Chapter 119
Chen Huai'an enjoyed the breeze for a while, feeling his mind clear up, before hailing a cab to head home.
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**"The Boss is back!"**
Hearing the commotion outside, Ba Ji, who was sitting cross-legged on the windowsill, and Xiao Qing, who was standing upright on the water's surface, immediately shifted to a more normal posture.
**"The Boss already knows you're a monster, so what are you hiding? Keep standing tall!"**
Xiao Qing, feeling wronged, resumed her upright position on the water.
Upon entering, Chen Huai'an paid no attention to his two pets. The first thing he did was plug in his phone and open the electronic girlfriend game.
He had made up his mind.
He had some abilities.
But with cancer weighing him down, he could barely take care of himself.
So, he decided not to meddle in things that didn’t concern him.
He would manage what he could, just enough to ensure his own happiness.
Like right now.
**"A formation has blocked your prying eyes!"**
Since he hadn’t found Li Qingran at the top of the Falling Sunset Peak, she could only be in that cauldron.
But when he tried to check what Li Qingran was up to, he was met with this prompt.
**"Set up by Elder Liu Qingyuan's illusion formation."**
**"Set up by Elder Liu Qingyuan's isolation formation."**
**"Set up by Sect Master Su Qinian's alchemical fire formation."**
…
These were the three highest-level formations among many others, including spirit gathering formations, Xuanjia formations, soundproof formations, and freezing formations, filling an entire screen.
Chen Huai'an slowly typed out a question mark.
What on earth was the Sword Sect doing?
Why were they hiding his precious Qingran behind so many formations and not letting him see her?
**"Would you like to recharge 1888¥ to break all formations?"**
Chen Xianzun, with his wealth, scoffed. Was 1888¥ even worth mentioning?
Recharge!!!
A payment prompt popped up.
**"Please select your formation-breaking plan."**
＜1＞ Use profound knowledge of formations to punch through the formation.
＜2＞ Use profound knowledge of formations to summon a flying sword and slice through it.
＜3＞ Grasp the formation and refine it instantly.
(Note: Li Qingran may be in a state of undress, please choose carefully!)
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Li Qingran
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**Chapter 126: Just Charge In (Passerby ℡.+1)**
In the sea of clouds, Su Qinian and Liu Yuanqing, who had been guarding the top of Falling Sunset Peak, opened their eyes.
Liu Yuanqing's eyes glimmered with a green light as he checked the status of the formations. He turned to Su Qinian and said, "It's about time; the first wave of spirit refining should be ending. Call that girl Yue Qianchi to come and guide her."
"Why call Yue Qianchi? Can't we handle it ourselves?" Su Qinian asked, puzzled.
Yue Qianchi was just at the Golden Core stage.
If something went wrong, wouldn’t it be better for the two of them, who were at the Nascent Soul stage?
"You don’t get it! The cauldron is at high temperatures; any clothing would be burned away. Is that something we old men should be looking at?"
"Ah, you have a point there." Su Qinian realized, chuckling awkwardly. "Alright, I’ll send a message to Yue Qianchi."
However, just then, the weather at Falling Sunset Peak changed dramatically.
With a thunderous boom, the earth trembled.
A giant hand made of spiritual energy emerged from the clouds, grasping the formation at the peak.
Liu Yuanqing: "!!!"
Su Qinian: "!!!"
"This aura... it's Li Qingran's master!" Su Qinian exclaimed, his voice trembling. "Old Liu, are you sure your formation can hold up? If that person discovers what Li Qingran is going through right now, we might not die, but we’ll definitely be in deep trouble!"
"I-I think it should be fine." Liu Yuanqing was also startled by the giant hand, forcing himself to stay calm. "Don’t worry, this formation is famous in the True Martial Sacred Land!"
"How so?"
"Well, a female elder asked me to help set up a formation, and I thought she was cultivating. Turns out she was having an affair with another elder, and the poor soul outside was bombarding the place for ages without breaking in."
Su Qinian: "…You really are something!"
