Chapter 131
As a super genius who successfully refined her own life-bound magical artifact during the Foundation Establishment stage, Li Qingran didn’t feel particularly happy. Instead, she was anxious about how to assist her master. Therefore, her first priority was to study the functions of her life-bound artifact.
A life-bound artifact shares a deep connection with its owner.
So even though Li Qingran didn’t know exactly what a power bank was, she could grasp the function of her ‘Dian Guan Bao’ (电管饱) with just a thought.
Four terms flashed in her mind: **Ling Yuan** (灵源), **Chong Ying** (充盈), **Shen You Tai Xu** (神游太虚), and **Qian Bian Wan Hua** (千变万化).
**Ling Yuan** was the primary function of the Dian Guan Bao, serving as a source of spiritual energy that continuously supplied its owner. The energy provided was different from that of a gathering formation; it was directly connected to her dantian and could be consumed in battle.
In other words, when her spiritual energy ran out during a fight, she could summon the Dian Guan Bao to continue fueling her combat.
**Chong Ying** was the core function of the Dian Guan Bao. When not in use, she could cultivate while replenishing the artifact’s energy. This would, of course, slow her cultivation speed, but the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. If necessary, she could simply add a couple of extra hours of cultivation each day to recharge it.
**Shen You Tai Xu** was an additional supernatural ability of the Dian Guan Bao, and it was the most mysterious of its functions.
So mysterious that even Li Qingran, as the owner, found it somewhat vague.
This ability seemed to be related to her master.
As long as she filled the **Tong Xin** (同心) to capacity, she could activate Shen You Tai Xu, allowing her to descend to her master’s location.
Currently, her **Tong Xin** was perfectly full at one hundred, but how to replenish it remained unclear, as it was tied to her relationship with her master, with the main authority likely resting with her master.
What should she do next?
Not knowing was fine; she could just ask her master!
Li Qingran held the Dian Guan Bao and looked up at the void, tentatively asking, “Master, I’ve successfully refined my artifact. Should I use the **Shen You Tai Xu** ability?”
**“That’s right. Once you use the supernatural ability, you will descend into the subspace where I am.”**
**“I am trapped by a demon dragon; you need to help me suppress it.”**
**“There’s no need to be afraid. Once you arrive, you will be enhanced by Shen You Tai Xu, and that demon dragon won’t be able to harm you.”**
“Master, I’m not afraid!” Li Qingran’s eyes were resolute as she let the Dian Guan Bao float in front of her, forming hand seals with both hands.
Her consciousness sank into the life-bound artifact, immediately activating the supernatural ability—Shen You Tai Xu.
In an instant, she was enveloped by a mysterious radiance of Dao principles.
The next moment, her body became semi-transparent.
Fortunately, Su Qinian and Liu Yuanqing, who were already in contact with the Dao as advanced cultivators, were not present; otherwise, they would have been terrified by the aura of Dao surrounding Li Qingran. It was an ultimate destructive principle, like a shield protecting her within. Anyone who dared to touch it would be struck down by divine retribution from the heavens.
Even a deity would struggle to withstand such a strike; one hit could mean death.
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On the side of Chen Huai'an, the progress bar reached 100%.
**“Your electronic girlfriend, Li Qingran, has descended!”**
As the game notification appeared, Chen Huai'an suddenly heard movement outside the coffin.
Could it be Li Qingran?
He really wanted to kick the coffin lid open and take a look!
But having an imagination was a good thing; who would think like that in a normal situation?
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Outside the dragon-carved coffin, a beam of sword light erupted in the dim, blood-soaked world.
The sword light sliced open a rift, and Li Qingran flew out, holding her Su Xian sword.
She glanced around and immediately spotted the coffin.
Inside it was the aura of her master!
“Damn it, how dare that demon imprison my master in a coffin?!” Li Qingran’s face turned pale with anger, a fierce look rising between her brows. At the same time, her heart ached; her master had been fighting in such a filthy and wretched world for so long. Every day must have been painful, right?
Let Qingran help you!
Her spiritual sense spread out, easily locating the hidden demonic energy concealed within the flesh and blood.
In this subspace, all her perceptions were in utter chaos.
She couldn’t gauge the exact strength of that demonic energy.
