Chapter 187: Chapter 89: Noble Character and Lofty Integrity

The assassin, though injured by Qin Haoyang, moved with an agile body technique and eerie steps, maintaining formidable combat strength, and managed to kill several more people in a short time.

Finally, his figure flickered and he performed a certain secret skill, disappearing without a trace.

Li Jizhou furrowed his brows slightly.

He truly hadn’t expected to encounter Ye Jingyu here after a separation of sixty-seven years!

They parted in the Thunder Flame Sect’s enigmatic secret realm and had not met since.

Yet during this period, he had been puzzled by Ye Jingyu’s intentional attempts to find him multiple times.

Until the eventual death of Master Qingmu, this matter gradually became a distant memory.

“A top-grade spirit root, has already reached the middle stage of Core Formation, and possesses the instant killing power of late-stage Core Formation… what kind of opportunity did he obtain in that mysterious realm back then?”

Ye Jingyu had greatly shocked Li Jizhou.

Due to this incident, the entire Feihong Immortal Manor descended into chaos.

The three surrounding families were equally astounded.

No one knew where Ye Jingyu came from, when he arrived, or what his intentions were.

Even the factions began to suspect each other.

After all, the person had killed his way out from their faction, and they couldn’t avoid involvement regardless of the circumstances.

Li Jizhou no longer thought about Ye Jingyu but instead turned his gaze towards Feihong Immortal Manor.

Just at this moment, the Communication Talisman from Alchemist Xue in his storage bag vibrated slightly.

He took it out and found it was Qin Haoyang’s last wish before he died.

“…” Li Jizhou’s expression instantly became exceedingly complicated.

After pondering for a moment, the aura of his magical power changed.

Alchemist Xue reappeared.

Then, the substitute puppet in his storage bag leaped out.

With the substitute puppet leading the way, Li Jizhou followed a hundred miles behind.

As they passed by the troops of the three factions, their leaders all recognized Alchemist Xue and respectfully made way.

They all had explanations to offer,

but Li Jizhou was in a hurry and had no time to pay them any attention.

Just as he reached the gate of the Immortal Manor, Qin Changhong had already come out to meet him.

“Old Xue, the patriarch… he’s on the brink!”

“How did it come to this? How did it come to this?” Li Jizhou exclaimed in grief, pounding his chest and stamping his foot as he walked inside.

Seeing two Alchemist Xue’s entering one after the other, the crowd quickly stepped back, making way.

Qin Haoyang, who had been so domineering just moments ago, now lay with breath like a dying ember, his chest and abdomen torn open, even his dantian was shattered.

He lay on the bed, looking at the arriving Alchemist Xue, his eyes filled with a helpless smile.

“Qin old brother! How did it come to this?” Li Jizhou hurried forward, sighing and shaking his head repeatedly.

Qin Haoyang wanted to gather his divine soul to scrutinize Alchemist Xue but was too fragmented to do so.

“Old Xue, before I die, let me see that Anomalous Fire!”

Li Jizhou’s expression remained unchanged, though his heart stirred slightly.

No wonder he was an old fox,

know how to verify identity with the Anomalous Fire.

But Li Jizhou remained calm,

since Bai Yi was an Innate True Flame,

it had consumed Alchemist Xue’s Anomalous Fire and could easily transform to mimic the appearance of that fire.

Sighing and shaking his head, Li Jizhou extended his hand, releasing Bai Yi.

“Cough cough cough~ Old Xue, my brother… oh…” Qin Haoyang was truly convinced, showing genuine emotion.

“Qin old brother, rest assured, I’ll soon join you.”

“Don’t spout nonsense, I was hoping you’d look after my incompetent juniors.” Qin Haoyang endured the pain and grasped Li Jizhou’s hand.

Then turned to the surrounding Qin family members.

“Fengzhu, have you brought the thing?”

The Qin family patriarch, Qin Fengzhu, hurried up and handed over a storage bag.

Qin Haoyang didn’t take it but looked at Li Jizhou.

“Old Xue, after all these hundreds of years, I know your character, worthy of being called high-minded and noble!

