Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 1026 - 380: Encounter; Young Friend [Request for Monthly Tickets]

But he didn’t pay attention to it, his gaze continued to fall on Qi Xiu.

"What’s the matter, Brother Qi? How about we have another match? Let me see how much progress you’ve made over the years... just how much?"

Xun Tianji rubbed his hands together, a slight smile on his face.

"I’ve heard that you’ve mastered a secret technique that kills invisibly, incredibly powerful, tsk tsk tsk, I, Xun, really want to give it a try."

"A fight within this Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest, aren’t you afraid of drawing the attention of Xiao Xuan and Wu Busheng?"

Qi Xiu sneered, "The matters of the Outer Realm are insignificant, the true treasures are all within this Butcher Mountain..."

"Well, you’re right, then let’s meet in the core area. I hope you can make it in alive."

After saying this, Xun Tianji’s gaze swept again over Ji Yuan and the old man.

"Alright then, for the sake of our shared sentiment, consider these two under your protection, farewell."

After finishing, Xun Tianji’s figure suddenly transformed into a purple droplet of water, shooting straight into the depths of the Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest.

As he left, both Ji Yuan and the old man visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Qi Xiu, his expression became increasingly grim.

He even felt a sense of oppression.

Ji Yuan and the old man exchanged glances but said nothing, whereas the old man hurriedly transmitted a message, "Steward sir, I am Yan Jin from Qixia Mountain. I heavily offended you before, please forgive me."

"Brother Yan, you’re too polite. My name is Qiu Qianhai. If you don’t mind, just call me Brother Qiu, there’s no need for such formality."

"Alright, no need for speculation, you two."

Qi Xiu waved his hand, taking a deep breath.

"I’ve faced off against Xun Tianji before and was completely defeated. If not for some ties, you wouldn’t see me today."

Before Ji Yuan could respond, the old man named Yan Jin quickly said:

"For Brother Qi to battle Xun Tianji and be praised by him speaks volumes about your strength."

"Alright, there’s no point in comfort, it’s useless."

Qi Xiu said in a deep voice, "Xun Tianji headed deeper in; he must be seeking a way into the second stage. We should move deeper quickly too, this Hundred Ghosts Mist Forest... is merely the battleground for early-stage and mid-stage Core Formation."

"Quite right."

Ji Yuan also felt the same, as most of the ghosts they encountered along the way were either at the initial or mid-stage, and Qi Xiu was lucky to have caught those two late-stage Core Formation ghosts.

"There are two conditions to reach the second stage." Yan Jin suddenly spoke.

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan and Qi Xiu turned to look at him simultaneously.

He took a deep breath and then transmitted a message: "Earlier at another location, we encountered some people from the Black and White Divine Hall. Somehow, they learned the conditions for proceeding to the second stage."

"What do you mean?"

Qi Xiu asked curiously.

"We are all disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect. To enter the next stage, there are two methods: one is if the number of loose cultivators entering the next stage exceeds one hundred, then if the sect doesn’t have enough people, they will naturally transfer us over,"

Yan Jin explained, "The other way is to accumulate contribution points; once you have one hundred, you can go to the next stage anytime."

Qi Xiu nodded slightly, "There’s no sign of transfer now... with the chaos in the first stage, gathering a hundred loose cultivators to advance even seems like a far-off possibility, so accumulating contribution points is somewhat faster."

He said this with eyes gleaming, "How many contribution points do you both have?"

Yan Jin replied, "Earlier, I was busy searching around for people. When I finally found some loose cultivators, I ran into Xun Tianji... out of luck, and now I have only 9 contribution points."

Qi Xiu turned to Ji Yuan, who said, "17."

After some hesitation, Qi Xiu ultimately said, "Together we need 300 contribution points, it’s too hard, let’s go our separate ways, and meet in the second stage if fate allows."

As he spoke, he even took the initiative to hand Ji Yuan a Communication Talisman, "Brother Qiu, if you encounter any danger, feel free to send me a message with this."

"Alright, thank you, Brother Qi."

After Ji Yuan received the Communication Talisman, Qi Xiu transformed into an Escape Light and left.

Ji Yuan knew well what his plan was.

Being a disciple of the Yin Ghost Sect, it was too slow to accumulate contribution points, much slower than being a loose cultivator.

Especially for someone like him who was a Peak Core Formation Cultivator.

Exactly, that was also Ji Yuan’s intention.

He was also thinking of gathering some contribution points to exchange for some construction upgrade materials.

So just as he turned to look at Yan Jin, before he could speak, Yan Jin spoke seriously:

"Everything for the sect!"

"Hmm?"

Ji Yuan instinctively frowned, but then saw Yan Jin taking off the Yin Ghost Sect disciple’s Magic Robe.

He then donned a black robe instead.

Ji Yuan: "!!!"

"Hehe, Brother Qiu, no need for that, I had long seen through your identity. Moreover, that Qi Xiu who just left... must have a double identity as well."

Yan Jin said with a chuckle.

Since the disguises were off, Ji Yuan chuckled, and in a thought, removed his silver Magic Robe.

"Looks like we’re all among friends."

Yan Jin, seeing this, smiled even more.

Ji Yuan continued, "It seems there are quite a few with double identities."

"Indeed." Yan Jin nodded, "Among us Yin Ghost Sect disciples, as long as they aren’t from the Black and White Divine Hall, they mostly have double identities."

Ji Yuan, after some thought, realized it was quite true.

After all, he had entered the small Secret Realm first before recognizing the Ghost Envoy. Thus, others with the Yin Ghost Sect Ring entering the small Secret Realm likely would also be identified by the Ghost Envoy as ’one of us.’