Chapter 308: Chapter 183: Return to the Eastern Desolation

Yu Ziyu’s message this time mainly informed Li Jizhou about the situation with the Shangguan family in Central Domain.

Putting down the jade talisman, Li Jizhou frowned slightly.

The Shangguan family sent a Nascent Soul True Monarch to the swamp?

“The Shangguan family of the Ascended Immortal Race appears to be the culprit of the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain’s calamity! But why? What benefit do they gain?” By now, even if Li Jizhou was no longer concerned with the Southern Domain, the situation was clear. He just couldn’t understand the Shangguan family’s intentions.

“Did they send a Nascent Soul True Monarch to the swamp just to kill me?

Is it because I exposed the Southern Domain’s corpse cultivation?

Or is it due to Ku Die True Lord’s death that they feel they can’t afford to leave me here?”

For a moment, Li Jizhou sighed silently.

He originally didn’t want to get involved in what seemed like Central Domain’s major forces’ chaotic struggles, but they persistently targeted him.

“Nascent Soul True Monarch!” These four words still weighted heavily in Li Jizhou’s heart.

It’s true he had slain Ku Die True Lord, but that was an injured Nascent Soul True Monarch whose realm had fallen and lifespan severely diminished in order to survive.

Strictly speaking, it was only a Late Stage of Core Formation cultivator with a Primordial Spirit.

If faced with a normal Nascent Soul True Monarch, Li Jizhou’s current situation, despite using all his cards, would likely only allow him to hope for survival.

In the conclusion of Yu Ziyu’s message, it was also suggested that if the Shangguan family truly sent a Nascent Soul True Monarch for him, the Mysterious Mask would be unlikely to completely conceal him, and the opponent might already have a high-rank fortune teller’s prediction.

It might be better to return.

At least on the current battlefield of the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain, without the Nascent Soul’s appearance, she has some ability to shelter him.

Li Jizhou meditated for a long time, while An Liuli stood quietly beside him, showing no curiosity about Yu Ziyu’s message, only gently massaging Li Jizhou, displaying the poise a mature female cultivator should have.

After a while, Li Jizhou stood up slightly, looking around blankly.

To the west lies the deep swamp, where major religions flourish, various races coexist, and the situation is chaotic, especially with the presence of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect and Celestial Secret City, the two top predators. Now holding the Quasi-Immortal Artifact Guanghan Seal and the Qilin Immortality Pill, facing those high-tier cultivators above Nascent Soul, he feels no sense of security.

To the northwest is the Central State, where the dynasty towers and is strictly regulated. It’s equally difficult to protect himself, especially after indirectly disrupting Cangming Dynasty’s plans ten years ago, he can’t help but fear the Cangming Dynasty.

To the southwest, it is the territory of the Demon Race, where weak humans are nothing but blood food.

Thus, ultimately Li Jizhou had to look to the Eastern Desolate direction.

Wars of the Demon Dao are rampant, escalating ever more intensely, and with his vision, it should soon come to a result.

However, this outcome is not that of the battling sides, but the result of Central Domain’s major forces’ struggle.

Clearly, the Shangguan family is not alone in dominance, they’re restrained by other forces, so at this time in the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain, without Nascent Soul emerging, he, at the Middle Stage of Golden Core realm, combined with various cards, indeed has no life-threatening crisis.

“Divine Body! Shangguan Liuyun!” Thinking of such an exceptional talent, Li Jizhou couldn’t hide his envy.

Although possessing the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror, he never dared to dream of a Divine Body.

For him, Earth Spirit Root, Celestial Spirit Root, at most the extreme of innate Five Elements Spirit Root, is already extraordinarily gifted talent.

And such a legendary Divine Body, he truly wouldn’t dare to dream of.

One hundred and fifty years at Golden Core Peak, and deliberately not breaking through Nascent Soul to stabilize the realm.

Approaching one hundred fifty years old himself, with external assistance, no bottlenecks, various skills supporting him, yet barely reaching Middle Stage of Golden Core. Compared to Shangguan Liuyun, he might be trailing by more than a hundred years.

The more time needed for Core Formation, especially those early preparing for Nascent Soul, nurturing along the way, gestating the infant, from Middle Stage to Late Stage roughly taking a cycle of sixty years, and from Late Stage to Peak preparing for Nascent Soul, another cycle of sixty years.

“I need to leave!” After a moment of silence, Li Jizhou made a decision.

“Li Lang!” Upon hearing, An Liuli’s expression stiffened instantly.

Ten years of discussions have long led them to a deep understanding of each other. During this time, An Liuli grew greatly dependent.

Upon hearing that Li Jizhou was leaving, her heart tightened slightly.

Involuntarily wanting to ask when he would return.

“If Li Lang needs anything, just tell Liuli. Liuli will prepare it for you quickly!” However, ultimately, as a mature female cultivator, she didn’t say anything else.

Li Jizhou glanced at her, faintly smiling, gently touching her forehead: “No need for that, I’ve always been used to being solitary.”

An Liuli was silent.

Ultimately, she smiled freely: “Liuli looks forward to our next meeting!”

Li Jizhou was quite satisfied with An Liuli’s mature and gentle demeanor.

That night, Li Jizhou sorted out all his cards.

Over the past ten years, Li Jizhou often personally took Quaqua out of Guzhu City, releasing it into the swamp to venture free.

Brought back many magical materials for him.

Especially when Li Jizhou specifically asked it to search for materials to create Quasi-Tier Four Puppets,

Now after ten years, Quaqua didn’t disappoint Li Jizhou’s expectations, bringing back materials that successfully crafted two Quasi-Tier Four Puppets.

Moreover, Quaqua joined forces with the Fat Worm to slay two Tier Three Late Stage Demon Beasts, bringing back two demon pills with special talents.

One demon pill has a similar blood-burning divine ability, once triggered, it will continuously consume the demon pill’s essence source but can continuously enhance combat power, potentially exploding to nearly a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s strike.

This demon pill was refined by Li Jizhou into a dual-bladed puppet, the dual blades being a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact from Yan Wenjue’s storage bag.

The dual-bladed puppet didn’t include Ghost Shadow Cold Gold, its main role is direct confrontation.

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