Novel Full Chapter 253 - 153: The Key Figure
Chapter 253: Chapter 153: The Key Figure
The so-called banding together for warmth is nothing more than leveraging each other’s strength; having people around can at least make evildoers less brazen, somewhat wary.
As for hoping to get help from neighbors, that’s too naive.
The cultivation world is unknown in terms of cause and effect; without significant profit involved, regular cultivators won’t get embroiled in disputes for no reason.
Of course, this refers to regular cultivators; as for the unpredictable evil cultivators, they are a different matter.
Moreover, banding together only mitigates risks with no strong intent; it can’t truly make one completely safe.
For instance, the infamous Evil Thief Gang in the swamp might avoid houses with many residents when choosing targets aimlessly.
However, if they have a strong purpose and come specifically for you, it can’t be avoided; at most, it makes them expend more effort, Restriction Talismans, or Array materials.
Therefore, safety ultimately relies on oneself.
Li Jizhou closed the courtyard door, spreading out his Divine Sense, while fully activating his age sense.
After ensuring no presence of living beings, he released Bai Yi, burning everything from the ground to the roof beams with the Divine Soul’s fire.
This courtyard is just a standalone place, three rooms and a courtyard, smaller than the place he stayed while at the marketplace of Spirit Pearl Mountain in the Qi Kingdom.
There is no winding path with corridors, no bridges and flowing water, only an evergreen ancient tree with lush foliage in the courtyard, but that is enough for the solitary Li Jizhou.
Regarding the cultivation site, he only considered the level of Spiritual Qi; in the Qi and Yan Kingdoms, the higher the Spiritual Qi, the larger and more premium the residence, so he always chose grand mansions.
After setting up four sets of Tier Three Advanced defensive, shielding, illusion, and killing arrays, Li Jizhou finally felt temporarily secure.
“I wonder if that Nascent Soul Demon God from the Demon Sect has pursued me here?” Once settled, Li Jizhou couldn’t help but recall being chased by the Nascent Soul Demon God.
However, ever since entering the swamp, he hadn’t been too concerned about that pursuing Demon God.
The fact that after using several Talismans in succession to completely increase the distance and the opponent not catching up, was enough to prove that there wasn’t a mark for precise location; it mostly noticed him because he fled immediately when they broke through the Qingyin Valley array, hence the pursuit.
The most it could sense was the spatial fluctuations when he activated the Teleportation Talisman.
Now that he had gone deep into the swamp and intentionally taken a detour to the eastern area, even if it pursued here, how would it find and confirm him in the vast swamp?
From the Yan Kingdom all the way west, to the southeastern part closest to the swamp, there were a few Holy Cities, even if it searched one by one, it would take a long time before finding him here.
Retreating a step further, even if it had divination-type divine abilities, peeping into fate in the swamp had limited efficacy, known to all.
Back when the business alliance attacked Wuxiang Sect, they resorted to many means and still couldn’t determine the location of Wuxiang Sect’s headquarters.
Putting this matter aside, Li Jizhou calmed his mind and had a clear plan for the future.
Besides regular cultivation, striving to break through to the Late Stage of Golden Core as soon as possible, acquiring the Longevity Fruit was also an important goal.
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While Li Jizhou was planning his future, a sense of oppression shrouded Qingyin Valley.
“Sect Leader, no trace of Master Li has been found a thousand miles north!”
“Sect Leader, to the south…”
“…No trace of Master Li found.”
“Sect Leader, Gu Demon personally pursued Master Li, it seems… difficult to expect an accident.”
…
In the secret chamber, “Yu Ziyu” sitting at the head closed her almond eyes without expression, about to speak.
The other Yu Ziyu sitting down quickly said, “Master, based on my understanding of Master Li, he’s not an ordinary Early Stage of Core Formation cultivator, naturally cautious and rather steady, with numerous means,
especially in the Talisman path, surely holding many trump cards, Ziyu feels it’s not so easy for him to die.”
“Ziyu, I understand your feelings, but the methods of that Gu Demon are beyond your grasp; it’s been over three months, a thousand miles around have been searched, not a trace left, the outlook is bleak,” Cyan Pine True Monarch said without any emotional fluctuation.
“Master, do you remember Master Han of years past? In fact, the resources Master Han provided back then, I am almost certain they were all given by Master Li.” Yu Ziyu finally couldn’t hold back a secret she had always pretended not to know.
“Master Han?” At this name, the originally expressionless Cyan Pine True Monarch’s face changed slightly.
Years ago, she recognized at a glance that Master Han was a substitute puppet and subconsciously tested it.
In the end, almost causing the opponent to sever the puppet’s control, she decisively halted the probe and even showed goodwill towards them.
However, what irked her slightly was that the opponent evidently did not trust her, quietly leaving not long after, without any trace all these years.
