Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 720 - 309: Golden Core Body Cultivator!!!

His offensive action was merely postponed.

The reason Ji Yuan identified him as a Demon Cultivator stemmed from the partially consumed corpse within the cave. Ji Yuan's Divine Sense meticulously examined the scene.

Tracing the remnants on the victim.

It was highly probable that this very Demon Cultivator was responsible for the consumption.

Devouring human flesh.

Literally eating people.

Ji Yuan harbored a strong desire to swiftly eliminate such Demon Cultivators. A being that preys on others is no longer human.

They are simply demons in their purest form.

Despite the considerable distance, Ji Yuan surmised the Demon Cultivator couldn't detect his cultivation level. Observing Ji Yuan pause at Thunder Shock Marsh with his back turned, the Demon Cultivator saw an opportune moment to strike.

Moving with serpentine grace, he navigated the rocky terrain, his presence undetectable.

His agility was astonishing.

In less than a single breath, he traversed from the mountain's apex to its base. Yet, as he rounded a colossal boulder and looked up, a chilling realization dawned: a Flying Sword hovered directly above him.

The sword, slender and crimson, circled ominously overhead.

"Ah—"

His immediate instinct screamed for escape. While he possessed speed, the nearby Flying Sword moved with even greater celerity.

The instant the thought of retreat surfaced, the Flying Sword plummeted, embedding itself into his forehead.

With Ji Yuan's cultivation at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, dispatching an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was a trivial matter.

Against overwhelming power, all stratagems and skills become largely insignificant.

Unless, of course, the intended target never meant to engage in combat from the outset.

After dispatching the demon, Ji Yuan retrieved the Storage Bag, showing no regard for the corpse or the departed soul. With the scene meticulously handled, he examined the contents of the Demon Cultivator's Storage Bag.

Disappointingly meager.

Ji Yuan hadn't encountered such a sparsely equipped Storage Bag in ages. Its contents were less valuable than those of a cultivator at the Peak of Qi Refining.

"It appears he recently reached Foundation Establishment, depleting all his resources, hence his presence here, seeking a quick acquisition."

Having secured the Storage Bag, Ji Yuan proceeded to his Cave Mansion, paused, and surveyed the surroundings.

The location was undeniably superb, offering an expansive vista.

The visual range far surpassed the Divine Sense reach of an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator... truly an ideal vantage point for observation.

Ji Yuan then turned his attention back to the Cave Mansion, invoked a technique, causing the earth and mountain to tremble violently, instantly collapsing the cave and entombing the location.

As the cave crumbled, Ji Yuan noticed an adjacent cave emerge above it.

After brief consideration, he decided to enter for a time, intending to examine the treasures within the Storage Bags gifted by his senior brethren.

Upon entering this new Cave Mansion, he activated the "Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array" acquired from the Celestial Craft Square.

While the Star Spiral Cloud Barrier was effective, its activation produced a visible mist.

Proximity to water made it suitable, but atop this solitary stone mountain, it would conspicuously signal a cultivator's presence.

Consequently, the Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array proved the superior choice.

It conjured an Illusion Realm that concealed the array, maintaining a facade of normalcy.

Having addressed the security, Ji Yuan first retrieved the Storage Bag bestowed by Phoenix Peach.

As he held it, memories of their shared experiences surfaced involuntarily in his mind.

Regardless of how deep he delved into recollection, it all concluded with a prolonged sigh.

He probed the Storage Bag with his Divine Sense, discovering a diverse assortment of items, ranging from low-grade Spirit Stones to a Tier Three Demon Pill.

Ji Yuan recognized immediately that these must be the accumulated possessions of Phoenix Peach, divided equally.

She evidently believed that by journeying to the Desolate Ancient Continent, she would be far removed from peril.

As such, she felt no urgent need for these items, a stark contrast to the situation for Ji Yuan and Ran Kui.

...That naive Senior Sister, alas.

While Ji Yuan did not lack these resources personally, the reality was that upon arriving in the resource-scarce Desolate Ancient Continent, they would require them even more critically.

Yet, there was no alternative; given her disposition, even in dire need, she would still offer them to Ji Yuan.

"My only hope is to find an opportunity to visit the Desolate Ancient Continent in the future, and if I do, I shall bring ample resources for her."

Following this, Ji Yuan produced the Storage Bag gifted by Yun Qianzai, accompanied by explicit instructions not to examine its contents. However... with Ji Yuan's Divine Sense now intruding.

An array of formations.

The Storage Bag was replete with arrays, all of Tier Two classification... Killing Arrays, Illusion Arrays, Maze Arrays, Defensive Arrays, and others.

Ji Yuan's Divine Sense swept through it meticulously, instantly tallying twenty-five complete sets of arrays.

Such opulence was truly astonishing. Even if Ji Yuan had no personal need for so many, offloading them would yield a considerable sum of Spirit Stones. A single Tier Two array, when sold, could bring in thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones... Second Senior Brother was undeniably magnanimous. Just as Ji Yuan believed he had seen everything, his attention was drawn to another array nestled within the Storage Bag, deliberately separated from the others. Adjacent to this array plate lay a Jade Scroll, positioned conspicuously. "Hmm?" he mused. "Another valuable find?" As Ji Yuan's Divine Sense extended towards the Jade Scroll, he meticulously studied the array plate. What he discovered left him in awe. The intricate array patterns etched onto it were exceedingly dense. Upon closer examination, Ji Yuan realized with a start that these patterns were inverted compared to the ones he had previously studied.