Chapter 195: Chapter 97: Master Fuyu

“Corpse Nourishment Land?” Li Jizhou heard this and his heart stirred.

Yu Ziyu was about to speak further, but in the end, she shook her head.

“Forget it, this matter is too involved. Knowing more might bring about a fatal disaster. Don’t inquire further, quickly help me draw the Talismans!”

Li Jizhou nodded and refrained from asking more questions.

His heart felt a bit of relief.

“It seems indeed Ye Jingyu is a courageous hero who dares to fight. Within two years, the matter of the Spirit Vein’s nourishment of corpses has already been known to outsiders!”

After seeing Yu Ziyu off, along with Zhou Cang who eyed him curiously, Li Jizhou took a Tier Three Mid Stage thunder attribute Demon Pill from the counter and returned to the backyard.

He didn’t rush to deal with the Demon Pill immediately, but instead started reviewing intelligence information.

“Yu Ziyu already knows about the corpse nourishment matter in the Southern Domain. Why is there no mention in the Red Dust Pavilion’s reports?” Upon closely inspecting the latest reports from the Red Dust Pavilion, there were no traces regarding the Spirit Vein’s corpse nourishment.

With a hint of doubt, Li Jizhou checked the Celestial Secret Tower’s report, which he hadn’t looked at for a long time. Unsurprisingly, there was no news about Spirit Vein’s corpse nourishment either.

Instead, he saw Ye Jingyu’s wanted poster.

Previously, Ye Jingyu’s wanted poster was only issued by the Carefree Palace, but now, the Celestial Secret Tower was added.

“In just one year, Ye Jingyu slaughtered all the Southern Domain’s Celestial Secret Tower branches in five Cultivation Countries!”

He has been depicted by the Celestial Secret Tower as a heinous, bloodthirsty villain, with a bounty of two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Moreover, the Celestial Secret Tower announced it had dispatched high-tier cultivators from its headquarters to station in the Southern Domain.

At this moment, Li Jizhou was certain that the Celestial Secret Tower must be one of the forces involved in the Spirit Vein’s corpse nourishment.

The many high-tier cultivators sent to the Southern Domain were likely primarily tasked with guarding the secret of the Spirit Vein’s corpse nourishment.

Presumably, anyone who learns of the news Ye Jingyu spread will find it hard to escape.

“Since Ye Jingyu didn’t manage to disseminate the message, how did Yu Ziyu come to know?”

After pondering for a moment, Li Jizhou speculated that Ye Jingyu might also have connections with the Wuxiang Sect.

“Forget it! I can’t sacrifice myself for others like you, charge bravely, I can only provide some modest support from behind.” Li Jizhou sighed, deciding to quickly complete the Talismans’ drawing.

In any case, he was already perfectly grounded in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

In the following time, Li Jizhou nearly paused all other daily activities to focus entirely on drawing Talismans.

Two months later, the twenty Tier Three Talismans ordered by Yu Ziyu were completed ahead of schedule.

When Yu Ziyu received the Talismans, especially upon seeing their quality, she looked at Li Jizhou with eyes full of surprise.

“When do you plan to reach Core Formation? I probably won’t be in the family grounds for the next year to protect you. However, normally no one particularly targets us in Qingyin Valley, besides, Core Formation shouldn’t be a big deal. If you plan to reach Core Formation within the year, you can go anytime with this Jade Talisman. I’ve already given instructions, no one will hinder you.”

Before leaving, Yu Ziyu handed Li Jizhou a specially crafted Jade Talisman.

Li Jizhou was very satisfied with this.

By waiting until Yu Ziyu leaves to go to the Yu family for Core Formation, he likely won’t have to worry much about others knowing the quality of his Core Formation.

He now has a Tier Three Array, unless it’s someone above Core Formation Stage, they might not sense the Earth and Heaven resonance at that moment.

“That’s most reassuring!”

However, gains come with losses.

Without Yu Ziyu’s presence, there’s a fear that an external force might attack Qingyin Valley, which would be a significant trouble if he encounters it.

After some thought, Li Jizhou ultimately decided to strengthen his reserve cards further to ensure nothing goes wrong.

The Thunder attribute Demon Pill from two months ago is yet unused, but its attributes have been established.