But she felt she could handle it.
Perhaps this was the effect of being enhanced by the supernatural ability?
“Demon, die!”
Li Qingran suddenly stepped forward in the void, charging toward the writhing sea of blood and flesh with astonishing speed.
The scene before her, enough to make any female cultivator scream and cry, didn’t even make her frown.
All she felt was a boiling intent to kill.
Those who harmed her master must die; those who insulted her master must die…
Kill! Wipe them all out!
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On a street in Tianfu District.
The demon dragon, which had been rampaging, suddenly froze, fear and panic flashing in its crimson eyes. The soldier-level demon slayers fighting it looked on in confusion, staring intently at the dragon.
They couldn’t understand why the once-mighty dragon had suddenly stopped moving.
“Seize the opportunity and attack quickly! Its regeneration ability is strong, but it’s definitely not infinite!”
On the helicopter, Zhao Ying calmly ordered through the radio, feeling a sense of relief.
Five soldier-level reinforcements had already been severely injured, yet they still couldn’t stop the demon dragon.
The speed of evacuation couldn’t keep up with the destruction caused by the dragon.
If the remaining soldier-level demon slayers got injured, they would have to resort to more aggressive measures.
So, regardless of why it couldn’t move, they had to take its life while it was down!
“By the way, be careful not to harm the young man at the center of the dragon’s head unless absolutely necessary. Try to rescue him!”
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The demon dragon didn’t want to remain still.
It had to deal with an internal threat first.
Someone had invaded its subconscious—a girl wielding a sword.
The aura emanating from that girl was even stronger than its own!
By the time it realized what was happening, it had no time to dodge and could only passively defend.
Li Qingran saw the demon dragon appear, and her killing intent surged even more.
She swung her sword, severing several obstructing tentacles, and in the blink of an eye, she was right in front of the demon dragon.
Her master hadn’t taught her the first move of the Qinglian Sword Manual, but she had comprehended the entire manual in advance.
She was never the foolish junior sister of Qingyun Sect.
She was clever and perceptive.
She just wished her master would teach her personally; she longed for time alone with her master.
Not saying she didn’t want to learn didn’t mean she couldn’t.
The Su Xian sword was drawn.
Clang—!
“Long winds and breaking waves will come, hoisting the sails to cross the vast sea!”
With unwavering determination, like a azure dragon rising from the water!
The dazzling sword light erupted, piercing through in an instant.
The profound sword mark not only cleaved the demon dragon but also shattered the sea of blood and flesh.
The speed of this strike was too fast.
So fast that it exceeded the demon dragon’s comprehension.
It couldn’t understand how, in this world just awakening to spiritual energy, such a terrifying sword master could appear.
Meanwhile, Li Qingran stood before the coffin, gently sheathing her sword and wiping her eyes.
But tears still streamed down her cheeks.
She pouted, touching the cold coffin lid, her voice trembling:
“Master, your disciple has come to save you.”
“But why, why are you already lying in the coffin QAQ…”
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Chapter 140: Rising from the Coffin
On a street in Tianfu District.
Since the demon dragon had stopped moving, several soldier-level demon slayers still able to fight continued to attack it in turns, coordinating with tank fire to bombard its waist and tail, striving to rescue Chen Huai'an.
However, the demon dragon’s flesh could regenerate at high speed, and those flesh fragments would turn into wolf demons and black-furred rat demons.
If they didn’t control the frequency of their attacks, these minor demons would multiply with each strike.
But if they reduced their attack frequency, they wouldn’t be able to completely tear apart the demon dragon’s body. Even if they stood there and let them hit, they wouldn’t be able to kill it.
“Captain Zhao, Old Wang and the others are out of energy. This can’t go on,” one of the slayers said, his voice tense over the radio.
Zhao Ying’s face darkened as she listened, coldly replying, “If it comes to that, just cut off the dragon’s head and take it along with Chen Huai'an for containment!”
Taking the dragon’s head would still carry risks.
Who knew if that head could grow a new body?
But no matter what, the demon dragon’s regeneration would definitely consume some kind of energy.
The question was where Chen Huai'an was storing so much energy for the demon dragon’s use; its terrifying regeneration ability was comparable to that of the progenitor of the blood clan from the Balkan Peninsula.
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