What is fate?
According to Chen Huaian’s own understanding, fate is cause and effect.
Whether it’s a karmic bond or a benevolent one, it’s either sowing a cause or reaping a result.
[Upgrading the Meridian Needle proficiency from Great Accomplishment to Perfect Completion requires an expenditure of 30,000 units.]
When Chen Huaian saw this prompt,
he knew that his connection with Spirit Intuition Valley had arrived!
“I am not a violent person, but this promotional activity is truly tempting. I can only painfully choose option three.” Chen Huaian looked up at the ceiling, a trace of compassion flashing in his eyes, while his fingers quickly clicked on option three.
He thought that within the game, a character would simply appear and slash at Spirit Intuition Valley with a sword.
But this game clearly knew how to win over players’ hearts and keep them spending money.
A prompt popped up.
[Please put on your game helmet.]
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“How could it be? These two Sword Pavilion disciples have actually broken through the Heart Demon Illusion!” As the second authorized user of the sect’s illusionary realm, Yun Suxin could sense some changes within the illusion through secret techniques.
Just now, the heart demons troubling Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi were successively eliminated.
She wasn’t clear about what specific heart demons they faced, but she knew they had escaped the trap.
Without the interference of the heart demon illusions, the power of the second layer of the illusory array was significantly diminished.
“Should I increase the difficulty for them?”
“Never mind, there’s no need for that. Let’s see how far they can go.”
Yun Suxin’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
This person who said what she meant didn’t tamper further with the illusory array.
Unbeknownst to her, this decision not only saved herself but also saved Spirit Intuition Valley and her mother’s life.
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In the room, Chen Huaian solemnly put on the game helmet.
Within the illusory array, before Li Qingran.
A figure dressed in white, with a sword at the waist, gradually materialized.
This time, the appearance of ‘Divine Chen Huaian’ didn’t come with dazzling special effects or a cool black dragon shadow leading the way, yet just standing there seemed to blend him with heaven and earth, emanating a chilling aura towards the surroundings.
“Master!”
Behind him came the cheerful voice of a girl.
Chen Huaian slightly turned his head and saw his disciple Li Qingran holding a small whip, her big eyes fixed on him without blinking. Her gentle and elegant gaze was filled with admiration.
She looked… incredibly impressive!
Chen Huaian sighed again.
Even if he saw her every day, his heart couldn’t help but race.
Especially the admiration and restrained affection in Li Qingran’s eyes, like a bud about to bloom, as if it would blossom the moment he got closer.
Who could resist that?
Before blushing, he quickly turned his head away, automatically switching into expert mode, coughing lightly and speaking sternly:
“The reason you were trapped in the Heart Demon Illusion is because your inner self isn’t strong enough. Cultivation starts with cultivating the mind. How did I usually teach you?”
“Qingran knows she was wrong.” Li Qingran lowered her head, her hands clasped behind her back, her fingers unconsciously tightening. Her long eyelashes covered her bashful and joyful eyes.
Even though her master hadn’t said these things before, whatever he said was right, and she would listen.
Even being criticized by her master was a kind of happiness.
Isn’t it because her master cares about her that he strictly demands from her?
That means her master values her.
Otherwise, why criticize her and not Senior Yue?
“Hmm, knowing one’s mistake and correcting it is commendable.”
Chen Huaian casually pulled out a phrase, regardless of whether it was correct or not, something along those lines.
“Since I’ve manifested myself today, I’ll help you break this illusory array!”
He looked up at the top of the illusory array.
Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi couldn’t see it, but he could clearly see the array’s focal point and even the energy transmission network, which reminded him somewhat of a circuit diagram.
“How will Master break this illusory array?”
Li Qingran had already moved to Chen Huaian’s side, staring at his profile curiously and worriedly, her eyebrows full of curiosity.
Chen Huaian’s lips curled slightly.
His hand rested on the hilt of the sword: “Naturally, with the sword!”
