I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 307 - 182: Ten Years of Time (Part 2)
Chapter 307: Chapter 182: Ten Years of Time (Part 2)
“Master Li, pardon my intrusion,” An Liuli’s voice remained as warm and dignified as ever, yet carried a hint of anticipation.
“Fairy Liuli, no need for such formality, please come in!” Li Jizhou maintained his usual calm demeanor, opening the array to let her in.
As soon as Fairy Liuli entered, Li Jizhou slightly lifted his gaze.
Though he had seen countless sights over those three years, An Liuli’s demeanor at this moment was different from before.
Majestic and elegant, yet subtly alluring.
With the gentle movement of her lotus-like steps, her voluptuous figure swayed, creating a distinct charm.
Upon entering the side room, An Liuli bowed slightly in respect, “If not for Master Li’s assistance today, I would surely have perished, and the dozens of Honored Guest Elders in the courtyard would also have struggled to survive. I have come specially to express my deepest gratitude for your great kindness!”
As she spoke, An Liuli bent her knees to kneel.
Li Jizhou shook his head slightly, releasing a trace of magical power to support her knees.
“Fairy Liuli, you are indeed too polite; you have mentioned this many times before.”
Upon hearing this, An Liuli’s eyes twinkled with a peculiar light.
“Yes, indeed, I have said it many times. Such great grace, how can mere words suffice to repay?”
Li Jizhou merely smiled slightly, not responding further.
“For such immense kindness, there is no way to repay it. I am willing to offer myself; Master Li, would you accept?” An Liuli, usually composed, spoke forthrightly without hesitation.
Once, Li Jizhou had cured her of blood poison, and she promised generous repayment.
Back then, generous repayment only implied offering treasures and materials as recompense.
But now, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, how could he look at her worldly possessions?
Thus, she decided to offer the most precious thing she had—herself.
After speaking, An Liuli was neither coy nor reserved like ordinary female cultivators pretending to be shy. Instead, she began to remove her gauze robe while walking forward slowly, very sincerely.
With each step, more of her skin, fairer than snow, was revealed,
And with each foot forward, another layer of her ethereal garment was shed.
As she stood near,
Her voluptuous, perfectly fleshed figure was laid bare in Li Jizhou’s vision, fragrant and flawless.
In the eyes of outsiders, she was the royal bloodline, the Palace Master of the Glazed Palace, a late-stage Core Formation expert—dignified and graceful, like a celestial maiden from the moon palace. At this moment, she lay prostrate in front of Li Jizhou, exuding irresistible charm.
“Fairy Liuli is indeed too formal!” Li Jizhou laughed heartily, pulling her into his embrace with one arm.
The sensations, beyond words for outsiders to comprehend!
Amidst the spring breeze, the courtyard was full of joy.
The following day,
An Liuli gently caressed Li Jizhou’s firm chest, barely holding together her fatigued body.
“Li Lang, I do not dare to hope for a lifetime with you, but may I leave you an heir?”
Throughout the night’s joy, Li Jizhou always sealed his essence at crucial moments.
This brought An Liuli physical and emotional satisfaction, dispelling a century of loneliness.
Yet, there remained a sense of regret.
Li Jizhou held An Liuli’s hand, his expression calm, and said candidly, “If you do not seek lifelong companionship, there’s no need for ties. I am barely able to protect myself and do not plan to have heirs for now.”
Upon hearing this, An Liuli felt a slight sense of loss.
Having somewhat understood Li Jizhou’s disposition before, she knew that he was indifferent to romantic entanglements and was solely focused on his path, unwilling to form attachments.
But she never imagined his heart would be so serene, so indifferent even after a night of passion.
Without even the slightest courteous pretense, he rejected her outright!
“I understand,” An Liuli could only nod helplessly.
However, in her heart lingered a trace of unwillingness or hope.
“The days are long,” she silently told herself, turning the page once more…
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Since An Liuli had vanquished the enemies of Cangming, life returned to tranquility.
An Liuli even refrained from recruiting any more Honored Guest Elders or bolstering her protective forces, except for growing closer to Liu Hongling.
Only her visits to Li Jizhou’s side room became more frequent and lengthy.
Time flew by, and ten years quickly passed.
This year, Li Jizhou was one hundred thirty-seven years old. Over ten years of cultivation, his Middle Stage of Golden Core had steadily progressed, and most importantly, his proficiency in the Poisonous Insect Dao had made significant advancements during this decade.
The abilities of a Tier Two Gu Master enabled him to cultivate nearly a hundred Tier Two Gu insects over these ten years.
He had also experimented with and refined his control over Gu insects, including the integration of human and Gu.
However, these Gu insects are fundamentally too inferior, and after experimentation, they’ve all been fed to the frog and the fat worm.
