Chapter 416: Sword Test
Qingpingzi stroked his long beard:
"Master wants you to stay in the Imperial Capital and observe Yun Qingqing closely."
Cang Qi nodded thoughtfully:
"I see. Master, don't worry. I will definitely fulfill your orders."
He thought about it and asked tentatively:
"Master, why did the virtual butterfly become like that in Yun Qingqing's hands? Could it be that she used some trick to create the illusion of a phoenix?"
Qingpingzi glanced at him and snorted:
"What do you think a virtual butterfly is? Can it be controlled so easily by magic?"
Cang Qi touched the back of his head and became even more confused:
"But the Void Butterfly has always been a one-time use. I've never seen anything like this happen before, and I've never heard of one being able to stay after testing one's luck."
Qing Pingzi said quietly:
"That's just not within your knowledge."
"Ah? Master, are you saying..." Cang Qi was slightly surprised, and felt that the Regent Princess was more and more unusual.
"...It's not clear yet." Qing Pingzi shook his head and sighed, "Anyway, Master has already made a promise to her to take her back to the sect. We can only wait and see about this matter after we return."
…
More than an hour later, at the Regent's Palace.
As promised, Xiao Changheng came to Yun Qingqing's courtyard to find her.
Yun Qingqing threw him a waist pendant:
"The previous amulet was broken. You can use this one from now on."
Xiao Changheng took the waist pendant and was slightly stunned:
"Broken? That's why you took it away?"
Yun Qingqing nodded.
“…” Xiao Changheng fell silent and slowly tightened his fingers.
It was only when he was trapped in the Qiankun Furnace that he realized that there was a trace of Yun Qingqing's spiritual consciousness in the amulet. He couldn't help but worry that the amulet would be broken and her spiritual consciousness would also be affected.
He hesitated for a moment, then spoke in a cold voice:
"Are you okay then?"
“…No problem.”
Yun Qingqing wanted to say that it was thanks to him that the divine consciousness did not dissipate, but she had become accustomed to seeing this person's indifference and aloofness these days, so she was in no mood to explain. She just raised her chin towards the new amulet:
"I added some strength to it, so it might be a little heavy. Try it first."
Xiao Changheng withdrew his gaze and carefully looked at the waist pendant in his hand.
I saw that the waist pendant was still an octagonal plate, made of neither gold nor jade, and was as black as ink.
It feels cool and comfortable to the touch, like the finest jade, and its smooth and moist surface reflects a faint metallic cold light.
Xiao Changheng could tell at a glance that the Bagua formation engraved on the sign was more intricate and exquisite than the previous one. The other side was also engraved with mysterious and complex patterns, which showed that this was another formation.
Something seemed to be about to overflow from his eyes, but he suppressed it silently.
"Well, thank you." He said calmly.
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and said:
"Try putting a drop of blood on it."
Xiao Changheng pricked his finger as instructed, and a drop of blood dripped onto it.
In an instant, the pitch-black waist pendant suddenly glowed. Xiao Changheng was enveloped by a mysterious feeling and found that he had established a connection with it.
This feeling is hard to describe, but he instantly realized that there was another world inside the waist pendant, a small space with a few things inside.
"This is..." He was surprised and his mind moved. Those things suddenly disappeared from the space and then appeared on his body.
Xiao Changheng lowered his head in shock and saw a complete set of light armor appearing on his body. It was also made of a pitch-black material that was neither gold nor jade, and it emitted a faint cold light.
He looked at his hand again. The hand that was originally empty was now holding a long black sword. It was extremely heavy, but when he raised his hand, he felt that wielding it was effortless.
An idea suddenly popped up in Xiao Changheng's mind, and he turned to look at Yun Qingqing.
Seeing that he had understood how to use the waist pendant, Yun Qingqing nodded with satisfaction, raised her hand and gestured, saying:
"I'll find someone to come and try these things out with you to see if they work."
Xiao Changheng was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt someone approaching. He immediately turned around and saw a young man in a dark blue robe with a feminine and delicate face walking towards him.
His eyes turned fierce and he said in a cold voice:
"Chu Jingyan! Why are you here?!"
Chu Jingyan smiled slightly and did not answer, but suddenly threw out a few talismans, raised his hand and made a gesture. In a moment, the talismans formed a formation around Xiao Changheng, and cold lights with murderous intent attacked him!
Xiao Changheng's face darkened and he immediately dodged several cold lights, but there were too many of them and one of them finally flew straight towards his face. He turned around with his knife and slashed at the cold light. With a sharp sound, the cold light was shattered.
He glanced at the intact black sword in his hand, and felt a little relieved, concentrating on dealing with the increasingly fierce attack of the cold light.
Chu Jingyan was outside the formation, watching him deal with several cold lights in the formation with ease, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Yun Qingqing walked to the side and said calmly:
"You don't have to hold back. You can try to see if you can defeat him with all your strength."
Chu Jingyan looked at her in a daze, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly curled his lips.
"good."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his hand gestures changed. The talismans floating in the air suddenly glowed with cold light, and the formation became more and more dangerous.
Xiao Changheng suddenly staggered to the left and took a few steps back, and was finally hit on the shoulder by a cold light.
But there was a sharp sound, and the cold light was blocked by the dark light armor, and Xiao Changheng was unharmed.
After knowing that this light armor could withstand these strange cold lights, his pressure was suddenly reduced a lot. He raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he understood something, and continued to deal with the attack of the formation while concentrating on thinking.
Chu Jingyan glanced at Yun Qingqing in surprise again:
"Pavilion Master, this is..."
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"It's what you were thinking of, top-grade armor and weapons. So, again, don't hold back."
"I understand." Chu Jingyan chuckled when he heard that, then his expression became serious. He bit his finger and made the hand gesture again.
With a "hum" sound, the entire formation was filled with cold light, and a violent rain of attacks swept towards Xiao Changheng!
Xiao Changheng's eyes turned cold, and he instinctively exploded his internal strength, ignoring all attacks. He aimed at Chu Jingyan's direction and swung his sword down.
Chu Jingyan was slightly stunned, and then he saw a sword energy wrapped in sharp spiritual power, which instantly broke the formation and came towards him with unstoppable force!
His pupils shrank sharply, and he subconsciously raised his right wrist. A spiritual light burst out from his wrist, and the Star Bracelet flew out to meet the sword energy and collided with it, causing a loud bang.
A white light flashed, and the sword energy finally disappeared into thin air. The Star Bracelet returned to Chu Jingyan's hand. He was still stunned and looked at Xiao Changheng in disbelief.
Xiao Changheng fought fiercely for a while, his eyes were already fierce, and he subconsciously raised his knife and swung it towards Chu Jingyan again!
Another sword energy, carrying powerful spiritual power, came straight towards him!
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