I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Seeing Li Qingyun’s anger flare up.

All those present turned pale.

In the entire Black Stone City, Prince Yun’s Mansion was the heavens.

Even a Refining Void expert entering this place might not be able to do anything to the people of Prince Yun’s Mansion within the Black Stone Array, which was originally constructed by the former emperor of the Jiuli Dynasty for the first Prince Yun.

Li Jizhou did not explain or plead but dared to so boldly insult Li Qingyun’s ancestors!

That was the royal family.

In any dynasty of the Central State, the royal family was absolutely inviolable.

“I will exterminate your entire clan!” Li Qingyun, as expected, became even more furious.

Li Jizhou chuckled indifferently, a gleam flashed in his hand, and a Seventh Prince’s identity token was already in his hand.

“Take a good look, am I not your great-granduncle?”

The prince’s token was entirely gilded, carrying the royal family’s majesty, instantly overwhelming everyone present with its powerful aura.

“Gulp~”

“Prince?”

“Is this the Seventh Prince?”

“The Seventh Prince traveled the world, ingeniously thwarted the plots of the Liangzhou governor, and was rewarded by the Saint Emperor. He hasn’t returned to court yet, he’s still traveling, and now he’s in Yunzhou!”

“Common people pay respects to His Highness, the Seventh Prince!”

In an instant, everyone present bowed down.

“Sev… Seventh Prince!” The chief shopkeeper’s old face twisted with disbelief as he looked at the calm and elegant Li Jizhou, overwhelmed with shock.

After a moment of bewilderment, he hurriedly bowed down, but in his heart, he was already filled with despair.

Li Qingyun’s furious expression was frozen in an instant, staring at that Seventh Prince’s token, his whole body involuntarily shuddering.

The current Saint Emperor only began having children in recent years, so although Li Jizhou was not very old, in terms of generation, he truly was his great-granduncle.

Even his father, upon seeing Li Jizhou, would have to act with the etiquette of a junior.

“Sev… great-granduncle above, unfilial grandson Li Qingyun pays respects to great-granduncle!”

Prince Yun’s Mansion dominated Black Stone City but had yet been unable to rule Yunzhou entirely because Prince Yun was, after all, only a Prince Yun, whereas the Saint Emperor was the true master of this dynasty.

Before the prince, Prince Yun’s Mansion was nothing.

Especially as the Seventh Prince had recently made a name for himself in Liangzhou, and with his extraordinary talent, he was well-favored by the Saint Emperor.

Currently, with the Crown Prince relegated to the cold palace, the Jiuli Dynasty’s throne was contested between the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince. Who the flowers would fall to was truly unpredictable.

If the Seventh Prince eventually ascended to the throne, the annihilation of Prince Yun’s Mansion could be decided in a mere word.

How would he dare to offend?

“Hmph! The heir of Prince Yun’s Mansion indeed displays great might!” Li Jizhou snorted coldly.

Li Qingyun immediately felt a wave of fear, hastily taking kneeling steps, and upon reaching a distance of ten feet in front of Li Jizhou, he knelt down heavily: “Great-granduncle, please quell your anger, great-granduncle is magnanimous, your ungrateful grandson deserves death a thousand times over, only, your grandson truly did not know you were great-granduncle. If your grandson knew, I would have knelt and welcomed you from three thousand miles away.”

Li Jizhou gave him a cold smirk, he wasn’t entirely foolish.

If he dared, like in a mundane dynasty, to stubbornly deny, directly declaring that Li Jizhou was an impostor and kill him to silence him, then Li Jizhou could instantly drag him into the Dharma Realm and execute him.

However, this was within Li Jizhou’s expectations, after all, in a cultivation dynasty, with so many divine abilities and secret skills, if anything happened to Li Jizhou, the Saint Emperor would know immediately.

This did not even account for the saying that the heavens are high and the emperor is far away. With the use of Spirit Stones, a super-long-distance Teleportation Array would only take a few breaths at most.

“Ignorance can be forgiven, stand up,” Li Jizhou waved his hand.

“Thank you, great-granduncle for your magnanimity, thank you for your chastisement, great-granduncle!” Li Qingyun repeatedly kowtowed, breaking even the array bases inscribed on the ground to prevent Earth Escape.

