Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 982: Chapter 371: Breakthrough, Late-stage Muscle Forging Realm!

But how are you even supposed to cultivate this thing?

Ji Yuan recalled the contents of the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Skill… there wasn’t a single mention of it, and then he carefully savored the feeling he had when cultivating this technique.

Still couldn’t find any sensation related to a Great Sun.

So how is he supposed to cultivate it?

Could it be that I haven’t killed enough?

Thinking about it, ever since I stepped onto the path of the Body Cultivator, I’ve practically never truly relied on body cultivation in battle. Every time I used my physical body against an enemy, it was as a trump card, the bottom-of-the-box move.

This was the first time he’d engaged in a real life-and-death struggle.

But there was nothing he could do about it. Cangluo Continent was just like Jiyuan Continent; there wasn’t even a proper body cultivator to be found.

To the point that Ji Yuan didn’t even dare to reveal himself.

…So even though I cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Skill, ending up like this is understandable. It’s just that the Artifact Spirit doesn’t know what I’ve been dealing with.

It probably assumes I live in some place like the Martial God Continent.

Right, those voices that sounded like body cultivators from the Martial God Continent—I only heard them once at the very beginning, and after that, nothing. No idea what was going on there.

There were a lot of suspicious points, but they were all things Ji Yuan couldn’t solve for now, so there was nothing he could do.

He only planned to challenge the Martial God Tower again once his state of mind had returned to normal.

Fortunately, with the Spirit Effect of the Martial Arts Arena, entering the Martial God Tower had no time or usage limit; he could go in for training whenever he wanted.

So three days later, when he once again appeared on the second floor of the Martial God Tower—

“Hm?”

The Artifact Spirit was actually a bit puzzled.

“What is it, Senior?”

Ji Yuan took the chance to ask.

“Get in there and kill, you piece of trash!”

The Artifact Spirit never let a single opportunity slip by to humiliate Ji Yuan, especially after finding out he cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Skill.

Ji Yuan had no idea where it was located, so he had no other choice but to continue killing.

This time he directly chose the second floor as well, no longer wasting time on the first.

Two days later, he once again shot up to his feet in the Martial Arts Arena, chest heaving violently, but at least this time he didn’t shout.

Martial Arts Arena — Meditation Room — Martial Arts Arena

Maintaining this cycle for two months straight, Ji Yuan finally couldn’t hold on.

Hovering between life and death for two months, that feeling had almost snapped Ji Yuan’s mind. This kind of exhaustion was far beyond what the calming effect of the Meditation Room could heal.

So he could only choose to rest for a while, waiting until both body and state of mind recovered before thinking about anything else.

…

At the same time.

On Bone Nightmare Island, Ma Gui was standing respectfully in front of the Bone Nightmare Old Demon, while that Old Demon lay half-reclined on a soft chair, a Jade Scroll in his hand.

“You’re saying that during this period, aside from going to Lindong City, he also bought a hundred jin of Ink Gold from Floating Dream Ruins, plus ten jin of Ink Gold Mother, as well as three pieces of Black Flint, is that right?”

“Exactly.”

Ma Gui hurriedly cupped his hands as he replied.

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon casually put the Jade Scroll back into his Storage Bag. “What do you think Hu Beizhi wants these things for?”

“This… I must beg Master’s forgiveness for this disciple’s stupidity. I truly do not know.”

“Alright then, with just that little bit, he’s not going to overturn the heavens.”

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon straightened slightly, then continued to ask, “How’s the cultivation of the Profound Bone Refining Puppet method I passed you last time?”

At the mention of this, a smile surfaced on Ma Gui’s face. He immediately said, “Thanks to Master’s blessings, this disciple just recently refined a Corpse Puppet of Early-stage Core Formation.”

“Trash.”

With a single word, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon summed it up.

Instead of embarrassment, Ma Gui’s smile grew even more sincere. “Of course. Compared to Master, I’m worlds apart.”

“You are praised as the strongest prodigy of the Jiyuan Continent in a thousand years. How could we possibly compare to you?”

To this sort of flattery, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon showed little reaction; he simply continued asking, “And the information I told you to collect—how’s that coming along?”

At this, the smile on Ma Gui’s face gradually faded.