As for high-tier Gu insects, or the vital Gu that each Gu Master possesses, Li Jizhou had already set his sights on the fat worm.
It’s just that after ten years, the fat worm, although less fearful of him, still refuses to recognize him as its master.
Even using the Qilin Immortality Pill to coerce and entice is ineffective.
This makes Li Jizhou somewhat disappointed.
He can only hope: Tomorrow is another day!
Over these ten years, it’s also worth mentioning that An Liuli’s visits have become increasingly frequent. If it weren’t for Li Jizhou’s cultivation at the Middle Stage of Golden Core and his physique at the Body Refining Fourth Layer, he might have found it hard to endure.
Her Water Element Earth Spirit Root is inherently extremely moist, and coupled with her inner anticipation, it seems she has specially practiced some kind of secret technique, making her indeed a formidable opponent.
This reminds Li Jizhou of that woman surnamed Huang at Spirit Pearl Mountain Market in Qi Kingdom those years ago.
However, in ten years, he has never relented on the matter of offspring. For someone like him, who still has a thousand years of lifespan remaining and can reincarnate, having offspring is nothing but a burden.
Solitary cultivation is acceptable,
leaving offspring,
absolutely impossible!
“Li Lang!”
On this day, Li Jizhou suddenly heard An Liuli’s voice outside again.
He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
She was just here yesterday, and came again today?
Although his body is fine, and he had practiced a dual cultivation secret technique with An Liuli ten years ago, which could enhance cultivation when dual cultivating, but… such frequency, persisted over ten years, is still worrisome that it might grow tiresome.
“Liuli.”
After An Liuli entered the room, she naturally reclined in Li Jizhou’s arms, looking at him charmingly and breathing fragrant breath.
Over these ten years, aside from her inherent stately elegance, An Liuli now exudes even more alluring and enchanting charm.
She’s even more captivating.
“Li Lang, Ziyu sent a token! She specifically named you to open it!”
Li Jizhou nodded, realizing he had misunderstood An Liuli.
Yu Ziyu and Zhou Cang had left the swamp thirteen years ago, during which time little to no news was received.
They had agreed to this at their departure, worried that the Demon Sect and the people from the alliance might discover Li Jizhou’s identity and location through messaging, so they agreed not to send messages unless necessary.
If there was a major matter, they would send a message to An Liuli for her to pass on.
Seeing the Jade Talisman An Liuli produced, Li Jizhou frowned slightly.
This indicated there was a major matter.
Originally he had not intended to involve in matters of the Eastern Desolation and planned to cultivate peacefully here, but Li Jizhou couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious.
Opening the Jade Talisman, sure enough.
The message received made Li Jizhou’s expression slightly grim.
After these several years of war in the Eastern Desolation, both sides have fought until their brains have been spilled.
And the mysterious forces from the Central Domain have always maintained a vague attitude, seemingly with several forces acting, but all acting in secret.
They seem little concerned about the outcome of the war, nor about how many have died, yet they specifically target the top-tier battle strength for assassination, as if aiming to create some sort of balance between the warring sides.
And now the Demon Sect is also blatantly revealing itself, with the Demon Dao’s nine sects acting recklessly, leaving no cover, wherever they go, there’s blood and devastation, no grass grows, truly a hell on earth.
Yet, those several hidden forces from the Central Domain still haven’t acted.
This has filled Yu Ziyu and the righteous practitioners within the alliance with righteous indignation.
The war has reached the point where the Nascent Souls from both sides are rarely seen, and on the alliance side, the leaders include former Supreme Talent rankings such as Ye Jingyu, a practitioner incredibly strong in real combat situations.
And after returning thirteen years ago, Yu Ziyu resolutely once again took up the leadership position of the alliance.
“Ji Zhou, my master, Cyan Pine True Monarch, was assaulted by an unknown force from the Central Domain, severely injured and forced to retreat, and now I’m struggling to lead the alliance.
The opposing formidable practitioner from the Central Domain has been confirmed as a descendant from the ascending Immortal Monarch family in the Central Domain—the Shangguan family, and is likely the only Divine Body on the Celestial Profound Continent in tens of thousands of years!
This individual’s name is Shangguan Liuyun, said to be only a hundred and fifty years old, yet already at Golden Core Peak.
If not for consolidating his foundation, he would have likely started impacting Nascent Soul already.
His visit to the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain this time seems solely for training.
He challenged nearly all of the Supreme Talent rankings of years past, without meeting an opponent.
Ye Jingyu faced him a year ago and lost in three moves, barely escaping after using all his strength.
Zhou Cang was also injured by him the day before yesterday, and is now in a life-threatening condition, not knowing if he can pull through.
Additionally, reliable information suggests the Shangguan family has a Nascent Soul True Monarch in the Thousand Marsh, Sifu suspects they might be targeting you, be extremely cautious.”
