I save spiritual roots for the next life.

Looking at the house that had changed owners, Li Jizhou felt the heartache of Liu Hongling in France.

Especially after asking around the casual cultivators, they learned that Liu Hongling was kidnapped by two Nascent Soul masters from Shangguan's family about fifty years ago. The Liu family was in panic all day long.

Although he was not implicated in the end, and the Lord's Mansion of Lone Bamboo City did not have any attitude towards him, one quiet night, the entire Liu family left and was never heard from again.

Some monks said that the Liu family seemed to be heading towards Bauhinia Mountain.

Liu Hongling was in the Dharma Realm and looked depressed. The Liu family had taken special care of her since she was a child in the Qi Kingdom. When the golden corpse of the bloody evil hanging on the upside-down mountain appeared in the world, they also prioritized protecting her.

Even after escaping from the vast spiritual barren desert, the Liu family never gave up on her no matter how difficult it was, until the Chu Kingdom occupied the Tiangang Sect, and finally she was attacked by a group of monks from the sea area. She was dying after exhausting her essence in sublimation, and the Liu family did not abandon her.

In the end, he went through all kinds of hardships and came to Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, and also exhausted his family's wealth in order to advance to the third level of Earth Spirit Master.

It can be said that the Liu family has been dedicated to Liu Hongling all their lives, but they fell into despair before they could enjoy the glory she brought for a few days.

"Ancestors and the others must be very disappointed, right?" Liu Hongling sighed secretly, feeling only endless guilt in her heart.

Naturally, she did not dare to expect that Li Jizhou could take her to find her clansmen. Helping her escape from the hands of the Cangming Dynasty was already a great favor. She could only wait until the soul spell of the Cangming Dynasty was diluted by time and lifted before going to search for her clansmen.

Li Jizhou didn't say anything more, and walked all the way from the Liu family residence to the independent courtyard where he had lived as a real person in Huangshi. The courtyard had also changed owners.

On the opposite side, An Liuli's large courtyard is a bit shabby, with tree canopies covering the sky and overgrown weeds. It is obvious that no one lives in it and no one takes care of it.

I am afraid that the city lord's palace is worried about being involved with the Cangming Dynasty or the Shangguan family in the Eastern Wasteland.

Li Jizhou didn't stop, or even look directly at it. He glanced at it as if he had never seen it before.

After returning to Bamboo Sea again, Li Jizhou concentrated on retreat.

A year flies by in the blink of an eye.

"The "Qing Emperor's Creation Technique" is really fast. I thought it would take ten years from foundation building to core formation, but I never thought that in just one year, I would almost cross the threshold of the late foundation building stage. It is estimated that I will definitely break through to the late stage of foundation building in another year. "Li Jizhou was secretly speechless after finishing his work that day.

I was very shocked by the exercises I practiced.

In my previous life, I practiced "Changchun Gong" and it took a full sixteen years from the middle stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building.

"When you enter the later stage of foundation building, you must swallow a seventh-grade green lotus."

It's a pity that no good news came from Gongsun Dang and Zhen Guogong.

Li Jizhou left the border this time because the four Hongluan girls had been searching for Gua Gua for a year and finally found traces of her.

The black water in Ten Thousand Poison Swamps is very powerful at isolating souls. Even Hong Luan’s almost fifth-level soul strength cannot penetrate too much black water. In addition, Guagua has been promoted to fourth level and is its home base under the black water, so it deliberately conceals it. Next, during this year, the four girls had a very difficult time searching.

Li Jizhou then summoned Qing Qiong and asked him to come back to pick him up.

After all, he was only a minor cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. Without the protection of their magic power, he would not be able to bear the poisonous mist outside.

Moreover, his own flying escape is too slow.

As for the Lingbao-level flying boat in the storage ring, which obviously bears the Jiuli royal brand, he naturally cannot take it out and use it.

While waiting for Qing Qiong, Li Jizhou looked at the latest news in the Heavenly Punishment Order.

Half a year ago, True Lord Lone Bamboo arrived in Qianji City alone, and immediately rented a courtyard and practiced in seclusion without contacting anyone.

Li Jizhou is very satisfied with this.

During this year, the Jiuli Dynasty was experiencing constant earthquakes. Before he left Qianji City, he ordered Tianpu's spies in Jiuli Imperial City to spread the news of the Ninth Prince's life experience. This caused a stir, and the court quickly arrested the initiator of the rumor.

However, the first spy who spread the rumor had already returned to Thousand Machine City to hide from the disaster. How could he find it?

