Chapter 450: Chapter 449: Good, as you wish, annihilated.
Li Jing and Chen Yuran have been chatting for over four hours.
Li Jing is very patient.
He recounts his experiences from the past half year one by one, finally revealing that he will have to leave the worldly realm to go to the Immortal Realm after a year.
Having heard all his experiences, Chen Yuran does not resist the idea of going to the Immortal Realm together.
Contrarily, knowing that her parents, although they have received the God Pattern from Li Jing, have no intention of going to Immortal Realm, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Nevertheless, she wouldn’t let it bother her.
She is, after all, already grown up, and she has her own path to follow.
In the past, her path was to go further in cultivation.
At present, her path lies with Li Jing.
After Li Jing finishes recounting his own experiences over the past half year, looking at Chen Yuran, who is quietly cradled in his arms like a kitten, he softly speaks.
"Yuran, there’s no rush to absorb the God Pattern, later I was thinking of going to the Underground Palace discovered by the Sky One Taoist school. Along the way, I will see if we can bring back the elders of the Taoist school. Would you like to come with me?"
Chen Yuran raises her eyes at his words, saying,
"I’m only at the Fifth Boundary now. Following you around, I’m afraid I might slow you down."
"You won’t."
Li Jing smiles and says,
"It’s just a visit to an Underground Palace, I will protect you. Don’t take this so-called Underground Palace too seriously, consider it as us going on a date in the Underground Palace."
Chen Yuran is dumbfounded.
A date in an Underground Palace? That’s a new one.
The Underground Palace discovered by Sky One is known to her.
The Palace is dangerous, there’s no doubt about that.
The many elders of the Sky One Taoist school have collectively gone to the Palace for more than two months and none have returned. This alone explains a lot.
But you know what?
She really wanted to venture into the Underground Palace at least once.
On one hand, she is reassured with Li Jing around.
On the other hand, as a member of the Sky One Taoist school, she should find out what happened to the elders who disappeared in the Underground Palace and haven’t returned.
Especially since the Taoist school is currently in danger due to the absence of its core power.
If those missing elders are not found, no one can predict what will happen to the Sky One Taoist school.
After a brief silence, Chen Yuran speaks up.
"Alright, I will go with you."
"Hmm."
Li Jing nods, then says,
"Before we go to the Underground Palace, we should make a stop at the War God Temple."
?
Chen Yuran is puzzled and asks,
"What are we going to the War God Temple for?"
"They have offended me, they must pay a price."
Li Jing wears a benevolent smile.
"..."
Chen Yuran.
When he says things like this, she is honestly a bit taken aback.
Offending him means they have to pay a price?
He never used to be so domineering...
And he seems a bit arrogant.
The War God Temple is a famous and reputable sect in the Star Secret Realm.
They’ve been around for a thousand years and their foundation is deep.
Yet here Li Jing is, set to confront them alone and demand ’payment’. Is he being serious?
Even though he has reached the Ninth Realm, when dealing with a large sect like the War God Temple, he should be cautious!
Fighting alone against many is a hard truth.
Just as she’s considering whether to remind him how powerful the War God Temple really is, Li Jing starts relaying how he was "used" by the War God Temple during his journey here. He explains how Zhou Wu was tricked and nearly encountered danger, but was ultimately saved by Li Jing.
After hearing this, Chen Yuran’s face darkens slightly.
If it was someone else from the Sky One Taoist school, she might not have cared.
But Zhou Wu is different.
This elder is her father’s junior. Because of this connection, during the time she was studying at the Sky One Taoist school, Zhou Wu looked after her especially well.
If it weren’t for Zhou Wu, she would not have had a pleasant time at the Sky One Taoist school.
The inner workings of the school are very united, but as a Demon Gate, it also has its own unique attributes.
Being in the Taoist school, only the strong have a say.
Familial background and relationships are mostly useless.
Although other Taoist juniors will not bully you because of your low cultivation level, they won’t take special care of you either. You have to rely on your own strength to earn the resources, treatment, and status that you can get.
