Longevity through Upgrading Buildings Chapter 787 - 329: The Terror of Fallen Immortal Gully

"Blast it, if only I had been a sliver faster, no, just a few breaths quicker, and I could have finished off Jiang Hong."

"The core issue is that Blood Lady materialized far too rapidly. I had barely engaged him when she caught up... It suggests her proximity to the East Sea is considerable."

"The East Sea... It must be near Coastal City; it seems she's recently been overseeing the teleportation array operations there."

"Viewing it from this perspective, Jiang Hong indeed possesses immense fortune."

"Absolutely, without such inherent luck, how could he be born the offspring of two Nascent Soul cultivators? Damn, if I possessed his luck, that would be magnificent."

"..."

Within the confines of the Mountain of Mind and Heart, Ji Yuan's thoughts churned in a frenzy.

Concurrently, he diligently navigated his lifebound magical artifact through the formidable wind curtain.

Fortunately, he had traversed this very route before when escorting Du Wanyi, thus Ji Yuan was not unfamiliar with its treacherous nature. Were it not for that prior expedition... this desperate flight would not have proceeded with such relative smoothness.

Amidst the vast expanse of the wind curtain, a minuscule particle of dust made its hasty passage.

Ji Yuan could not afford to divert even a fraction of his attention to inventorying the contents of his storage bag; his singular focus was on accelerating his pace, pushing ever faster, and venturing ever further. To hell with reaching the Jiyuan Continent for now; at the very least, he needed to evade Blood Lady's pursuit.

Remaining in close proximity to the Cangluo Continent would leave Ji Yuan perpetually uneasy.

He harbored a distinct fear that the unhinged woman might brazenly breach the wind curtain to drag him out by force.

Behind him.

Above the Endless Sea.

Following a brief outburst of rage, Blood Lady managed to regain a semblance of composure; she recognized that her immediate priority lay in tending to Jiang Hong's injuries. Any lingering complications would undoubtedly prove troublesome.

With a graceful flourish of her right hand, adorned with a golden bracelet, a shimmering golden stream detached from her sleeve and cascaded towards the sea behind her, morphing into an opulent golden carriage.

Its beaded curtains unfurled like coalescing clouds, and the Treasure Pearl motif graced its eaves.

Jiang Hong's prone form was guided into the golden carriage, ultimately finding its place within a basin, fully submerged in verdant Spirit Liquid.

Swiftly, his scorched flesh began its visible regeneration, and even the severe tension etched upon his brows gradually eased.

Outside the gilded confines of the carriage, Blood Lady, her feet bare, drifted above the ocean's surface, her divine sense meticulously sweeping the surroundings, yet detecting no sign of their quarry.

The individual responsible for inflicting harm upon her cherished son had seemingly evaporated into thin air.

Under the watchful gaze of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, could such an act of vanishing be plausible?

While Blood Lady's temperament was undeniably extreme, ruthless, and unyielding, it did not extend to outright foolishness.

The heavens and earth are immeasurable; why did that person choose to flee eastward, only to act upon reaching the Fallen Immortal Gully?

How could they dematerialize instantaneously upon her approach, disappearing without leaving even the slightest trace?

All these converging factors strongly suggested that the individual likely possessed a sea map, facilitating direct transit to the Jiyuan Continent. Consequently, that person had probably sought refuge within the boundless wind curtain, entering the fabled... Fallen Immortal Gully.

"Attempting to escape, are we?"

"In this existence, none have ever eluded my grasp after incurring the wrath of Blood Lady!"

Blood Lady uttered these words under her breath, then, with a shift of her mental focus, directed the golden carriage to retreat a hundred miles to stabilize the turbulent waters. She raised her hands.

Instantly, an immense torrent of blood-colored mana surged into the sea, causing the entire western sea beyond the wind curtain to rise by several feet.

"Suppress!"

Blood Lady commanded with a sharp whisper, propelling her hands forward. Immediately, countless ocean waves converged upon the wind curtain.

However, the wind curtain proved impervious to all, even the encroaching seawater. The relentless waves battered against it, only to be severed and cascade back into the sea.

This occurred within the wind curtain's perimeter, but the scenario within the Fallen Immortal Gully was vastly different, where the placid sea surface gave rise to ferocious underwater currents.

These currents wreaked havoc upon everything beneath the waves, tossing aside sea creatures; only the autonomously generated water blades could forge ahead amidst the dark undercurrents.

Blood Lady unleashed this maneuver thrice, uncertain of the exact extent of the concealed currents she had agitated within the sea.

If the location of that passage could not be discovered, then its very existence would be obliterated.

At worst, even if not annihilated, it would compel the elusive individual out of the passage. And when that transpired... who could possibly endure the perils of the Fallen Immortal Gully?

It was a realm from which even cultivators at the late stage of Nascent Soul found it imperative to flee.

From behind her, another potent beam of crimson light pierced the ocean's surface, materializing beside Blood Lady and taking the form of a tall individual clad in a black robe and red outer garment. Upon his arrival, he inquired forcefully:

"The teleportation array is already under construction; why are you still creating such a disturbance here?"

"Why am I creating a disturbance?"

Blood Lady responded with a derisive sneer, "If I were not to intervene, your precious son would have been pummeled to death. Making such glib remarks now, hmm, it serves your Jiang family right for lacking any worthy descendants!"

"Hmm?"

The Blood Luo King's brow creased. A quick glance towards Jiang Hong, nestled within the gilded carriage, allowed him to grasp the situation instantly.

His gaze returned, and he declared with gravity, "That individual has ventured into the Fallen Immortal Gully."

"If not, what do you suppose I am doing here?"

The Blood Lady shot back with a sharp retort.

"Your disposition requires adjustment."

The Blood Luo King voiced his irritation. No one, save for the Blood Lady, ever dared address him with such audacity.

"Hmph, what? You expect me to emulate that wretched woman, vying for your affections? Bah! A base servant who derived pleasure solely from superficialities, achieving no standing at the Shang Court. As long as I remain at Blood Luo Mountain, she shall never attain any position!"