Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1276: Chapter 433: The Great Secret of Cloud Rain Sect

Regarding this question, Ji Yuan did not answer immediately, but instead asked in return:

”Senior Brother Zhou... are you also from the Jiyuan Continent?”

When Ji Yuan said this, he first glanced at the Fairy Baihua opposite him, indicating that he knew her identity and situation.

”Well...”

Zhou Cang, hearing this question, also first glanced at Fairy Baihua before saying, ”Let’s put it this way, actually Junior Sister Baihua and I are both from the Xingluo Archipelago and the Jiyuan Continent.”

”Oh?”

Hearing this, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but slightly lean to the side, showing a look of surprise and curiosity.

”What does this mean?”

”This matter involves the greatest secret of my Cloud Rain Sect, which ordinarily is only known by a few of us Nascent Soul cultivators.”

Since he had agreed to solicit Ji Yuan’s joining, Zhou Cang no longer concealed it from him.

”A few Nascent Soul cultivators?”

Ji Yuan also caught the key point in his words.

But even without saying this, Ji Yuan could surmise that besides the two Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cloud Rain Sect, there was also the missing mid-stage Nascent Soul, Elder Xuanji.

So, including himself, the Cloud Rain Sect now actually had four Nascent Soul cultivators... at least in theory.

Zhou Cang first made a sound of ”hmm”.

Then he exchanged a glance with Fairy Baihua, and both nodded. Zhou Cang then said again:

”Junior Brother Ji, come with us. Once you know the greatest secret of our Cloud Rain Sect, you’ll understand the meaning behind all I’ve said.”

”Okay.”

Ji Yuan nodded without hesitation.

Then the three of them transformed back into escape light, with Ji Yuan following behind the other two as they flew together towards the back mountain.

Looking at the direction they were heading, Ji Yuan thought to himself, ”As expected,” especially noticing that Zhou Cang in the lead cast a blinding technique to conceal their figures.

Eventually, they arrived at the waterfall that Ji Yuan had previously detected.

”What’s here...”

Ji Yuan pretended not to know about this place, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

”Hehe, Junior Brother Ji will know shortly.”

Zhou Cang teased a bit.

”Junior Brother Ji, take a good look. This is the hand technique to open this array.”

Zhou Cang said as his twin hands glowed with green light, each forming several hand techniques before casting a green stream of light that melded into the array behind the waterfall.

The array immediately rippled, and subsequently, an entrance appeared at its center.

”Let’s go!”

Zhou Cang called out, and the three of them flew through the waterfall, passing through the array, and thus entered inside the cave mansion.

Upon entering, Ji Yuan manifested his figure and extended his divine sense in all directions... The cave mansion was just an ordinary watery curtain cave, without anything unusual.

There were no Treasures of Heaven and Earth, nor were there any rare spirit veins.

Even the concentration of spiritual qi was no different from other places outside.

The only difference was at the end of the cave mansion, there was another identical array restriction, aside from which, there was no difference.

”Junior Brother Ji, are you curious about where exactly the secret lies?”

Zhou Cang asked with a smile.

”Indeed.”

Ji Yuan did not deny it.

”Once Junior Brother Ji passes through this Mirror Flower Water Moon, you’ll know. But remember, next time when you come here... within this Mirror Flower Water Moon, refrain from using escape techniques and only proceed on foot.”

Zhou Cang advised.

”Oh?”

Ji Yuan was puzzled, but seeing Zhou Cang had no intention of explaining, he did not press further.

On the contrary, Fairy Baihua explained, ”Using escape techniques in here will trap you inside, and without a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator or two or three mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, no one can rescue you.”

”What?!”

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan was extremely vigilant, closely inspecting the surroundings.

... So, there’s a reason why I haven’t noticed anything peculiar about this cave mansion, seems it’s beyond my ability to perceive?

Mirror Flower Water Moon, I seem to have never heard of such a thing; it looks ordinary but can trap Nascent Soul cultivators.

While marveling inwardly, Ji Yuan followed behind Zhou Cang, smoothly passing through the cavern. When he again performed a spell to open that array restriction, what unfolded before Ji Yuan was a boundless azure ocean.

’So, this array actually transports directly from within Cloud Rain Island to its shore?’

Ji Yuan subconsciously speculated upon seeing the ocean.

Yet, on second thought, if it was merely this, Zhou Cang wouldn’t be so mysterious, would he?

With a bit more sensing, Ji Yuan discovered the crux of the issue.

Here... it’s simply not Cloud Rain Island anymore!

Whether it be the aura surrounding or the trees and beasts nearby, they were distinctly different from those on Cloud Rain Island.

Noticing Ji Yuan’s changing expression, Zhou Cang chuckled and said, ”Welcome, Junior Brother Ji, to... Tingtiao Pavilion.”

”What?!”

As Zhou Cang finished speaking, Ji Yuan’s divine sense captured a grand sect on a cliff to the south, with the large stone tablet at its gate inscribed with two large characters.

[Listening Waves]

”This place... is actually Tingtiao Pavilion?!”

Ji Yuan abruptly turned to look at the array behind him, and then back at Fairy Baihua, who wore a smile.

The latter also looked at him with a smile.

”Now you understand, Junior Brother Ji, why I can appear in both the Cloud Rain Sect and Tingtiao Pavilion?”

”So, the actual function of this Mirror Flower Water Moon is equivalent to a teleportation array, allowing travel between the Cloud Rain Sect and Tingtiao Pavilion, and in reality, this Tingtiao Pavilion and Cloud Rain Sect are just one sect.”

Ji Yuan clarified the relationship.

”Junior Brother Ji’s words are correct. However, only a few of us Nascent Soul cultivators know this secret, no other disciples, not even peak Core Formation elders, is aware of it.”