Chapter 128: Chapter 36: Candid and Open Conversation

There was no defense, not even giving Li Jizhou any chance to refuse.

The “Talisman Master Shen” in front of him had already removed a human skin mask!

Exposing a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

It was the very woman who, on the night of awakening Innate Wisdom, fell at his door and was saved by him.

However, even if she hadn’t removed the mask, Li Jizhou had long guessed all the causal connections.

This woman must be the remnant of the Yu family, Yu Ziyu.

And the face she revealed at this moment should be her true appearance.

Back then, in a critical condition, she couldn’t use magical power to disguise or activate the exotic treasure of the human skin mask, resulting in Li Jizhou seeing her true appearance.

After being carried by Li Jizhou to Pharmacist Zheng for medical treatment, she disguised herself as an ugly woman, threatened and intimidated him, and gave him the most suitable Tier One talisman inheritance at that time as a gratitude.

As for why she was seriously injured that night, Li Jizhou guessed it must have been an injury sustained in the Thunder Spirit Crystal Mine.

Seeing her remove the mask, Li Jizhou slightly furrowed his brows.

This mask not only had a strong effect of concealment but could also hide cultivation realm. The moment the mask was removed, the magical power aura on Yu Ziyu erupted, almost matching that of Zhang Ruoyu’s perfected Foundation Establishment Stage.

At sixty-three years old, she was in the perfected Foundation Establishment Stage, half-step Core Formation. Throughout the cultivation world of the Qi Kingdom, she was among the top talents; either her aptitude was extraordinary, or she had heaven-defying opportunities, or perhaps both.

However, Li Jizhou was not afraid of her. This place was his territory, not only was it buried with poisons three feet deep, but he also had various contingencies set up here. Moreover, this place was within the Golden Sun Sect; she wouldn’t dare to make a move.

Besides, since she had removed the mask, it surely wasn’t to harm him.

This was going to be an open and honest conversation!

Li Jizhou no longer feigned pretense and looked at her calmly, waiting for her to speak.

“Little Jizhou, long time no see.”

Li Jizhou frowned slightly, “Fellow Yu, you are only a few years older than I am. As fellow cultivators, I suppose there’s no need to address each other in such a tone, right?”

In his memory, when he was nine, the ugly woman Xu Mei stayed in the small courtyard; she was only eighteen at that time.

Before Li Jizhou finished speaking, Yu Ziyu’s complexion changed slightly.

She stared at Li Jizhou in disbelief, “You know my identity?”

“That’s not important. Please explain your intentions!” Li Jizhou waved his hand.

Yu Ziyu was even more surprised and suspicious. Before making today’s decision, in her impression, Li Jizhou was still that optimistic little orphan who never admitted defeat.

She even thought she had straightened out all the trajectories of Li Jizhou’s life.

She believed that when the mask was removed, Li Jizhou would be terrified, shocked, and incredulous.

However… now it was she who was shocked and incredulous!

For a moment, Yu Ziyu regretted today’s decision.

She couldn’t see through Li Jizhou anymore.

After pondering for a moment, she took out a storage bag, “In that case, I will first thank Fellow Li for saving my life thirty-eight years ago, and also apologize for the threats back then. Please accept this.”

Li Jizhou directly waved his hand to refuse, with a face full of righteousness, he said, “Let bygones be bygones, Fellow Yu, there’s no need to mention it anymore. Please explain your purpose; this is the Outer Peak of the Golden Sun Sect, and I am an Honored Guest Elder of the Golden Sun Sect.

Whereas you, Fellow Yu, are a wanted person.

Although I’m not a blindly loyal person, I’m not a treacherous villain who would betray his position either. If you leave now, I can pretend that today’s incident never happened.”

Taking this opportunity, Li Jizhou decided to stop her with words.

Yu Ziyu heard this, an unexpected look flashed in her eyes, and she couldn’t help but look at Li Jizhou differently.

However, she still spoke, “Fellow Li, your character is noble and righteous, I admire that. Since that’s the case, I will get straight to the point.”

“Five hundred years ago, the first family of the Qi Kingdom, the 137th generation descendant of the Yu family from Yuanzhi Mountain, Yu Ziyu, sincerely invites Fellow Li to join us,

We can offer Tier Three talisman inheritance, a Spirit Vein Dojo in the Cultivation Country in the northern part of Qi Kingdom, Yan Kingdom’s Tier Three Spirit Vein Dojo, all you need to do is settle down in the Holy Sect where the Yu family is rooted in Yan Kingdom and practice your skills!”

