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Li Shizhou observed for about half a cup of tea's time before the blue-clad twin boys gradually became unable to hold on.

The boy wielding the shield said, "My elders are on their way. If the three of you retreat now, you can save your lives. Otherwise, even if you succeed today, you will not escape the pursuit of the Li Cang Gu family."

The three evil cultivators had used up a lot of pills and talismans in this battle. With the fat sheep about to be devoured, they naturally couldn't be dismissed with just a few threatening words.

A one-eyed man in black sneered and replied, "Pretending to be tough. If you two give up resisting, I'll let your souls enter the cycle of reincarnation, how about that?"

His response was three fist-sized flames.

"Sister, brother-in-law, don't waste time talking to them. Let's finish this quickly. I feel like there's a pair of eyes watching me," said a young man with protruding ears. He was the weakest of the three cultivators and naturally lacked confidence.

No sooner had the young man with protruding ears finished speaking than a jar of metal, the size of an adult's head, appeared from behind him and was about to smash down on him.

In the blink of an eye, the young man with protruding ears had his entire head explode, and he was dead beyond any doubt.

Li Shizhou, clad in blood-stained silver armor, appeared.

The incident happened suddenly, and the only female cultivator among the remaining four people was the first to react. With a sob in her voice, she shouted "Little brother!" and the short blade that was originally attacking the blue-clothed boy slashed towards Li Shizhou.

Li Shizhou, having successfully launched a sneak attack, did not linger in the fight. He quickly collected his spoils and retreated rapidly, tossing an indigo gourd into the air. As he poured his magic power into it, a continuous stream of silver sword light shot out from it, splitting into two streams that pierced towards the remaining two cultivators.

The two boys in blue were overjoyed at the sight and quickened their movements in manipulating the magical artifacts.

In an instant, the tide of battle turned, and the two cultivators were desperately defending themselves. Their magical artifacts were barely at the high level, and they were soon unable to withstand the onslaught.

Seeing that things were not going well, the one-eyed man in black hurriedly said, "Lan'er, you go first, I'll cover you."

"Why are you leaving? It wasn't your brother who died, so of course you don't care. I want revenge."

The female cultivator named Lan'er not only didn't appreciate the words, but instead started cursing. Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared intently at Li Shizhou, unleashing all her attack methods.

"Then don't blame your husband for being heartless." After saying this, the one-eyed man in black fought and retreated. After leaving the battlefield, he took out a flying magic artifact and quickly disappeared.

Of the three tribulation cultivators, only the female cultivator remained. Even though she harbored boundless hatred, it was useless. In just a dozen breaths, she was engulfed by fireballs and sword light, leaving no trace of her body.

After killing the cultivator who had escaped death, the two blue-clad youths almost simultaneously clasped their hands in a bow and said in unison, "Thank you for saving us, fellow Daoist."

"No need for thanks. In my life, I hate those who commit calamity more than anything else." Li Shizhou returned the greeting, his expression clearly showing his hatred for evil.

The reason he changed his mind at the last minute was because the twins were from the Gu family.

The Gu family of Li Cang is a well-known affiliated family of the Star Palace. It is rumored that there are at least three Core Formation stage cultivators in the family, and one of them has even reached the late Core Formation stage, and it is possible that he will enter the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

The fact that these twin brothers possessed such a treasure as the Lingxi Pendant clearly indicates that they held a high position within their family.

Therefore, Li Shizhou decisively stepped in to save them, and now the two of them owe him a favor, which will give them a way to enter the Star Palace in the future when they need a Foundation Establishment cultivator to recommend them.

This is much more reliable than going to the black market, since there are many scams in those places.

After exchanging names, the three flew to the market on their magical artifacts, chatting idly along the way and quickly becoming acquainted.

The twin brothers are named Gu Yan and Gu Ci.

The two had originally come to Shenyu Immortal Market to visit a friend with their elders, but they accidentally obtained a clue about a monster cub. Without saying goodbye to their elders, they left the market.

They hadn't expected to encounter a thief on the way; if Li Shizhou hadn't intervened in time, they would have truly perished there.

After flying for more than ten miles, a figure suddenly sped towards the three of them.

