Chapter 233: Chapter 133: Willing to Be the Trailblazer

A grand martial arts contest for marriage ended even before it began, as guests dispersed.

Qingyin Valley immediately launched the subsequent plan, and all members of the Yu family below Foundation Establishment boarded a Flying Ship, heading towards the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp.

However, Yu Ziyu, Ye Jingyu, Zhou Cang, Master Han, and the three from the Wuxiang Sect did not leave; they were defending Qingyin Valley with less than a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yu family.

Yu Ziyu activated the Quasi-Fourth Tier Array, sitting calmly in the valley, waiting…

At this moment, Qingyin Valley is undoubtedly the primary target that the Merchant Alliance wishes to eliminate urgently,

but Yu Ziyu cannot leave.

Because although the matter of the Demon Sect has been exposed, the first battle has not yet commenced.

Even if all sects and factions know about this matter now and wish to resist the Demon Sect and the Merchant Alliance, they would hesitate slightly and may not be willing to be the first to step forward.

Once time drags on, the Merchant Alliance and the Demon Sect will have more time to prepare.

This is not favorable for the great cause of resisting the demons.

Therefore, Yu Ziyu stays at the risk of danger to defend this place.

Waiting for the sects and factions to send people, waiting for her to fire the first shot and become the one who steps forward!

As for the impending attack from the Merchant Alliance and the Demon Sect, she has confidence in holding out for a short time.

With the Quasi-Fourth Tier Defense Array, unless the Nascent Soul combat power arrives personally, or there is a Tier Four Breaking Charm, holding out for ten days to half a month shouldn’t be an issue.

And the Wuxiang Sect must have increased its offensive by now, so the few Nascent Soul True Monarchs that the Merchant Alliance has cannot possibly come personally.

Those who can be dispatched to attack Qingyin Valley are most likely only the defenders of the Immortal City of the Merchant Alliance.

Our side has a Golden Core Peak Protector from the Wuxiang Sect, two Late Stage of Core Formation Young Commanders, and Ye Jingyu, whose combat power is comparable to a Late Stage of Core Formation cultivator, plus Yu Ziyu’s own strength nearing Middle Stage Golden Core.

Of course, thanks to the vast amount of supplies brought by Master Han.

The Fake Pill Master is responsible for activating the Mid-level Talismans of Tier Three.

Below Tier Three Talismans, every member of the Qingyin Valley Foundation Establishment Stage has a few.

Coupled with a sufficient amount of Blood Burst Pills that can temporarily boost combat power,

the combat power of Qingyin Valley is not weak at this moment!

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Li Jizhou sat calmly inside the mountain cave, viewing everything in Qingyin Valley through a substitute puppet.

He couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Very dangerous!

Any slight mistake, or if the various sects and factions arrive late, everyone in the valley will die.

Although the Merchant Alliance’s main force is engaged in fierce battle with the Wuxiang Sect at the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, there are still many Late Stage of Core Formation experts guarding the various Immortal Cities.

Plus that immense force of the Demon Sect from the Wei Kingdom.

The few people in Qingyin Valley absolutely cannot withstand them.

“They are gambling with their lives!”

Li Jizhou felt a sense of admiration.

He pulled back his thoughts and looked at the Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet prototype in front of him.

In this month, he had hardly rested, barely crafting this Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet prototype to about seventy or eighty percent completion.

This is the highest tier puppet crafted so far and also the most difficult one.

The Quasi-Fourth Tier materials are not an issue with Tier Three Fire Spirit forging, but the main difficulty lies in the linkage of the Divine Soul.

Li Jizhou’s Divine Soul is almost at its peak now; progressing with Divine Sense is difficult at the Late Stage of Core Formation, and without a Nascent Soul transformation, breaking through the Primordial Spirit barrier is almost impossible.

Thus he found the linkage of the Divine Soul for the Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet quite challenging.

Of course, the main reason is that Li Jizhou has placed enormous expectations on this puppet.

It not only contains the Demon Core of a Tier Three Peak Half-Step Dragon Transformation Giant Snake but also uses only the best materials and includes a fist-sized Ghost Shadow Cold Gold for shielding Divine Sense detection and isolating aura perception.

