Yun Chixin gazed across the roaring river at Li Jingyu.
Behind her, a long sword hovered, brimming with power, waiting for the right moment to strike.
She wasn’t wary of the overwhelming tide, but of the hidden Lunar Heavenly Heart Thunder within it.
Thunder, the pivot of yin and yang, is the external manifestation of heaven’s punishment, and among all methods, it holds the greatest power.
Currently, among the Three Supreme Veins, the Taishi Palace has vanished without a trace, the Taiyuan Dao Palace is the center of the world’s Daoist sects, and the remaining one is the Palace of Supreme Mystery, which governs the laws of the immortal path and specializes in the Five Thunder True Method, making it the sect of thunder methods in the world.
Li Jingyu’s cultivation techniques bear traces of Tai Shang, especially the water method “Primordial Abyssal Divine Water.”
When used alongside the Lunar Heavenly Heart Thunder, it forms a raging thunder river, obliterating anything that falls into it.
Now, Li Jingyu’s water and thunder methods have begun to show the embryonic form of a thunder river.
Of course, Li Jingyu’s current cultivation is only at the Mortal Shedding Stage, so if Yun Chixin wanted to fight, she might still have a chance of winning.
However, the opponent is also a cultivator from the Demon Sect and might have her own plans for being here.
Yun Chixin’s eyes flickered, and finally, the suspended sword fell, not to attack the disciples of the Spring and Autumn Heaven Palace, but to carve a retreat path for herself.
If she doesn’t succeed today, there will be other opportunities.
The remaining group, somewhat injured, chased after Yun Chixin, perhaps unaware of the outcome!
Yan Shouxia struggled to stand, her eyes flashing with a cold light, only retracting her gaze once Yun Chixin’s figure completely disappeared.
She raised her sleeve towards Ji Yutang and Li Jingyu, saying, “Thank you, both junior sisters, for your help.”
Ji Yutang responded with a “Hey” and turned to Li Jingyu, saying, “Thank you.”
Although she harbored resentment towards her “fiancée,” it was Li Jingyu who saved her, and gratitude was due.
Li Jingyu returned the gesture with a serious expression, “The turbid aura ahead is surging, with remnants of a strong poison.
But the one manipulating it is nowhere to be found.”
Yan Shouxia said solemnly, “It’s definitely a Demon Sect cultivator.”
After a pause, she added, “The situation here is beyond our handling.
The message has been sent out; let’s wait for someone from the academy to arrive.”
Half an hour later.
Several streaks of light swept across the sky, landing in the forest.
Yue Gantang and Bai Qinglian arrived side by side, the two Golden Core stage cultivators silently observing the devastation.
Although they hadn’t reached Yu Family Village, the tragic scene before them already hinted at the outcome.
The Demon Sect had laid a hidden trap here, which had previously gone unnoticed.
Taking a deep breath, Bai Qinglian turned to Yan Shouxia and her group, saying, “You did well, but the remaining matters are beyond your handling.
Return to the academy to recover.”
After Yan Shouxia responded with a “Yes,” she and her fellow disciples returned to Bailu Academy.
The tragedy that occurred north of Yu Family Village soon reached the city, and the Tianhai Demon Sect’s act of planting a Demon God Stake to stir the earth’s energy, forcing the turbid aura to rise, was exposed to the Immortal Sect cultivators.
Several palace masters from the Spring and Autumn Heaven Palace joined forces to suppress the surging turbid aura, but the poisonous miasma would have to wait for Buddhist cultivators from Xumi Sea to purify it.
At Bailu Academy, everything seemed normal, except the name “Yun Chixin” was mentioned more frequently than before.
However, the emotional turmoil was mostly among those who knew Yun Chixin, those like Ji Yutang and Li Jingyu, who didn’t seem to be affected.
In the academy, Ji Yutang was contemplating the “True Dragon Transformation Scripture.”
In the previous battle, dragon scales had appeared on her arm, giving her a faint grasp of this method.
Ji Yutang vaguely understood that not cultivating magical power didn’t mean one could transform into a dragon through sheer will.
It drew not from cultivated power but from the spiritual energy and Primordial Qi of the world.
Because of this, cultivators of strength-based methods often bear many burdens, gradually merging with the world.
“You’ve truly entered the Mortal Shedding Stage, congratulations,” Li Jingyu noticed the change in Ji Yutang’s aura and smiled at her.
Ji Yutang didn’t show much joy on her face.
If she weren’t a Scattered Spirit Body, she might have reached this stage long ago.
Meeting Li Jingyu’s gaze, she said, “Once the blood fiend’s true mark is removed, I can leave the academy.”
“Where do you plan to go?”
Li Jingyu asked, arms crossed, smiling at Ji Yutang.
Ji Yutang shot Li Jingyu a glance, “What’s it to you?
Are you planning to come with me?”
Li Jingyu retorted, “Why not?”
Ji Yutang: “…”
Her response surprised Ji Yutang, but considering her recent behavior, it wasn’t too strange.
She frowned slightly, glancing at Li Jingyu, and after a while, said, “If you have a purpose, just say it.”
Now that she’s a direct disciple of the Taiyuan Dao Palace, what could she possibly have that Li Jingyu wants?
The scene from half a year ago was still vivid in her mind, and Li Jingyu’s displayed aversion wasn’t fake.
Li Jingyu tilted her head, asking, “Why must there be a purpose?
I just want to follow you, is that not allowed?”
Although she bore the name “Ran Guzhu,” she didn’t genuinely want to play this role.
But it seemed her good sister’s fiancée hadn’t noticed anything?
Their relationship seemed quite thin.
Ji Yutang finally responded with a “Fine,” but before Li Jingyu could show a bright smile, she added, “If it was ‘as one’ from the start.”
Li Jingyu’s face, which annoyed her, with those smiling, clear eyes, was very different from her memory.
More approachable than before, it was easy to be deceived by her.
Without waiting for Li Jingyu’s response, Ji Yutang turned and walked out of the room.
Li Jingyu pondered for a moment before understanding Ji Yutang’s words.
Watching her retreating figure, she smiled playfully.
A purpose?
Perhaps.
But the item wasn’t with her; it was with the Ji Family.
Should she return to Tianshui?
But it seemed too early.
Li Jingyu steadied herself, suppressing these chaotic thoughts.
No rush, the current task was to wait for the blood fiend’s true mark to dissipate and fully refine the Life-Bound Artifact “Jewel of the Rising Tides.”
Once that was done, she could head to the North Sea to obtain Xuanming Water for cultivation, with a good chance of success.
…
Ji Yutang hurriedly left, only calming down once she reached the stream.
Even after successfully transforming, the scars left by “Ran Guzhu” in her heart couldn’t be erased.
Perhaps it wasn’t just Ran Guzhu, but the heart demon formed by the mocking words of those who shared similar thoughts over the past decade.
As she pondered, a familiar voice reached her ears, “Why is Junior Sister Ji here?”
Ji Yutang looked towards the source of the voice and saw Shen Zao, standing on a wooden stump, holding a fishing rod.
This senior sister could still fish here?
Ji Yutang thought Shen Zao would be completely distracted by the name “Yun Chixin,” but she quickly lowered her eyes to hide her surprise.