When Chen Yuran arrived, she was only at the Fourth Realm.
Her father’s unique position in the worldly realm is excellent, but in the Taoist school, he is merely a third-generation disciple.
And due to the various restrictions of the worldly realm.
He has yet to break through to the Seventh Realm, and the weakest among his peers in the Taoist school are already in the early stage of the Eighth Realm.
The school naturally takes note of Chen Jing’s contributions.
But this does not give Chen Yuran any preferential treatment.
Even if you are the son of the school’s leader, you’re not privileged.
Without Zhou Wu’s care, Chen Yuran wouldn’t even be able to concentrate on studying in the Sky One Taoist school.
She has plenty of school contribution points to use the training room, as her father’s account has so many it won’t run out.
But since Chen Jing isn’t around, many things are inconvenient.
Having spent so much time in the Star Secret Realm, Chen Yuran has come to understand that this place is truly a "lawless land".
Murder, in the true sense, is just a drop in the bucket.
If there is a direct conflict between schools, hundreds or thousands of people could die.
In the worldly realm, Eighth Realm individuals who are seldom seen and regarded by all parties as the backbone of the nation are dismissed as nothing here. No one cares if they die and no one feels it’s a pity.
In the eyes of the people here.
Life and death are a part of the path of cultivation.
Even if a Ninth Realm practitioner dies abruptly, it simply means that you were not destined to reach a higher level.
All things considered.
If Li Jing wasn’t present, Zhou Wu’s encounter with the ambush of the War God Temple wouldn’t have just been risky, he would have died for certain.
After taking a deep breath, Chen Yuran looks up.
"The power of the War God Temple is extraordinary. We should carefully plan how to deal with this."
"There’s no need for that."
Li Jing shakes his head confidently, with a smile.
"Although I entered the Ninth Realm not long ago, there’s no one in this Star Secret Realm who can be my match."
"..."
Chen Yuran.
What Li Jing said isn’t just typical arrogance.
But his words seemed to have a strange magical power that made her choose to believe.
Looking at Li Jing, Chen Yuran felt a sudden heat in her head, she spoke.
"If that’s the case, we might as well just destroy the War God Temple."
Li Jing was slightly stunned at her words.
Chen Yuran, good fellow, she really has some guts.
He thought.
Well, their plan was just to make a raid on the War God Temple to enrich their Little Universe.
The War God Temple is so powerful, of course it had plenty of good stuff.
Who would have thought that Chen Yuran would suggest that?
She straight-up wants to annihilate a sect, isn’t she a bit too savage?
However, upon thinking it over, Li Jing was relieved.
Chen Yuran having this idea must be because Zhou Wu nearly met with a mishap, she was angry in her heart.
It’s not hard to understand.
Zhou Wu, as Chen Jing’s senior brother, is indeed special.
Just from his sudden change in attitude when his name was mentioned and even taking the risk to show himself to greet Li Jing, one could tell a lot.
Seeing the dark frown on Chen Yuran’s little face, it was clear she regarded Zhou Wu as a relative and elder, Li Jing fell silent for a moment, then smiled warmly.
"Alright, as you wish, let’s destroy the War God Temple."
This time, it was Chen Yuran who was stunned.
Just now, she was just having a heat of the moment, Li Jing really agreed, and what’s more, he agreed so easily as though the "tiny" War God Temple could be annihilated with a snap of his fingers.
While she was still dazed, Li Jing chuckled.
"Though we should really get used to some things, otherwise when we get to the Immortal Realm, we might suffer. The Immortal Realm isn’t like the mundane world, it’s not bound by laws."
While talking, he brought Chen Yuran with him and left the Little Universe.
The next second.
The two of them returned to the Taoist school guest room.
Just after they had settled down, they saw Zhou Wu pacing up and down the guest room anxiously as if he was a hot ant.
On the other hand.
