Chapter 133: Chapter 41: Counter-Slaughter

After surveying his surroundings and considering some information about the cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom, Li Jizhou gradually came to a realization.

The cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom is completely dominated by the Celestial Spirit Sect,

whose dominant position is as firm as a rock, with no fear of internal rebellion.

What they fear most are external threats.

This time, many powerful cultivators migrated from the Qi Kingdom, and if these cultivators were allowed to establish themselves in the Chu Kingdom, the dominance of the Celestial Spirit Sect would be in jeopardy.

Thus, they took advantage of the moment when the migrating cultivators from the Qi Kingdom exhausted their magical power in the Spirit Barren Land to lie in wait here.

Under normal circumstances, flying across the hundred-thousand-mile Spirit Barren Land, even a cultivator at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment would exhaust their magical power. Even with the supplement of pills and spirit stones, when crossing the border, their magical power would nearly be depleted, requiring several days and nights of meditation on the Spirit Vein Land to fully recover.

Of course, unless the opponent’s supply of pills is beyond imagination.

“The Celestial Spirit Sect is indeed decisive!” Li Jizhou nodded silently.

It must be said that if the Celestial Spirit Sect had not made such a decisive move, undoubtedly, when those from the Qi Kingdom successfully entered the cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom, they would inevitably seize the Celestial Spirit Sect’s Tier Three Spirit Vein, interrupting hundreds of years of their dominant position.

But now, with the Celestial Spirit Sect’s timely arrangements, most cultivators migrating from the Qi Kingdom’s cultivation world would likely face the fate of being looted and ultimately perish.

Unfortunately, the first one they encountered was Li Jizhou.

He happened to be the type of cultivator who could not be judged by common standards, with an abundance of pills, crossing the Spirit Barren Land with his magical power still at its peak.

Moreover, he was not the type of cultivator renowned for solely his personal offensive power.

He had many more cards up his sleeve.

“Fellow Daoist, you are being overly oppressive. I will not linger in the Chu Kingdom, so why push so relentlessly?” Li Jizhou chastised angrily while merging his aura with an ancient tree, and subtly released Guagua to stealthily slip into the ground along the tree trunk.

“It’s just the law of the jungle; why bother arguing? Attack!” Seeing that Li Jizhou had no intention of surrendering, the Fake Pill cultivator didn’t waste words and directly ordered the attack.

Meanwhile, he watched from a distance, with no intention of joining the battle.

It was evident that his status was too noble to risk his life.

The Qi Cultivation novices were mere cannon fodder to him.

This aspect was significantly different from the large sects and factions of the Qi Kingdom’s cultivation world.

After all, within the Chu Kingdom’s long-standing rule by the Celestial Spirit Sect, there was nothing that could pose a threat internally, and externally, the countries to the south were weaker, causing no concern, while the Spirit Barren Land to the north served as a natural barrier, with no threatening existence emerging for centuries.

The extended rule had inevitably led to internal corruption and rigid class structures. Only those of royal blood and nobility could advance to the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stages. Common cultivators, regardless of talent, could not receive advancement unless they demonstrated enough loyalty and were endorsed by their families.

These royal blood and nobility could display their authority internally, but asking them to truly engage in combat with unexplored foes was out of the question!

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~”

In an instant, a group of Qi Cultivation novices began their magical onslaught towards Li Jizhou.

Fireballs, wind blades, wooden spikes, flying swords, water arrows, earth spikes… A torrent of attacks surged forth.

Li Jizhou activated his protective mana shield, easily deflecting the first wave of attacks.

Yet, despite the attackers being mere Qi Cultivation novices, their individual blows posed no threat to his mana shield,

they were steadily depleting his magical power.

Crucially, there were too many enemies, and they were well-trained, attacking in teams of a hundred, with seamless rotations, delivering an unending assault.

