Chapter 230
【Is this the true power of a big shot? During cultivation, he can actually drain the abundant spiritual energy in the room in an instant! The speed at which he absorbs spiritual energy is so fast that even the Nine-Transformation Spirit Orchid, a divine herb, can't keep up... It's terrifying, truly terrifying!】
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“Governor Chen, are you there? Something's happened!”
Time slipped away, and for Chen Huai'an, it felt like he had completed over a hundred cycles of the Tide Technique.
The shouts from outside the shelter pulled him out of his meditative state.
Generally, cultivators dread being interrupted during their practice, as it could render their current cycle completely wasted. However, Chen Huai'an felt none of that; he naturally withdrew, with the Great Cycle still protected by the Yin-Yang Sword Intent, circling around the Sword Spirit Root and Thunder Spirit Root, albeit at a much slower pace than if he were actively cultivating.
“Young man, be steady, don’t be so loud!”
Chen Huai'an opened his eyes and stepped out of the shelter, looking at the panting girl outside, his brow furrowing.
“Three eggs! You better have something important to say, and not just ask what I’m comprehending with stockings!”
“It’s not that! It’s about Captain Zhao and Captain Xiang. Didn’t they lead a team to the Demon-Slaying Division headquarters to contain the Bone Porcelain Woman? They were blocked by the aristocratic families when they were about to leave, and they demanded the containment item be handed over, or they wouldn’t let them go!” Lin Lingling spoke rapidly, her face filled with anxiety.
“What about Strawberry Bear and Shrimp King? What are they doing?”
“They got beaten up too…”
Chen Huai'an’s expression darkened at her words.
Although KSC-01 and KSC-02 couldn’t match the combat power of the Bone Porcelain Woman in the Ghost Dan stage, they should have no problem dealing with a mid-tier Demon Slayer.
Moreover, they had absorbed quite a bit of spiritual energy while following him, increasing their strength.
Logically, even if a handsome mid-tier Demon Slayer intervened, they should have been able to fight back.
“Prepare the helicopter.” Chen Huai'an donned his trench coat, strapped the Black Scale Sword to his waist, and said coldly, “I want to see what’s going on!”
Daring to lay a hand on his little brother?
Just when he needed a way to make some money.
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Chapter 247: Investigate! Investigate with all your might!
In the Cangyun Realm, at the Yaochi Sacred Land.
“You’re saying that an ancestor from the Sword Pavilion killed four of my Dongxu realm elders and the Yaochi Saintess, and even destroyed our dojo?”
Yuyao Zhenren, who had just emerged from seclusion, let out a cold laugh. “You must be joking with me!”
“My lord, every word I say is true.”
Yun Ning Zhenren knelt before Yuyao Zhenren, trembling.
Though they both belonged to the Yu family, their apparent status in the Yaochi Sacred Land should have been similar. In reality, she was no different from a lowly servant in front of Yuyao Zhenren.
Her humility stemmed not only from Yuyao Zhenren’s advanced cultivation but also from her eccentric personality; she would go to great lengths to punish anyone who displeased her.
After all, she had that secret technique.
To Yuyao Zhenren, everyone’s body was merely a vessel; the soul inside was of no importance. She could easily find a more obedient and flattering replacement.
“If the Sword Pavilion really has such a powerful ancestor, why haven’t they made a move before?” Yuyao’s expression darkened.
She had returned to Yaochi to enter seclusion as soon as the secret realm’s gate opened.
She was still unaware of what had transpired outside.
To think there would be such a significant loss.
“He has already withdrawn from the Sword Pavilion…”
“So what? Why didn’t you look for him?”
Yun Ning Zhenren opened her mouth, then lowered her head. “My lord, we can’t find him. Even using the astrology plate doesn’t help; his heavenly secrets are obscured. Only a great cultivator like you can locate him.”
“Useless! Can’t we find the Sword Pavilion if we can’t find him?”
Even though she was scolded as useless, Yun Ning Zhenren, a Dongxu realm cultivator, dared not speak up, only meekly saying, “The Sword Pavilion has also vanished. We can’t locate its position. We suspect it has been refined into a small world by that person, so both him and the Sword Pavilion are untraceable.”
Yuyao Zhenren stood up, her tightly furrowed brows radiating coldness.
Her injuries had yet to heal, and the damage to her foundation was irreparable.
Fortunately, once the vessel for the Five Extremes Spirit Body was completed, she could directly seize it. In that case, it wouldn’t matter if this body’s foundation suffered a bit more damage.
“Bring the astrology plate.”
Yun Ning Zhenren sighed in relief and hurried to fetch the astrology plate.
Before long, she returned with it.