My dying wish is to ask you one final favor, please safeguard this wealth for the Qin family.”

Li Jizhou was momentarily stunned,

staring at the storage bag forced into his hand, his mind was racing.

“This… how could this be? Old brother, this simply cannot be!” Not certain of Qin Haoyang’s intention, Li Jizhou hurriedly refused.

“Old Xue, a person’s words before death are true to their heart. This is my last request to you.

You’ve seen it, my incompetent descendants, who among them can resist the crafty seizure of power by the other four families of the Immortal Manor?

Who can withstand the demands of the three outside families?

Right now, I only trust you and only you can help the Qin family preserve the seed for a comeback.” Qin Haoyang spoke passionately, again pushing the storage bag into Li Jizhou’s hands.

“Old Xue, I’m begging you! We, the Qin family, would never harbor any suspicion, we trust you who have a noble character and had a deep relationship with our patriarch over hundreds of years.

If not for you, we wouldn’t be able to take these things out.

Look, our patriarch is critically ill, the other four families of the Immortal Manor are already plotting to seize power!” Qin Fengzhu, along with the core disciples of the Qin family, knelt down in unison.

“High-minded and noble!!!” Li Jizhou murmured, he raised his head, pondered for a moment, then firmly grasped the storage bag.

“Fine! I will protect it!” Li Jizhou had understood the true intention behind the dying wish, it was evident they just wanted to use him as a shield, yet in truth it was mutually beneficial, he did not mind.

“Good, good, good…” Qin Haoyang repeated the word three times, finally succumbing to his injuries, his soul dispersed.

“Patriarch!” In that instant, cries and laments filled the air.

“The assassin is here!”

Just then, a shout came from outside.

Following that, Ye Jingyu’s clearly struggling figure charged out from a hidden spot.

It turned out he hadn’t escaped but had hidden back inside.

Yet he had been inadvertently discovered.

“Villain, I, the elder, will tear you apart!”

“I want to personally sever your head as revenge for the patriarch!”

Several Core Formation stage Qin family juniors, enraged, pursued him passionately.

Qin Changhong had reached Core Formation two years ago but hadn’t advanced to Golden Core, remaining at middle True Core.

At this moment, he also charged out fiercely.

Li Jizhou had come primarily for him, he couldn’t let the opportunity slip.

“You little thief, I will avenge Qin old brother!” Li Jizhou roared, sprinting forward.

With Qin Haoyang’s demise, no one could keep him in this place, nor did he care.

Moreover, none wished to detain him.

After all, in others’ eyes, he was a veteran who had tried to progress to Nascent Soul, even if failed, his apparent cultivation was still middle stage of Core Formation.

Not to mention, he had the Anomalous Fire, which could serve as a trump card in critical moments.

Let him accompany the Qin family’s juniors, perhaps he might still shed some protective light.

Li Jizhou chased after Qin Changhong…

Ye Jingyu’s injuries were evidently severe, his escape speed limited, even burning his blood essence couldn’t shake off the pursuing Qin family members behind him.

Until several hours later,

He suddenly changed direction, his eyes resolute, charging towards that perilous land.

The Qin family members pursued unrelentingly, while Li Jizhou leisurely trailed from afar, awaiting for Qin Changhong to be isolated.

Half a day later, a wave of scorching heat swept over.

From a distance, Li Jizhou saw the Qin family members all halting there.

And within, a vast land of glaring red.

It was the notorious perilous land of the Yan Kingdom — the Fire Domain!

Since ancient times, it has existed for countless eras, records in ancient texts reveal it has never extinguished.

Its origin unknown, its end unpredictable.

Most bizarrely, the entire Fire Domain is filled with jagged rocks, yet there are no combustible materials, and some have tried subterranean investigation without finding any roots or foundations.

No one knows how it sustained burning for so many years.

It’s known as perilous because within the flames rage incessantly, melting gold and iron in an instant, ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would certainly die without protective fire-warding artifacts if they entered.

The crucial point is, the entire Fire Domain is centralized around a core, comprising nine layers, each entry into a layer increases its intensity by several times.

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