Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1270: Chapter 431: Realm Breakthrough, Nascent Soul! [Monthly Pass Requested]_6

The water ball broke through the Water Shield and exploded on his chest.

He was directly blown away, heavily falling into the courtyard, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood in succession, yet still unable to catch his breath.

Before Ji Yuan could speak, he intermittently heard Lin Hu’s voice coming from outside the courtyard.

”Can’t pay up? If you can’t pay up, then use your life to compensate. A Qi Cultivation Stage 2 Immortal Material can sell for quite a few Spirit Stones.”

Old Man Huang added, ”Killing in someone else’s house, you guys truly don’t regard the rules of the Water Dragon Sect at all.”

Lin Hu replied, ”I’ll give you one Spirit Stone.”

Old Man Huang quickly chuckled and said, ”Heartless Cloud Rain Marsh, yet another unlucky Drowned Ghost.”

”...”

The intermittent sound rang out beside his ears, and Ji Yuan saw how he died under Lin Youwei’s technique.

Dead, but Ji Yuan soon opened his eyes again.

This time, it was not Lin Youwei that appeared before him, but several disciples from Corpse Transporting Mountain whom he had never seen.

Memories like water flowed into Ji Yuan’s mind.

He quickly learned about his current situation.

In this illusion realm, he still had no panel, but through persistent effort, he successfully joined the Water Dragon Sect and had cultivated to the Peak of Qi Refining.

As for now... this was his final battle for Foundation Establishment.

He had come to the Nine Nether Forbidden Land!

To pick the millennia-old Illusion Spirit Grass to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

But given the current situation, although Ji Yuan himself had reached the Peak of Qi Refining, there were two opponents at the Peak of Qi Refining opposite... Just as he was thinking about what to do, he once again heard the voice of the Heart Demon beside his ear.

”Remember, if you die too many times in this Heart Demon Tribulation, you will truly die.”

One sentence made Ji Yuan face danger head-on... he had to run!

But the result was that he could not outrun them; in the end, he could only fight.

Although Ji Yuan had many skills and rich combat experience,

he still found it hard to fight against more than he could handle, and ultimately died tragically.

He became a stepping stone on someone else’s path of growth.

...

The scene changed again.

This time the situation was that Ji Yuan successfully established his foundation and became a pillar within the Water Dragon Sect.

But what was the result?

During the righteous and demonic war, the Water Dragon Sect still chose to heed Hua Yaoyue’s advice and moved the entire sect from Cangluo to the Desolate Ancient Continent to seek new vitality.

Facing this situation, the Heart Demon didn’t push too hard but seemed to leave Ji Yuan a glimmer of hope.

”Now that there’s no panel, my cultivation... among same-tier cultivators, I can barely hold my ground; staying at Cangluo is too dangerous. It’s better to follow them to the Desolate Ancient Continent to seek an opportunity for survival, or else travel far overseas to Desolate Ancient Continent.”

With determination, Ji Yuan sought out Hua Yaoyue.

However, in this illusion realm, Hua Yaoyue was not his master, but an unknown Core Formation Elder.

Undoubtedly, when Ji Yuan sought her out, he was met with a closed door.

No matter what he said, Hua Yaoyue ignored him.

Even Phoenix Peach was like that too.

The end result was Ji Yuan had to stay on Cangluo Continent and ended up joining the demon path due to the siege of the demon path.

Becoming a new demon path cultivator.

Just when he thought he could live on smoothly, unexpectedly, during an accidental mission, he met... Ran Kui!

This former senior brother of his, still a Core Formation Stage cultivator who detested demons.

The result was undeniable, Ji Yuan’s entire team was annihilated.

He also died at Ran Kui’s hands.

The scene changed again, but this time, Ji Yuan didn’t even look at the scene in front of him.

He directly closed his eyes.

No matter how many voices came to his ears, among them his former enemies, such as Jiang Hong, Mei Manor, or the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake, etc.

He no longer opened his eyes.

Over and over again, he died, over and over again he reincarnated, he ignored all.

Until the voices beside his ears completely faded away, replaced by the Heart Demon’s voice coming again.

”So, now you finally are not afraid to die?”

The Heart Demon sneered, ”Or have you finally accepted fate?”

Hearing this, Ji Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he found himself in a space of darkness, yet within this darkness, he saw his own... Nascent Soul?!

