Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 926 - 360: [Chicken Cage: Level 4]

Most of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators living on this Luohua Island are direct disciples of that Bone Nightmare Old Demon.As for the other few large islands, each has its own function, things like disciple trade, and also something like the Water Dragon Sect’s Thousand Mechanism Island, used for issuing missions and the like.

It’s just that these are indeed not of much use to Ji Yuan.

Core Formation Cultivators have circles that belong to Core Formation Cultivators.

And after finishing this round of strolling, Ji Yuan also picked the location where he would open up his island.

Nightmare Island was right at the center of this Bone Nightmare Sect, so no matter in which direction Ji Yuan chose to open up an island, the distance to the Bone Nightmare Old Demon was actually about the same.

To the east was the Soul Refining Hall, plus Yazhou Bay was also on the eastern side of the Bone Nightmare Sect, so there were many Core Formation Cultivators coming and going there; not very good.

The south was the same; cultivators going to and from the continent all had to pass that way.

The west would’ve been fine, but Ji Yuan had run into the Bone Nightmare Old Demon in the west last time, and that fellow was all mysterious about it, so Ji Yuan figured he would definitely be running west often in the future.

After thinking it over, only the northern side of this Bone Nightmare Sect was left.

The farther north you went, the heavier the wind and snow, the fewer cultivators there were, and the more desolate the islands became—this kind of place was exactly Ji Yuan’s favorite.

After picking a spot in the middle of nowhere, with nothing in front and nothing behind, he didn’t even need to open up a new island, because there was already one ready-made here.

Ma Gui advised, "With your status, junior brother, there’s no need to choose such a remote island. You could even directly open up a new island around this Nightmare Island."

"It’s fine. I prefer quiet for my cultivation; this is just right."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he seemed to think of something, but felt a bit embarrassed to say it, so for a moment he had the look of wanting to speak but stopping.

"Junior brother, now that you’ve come to our Bone Nightmare Sect, just treat it as your own home. If you need anything, just say it directly, no need to hesitate," Ma Gui said with his hands tucked into his sleeves, grinning from ear to ear.

If any cultivator from within the Bone Nightmare Sect saw this "Ghost-faced Ma Gui" looking like this, they’d probably be scared to death.

Since when did the ghost-faced Ma Gui, who killed people like cutting grass and never batted an eye, end up having such an easygoing side?

"It’s nothing major, really, it’s just that I need some Soul-Eroding Ghost Willow for my cultivation, but this item... senior brother should know as well, only the Soul Refining Hall can cultivate it, and they don’t sell it to outsiders..."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he rubbed his hands a little awkwardly. "I used to be a Loose Cultivator, had no connections. Now that I’ve joined a sect... I just wanted to ask if there’s any way through the sect?"

Ma Gui, who had been prepared for a huge headache, heard this and laughed.

"Of course there is a way."

"Oh? What way?" Ji Yuan immediately perked up.

He planned to stay here in the Bone Nightmare Sect and train bitterly for a while, and if it was bitter cultivation, then Four-colored Spirit Eggs were indispensable.

Ji Yuan was still in urgent need of these things to improve the quality of his Golden Core.

Golden Core, Blood Pill, plus the highest-grade Purple Pill.

"The way is that I’ll go to the storeroom right now, take some out, and deliver them to you."

Ma Gui couldn’t help but chuckle as he spoke.

Especially seeing the stunned look on Ji Yuan’s face, he laughed even more and added:

"Soul-Eroding Ghost Willow is indeed precious for outsiders. The Soul Refining Hall doesn’t have that much to sell outside for trade."

"But for us in the Bone Nightmare Sect, getting this thing isn’t hard. It’s just a matter of saying hello when we trade with the Soul Refining Hall."

...Looks like joining the Bone Nightmare Sect was really the right choice!

Some resources only circulate between sects; for a Loose Cultivator to get their hands on them is incredibly difficult.

"Junior brother, go ahead and set up your Cave Mansion here first. I’ll go fetch the Soul-Eroding Ghost Willow now; just wait for me a bit."

After Ma Gui finished speaking, he directly turned into an Escape Light and left.

Looking at how eager he was, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

There really are still a lot of good people in this world. This Ma Gui, treating him so warmly the moment they met... tsk, tsk.

The island in front of him was roughly triangular in shape, with its highest point being a tall rocky mountain.

White snow weighed down the mountaintop.

There wasn’t a hint of greenery to be seen; there was only the black rock exposed in the gaps between the snow, and the fine gravel along the island’s shore, constantly washed up by the waves.

Above the Bone Nightmare Sect hung ancient, ever-present dark clouds, so the sky was perpetually dim as always. There was no sun to be seen, only howling cold winds.

Ji Yuan’s island was at the very northern edge of the Bone Nightmare Sect, so the cold winds were blowing even more fiercely here.

Ji Yuan circled the island a few times, then first glanced at the Yin Ghost Banner inside his Storage Bag.

The Yin Cocoon was unchanged, meaning the breakthrough of the two Yin Ghosts inside was still ongoing, so he couldn’t set up that array yet.

Ji Yuan instead first laid down the Inverted Rivers and Lakes Array around the outer perimeter of the island.

As for the Inverted Dipper Array, he planned to arrange it within this Rivers and Lakes Array.

Ji Yuan was in the middle of setting up the arrays when he suddenly sensed a gaze peeping at him.

"Hm?"

He turned his head and saw, on the western side of his island, a Female Cultivator at the Core Formation Stage staring at him.

Back when they were still in the sky, Ma Gui had already introduced her to Ji Yuan.

He said that the only Core Formation Cultivator living in this area was this Female Cultivator named An Yue.

She also had Early-stage Core Formation Cultivation, and had originally been a Loose Cultivator who joined the Bone Nightmare Sect twenty years ago.

Ma Gui’s description of her was simply "an ordinary cultivator."

After joining the sect, she either cultivated on this island or went to Yazhou Bay to hunt demons.

She rarely even got involved in sect affairs.

Ma Gui had even asked Ji Yuan whether he wanted An Yue to be invited to move elsewhere.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."