I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 291 - 175: Found You_2
Chapter 291: Chapter 175: Found You_2
Li Jizhou’s mind stirred, and the magical power he emitted had already enveloped the poison of the Tier One Early Stage Black Qi Centipede.
Then, with a shake of his shoulder, the centipede instantly appeared and shot out fiercely in the direction Li Jizhou’s mind indicated.
After completing the experiment, Li Jizhou casually waved his hand, and the Black Qi Centipede instantly turned into a pile of flying ash, dissipating into the air.
“The way of Gu lies mainly in nurturing Gu insects, which seems similar to cultivating Spirit Beasts, yet is vastly different. Spirit Beasts focus on the excavation and growth of their inherent potential, while Gu insects don’t rely on talent but thrive on postnatal battles, struggles, and rising against the odds…” After summarizing to himself, Li Jizhou was thoughtful.
Moreover, the utility of Gu insects differs from Spirit Beasts.
Spirit Beasts primarily focus on using beasts to confront enemies.
Meanwhile, Gu insects, in addition to using beasts against enemies, focus more on human-Gu fusion.
With human-Gu fusion, a Gu Master gains the mighty abilities of Gu insects, sometimes even doubling their combat power.
However, the fusion poses enormous harm to a Gu Master—either consuming the essence of the Dantian, exhausting potential, depleting the Divine Soul, or even consuming lifespan.
Additionally, after each fusion, there are corresponding backlash side effects on the body.
Just now, Li Jizhou tested the Tier One Junior Level Centipede Gu, and after fusion, it consumed his Dantian Magical Power.
However, since it was a Tier One Junior Level Gu insect, the consumption was extremely limited, barely detectable without paying special attention.
“No wonder the way of Gu has been considered an unorthodox path since ancient times!”
In the end, Li Jizhou still decided to continue cultivating the Poisonous Insect Dao.
For no other reason, just because his lifespan was sufficient, and once he could find the Longevity Fruit, with his Time Wheel’s effect and the power of years, he could greatly increase his lifespan and afford the consumption.
Of course, the main reason lies in the substantial combat power boost brought by high-tier Gu insect fusion, which is hard to resist.
Moreover, there has always been a legend in the path of Gu—some Nine-Turn Immortal Gu possess the divine effect of immortality.
This is also the lifelong pursuit of many Gu Masters!
Although, to many, this truly is just a legend.
But for Li Jizhou, who has confirmed he still has future lives, perhaps even multiple lives, such a legend may not be out of reach.
With a heart set on proving the Dao, all for the sake of eternal life.
The more possibilities there are, the more hope there is.
In the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is one of the top in the swamp regarding Gu Dao, so the tradition of Gu Dao in the swamp is not lacking.
The previous Tier One Gu Skill was just something Li Jizhou casually traded for in the city, costing only five hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
However, to understand the basics, a Tier One Gu Skill could be random.
But now, having decided to leave a hope in Gu Dao, a Tier Two inheritance naturally cannot be too careless.
There are quite a few Gu Masters in the swamp, each sect forming their own system. But the real Gu Dao inheritance must be from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect.
Gu Dao inheritance involves many elements like Gu insect nurturing, Gu Skill exertion, Gu insect taming, where a small mistake can lead to a huge error.
In the following days, after completing his routine cultivation, Li Jizhou would disguise himself and wander around the city’s trading market.
The Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet materials were still nowhere to be found.
Gu Skill inheritance was plenty, with the highest even being a Tier Three inheritance.
But none were the orthodox teachings of a great sect, so Li Jizhou did not make any hasty decisions.
That day, before leaving, Li Jizhou once again connected his Divine Soul to Guagua.
It had almost reached the eastern region of the swamp, and if nothing unexpected happened, it would arrive in another half month.
And when Li Jizhou left again in disguise, another subtle Divine Soul probe made him feel a sense of detection.
This was already the third time.
These past few days, he felt it every time he went out.
“Could it be that the people sent by the Cangming Dynasty have already arrived?” Li Jizhou, without a change in expression, continued to walk toward the trading market as usual.
Currently, An Liuli has already been properly placed, indicating that An Liuli’s reliance within the Cangming Dynasty must be high and powerful, and he should have a clear understanding of the other’s situation, so there shouldn’t be major issues.
Moreover, in recent days, many cultivators have come and gone from An Liuli’s residence daily, making it unlikely for the other party to make a move against him.
At most, they might consider him one of An Liuli’s many helpers.
Even stepping back ten thousand steps, if they were to act against him, with his current Middle Stage of Golden Core strength, along with Ghost Shadow resting in his storage bag, Bai Yi within his Dantian always absorbing Eternal Spring Magical Power to grow, plus eighteen treasure talismans, a formation of talismans… There wouldn’t be danger below Nascent Soul!
