Chapter 237: Chapter 136: Heroic and Dashing

Carefree Palace.

The disciples had just been teleported away, and the mountain-guarding disciple rushed to report.

“The Chamber Alliance’s envoy brings lavish gifts, requesting to meet the Palace Master, declaring that the Chamber Alliance will absolutely not let the Demon Sect ravage the Yan Kingdom unchecked, so please be at ease, Sect Leader.”

In the main hall, without a thought, the Patriarch of the Carefree Palace waved his hand dismissively, “No meeting.”

Below, an elder with a worried expression looked at the mountain-guarding disciple and then addressed the Patriarch, “Patriarch, behind the Chamber Alliance are significant figures in the Qinzhou realm of the Central Domain! That event nine hundred years ago…”

“Second Elder, we in our line exist to vanquish demons and uphold the way; even if it means challenging the heavens, it’s justified. Besides, the Patriarch clearly stated to annihilate the Demon Sect, not the Chamber Alliance!” The Palace Master frowned slightly, a hint of anger in his tone.

“But they’ve already come into conflict with the Chamber Alliance!”

“Huh? That’s the coalition led by the Yu family’s Patriarch, what does it have to do with us?”

“Alas, Palace Master, I understand your intentions, but…I really am considering the welfare of our Carefree Palace. Think back to the last calamity of the Demon Sect, what was the ultimate outcome?

This time, it will likely end in a similar resolution.

Moreover, this time could be even worse than that one.

At least back then, all the forces of the Yan Kingdom united against a common enemy, directly obliterating the nine Demon Dao sects,

but this time, relying solely on the disciples from various sects, even shaking the Chamber Alliance seems unlikely, let alone obliterating the Demon Sect?”

“Ha ha ha~ Second Elder, you are correct. How can disciples alone vanquish demons and uphold the way?” The Sect Leader laughed skyward, then transformed.

A stranger now stood before everyone.

“An old practitioner from the wilds, desiring to vanquish demons and uphold the way; would fellow Daoists care to join the cause?” Determination lighted the Sect Leader’s eyes.

The grand patriarch of the Carefree Palace seated on the high platform nodded with satisfaction.

…

Time flew by, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Following the Chamber Alliance’s first defeat at Qingyin Valley, they regrouped twice more, each time with more strength, and each time with more Demon Cultivators.

Yet the numbers in Qingyin Valley also increased day by day, growing faster than the intelligence from the Chamber Alliance suggested.

Apart from the initial few sects’ disciples, those who arrived later all claimed to be Loose Cultivators.

The number of Loose Cultivators was staggering.

Among them were some frighteningly powerful individuals.

There were over thirty people just at the Peak of Core Formation.

More than a hundred were in the Late Stage of Core Formation.

Three individuals, however, were assessed by Master Han to be Nascent Soul True Monarchs, with lifespans exceeding a thousand years.

Additionally, many familiar faces appeared in the crowd.

It seemed all the people from the Golden Sun Sect were present.

Master Han quietly observed; Qi Yuan, Elder Xu of Miaodan Peak, the ten Grand Elders of the Golden Sun Sect, the Sect Leader of the Golden Sun Sect, and others whom Li Jizhou had seen from afar were all present.

This included Zhang Ruoyu.

Indeed, Zhang Ruoyu had achieved Core Formation.

Now in the Early Stage of Core Formation, yet the quality of his Condensed Pill was unclear.

Regarding the actions of the Golden Sun Sect, Li Jizhou had anticipated this, considering its proximity to the Wei Kingdom,

and likely when they learned that the Wei Kingdom had long become the Demon Sect’s pasture, everyone was undoubtedly shocked.

Adding to that, upon arriving in the Yan Kingdom, being deceived by the Chamber Alliance and losing the Supreme Elder, who had always guarded the sect and forsaken the chance for Nascent Soul formation, was certainly a deep-seated grudge.

Previously lacking the ability for revenge, they now would surely join Yu Ziyu’s grand force.

The current Qingyin Valley was incredibly strong.

But most astonishing was that all these individuals willingly followed Yu Ziyu’s leadership.