When Zhou Wu accidentally saw Li Jing and Chen Yuran both appear, he suddenly stopped, revealing a relieved expression.
Li Jing seeing this, was slightly surprised, then realized and showed a hint of an apologetic smile.
"I’m sorry Elder Zhou, for making you worry, Yuran and I just went to my own private space."
Chen Yuran’s hand was held by someone, and she felt a little embarrassed in front of Zhou Wu, her little face turned red and she avoided eye contact.
Seeing this, Zhou Wu showed a smile like a spoiling uncle.
Then hearing Li Jing’s words, he chuckled and said.
"As long as you’re back, I was just unnecessarily worried, I thought you two suddenly disappeared for a few hours because you encountered some..."
Halfway through his words, he realized something was wrong.
What did Li Jing just say?
That he has his own personal space?
This is...
Is it something someone in the Ninth Realm can have?
The same thing, put in the mundane world, is unheard of.
But in the Star Secret Realm, it would not be considered unnatural.
In the Star Secret Realm, personal spaces such as Underground Palaces often appear.
However, having a personal space was something only the past supreme strong people in the Star Secret Realm could do, but no one now has the ability to control it.
Seeing Zhou Wu’s look of confusion, Li Jing laughed dumbfoundedly.
He could tell at a glance that Zhou Wu had some misconceptions about him.
The Little Universe that he possesses is significantly different from the Underground Palaces that exist as superimposed spaces.
However, this is something he can’t explain easily.
Without making any extra explanation, Li Jing just said to Zhou Wu.
"Elder Zhou, we might have to alter our initial plan, Yuran and I will go to the War God Temple next, you don’t need to follow us anymore."
"..."
Zhou Wu.
Li Jing had mentioned going to the War God Temple, and he certainly remembered.
But he didn’t expect that Li Jing really intended to go.
Just as he was about to speak something, Li Jing smiled.
"Can I ask Elder Zhou for a favor to point me in the direction of the War God Temple, and tell me the exact location of the Underground Palace discovered by the Taoist school?"
While speaking, he continued.
"After we go the War God Temple, Yuran and I planned to go to the Underground Palace, to see if we can find and rescue the elders of the Taoist school who fell in there."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wu’s expression fluctuated.
Li Jing wanted to go to the War God Temple, he had thought about persuading him.
But having witnessed Li Jing’s methods, he felt as long as the latter didn’t overdo it, even the War God Temple would be no match for him.
In comparison to going to the War God Temple, the fact that Li Jing wanted to go to the Underground Palace could not be ignored.
The elders of the Taoist school went to the Underground Palace and have not yet returned, their fate unknown. As a "housekeeper" of the third generation disciples, he would be lying if he said he wasn’t concerned.
If something happened, the Heavenly One Taoist School, which had been passed down for thousands of years, would come to an end.
If someone could go to the Underground Palace and bring back the elders of the Taoist School, he would be happy to see that.
After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Wu took out a transparent orb and handed it over.
"This is the Star Map, emit your Divine conception into it and you will know the layout of most of the areas in the Star Secret Realm, and I have also marked the location of the Underground Palace in the Star Map."
Li Jing raised his eyebrow upon hearing Zhou Wu’s words, he took the orb, placed his divine conception into it, and indeed saw a broad starry sky in his mind.
The marking of the Underground Palace was very easy for him to find.
The location was in the far north, a great distance from the Heavenly One Taoist School.
Besides Underground Palace’s marking.
The Star Map had also detailedly marked the continents where the major sects and forces were located.
Without much effort, Li Jing found the location of the War God Temple.
And he was surprised to find.
The base of the War God Temple was actually located not far from Canglan Holy Land.
Even though he missed it when he came from the Holy Land, he did pass through a nearby continent along the way.
This was really convenient.
Putting away the orb, Li Jing looked at Zhou Wu.
"I’m borrowing the Star Map for now, I will return it to Elder Zhou later."
Having said that, he held onto Chen Yuran and stepped into the void, leaving behind a sentence.
