Chapter 227: Chapter 127: The Marriage Contest Begins

There is no concept of brand ambassador in this realm yet, but the principle is immediately understandable.

Situ Yan pondered for a moment and a smile appeared on his face.

The recent momentum created deliberately by the commerce alliance almost diverted the attention of cultivators in the Yan Kingdom away from the secrets of the Demon Sect.

This is what the senior management of the commerce alliance wants to see.

It is also what his father Situ Dang wants to see.

If he can further heat it up, it would be icing on the cake, surely making those uncles in the upper commerce alliance look at him with renewed interest.

Additionally, with Yu Ziyu’s recent popularity, inviting her to promote the ten southern cities under his supervision might lead to a sudden leap in the business of the ten cities, further showcasing his capabilities.

It truly is a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

“Your insights into the commerce alliance never disappoint me, brother. Well done!” Situ Yan looked at Li Jizhou with eyes full of commendation.

Li Jizhou gave a modest smile and tentatively asked, “I have thought about it thoroughly, but I still don’t know how to proceed with this matter. How can we bring significant benefits to Taobao Pavilion?”

Situ Yan immediately waved his hand, “Hey, brother, how can you be so short-sighted? We need a broader perspective; why would Taobao Pavilion need to ask Fairy Yu to promote it? You don’t need to worry about this, nor speak of it; I’ll handle it!”

Li Jizhou was delighted to hear these words, as this was exactly what he hoped for.

Indeed, inviting Yu Ziyu to endorse on behalf of Taobao Pavilion could logically create a buzz for her, but if her matters were exposed, Taobao Pavilion could risk incurring the wrath of the commerce alliance.

Whereas inviting Yu Ziyu to endorse the ten cities under the name of utmost authority of those cities, not only is the influence much greater but it also has nothing to do with Taobao Pavilion afterwards.

One month later, a grand ceremony opened in Liuyun City.

Both Celestial Secret Pavilion and Hongchen Square, all information and intelligence forces gathered in Liuyun City.

Countless cultivators were attracted as well.

For today marks the collaboration event between the ten southern cities of the commerce alliance and Fairy Yu.

At noon, Fairy Yu and the city lord Situ Yan took the stage together.

Immediately, cheers erupted around the plaza.

Li Jizhou, as the largest partner of the ten cities commerce alliance, was naturally present at the event.

Watching Yu Ziyu impeccably dressed today, he nodded secretly.

The pure white gauze dress made her look as pristine as a celestial being, making many cultivators feel humbled, even guilty to fantasize.

The subsequent process went smoothly, and judging by the reactions of cultivators below, it was no surprise Yu Ziyu’s reputation was destined to climb another step.

The event confirmed several collaboration agreements.

The southern ten cities hired Yu Ziyu as an honorary honored guest elder, granting her certain authority to represent the southern ten cities while traveling outside.

Yu Ziyu, as the honored guest elder, was to promote the business advantages of the southern ten cities as much as possible, authorized to use her image and reputation for publicity.

Regarding this, Yu Ziyu felt both pleased and puzzled before coming to Liuyun City.

She never expected the commerce alliance to actively offer her such support.

It was not until she came to Liuyun City and saw Li Jizhou seated at the representation seat that everything made sense.

The grand banquet lasted for three days, and Yu Ziyu appeared on the front page headlines of various news institutions.

In the subsequent half-year, Yu Ziyu represented the ten southern cities of the Yan Kingdom and began her tour.

“It has been a year since escaping the Wei Kingdom, the momentum seems about right now; the martial arts tournament should be approaching!”

On this day, Li Jizhou finished his daily cultivation, calculated the time, and felt that Yu Ziyu’s plan should soon be implemented.

At that time, the Yan Kingdom would surely be in chaos.

And during this year, besides daily cultivation focusing mainly on Evergreen Skill, he never relaxed in practicing the Divine Soul centering on the Carefree Skill.

Li Jizhou’s Divine Soul had now stabilized at the Late Stage of Core Formation.

Qi Cultivation Stage gives Spiritual Sense, Foundation Establishment condenses Divine Soul into Divine Sense, and at Nascent Soul, Divine Sense further transforms into Primordial Spirit!

“Without achieving Nascent Soul, Divine Sense might not transform into Primordial Spirit!” Li Jizhou had a clear understanding of this.

Nevertheless, his Divine Sense was adequate now.

The puppet, Alchemy Dao, Talisman, Array, and Medical Poison had all reached Tier Three Advanced Level, though he did not worry too much about Late Stage of Core Formation sages due to the insufficient Tier Three Advanced materials.

“Croak, Xiaobai, begin conserving energy from today; no longer be lazy.”

After warning the two little ones, Li Jizhou counted the newfound cards accumulated over nearly a year.

A Tier Three Advanced puppet was born, but it lacked a Tier Three Late Stage Demon Beast Demon Pill, so it only fused with a Tier Three Mid Stage Demon Pill.