What in the world is this Nascent Soul?!

Seeing this scene, Ji Yuan was a bit stunned.

Based on what he knew and the memories informed by the Purple Chi, his impression of a Nascent Soul was a small person the size of a palm.

But now?

His own Nascent Soul, ha, it wasn’t just palm-sized, it was clearly about the height of a calf.

The whole appearance was a miniature version of himself.

Even the posture of hands behind the back was exactly the same as his own.

Initially, Ji Yuan hadn’t felt anything, but now truly seeing himself like this, he felt, hmm... this look really does deserve a beating.

Could it be because my Golden Core was a Purple Pill, so the Nascent Soul extended out is also so large?

Ji Yuan at this time was contemplating other issues.

Yet the Heart Demon still pursued him, the voice even carried a hint of temptation.

”See, without the panel, you’re ultimately just a waste, a complete waste.”

Ji Yuan still ignored him.

As if he never heard his words.

Seeing this, the Heart Demon finally ceased belittling.

It floated, circled around Ji Yuan, and after returning to the front, it seriously looked at Ji Yuan.

”Why don’t you speak?” the Heart Demon asked.

”Because I have no fear.”

Ji Yuan calmly gazed at it.

Without waiting for the Heart Demon to speak again, Ji Yuan proactively spoke, ”You, as my Heart Demon, indeed have insight into my deepest fears and weaknesses, and I am indeed afraid of losing my panel.”

”But have you ever considered why I have grown to this point despite my fear? Did you truly think I would not have thought about this issue while preparing for the Heart Demon Tribulation?”

After saying this, Ji Yuan, who originally sat cross-legged, stood up.

”You have always thought I could reach this point by relying on the panel, which is indeed a fact, I don’t deny that.”

”...But in reality, Ji Yuan could walk to today’s stage truly by relying on that heart pursuing the Great Dao.”

Ji Yuan, who was already by the Heart Demon’s side, turned his head to look at the silent it.

”You can insight into my memories, you can see along the way how many temptations, how many benefits I have given up... Do you really think these could be achieved merely with just a panel?”

”From Cloud Rain Marsh, to the Water Dragon Sect, and then to the Cangluo Continent, Fallen Immortal Gully, Jiyuan Continent, West Border City, Lindong City, Bone Nightmare Sect, Rashamon Sea, Extreme East Sea, Serene Sea, and now Xingluo Archipelago, you really think this journey could have been sustained by a panel alone?”

Ji Yuan’s continuous questioning seemed to stir the Heart Demon’s anger.

It sinisterly sneered, ”No matter how eloquent you speak, it cannot change the fact that you rely solely on your panel.”

”Haha, even without the panel, Ji Yuan is still Ji Yuan, I will continue to walk fearless on this path of the Great Dao.”

”You think without the panel, how long can you sustain, how far can you walk? In all likelihood, you won’t even reach late-stage Nascent Soul, and will die at someone else’s hands!”

The Heart Demon seemed to try to incite fear within Ji Yuan’s heart, to make him lose his mind, thereby completely falling into this Heart Demon Tribulation.

Unfortunately.

Perhaps the effect of the Void Saint Heart Lotus was too strong, along with the Divine Blood Sword, and the Supreme Yin Talisman’s effect... Ji Yuan consistently held his mind.

So in facing the questioning of the Nascent Soul Heart Demon.

Ji Yuan turned around, looking at this hideous version of himself, he gently, but seriously said:

”Let it be death then.”

”Dying in the pursuit of the Great Dao, I have no resentment, and no regrets.”

Just this sentence seemed to leave the Heart Demon speechless.

It turned around, looking at Ji Yuan in front of it.

It laughed.

”Very well, this now looks somewhat like my true self, rather than that imagined, panic-stricken waste of a cultivator upon losing the panel.”

The Nascent Soul Heart Demon said, then flicked its sleeves and bowed deeply to Ji Yuan.

”Congratulations to you, for ascending... to Nascent Soul Cultivator!”

Once spoken, as if decreed by heaven, the scene before Ji Yuan shattered inch by inch like a mirror.

Ji Yuan opened his eyes again, and what he saw was the Spirit Vein in Fangcun Mountain of Spirit Platform.

Just when he thought the breakthrough was merely that, he suddenly realized...

This Nascent Soul Heavenly Phenomenon has only just begun!

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