Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 1273: My Name Is Ji—The Ji of Old Demon Ji!

“Once I finish all these methods, not necessarily all but most of them, by that time, even if I’m still in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, it might not be impossible to defeat a Mid-stage Nascent Soul in a head-on confrontation. However, if I want to completely kill one, I would need to see if this Star-Stepping Wheel under my feet… can be activated.”

“I have entered the Nascent Soul Stage from the Purple Core Realm, so my Mana must be much stronger than those of the same level in the Nascent Soul Early Stage. This makes it not impossible to activate the Star-Stepping Wheel.”

The more Ji Yuan thought about it, the more he delved into a deep state of cultivation.

When he opened his eyes again, having firmly established himself in the Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, half a month had passed.

He got up and looked at the nearly exhausted Spirit Vein, but he wasn’t worried. It was just that this batch of Spirit Stones had been drained by him.

In another ten days or so, once the next batch of Spirit Stones grows again, everything will return to normal.

When he slowly stepped out of the Spirit Vein and arrived at the Cave Mansion, he heard a tentative, soft call from Tu Yue in his ear, “Master?”

“Alright, come in.”

Ji Yuan smiled and sat down beside the tea table.

A flash of white light transformed into Tu Yue’s figure. She was holding an assortment of fruits and pastries with a cheerful smile, saying:

“Congratulations to the master for the formation of the Nascent Soul!”

Already in a good mood, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but smile upon hearing these words.

“Indeed, it’s a joyous occasion.”

Tu Yue put down the Jade Plate in her hand and quickly poured tea for Ji Yuan.

After taking a sip, Ji Yuan leaned back and gently rocked back and forth on the soft chair.

Unknowingly, he had developed Hua Yaoyue’s habit of lying on the soft chair whenever he had the chance, letting his thoughts drift away.

“How long has it been since I started this closed-door training?”

“Not long, master made the breakthrough smoothly, achieving Nascent Soul formation in just five years.”

Tu Yue responded with a cheerful smile.

“Five years.”

Ji Yuan made a quick calculation in his mind and realized that he was now about 180 years old, given that he hadn’t paid much attention to the length of previous closed-door training sessions.

He would start cultivating whenever he felt like it, and would come out when he felt it was enough.

“I am now roughly 180 years old, forming a Nascent Soul at this age…”

Ji Yuan wasn’t aware of the specifics from Zi Qi’s memory, but from what he understood, at least in the two continents of Cangluo and Jiyuan, this was considered top-tier youthfulness.

For other Nascent Soul cultivators, like the Mansion Master of Xuan Snake… well, that one is a snake demon from the Demon Race, so it doesn’t count.

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon doesn’t count either; his talent is equally high.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be known as the top prodigy of the Jiyuan Continent for many years, but now it’s a bit ambiguous. With Nightmare True Monarch’s last struggle before dying, Bone Nightmare Old Demon barely survived, but the injury must be severe.

Hm… once I enhance my strength a bit more, I can return to the Jiyuan Continent and have a showdown with him.

At worst, I’ll take Longba and Master Qingcheng with me.

Fairy Baihua also can’t be counted; her talent is extremely high.

If it weren’t for her still being in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, unable to compare with the Mid-stage of the Bone Nightmare Old Demon, her name would probably be well-known across the entire Jiyuan Continent.

And those like Master Xuan Huang and the Grave-Digging Old Ghost are truly untalented individuals.

“How are things outside?”

Ji Yuan asked.

Tu Yue immediately and obediently answered, “Everything is well within Brewing Peak, it’s just that the old drunkard has gone out twice, perhaps on some sect mission. Nobody else has been here.”

“That’s good then.”

Ji Yuan nodded and released his Divine Sense across the entire Cloud Rain Sect.

Everything was as usual within the sect.

It indicated all was well, and that was enough.

Only the Hundred Flowers Peak, where Fairy Baihua resided, and Cangmu Peak, where Zhou Cang was, remained elusive, aside from these…

“Hmm?”

Ji Yuan only now discovered that deep within the back mountain of Cloud Rain Sect, there was yet another place beyond the reach of his Divine Sense.

In previous explorations with Divine Sense, he hadn’t even noticed this place.

…Even a Mid-stage Nascent Soul’s Divine Sense couldn’t detect it. Could it be something left behind by Elder Xuanji?

Now that my Divine Sense is at the Late-stage Nascent Soul, it’s finally able to detect it. What’s hidden here is likely some great secret of the Cloud Rain Sect.

What Ji Yuan detected as unusual was a cave within a waterfall in the back mountain of Cloud Rain Sect.

Previously, when Ji Yuan used his Divine Sense to explore, he could only see an ordinary waterfall.

But now he discovered that under the waterfall, there was a cave concealed by an Array.

“If I go personally, with the PWoang Divine Eyes, breaking this Array would be easy, but alerting Fairy Baihua or Zhou Cang is inevitable… Never mind, better meet them first.”

“Just as well, I have some things I need to confess to them.”

What Ji Yuan needed to confess, naturally, was his true identity.

He could see that both Fairy Baihua and Zhou Cang had plans to keep him within Cloud Rain Sect, and fortunately, he shared the same thought.

But the problem was… he didn’t know if they could accept his true identity.

Zhou Cang might not be familiar with the name Old Demon Ji.

However, Fairy Baihua definitely knew, so once the identity is disclosed, there’s a need to worry about whether they might make a move against him.

Though from what he understood during this period, Ji Yuan knew that possibility was very slim.

But it’s always wise to be cautious, especially knowing he possesses a Miracle Treasure like the Star-Stepping Wheel. One cannot guarantee that they won’t be tempted.