Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1121: Chapter 399: Ji Yuan Takes Action and Obtains a Precious Treasure!

He charged headlong into the Illusion Realm.

And then... just passed through?

Even as his figure appeared next to the Blood Pool, Ji Yuan didn’t feel that he had already passed through the Illusion Realm. He hadn’t even sensed a hint of it, yet he was through.

He looked at the Blood Pool, close enough to touch, and took a deep breath, extending his Divine Sense.

Just as he was contemplating how to retrieve the treasure inside, the blood within the Blood Pool suddenly began to churn, spinning clockwise.

In mere moments, a swirling vortex appeared within the Blood Pool.

Then, a black beam shot forth from the center of the vortex.

Having prepared in advance, Ji Yuan swiftly reached out and grabbed it. With a surge of Mana, he captured the black beam.

Holding it... it felt like a black stone.

Without stopping to think, Ji Yuan quickly placed it into his Storage Bag, then chose a direction opposite to where the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake and others were engaged in Magical Combat, and whispered softly.

”Chasing Thunder!”

But before his figure could escape, an angry shout came from the sky above.

”Thief, how dare you!”

This was the voice of the Soul Hall Master.

Although he was fighting against Bone Nightmare Old Demon, he had still allocated part of his attention to the Blood Pool.

After all, the primary reason for their group of Nascent Soul cultivators gathering here was precisely for this item.

But now...

The Soul Hall Master had discovered that someone had passed through the Illusion Realm, reached the Blood Pool, and stolen the treasure it contained...

Even more unacceptable to him was the identity of this person.

He was actually a Core Formation cultivator brought in by Nightmare Old Demon.

This shout of anger from the Soul Hall Master immediately caught the attention of the others, but when they redirected their focus to the anomaly at the Blood Pool, all they saw at the original spot was a faint trail of lightning.

Being quick to react, the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake immediately extended his Divine Sense, only to discover that Ji Yuan had already escaped to the edge of his Divine Sense.

Then another bolt of lightning flashed, and he... vanished?

”Such audacity!”

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake pushed away the attack from Bone Nightmare Old Demon with a laugh, and immediately chased after Ji Yuan in the direction of his disappearance.

Not only him.

Tian Sha Old Demon, the Soul Hall Master, and even Lady of Joy all pursued him.

To them, any benefits promised afterward were mere illusions; only what they could hold in their hands was real.

And for a Core Formation cultivator to seize such an opportunity—in their view—it was akin to a child holding a treasure through a bustling marketplace!

With several of them leaving, only Nightmare True Monarch and Bone Nightmare Old Demon remained at the scene.

Additionally, the Corpse Puppets and the Gold Armored Corpse King effectively canceled each other out.

”Master, it seems ultimately, our issues must be settled between us.”

Bone Nightmare Old Demon looked at the incomplete skeleton opposite him and said expressionlessly.

”...”

”Chasing Thunder... chase again!”

Ji Yuan’s figure had just flickered out of the void, surrounded by four Flying Swords, when another Flying Sword descended beside him, landing atop the Chasing Thunder Cloud.

Purple Sky Divine Thunder injected.

His figure transformed into lightning once more and vanished.

Just two breaths after he disappeared from the location, the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake’s figure swept past.

”Damn it!”

Ji Yuan also realized, no matter how he flashed and maneuvered, the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake was relentless, sticking to him like bone to a maggot.

As for the other Nascent Soul cultivators, they hadn’t caught up all this time. It seemed they’d either been shaken off or were lagging behind.

But the tenacious pursuit by the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake... Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and deduced.

Most likely it was because when he was near earlier, he had employed some technique to track and search for his aura.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to stay so tightly on his trail for so long.

As Ji Yuan contemplated, the voice of the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake rang out in the sky above his sea of consciousness.

”Young friend, you truly are skilled. A treasure that none of the Nascent Soul cultivators could obtain, was snatched by you, a Core Formation cultivator.”

”Tsk tsk tsk, your reliance must be on that Tier Four Butterfly Demon on your shoulder... strange, if you truly had such a method, why didn’t Nightmare claim it earlier, rather than waiting until now?”

”Forget it, forget it. In short, only I’m following you now; the others have been left behind by me. How about this: let’s make a deal. You can’t escape anyway, so why not leave the item to me and I’ll exchange some treasures with you, what do you say?”

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake was indeed correct.

Ji Yuan knew it well; being pursued relentlessly by this mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Escape was indeed unlikely.

After all, if he continued to pursue him like this, the Purple Sky Divine Thunder would eventually be exhausted.

So why not take advantage of the time while the effect of Meng Die was still present, and see if he could create a layer of Illusion Realm to temporarily trap him within.

But if he really wanted to do that, it would require a lure; otherwise, given the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake’s prudence, he’d never fall for it...

For example, drinking a sip of the counterfeit ”Fountain of Eternal Youth,” which extends life by twenty years, but ensures cultivation never advances afterward.

Its true name, called the ”Nether Old Spring.”

”Are you serious, senior?”

Ji Yuan transmitted his reply.

”I am, indeed. Why would I deceive you, little one?” the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake responded.

”Then, senior, let’s pause for a moment. We’ll make this deal, and you must promise... not to lay a finger on me.”

”Promise, promise. I still need to hear about the Holy Fish King from your own lips.”

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake spoke, and indeed paused his pursuit.

Ji Yuan also halted, and soon a Jade Pot appeared in his hand. He gently lifted the lid, and a dense life essence began to waft forth.