Chapter 459 305: Together

Li Jizhou's honesty gained the recognition of Guzhu True Monarch, who, after a brief consideration, nodded in agreement.

He said that in light of Li Jizhou's honesty, he was willing to satisfy Li Jizhou's requests and would not disclose the matter to others as per Li Jizhou's wishes.

Of course, apart from Hong Luan's strength and Li Jizhou's background, there was also the value of that Fourth Grade Spiritual Treasure flying sword.

The flying sword Li Jizhou gave to Guzhu True Monarch was from the storage of Tiger Mountain Monarch's Storage Ring. Due to its contamination with pure Demon Race aura, Hong Luan and the other three women didn't like it much, so he casually handed it over to Guzhu True Monarch as compensation for renting the dojo.

The reason Guzhu True Monarch was able to occupy this Holy City back then was because of his Fourth Grade life-bound Spiritual Treasure nurtured by a piece of Spiritual Bamboo, and the fact that Li Jizhou casually handed over a Fourth Grade Spiritual Treasure flying sword identical to his life-bound Spiritual Treasure.

This caused another tremendous shock in his heart.

His speculations on Li Jizhou's background were once again elevated to an immeasurable level.

Once everything was agreed upon, Guzhu True Monarch vacated the retreat bamboo house behind him, which was, after all, the core area of the entire Bamboo Sea and also the Array Hub of the Spirit Gathering Array, where Spiritual Qi was most abundant.

After Guzhu True Monarch went to cultivate at the edge of the Bamboo Garden, Li Jizhou took out from his Storage Ring a set of quasi-Fifth Tier protective chessboard array and a set of Middle Level Fifth Tier shielding array and gave them to Hong Luan to activate.

In an instant, in Guzhu True Monarch's perception, the core location of the Bamboo Garden seemed to have vanished, as his Divine Soul could not sense a single trace of it.

"At least a Fifth Tier array!"

A sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

A mere Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment junior... has more, even much more than his lifelong accumulation.

Recalling the Storage Ring on Li Jizhou's finger, the more he thought about it, the more stifling he felt.

Guzhu True Monarch, who always thought his state of mind was flawless, hurriedly steadied his mind to avoid the rise of a Heart Demon.

"Go, and remember, what you saw and heard today must not be leaked. In the future, should that young master have any demands, fulfill them without needing my consent."

"As you command!" Nie Qingyuan's state of mind was relatively calm, perhaps because his lifespan was nearly over, he had already accepted his fate and could view things with equanimity.

Watching Nie Qingyuan leave, Guzhu True Monarch's gaze flickered.

"With such an identity, why come to my insignificant Tier Three small city? Could it be the same as before with the Cangming Dynasty? A prince or an imperial grandson?"

"Ah, never mind, just stay away!"

A moment later, Guzhu True Monarch forcibly suppressed all his thoughts.

After scanning the Bamboo Sea, he flew directly to the Fourth Heaven, heading toward Qianji City.

By staying away from all potential maelstroms, he could just rent a dojo in Qianji City for seclusion, at most something that would take decades.

After detecting the direction of Guzhu True Monarch's departure, Li Jizhou pulled out the Celestial Punishment Order and issued commands on the movements of Guzhu True Monarch.

Then he no longer paid attention to anything else, summoning everyone except for Liu Hongling, who could not leave the Dharma Realm.

"How is it? What's the progress of the Dual Cultivation Secret Technique?" Li Jizhou asked earnestly, causing the four women to blush slightly.

No one initially responded, so Li Jizhou directly looked at the timid-looking Sable, whose two long purple ears twirled incessantly upon her emergence from the Dharma Realm.

"Ah? My lord, I... hmm..." Sable exclaimed in surprise, then nodded slowly, a blush spreading across her face with a hint of charm.

Li Jizhou nodded in satisfaction.

He then looked at Cyan Dome, whose nose twitched a few times and her delicate pink feet slightly tensed.

Ultimately, she also nodded: "Hmm."

"Master, master, Ah Huang is still young and hasn't learned yet. Besides, Ah Huang feels like my Fifth Tier bloodline is about to awaken. Should we wait until after that to have Dual Cultivation?" Before Li Jizhou could turn to Cang Huang, who was a short girl not even one and a half meters tall, she spoke up first.

"Fifth Tier bloodline? Not bad, keep at it." Li Jizhou nodded.

Having a Fifth Tier half-demon, and one with immense bloodline divine abilities, naturally provided more security.

The last one was Hong Luan, who, despite teasing Li Jizhou frequently when he was young, wasn't so open when it came to actual action.

"My lord, I am ready, but since Sister Cyan Dome is the eldest, why don't you start with her?"

Li Jizhou chuckled softly: "Who said it has to be one at a time? You three prepare well; we'll work together soon!"

"Ah?" The three women exclaimed in unison, eventually bowing their heads slowly.

"No need for alarm, I'll give you a few days. Go and find that Frog Demon, but remember not to harm it."

"Xiaozhi, take Golden Cicada along; the Frog Demon may recognize it."

The four women took their leave, flying out swiftly.

This location, situated on the eastern side of the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, only had Holy Cities at the Third or Fourth Tier at best. Hence, with the four women's strength, there was little threat, and even the demon beasts beneath the Black Water Swamp outside only reached the Fourth Tier at most.

Once they were gone, Li Jizhou calmed his mind, contemplating his next move.

Now having distanced himself from the struggle for the throne, he should at least have a few years of freedom, enough to advance to Core Formation.

In both his past and current life, the moment of Core Formation was of utmost importance.

In his past life, if he couldn't condense a True Core during Core Formation, his path would end, whereas in this life, failing to form a Golden Core meant no chance of manifesting a Golden Core Dharma Aspect.

Without a Golden Core Dharma Aspect, facing the princes and grandsons of other dynasties in Central State, he would not hold an advantage, and the five-hundred-year heavenly talents competition would be challenging, a rare opportunity for ordinary cultivators to meet great beings in the Ancestral Spiritual Sea and pertains to the right to enter the Ancestral Spiritual Sea post-Divinity Transformation.

"Still lacking two stalks of Seventh Grade Cyan Lotus!" In this life, Li Jizhou was generally untroubled about forming a Golden Core, given his pure Magical Power cultivated through the 'Cyan Emperor Creation Skill', his body refinement degree, and the progress of his Divine Soul boosted by his past life, which were no less than his former self at Core Formation; moreover, no Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects were lacking this life.

His concern was merely the unsettled matter of the Golden Core Dharma Aspect.

As for the Golden Core Dharma Aspect, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

With this in mind, he sent messages to Gongsun Dang and Duke Zhen, expressing his urgency regarding the Seventh Grade Cyan Lotus.

Simultaneously, he thought about the Qilin Immortality Pill left in the Gua Gua Hundred Treasures Bag from a previous life. Even a drop of the essence from it surpassed several Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects; he wondered if it could substitute for the Seventh Grade Cyan Lotus.

"And Bai Yi's life essence, also a Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Object, but this life I likely won't need it to pay the price."

After some thought, Li Jizhou also left the array and headed alone towards the Liu family residence remembered from his memory.

When the Liu family first arrived in Guzhu City, they settled in the outer city. It was only after Liu Hongling received Master Huangshi's assistance and was promoted to a Tier Three Earth Spirit Master that she gained much fame, leading to an invitation by the City Lord's Mansion to reside within the inner city.