Chapter 135: Talisman Suppresses Cang
The tight, delicate skin on her lower abdomen felt as if it was being disintegrated by some strange power.
As a grain of purple light, fine as sand, drifted down.
Hiss~
With a soft sound, it actually dissolved a small hole in the ground.
Li Ke frowned slightly, spiritual light glowing on her hand, and then gently wiped it over the wound.
By the time her hand moved away, the hideous injury had vanished, leaving only a clearly defined, tight, and fair lower abdomen.
At Li Ke's Realm, unless the injury was extremely severe, it would leave almost no trace on her body.
After dealing with the injury, she lowered her clothes. The silver battle armor that had come off automatically reassembled and clad her.
"Damn old thing."
It hadn't made a move for thousands of years, yet now it suddenly struck, to the point where she didn't even react...
Was it because Master came out of seclusion and the world began to drastically shift, so it finally couldn't sit still?
But she quickly dismissed this thought.
That's not right.
It shouldn't be just Li Ke this.
If it were because of this, she definitely wouldn't have survived today.
That old fellow must have other schemes.
"Li Ke!"
She saw a black-clothed man with a condensed aura, a figure as straight as a pine, and a rugged face, walking in with powerful strides Li Ke a dragon or tiger.
"Jing Hai?" Li Ke frowned, "Why are you here?"
The person who arrived was precisely the Absolute Fiend Sword Master who had previously rotated duties with Li Ke—Jing Hai.
"You should call me Senior Brother," Jing Hai corrected stiffly.
"Tch." Li Ke was unmoved, "Get to the point."
"You return to the Central Continent. I will continue to serve as the Star Region Overseer here. You can come back to rotate duties in fourteen years."
According to his calculations, with Master's help, Li Ke's injuries should recover in fourteen years.
"If you don't go back now, your injuries will become even more severe, and you might even die."
Jing Hai's tone was stiff, as if he was merely stating an unrelated fact.
But Li Ke knew very well that this was just Jing Hai's usual way of speaking; he was Li Ke this with everyone.
If he really didn't care, he wouldn't have rushed over immediately.
As the eldest among Xu Xing's surviving Disciples, he always expressed his concern for his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters through actions.
"No! Sister-in-law..."
Li Ke was interrupted by Jing Hai before she could finish speaking.
"She already knows." He said, frowning slightly, "So indecisive, when did you become so sentimental?"
Sentimental...?!
Li Ke was almost angered to death by that sentence.
"Furthermore, Master is now out of seclusion. Haven't you always wanted to go back? Yet you're hesitant now..." Jing Hai paused, as if he had thought of something, "Is it because of Junior Sister?"
"......" There was a moment of silence. After a long while, Li Ke sighed softly, "It would be great if your mind was as straightforward as your way of speaking."
"As expected."
The reason Li Ke wanted to stay here was indeed for Junior Sister.
Junior Sister, which is Chi Jiuyu.
Although she was picked up by Martial Uncle, Martial Uncle's personality is cold, so it was Li Ke who usually took care of her the most, which is why they have the best relationship.
The reason she doesn't want to go back now must be because she's worried about her.
"With me looking after things, you can rest assured."
"Tch, can you handle it?"
At most, Jing Hai is at the same level as her, perhaps winning by two moves at most. That old thing from the Cang Clan is on the same level as Master.
If they really fought, surviving would be good enough.
"If necessary, I will ask Ancestral Sword for help."
Although Master cannot enter the front lines now, borrowing the power of the Ancestral Sword is still possible.
With the power of the Ancestral Sword, blocking it is not a problem.
At that time, there will naturally be Seniors who will take action.
"So, go back."
Li Ke still shook her head and then voiced her concern: "That old thing suddenly made a move; it must have a scheme. It might even affect Jiu Yu. I'll stay a bit longer and leave once she completes her mission."
"......Okay."
Jing Hai's sudden agreement startled Li Ke, who had prepared a lot of words.
By the time she recovered, Jing Hai had already turned and left the palace.