"From today onwards, the War God Temple will cease to exist."
Zhou Wu was just about to remind Li Jing and Chen Yuran to be careful, but then he was shocked by what he saw.
Entering void, what kind of trick was that?
And hearing the words left by Li Jing, Zhou Wu was left shocked and disheveled.
From today onwards, the War God Temple will cease to exist.
Did that mean...
Li Jing was going to annihilate the War God Temple by himself!?
Just as he was still in shock, Xiao Jue hurriedly walked into the guest room from outside.
"Uncle Master, I’ve searched everywhere, but I didn’t find the senior Li and junior sister Yuran."
Zhou Wu heard the voice and, coming back to his senses, turned his head and spoke.
"No need to look anymore. They’ve already left."
"Left?"
Xiao Jue froze, his eyebrows furrowed.
"They..."
"Don’t worry, they’re fine."
Zhou Wu said this and hesitated for a second before continuing.
"Li mentioned he would first go to the War God Temple to destroy them, and then go to the underground palace to find our sect’s master."
???
Xiao Jue.
Destroy the War God Temple?
Is it that thrilling?
...
Just as Zhou Wu and Xiao Jue were talking, Li Jing brought Chen Yuran across space and landed on a continent not far from the War God Temple he once traversed.
Chen Yuran was stunned when they suddenly arrived.
Just now in the guest room, she had been overwhelmed by shyness and didn’t have time to discuss the matter of destroying the War God Temple with Li Jing.
At this moment, she suddenly found herself in an unknown place.
Li Jing’s method was beyond Chen Yuran’s comprehension.
How did he achieve this spatial crossing?
The only thing she could be sure of right now was that she was still in the Star Secret Realm.
As she was left puzzled, Li Jing helpfully explained.
"This method of traversing space is achieved by my understanding of spatial rules. As long as it’s a place I’ve been to before, I can arrive there instantaneously. Once you’ve absorbed the God Pattern and, if you’re lucky, grasped the rules of space, you will be able to do the same."
As he spoke, Li Jing smiled.
"Matters of luck are always uncertain. But don’t worry, I previously mentioned that I have a secret method to deepen your understanding towards space. When the time comes, I will pass it to you. Once you’ve studied it for a period and achieved the Ninth Realm, even though mastering the space rules using it won’t be easy, at least you will have a direction."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuran subconsciously nodded.
She would be lying if she said she didn’t covet this kind of ability to traverse space.
After being reunited with Li Jing and witnessing the Little Universe, she was not opposed to relying on her boyfriend.
Moreover, at this point, she had to rely on him.
If she didn’t rely on him...
She wouldn’t just fall behind Li Jing, even Ji Qing’s worthless cat would outpace her.
How could she accept that?
Looking at Li Jing, Chen Yuran hesitated before speaking up.
"Are we going to the War God Temple now?"
"Yes."
Li Jing responded by summoning the Flying Sword Blue Edge and they began their journey.
Chen Yuran of course recognized the Flying Sword Blue Edge.
But something was different this time, and it took her by surprise.
Just one look at the Flying Sword Blue Edge, and her spirit weapon Qiushui informed her that the Blue Edge was now a Level Ten Immortal Tool.
This...
What did it eat to grow so quickly?
Unlike her spirit weapon Qiushui, which was a sixth level spirit weapon since the beginning, and still is even now.
It’s not that she doesn’t have the intention to level it up, but her cultivation level isn’t high enough, so no matter how she cultivates it, the progress isn’t noticeable.
On the other hand, the Flying Sword Blue Edge...
Despite just hearing an entire four-hour explanation from Li Jing about his recent experiences, Chen Yuran realized that she still didn’t fully understand the extent of his powers and the full breadth of his abilities.
As if aware of Chen Yuran, the Flying Sword Blue Edge was exceptionally considerate.
It instantly mobilized the power of wind to protect her so she would not feel dizzy from the journey.
Anyone else would never have received such treatment.
