Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 270: Chapter 162: [Chaotic Burial Mound: Level 2]—Returning from Death as a Corpse

”That’s right.”

Zhu Ji hurriedly stood up to respond.

”Greetings, Elder Hu.”

Ji Yuan followed with a bow. When he first arrived, Zhu Ji had already made introductions, saying this elder was named Hu Li.

Ji Yuan just felt it fitting with the name ”Fox,” either a pseudonym or loaded with meaning.

”Since you’re one of us, there’s no need for too many formalities.”

Before Hu Li’s words were finished, Ji Yuan felt a strand of Divine Sense constantly drifting around him, back and forth, as if trying to scrutinize him thoroughly.

Just a Demon Cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, lacking the principles of the martial world... Ji Yuan hesitated slightly but chose to respond with his Divine Sense, also directly breaking through Hu Li’s Divine Sense defense, sending a telepathic message into his mind:

”Friend, probing someone with Divine Sense is a bit too much, don’t you think?”

Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense, enhanced by the Meditation Room, naturally far surpassed that of same-tier cultivators.

And the Hu Li in front of him was merely an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, easily overwhelmed by Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense.

Hu Li was stunned as he heard the telepathic message in his mind.

It seemed unbelievable as he glanced at the ”Peak of Qi Refining” Qiu Qianhai before him.

He appeared to be at the peak of Qi Refining, yet his Divine Sense far surpassed his own, what does that imply?

It implies that his cultivation level probably far exceeds his own!

Ji Yuan just smiled at him without speaking.

Hu Li took a deep breath and said solemnly, ”Zhu Ji, you should leave first. I... I wish to speak with this friend alone.”

”Huh?”

Zhu Ji didn’t expect to become an outsider just after meeting.

But since Hu Li had spoken, he couldn’t possibly argue, so he stood up and bowed.

”I’ll take my leave.”

After Zhu Ji completely left the small courtyard, Hu Li hurriedly stood up and deeply bowed to Ji Yuan.

”Greetings, Elder Qiu. I wasn’t aware of your identity earlier, please forgive me.”

Ji Yuan casually summoned Hu Li’s tea, poured himself a cup, but didn’t drink it, just played with it in his hand.

He let Hu Li stand there for quite a while before he slowly said:

”If it were decades ago, with my bad temper, you’d already be smashed against the wall.”

”Yes, yes, yes.”

Hu Li broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to raise his head.

”All right, get up.”

Ji Yuan wasn’t going to drink this demon cultivator’s tea, so after placing the cup on the table, he spoke casually.

Hu Li dared not move, and Ji Yuan’s voice sank, ”What, do you need me to personally help you up?”

”Don’t, don’t.”

Only then did Hu Li confirm Ji Yuan wasn’t being sarcastic, and quickly stood to the side.

”So, is it hard to blend in here at the Water Dragon Sect?”

Ji Yuan asked meaningfully.

Hu Li hesitated for a while before answering, ”Reporting to the elder, in Shang Dong, it’s hard for all demon cultivators, living like street rats every day, sigh.”

”It doesn’t seem that difficult for you, since the Immortal Materials Association has been established.”

”Uh... the elder might not know, but our Immortal Materials Association is actually protected by supposed righteous cultivators, otherwise we wouldn’t dare to be so open.”

”Oh? Who?”

Ji Yuan had guessed on his way here that someone must be providing cover, otherwise these demon cultivators couldn’t be so semi-open about selling corpses, even the Cloud Rain Marsh had been infiltrated.

”I’ve heard it involves some Golden Core Zhenren, like here in Shuinan, the Water Dragon Sect, Medicine King Valley, and Joy Palace all have Golden Core Zhenren involved in this business, but the specifics... we subordinates don’t know.”

Hu Li didn’t dare to hide anything.

All three righteous Immortal Sects are involved, as expected; the distinction between righteousness and demons is just camouflage, at the root it’s all about profit.

”Moreover... in the west, the elder should have heard about the situation, our demon cultivators’ good days are finally coming.”

Hu Li bowed and said.

The west, demon cultivators’ good days... Ji Yuan really hadn’t heard of it.

But it didn’t prevent him from knowing now, so he sneered, mockingly eyeing Hu Li before him, and said: ”Do you really think it’s that easy?”

After hearing this ”Elder Qiu’s” words, Hu Li calmed down a lot.

”Indeed, the foundations of the six Immortal Sects in Shang Dong are still present, especially the Sword Ruins atop Shang Mountain; it won’t be easy for us demon cultivators to conquer them either.”

Hearing this, the demon cultivators plan to attack from Shangxi?!

Ji Yuan’s heart couldn’t help but stir; he really didn’t know this news, not even Li Changhe seemed aware; otherwise, he might have mentioned it when they met a few days ago.

”Naturally, as you can see now with the Water Dragon Sect, its foundations are deeper than you imagine.”

As Ji Yuan spoke, he suddenly sat up straight, leaning slightly toward Hu Li.

The latter, of course, was so frightened by Ji Yuan’s serious actions that he stepped back half a step.

”Where did you hear this news? Normally, a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment wouldn’t know such things.”

”This...”

Hu Li seemed a bit troubled.

Ji Yuan smiled, ”Rest assured, I’m just curious, if you don’t want to say...”

”I’ll tell, there’s nothing I can’t tell the elder.” Hu Li hesitated for barely a breath before immediately speaking: ”At Medicine King Valley, there’s a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon cultivator, my confidante, she told me. As for how she knows, I don’t know.”

”Oh, I see.”

Ji Yuan nodded understandingly.

It seems that the demon cultivators are really planning a massive attack on Shang Dong.