…………
Meanwhile, in the Chiyu Star System, Chifeng No. 47 Stellar System.
Thirty light-years away from the stellar system, a small starship quietly hovered in the Starry Sky.
In the control room, as the communication ended.
"Whew~"
Chi Jiuyu finally let out a sigh of relief.
Perhaps Senior Sister was hiding something, but as long as she wasn't dead, it was fine.
With Master here, everything is manageable as long as she's not dead, especially since Shishu is also here now.
Turning her head, she noticed Zhang Yunlu's strange gaze.
"What? Why are you looking at me with that 'you can actually be Li Ke this' look?" Chi Jiuyu directly read the meaning of her gaze.
Then she said somewhat indignantly, "Am I just a heartless person in your eyes?"
"No." Zhang Yunlu shook her head slightly.
"Then that's that! Don't worry, as a member of the Future Sect Master Alliance, when you're about to die someday, I'll care about you Li Ke this too."
"......"
She always seemed to be able to defuse the tense atmosphere.
"Alright, alright." Chi Jiuyu patted Zhang Yunlu's shoulder, "Our mission is a bit ahead of schedule now, so I need to do some simple preliminary preparations first."
Preliminary preparations?
Then Chi Jiuyu walked to the control panel, flipped her right hand, and a flowing, colorful talisman with the character 'Sword' engraved on it appeared in her hand.
Is this the talisman she mentioned when she was just talking to the Cang Feng Sword Master?
They watched as the talisman slowly floated up, and then, under their gaze, it began to gradually become ethereal, fading more and more.
In less than ten seconds, the flowing, colorful talisman disappeared.
"This should do it!" Chi Jiuyu clapped her hands and turned to explain to Zhang Yunlu, "That talisman will suppress all existences in the Chifeng No. 47 Stellar System to the same Realm as yours."
"Huh?"
It can do that?
"Of course it has to be this way!" Chi Jiuyu read her gaze again.
"Although the Alien Race on the Fifth Planet of this stellar system aren't too strong, an Alien Race king is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator. If they're not suppressed, do you expect to fight a Nascent Soul with Foundation Establishment?"
Even with Creation Foundation Establishment, facing an existence comparable to Nascent Soul, there's only one possibility: being crushed by a single finger!
This is a trial mission, not a suicide mission.
"However, even so, you still can't be careless. A race is not something you can compare to the grass you encountered during the Mystic Realm trial back then."
"Mhm."
Regarding this point, Zhang Yunlu was perfectly clear. During her first trial in Xuanjian City, she was killed because of her carelessness.
…………
Fifth Planet of the stellar system, in the lush jungle, a peculiar figure walked slowly.
He was Li Ke a king or a god, with long crimson hair flowing down, Li Ke dancing flames.
His face was so exquisitely perfect that not a single flaw could be found, and there was a crimson divine fire mark between his brows. But what was most eye-catching were his colorful eyes, Li Ke glazed glass.
He was high above, indifferent and calm.
Wherever he walked, birds, beasts, insects, and fish knelt in worship, and even flowers, trees, soil, and sand conveyed faint intentions of submission.
"Weak spirituality, useless," he commented lightly.
If he weren't restrained, he could seize the spirits of this planet, the entire stellar system, and even the entire Chiyu Star System in an instant.
But... doing so would be no different from seeking death.
Moreover, the living beings on this planet have already submitted to the supreme might of the Cang Clan!
He would certainly not attack them.
Boom!
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound. A streak of light, trailing a long tail of flames, pierced through the clouds, as if a meteor was falling onto the planet's surface.
What followed was a profound power, equivalent to 'Ancestor' and of an absolutely high level.
His expression changed drastically, but before he could react, his terrifying cultivation, no less than that of a Star Region Overseer, was completely suppressed.
His Physical Body, Divine Soul, and even his understanding of the Heavenly Dao became weak and unbearable under the suppression of this absolutely high-level power.
Everything felt as if it had returned to the moment of birth.
This nature of power...
He looked up at the sky. His glazed eyes were no longer indifferent but filled with rage.
"Sword! Venerable!"
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