Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1243 -425: “You… Want to Die?!

After a struggle, Punishment Sword ultimately didn’t dare to try again.

After all, when Ji Yuan made his move, it truly shattered Punishment Sword’s mental defense. He feared that if he took action, he might really die.

So, after some hesitation, Punishment Sword lightly patted the sword box behind him.

As the sword box closed, he turned around expressionlessly and said, “Set off!”

With that, the flying swords of the Heavenly Sword Gate took the lead, heading further west toward Blood Sword Island.

Huang Xiu first glanced at Ji Yuan.

“After you, my friend.”

Ji Yuan was worried that if he followed behind the Heavenly Sword Gate, he might not resist striking down Punishment Sword, so he preferred to lead the Cloud Rain Sect disciples, trailing behind.

“Alright.”

Huang Xiu didn’t waste words and immediately urged the spiritual medicine gourd, keeping pace with the Heavenly Sword Gate.

When Ji Yuan was riding the two Winged Flying Tigers at the back, the disciples of the Cloud Rain Sect couldn’t contain their emotions, each one looking excited.

As for the content of their discussions… it was all about praising Ji Yuan’s formidable strength.

He actually managed to suppress Punishment Sword from the Heavenly Sword Gate, leaving him without resistance.

And through their accounts, Ji Yuan also learned some things about Punishment Sword.

For instance, when Punishment Sword first formed his core, he managed to fight to a draw with a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Heavenly Sword Gate using his swordsmanship. By the time he reached the late-stage Core Formation, he even escaped from a peak Core Formation expert on Spirit Ghost Mountain.

It was due to these feats that his name became widely known.

But in Ji Yuan’s view… if one strike doesn’t kill, at most, it takes two strikes.

There is no difference.

Thus, all the way west, nearly ten days passed, and the group finally arrived at an island called “Sword Gate Island.”

According to the geomancy map, beyond Sword Gate Island to the west lay Blood Sword Island.

The two islands weren’t far apart; from Sword Gate Island, one could directly reach Blood Sword Island.

The group stopped there because the Qi Cultivation Stage disciples had traveled too long and needed to rest for a few days before heading to Blood Sword Island to seize the treasure.

Ji Yuan naturally had no issue.

Just during the camp setup, the Dan Ding Sect chose the central position, isolating the Heavenly Sword Gate and the Dan Ding Sect to either side.

After a while.

Ji Yuan watched as the Qi Cultivation Stage disciples gradually set up their camp, feeling a sense of shepherding sheep. Yet, seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but think of his days at the Water Dragon Sect.

“When I went to the Nine Nether Forbidden Land back then, I didn’t go, but Du Wanyi did. I suppose while waiting for the Nine Nether Forbidden Land to open, she also guarded in the camp like these disciples.”

Ji Yuan pondered in his heart.

With nothing else to do, he silently released his divine sense, scanning in all directions.

Considering Ji Yuan’s current strength of divine sense, unless a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was nearby, it would be difficult to detect his investigation.

When he condenses his Nascent Soul, he estimates that the strength of his divine sense will rival that of a late-stage Nascent Soul.

By then, with an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation and a late-stage Nascent Soul divine sense, he could travel anywhere much more safely.

The disciples of the Cloud Rain Sect were naturally not worth investigating anymore; he had already scanned them countless times on the way, and none of them had any issues.

This time, his main focus was on the disciples of the Dan Ding Sect and the Heavenly Sword Gate.

Hmm… the first impression the Dan Ding Sect disciples gave Ji Yuan was still one of diligence; even during these few days of rest, those in good condition at the peak of Qi Refining were all cultivating.

It was as if they believed in cultivating as much as possible unless it killed them.

“This female cultivator seems to be hiding considerable strength, but unfortunately not as much as that man over there… no, this man likely consumed some elixir and fell back from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Qi Cultivation Stage.”

Under Ji Yuan’s divine sense, these little tricks were almost completely exposed.

For instance, the elder of the Dan Ding Sect seemed to have little life left, trying to seize the opportunity to make more contributions to the sect to exchange for treasures for future generations.

Such matters were all too common in cultivation clans.

After checking the Dan Ding Sect disciples, Ji Yuan’s divine sense extended to the Heavenly Sword Gate.

But within a few breaths, Ji Yuan, who had been bored, instantly became alert because he discovered that among the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Gate… there was a ghost!