Even though Li Jizhou’s magical power remained untouched by the Spirit Barren Land, and the Eternal Spring Magical Power he cultivated was deep and enduring, he estimated that at most, he could sustain his mana shield for only three more keystrokes.

Had it been those Qi Kingdom cultivators still in the Spirit Barren Land, they probably wouldn’t even withstand the first wave.

Faced with the relentless and overwhelming magical attacks, Li Jizhou communicated with Guagua, then released a middle-grade magical artifact, a flying sword that swept around casually, claiming the lives of dozens of Qi Cultivation novices.

However, these Qi Cultivation recruits, seemingly indoctrinated to face death unflinchingly, were replaced by others as soon as they fell, displaying bravery and fearlessness.

Li Jizhou dared not delay any longer and immediately ordered Guagua to activate the illusion.

In an instant, the offensive halted,

for the Qi Cultivation novices within a ten Zhang radius suddenly saw the demon that wanted to seize their Spirit Vein, slaughter their kin, and enslave them, turned into the person they most wanted to protect.

While former comrades-in-arms turned into monstrous creatures bearing fangs behind them,

the Foundation Establishment elders overseeing from the rear truly transformed into the demons intending to strip their bones and enslave them.

“Kill!” In an instant, the tide of battle reversed,

The Qi Cultivation recruits within the largest range of Guagua’s illusion suddenly turned their attacks toward their former allies.

“Are you crazy? Turning coat on the battlefield is punishable by death!” The overseeing Foundation Establishment elder swiftly flew over and slaughtered half of those trapped within the illusion in an instant.

However, those newly entering Guagua’s illusion range instantly turned to continue the fight.

The Foundation Establishment elder found the situation increasingly amiss.

“Vice Sect Leader, that scoundrel must be proficient in illusion skills.”

The Fake Pill Master’s face turned icily cold and waved his hand at Li Jizhou.

“You all, interrupt his illusion!”

A dozen Foundation Establishment elders exchanged glances, hesitant to risk themselves, though they ignored the Qi Cultivation novices caught in the illusion, and hurled their magical swords and fireballs towards Li Jizhou.

Li Jizhou stood at the tree’s top, his eyes closed and appearing deeply focused, seemingly casting a secret skill.

Facing the distant attacks from a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators, he merely fortified his defensive mana shield without dodging.

If he couldn’t lure them close enough, the poison Guagua had scattered underground wouldn’t reach its full potential.

“Boom, boom, boom~” Although the number of attacks had lessened, the onslaught from Foundation Establishment cultivators could not be underestimated,

Among the thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, there were seven at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, four at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and two at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Especially the attacks from those two at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, each strike made the protective mana shield of Li Jizhou shake precariously.

However, thanks to the refinement of the Eternal Spring Magical Power over the years, its thickness and purity were unmatched by the magical power of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators,

and because the opponents cast spells from a distance, they couldn’t unleash their maximum power.

Li Jizhou could still barely withstand the attacks.

However, when the second wave of attacks came, he moved swiftly, dodging into the tree canopy to avoid the attack.

At the same time, Guagua retracted the illusion underground, and all the Qi Cultivation juniors within the range came to their senses.

“Hmph, just as expected, a mere illusion, only the work of evil practitioners, go!” The Fake Pill Master sneered, commanding the dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators to charge forward directly.

“Then I’ll be the first to claim victory!” Seeing the illusion shattered, a Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator laughed and leaped forward.

Seeing this, Li Jizhou wielded his flying sword to resist, appearing a bit disorganized, fighting while retreating.

“Haha, let me help you!” In the meantime, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators noticed Li Jizhou’s difficulty and rushed forward.

Seeing all thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators approaching, Li Jizhou’s eyes slightly narrowed as he sensed the position of the Fake Pill cultivator with his life-force sensing ability, and prepared to escape.

The Fake Pill cultivator seemed to have anticipated this move by Li Jizhou, immediately flying to block his path with a wall of fire again.

At this moment, the Fake Pill cultivator also entered the area where Guagua had planted the poison.