Li Shizhou's heart skipped a beat. This speed was definitely not something a Qi Refining cultivator could achieve; the person who came must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Could it be an elder from the Gu family?" he wondered to himself.

About ten breaths later, a middle-aged cultivator with a long beard, standing on a fiery red flying sword, suddenly stopped in mid-air ten feet away from the three of them. The aura emanating from his body had indeed reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Grandpa Gu, you've arrived!" the Gu brothers exclaimed excitedly.

Li Shizhou also hurriedly bowed respectfully: "Junior Li Shizhou greets Senior Gu."

The middle-aged man ignored Li Shizhou and instead lectured the Gu brothers: "You two brats, you didn't even say hello before leaving the market. If you had run into those wicked cultivators, your lives would have been in danger."

After speaking, he gave Li Shizhou a cold glance.

Li Shizhou naturally knew that the other party was alluding to him. Although he was displeased, his cultivation was not good enough and he might need the other party's help in the future, so he could only stand aside silently, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

"Uncle Jiu, Yan'er knows he was wrong. This Brother Li is also a cultivator from Tianxing City. He is not a wicked person. He just saved our lives."

Gu Yan quickly stepped in to smooth things over, recounting how he had encountered three men in black who were attempting to abduct him, and how he had been rescued by Li Shizhou. Gu Ci also spoke up as a witness.

The middle-aged cultivator's expression softened considerably after hearing this. After a moment of contemplation, he looked down at Li Shizhou and said, "I am Gu Shoucheng. You saved those brothers today, which has indeed done me a great favor. Tell me, what do you want as a reward?"

After hearing this, Li Shizhou considered whether he should be polite first and leave a good impression on the other party. After all, the Gu family was a powerful force, and if he could climb up to them, it would be of great benefit to him in the future.

After considering for less than a moment, the middle-aged cultivator continued, "You'd better think it through before you speak. If you're just pretending to be polite, I won't acknowledge this favor after today."

At this point, Li Shizhou understood that the other party looked down on his status as a rogue cultivator of Qi Refining and settled the matter today, thus eliminating any possibility of him currying favor in the future.

He stopped being coy and cupped his hands in reply, "This junior wishes to enter the Star Palace for cultivation. If possible, I hope that senior will be my recommender."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged, long-bearded cultivator looked Li Shizhou up and down a few times, then took out a black token from his storage bag and tossed it over.

"Take this. As long as your aptitude isn't too bad, or you're wanted by the Star Palace, you'll definitely be able to enter the sect and begin your cultivation. However, you're not allowed to use the name of my Li Cang Gu family within the sect."

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I will never cause any trouble for the Gu family."

Although this person was arrogant and disliked, the benefits he received were real. Li Shizhou accepted the token and quickly thanked him.

"Alright, let's go."

After speaking, the middle-aged cultivator took out a small boat-shaped magic artifact, pointed his finger, and it transformed into a flying boat about two zhang long. He put away his flying sword and stepped onto the boat, and the Gu brothers also boarded the boat one after another.

"Brother Li, you too..." Gu Yan hadn't finished speaking when the middle-aged cultivator glared at him, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.

Li Shizhou was certainly not the kind of person who lacked tact. He quickly bid farewell to the two brothers and waited until the flying boat had gone far away before heading towards the market.

It was noon on the second day when I returned to Chenyu Immortal Workshop.

This place is more than 30,000 miles away from Tianxing City. It would be too dangerous for a Qi Refining cultivator like him to return on his own. It would be safer for him to take the wooden boat of the Tiandu Merchant Alliance.

He then found an inn in the market and settled in. After taking precautions, he sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

Several hours later, the text on the golden panel in front of them changed, and the information on it was updated.

[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: One li]

[An: Jiang Chen, a rogue cultivator from Chenyu Immortal Shop, has a Mo Li Beast egg on his stall, being sold as a Qing Ying Bird egg. Obtaining it will allow him to acquire a powerful spirit beast in the future.]

[Danger: Shen Shubi, a cultivator from the Shen family on Shilong Island, has a box of white Ganoderma lucidum seeds in his storage bag. Steal it, and you can sell it for one hundred spirit stones.]