“Great-granduncle, have you come to Yunzhou to gamble on stones?” Seeing that Li Jizhou was no longer pursuing the matter, Li Qingyun’s mind lit up.

“I am merely traveling at will and happened to come here by chance.”

“Your grandson truly never expected that great-granduncle would possess such a talent in stone gambling, with the ability to see through stone shells. This… truly leaves your grandson in awe and admiration!” Li Qingyun flattered with all his might.

Li Jizhou merely smiled and did not respond.

“Great-granduncle, look, here are two more gem pieces of the store, how about you take a look at them both as compensating for your grandson’s offense?” Li Qingyun quickly ingratiated himself.

At this moment, he was shrewdly calculating. Although he had just been terribly frightened, now that he thought about it, if great-granduncle took away the store’s gem pieces, the three gem pieces he regretted earlier today could be dismissed.

However, he feared Li Jizhou might refuse.

After all, the remaining two gem pieces were both appraised by him.

But to his delight.

“Now that’s more like a great-grandson.” Li Jizhou unexpectedly agreed directly.

“Yes, yes, yes, as long as great-granduncle is pleased. Someone, hurry, somebody, reveal the stones for my great-granduncle!” Li Qingyun hastily summoned the stone-cutters.

Soon, several stone-cutters gathered before the two store’s gem pieces and started working nervously.

Li Qingyun again hurriedly directed the chief shopkeeper to bring chairs, serve tea and snacks, and called upon a number of maids.

In a moment, the atmosphere on site changed dramatically.

Li Jizhou sat there calmly, eyes closed, waiting quietly.

Li Qingyun, bowing, accompanied him on one side, his face full of smiles.

The others, all kneeling on the ground, did not dare to raise their heads.

Boom~

After a while, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi erupted.

In an instant, the Spiritual Qi in the entire fifth courtyard became denser.

The crowd around instinctively wanted to look up, but were immediately suppressed by Li Jizhou’s Seventh Prince status, resisting the urge to raise their heads.

“Wow! Great-granduncle, this one has material!”

“With such strong Spiritual Qi, it must be stronger than the three opened earlier!”

Li Qingyun exclaimed in admiration while secretly feeling vexed.

Previously, when he allowed Li Jizhou to choose a stone, the first one he chose resulted in only a Fifth Grade Spiritual Treasure.

Yet this one, just after the stone shell was peeled, revealed such intense Spiritual Qi, clearly better than the one he had just chosen for him.

Did his great-granduncle intentionally cheat him? Li Qingyun realized later.

Soon, this thought was fully confirmed.

“Aha! All Spirit Crystals, ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, a thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, this… the core here is, Spirit Marrow!”

The moment the Spirit Marrow emerged, the entire venue erupted.

That overwhelming Spiritual Qi was unbearable for those watching, forcing them to finally raise their heads.

Spirit Marrow!

Known as the essence of Heaven and Earth Spirit Veins, a mere spoonful is said to contain the Spiritual Qi equivalent of ten premium Spirit Stones. Used to fill a Spirit Gathering Array, a spoonful could sustain Tier Four levels of Spiritual Qi for ten years,

Of course, no one would ordinarily be so wasteful.

Because it is the very essence of Spirit Veins, with effects akin to Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects, although its grade cannot compare to genuine Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects, and it cannot be consumed directly, it can be taken in conjunction with Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects to enhance their effectiveness.

There are even legends that it can expedite the maturation of Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects, increasing their grade.

The shock of the scene persisted for a long time.

Li Qingyun’s vexation, regret, and remorse were even harder to resolve!

He had long wanted to open all five store’s gem pieces but had always worried about being punished by his father.

If he had known, he should have taken the gamble early!

Spirit Marrow, he truly regretted it to the point of internal agony.

Li Jizhou also took a deep breath.

He hadn’t expected to truly uncover Spirit Marrow!

“It’s open, it’s open! Another treasure!” While everyone was still immersed in the shock of the second store’s gem piece, the stone-cutter on the fourth store’s gem piece cried out in amazement.

“Gulp~” Li Qingyun’s eyes widened instantly.

Another treasure?

Could it be out of the five store’s gem pieces, only the three he opened faltered, while the remaining two both skyrocketed?

His gaze towards Li Jizhou grew increasingly unnatural.