Chapter 281: Chapter 171: Endgame of the Calamity (Part 2)

After speaking, An Ruoxi intensified her pressure once more.

In no time, the ten people below were covered in scars and quickly sealed by ice, without the slightest power to resist.

“Master, we can keep our mouths shut. If you’re not at ease, I can make a Blood Oath and establish a Divine Soul Contract to never speak of this. Why do you have to be so heartless!” Baiyun Zhenren was almost pleading tearfully.

“Martial Uncle, even erasing this segment of memory from our Sea of Consciousness would be fine, why must you resort to killing?”

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“Everything comes with risks. What can keep a secret better than the dead?” An Ruoxi said calmly, glancing down at the ten, and then looked away,

With graceful steps, she strode into the central Array, heading straight towards the platform.

Approaching the platform, An Ruoxi slowly descended, respectfully bowed three times to it.

Finally, she walked on with a solemn expression.

The Ghost Shadow hid within a crack behind a stone pillar in the underground plaza, narrowly avoiding An Ruoxi’s Dharma Aspect Domain.

At this moment, Li Jizhou watched An Ruoxi enter the arrayed platform through the Ghost Shadow, sighing deeply in his heart.

In the end, she remains a person of relentless heart and ruthlessness.

However, only with such a character could the kingdom be revived.

Facing the Dharma Aspect Domain and the Golden Core Peak, the puppet could do nothing but hide in the crevices.

The puppet outside the great hall dared not make any move, it burrowed underground, dissipating its presence.

At this moment, in the icy and snowy domain, all ten individuals had already been frozen, with those below the Middle Stage of Core Formation turned into ice from the neck down, while several in the Late Stage of Core Formation were half frozen, unable to resist.

“Ah!” Master Duobao struggled desperately, but his nine Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts were likewise sealed in ice, unable to manifest any power.

“Everyone, we can’t just sit and wait for death!” Master Shuimo was also spurring his entire Magical Power to resist the icy storm.

“Hmph! This is the compassionate Martial Uncle you speak of!” Master Duobao snorted coldly, quite sarcastically.

Master Shuimo, hearing this, was red-faced but said resentfully, “A general’s success is built on thousands of bones! She wants to revive the kingdom, she must step on countless heads, yet I never thought we would become the lowest stepping stones!”

“What’s the point of saying this now? Think of a way quickly!” Nie Jinghong fought against the icy storm with the Jinghong Spear, finding it extremely laborious, as his lower body was already frozen.

“What other method is there? This is a Dharma Aspect Domain, unless one’s realm far exceeds hers, or has something to restrain the Dharma Aspect, it’s simply impossible to resist!”

“I am unwilling!” Baiyun Zhenren, An Ruoxi’s disciple, at the Middle Stage of Core Formation, lost stability of mind and was instantly enveloped by ice.

The next moment, Baiyun Zhenren’s ice body suddenly shattered, turning into countless ice crystals, vanishing into the icy and snowy landscape.

This scene terrified the remaining nine, extinguishing any trace of luck.

Li Jizhou observed this scene through Ghost Shadow, slightly frowning, fully unsure how the puppet could escape.

As Li Jizhou focused on the Moon Worship Dynasty ruins, there was a knock on the Array-door.

Zhou Cang had arrived.

Li Jizhou turned off the Array, inviting Zhou Cang inside.

“Old Li, look!” As soon as Zhou Cang entered, he took out a bloody hide from his storage bag.

“A Tier Three Late Stage Demon Beast hide! And it’s wood attribute.” Li Jizhou was slightly delighted.

This is a treasure for crafting Tier Three Advanced Talismans.

“How about it? Since the Patriarch and I joined that small team, we’ve only gone out twice and brought back such high-tier materials.” Zhou Cang boasted.

Li Jizhou gave a thumbs-up: “Not bad, indeed the swamp is full of treasures. Fortunately, you and Sister Yu are extraordinarily capable.”

“The swamp is just as such, if I had been born there, I might have formed a True Core by now and could be hoping for a Nascent Soul!” Zhou Cang sighed.

For someone like Zhou Cang, who had been ambitious and daring since a young age, had he been born there, perhaps he would’ve achieved much.

Of course, he might also perish the first time he went treasure hunting.

“I also got a piece of Tier Three Junior Level material this time. If I sell it in the Yan Kingdom, it’d go for at least three hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones. A few more trips, and perhaps I could gather enough wealth for a genuine Crystal Condensing Pill.” Zhou Cang seemed quite excited.

Then he recounted the treasure hunting experiences of the past two months to Li Jizhou in detail.

You could tell Zhou Cang really enjoyed this sort of thing.