It is the Celestial Thunder Divine Abilities, which, if fused with a Tier Three Puppet, can rival the power of a Celestial Thunder Talisman.

Over the years, relying on the rising fame of Taobao Pavilion, a steady stream of various materials has poured in. Li Jizhou without leaving his home has essentially assembled a myriad of materials.

To match the Tier Three Middle Level Demon Pill, this time Li Jizhou took up the task to refine a Tier Three Middle Level Puppet.

With the advancement of Bai Yi to Tier Three Fire Spirit, coupled with its True Flame, the efficiency of processing puppet materials was very high.

In less than a month, a Tier Three Middle Level Puppet was completed.

Three days later, the Demon Pill fusion was completed.

Upon completion, a Celestial Thunder roared.

The Puppet’s body was enveloped in lightning, looking especially terrifying.

Its overall momentum was undoubtedly no less than that of a typical Middle Stage of Core Formation cultivator.

“Swoosh~” Li Jizhou released the remaining six Tier Three Puppets.

In an instant, seven Puppets were bowing in readiness within the courtyard.

The other six Tier Three Puppets, each possessed the might of an Early Stage of Core Formation,

such a lineup coming together, an average Middle Stage of Core Formation wouldn’t dare to engage.

“Essentially, I can proceed with Core Formation in peace!”

After collecting the Puppets, Li Jizhou diligently reviewed all recent information regarding Qingyin Valley.

Finally, he could nearly confirm that there was no imminent threat of foreign invasion.

Although Qingyin Valley was a Tier Three Middle Grade Spirit Vein, due to its geographical location being westward and near the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp of the Yan Kingdom’s western border, which hosts many Evil Cults, typical sects might not dare to establish themselves here.

Moreover, the valley’s scope isn’t very large; pursuing significant development is challenging.

Therefore, Qingyin Valley has not yet been coveted by any power, including trade alliances.

Because in the west, the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp is likely the headquarters of the Wanxiang Sect, and the business alliance’s industries in that area cannot sustain for long. Gradually, the alliance abandoned development in that area.

In the annual reports, Li Jizhou observed that every few years, people suspected to be from the Wuxiang Sect would harass Qingyin Valley.

And each time, Qingyin Valley would spend Spirit Stones to request assistance from the business alliance.

However, each time, it was more bark than bite.

Li Jizhou was already aware of Yu Ziyu’s connection with the Wanxiang Sect, and naturally understood that this was just a tactic of the Wanxiang Sect to infiltrate the business alliance through Qingyin Valley.

Just an act.

Furthermore, it’s said that within Qingyin Valley, there’s a quasi-fourth-tier grand array brought by the Yu family from Qi Kingdom, difficult to breach for anyone below the Late Stage of Core Formation.

“Master, a guest is asking for you by name, claiming to be Master Fuyu.” At this moment, Xiaoguo sent a message.

“Master Fuyu? Ye Jingyu?” Li Jizhou’s expression slightly shifted. Ye Jingyu has been wanted for many years with quite a reputation in the black market, however, no one ever knew his Taoist title.

Is this truly his Taoist title, or is it made up just to let me know it’s him?

After considering, Li Jizhou took the remaining materials from helping Yu Ziyu make talismans last time, crafted a few more, and put them into a storage bag before heading out.

As he arrived at the outer shop, Xiaoguo had already invited Master Fuyu to a private room upstairs to wait.

As soon as Li Jizhou stepped into the room, he saw a scholarly and amiable man in white clothes with a pale face.

However, with his Divine Sense comparable to the Late Stage of Core Formation, he detected changes in the disguise,

“May I ask what brings Master to seek me?” Li Jizhou started the array without a change in expression.

Seeing the array activated, Master Fuyu’s gentle disposition shifted, his eyes mixing joy with anger.

“You have long known about the corpse nurturing in the Southern Domain!” Ye Jingyu’s voice sounded.

Li Jizhou was momentarily stunned, shaking his head, appearing a bit helpless: “Master misunderstands, I’m just a small Foundation Establishment cultivator, what could I possibly know?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyu retracted his anger, actually feeling a bit delighted.

“Hehe, Li Jizhou, there’s no need to hide anymore. Your seemingly casual remark two years ago allowed me to perceive their conspiracy, providing more clues. I should thank you.”

