I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 271: Chapter 166: Royal Bloodline (2)

For instance, the Longevity Fruit naturally absorbs the power of time.

Li Jizhou once again looked around through the Ghost Shadow.

The herb garden was vast, but the ice-bound herbs were sparse, and a large section was clearly missing from the depths of the garden.

There were also signs of damage around the Tier Three Spirit Medicine.

Judging by the marks, it seems likely that during the fall of the Moon Worship Dynasty, someone looted this place.

Or perhaps someone took advantage of the chaos.

The ghostly figure of the Ghost Shadow flashed inside again, arriving in front of an ice crystal half a person’s height.

Once again, it shattered the ice seal.

Li Jizhou, who was seated steadily in Guzhu City, raised his eyebrows; it was actually a Seven-Orifice Lotus.

And it was at least eight hundred years old!

With such a main ingredient for a Crystal Condensing Pill, given Li Jizhou’s current Alchemy skills, a top-grade pill would be within reach!

Back in the Yan Kingdom, in order to find a superior Seven-Orifice Lotus to guarantee a top-grade Crystal Condensing Pill, Li Jizhou waited for many years.

He finally managed to auction a five-hundred-year-old Seven-Orifice Lotus, only to be tricked by Alchemist Xue in the end.

Yet here, this one was just on the outskirts of the herb garden.

“Poof~” But unfortunately, the moment the ice crystal shattered, the Seven-Orifice Lotus turned to dust, dispersing into the soil.

“What a pity, what a pity!” Li Jizhou sighed slightly.

“Boom~” At that moment, a loud noise came from the depths of the herb garden.

Immediately, a vast surge of Magical Power spread out.

“How bold, which thief dares trespass in the dynasty’s herb garden?” A loud shout rang out.

Li Jizhou immediately controlled the Ghost Shadow to crouch behind a human-height ice-bound Spirit Medicine, concealing all his presence.

Meanwhile,

Master Shuimo stared at Nie Jinghong for a long while, finally letting out a deep sigh: “Then it’s up to you to explain this to the City Lord yourself!”

Just as the words fell, a loud noise came from within the herb garden.

“Ice-bound Ancients? No, Junior Martial Uncle An and the others are in danger!” Upon hearing the noise from the herb garden, Master Shuimo’s face changed.

The three immediately turned and flew towards the crack in the Array.

Watching the three enter the herb garden, Nie Jinghong did not rush in, but turned to look at Master Mu.

“Do you owe me an explanation?”

Master Mu’s expression changed slightly. After a brief silence, he said: “Master Nie, since we entered this place together with the disciples of Guzhu City today, it is destined that only one side can leave alive!”

Nie Jinghong frowned slightly: “Just because this is the ruins of the Moon Worship Dynasty?”

Knowing he couldn’t hide it from Nie Jinghong, Master Mu said directly: “Indeed, because here are Quasi-Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Scriptures, and if the disciples of Guzhu City were to obtain them, and this news were to spread, not even a mere Guzhu City, any faction in the entire swamp would be unable to keep it, ultimately leading to the destruction of the sect!”

“…” After Master Mu spoke, Nie Jinghong, Master Huangshi, and the Gu Master all suddenly looked at him.

Li Jizhou was unaware of the matters of the Moon Worship Dynasty and even less so about the disciples of Guzhu City, so he was completely in the dark.

However, if this were true, not revealing his name or identity might be the best choice.

Yet, Li Jizhou no longer trusted Master Mu and viewed his words with suspicion.

“How do you know there’s Moon Worship Dynasty blood among the disciples of Guzhu City?” Upon hearing this, Nie Jinghong couldn’t help but be startled.

If what Master Mu said was true, facing the risk of Quasi-Immortal Artifacts being leaked, perhaps everyone else here would have to die!

“I can be sure that Master Huaiyu’s seventh disciple, An Ruoxi, is of the Moon Worship Dynasty’s royal bloodline!” Master Mu asserted.

“Master Huaiyu!” The Gu Master turned pale upon hearing this.

An Ruoxi was the most gifted among all of Guzhu True Monarch’s disciples, likely surpassing the Five Element Innate Spirit Root; she had already formed a Golden Core a hundred years ago.

There were even rumors of her touching immortality and activating some extraordinary Golden Core Dharma Aspect.

The Nascent Soul was merely a natural progression.

Now, it was probably not far off.

Nie Jinghong’s face also turned dark.

An Ruoxi was his biological father’s martial junior sister, but her strength and status were much higher than his biological father Nie Qingyuan.

“How are you so sure?”

Master Mu took a deep breath and wiped his face with his hand.

A Human Skin Mask fell off.

Li Jizhou’s eyes narrowed instantly.

A mask of concealment?