On this day, Yu Ziyu ascended to the peak of the valley, expression solemn,

her captivating grace exuding even more charm as she waved toward the direction of the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp: “Set off!”

If the Chamber Alliance is not dealt with, forget about entering Wei Kingdom to vanquish demons!

In an instant, the grand force was led by her to strike directly at the Chamber Alliance’s back…

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Li Jizhou took the third Tier Two Lifespan Extension Pill, his face radiating joy.

A year ago, seeing the situation stabilize, he calmly focused on refining the Lifespan Extension Pill.

Finally, without any surprises, he successfully refined three pills,

and unexpectedly achieved two top-grade Tier Two Lifespan Extension Pills and one top-grade pill.

A Tier Two top-grade lifespan extension grants four times lifeforce, with one pill giving forty years of life,

while the top-grade triples the effect, with one pill granting thirty years of life.

Today, after consuming this final top-grade pill,

Li Jizhou’s lifespan extended by another thirty years.

Lifespan [103/1029]

The lifespan broke through the one-thousand mark!

A single Tier Two Longevity Fruit eventually increased his lifespan by one hundred and ten years,

equivalent to enhancing his spirit root in the next life by one hundred and ten points.

“If a thousand points are all added, it would roughly be a middle-ranked Earth Spirit Root!”

“If the upper limit for top-grade spirit root is five hundred and for Earth Spirit Root is seven hundred… Then at least another four hundred years of lifespan limit is needed to reach the Celestial Spirit Root…”

“It’s a matter of four Longevity Fruits!” Li Jizhou took a deep breath, filled with hope for the future.

However, with the current chaos outside, it’s not the right time to venture out; he chose to cultivate calmly for the time being. Anyway, he had long prepared the resources needed to nurture the Nascent Soul, with no issue in progressing to the Middle Stage of Core Formation.

Still, he didn’t abandon the matter of the Longevity Fruit, long having Guagua search the Purple Vine Mountain with the Ghost Shadow.

Besides lifespan extension,

these three Lifespan Extension Pills also enhanced his annual ring traits.

The lifespan perception of the first ring extended by ten percent.

The infinite vitality of the second ring grew lusher.

The focus strength of the third ring improved the replenishment speed for the Divine Soul by ten percent.

The replicating aura and vitality of the fourth ring allowed for an additional slot, now enabling him to store the aura of four people, transforming at will.

“It seems to be classified in hundred-year tiers!” Li Jizhou valued the annual ring effects dearly, especially the lifespan perception and aura replication effects, which were vital for evading danger.

The advantage is that the enhancement of annual ring traits and spirit root point addition for the next life both rely on the Lifespan Extension Pill, necessitating no extra actions.

At this moment, sensing a change in the Ghost Shadow Puppet, Li Jizhou quickly switched his vision.

High-tier puppets require Divine Soul control; previously, Li Jizhou had assigned a minuscule portion of his Divine Soul to follow Guagua.

For combat, naturally, a greater portion of Divine Soul is needed for control.

Over the past year, with the Ghost Shadow, Guagua swept across the inner circle of Purple Vine Mountain for a thousand miles.

Although no Longevity Fruit was retrieved, many Spirit Medicines were brought back.

Initially, with Guagua’s strength, it reigned as a Tier Two Demon Beast king within a hundred miles for a while.

But venturing deeper into the mountains, its strength was insufficient.

Previously, it was nearly killed by a Tier Three Mid Stage Purple Silver-Backed Wolf; if not for its illusion talent that temporarily delayed the attack, it would have perished.

The wolf demon had swift innate abilities and high intelligence, immediately overpowering Guagua.

That time, the Tier Two Demon Beasts accompanying Guagua became part of the wolf demon’s meal.

Only when Guagua, alongside the Ghost Shadow, witnessed it vanquish a similar-Tier Three Bear Demon with ease, did Guagua regain its courage.

Nevertheless, the Purple Silver-Backed Wolf remained extremely cautious, retreating immediately upon sensing the Ghost Shadow, thus they never faced each other directly.

When Li Jizhou switched to the Ghost Shadow’s view, what he saw made him arch an eyebrow…

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