This was a precious Dao artifact, featuring a smooth mirror surface made from the shell of a ten-thousand-year-old turtle demon, supported by nine skulls of talented cultivators who had comprehended the Dao in their lifetimes.
Yuyao Zhenren used the astrology plate to deduce the heavenly secrets, using her own blood as a medium. She formed seals with her hands and drew a line on her forehead, opening a heavenly eye.
First, she sought to uncover the identity and whereabouts of the Sword Pavilion ancestor.
However, the astrology plate revealed only a fog, obscuring everything.
She gritted her teeth and attempted to calculate the Sword Pavilion’s location.
The Cangyun Realm was undergoing a storm, with thunder and lightning flashing.
The hidden heavenly secrets swept through the Cangyun Five Continents, revealing even the Zhenwu Sacred Land clearly, yet she still couldn’t pinpoint the Sword Pavilion’s location.
“My lord, what’s the result? Have you uncovered anything about that person and the Sword Pavilion?” Yun Ning Zhenren looked over eagerly.
She too harbored a deep hatred for the Sword Pavilion ancestor and the Sword Pavilion itself.
Had it not been for the interference of the Sword Pavilion ancestor, the plan for the Central Continent secret realm would have been flawless. Now, both Yaochi and Fenjing had suffered significant losses, and most of these losses would be compensated by resources taken from them.
“Hmm.” Yuyao Zhenren wiped away the blood seeping from her eyes, nose, and mouth, casually saying, “That person’s concealment skills are impressive, but I still found some traces… Go fetch the treasure from the vault, the Immortal-grade Hunyuan Butian Pill, and use it to elevate the vessel’s dantian to the highest quality. Once you find the Xuan Shui Spirit Root, begin the ritual immediately.”
“Truly worthy of you, my lord!” Yun Ning exclaimed enviously. “I knew only you could deduce that person’s whereabouts; no one else could!”
Yuyao Zhenren’s lips twitched slightly as she shot a sidelong glance at Yun Ning. “Less chatter, get to work.”
Yun Ning Zhenren obediently withdrew.
It was only at this moment that Yuyao Zhenren’s expression suddenly changed, and she spat out blood.
“A mere Dongxu realm cultivator has actually caused me to suffer a backlash from the heavenly secrets!”
She stared at the bloodstains on the astrology plate, her brows filled with shock and anger.
Having been injured by Zhang Yibai, her foundation was now further compromised.
Before entering the great secret realm, she had been close to the second tribulation of the Great Ascension stage, yet now she had fallen back to just breaking through the first tribulation.
Moreover, this drop in realm was irrecoverable.
Zhang Yibai’s reincarnation Dao rhythm was like a curse, locking her within this body, causing her cultivation to regress instead of progress.
In other words, this body was already wasted.
“If I can survive the three tribulations and achieve semi-immortality, even without the astrology plate, I will surely find that person and the Sword Pavilion’s location. Then I can settle the score properly.”
Yuyao Zhenren calmed herself, burying her hatred deep within.
The urgent task now was to find the Xuan Shui Spirit Root and create the Five Extremes Spirit Body.
At that time, she would possess the world’s best dantian, the world’s best spirit root, the world’s best Dao body, along with nearly ten thousand years of cultivation experience and a collection of precious artifacts…
She wanted to become an immortal.
Could the Heavenly Dao stop her?
“My lord, it’s bad!” Yun Ning Zhenren returned hastily. “The Immortal-grade Hunyuan Butian Pill from our sacred land’s vault is missing!”
“What?!” Yuyao Zhenren’s eyes widened.
The blood she had just suppressed began to surge again.
“And that’s not all,” Yun Ning Zhenren stammered. “One of the Thunder Spirit Roots is missing, Qin Luofeng’s Pure Yang Sword Bone is gone, and the Xuan Yin Sword Bone you collected years ago is also missing… Some spirit stones and spirit crystals are missing too.”
“Who dares to steal from our Yaochi Sacred Land?! I want him dead!!!”
Yuyao Zhenren was furious.
She grabbed the astrology plate and began to calculate.
The heavenly secrets rolled above the Cangyun Realm.
Yet the astrology plate remained shrouded in darkness.
Yuyao Zhenren staggered, and her vision went black as she fainted.
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At the Fenjing Sacred Land.
“Buddha, it’s said that the Yaochi Sacred Land’s vault was raided by a mysterious force, and Yuyao Zhenren herself couldn’t uncover the truth.”
“Amitabha, this is a good thing.” Monk Fenye smiled with satisfaction, his hands clasped together in a gesture of compassion. “This time, the benefits from the Central Continent secret realm were mostly taken by the Yaochi Sacred Land, while our sacred land only received some inferior resources. Now that the Yaochi Sacred Land has been robbed, it’s truly poetic justice, a great relief to the heart!”
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