However, merely relying on the Immortal Seeking Team to find opportunities for rebuilding after Pill Formation is probably not enough.

Great opportunities are needed.

Also requires some unconventional methods.

Just as Zhou Cang finished speaking to Li Jizhou, Yu Ziyu arrived outside the door.

And she brought news that instantly tensed the atmosphere.

“I just saw a message from the City Lord’s Mansion. The hall master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect’s Ten Thousand Gu Hall was brutally murdered, the killer was the daughter of the hall master who escaped from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect five hundred years ago—Gu Master Withered Disc!”

“And this Gu Master Withered Disc is the famous Gu Demon of the Demon Sect! The one who hunted you back then!”

Yu Ziyu finished speaking, took a deep breath: “Reliable sources say that this demon returned to the Ten Thousand Gu Hall not only for revenge but also to steal a Divine Gu from the Hall Master!”

“This Divine Gu is called the Hundred Flowers Bee, known for its vast Divine Abilities, killing without trace, and having the ability to trace in the void, she likely seized the Divine Gu to track you!”

Upon hearing this, Li Jizhou’s brows furrowed slightly.

Being dubbed a Divine Gu by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect speaks of its extraordinariness.

Furthermore, having the power of tracing, its capabilities must not be judged by common sense.

“If the Gu Demon comes for us, we might not be able to withstand it!” Zhou Cang stood up immediately, expressing concern.

“If she’s at her peak, naturally we wouldn’t be opponents. However, having slaughtered her own father, the Hall Master, how could she escape unharmed?

Rumors say she is gravely injured, even her realm has dropped, but primarily, her skills as a Gu Master are tricky to defend against!” Yu Ziyu added.

Hearing this, Li Jizhou felt a slight relief.

But he did not dare to relax completely.

High-tier Gu Masters don’t just dabble with insects; the Divine Abilities of many Gu worms are bizarre and indefensible.

“Moreover, the situation in the Southern Domain is rapidly changing.”

“A month ago, a stranger Nascent Soul cultivator joined the merchant alliance, dealing us a crushing blow, with the Patriarch of the Profound Celestial Sect barely repelling him and becoming heavily injured, with peak forces like the Carefree Palace and Wuliang Mountain also suffering losses.”

“Yet, that stranger Nascent Soul cultivator was not the leader, the leader is a young Golden Core Peak cultivator, who the Master suspects is a descendant of some major force in the Central Domain.

His character is erratic, acting with extreme violence and arrogance, treating the battle with the Demon Sect like a game.

He has charged alone into the alliance’s forces, specifically targeting individuals on the Hidden Dragon Ranking of the Yan Kingdom.

Lu Zhanyuan, ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking for a century, was slain by him in ten moves, though for the final blow, he relied on a Spiritual Treasure of Fourth Grade or higher.”

Yu Ziyu continued to detail the latest war situation in the Southern Domain.

“Descendant of a major Central Domain force?”

“Joining the Demon Sect so openly? Aren’t the other major forces in the Central Domain concerned?” Zhou Cang immediately cursed.

Yu Ziyu nodded, then continued: “The Master sent word that someone from the Profound Celestial Sect has gone to the Central Domain, making the Demon Sect matters of the Southern Domain public. The major forces in the Central Domain are shocked, but what the final outcome will be is still unknown!”

“In that case, it seems the calamity of the Demon Sect in the Southern Domain is nearing its conclusion!” Li Jizhou pondered deeply, coming to some conclusions in his heart.

Regardless of which force is supporting the Demon Sect, and for what purpose?

Its nature has been determined and cannot exist openly.

After so long resisting from the various sects of the Yan Kingdom, it is time to end this.

“Jizhou, the Gu Demon must be guarded against. Recently, Zhou Cang and I will not go out, and given the rapidly changing situation in the Southern Domain, any special situation could arise. You should also prepare yourself.” Yu Ziyu advised after some thought.

She remembered the words of Cyan Robe True Monarch about Li Jizhou’s significance.

Though she still didn’t know what crucial role Li Jizhou might play in the Demon Sect disaster in the Southern Domain, she still held some expectation.

Upon hearing this, Li Jizhou couldn’t help but frown slightly.

“What do you mean?”

Previously, when Yu Ziyu and Zhou Cang came to him, saying they would protect him, he felt something was off.

Now he felt even more that they seemed to have great expectations of him.

“Don’t tell me you want me to face the Demon Sect head-on in the Southern Domain? No, now it’s not just the Demon Sect but a major force from the Central Domain!”

Li Jizhou chuckled bitterly at the thought, such a thing was utterly impossible.

He now had no ability to save the world, especially with the imminent opportunities from the Moon Worship Dynasty ruins, how could he afford to face death?

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