If this puppet is successful, it may have the potential to stealthily and suddenly kill a real master at the Late Stage of Core Formation!

It would absolutely be a powerful weapon for Li Jizhou at the present!

Calm and focused, he stimulated the Condensing Force within the annual rings in his body to quickly restore the Divine Soul.

Three days later, the Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet successfully fused with the Demon Core.

Li Jizhou eagerly attempted it; if not for the power of his Divine Soul, it would have been quite difficult to control this Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet.

“Perfectly fused with space confinement abilities!”

After multiple attempts, Li Jizhou had an accurate assessment of the puppet’s spatial abilities.

Within a hundred feet, it can confine the space around targets.

The closer, the stronger the space confinement, and the larger the range.

And because of the Ghost Shadow Cold Gold in its materials, Li Jizhou’s Late Stage Core Formation Divine Sense cannot detect it at all.

Additionally, since it was crafted with Quasi-Fourth Tier materials, and its core parts are inlaid with armor made from the black scales of the giant snake, its defense is very strong; even Li Jizhou’s Fourth Layer Body Refining physical strength leaves not a trace when striking it.

Even the Eternal Spring Magical Power, refined and accumulated over years, comparable to the sharpness of Ye Jingyu’s current Metal Element Magical Power, only leaves a shallow mark on its armor.

As for its offensive power, Li Jizhou directly equipped it with an attacking Spiritual Artifact!

In a full-force attack, neither his physical body nor the Magical Power Mana Shield of the Early Stage of Core Formation could withstand it!

“Good! With this puppet, short-term safety is assured!” After the experiment concluded, Li Jizhou was very satisfied.

He immediately called back Gua Gua, who had consumed more than half of the giant snake’s flesh and had taken a small step towards Tier Three Mid Stage a month prior, already reigning supreme in the nearby mountainous region.

Instructing Gua Gua to patrol outside with Ghost Shadow.

Then Li Jizhou proceeded to focus on the most critical task: the Lifespan Extension Pill.

Deep in the cave, beside a small pool, a Seven-Colored Profound Fruit tree and a Profound Crystal Fruit tree grew sturdy.

And in the small pool, that piece of Ghost Shadow Cold Gold lay quietly.

While studying this Seven-Colored Profound Fruit, Li Jizhou felt that its bearing of three fruits might be related to the water source contaminated by the Ghost Shadow Cold Gold, so he planted it by the pool, referencing the arrangement of that secret realm.

“Tier Two Longevity Fruit!” After a moment of admiration, Li Jizhou did not hesitate and took out the Heart-Burning Furnace.

With his current Pill Skill, refining Tier Two Lifespan Extension Pills would guarantee three pills.

And at least one excellent quality pill as a base.

Just as he was about to recall Bai Yi back to his Dantian, Li Jizhou’s expression shifted suddenly.

In the shared vision with Master Han, he saw the arrival of the first wave of assault.

“Impudent Qingyin Valley, daring to collude with evil cults and framing others, today you shall be crushed to extinction to serve as a warning to others!” Above the Qingyin Valley Array, a grand procession approached, riding various Flying Magical Artifacts or Flying Demon Beasts.

Leading them was none other than the Merchant Alliance’s southern ten-city commander, Situ Yan!

He fled three days ago and was berated by his father for several hours that very day.

His public hiring of Yu Ziyu as the ten-city operative and boosting her influence, if not for his father being a high-ranking member of the Merchant Alliance, would have led to his demise within the Alliance!

Ultimately, his father ordered him to redeem himself by exterminating the rebellious Qingyin Valley and atone for his sins!

These past two days, the remaining high-ranking members of the Merchant Alliance were urgently dealing with other significant sects in the Yan Kingdom, and several Immortal Cities were temporarily closed.

All these losses were blamed by the Merchant Alliance’s internal members on Situ Yan’s father!

Now seeing Yu Ziyu’s face, he wanted to tear her to pieces!

“Hmph, thief cries out to catch a thief!”

“Now everyone knows your Merchant Alliance has colluded with the Demon Sect to annihilate the cultivation world of the Yan Kingdom, no need to pretend anymore!” Yu Ziyu was no longer interested in putting on a show with them.

“Wretched girl! Since you are incorrigible, this city lord will make you wish for death over life!”

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