Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 886 - 353: Racing Through the Extreme Abyss—First Encounter

It was in the Land of the Far South, far from the Land of the Far North where Ji Yuan was located.

In just a moment, the Chasing Lightning Cloud exhausted all its lightning, so Ji Yuan had to continue charging it with Purple Sky Divine Thunder. In this way, he used up the Purple Sky Divine Thunder in two Canglan Swords.

Ji Yuan, having changed two Transformation Talismans, finally swaggered back to Lindong City from the south of the city.

His appearance and aura were entirely different.

Even if Zhou Yan were to appear in front of Ji Yuan now, he would dare to argue with him.

’Thankfully, I had the Chasing Lightning, otherwise this escape would have taken at least a few months. Now, it’s better, only a few days delay.’

’But compared to the Void Nether Stones in Zhou Jin’s Storage Bag, all this is worth it.’

Ji Yuan didn’t expect that Zhou Jin’s Storage Bag would actually contain so many Void Nether Stones.

All the scattered pieces added up to a total of 80 pounds!

According to the price during my previous transactions, this would be worth 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Not to mention other magical treasures and such, just these Void Nether Stones alone have made this trip very profitable.

After returning to Lindong City, Ji Yuan restored his original appearance and flew straight to his Cave Mansion in the east of the city.

However, he noticed that the defenses of Lindong City had become much stricter.

There were armored warriors on duty almost everywhere, and even several Core Formation Cultivators, Ji Yuan saw quite a few as well.

’Damn, could it be because I killed Zhou Jin that the defenses have become so strict?’

The thought had not lingered long in Ji Yuan’s mind before it was confirmed.

Because he saw a group of Black and White Divine Hall armored warriors stopping a fight in the street, and the two cultivators who had been fighting were now frantically defending themselves.

”Sir, I really have no quarrel with this brother; we were just cursing each other playfully.”

”Exactly, exactly, we’re good buddies, we weren’t really fighting, if you don’t believe us, just look, we’re even willing to hug it out.”

”...”

The Core Formation Cultivator from the Black and White Divine Hall looked around with a cold smile and said, ”If I hadn’t come over, you two would have been fighting in the street, and you say there’s no quarrel?”

”Really, there isn’t. We’re from Liu Family Castle, and that’s just the way we are over there. The better our relationship, the louder our voices.”

Seeing these two get more and more exaggerated, the Core Formation Cultivator finally couldn’t take it anymore.

”Enough, enough. If it weren’t for that Zhou Family Young Master truly dying here in Lindong City, do you think I would care about your nonsense? If there’s no quarrel, then get lost. Next time I catch you fighting, I’ll throw you both into the Blood Prison!”

”Yes, yes, yes.”

The two Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had been locked up took a deep breath of relief and then had to bow and thank the Black and White Divine Hall cultivators.

”Heh.”

The cultivator sneered and then led the team onto the flying boat, continuing to fly forward.

In the crowd, Ji Yuan in a plain blue robe felt a bit perturbed.

”It seems that killing in the city really does have a great impact... In the future, if I want to kill, I’ll have to do it outside the city. This time, I had no other choice.”

As he walked and stopped along the way, Ji Yuan also saw quite a few people being arrested by the Black and White Divine Hall cultivators and taken towards the center of the city.

Presumably, they had some dispute in the city and were taken away for reflection.

For a time, the entire Lindong City was tense.

Even the most arrogant Demon Cultivators on normal days were now being honest, behaving as if they were keeping their tails between their legs.

The most serious cases, Ji Yuan even saw a Foundation Establishment Cultivator accidentally bumping into a Qi Cultivation Cultivator and then frantically apologizing, even saying he would pay up...

The power of the Black and White Divine Hall was evident.

Ji Yuan leisurely made his way back to his Cave Mansion, and overall, he encountered quite a few Black and White Divine Hall cultivators along the way, but none recognized Ji Yuan’s identity.

”Sigh——”

After returning to his Cave Mansion, Ji Yuan took a deep breath of relief.

In any case, it was time to keep a low profile for a while, and he couldn’t just go killing people in the city anymore... Mainly because Ji Yuan remembered what happened in the Cloud Rain Marsh before.

At that time, the Water Dragon Sect also strictly prohibited killings in Zengtou City, and the bans back then were no different than those of the Black and White Divine Hall.

But back then, Ji Yuan killed quite a few people in Zengtou City, and after the killings, the Water Dragon Sect didn’t react at all.

He then assumed the Black and White Divine Hall would be the same, but was mistaken...

Ji Yuan shook his head.

He finally stopped thinking about it.

But just as he was about to go to a Meditation Room to retreat for a while and incidentally to sort through Young Master Zhou’s Storage Bag,

he first noticed a presence heading directly towards his Cave Mansion.

Soon, a Communication Talisman in his Storage Bag trembled slightly.

Ji Yuan instinctively thought that his murderous deed had been exposed; he took out the Communication Talisman and found that it was his old neighbor sending the message.

”Daoist Changgeng, Ma Gui from the Bone Nightmare Sect has arrived!”

Ma Gui?!

An image of a person gradually formed in Ji Yuan’s mind, but before he could think further, a voice came from outside his Cave Mansion.

”May I ask, is this Daoist Changgeng?”

The voice, unmistakable.

Back in West Border City in his early years, during a trade fair at Juxian Manor, Ji Yuan not only met his old acquaintance from Mei Manor but also encountered Ma Gui.

But... how did he find me here?

Ji Yuan’s first thought was that there was a problem with the two pounds of Void Nether Stones given to him by Mei Manor, but if that were the case, Ma Gui should have come knocking long ago, not waiting until now.

”Daoist, do you perhaps look down on my Bone Nightmare Sect?”