Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Yu Yuan heard Ji Yuan’s words, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Following the surprise, he let out a long sigh.

Before Ji Yuan could ask further, he voluntarily said, “Actually, even if Brother Ye hadn’t mentioned it, this Secret Technique would have been passed on to Brother Ji, and furthermore…”

“Moreover, considering Brother Ji’s methods and strength, not having requested it for so long and only bringing it up now, is sufficient to demonstrate Brother Ji’s character.”

Ji Yuan, who was sitting in his original position, also felt that his character was quite commendable.

If it weren’t for this matter, he had been planning to ask the Merfolk Race for it only when he was about to leave, rather than asking for it while still around… that would make subsequent interactions somewhat awkward.

“A gentleman knows what to do and what not to do.”

Ji Yuan said in a deep voice, “I merely have my own principles.”

“Brother Ji is a good person.”

Yu Yuan first stood up and gave Ji Yuan a figurative good-person card, and then said, “Brother Ji, please follow me.”

After speaking, he leaned on his cane and swayed his fish tail as he walked toward the right side of the Cave Mansion.

Over there was a darkroom that Ji Yuan had already probed innumerable times with his Divine Sense, but the things placed inside were all “junk” collected by the Merfolk Race.

Of course, they were junk only in Ji Yuan’s opinion.

To the Merfolk, it was a treasury; items like the Magical Artifacts and Elixirs given by Ji Yuan were stored inside this darkroom and placed in the most precious locations.

Could it be that the Secret Technique was hidden inside this darkroom?

This made Ji Yuan think of the bottle in Yu Yuan’s hand that could block Divine Sense from probing… Yu Yuan didn’t conceal it but activated the mechanism right in front of Ji Yuan’s eyes and opened the stone door.

He also understood that if Ji Yuan truly had such intentions, this stone door wouldn’t stop him, so there was no need for concealment.

Following behind Yu Yuan, Ji Yuan entered the darkroom.

“The Secret Technique is right here.”

Yu Yuan walked to a wall, found a spot, and gently tapped it. The stone wall in front of him abruptly sank deeper into the seabed, revealing in front of Ji Yuan a stone wall engraved all over with writing.

And this writing… was indeed the script of the Human Race!

His eyes instantly lit up.

Yu Yuan smiled bitterly and said, “Now Brother Ji understands why the Merfolk Race’s chiefs all need to learn the language of the Human Race.”

Ji Yuan did not comment, instead turning his gaze to the chief, curiously asking:

“So you’ve chosen Red Wolf to succeed you instead of Lin Hu? Why is that?”

Yu Yuan didn’t deny the question, after a moment of contemplation, he frankly said, “In the language of the Human Race, it’s said that Lin Hu can be a general but not a leader. With his disposition, if the Merfolk Race were handed to him… I am afraid I would become a sinner of the Merfolk Race.”

“As for Red Wolf, his nature is more like a lone wolf, and our Merfolk Race within the Fallen Immortal Gully is essentially a lone wolf.”

“But with Red Wolf’s strength, he cannot conquer Lin Hu.”

With keen interest, Ji Yuan remarked, “Lin Hu’s talent is undeniably higher than Red Wolf’s, that’s for certain.”

Yu Yuan replied with some embarrassment, “That’s why we thought of asking Brother Ji to help reclaim our ancestral land, and… if Brother Ji could give Red Wolf some guidance, that would be even better.”

Ji Yuan smiled without any commitment, but turned to look at the Secret Technique on the stone wall.

The Secret Technique was named “The Art of Bearing Ten Thousand Demons.”

Initially, Ji Yuan thought that the tattoos of this Merfolk Race were simply that they had found someone to tattoo them, but upon carefully reading the Secret Technique, he realized.

Not so!

Cultivating this Secret Technique, obtaining what kind of tattoo completely depends on one’s own choices.

Or more accurately, it depends on one’s own character, talent, and perseverance.

For instance, Lin Hu’s disposition is impatient and fiery, with a touch of violence, hence the fierce tiger tattoo emerged.

Red Wolf, on the other hand, as Yu Yuan mentioned, inherently has the nature of a lone wolf.

Even when traveling with him, Ji Yuan observed several times, despite being outside, he always wanted to abandon his teammates and hunt Sea Beasts alone.

This is a character inclination, while the rest lies in talent and perseverance.

For the same reckless character, Lin Hu can condense a fierce tiger tattoo on himself, yet others with the same recklessness may condense a raven.

In a sinister case, some Merfolk have condensed a poisonous snake, while others are centipedes.

The final part is perseverance.

Those with strong perseverance can choose their preferred form among various beasts… After all, different demon forms provide varying enhancements in strength.

Such as Merfolk bearing a turtle form, once the demon form is activated, their defense is augmented.

For Merfolk bearing a dog form, once activated, their sense of smell and perception are enhanced.

For Lin Hu, once activated, it enhances his combat abilities in all aspects.

’In this way, I wonder what kind of demon form I could cultivate with my personality, and this Secret Technique…’ Ji Yuan carefully read through it, and at the end, discovered that the Secret Technique does not come without negative effects.

That’s because once the demon form is condensed, one’s character, even appearance, unconsciously leans towards that of the demon form.

To put it plainly, if someone bears a turtle on their back, their entire personality and appearance will increasingly resemble a turtle.

’Was this Secret Technique created to transform people into Demon Beasts in the first place…’

A bold idea suddenly occurred to Ji Yuan.

If that’s really the case, then the Merfolk in front of him were originally human, could it be that they transformed into Merfolk because of cultivating this “The Art of Bearing Ten Thousand Demons?”