signingbooks Chapter 430 - 279: Spring and Autumn Cicada
Chapter 430 - 279: Spring and Autumn Cicada
Wanshu Daoist Venerable spoke without reservation, yet he was unclear about the fundamental origin of the Shangguan family.
Li Jizhou no longer dwelled on this; in his previous life, the Shangguan family was a colossal entity, that he dared not even probe. However, in this life, facing the Jiuli Dynasty, what is the Shangguan family?
He set it aside for now, determined to uncover the true foundation of Spirit Vein Corpse Nourishment once he masters the universe.
In Poison City, he had a pleasant conversation with Wanshu Daoist Venerable, virtually settling matters with the Ten Thousand Poison Sect; next would be Qianji City.
Qianji City is the puppet master king of this realm. Although its top combat power is not as strong as the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, the puppet sea tactic made up of all high-tier puppets is something the Central State Dynasty does not dare to challenge head-on.
After all, puppets are renewable, and as long as there’s enough material, they come quickly. But replicating high-tier cultivators of the Dynasty is difficult.
The relationship between the Ten Thousand Poison Sect and Qianji City has never been good. Since they’re mainly evil cultivators, with arrogant personalities, no one accepts the other, unless facing outside invasion, they might join forces.
Therefore, Wanshu Daoist Venerable couldn’t help Li Jizhou with this.
However, before departing, Wanshu Daoist Venerable gave Li Jizhou a gift.
"Prince Qing, to express gratitude for opening up trade routes, I give this as a token of appreciation,"
A jade-green Divine Silkworm appeared before Li Jizhou.
"It is the Spring and Autumn Cicada! Possessing initial powers of Time Law, it was once the life Gu of a past sect leader; yet with the leader’s demise, the life Gu was near death. I have nurtured it for a thousand years using Secret Skill, though unable to restore its Level 6 Peak, its Divine Abilities have somewhat recovered, able to display wonders at crucial times," Wanshu Daoist Venerable explained.
Before Li Jizhou could react in surprise, Wanshu Daoist Venerable added: "Yet, since this Gu is so high-level, it is almost impossible for it to re-acknowledge a master. To command it, you must feed it with Spirit Stones.
Because it cannot recognize a master, it cannot be nurtured using Gu Skill, thus its grade won’t recover in this lifetime; only its Basic Time Law abilities are usable."
Li Jizhou remained solemn; a Level 6 Peak Divine Gu!
It even touched upon Time Law.
Its worth is immeasurable.
Although after hearing Wanshu Daoist Venerable’s words about its drawbacks, Li Jizhou was still shaken inside.
The highest-grade Gu he saw in his past life was a Quasi-Fifth Tier bloated Golden Cicada Gu.
And now, he already possessed a Level 6 Peak Spring and Autumn Cicada!
"Thank you City Lord for your generous gift!" Li Jizhou thanked sincerely.
Bidding farewell to Wanshu Daoist Venerable, exchanging transmission Secret Symbols, Li Jizhou took Hong Luan towards Qianji City, 100,000 miles southwest.
Qianji City is 100,000 miles from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, yet due to both forces being evil cultivators with biased minds, there was no large Teleportation Array between them.
Moreover, there was no one in the swamp proficient in Arrays.
Leaving Poison City, Li Jizhou was in no rush, having Hong Luan pilot the Tier Five Spirit Treasure Level Flying Magical Artifact, Golden Luan, which was a gift from Saint Emperor Li Yuan before his departure.
Besides being a Flying Magical Artifact, inside constructed with space material, the Golden Luan appears like an ordinary carriage in size, but inside is akin to Golden Hall.
Inside the Golden Luan, Li Jizhou sat at the center of the hall, Cyan Dome cross-legged, eyes closed, at the central door of the hall; the Sable half-squatting with a grievance before Li Jizhou’s desk, pouring Spirit Wine, peeling Spirit Fruit.
Cang Huang, after coming out for a while, found it dull, clamoring to return to the Blood Evil Array and have another bout with the Blood Evil Demon Spirit manipulated by Liu Hongling.