The most shocking thing is that as soon as the rumor reached the palace, King Yun blew himself up and died in the prison, his soul completely destroyed.

Concubine Rong was attacked, her soul was injured, her sea of ​​consciousness almost collapsed, and she lost her memory. In the end, the court killed a group of rumor spreaders and forbade anyone to talk about the incident again. It seemed that the mystery of the Ninth Prince's life experience had passed away lightly.

However, a month later, the minister who had previously written a letter to recommend the prince's return was suddenly imprisoned on charges of rebellion, and was personally examined by the Holy Emperor.

Then more and more people were involved.

One night, it was like a grand purge in the court, and every courtier was in danger.

There were also many golden armored troops patrolling outside the Ninth Prince's palace, and the Ninth Prince was not seen leaving the house for half a year.

The latest news now is that Long Xiang, who has been in power for thousands of years in the Jiuli Dynasty, has taken the initiative to resign, saying that his life is short and he is unable to govern the country, so he has to hand over all his power.

"It's really lively!"

"The current situation may be even more difficult for my father. Even if Lao Jiu's bloodline cannot be confirmed, it is impossible for my father to pass the throne to him.

But the father was suspicious by nature, so he would naturally wonder if this was the prince's way of attacking the ninth prince.

The most critical thing is that King Yun died by self-destruction, and Concubine Rong's consciousness collapsed. There was no evidence of death, and both King Yun and he were descendants of the Jiuli Li family. Through the secret method of bloodline tracing, it was impossible to determine whether the Ninth Prince was his or King Yun's.

Moreover, the prince is the most suspect. After all, he was demoted once and his talent is not as good as that of the ninth prince. Only through this method can he securely sit on the throne of the crown prince! "

Li Jizhou shook his head in disappointment. I am afraid that Li Yuan's biggest suspicion was that the prince had more conspiracy.

This made Li Yuan even more reluctant to pass the throne to the prince.

As a result, there were many deviations from Li Jizhou's original idea.

"Long Xiang is indeed more skilled!"

Originally, Li Jizhou thought that he had revealed the identity of the Ninth Prince, and if Li Yuan searched for the soul of Prince Yun or Concubine Rong, the Ninth Prince would definitely be killed.

Then only the prince is left suitable to inherit the throne.

At that time, Long Xiang must be anxious and might start a rebellion in advance.

The plan between himself, Gongsun Dang and Zhenguo Gong was waiting for Long Xiang to take action.

After getting rid of the dragon prime minister, he resurrected and returned to the imperial city, directly inheriting the throne.

It's a pity that the dragon element reacts very quickly. He may have urgently thought of a countermeasure the moment he received the rumor about the Ninth Prince.

Knowing that it was impossible to maintain the situation of the crown prince struggle in which the ninth prince and the prince were equally matched, he finally made the decision to drag the prince into the water.

Unsurprisingly, he was probably the one who persuaded King Yun to self-destruct, and Concubine Rong's knowledge of the sea was also defeated by him. As long as King Yun dies, Li Yuan will not be able to be absolutely sure whether the Ninth Prince is his biological son or not.

And the most important thing is that it will definitely deepen Li Yuan's suspicion of the prince, and he is almost certain that the prince did it.

After all, from a consequentialist perspective, the prince is the biggest beneficiary of this move.

If Long Xiang retreats bravely at this critical moment, Li Yuan will instantly no longer have any pressure, and will no longer have the sense of urgency that his life is about to end. I am afraid that his intention to establish the throne will be postponed further.

However, Long Xiang's move can be regarded as a desperate attempt to survive. After losing the power of the court, he will no longer have the insight he used to have. Especially once someone pulls out the chess pieces he planted in the court, his success rate of forcible rebellion will be greater. At a discount, we can only hope that the layout of the grand array will be completed.

This was an unexpected surprise for Li Jizhou. He immediately summoned Gongsun Dang and tried every means to capture all the eyes of Long Ni's party in the court. It was best to find a way to get Li Yuan to grant him a fiefdom from another state and transfer him away from the imperial city. .

After a while, Qing Qiong returned and took Li Jizhou to the Blackwater River boundary, one hundred thousand miles to the northeast where Gua Gua's traces were found.

The Blackwater River starts from the Ten Thousand Poison Swamps, flows through the Yan Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom at the junction of the Eastern Wilderness Central Region and the Southern Region, and finally flows straight into the East China Sea.

This Black Water River was once a natural barrier that separated the Central Region of the Eastern Wasteland from the Southern Region. A quasi-fifth-level dragon in it made the Southern Region cultivators afraid to cross the Black Water River. (End of this chapter)