Even the Demon Sect war did not see them reveal themselves again.
However, she had never connected this Talisman Master Li, capable of drawing Tier Three Advanced Talismans, with the Nascent Soul ally controlling the substitute puppet behind the scenes.
At this moment, her beautiful eyes slightly opening and closing, she suddenly had an epiphany.
“Could it be, this Li Talisman Master was also arranged by them to help deal with the Demon Sect?”
“That he hasn’t shown himself… could he be from the Central Domain?”
Almost instantly, a sense of joy arose in her heart.
“Someone from the Central Domain finally stepped in!”
After a moment’s reflection, Cyan Pine True Monarch looked toward Yu Ziyu.
“If so, perhaps Li Talisman Master is really not dead yet.”
Yu Ziyu immediately nodded: “Ziyu suspects Master Li might have been forced into the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp.”
Cyan Pine True Monarch nodded slightly, gazing wistfully towards the west.
“Ziyu, the battle situation now has shifted to the Corpse Nurturing Lands of the countries of the Southern Domain, I must personally oversee it,
You need to go yourself to find Li Talisman Master.
Danger lurks in the swamp, evil cultivators’ natures are volatile, Li Talisman Master may be in peril.
You must find Li Talisman Master and ensure his absolute safety.
Remember, whether the Demon Sect calamity can be entirely extinguished, Li Talisman Master might play a crucial role!”
Upon hearing this, Yu Ziyu was momentarily stunned.
She had merely expressed that Li Jizhou had a prudent character, with many potential trump cards.
She never expected Cyan Pine True Monarch to suddenly elevate Li Jizhou to such a status.
The Demon Sect calamity even Cyan Pine True Monarch, and the ancestors of Profound Celestial Sect and Carefree Palace did not play a decisive role.
How could Li Jizhou, whom she watched grow up, influence the Demon Sect’s outcome?
In her daze, Cyan Pine True Monarch’s eyes suddenly gleamed, taking out a Jade Talisman.
This was the Communication Talisman from the ancestor of Carefree Palace.
Moments later, Cyan Pine True Monarch exhaled a breath of turbid air.
“No need to investigate the traitor further; Li Talisman Master’s matter wasn’t leaked by a traitor.”
Yu Ziyu’s spirit perked up instantly: “Then what was it actually?”
For someone like Li Jizhou to actively and personally get involved in this matter, Yu Ziyu already felt deeply grateful and moved.
Yet such a matter occurred, leaving her feeling unsettled.
Always feeling guilty.
Thus, she first checked for traitors.
“Black Water True Monarch hired a Quasi-Fourth Tier Divination Master to investigate who revealed the Corpse Nourishment affair in the Southern Domain,
Moreover, using the Tier Three Celestial Thunder Talisman obtained from the battlefield as a medium, they divined the master behind the scenes… and ultimately discovered that the two were the same person!”
Upon hearing this, Yu Ziyu was greatly shaken.
“Li Jizhou was the initial revealer of the Corpse Nourishment affair in the Southern Domain?” She had always assumed it was Ye Jingyu.
After receiving the communication, Cyan Pine True Monarch became even more certain that Li Jizhou must be an undercover agent of some major figure from the Central Domain.
This made her feel incredibly elated and hopeful.
“A Quasi-Fourth Tier Divination Master… does that mean Li Jizhou is nowhere to hide?” Yu Ziyu came to her senses, suddenly feeling worried.
“Hahaha…” Cyan Pine True Monarch couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Rest assured! When that Quasi-Fourth Tier Divination Master tried to probe Li Talisman Master, they faced divine retribution. If not for ceasing in time, they might have perished on the spot, and they only managed to glimpse Li Talisman Master was in Qingyin Valley at the time,
As for his identity and background, they gleaned nothing!”
“Why is this? A Quasi-Fourth Tier Divination Master, even a Golden Core Peak specialty can rarely escape their calculations, right?” Yu Ziyu asked more confusedly.
Cyan Pine True Monarch smiled: “Hehe~ The path of divination, perceiving the heavenly secrets, inherently goes against the heavens, damaging lifespan.
And, the more significant the secret or fortune the target carries, the heavier the backlash.”
“…” Does Li Jizhou have such a significant secret or fortune? Yu Ziyu found this surprising.
“Alright, don’t dwell on it. Li Talisman Master has now become a target that the Demon Sect and the business alliance are determined to kill, and they have dispatched many people into the swamp,
Don’t delay, quickly head to the swamp, relying on our accumulation there, you must find Li Talisman Master before the Demon Sect and ensure his safety, without fail!” Cyan Pine True Monarch did not explain further, merely gave a very serious order.
“Disciple obeys!” Yu Ziyu gladly accepted the command.