Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 1138 - 403: Chasing Lightning! Stepping Star! [Requesting Monthly Pass]

But who could have known it would be this way?

"Are you sure? How come I can’t sense anyone?"

The Old Demon Tiansha looked doubtfully at True Monarch Xuanqing.

"Heh, you Old Demon Tiansha, without the Xuanqing Spiritual Sight of the Xuanqing Sect, if you could see it, that would be something peculiar."

Pavilion Master Tingtao mocked.

"How did this Core Formation Cultivator get up onto this Star-Stepping Wheel?"

The Soul Hall Master frowned in contemplation.

"I don’t know, he dares not show himself, you all can take a look and see if you recognize him."

True Monarch Xuanqing said, waving his right hand forward, and instantly, an image of a man appeared before him.

Ji Yuan didn’t know at first, but when he swept it with his Divine Sense, he realized that the image True Monarch Xuanqing manifested was actually his real appearance.

He hastily reached up to touch his face, only to find that the Transformation Talisman on him had somehow lost its efficacy.

...This damned Star-Stepping Wheel, always helping others against me.

Ji Yuan was surprised, but even more surprising was the reaction of those demonic cultivators.

Especially the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake.

He had watched Ji Yuan die by his hand, but now... but after a moment of thought, he realized the reason.

’Illusion! No wonder this brat could snag the treasure from the Blood Pool.’

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake murmured in his heart.

The expressions of Bone Nightmare Old Demon and others were unguarded, even Lady of Joy was visibly shocked.

True Monarch Xuanqing and Pavilion Master Tingtao quickly understood what was going on.

They exchanged a glance, then both turned to look at Lady of Joy beside them, asking softly:

"Joyful Daoist, do you recognize this person?"

"I do."

Lady of Joy’s eyes flashed with a hint of complexity before she spoke up: "He is Ji Yuan, also known to others as... Old Demon Ji."

"It’s him!"

Pavilion Master Tingtao immediately exclaimed.

True Monarch Xuanqing seemed to have heard some news, so he frowned slightly, "Isn’t Old Demon Ji said to be impersonated by Nightmare True Monarch?"

"Yes, so he is indeed the true Old Demon Ji."

Lady of Joy summed it up in one sentence, and right away, this made them both realize Ji Yuan’s identity.

"If a Core Formation Cultivator can get up onto this Star-Stepping Wheel, we certainly should be able to as well!"

Old Demon Tiansha suddenly spoke up, and then his form turned into a black light, shooting straight up into the sky.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan on the Star-Stepping Wheel instinctively felt a bit of panic.

...Could this Old Demon Tiansha actually make his way up here?

But after another thought, Ji Yuan was somewhat relieved.

If Old Demon Tiansha really had the ability, why wait until now?

He should have come up long ago.

The reason he said this now is no more than seeing a Core Formation Cultivator ascend the Star-Stepping Wheel, sparking a sense of imbalance, so he wanted to try as well.

As expected.

The form of Old Demon Tiansha flickered and reached the sky, and in almost an instant, he came to the outside of this Star-Stepping Wheel.

Ji Yuan’s heart also reached its peak.

But at this moment, the Star-Stepping Wheel suddenly began to rotate, and as it spun back and forth, a band of cosmic dust and gravel quickly formed outside the Star-Stepping Wheel.

As Old Demon Tiansha’s form just entered this gravel belt, it was trapped as if he were sinking into a mire, stuck in place.

Not only that, the star dust gravel extended from the Star-Stepping Wheel struck at the trapped Old Demon Tiansha like meteors, one after another.

On the Star-Stepping Wheel, Ji Yuan watched this scene, his eyes suddenly brightening.

"Could this be... an Array?!"

Ji Yuan instinctively looked upward, though it was said that Ghost Envoys couldn’t detect the situation in the core area, there was no guarantee.

Moreover, he was still inside this Star-Stepping Wheel...

If Ghost Envoys had this capability, they would surely be watching this place closely right now.

Inside the cosmic dust belt, Old Demon Tiansha managed to shatter dozens of meteors consecutively through his formidable cultivation, only to finally be defeated and retreat from mid-air back to the ground by the inexhaustible band of cosmic dust and gravel.

However, his actions not only didn’t provoke others’ mockery, but made them even more cautious.

The prowess of Old Demon Tiansha needed no further mention.

If even he couldn’t break through the Array, how did this Core Formation Cultivator ascend?

Just as they were still reacting to how Ji Yuan ascended the Star-Stepping Wheel, a mocking voice already came from above.

"Xuan Snake Senior, how’s that treasure from the Blood Pool holding up?"

"Having taken it from me, I suppose you wouldn’t dare to mention it to others."

As soon as these words came out, the several demonic cultivators present all turned to look at the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake.

Even the True Monarch Xuanqing and others across from them looked over.

They had heard about the Blood Pool.

But they all heard that the treasure within the Blood Pool had been taken by a Core Formation Cultivator.

But now it seems...

"Heh, boy, you and I have no enmity, and I even protected you before. Is this how you repay kindness with resentment now?"

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake sneered: "Had I known earlier, I ought to have let Nightmare kill you then."

This sort of thing, the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake couldn’t possibly admit to.

If he admitted, all the Nascent Soul Cultivators present would probably direct their hostility at him.

"If that’s not the case, then why not make a Great Dao oath, to prove your innocence?"

Ji Yuan’s voice, amused yet indifferent, rang out once more from the Star-Stepping Wheel.

"Ignorant child, heh!"

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake sneered, quite unwilling to respond.

But at this point, Ji Yuan suddenly spoke earnestly: "I, Ji Yuan, hereby swear with a Heart Demon, if the Supreme Treasure I acquired was indeed taken by the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake, may I perish into a Heart Demon if there’s any falsehood!"

For a Core Formation Cultivator to swear by a Heart Demon is even more severe than a Great Dao oath.

The Great Dao might allow for delays, but the Heart Demon... could strike at any moment.