue’s hand on his shoulder, signaling she no longer needed to exert pressure.

Thereafter, Ji Yuan sat upright from the soft chair.

With his Dantian full of mana, he refrained from consuming the Thousand-year-old Spirit Milk but, to be safe, summoned six Canglan Swords to float around him.

Prepared them, he then retrieved the treasure flying out from the blood pool from his storage bag.

Its entire body shrouded in black mist, Ji Yuan’s divine sense could not fathom it.

He cupped it lightly in his palm, mana eroded it as if peeling back layers, gradually stripping away the black mist on the treasure’s surface.

When the black mist had completely receded, he could see the true form of the treasure.

It was evidently a... seed!

A finger-sized black magic seed; just as Ji Yuan deemed it a seed, it transformed into a wisp of black demonic qi and dispersed.

After the seed transformed into demonic qi, it slithered around nearby like a long snake.

Ji Yuan’s eyes tracked its movement.

Uncertain if it was an illusion, Ji Yuan felt as though while he observed the magic seed, it too was observing him.

So... this damned thing is actually alive?!

As the thought arose, the magic seed turned into demonic qi, swiftly flew before him, then entered his body along his nasal passage, seemingly absorbed.