My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 594 - 516: Not Planning for This Life, Only for the Afterlife?

Chapter 594: Chapter 516: Not Planning for This Life, Only for the Afterlife?

"City Master Li was not wrong in his assumption. Among the nine representatives of this generation, I am one of those whom neither excel nor are notably bad — one of the so-called ’useless dragons’!" Wang Zijia stated dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Li Lan looked astonished and asked, "Does that mean that Daqian has become so powerful now that even a God Monarch who achieved his status within a century can both be considered a leader in this era?"

Wang Zijia just laughed and said, "City Master Li, you have misunderstood. It was merely due to my desperate attempts to survive under the beast tide that I used some unavoidable measures!"

Li Lan paused again at Wang Zijia’s words, his gaze lingered momentarily on that striking patch of white hair on Wang Zijia’s forehead, a moment of realization passing over him.

"I heard from you earlier that you came from Black Rock City. How is the situation there?" Li Lan made a gesture of invitation while asking, simultaneously beginning to drift upward.

Wang Zijia promptly followed and replied, "Black Rock City is no more. Not just that but Moqing, Mudi, and the other five cities have all been destroyed in this beast tide."

Li Lan remained silent for a moment.

Wang Zijia then asked, "On my way here, I found some strange skeleton creatures suddenly emerging, suggesting the birth of a Mysterious Domain. Having already activated the city-wide defense, have you encountered them?"

Li Lan silently nodded, saying, "About ten days ago, there were people in the city who suddenly went mad, becoming as thin as wood and moving like ghosts. Their speed was so fast that even I had trouble keeping up, causing a significant commotion."

"The next day, the anomaly occurred four or five times. I consulted many materials before roughly discerning that a Mysterious Domain may be forming. I just don’t know if it’s a Time Ghost Realm or a Numerical Sin Strange Domain."

"Afterwards, I immediately requested assistance from the alliance, but right now the alliance is in a deadlock with the Devil Gate. The situation is tense, and it’s unclear when people will be available to help."

Wang Zijia frowned slightly and said, "So, does that mean Changbao State is now a mess?"

Li Lan nodded, saying, "The places with God Monarchs defending them are doing okay, but the rest of the cities have fallen into chaos. Those rapid ghosts are almost impossible to resist for anyone below the level of God Monarchs."

During their conversation, they arrived at Li Lan’s City Lord Mansion.

Under the service of the servants, they sat drinking tea and chatting casually.

"Since you can no longer hold the border, do you plan to return to Daqian Kyoto, Fellow Daoist?" After a while, Li Lan asked.

Wang Zijia shook his head and said righteously, "I originally came to defend the border. How could I possibly leave now when faced with such a situation?"

"What does Fellow Daoist intend to... " Li Lan’s eyes brightened as he looked at Wang Zijia.

"Of course I’ll go to the various places for cleanup after recuperating. If I let this continue and it really forms a Mysterious Domain, I’ll undoubtedly be tying my own hands. If such a large range forms a Mysterious Domain, the Illusion Master certainly won’t be mediocre!" Wang Zijia said solemnly.

Li Lan’s expression lit up, and he said, "Ninth Highness, your noble intentions allow me to thank you on behalf of the people of Changbao!"

Wang Zijia ignored the shift in his address and asked seriously, "City Master Li, have you discovered any strange happenings in Changbao State recently? Such as the sudden emergence of a God Monarch, the rise of a prodigy, or some strange occurrences?"

Li Lan looked at Wang Zijia with a strange expression.

Wang Zijia paused before saying, "I don’t count as someone who is nearing the end of my life."

Li Lan was taken aback, he thought Wang Zijia just depleted some of his lifespan to forcibly break through from ’Perfected’ to ’Infant God’, but it seemed like...

"Ninth Highness, you..."

Wang Zijia waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It doesn’t matter. If I hadn’t done that, I would have died back in Black Rock City. Being able to live a few more days now is already a gain. Before leaving, I’d be able to exert some residual heat, which would be worthy of my title as the Ninth Prince!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lan looked deeply at Wang Zijia.

In this era, there are many who are rotten to the core. People like Wang Zijia, who can maintain their righteousness, are not uncommon, but each one is admirable and worthy of respect.

He remained silent for a moment before changing the subject, "Fellow Daoist, are you looking for the Illusion Master? With such a slow formation of this Mysterious Domain, has the Illusion Master been born yet?"

Wang Zijia said, "Sort of, who knows!"

The two of them again fell silent for a moment.

"I will send people to investigate all over. As soon as we find any information, shall we work together?" Li Lan asked.

"Thank you, City Master Li! I’ll stay in your city for a few days to recuperate, is that alright?" Wang Zijia asked.

"Ninth Highness, you’re too courteous; everywhere is under the domain of the Immortal Alliance." Li Lan quickly replied.

During their conversation, they exchanged some relevant information about the Time Ghost.

After arranging a place of residence for Wang Zijia, he got up to take his leave.

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Only after leaving the City Lord’s Mansion did Wang Zijia begin to look up information about Li Lan.