For instance, not long ago, Tongyan who was also transported by Li Jing on his sword. If it wasn’t for him protecting her, the consequences would have been serious.
Setting those thoughts aside.
In no time, Li Jing and Chen Yuran landed on the continent where the main base of the War God Temple was located.
The arrival of a Level Ten Immortal Tool elicited an immediate reaction from the War God Temple.
"May I ask which friend has arrived?"
A soft feminine voice rang out, emitting a powerful aura at the peak of the Ninth Realm.
At that moment,
An enormous array rose up, enveloping the entire continent where the War God Temple was located.
It was clear.
The War God Temple had anticipated that their uninvited guests may be hostile.
The strong aura of a Ninth Realm peak practitioner surged forward but was mercilessly pierced by the sharp aura of the Flying Sword Blue Edge, leaving Chen Yuran, a mere fifth realm practitioner, completely unaffected.
However, she sensed that the woman who spoke was very powerful.
Subconsciously tightening her grip on Li Jing’s hand, intertwining their fingers, Chen Yuran said,
"Jing, be careful."
Upon hearing her words, Li Jing turned his head and smiled faintly then looked back at the continent beneath him.
"It is not important who I am, what’s important is what the War God Temple has done. Moreover, you’ve scared my girlfriend."
As he spoke, he burst forth with an incredibly ferocious spiritual power.
Spiritual power fully unleashed.
Li Jing had not used this move in a long time.
This time, it was terrifyingly powerful.
Under the support of the four origins within his body, the incredibly pure Heavenly Punishment-infused spiritual power spilled out as if it was free, causing the surrounding space to warp.
His pressure, surpassing the late stages of the Ninth Realm, instantly shattered the pressure from the peak of the Ninth Realm which had been held at bay by the edge of the Flying Sword Blue Edge.
"..."
Chen Yuran.
This move by Li Jing was truly terrifying.
But the line "You scared my girlfriend," made her feel somewhat off.
Since when is she so easily scared?
The truth is she was.
Protected by the Flying Sword Blue Edge, she didn’t feel a thing.
But you can’t deny, she was kind of enjoying it.
Chen Yuran was always independent and disliked relying on others.
But with a boyfriend protecting her, she was still happy.
On the other side,
Not only was the pressure at the peak of the Ninth Realm crushed, but the large array that protected the continent where the War God Temple was located also started to tremble under Li Jing’s released violent spiritual power.
However, the ninth realm woman who spoke didn’t seem panicked at all.
"Your cultivation level is profound, sir, and I admire that. As for what our War God Temple has done, it’s not for you to point fingers at."
The mighty War God Temple, certainly has some real strength.
Li Jing was not surprised by this at all.
After all, the War God Temple was a prestigious sect force within the Star Secret Realm. It boasted Ninth Realm strong ones, and there was definitely more than one.
Wouldn’t it be a loss of face if they cower easily to individuals like Daohe and White Hawk on their own turf?
Overlooking the continent where the War God Temple was located, Li Jing didn’t respond to the speaker.
Seeing this, Chen Yuran quietly opened his mouth.
"The War God Temple has activated its Sect Protection Array. It cannot be forcibly breached."
"Don’t worry, just watch me."
At this, Li Jing chuckled.
Breaking through the array, he was not that foolish.
No matter how powerful he was, he would not be so foolish as to directly confront an already activated Sect Protection Array.
If he was alone, he might be able to withstand a blow from it by using forbidden skills and Taoist items. But with Chen Yuran by his side, he had to be a little protective.
However, that didn’t mean he had no methods at all.
"Wina."
He murmured softly.
A golden brand deep within Li Jing’s consciousness was stirred.
The next moment.
The entire Star Secret Realm began to tremble.
In the endless starry sky behind Li Jing, a beautiful female phantom gradually reflected.
"Rumbling."
The sound of rolling thunder echoed.
The power of Heavenly Punishment grew restless due to the emergence of the female figure.
In the next moment.
