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The female cultivator in black robes also stood in mid-air within the array's light barrier.

Although she was wearing loose robes, a gust of wind revealed a bit of her curvaceous figure beneath them.

Her exposed face was extremely alluring; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that her appearance was so captivating it could bring ruin to a country. No wonder she was recognized as soon as she went out to buy something.

The black-robed female cultivator looked at Li Shizhou and said, "Senior, you have mistaken me for someone else. I am not Yuan Yao, and I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. I am afraid I have nothing to offer that could move your heart."

Li Shizhou knew, of course, that he hadn't mistaken the person for someone else.

Because the gold panel was refreshed not long ago.

[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: Thirty li]

[An: Three miles away from you lives Yuan Yao, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. She possesses a young Soul-Crying Beast that can devour souls and ghosts. If you seize it, it will be a great help to you in the future.]

"Young friend Yuan Yao, you and your senior sister Yanli come from a small sect near Kui Xing Island. Your senior sister was tricked into becoming a furnace cauldron by the young master of Qingyang Sect. Later, the young master of Qingyang Sect took a fancy to you, young friend Yuan Yao, and used the same trick again. As a result, you two secretly harmed her. Your senior sister Yanli was seriously injured as a result, and only her damaged primordial spirit remained. Am I right?"

With each word Li Shizhou spoke, the look of shock on the black-robed female cultivator's face deepened.

Finally, she spoke up, asking, "Who is this senior? How do you know so much about them?"

Li Shizhou naturally couldn't say that he was an extraterrestrial demon who had transmigrated into the book.

So he pretended to be profound and said, "You don't need to know who I am, young friend Yuan Yao, but I have Soul Nourishing Wood on me, which can help your senior sister recover her damaged primordial spirit. She was injured not long ago, and there is still a possibility that she can be reborn by possessing another body."

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator in black robes became slightly breathless and finally admitted, "Senior, I am indeed Yuan Yao. I wonder what it is about me that you have taken a liking to?"

"The Soul-Crying Beast and its refining techniques, Azure Fire Thunder, and the method of creating the Spirit-Binding Array."

Li Shizhou then stated the terms of the deal.

Yuan Yao pondered for a moment and replied, "I can give you the Soul-Crying Beast, its refining technique, and the method for creating the Spirit-Binding Array. Could you leave half of the Azure Fire Thunder for me to use for self-defense?"

"make a deal."

After speaking, Li Shizhou took out a black wooden cup from his storage bag and threw it into the array light screen.

After Yuan Yao took the wooden cup and examined it, she immediately beamed with joy. She said, "Senior is truly a straightforward person."

"I trust you wouldn't dare go back on your word. You should be able to tell that I'm not a vicious person, otherwise I would have just killed you and robbed you."

"What you say is absolutely right, senior. I will give you the item now."

A moment later, Li Shizhou had two jade slips, a Soul-Singing Pearl to control the Soul-Crying Beast, a spirit beast bag, and five Azure Fire Thunderbolts.

Looking at these things, he couldn't help but smile.

As for Yuan Yao herself, if she hadn't offended the Qingyang Sect and was acting voluntarily, it wouldn't be bad to keep her by his side as a concubine.

But things are different now. Offending a mid-stage Nascent Soul demonic patriarch for a woman is a choice anyone, unless they are blinded by lust, would know.

Once Li Shizhou confirmed that everything was accounted for, he thought it best to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Before leaving, he said, "Farewell, young friend Yuan Yao. I wish you good luck and hope we will meet again someday."

After saying that, he put away the array that Su Qingyu's husband had set up, then set up his escape light and flew away in a certain direction.

On the island, Yuan Yao watched the departing figure, a sense of unreality rising in her heart.

Just a short while ago, she was facing a life-or-death crisis, but now not only has the crisis been resolved, she has also obtained the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

She stroked the cup in her hand a few times, bursting into tears of joy: "Senior sister, you're saved!"

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Li Shizhou's side.

After flying nearly ten thousand miles from the island where Yuan Yao was, he took out a monkey-shaped spirit beast from his spirit beast bag and held it in his palm to examine it carefully.

This beast was no more than a foot tall, with emerald green fur and a faint glow emanating from its body.

Its prominent nose was unusually large, taking up more than half of its face, making it look incredibly eerie.

"This is the Soul-Crying Beast; its appearance is truly peculiar."

As soon as the Soul-Crying Beast appeared, it stared intently at Li Shizhou, its eyes filled with both curiosity and a hint of wariness.

After a while, realizing that the human in front of it seemed to have no ill intentions and even looked happy, it lightly jumped onto Li Shizhou's shoulder.

After playing with it for a while, Li Shizhou put the "Crying Soul Beast" away, preparing to refine the "Soul-Singing Pearl" that controlled the beast once he found a safe place.

According to the original book, this beast has not yet been fully refined; we'll have to wait until we return to Tianxing City to discuss that.

He then flew for a full half month, arriving near a rather unique island in the outer sea.

This island is called "Twin Islands". It is shaped like a disc and is more than a thousand miles wide.

The area is covered with bare, rocky mountains, devoid of any vegetation.

Half of the area is teeming with yang energy, and magma occasionally erupts from it.

The other half was filled with dense yin energy, shrouded in thick gray mist, where many ghostly creatures roamed.

Li Shizhou's body-refining technique, "Pure Yang Technique," has now reached the peak of the fourth level. He will need the assistance of a Pure Yang land for each subsequent breakthrough.

He had originally planned to come to this "Twin Islands" to cultivate after he reached the Core Formation stage, but he delayed for a few years because he was afraid of missing the "Crying Soul Beast".

Now that the goal has been achieved, we naturally head straight here.

When they reached a distance of 200 miles from the coast of "Twin Islands", Li Shizhou used the "Concealment Technique" to hide his figure.

After carefully exploring the island, they landed in a huge mine pit that was over thirty miles wide.

This mine was originally used by the Star Palace to mine fire essence, but it has long been abandoned. It is the place with the most abundant yang energy on the island.

Inside, flames roared everywhere, and the surrounding air was distorted and deformed due to the high temperature.

In the very center of the mine is a lava lake about five miles wide, where magma churns and bursts with a constant rumbling sound.

There are still many traces of human excavation in this mine. In addition to the mine shafts left by mining, there are also many caves that can be used by monks to live in.

These caves vary in age, some appearing to have been abandoned only a decade or two ago, suggesting that cultivators frequently come here to utilize the unique environment for their practice.

Therefore, for safety reasons, Li Shizhou set up a large-scale early warning array near the mine.

He then set up a defensive array one mile wide, and finally dug a stone house to set up the last line of defense before stopping.

The two "Purple-Eyed Bi" in Li Shizhou's spirit beast bag became unusually excited as soon as they landed in the abandoned mine.

This environment was perfect for the beast to cultivate, so he released the two beasts.

He then entered the stone house, first refining the "Soul-Crying Pearl" that controlled the "Soul-Crying Beast," and then began to sit cross-legged and practice the "Pure Yang Technique" by forming hand seals.