Li Jizhou raised his eyebrows slightly; this result was a little beyond his expectations.

Furthermore, the Yu family had already rooted itself in a large cultivation country like Yan Kingdom, with a Tier Three Spirit Vein Dojo there…

“Fellow Yu, please go back. I will act as if today’s events never happened, nor do I know what you said!”

“Fellow Li, why don’t you state your requirements?” Yu Ziyu unwillingly asked.

“Let’s remain strangers forever!”

“…”

Yu Ziyu frowned slightly, she really didn’t expect that the little guy from the past would now be so uninterested and unyielding.

“Fellow Li, could it be that you are afraid of being implicated? Rest assured, to tell the truth, our purpose of entering the Qi Kingdom has already been achieved, and we will leave shortly,

If you don’t wish to join our Holy Sect temporarily, it’s okay, just nod, and I assure you that you can travel safely with us through the entire Purple Vine Mountain Range,

reaching the land of cultivation in Yan Kingdom that every loose cultivator dreams of, a place where even ordinary people and cultivators aspire to reach.”

Li Jizhou’s attitude was firm, “I cannot afford to enjoy such blessings!”

“…”

The look Yu Ziyu gave Li Jizhou was even more astonished.

Such favorable conditions, without any constraints, still couldn’t move him?

But he was only repaying a small favor from the Golden Sun Sect, yet he was… so loyal and unswerving?

With such a character, if he could assist me, how could great affairs not succeed?

Unfortunately, I don’t have much time left in the Qi Kingdom now, otherwise, I would use all possible means to bring him under my command!

Sighing, Yu Ziyu didn’t want to press too hard.

“Fellow Li, farewell, and see you again someday!” With that, she put back on the mask, becoming the “Talisman Master Shen” again, and then disappeared from Xiaogang Peak.

As soon as Yu Ziyu left, Li Jizhou immediately took out the Jade Talisman from the Celestial Secret Tower to check the latest news.

Sure enough, a special breaking news occupied the entire page.

[A month ago, the remnants of the Demon Sect took advantage of the absence of the Wang family ancestor at Inverted Mountain and attacked the Wang family ancestral home, cruelly killing fifty-eight direct descendants of Wang family Qi Refining Stage cultivators, nine Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, and set the Wang family ancestral home ablaze!]

[Half a month ago, the arrogant remnants of the Demon Sect infiltrated Inverted Mountain, intending to attack the Wang family ancestor, but were frightened away by the Supreme Elder of the Golden Sun Sect.]

[Wanted notice…]

After reading the entire report, Li Jizhou sighed slightly.

He didn’t want to dig into the enmity between the two families.

After all, in the cultivation world, such things were too common.

He could only remind himself to never get involved in similar incidents.

And in this wanted notice, he once again unexpectedly saw an acquaintance.

The portrait of Zhou Cang this time appeared more ferocious and wild.

A scar extending from the corner of his eye to his jaw on the left cheek made him look somewhat intimidating.

Moreover, in this wanted notice, Zhou Cang’s cultivation had reached the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment!

“It seems he really risked his life to gain some resources and opportunities!”

With a faint smile, Li Jizhou put away the Jade Talisman.

“Something’s not right!” Suddenly, he thought of something and took out the Jade Talisman again to examine it carefully.

“Something’s not right! Yu Ziyu destroyed the Wang family’s ancestral home, fulfilling her great vengeance; why would she still go to Inverted Mountain to find the Wang family ancestor?

Furthermore, who doesn’t know that the Supreme Elders of the three sects are all at Inverted Mountain?

And having destroyed the Wang family for revenge a month ago, why is she only leaving now?

Then she must have gone to Inverted Mountain not to seek out the Wang family ancestor.

Thunder Flame Sect’s underground treasure vault?

Could it be that attacking the Wang family was not for revenge, but for something needed to open the Thunder Flame Sect’s underground treasure vault?

Or is there some opportunity in the Deceit Realm that requires that tool to obtain?

Just like in order to obtain the Celestial Pure Water from that red-robed woman, one must have a frog Spirit Beast?”

For a moment, Li Jizhou’s thoughts were tumbling.

An ominous feeling, as if he was about to grasp the fundamental reason why Yu Ziyu hid in the Qi Kingdom all these years.

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