As he spoke,
Li Qingran watched as the white-clad figure leapt up, his silver hair fluttering like snow, his robes billowing in the wind. A faint light arose around him, and as his arm swung, a sword flower appeared, sweeping like a streak of moonlight.
The moonlight was beautiful, and the person within the moonlight was unparalleled!
Yet, the master’s true body was still battling a great beast.
Perhaps it wasn’t appropriate to make such a grand move at this moment.
But she didn’t know what it meant to be a cultivator of the Void Realm, nor dared she interrupt rashly, silently worrying inside.
“Disciple, watch closely. Today, I’ll teach you another sword technique!”
Clang—!
The sword flashed.
The heavens changed color.
Amidst the thunderous roar, the sunlight gradually dimmed.
The azure sky transformed into a deep indigo, the clouds dispersing, making the entire sky seem like a crystal-clear lake without a ripple. It reflected the stars of the heavens and the Milky Way across the sky.
This anomaly wasn’t confined to Spirit Stream Valley.
It covered hundreds of miles around Spirit Intuition Valley.
Countless people gazed at the vast starry sky, losing themselves in awe, and a chilling sensation pierced their hearts like a parasitic bone.
Yun Suxin stumbled out of the room, pale-faced as she stared at the celestial phenomenon. She hurriedly rode the wind beneath it, unable to maintain her dignified demeanor.
Amidst the brilliant starlight, a white figure danced gracefully with a sword, treading upon the Milky Way.
She wanted to approach but was locked in place by a terrifying pressure.
“May I ask who the venerable elder is? Why are you attacking Spirit Intuition Valley?”
“Could it be that there has been some misunderstanding between our Spirit Intuition Valley and the venerable elder? Whatever it may be, I apologize first to the elder. Perhaps we could sit down and talk things through. Spirit Intuition Valley will do its utmost to satisfy the elder!”
Using the earth as the heart and the heavens as the spirit, fusing the forces of heaven and earth to invoke celestial anomalies. This is a characteristic of a great cultivator of the Integration Realm.
That white figure was definitely not an ordinary Integration Realm cultivator.
He invoked the anomalies of the stars, moon, and the Milky Way!
Who has such audacity?!
Could it be some old monster from a sacred land?
Several names flashed through Yun Suxin’s mind, but none matched the graceful sword-dancing white figure.
The power of the starry river grew more vast.
The entire world trembled.
The graceful and composed figure transitioned into expansive and unrestrained movements, the sword’s momentum growing heavier. A chill ran from her feet to the top of her head, making Yun Suxin’s scalp tingle.
Without thinking, she knelt before the white figure, trembling as she pleaded, “Elder, please stop! I am the young master of Spirit Intuition Valley, willing to atone for any sins!”
“Stop? Too late! Stop talking nonsense and take this strike from me first!”
The great cultivator’s voice boomed like thunder, stunning Yun Suxin until golden stars clouded her vision.
Then she heard the elder laughing softly:
“The sun shines on the incense burner producing purple smoke, and afar, the waterfall hangs before the mountain stream!”
Boom—!
The celestial star rivers rolled.
Beneath the cultivator’s feet, there was already an intention to cascade.
There was a thunderous roar within Spirit Intuition Valley, and the disciples all knelt on the ground, trembling in fear.
As for the nominal elders, they had long awakened from their meditation when the celestial anomaly appeared and fled. Only a few remained, shivering as they stared at the sky.
“Please… please, Elder, stop…”
Under the horrifying pressure of heaven and earth,
Each word Yun Suxin uttered was forcibly squeezed out from her throat.
Her vision gradually blurred,
Only vaguely seeing the white figure brandishing the sword, stepping on the Milky Way, ascending into the sky.
Then,
a forward slash!
“Flying down three thousand feet, suspected to be the Milky Way… falling from the ninth heaven!”
As the words faded, leaving lingering echoes,
The galaxy beneath the cultivator’s feet shattered into countless beams of sword light, descending.
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