However, there is still something different about it. Although Master Mu’s mask obscures his true appearance, one can clearly sense the disguise.

Beneath the mask, a refined face bears a cross-shaped scar.

The scar is so deep that the bone is visible, and it is shrouded in a deathly aura, evidently inflicted by some secret skill.

“Because I was once An Ruoxi’s maid! This face was marred by her,” Master Mu confessed.

Upon seeing his face and hearing his words, both Nie Jinghong and the Gu Master furrowed their brows.

Decades ago, Guzhu City issued a warrant for arrest.

The wanted person bore a cross-shaped scar on their face.

It was said to have been inflicted by Master Huaiyu, An Ruoxi, with the Ice Soul Saber, and the scar could never heal.

Thus, Master Mu’s words have a high degree of credibility!

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At the same time, in the medicine garden, Li Jizhou watched the distant battle scene through the Ghost Shadow’s perspective, feeling a slight tension in his heart.

When the roar erupted just now, he quietly went into hiding.

He saw from afar a person-sized ice crystal shatter.

Unlike those outside who turned to dust with the passing of time, this ice-sealed person, upon unsealing, did not immediately crumble.

Moreover, this person was still alive.

As the force of time descended upon them, it was resisted by an unusual aura within, significantly slowing its entry.

Then, shaking off the ice crystals, the person stood majestically before two disciples of Guzhu City.

At this moment, both sides had already exchanged several rounds.

“Anyone who dares intrude into the Moon Worship Dynasty’s medicine garden will be executed without mercy!” the ice-sealed person roared again, and countless ice spikes formed, shooting toward the two cultivators like a storm.

“Senior, please hold! We are not thieves. The Moon Worship Dynasty has been extinct for millennia, and this place has been sealed in ice for ages; everything has turned to smoke and dust.”

The two Guzhu City cultivators, both female, fought while retreating.

One female cultivator’s Golden Core Peak magical power made Li Jizhou wary of moving the Ghost Shadow, unsure if it could be sensed.

The weapon in her hand, wholly transparent and radiating cold light, even instilled a chill in the Ghost Shadow.

“Master, what is going on? How can someone from a millennium ago still be alive after being frozen?” asked the other female cultivator, in the Middle Stage of Core Formation, looking quite distressed, always hiding behind the Golden Core female cultivator.

“This should be the medicine garden’s guardian. When the Moon Worship Dynasty fell, it might not have understood what happened before being frozen until now,” the Golden Core female cultivator replied while dodging.

“Why hasn’t he, like those spirit medicines or those outside, quickly turned to dust?”

“Because he likely cultivated the Empress-granted sacred art — Guanghan Skill. The ice-sealing method here is the Guanghan Skill, preventing the rapid erosion by the force of time.”

“What should we do now?”

“Do not rush. He is merely the medicine garden’s guardian. The Guanghan Skill he mastered must be a simplified version, unable to fully withstand the true Guanghan Skill’s power of frozen years. Judging by his body’s aging speed, he can last for at most three hours.

Although only at the Late Stage of Core Formation, the Guanghan Skill gives an innate advantage here, so we need not confront him head-on, just await his erosion by the force of time!” the Golden Core female cultivator explained.

The master and disciple followed her advice, neither attacking forcefully but only defending and dodging.

“Junior Martial Uncle An, we…” At this moment, Master Shuimo and two others rushed in.

Seeing An Ruoxi and her companion pursued by the ice-sealed guardian, they attacked immediately.

However, the ice-sealed guardian, despite being only of ordinary Late Stage Core Formation level, remained unscathed by Master Shuimo’s full-force assault.

A wall of ice instantly suppressed the raging fire dragon.

“Shuimo, don’t fight head-on! He cultivates the Guanghan Skill; in this frozen place, he is inherently unbeaten. Just let time run out!” An Ruoxi cautioned.

“Yes, Junior Martial Uncle An!” Master Shuimo and the others sighed in relief at her words.

“Boom~” Just as the three prepared to follow An Ruoxi’s strategy, the magical power of one burst, shattering another nearby ice crystal.

After the ice shattered, another ancient figure, similar to the ice-sealed guardian before them, emerged.

Li Jizhou silently watched all this unfold, compiling the information gathered outside and inside, and couldn’t help but frown.

Master Mu’s words might be true.

Otherwise, how could An Ruoxi understand the ice-sealed guardian’s condition so well?

If this is true, then she may very well covet the Guanghan Skill and Guanghan Seal.

The emergence of a Quasi-Immortal Artifact and Immortal Scripture will inevitably lead to a bloody storm.

Before fully controlling the Quasi-Immortal Artifact and before having the strength to protect it,

regardless of the angle, for the one who obtains it, eliminating everyone who enters this place is the safest strategy.