He mulled it over briefly, then slowly said, “The aura of the Demon Race in West Border City has indeed grown much stronger lately, but the explanation from Celestial Killer Mountain is that they’ve been hunting a lot of Demon Beasts.”

“However, this disciple had the Hidden Guard of our Bone Nightmare Sect collect information from many Demon Beast material shops, and we found that while the amount of Demon Beast materials has indeed increased significantly, most of those extra materials come from Sea Race Demon Beasts.”

Hearing this, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon subconsciously stroked his chin.

“This newly risen Master of the Sea Ruins—I’ve never met him, but rumor has it he’s some old undying creature.”

He sighed. “They say people grow shrewd with age, but it’s Demon Beasts that truly become monsters when they live long enough.”

“Who would have thought that the Sea Ruins, all the way over in the Land of the Far East, would choose to cooperate with the Human Race, and instead of turning to the nearest righteous leader, the Xuanqing Sect, or the Profound Snake Mansion that’s always been a gathering place of demons, they would all the way to the Land of the Far West and cooperate with Celestial Killer Mountain?”

Hearing this, a trace of excitement flashed in Ma Gui’s eyes.

“Master, in that case, do we need to leak this information… If this matter gets exposed, Celestial Killer Mountain will definitely become the target of public criticism. At that time, not only will they have to face the Black and White Divine Hall, all the other Holy Lands will also demand an explanation.”

“The Human Race colluding with the Demon Race—that’s a huge taboo!”

Ma Gui grew more excited the more he spoke.

But the Bone Nightmare Old Demon’s face remained unchanged. He watched Ma Gui finish, then countered:

“If we expose this, what benefit does it bring us?”

“This…”

Ma Gui shrank his neck somewhat awkwardly, thought it over again, then said:

“At that time, Celestial Killer Mountain will surely be condemned by the entire Jiyuan Continent. Hardly any cultivators will be willing to join them, and even their own disciples may flee. Then, if we take action under Master’s name, we will definitely be able to become the foremost Demon Dao sect of the Jiyuan Continent in one stroke.”

“And then?”

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon pressed.

For a moment, Ma Gui had no answer.

“And then we will be completely brought into the sights of the Black and White Divine Hall, essentially becoming a target for everyone. Under such circumstances, how are we supposed to conduct ourselves?”

“We don’t do things that harm others without benefiting ourselves.”

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon shook his head. Then, as if recalling something, he asked again, “Do you know why Celestial Killer Mountain would collude with the Demon Race?”

“Naturally, because there’s profit…”

Ma Gui had just started to say “profit to be made,” when he caught himself. That was an answer even an idiot could think of.

He wasn’t an idiot, and his master wouldn’t ask an idiot’s question.

Which meant there was probably another answer.

Just as Ma Gui was thinking this, a flash of Spiritual Light burst in his mind. He suddenly understood.

“Master, you mean Celestial Killer Mountain wants to join forces with the Demon Race to strike at the Black and White Divine Hall…”

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon extended his right index finger and placed it against his lips in a shushing gesture.

Right after, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

“If we can catch wind of this information, the other Holy Lands certainly can too. Since that’s the case, why haven’t they spoken up?”

“If you can figure that out, then think a step further—maybe the Black and White Divine Hall has already discovered this as well and is just waiting for Celestial Killer Mountain to jump out on its own.”

Those two questions from the Bone Nightmare Old Demon had cold sweat breaking out all over Ma Gui’s body.

He had thought that after managing the Bone Nightmare Sect for so many years, while he couldn’t claim to be some deeply scheming old fox.

At the very least, he considered himself quite adept at strategy.

But now, after listening to the Bone Nightmare Old Demon’s analysis… Ma Gui suddenly felt he was still as naive as a child.

…Sure enough, they really are all damned old demons!

If you can live hundreds or thousands of years without dying, not a single one of you is simple.

“…”

Right at this moment.

On Great Dream Island, inside the Meditation Room, Ji Yuan, who was as usual nurturing his Divine Sense, suddenly furrowed his brows.

He realized that his Divine Soul seemed to have experienced a faint disturbance.

His Divine Sense, which had long since reached its limit, finally… a breakthrough!

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