However, what left Li Jizhou slightly surprised was that, upon arriving at the trading market, he once again sensed the same subtle surveillance.
“Could it be that amongst An Liuli’s many helpers, they specifically picked me, the ’soft target’, to pinch?” Li Jizhou felt somewhat helpless.
Blending into the market crowd, Li Jizhou activated his Time Wheel power, beginning to trace the source of the probing.
“Hmm?”
Finally, the target appeared within Li Jizhou’s Time Wheel lifespan perception.
However, to his surprise, the opponent’s lifespan limit turned out to be six hundred and eighty-eight years.
A common True Core has a lifespan of five hundred years, with each small realm adding about five to ten years.
This lifespan clearly should belong to the Peak of Core Formation, having also taken a considerable amount of Lifespan Extension Pills.
Understanding this, Li Jizhou did not alert the enemy, finishing his market stroll and returning normally.
Remaining cautious on the way, the other party did not make a move.
Only after entering An Liuli’s residence did that surveillance disappear.
Li Jizhou could not comprehend this situation.
He did not know what intentions the other party had.
In the following days, to avoid becoming the ’soft target’ in the eyes of the opponent, Li Jizhou did not go out again.
What puzzled him was that during a few “coincidental encounters” with An Liuli, he never heard An Liuli mention anything about the Cangming Dynasty sending people.
This made Li Jizhou suspect the other party’s level of caution and real strength.
Until half a month later, Guagua finally arrived outside Guzhu City,
Li Jizhou awakened Bai Yi and went out once more in disguise.
“Hmm?”
As soon as he left the residence, that subtle detection reappeared.
Li Jizhou confirmed with his Time Wheel lifespan perception—it was still the same person from half a month ago.
Lifespan limit six hundred and eighty-eight.
What puzzled Li Jizhou the most was that indeed there was only that one person!
“Could they not be from the Cangming Dynasty? Then who could it be?”
After pondering for a moment and with Guagua urging him, Li Jizhou let out a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and drifted towards the outside of Guzhu City.
For Guagua, being a Demon Beast, entering the city might get it mistaken for an ordinary Demon Beast and be hunted, so Li Jizhou had to go out to fetch it.
When the time came, besides his numerous trump cards, he would also have a Tier Three Middle Level mutated Demon Beast that had trained in the Black Water of the swamp for years, making the opponent at the Peak of Core Formation alone the prey.
Two hours later, Li Jizhou left Guzhu City and dove into the endless poisonous mist.
Continuing a thousand miles westward, Guagua’s aura became very apparent.
At this moment, Li Jizhou’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and a sudden sense of danger arose in his heart.
“Could I have been wrong?”
In doubt and hesitation, he used his Time Wheel power again to scan.
Amidst the pervasive poisonous mist, however, it was difficult to penetrate beyond a hundred miles.
Yet, vaguely, he felt the other party was trailing him all along.
But the distance was always maintained just beyond his detection range.
“The Time Wheel perception cannot be wrong! With such a lifespan limit, how could they possess such high Divine Sense?”
Li Jizhou, with his current Peak of Core Formation Divine Sense, was at the limit below Nascent Soul. Before becoming a Nascent Soul, his Divine Sense could not transform into Primordial Spirit, and it was impossible to advance further.
Yet the opponent continuously exhibited Divine Sense surpassing his own.
This made Li Jizhou even suspect the other party might be a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
“Could they have some special Divine Soul ability? Or a similar artifact?”
Unable to find an answer only heightened his vigilance, leaving him with no hesitation as he quickened his pace to rendezvous with Guagua.
As he accelerated his flight, the presence behind him also sped up in pursuit.
The speed at which they closed in slightly knitted Li Jizhou’s brow.
Not daring to hide anything further, he increased his speed to the limit, even activating a Divine Speed Talisman.
Moments later, Guagua’s aura appeared,
However, Li Jizhou did not let Guagua emerge immediately, as the pursuer behind him brought an intense sense of crisis.
Especially after a possible realization struck him all of a sudden,
One that made his entire body’s hairs stand on end in an instant.
With the crisis increasing sharply, Li Jizhou restrained his magical power, landing around the area where Guagua was hidden, then swiftly set up numerous trump cards with lightning-fast speed.
He then slowly turned around, looking back.
The next moment, a figure appeared.
A frail woman, as fragile as willow catkins that seemed like a gust of wind could blow her off balance, met Li Jizhou’s gaze.
“Hehe~ It really wasn’t easy, finally found you!”
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