"That was ages ago!" Looking at the creaking formation, Liu Yuanqing's lips trembled, his voice gradually losing composure. "Quick! Help stabilize the formation! It might not hold!"
In the next moment, a shattering sound echoed throughout Falling Sunset Peak.
Dozens of combined formations crumbled under the assault of the giant hand. The explosive energy that should have destroyed the entire mountain was crushed and refined by the hand, absorbed entirely.
Su Qinian and Liu Yuanqing were pushed back a thousand meters by the force.
The two stood dumbfounded in the clouds, too afraid to move.
Before them, only the cauldron remained. Although no one else appeared, an invisible pressure had already enveloped the entire Falling Sunset Peak.
The disciples of the Sword Sect fell silent, instinctively wanting to look up to see who had blocked the sky, but a force pressed down on their necks, compelling them to keep their heads bowed to the ground.
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Chen Huai'an was furious.
Although he had seen Li Qingran's naked body, he was still angry.
There was no doubt that Li Qingran was beautiful. Her hair flowed like clouds, her brows like distant mountains; her skin was as smooth as cream, and her figure was enchanting. She had a face as pure as a daffodil, yet a devilish figure that would make even the most seductive demoness blush with shame.
At first glance, he felt his face flush and his heart race, but upon a second look, his anger flared.
Li Qingran's complexion was pale, her body riddled with the effects of the medicinal poison.
Every inch of her skin bore the marks of being burned by alchemical fire.
With the help of the formations, her wounds healed quickly.
But the process of being continuously burned and having her wounds heal was the most agonizing.
As his consciousness enveloped her, she maintained a kneeling position in the cauldron, eyes closed, back straight, hands cradling the medicinal mud against her chest. Under the refining of the pure water spiritual energy, the medicinal mud had been purified of all impurities, transforming into a transparent gel.
**"Is this what you call spirit refining?"**
Chen Huai'an recharged 66¥ to help Li Qingran recover from her injuries while sending a message.
**"Why didn’t you tell me about this beforehand?!"**
Li Qingran slowly awakened, a warm power repairing her meridians that had been eroded by the medicinal poison. With that familiar consciousness, she immediately realized her master had arrived.
Everything she had hidden was now discovered by her master.
Li Qingran lowered her head, biting her lip, feeling at a loss.
**"Speak!"**
The voice from the void made her shiver. She finally stammered, "Master, I didn’t mean to deceive you. I just wanted to help. The materials for the Baicao Detoxification Pill require this spirit refining step, but this process won’t harm my body…"
The stern gaze did not waver, nor did it offer any response.
Li Qingran's voice grew softer as she defended herself, eventually lowering her head and letting two tears fall to the ground.
"Master, I’m sorry…"
**"Does it hurt?"**
"It does." She no longer dared to utter a single lie.
**"Hmph!"**
A piece of clothing fell in front of her, and the voice from the void softened slightly.
**"Put on your clothes and go wait in the small room. We’ll deal with you later!"**
Li Qingran shrank her neck, carefully pouring the refined medicinal liquid into a small porcelain bottle before starting to dress.
As she dressed, she seemed to remember something, her face growing increasingly red, a thread of embarrassment swirling in her eyes.
Chen Huai'an shifted his gaze away from the cauldron.
He opened the map, zooming in on the two green dots floating in the sky.
Liu Yuanqing and Su Qinian, standing in the clouds, appeared in the center of his view.
**"Liu Yuanqing, Su Qinian!"**
The voice from the void erupted, causing both old men to tremble thrice.
**"I entrusted Li Qingran to the Sword Sect hoping she would grow up happily, not to be bullied here. I have placed great trust in you, but what’s happening now? Are you feeding my trust to the dogs?"**
Su Qinian and Liu Yuanqing felt bitter in their hearts.
Didn’t Li Qingran say her master was poisoned and being attacked by a great demon?
How could they have the time to come to Falling Sunset Peak and keep an eye on things?
And even remotely dismantle the formations they had painstakingly set up!
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