Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 864: Chapter 348: Lifebound Flying Sword Complete! Purple Sky Divine Thunder Unleashed!!

The manor’s name sounded quite pleasant.

It was said to belong to a Late-stage Core Formation Cultivator, but that man had gone to the Land of the Far East, so he handed the manor over to a few close friends. They used it as a gathering place, and over time it turned into a trading meet.

This was Ji Yuan’s first time here. Coming along with him were his two comrades-in-adversity, Cyan Furnace Wanderer and Mister Iron Talisman.

Zhenren Jinghong hadn’t come. Ji Yuan had asked Iron Talisman about it, and only then did he learn that Daoist Kunyu had indeed gone into closed-door seclusion to break through, while Jinghong was acting as her Guardian.

“When Daoist Kunyu breaks through and comes out, the few of us should get together again.”

Cyan Furnace Wanderer said with a cheerful smile.

Ji Yuan nodded along and smiled. “An event of such importance ought to be celebrated.”

After the Core Formation Stage, every small realm breakthrough was a major matter.

So while there wasn’t any large-scale Core Formation Conference afterward, it was common enough for a few friends to gather and celebrate.

The four of them chatted and laughed as they entered Juxian Manor.

But the moment he walked in, Ji Yuan felt the room packed full of powerful auras.

This was also the first time Ji Yuan had seen so many Core Formation Cultivators gathered in one place.

At a glance, even though not everyone had arrived yet, there were already twelve or thirteen present.

…Worthy of being the Jiyuan Continent. Compared to this, Cangluo really did look a bit shabby.

Seeing this scene, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Take the Eight Holy Lands, for example: the six Immortal Sects of Shang Dong—each one only had a single Nascent Soul Cultivator sitting in town. But what about the Eight Holy Lands of Jiyuan?

Each one had three or four Nascent Soul Monsters.

And while the Core Formation Cultivators present didn’t recognize Ji Yuan and Mu Xueyao, they all knew Cyan Furnace Wanderer and Mister Iron Talisman.

After a bit of back and forth and mutual introductions, Ji Yuan came to know them as well.

At the same time he also discovered that, sure enough, the Jiyuan Continent really didn’t have such a strict division between Righteous and Demonic.

Among the Core Formation Cultivators present, there were both Righteous and Demon Cultivators.

There were Loose Cultivators, and there were sect cultivators as well.

Putting aside the Loose Cultivators—whose alignment was hard to categorize to begin with—when it came to sect cultivators, they were all from Celestial Killer Mountain and Cloud Cliff Temple, two of the Eight Holy Lands.

Those from Celestial Killer Mountain were naturally all Demon Cultivators. As for Cloud Cliff Temple… Ji Yuan looked at the veiled white-robed Female Cultivator—she was a Righteous-path cultivator, and looked ethereal and fairy-like.

As for Ji Yuan himself, he hadn’t used the Concealing Breath Spell to hide his cultivation. After all, if he hid it any further, he wouldn’t even qualify to get into this trading meet.

But he had used a Transformation Talisman to change his appearance, turning into a white-bearded old man in green robes.

Li Changshou, Changshou Zhenren… being a bit old was perfectly normal.

Now that he was already at Early-stage Core Formation, plus with the Celestial Craft Square upgraded to Level 3, the Transformation Talisman had naturally improved quite a bit as well.

Ji Yuan estimated that even Early-stage Nascent Soul, perhaps even Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators wouldn’t be able to see through his true appearance and aura.

As for Late-stage Nascent Soul… Great Cultivators—who knew.

’If I run into that old thing from Mei Manor again, he probably won’t recognize me. After the Cangluo war, who knows where he went. My guess is he went overseas again.’

As was his habit, Ji Yuan stood on the outskirts of the crowd. And a Core Formation Cultivator of his apparent age… frankly, on the path of cultivation, he’d basically reached the end.

At such an old age, not only was his Blood Qi withered, his talent was just-so as well.

Being able to form a core at all meant he’d walked into some serious good fortune.

So even if he interacted with others, it would usually be no more than superficial acquaintanceship.