This was not a famous person in later generations, most likely a typical God Monarch. Most probably, he was from the Demon Suppressing Tower lineage, a God Monarch patriarch of the Li Family.

’I wonder if Li Zhengfang, the Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower, has been born in this era. Considering Li Zhengfang’s age in later generations, he should be born soon if he hasn’t already!’

’I really want to go back to Wanyu Sect and snoop around, see if I can plant some mechanisms!’

’Huh? Wait a minute······’

’Why do I have to go back to cause trouble? This is a city under Wanyu’s jurisdiction, defended by a Wanyu Divine Monarch, and I will undoubtedly return to Wanyu in the future.’

’Why can’t I change my way of thinking and train a big shot myself? It doesn’t necessarily have to be a celebrity from the future!’

Thinking of this, Wang Zijia’s mind exploded with various ideas. In an instant, outrageous ideas began to appear.

The more he thought, the more excited he got. His eyes were gleaming.

’No rush. First, let’s try the stealth means of lifespan from the Divine Power Seed. If this idea can be successful, then I can search for Evil Insects while planning. Not wishing for now, but preparing for eight thousand years later! Not planning for the moment, but planning for the future!’

If the idea really could succeed, Wang Zijia felt that the rise of the Wanyu Sect in the future was not far off!

Suppressing his swirling thoughts, Wang Zijia left the City Lord’s Mansion and headed for the core district.

As the market city of the border, the current commercial center of Changbao is quite large.

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Wang Zijia arrived at its Core Main Street and looked at the closely packed stores on the street, feeling a bit dazed.

The cultural gap between eight thousand years later and now was not that big, with just a few differences in the styles of each era. Most of it was not that different from the future.

Only the utilization of the Illusion Formation was not as exaggerated as the various screens in the future attracting customers.

In the Spirit Suppressing Realm for eight thousand years, the evolution of the Tao Law was very prosperous, but the cultural changes were not vast, as only the Illusion Formation was used to its utmost in the future, bringing about some changes.

If this were in his Previous Life, let alone eight thousand years, even eighty years could bring about earth-shattering changes.

In the world of cultivation, once the ruler could live a super long life, the cultural changes were indeed slow, requiring tens of millions of years to evolve!

Wang Zijia casually strolled around the entire Core Commercial Street as if he were on a vacation.

In the end, Wang Zijia chose a prominent store decorated in the style of a Golden Dragon Wrapped Pillar and entered.

Perhaps it was due to the array being fully activated, giving the city a semi-sealed Status, therefore even the Core Main Street shops in the heart of the Changbao commercial district were a bit deserted.

"This guest..." As soon as Wang Zijia entered the store, a welcoming gatekeeper appeared.

Before he could say a word, Wang Zijia waved his hand and a golden order symbol appeared in his hand.

"Weng!"

In a flash, the entire store seemed to resonate, with faint dragon chants echoing. Yes, this store was an official Daqian store, and it was opened by the royal family.

As the person chosen in the Nine Dragons Struggle for Succession held once every three hundred years, he was definitely regarded as the pride of the current era in Daqian.

Of course, as one of the eight, under standard comparisons, he was the weakest, and his treatment now was not as good as before.

But his identity was still somewhat noble. After all, Daqian was in the mold of the Immortal Dynasty.

With Wang Zijia’s action, the entire store seemed to be welcoming him.

In an instant, an elderly man dressed as a scholar flashed out from the store.

"Ninth Highness? Is it really you? I just heard the news from the city guards and thought it was a misunderstanding. "

The old man looked at Wang Zijia, and upon realizing Wang Zijia’s uncompromising God Monarch aura, his expression changed again, saying:

"Your Highness, your cultivation?"

"I’m just lingering." Wang Zijia replied, intentionally ruffling his white hair, "Are you from the royal family’s treasuries? Or the inner treasuries?"

After saying this, Wang Zijia paused and said, "Never mind, neither one makes much difference to me."

With these words, Wang Zijia flipped his hand, threw the Storage Bag, and handed over a list of materials, saying, "Help me exchange these things for these things."

The bag was filled with various random spiritual materials, and the required Materials included things to prepare for what Wang Zijia needed to do next, as well as for the Love Poison Pill.

The old man immediately took over the things and quickly checked it out.

"Is there a problem? As far as I remember, I may not have much privilege as this kind of ’disposable dragon,’ but I should have priority to purchase these things at market price, right?"

"Your Highness must not say that. I’m trembling in fear!" The old man replied even before he finished checking the items.

"Oh, it seems you are from the royal family!" Wang Zijia nodded, believing that people from the royal family respected only the Emperor and the weakest dragon!

The old man quickly finished checking all the items and said, "The things His Highness wants are not a problem, but there are too many materials related to Love Poison."

"Though there is a regular demand for this thing, our border area here does not have many brothels and the like, so the demand is not that great. So, for the quantity that Your Highness wants, I need a few days to find goods to borrow from other stores."

Wang Zijia nodded lightly and said, "I can wait for a few days. Let’s leave it at that. Give me the other materials first."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately instructed a disciple standing nearby.

Then he looked at Wang Zijia, especially his white hair, and asked, "Your Highness, have you used some Secret Art?"