Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 746: Chapter 317: A Great Harvest!

After it came ashore, it spat out a breath of cold air, freezing the ground.

After waiting for a while and not hearing any movement behind it, it impatiently roared once more.

Soon after, the second Frost Serpent poked its head out from the deep pool.

Not a single splash was stirred.

Even though it had poked its head out, it didn’t immediately come ashore but rather cautiously scanned its surroundings, ensuring there was no danger, before flicking its tail and quickly coming ashore.

Once it reached the stone beach, it suddenly opened its mouth wide, its body swelling a few circles larger, then spat out... a corpse?

The corpse landed on the ice bed, and the first Frost Serpent immediately breathed another cold air to freeze the "corpse."

Seeing this, the second Frost Serpent swiftly dived back into the lake, leaving only half its head and two eyes above water, warily glancing around.

After a short while.

The "corpse" on the ice bed suddenly coughed violently, then his eyes snapped open, his entire body shooting up into the air, hovering, vigilant of his surroundings, immediately summoning three Flying Swords.

After releasing his Divine Sense and sensing for a moment, he realized what was happening.

Safe now.

Finally, completely safe.

"Phew—"

Ji Yuan landed and let out a long breath, the feeling of surviving disaster was truly something wonderful.

But now wasn’t the time to rest; coming out from who knows how deep underground, he still didn’t know where he was.

Not to mention, the previous battlefield, Celestial Silkworm Zhenren, and that magical mirror treasure.

The Reversing River and Lake Array was there too.

In addition, there was also the swarm of Spirit-Devouring Bees.

He needed to hurry and retrieve all these!

With that thought, Ji Yuan first collected the two Frost Serpents and then took a modified Qi Blood Pill.

Earlier, underground, he was nearly squeezed to death; although much had healed by now, there were still some minor injuries.

After consuming an Elixir, Ji Yuan sensed his internal Mana.

It was full and abundant, so... he summoned the Rift-Sky Flying Boat, soaring into the sky, and upon entering the clouds, he surveyed the lands below, quickly determining his current position.

He had been swept east by the underground dark river; the previous battlefield was still to the west.

Go!

He propelled the Flying Boat, his form racing like an arrow towards the west.

After approximately half a stick of incense’s time, Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense found the previous battleground.

Quite unexpectedly, there was indeed a change.

Perhaps because his earlier battle with the Hundred Insects Old Immortal was too loud, attracting other cultivators’ attention.

Currently, in the valley, two early-stage Core Formation Demon Cultivators were besieging the already physically damaged Celestial Silkworm Zhenren.

The Spirit-Devouring Bees, however, had retreated into the Array.

With another sweep of his Divine Sense, the Hundred Insects Old Immortal’s Lifebound Magical Treasure, the mirror that emitted golden light, was already gone.

It seemed likely that these two had acquired it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, great, while I, Chou Old Demon, was fighting for my life underground, nearly losing it, you two just came here to pick my fruits?"

Ji Yuan felt a surge of malice.

So he summoned the swarm of Spirit-Devouring Bees from within the Array with his Divine Sense, then opened a gap.

The dense swarm of bees flew out again, swarming toward the two Core Formation cultivators attacking Celestial Silkworm Zhenren.

At the same time, Ji Yuan circled to the other side, summoning nine Flying Sword embryos with a Heart Thought.

"Oh no!"

The moment the Spirit-Devouring Bees emerged from the Array, the two Core Formation level Demon Cultivators sensed something was wrong.

"That guy is back, run!"

The short-haired man shouted, then, without another word, turned and ran.

Moreover, as he fled, he didn’t forget to lead the swarming Spirit-Devouring Bees over to his gray-robed companion.

Truly illustrating the idea of sacrificing one’s companion to save oneself to the fullest extent.

"What? Stole my treasure and now trying to leave?"

Ji Yuan’s voice echoed in the short-haired man’s sea of consciousness.

His answer was a Sky-Splitting Sword formed by the merger of nine swords!

"Sssh—"

Accompanied by a massive sword light descending, the short-haired man was immediately forced back, while nearby Spirit-Devouring Bees surged up again.

Meanwhile, the gray-robed man flicked his sleeves, unleashing a deep blue flame to fend off the Spirit-Devouring Bees, simultaneously tossing out a ray of golden light, and shouted:

"Thought it was unclaimed, had no intention to offend fellow cultivator, farewell!"

The golden light flew straight towards Ji Yuan. With a scan of his Divine Sense, he knew what it was, and with the Artifact Manipulation Technique, he directly seized it.

The golden light fell into his hand, transforming into a golden treasure mirror.

He turned it over, on the back of the mirror, right at the forehead of the dog head motif, was a stuck-on Talisman Treasure.

A Talisman Treasure depicting a round Treasure Pearl, which according to the lingering Spiritual Qi, could be used twice more.

So... this was compensation?

Ji Yuan looked up to see the gray-robed man had already used an Escape Technique to flee far away.

The bodily damaged Celestial Silkworm Zhenren was still in pursuit.

Meanwhile, the short-haired Core Formation cultivator was still dealing with the attacking Spirit-Devouring Bees.

He couldn’t help cursing:

"Huang Laosan, you heartless scoundrel!"

"Damn it, tricking me like this, just wait till I escape, I’ll surely kill you!"

Ji Yuan chuckled at these words, "How come? Wasn’t it you who was selling out others just now?"

"Fellow cultivator, don’t believe what Huang Laosan says, I was ready to leave, and he was the one who suggested robbing your treasure!"