Longevity through Upgrading Buildings - Chapter 807 - 335: Bearing Ten Thousand Demonic Arts

“Building it so high, are you afraid the Demon Beast can’t get in?”

Ji Yuan made a sarcastic comment in his heart, while his Divine Sense cautiously probed the dual-opening stone gate.

There is a crack.

The Divine Sense can penetrate it, so long as it doesn’t forcibly pass through the stone gate, the impact isn’t significant.

Soon, the scene inside the Merfolk Ancestral Land materialized in Ji Yuan’s mind.

The ground was littered with many shattered stones, which upon closer inspection turned out to be former Merfolk statues, now all smashed apart.

The space was vast, nearly half the size of a Merfolk territory.

So much so that even Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense couldn’t survey the whole area.

Thus, he hadn’t seen the other stone gate Yu Yuan mentioned, though it’s likely that gate was also made of a Divine Sense-blocking stone.

Only visible to the naked eye, imperceptible to Divine Sense.

And where is that Tier Three Demon Beast?

He hadn’t spotted it at all.

Just as Ji Yuan was pondering this, his Divine Sense noticed the seawater inside starting to become murky, even causing the ground’s debris to be swept away.

Soon, in his Divine Sense’s vision, the appearance of that Tier Three Demon Beast emerged.

Its size wasn’t considerable—which could be due to some compacting effect—standing just over ten feet tall.

Its entire body resembled a plesiosaur but covered in scales akin to that of a Serpent, with limbs ending in sharp claws.

Its head was also in the shape of a Serpent.

“This should be a demon beast from the Dragon Species, but its exact lineage is unknown; there’s no record of this Demon Beast in the Cangluo Continent.”

“As for its presence… It should be Early-Tier Three, at most Mid-Tier Three. Bringing it down shouldn’t be difficult.”

“Just in case, I need to see if there are any other Demon Beasts inside this cave.”

Contemplating this, Ji Yuan’s form squeezed through the stone gate crack.

Covering nearly twenty miles in just a few blinks of an eye, he swiftly and silently arrived at the dual-opening stone gate on the opposite side.

But as soon as he arrived here, his Divine Sense completed its survey of the entire cave.

Inside there was only this one Tier Three Demon Beast.

Moreover, just as Ji Yuan settled down, the Demon Beast sensed him. It grabbed at the ground with its limbs and charged forward, slamming into the stone gate, closing the last remaining crack.

“Roar—”

A roar came from behind the gate.

Ji Yuan remained motionless, though his gaze held a tinge of bewilderment.

Because just now, when the Tier Three Demon Beast collided, he detected an extremely intense Spiritual Qi fluctuation.

Yet, no Water Blade materialized.

What does this imply?!

It implies that the Merfolk Ancestral Land, much like their living area, allows the use of Mana!

At that moment, Ji Yuan understood why the Sea Beast could hold this territory for so long.

Even if other Tier Three Demon Beasts came to attack, it could use Spiritual Qi while hiding in the Ancestral Land, yet other beasts had to rely on their physical bodies, also wary of Water Blade ambushes.

Given such advantages, it naturally sat firmly in power.

… It’s fortunate to be able to use Mana, for I’ve been itching to test the newly acquired Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

Feeling the wisp of emerald green flame within his Dantian, Ji Yuan’s heart burned with anticipation.

As he looked at the tall stone gate before him, he placed his hands on it, then exerted force.

“Heave—”

Ji Yuan let out a low shout, and the stone gate in front of him, along with the long-necked Serpent blocking it, were pushed open.

As he spotted the gate crack open,

Ji Yuan stopped applying force and instead silently chanted an incantation, mobilizing a sliver of Mana from his Dantian.

Before the surrounding Water Blades could emerge, he had already transformed into a wisp of black mist, slipping through the gate crack.

When he reappeared, he was within the cave behind the gate.

Seeing his form materialize out of thin air, the long-necked Serpent looked slightly startled.

But it quickly reacted, opening its mouth to spew out a breath of water-blue dragon’s breath.

Ji Yuan stepped forward, arriving next to its head, before throwing a punch that sent the long-necked Serpent reeling back.

“Oooh—”

The Serpent let out a wail from its throat, simultaneously seizing the chance to swipe its foreclaws at Ji Yuan.

In the waters instantly appeared two water-blue giant claws.

Ji Yuan was forced to retreat.

Meanwhile, as his right hand formed a sword gesture with his index and middle fingers, Spiritual Light flickered in his hand, and three Flying Sword embryos had already shot forth.

“Swish—”

“Swish—”

“Swish—”

The three Flying Swords sliced through the water, reaching the long-necked Serpent in an instant.

The Tier Three Demon Beast stabilized its form, swinging its long neck a few times to deflect the sword embryos.

Sparks flew in all directions as Ji Yuan retrieved the three sword embryos, musing, “Such tough scales.”

Let’s see how you handle this!

Calling forth with his right hand, the Yin Ghost Banner appeared in his grasp, which he promptly thrust into the ground.

The Yin Ghost Array materialized.

Two Fake Pill Realm Yin Ghosts emerged, leaping at the long-necked Serpent.

“Pity that I didn’t bring Hundred Insects Old Immortal along; with him here, I might not even need to act myself.”

After this thought crossed Ji Yuan’s mind, another Magical Treasure appeared in his hand.

A Thousand Needles Basket!

Though this Magical Treasure sustained some damage in the previous battle, with Ji Yuan’s long-term nurturing using the Essence-Intensifying Salve, it had been restored.

Thus, when employed, dozens of Flying Needles shot forth from the needle basket, piercing through the waters, striking the long-necked Serpent.

Instantly, the entire cave resonated with a symphony of clinking sounds.

Accompanied by a burst of fiery sparks.

The long-necked Serpent howled in pain, its throat producing a wail as its form retreated backward.

Ji Yuan pursued relentlessly.

But soon, the long-necked Serpent couldn’t bear it any longer. It opened its bloody mouth wide, releasing a billow of ice-blue dragon’s breath, scattering the Flying Needles and forcing Ji Yuan to evade.

Seeing him flee, the long-necked Serpent gave a slight shiver.

Its form instantly split into four.

Turning into four Serpents lunging towards Ji Yuan.

“Illusion Realm?”

Ji Yuan steadied his mind, once more brandishing the Thousand Needles Basket, and Silver Needles flew out, hitting each long-necked Serpent, producing a metallic clashing sound.

All are real?!

This is impossible!

The two Yin Ghosts clung to one Serpent’s back, ferociously biting, but to little effect.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan immediately activated the Yin Ghost Array, vanishing into the black mist.

What remained was a lone ghostly green fire.

“Go!”

When Ji Yuan reappeared, he was beside the Yin Ghost Banner.

In turn, he retracted the two Yin Ghosts.

As he glanced back, he witnessed a sea of green fire descending.

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