Thus, the total count of Tier Three puppets reached eight, among them one Tier Three Middle Level Celestial Thunder Puppet, one Tier Three Advanced puppet, and the other six were Tier Three Junior Level puppets.

When eight puppets are deployed, ordinary Middle Stage of Core Formation cultivators find it challenging to withstand, those paragons are naturally outside this scope though.

Furthermore, at the Core Formation celebration back then, the Quasi-Fourth Tier crocodile demon skin Yu Ziyu had sent was long crafted into three Quasi-Fourth Tier Celestial Thunder Talismans, one of which was fortunately imbued with Celestial Thunder, posing a deadly threat to Golden Corpses of Dao Formation.

No significant advancement occurred in Tier Three poisons in recent years, primarily due to fierce competition and high cost of materials above Tier Three, rendering it difficult to obtain enough practice materials, still only having some effect on Middle Stage of Core Formation with the bleak miles-wide wither barely usable.

Notably, thanks to the expansion of Taobao Pavilion in recent years, coupled with array materials not being too sought after and reasonably priced, quite a bit of array material was accumulated.

Throughout the year, Li Jizhou crafted a Tier Three Advanced chessboard killing array, capable of potentially causing the fall of anyone misstepping from Late Stage of Core Formation, currently his greatest trump card.

Of course, there are Bai Yi and Croak.

Since Bai Yi advanced to Tier Three Fire Spirit, Li Jizhou felt if it exhausted its origin for one strike, even Late Stage of Core Formation cultivators would struggle to survive.

Although Croak’s talent in illusions had not further advanced, its innate talent in illusions together with the illusion array arranged by Li Jizhou was significantly autonomous, capable of change anytime, far superior to stiff illusion arrays.

Moreover, its half-step Golden Core stabilization furthered the condensation of demonic power within, greatly bolstering its water element magic divine abilities,

adding that its physical body became sturdier, with its tongue equipped with a sharp magical treasure given by Li Jizhou.

The combination of the three offers combat strength comparable to Middle Stage of Core Formation.

After organizing all the cards, just as Li Jizhou prepared to call Xiaoguo over, unexpectedly, Xiaoguo had already arrived at the gate of Li Mansion.

“Owner, rejoice, an old customer mentioned casually a piece of information, he saw Tier Two Longevity Fruit in a secret realm a few days ago.”

“Continue!” Li Jizhou, without a change in expression, listened patiently.

“However, before the Longevity Fruit, there’s at least a Tier Three Great Demon lingering around, he dared not bold encounter it.”

“Oh, this time he consigned ten Profound Heart Grass plants and a section of Tier Three Junior Level ancient wood to the pavilion, all from that secret realm!” Xiaoguo supplemented.

“Tier Two Longevity Fruit!” Li Jizhou was full of anticipation.

Back at Xiaogang Peak, the Longevity Fruit Zhang Ruoyu held was Tier One, consuming it could extend lifespan by five years.

Refining into a pill might have a chance of doubling this, with a maximum of three pills possible.

While Tier Two Longevity Fruit grants over ten years of life extension even when consumed directly.

Since Core Formation, especially after learning about the Golden Core cages, and knowing the foretelling of future lives, his primary focus apart from cultivation lay in the Longevity Fruit.

However, due to the many high-tier cultivators in the Yan Kingdom, with Nascent Soul trapping many elderly cultivators, competition for Longevity Fruit was even fiercer than in Qi Kingdom, hence he hadn’t obtained one thus far.

“How many Spirit Stones for information on the location of the secret realm and the Longevity Fruit?” Li Jizhou asked immediately.

“He insists on a thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones!”

“What is his cultivation level, any peculiarities?”

“Early Stage of Core Formation, peculiarities were not discerned!”

“Purchase it!” Li Jizhou decided instantly.

Subsequently, he instructed Xiaoguo with a series of preparations before the chaos.

After Xiaoguo left, Li Jizhou immediately communicated with the proxy puppet Master Han stationed at Qingyin Valley, contacting Ye Jingyu, offering a payment of one Quasi-Fourth Tier Celestial Thunder Talisman and entrusting him with picking Longevity Fruit in the secret realm.

Ye Jingyu did not hesitate upon hearing the commission from Taobao Pavilion.

In less than an hour, Xiaoguo transmitted the purchased secret realm information along with the experiences of Early Stage of Core Formation cultivator in the secret realm.

In the following days, Li Jizhou’s anticipation for the Tier Two Longevity Fruit increased daily, and he prepared all supplementary herbs for Tier Two Longevity Pill in advance.

However, before the news of the Longevity Fruit arrived,

The headlines of all news outlets shared the same information on this day.

[Patriarch of Yu family in Qingyin Valley, Yu Fairy ranked third on Rouge Ranking, sets up a martial arts tournament at Qingyin Valley to seek a talented young man to marry as a Dao companion, embarking together on the path of immortality! Anyone under the bone age of three hundred may participate!]

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