By contrast, that white-robed Female Cultivator from Cloud Cliff Temple drew quite a bit of attention.

It wasn’t really about her coming from a sect—once you were a Core Formation Cultivator, joining one of the Eight Holy Lands was just a matter of saying the word.

The main thing was that she was young, which meant her Immortal Talent was excellent, and she might well have a chance at even higher realms in the future. So everyone wanted to form a good relationship with her.

Mister Iron Talisman seemed to be the most well-liked and smooth-tongued among Ji Yuan’s group, so he quickly sniffed out the details.

That Female Cultivator was called “Luojia Zhenren.” She looked young, but was already a Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivator, and was said to be an Elder in the Ancestral Hall of Cloud Cliff Temple—in plain terms, a genius cultivator with hopes of charging into the Nascent Soul realm.

“Hmph, my Brother Ji is younger, more talented, and stronger!”

After hearing this, Mu Xueyao immediately transmitted her voice.

It was just that she only dared to send a voice transmission to Ji Yuan.

Soon, two streaks of black Escape Light fell from the sky. The moment they landed, a powerful Evil Qi spread outward.

Without changing his expression, Ji Yuan took a step back and narrowed his eyes for a closer look.

The newcomers were naturally two Demon Cultivators. One of them looked very familiar—he’d even crossed hands with Ji Yuan back when Ji Yuan was still in the Fake Pill Realm.

He was one of the three Celestial Killer Mountain cultivators Ji Yuan had run into right after he came up from Fallen Immortal Gully.

The other one was one-eyed and wore a white bone armor. Just from his outfit, he clearly wasn’t a good person.

Mister Iron Talisman quickly introduced the two of them to Ji Yuan. The Celestial Killer Mountain cultivator who’d fought Ji Yuan was named Li Hanzhou.

As for the other, it was also Iron Talisman’s first time seeing him, but after a bit of asking around, he learned who it was.

Ma Gui, Late-stage Core Formation, from the Bone Nightmare Sect, and he was the direct disciple of one of their Nascent Soul Monsters.

“No wonder this Li Hanzhou is fawning over him like that. The disciple of a Nascent Soul Monster—his backing really is quite big.” Cyan Furnace Wanderer said via voice transmission.

“Alright, Old Lin, let’s get started.”

As soon as Li Hanzhou came in, he waved at one of the Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivators.

“Alright then, everyone just find yourselves a seat.”

The Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivator, named Lin Long, called out, and everyone began finding places to sit down.

Ji Yuan, as usual, picked a spot in the corner by the door. The Core Formation Cultivators present looked as if they were seating themselves at random, but they actually knew the rules very well.

Ma Gui, being Late-stage Core Formation and the disciple of a Nascent Soul Monster, naturally sat at the very front. Next came Li Hanzhou and Luojia Zhenren, followed by a few Mid-stage Core Formation Loose Cultivators.

Only then was it the turn of the Early-stage Core Formation crowd.

Cultivators like Ji Yuan sat all the way by the door.

Seeing that some of the Core Formation Cultivators had already taken out the Immortal Talent they wanted to trade this time, just then, a streak of white light flew in from the door. Like someone fashionably late, it headed straight to Ji Yuan’s side and sat down. Before anyone else could speak, he raised both hands apologetically and said with a grin:

“Late, late, my apologies. Please, everyone, carry on.”

Seeing that he knew his place, no one really said anything. It was just a minor matter, after all.

“Daoist, my apologies. There were no more seats, so I could only squeeze in with you. Don’t worry, I’m not here to trade—just to have a look and broaden my horizons.”

The white-robed man’s voice transmission rang out in Ji Yuan’s sea of consciousness.

And the moment he’d stepped through the door, Ji Yuan had already scanned him thoroughly.

Early-stage Core Formation, that was all. Nothing to worry about.

So Ji Yuan immediately urged the Canglan Sword in his Dantian. But when he raised his head to look at the man in front of him… with just one look, he froze.

…Why the hell is it him!

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(Guess this person’s identity and cast one monthly ticket.)