The phantom of the woman opened her starry eyes, displaying immense majesty on the surface, but a hint of panic flashed imperceptibly in her eyes.
Her God Soul Brand that Li Jing held was touched, causing the projection of Wina’s main conscious self and power to be summoned.
This was nothing.
Serving her master was Wina’s duty.
The problem was...
This world couldn’t contain her.
At this moment, Li Jing looked back.
As their gazes met, the hint of panic in Wina’s eyes immediately vanished, as if she had found a backbone.
Heavenly Punishment.
She was definitely terrified by it.
But with Li Jing shielding her, there was nothing for her to be scared of.
Moving her gaze towards Chen Yuran, who was also turning her head in shock and interlocking her fingers with Li Jing’s, Wina silently noted her image, then pointed out with her finger.
The next moment.
The rules of space were touched.
An incredibly deep black hole, disregarding the Sect Protection Array of the War God Temple, suddenly appeared in the center of the continent.
And then...
There was no aftermath.
It was just a fraction of a second.
The black hole mercilessly swallowed everything...
Simultaneously.
"Boom." A terrifying thunder ripped apart the starry sky and was about to strike Wina’s forehead.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing raised his hand and pointed.
The Heavenly Punishment that was about to hit Wina suddenly stopped, bent its path and gently fused into his fingertips as if terrified of hurting him.
On the brink of having her consciousness obliterated by the Heavenly Punishment, Wina was scared cold and nearly jumped up shouting ’666’.
Meanwhile, Chen Yuran had a confused look on her face.
What just happened?
Her attention had been wholly focussed on Wina’s power projection.
This woman was incredibly powerful.
Simply seeing her phantom image made Chen Yuran unable to resist the desire to prostrate and worship it from the bottom of her heart.
But a voice in her heart said.
"Don’t worship me, sister. I can’t take it."
Given this, how could she not be dumbfounded?
Could it be the person who spoke to her was the real person behind this woman’s phantom?
Before she could react, the War God Temple was gone.
No.
More accurately.
The entire continent where the War God Temple was located was gone...
A top power in the Star Secret Realm, just like that, silently perished.
Then, another awful Heavenly Might descended.
It was then drawn by Li Jing into his body.
The consecutive changes left Chen Yuran unable to react.
Putting aside the two women, Li Jing himself furrowed his brows.
Summoning Wina’s will and stopping the Heavenly Punishment, he mentally prepared himself to exchange pleasantries with the Will of Heaven in the Star Secret Realm.
After encountering two instances of the Will of Heaven consecutively, Li Jing had a rough understanding of it.
The Will of Heaven was mysterious and powerful.
But it had thoughts.
And after absorbing the Heavenly Path Qi and gaining administrator privileges, he could, to a certain extent, obtain the goodwill of the Will of Heaven. One could even say they were "like-minded," which facilitated conversation.
However, the anticipated Will of Heaven in the Star Secret Realm did not appear, nor did it communicate with him.
Not only that.
The Heavenly Punishment he absorbed this time was extraordinarily replenishing.
Almost completely turning his Spiritual Power, which held the might of Heavenly Punishment, into the power of Heavenly Punishment. This nearly imprinted the rules of Thunder Punishment into his body, enhancing his mastery of Thunder Punishment rules.
This...
What’s going on?
Did the Will of Heaven in this realm intentionally benefit him?
Unlikely.
He had pretty much violated the rules of the Star Secret Realm.
It would be lucky for him if it didn’t discipline him. It wouldn’t actively give benefits.
Could it be that the Will of Heaven in this place had a problem?
With these suspicions in mind, Li Jing dismissed the projection of Wina’s power, grabbed Chen Yuran, and transformed into a streak of light with the help of his sword and flew away.
The arrival of Wina’s power projection had caused a big commotion.
The entire Star Secret Realm was trembling because of her.
As for the continent where the War God Temple was located, it was directly swallowed by a blackhole and nothing was left.
It was not a wise choice to linger here anymore. It was better to get away first.
...
