[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-through-upgrading-buildings":3,"chapter-longevity-through-upgrading-buildings-longevity-through-upgrading-buildings-chapter-683":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity through Upgrading Buildings",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},545382,794,"Chapter 683 - 297: Nascent Soul Monsters of the Righteous and Demonic Paths","longevity-through-upgrading-buildings-chapter-683",683,"\u003Cp>Even when the city defense encountered attacks from the Demon Dao, handling them was now quite effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because within the Alchemy Square, there were more forces that could be mobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Liu Yuan’s demon-hunting squad, they had been replenished once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time, there were no people from the Medicine King Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining northern Corpse Transporting Mountain and Spirit Control Sect sent out another Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They occasionally ventured out, perhaps due to past experiences, so they acted more cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, for most of the next half year, nothing else went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in such circumstances, Ji Yuan increasingly felt something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now this world... was too peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was too peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Dong clearly had given up Shang Mountain, letting the Demon Dao in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dao indeed came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it had been almost a year since they came in, yet they hadn’t done anything major.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t even broken into one of the many markets, let alone done something as catastrophic as destroying one of the Six Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dao of the entire Shangxi seemed to be playing house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely lacking the momentum when attacking Shang Mountain before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this make sense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuan discussed with Liu Yuan and Li Changhe, and the three of them came to the unanimous conclusion that... the Demon Dao was holding in for something big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were preparing for a big move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly it was, was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Ji Yuan and the others could think of this, let alone other cultivators in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all waiting, or rather... investigating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see what kind of huge play the Demon Dao was preparing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was clear and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Dong, midstream of the Starfall River, on the south bank, by an ordinary small river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Corpse, who arrived early, was already fishing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Kong Xifeng had a sullen face, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Sword Ruins came Xu Sheng again, as the One Sword Master, the number one cultivator of Shang Dong, had never left the Sword Ruins even for a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old lady, is your Water Dragon Sect alright? I always feel that the Demon Dao will likely target one of our six sects this time, just don’t know who they’re eyeing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Corpse had been fishing for a long time, but not a single fish took the bait, so he turned around and made some small talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, thanks to you, Lu Corpse, everything is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Kong Xifeng opened her mouth, Lu Corpse lost his desire to speak, and instead looked towards Xu Sheng, sitting cross-legged on a giant rock, eyes closed in meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Daoist, how is your Sword Ruins? I heard you’ve been the most under attack from the Demon Dao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Sheng spoke with his eyes still closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sword Ruins has always been like this, long accustomed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Corpse slightly nodded, \"I wonder if anyone went to inform Mei Manor, their Shang Court hasn’t had any news recently, could it be they’ve joined with those people from Shangxi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, don’t worry, even if your Corpse Transporting Mountain and Shangxi’s Demon Dao united, our Shang Court would never join them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mocking voice came from beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lu Corpse glared and said, \"You know it, now get out, damn it, I’ve been fishing for half a day and you messed it all up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Manor appeared out of thin air, clapping his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can’t catch one while you fish, neither can you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he turned to look northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Spirits Ancestor had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an ordinary-looking man, crossing the water surface, and finally landed in front of them, smiling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the past few hundred years, it’s been hard for us to meet each other, but now we’ve met twice in three years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, another person came from the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady of Joy was still dressed provocatively, and as soon as she appeared she rolled her eyes at Mei Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cad, you didn’t even wait for me on the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Manor: \"Haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What has the old useless Medicine King been up to, clearly he’s the nearest, yet he’s the last to arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Xifeng, as always, opened her mouth and went full fire mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he die in some corner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world is so chaotic now, you old lady better accumulate some virtue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Spirits Ancestor couldn’t stand it anymore and retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus making Kong Xifeng unable to sit still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could reply, Xu Sheng, who had been sitting cross-legged on the giant rock with closed eyes, suddenly opened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he quickly turned his head to the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light flickering in the sky, at first far on the horizon, a figure quickly arrived close by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Medicine King... had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who saw him was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kong Xifeng, who most wanted to curse him, was now looking at him with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Medicine Dog? What happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Xifeng may curse, but seeing the Medicine King become like this, she was genuinely worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Corpse urgently asked as well:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be the Blood Luo King came? Or the White Bone Demon Monarch, did you fight with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder they were shocked, after all, the Medicine King looked... incredibly old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the oldest among them was Kong Xifeng, who was nearing her end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, the oldest one seemed to be the Medicine King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head full of white hair, wrinkles on his face that looked like deep grooves, his body bent as he walked, as if he could fall over at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his previous look of white hair but youthful appearance, full of vitality, there was a world of difference now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this change happened in just a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Nascent Soul Cultivator, a few years... really is just the time of a nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Medicine King felt everyone’s gaze, slowly shook his head, and finally sat down on the sand beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, continue with your discussion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible, could it really be those from Shangxi acted against you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1048,"2026-05-30T14:26:01.363Z","2026-06-01T04:31:28.039Z",1,"novelbin.me","119cd81c29d583bffd0401d0d248b1201fb11029af4abf66326770bd83fd9630","longevity-through-upgrading-buildings-chapter-684","longevity-through-upgrading-buildings-chapter-682",816,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-through-upgrading-buildings-cover.jpg"]