Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 1288 - 436: Suppressing Nascent Soul, Seizing Top-grade Spirit Stone! [Requesting Monthly Pass]

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Ji Yuan travels to Beiwang Mountain, the location of a spirit vein, and encounters two Foundation Establishment demon cultivators. He kills them and uses a soul-searching technique to gather information about the Soul Refining Hall and the defenses around the spirit vein. Ji Yuan learns there are many cultivators of Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, but no Nascent Soul cultivators are immediately apparent. He decides to enter the mountain range himself to investigate further.

After that, he took out a Concealing Conical Hat from his Storage Bag and put it on his head, immediately reducing his presence to the minimum.

If he wanted to further conceal himself, there was only the Stone Coffin that could isolate Divine Sense left.

But for now, this was already enough.

After disguising himself, he transformed into Escape Light and traveled close to the ground, arriving outside Beiwang Mountain shortly after.

Covered by a Tier Four Array, the mountain range revealed nothing to the naked eye.

"Master, quickly open your third eye and look at it!"

Ever since hanging around with Long Fei, Ji Yuan felt Tu Yue had become increasingly cheerful.

It’s good, saved from being as sullen as himself.

Arriving at this place, Ji Yuan indeed retracted the Spirit Devouring Armor from his brow.

Then a vertical purple eye squeezed out from it.

Under the PWoang Divine Eyes, Ji Yuan’s vision changed dramatically as a gray mist enveloped the surroundings.

Ji Yuan then saw the flaws revealed in the array above.

"I remember back in the Core Formation Stage, I could only see five or six flaws in this Tier Four Array. Now I can see nearly twenty at once, even connect several flaws to directly break the array... ultimately, it still depends on cultivation."

"So it’s good, with these PWoang Divine Eyes, this Eight Holy Lands of Jiyuan Continent... cannot trap me anymore, I can come and go freely."

As thoughts flashed through Ji Yuan’s mind, he also selected the flaws in the array above.

He took one step forward, short-distance teleportation, didn’t even use any Mana.

Looking at the array in front, he raised his right hand while Mana slightly seeped out, forming several water-blue threads attached to the array.

In just a few breaths, he comprehended the situation of the array fully.

"Tier Four Earth Element Array, stacking earth into mountains, harmonizes with the mountain terrain of Beiwang Mountain, not sure who set the array, considered to have a fair accomplishment among Tier Four Array Masters."

"Too bad, you encountered me, Old Demon Ji."

"Open!"

Ji Yuan’s Heart Thought moved, shifting the direction of the Mana in his hand, quickly reversing several Array Patterns. Immediately, the array in front unfolded a portal.

Ji Yuan thus walked in grandly, entering Beiwang Mountain.

Just entering, he felt it.

The Spiritual Qi within Beiwang Mountain was at least three times more than outside.

Evidently, this array not only isolated presence but also isolated Spiritual Qi.

"For the ordinary Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Cultivators, this place is indeed great, but for Nascent Soul Cultivators, it’s still insufficient."

Once inside Beiwang Mountain, Ji Yuan released his Divine Sense again, sweeping towards all directions.

He wasn’t worried, as long as the Black and White Dual Fiends weren’t here, it wasn’t a problem.

...Foundation Establishment Cultivators have opened Cave Mansions on this mountain, while Core Formation Cultivators have delved into the Spirit Vein underground, and the richness of Spiritual Qi in this underground Spirit Vein was at least ten times more than outside.

Moreover, most cultivators coming to Beiwang Mountain for cultivation were on the verge of a breakthrough, hence choosing to retreat here.

In this way, the Spirit Vein on Soul Refining Island serves the daily cultivation needs of Soul Refining Hall cultivators, while the Spirit Vein of Beiwang Mountain provides extra benefits.

Until Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense explored the entire Beiwang Mountain, he found no trace of Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The highest cultivation level was only two late-stage cultivators retreating here, aiming for the Peak of Core Formation.

"Looks like Soul Refining Hall is quite confident in its array."

Though Ji Yuan didn’t find any Nascent Soul Cultivators, he sensed the presence of a Top-grade Spirit Stone deep within the Spirit Vein.

Its location was precisely the core of this Tier Four Array.

"Meaning, once I take this Top-grade Spirit Stone, the array will surely be affected, and the cultivators inside will notice... Nevermind, by the time they find out, I’ll already be walking away with this Top-grade Spirit Stone."

As long as no Nascent Soul Cultivators appeared, snatching this Top-grade Spirit Stone was like retrieving something from one’s pocket for Ji Yuan.

With the Concealing Conical Hat on, wearing the Spirit Devouring Armor, Ji Yuan also used the Concealing Breath Spell, finally pinched an Invisibility Technique, and thus grandly followed the cave into the underground Spirit Vein.

To be safe, he didn’t even pick a single Spirit Stone encountered along the way.

The goal was extremely clear.

It was actually the Top-grade Spirit Stone at the deepest point of the Spirit Vein, during the entire process of deep infiltration, Ji Yuan didn’t use any Mana, relying solely on his physical strength for rapid short-distance movement.

After half a cup of tea time, once the surrounding Spiritual Qi had become dense enough to form spiritual fog, Ji Yuan finally slowed down.

Because he was nearing the end.

The Top-grade Spirit Stone was just ahead.

He squinted slightly, his gaze piercing through the spiritual fog, naturally seeing the Spirit Stone placed at the array’s core.

About half the size of a fist, diamond-shaped, it wasn’t the usual milky white or transparent of ordinary Spirit Stones.

Its color was rainbow, even with spiritual fog entwining, Ji Yuan could see the rainbow glow it emitted amidst the mist.

... Truly worthy of being a Top-grade Spirit Stone, with one glance, it was clear it wasn’t mundane.

Ji Yuan sighed internally, taking one stride forward, arriving right in front of this Top-grade Spirit Stone.

Dense Spiritual Qi solidified into substance.

A visually discernible array clearly entangled around it.

As a Tier Three Array Master, Ji Yuan glanced briefly and immediately understood.