Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

“Go!”

As Ji Yuan’s thought fell, he immediately activated the magical treasure and flew toward the east.

But just at the moment he set off, he immediately felt a water blade appear out of thin air directly in front of the Mountain of Mind and Heart.

“Not good!”

Ji Yuan quickly made the dust-sized Mountain of Mind and Heart slightly tilt to avoid the fatal blow.

If this water blade were to strike…

Even if the Mountain of Mind and Heart is not destroyed, it would be heavily damaged. If his lifebound magical treasure is injured, Ji Yuan himself would not fare well.

A narrow escape.

After waiting for a short time, making sure no water blades appeared and no sea beasts roamed, Ji Yuan activated his lifebound magical treasure again and flew forward.

But as soon as the Mountain of Mind and Heart moved, Ji Yuan detected a water blade appearing from the northwest, slicing toward the magical treasure.

Ji Yuan quickly maneuvered his lifebound magical treasure to dodge.

…It shouldn’t be like this, back on the Cangluo Continent, my luck was decent. Why is it that after coming to the Fallen Immortal Gully, it seems bad luck is around every corner?

This time, Ji Yuan waited even longer, for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, before activating his lifebound magical treasure again. And this time, he no longer cautiously tested the waters.

Right from the start, he dashed forward fiercely.

In just a moment, the Mountain of Mind and Heart rushed over a dozen miles.

But immediately, Ji Yuan witnessed a scene unforgettable for life.

Where the Mountain of Mind and Heart flew through, numerous dense water blades appeared, although most attacked the trajectory it passed through, quite a few targeted the current position of the Mountain of Mind and Heart.

Ji Yuan instantly gathered all his thoughts, wholeheartedly starting to maneuver the Mountain of Mind and Heart, his lifebound magical treasure.

Guiding it to weave and dodge among the countless water blades.

No room for errors.

After dozens of breaths, the countless dense water blades finally completely dispersed.

Inside the magical treasure, Ji Yuan only then realized his back was drenched in cold sweat; he took a deep breath and relaxed, the Mountain of Mind and Heart lost control and wobbled, sinking into the sea depths.

But a strange sight occurred, before any movement of the Mountain of Mind and Heart was besieged, yet this time…not a single water blade appeared.

Ji Yuan, sitting cross-legged at the Cave Mansion entrance, watched this scene.

Surely there’s some underlying reason!

“Why is it that when I activate the Mountain of Mind and Heart, it gets attacked, but when it moves on its own, it doesn’t? Even earlier during the undercurrent, when I didn’t move, the Mountain of Mind and Heart wasn’t affected.”

“Could it be, the rule within the Fallen Immortal Gully is not to move by oneself?”

“But if that’s the case, why can the sea beasts move freely?”

Ji Yuan’s glance passed through the magical treasure, seeing a colossal octopus swimming past, from its size, likely a Tier Two Sea Beast.

Yet within the Fallen Immortal Gully, it seemed as if it couldn’t feel the water blades, swimming freely.

What’s the secret here?

Ji Yuan sat cross-legged, troubled.

He sat there, watching at the Cave Mansion entrance until the Spirit Vein produced Spirit Stones twice; only then did he clap his hands and stand up abruptly.

The whole person shook off the previous gloom, turning vibrant and spirited.

“Spiritual Qi!”

“It must be Spiritual Qi!”

In this Fallen Immortal Gully, once there’s Spiritual Qi fluctuation, it will trigger indiscriminate attacks from the water blades, the way to actively induce water blades. Otherwise, these water blades also appear on their own, but the chance is too small.

Ji Yuan waited for ages and didn’t see many water blades.

Precisely because of this, the Fallen Immortal Gully is considered a forbidden zone for cultivators.

Since cultivators can only use mana, as soon as they enter, they are frantically attacked by water blades.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators might dodge the first wave, but can they avoid the second or third?

Endless water blades are not something they can resist.

“This also explains why the Mountain of Mind and Heart moves on its own without being attacked, but I moving it gets attacked, and the surrounding sea beasts when they swim, show no Spiritual Qi fluctuation at all.”

“If one can’t have mana Spiritual Qi fluctuation to survive in the Fallen Immortal Gully, it’s a fantasy for other cultivators, but for me…not difficult.”

“Because I have Spirit-Devouring Bees, they can transform into Spirit Devouring Armor, isolating spiritual power and even if true danger arises, I have the capabilities of a body cultivator.”

“Why don’t I…try going out?”

Without delay.

As Ji Yuan’s heart thought moved, all the Spirit-Devouring Bees in the Spirit Beast Bag flew out, landing on his body surface, continuously evolving into a dark golden scale armor, thoroughly covering his entire body, leaving only his eyes shimmering with scarlet light.

“Go!”

Ji Yuan took a step forward, at the moment he left the Mountain of Mind and Heart, he retrieved this lifebound magical treasure into his body.

Even such subtle Spiritual Qi fluctuations still induced three water blades, attacking from three different directions.

His form shifted around several times on the spot, deftly dodging the three water blades.

Finally, his feet steadily landed on the sea floor sand of Fallen Immortal Gully, surveying a full circle, no more water blades appeared.

“Succeeded!”

“I knew it would work!”

Having found a survival path, Ji Yuan softly exclaimed, even couldn’t resist clenching his fists.

Now able to go out, without touching the endless wind curtain of the sea surface, I’ll quietly traverse just the sea bottom, believing it won’t be long before I reach the Extreme Abyss Continent… Ji Yuan pondered in his mind, slightly discerning direction, leapt up, and began zooming eastward.

From then on, no more water blades besieged him.

Months passed in the blink of an eye, Ji Yuan no longer knew how many dangers he encountered on the sea floor of Fallen Immortal Gully, but the dangers were nothing more than sudden water blade appearances, plus sea beasts targeting him.

A little caution with the water blades to dodge, as for the sea beasts… for Tier Two, crush them, Tier Three, flee.

Tier Four Sea Beast, Ji Yuan hasn’t encountered one yet.

Thus another dozen days went by, while traversing the sea bottom, Ji Yuan suddenly halted his form, landing to the seabed, prying off something resembling a spear tip from a rock wall.

“This seabed…someone?!”

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