“I really don’t know anything.” Li Jizhou continued to feign ignorance.

“Enough! There’s no need to pretend with me, I won’t force you to join me. I understand your concerns, it’s human nature to cherish life, I get it.

Moreover, you providing me with information discreetly and promising talismans is much better than those indifferent to the cause.” Ye Jingyu waved his hand, not wanting to watch Li Jizhou’s act any longer.

Li Jizhou nodded slightly, offering no further explanation.

Ye Jingyu then seemed to mutter to himself: “All cultivation countries in the Southern Domain with Tier Two major veins have a Golden Corpse being nurtured, a total of thirty-eight!”

“If all thirty-eight Golden Corpses were like those in Qi Kingdom, the Demon Sect would suddenly have thirty-eight Great Success Golden Corpses comparable to Nascent Soul. At that time, with the Central Domain’s Divinity Transformation vows not entering the Southern Domain, it would be doomed to eternal damnation!”

“Divinity Transformation vows not to enter the Southern Domain?” Li Jizhou keenly caught this point.

“I also only learned recently. Over nine hundred years ago, when the Thunder Flame Sect was destroyed, there were many unknown secrets behind it. The battles of Divinity Transformation Taoist Lords were terrifyingly powerful. Eventually, the Sacred Lands and Immortal Race of the Central Domain joined forces to pledge that from the Black Water River in the northern part of Yan Kingdom, Divinity Transformation cannot enter the Southern Domain!”

“So, that’s how it is!” Li Jizhou suddenly realized.

No wonder the Golden Corpse in Qi Kingdom was so blatant back then, yet no one powerful intervened.

As Ye Jingyu mentioned, the games between the big figures of the Central Domain likely never stopped, and the ultimate fate of the Southern Domain can only rely on itself.

“What brings Master to me?” Li Jizhou’s expression remained unchanged.

“A Tier Three Advanced Level Celestial Thunder Talisman, only this can hope to destroy the Golden Corpse,

and also a Tier Three Teleportation Talisman. I underestimated them; I thought exposing them would make the truth known. However, they are ruthless, eliminating all who know. Each Golden Corpse is now guarded by experts.” Ye Jingyu confessed openly.

Li Jizhou said no more, directly taking out five of each from his storage bag.

“You truly have such an innate talent for crafting talismans!” Ye Jingyu received the Talismans, overjoyed.

During these two years, he only expected Li Jizhou might barely manage to craft Tier Three Middle Level, but unexpectedly, Li Jizhou had given him a massive surprise.

“I didn’t misjudge you; you’re excellent!” Ye Jingyu put away the Talismans.

He casually tossed a storage bag to Li Jizhou.

“I’m short on Spirit Stones. After I return, I’ll take on a few assassination tasks to repay you.”

Li Jizhou nodded, without concern.

Yet at this moment, a thought flashed through his mind, prompting him to ask, “What about the Wuxiang Sect?”

Ye Jingyu reacted without much surprise: “The first thing I investigated upon arriving in Yan Kingdom was the Wuxiang Sect, unrelated to the Demon Sect.

The Demon Sect I mentioned practices Demon Skills, later becoming demonic in nature, harming all life as a characteristic, unworthy of being called human.

Whereas the Wuxiang Sect is no different from us!”

Hearing this, Li Jizhou had no more concerns about advancing to Core Formation in Qingyin Valley.

After sending Ye Jingyu off, Li Jizhou returned to the back courtyard to organize all the necessary items for Core Formation.

High-quality Crystal Condensing Pills, half a bottle of Celestial Pure Water, and the Profound Crystal Fruit, long transplanted into an underground hidden chamber beneath the courtyard and guarded day and night by Guagua.

The Profound Crystal Fruit hadn’t fully matured before, but now, the yellow-orange fruit appeared ready to drip, clearly ripe.

Aside from this, Bai Yi’s advancement to Tier Three Fire Spirit, its primal spiritual liquid, is likely three times stronger than when Guagua formed its Core.

“Thus, everything is ready!”

“Golden Core!” Li Jizhou’s gaze was particularly determined.

Half a month later, taking all his trump cards with him, Li Jizhou quietly left Liuyun City.

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