Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 749: Chapter 318: Strange Insect ”Elixir of Immortality”! [2-in-1, Monthly Ticket Request]

”Alright, follow me and introduce me to your old master’s Cave Mansion.”

Hu Li quickly clambered up, his eyes filled with an excited gleam.

”Senior Qiu Qian, what brings you here? And what about the old master?”

”Him? How do you hope he’s doing? Dead or out for a walk?”

Faced with such a dangerous question, Hu Li gritted his teeth, uninterested in making a choice, and just voiced his true thoughts.

”Naturally, I hope he’s dead!”

”Actually, after seeing you in Peony City, Senior, I was thinking of running away. But unfortunately, that old fiend poisoned me. If I don’t take the Antitoxic Pill in time, the eggs inside me will hatch, and I’ll become food for those strange insects, neither able to live nor die.”

”For such an old demon, I certainly wish him dead.”

Walking in front, Ji Yuan chuckled as he listened.

”Then just consider him dead.”

”Is...is that true?”

Hu Li excitedly ran forward, ”I knew it, Senior, you have unrivaled power, invincible wherever you go!”

”Ha, no, no, no, I, Qiu Qianhai, am a heartless and ruthless person, having committed all manner of evil deeds.”

Ji Yuan listened, quite satisfied with this statement.

”Senior, please don’t tease the junior like that. I’m just trying to survive; nothing is more important than staying alive.”

”Alright, come up here and introduce these things to me.”

”Yes, Senior, please look, these are the Fiery Red Flowers. The old demon used them to breed his Blazing Fire Marching Ants. There were some seeds left, and he instructed me to sow them here...”

”...”

One day and one night later.

After exploring the entire Profound Crystal Mountain, Ji Yuan returned to the entrance of Hundred Insects’ Cave. Behind him, Hu Li, who had been speaking until his mouth was dry, took the opportunity to retrieve a flask of Spirit Liquid with some Earth Treasure from his Storage Bag, took a sip, and his originally weary body became revitalized again.

No wonder he had spoken for so long.

Firstly, there were many things left by the old demon, and Hu Li, seeking survival, meticulously introduced anything even slightly useful he encountered.

He even explained in detail how the Hundred Insects Old Immortal used each item.

After the introductions were completed and they returned to the Cave Mansion’s entrance.

Ji Yuan then turned and asked, ”Did the Hundred Insects Old Immortal have any friends here in Shang Dong?”

If he did, they’d have to take the things and escape quickly. If not... Ji Yuan thought that the Profound Crystal Mountain was actually quite nice, with the name of the Hundred Insects Old Immortal to cover him, cultivating here in seclusion for a while would be better than living a life on edge on some isolated island overseas.

”No, after being betrayed by his previous disciple, the old demon trusted no one, accustomed to being solitary.”

Hu Li said, then seriously thought for a moment before continuing, ”Moreover, his temper was very bad. I remember a few early Golden Core stage demon cultivators came to find him, seemingly wanting to invite him to get a treasure together, but he directly cursed them away.”

”How long have you been with him?”

Ji Yuan asked.

”Since the old demon came to Shang Dong, I’ve been following him.”

Hu Li confessed truthfully.

”You should know, if I die, it won’t be beneficial for you.” Ji Yuan glanced at him, squinting with a smile.

Hu Li hurriedly raised his right index finger, speaking earnestly, ”I, Hu Li, swear that if in the past two days I have spoken even a single false word to Senior on Profound Crystal Mountain, may I die without a place to be buried!”

With the vow made, a sudden thunderclap resounded.

But Hu Li had no issues, and only then did Ji Yuan feel reassured. Yet on second thought, he realized Hu Li’s implication...only the words of the past two days, on Profound Crystal Mountain.

Implying there were falsehoods before.

”You were prepared for this, weren’t you.”

Seeing Hu Li make his vow so decisively, Ji Yuan said.

”Well... Junior understands Senior’s disposition. Without making this vow, the efforts of the past two days would have been in vain.”

Hu Li bent his body, still speaking the truth.

”Alright, here’s your Antitoxic Pill supply for the next year.”

Ji Yuan said, tossing over a Jade Bottle, ”I need to enter closed cultivation in Profound Crystal Mountain, keep watch for me outside, and tell anyone who comes that the Hundred Insects Old Immortal is in seclusion.”

Hu Li eagerly accepted the Jade Bottle with both hands, a glimmer of joy flashing in his eyes.

”Yes, I will follow Senior’s orders!”

With a year’s supply, it meant he could cultivate steadily for the next year.

”Rest assured, as long as you work diligently for me, when the day I leave Profound Crystal Mountain comes, I’ll help you remove those insect eggs.”

Ji Yuan absentmindedly painted a big picture.

”Well...”

Whether Hu Li believed it or not, he acted as if he fully trusted it, immediately kneeling down and banging his head on the ground.

”The Spirit Stone Elixirs and such stored on that mountain, feel free to use them. Just don’t let anyone disturb me.”

Ji Yuan said as he motioned for him to leave.

Hu Li was even more delighted after hearing this.

After Hu Li left, Ji Yuan first took out the Flags of the Inverted Rivers Array, placing them around the Profound Crystal Mountain. After setting up this formation, he planted the Yin Ghost Banner on the mountain peak, establishing the Yin Ghost Array.

Finally, he also gained insight into the mountain protective array of the Profound Crystal Mountain.

The array was called the ”Sharp Gold Mountain-moving Array,” a mountain protective array that harnessed the Golden Earth Power, with a hint of a Killing Array’s effect. It was a rare treasure.

Ji Yuan first found the Array Plate of this formation in the Hundred Insects Old Immortal’s Storage Bag and refined it. He then used the PWoang Divine Eyes to locate the previously damaged nodes, spending several days repairing them.

After handling these tasks, he returned to the Hundred Insects’ Cave to prepare for closed cultivation.