“Still trying to escape?” The Fake Pill cultivator sneered grimly.

Li Jizhou stood mid-air, slowly turning around to face the fourteen people,

his expression no longer showing any trace of panic,

instead, suddenly becoming exceptionally calm, indifferent, and even a faint, nearly imperceptible smile appeared on his face.

“Attack together and take him down quickly!” The others sensed something ominous, their expressions becoming grave.

“Too late!” Li Jizhou spoke softly,

the next moment, seven Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators suddenly fell into an illusion.

The four Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators had to focus all their strength to resist the illusion.

Only the two Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and the Fake Pill cultivator were unaffected by the illusion.

This was already the limit of the range that Guagua’s illusion could reach.

One-on-one, even the current peak state Fake Pill Master would fall for it, but with a broader range and more people, the effect naturally diminished.

However, this was already enough.

“Hmph, still daring to use evil techniques!” The Fake Pill cultivator and the two Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators roared in anger, charging toward Li Jizhou immediately.

Li Jizhou chuckled, calmly tapping his storage bag.

An advanced Tier Two puppet instantly appeared, powered by ten middle-grade spirit stones, its aura reaching its peak, charging toward the Fake Pill cultivator without hesitation.

The Fake Pill cultivator’s face changed dramatically and was about to unleash his full strength to counter, but suddenly felt his magical power inside him stagnant, completely unable to flow smoothly as usual.

The two Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their magical power dissipating inside them.

This was the new poison Li Jizhou developed for Master Qingmu, effective even for the exhausted Fake Pill Masters and naturally useful for them, albeit a bit weaker in power.

However, next moment, two more Tier Two puppets appeared, one attacking and one defending, more than enough to handle the Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators whose magical power was dissipating.

“May I ask if you are Daoist Duan Tianxing?” The Fake Pill Master, being struck by the puppet, had his protective mana shield shattered and was in a miserable state.

But then he suddenly remembered some descriptions of famous people in the cultivation world of Qi Kingdom in the Celestial Secret Tower reports.

Among them, the news of Duan Tianxing defeating a Fake Pill Master with a quasi-Third Tier puppet during his Late Stage Foundation Establishment suddenly came to his mind.

“Daoist Duan, I am the current Celestial Spirit Sect’s Sect Leader’s nephew. I am willing to recommend you to become our Celestial Spirit Sect’s Vice Sect Leader, worshiped by millions of Chu Kingdom cultivators! Please spare my life!”

“Duan Tianxing?” Li Jizhou thought with a slight smile, recalling the person who once gave him a Core Formation gift.

That person, with no attachments and a trump card, acted recklessly and should have gone to the northern Yan Kingdom unexpectedly.

It wouldn’t hurt to assume his identity!

“Hmph! How could Duan see any worth in your mere Celestial Spirit Sect?” Snorting coldly, Li Jizhou’s magical power surged to the extreme.

Three Tier Two mid-level talismans shot out.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The three already beleaguered senior members of the Celestial Spirit Sect, driven to desperation by the puppets and poison, found their protective mana shields completely shattered.

In the next moment, the three puppets simultaneously finished them off.

Meanwhile, the seven Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, both caught in illusions and poisoned, lay paralyzed on the ground, still trying to attack each other.

Li Jizhou unhesitatingly ordered the puppets to eliminate them one by one.

Collecting the group’s storage bags, a fireball condensed from Bai Yi’s source instantly burned the fourteen senior members of the Celestial Spirit Sect to ash.

Without further delay, he retracted the puppets, summoned Guagua, and once again launched the top-grade flying ship.

The surrounding Qi Cultivation juniors were all shocked by the scene, retreating anxiously in fear.

Until they saw Li Jizhou leaving without intending to harm them,

suddenly,

over a thousand Qi Cultivation juniors prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing and pleading, “Please, senior, attack the Celestial Spirit Sect. We are willing to lead the way and risk our lives for you.”

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