The same grievance was felt by the Six-winged Golden Cicada peeking from behind a pillar at Li Jizhou and the Sable.
The more Li Jizhou looked at this creature, the more it resembled the one from his past life.
Equally timid.
The only difference is the previous one was all about the Qilin Immortality Pill.
While this one seems all focused on the Sable.
Could it be that two cowards sympathize with each other?
Paying them little mind, Li Jizhou summoned the Jade Spring and Autumn Cicada already residing in his Storage Ring.
This is truly the king among Gu!
But now it seems to have lost its former intelligence, only retaining its instincts.
Li Jizhou fed it Spirit Stone, which made it amicable towards him.
Feeding continued for half an hour; Li Jizhou finally understood why Wanshu Daoist Venerable selected this item as a gift.
It eats too much.
Moreover, it only consumes Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
According to his estimation, it requires at least ten Middle Grade Spirit Stones daily.
A yearly cost would be three to four thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
Besides, it no longer grows, only able to leverage its touched Basic Time Law abilities.
Fortunately, as Li Jizhou advances in life, he will increasingly not lack Spirit Stones, managing to sustain it.
"Squeak~"
When Li Jizhou finished feeding the Spring and Autumn Cicada, wishing to test its Divine Abilities, a sound from the Six-winged Golden Cicada momentarily halted him.
Seeing the small Golden Cicada Gu below Tier Five chirp, scared the former Level 6 Peak Spring and Autumn Cicada into a jolt.
Until when the Spring and Autumn Cicada slowly turned towards the Six-winged Golden Cicada, its whole insect suddenly tensed up.
"?" Li Jizhou’s expression immediately froze.
He was just planning to use the Spring and Autumn Cicada to intimidate the Six-winged Golden Cicada, seeking methods to force it to recognize him.
Now observing this, why is the Spring and Autumn Cicada afraid of the Six-winged Golden Cicada?
"Sable, communicate with the Golden Cicada, ask about this Spring and Autumn Cicada,"
The Sable nodded slowly and began communicating with the Six-winged Golden Silkworm Gu.
"Master, Little Gold says, this Jade Silkworm just disrespected the servant, so it scolded it,"
"It scolded it? So daring? You’re Quasi-Fifth Tier, while it was formerly Level 6 Peak!"
"Ask if it can intimidate it!" Li Jizhou felt somewhat excited.
"It says it eats this little silkworm one by one." The Sable quickly replied.
"So bold!" Li Jizhou was overjoyed.
Especially recalling the first encounter with a high-tier Gu Master in his past life.
Then, Turing True Monarch attacked despite severe wounds, its life Butterfly Gu swept away in one strike by that bloated vermin.
"Six-winged Golden Silkworm Gu truly is extraordinary. Could the prophecy you heard in Yunzhou about ’Golden Cicada appears, world in chaos, nine cicadas unite, divine and demonic alike’ be true?" Reflecting on the prophecy mentioned by Turing True Monarch, a light flickered in Li Jizhou’s mind.
Could nine cicadas unite mean nine Six-winged Golden Cicadas, one in Eastern Desolation back then, one here... And seven more elsewhere?
The world in chaos? To what extent?
Divine and demonic alike, what does it mean?
Dismissing the thought, Li Jizhou refocused on the Spring and Autumn Cicada before him.
Wanshu Daoist Venerable declared this Gu once Peak Level 6, thus unlikely to be suppressed, recognized, unable to restore its grade, unable to reclaim peak power.
Yet now, the Six-winged Golden Silkworm Gu managed to suppress this Spring and Autumn Cicada; doesn’t this mean it can be recognized?
Once recognized, wouldn’t there be hopes of recovery for the Spring and Autumn Cicada!
Suddenly, Li Jizhou was filled with excitement.
Having studied the Ten Thousand Gu Hall’s Gu Skill in his past life, paired with the past life’s Gu Skill augmentation, practicing Gu Dao in this life would be doubly effective.