Long Aotian's mission was to escort an important letter, and he only slowly appeared on the seventh day.
"Master, are you saying that Senior Sister Chu wants to kill me?"
The powerful being inside the ring would occasionally fall into a deep sleep, requiring a great deal of spiritual energy to nourish her before she could barely awaken.
"Yes, I could definitely sense the killing intent emanating from her," a weak voice replied.
“But I have no connection with her, and we have no grudges against each other. She has no reason to want to kill me.” Long Aotian didn’t believe it.
That stunningly beautiful junior sister, pure and innocent, an ethereal fairy untouched by worldly concerns, would never harbor murderous intent towards me.
Moreover, she was full of murderous intent when she was practicing her sword. Perhaps it was because I had disturbed her practice that she was so relentless.
When a person is concentrating on spiritual practice, it is very likely to cause a reversal of Qi and blood, and anger is quite normal.
"You should rein in your temper and not let beauty ruin your plans!"
"I'll be careful," Long Aotian said proudly.
Heaven bestowed upon him unparalleled cultivation, and fate brought him together with his master. He was destined to soar to the heavens and become an unparalleled emperor.
The Azure Cloud Sect was merely the beginning of his legendary journey. How could such a small, remote place possibly confine this soaring dragon?
"Be careful, there's danger ahead!" The voice in the ring warned him, and Long Aotian hurriedly released his divine sense to be on guard.
Shoot Shoot
A dark figure leaped from behind, its palm whistling, and fiercely struck towards his heart.
Long Aotian met the attack with his palm, and the two palms collided, creating an invisible wave of energy.
A surge of violent power erupted, and with a muffled groan, his body was thrown backward, dust flying everywhere, his feet leaving two long tracks on the ground.
"It's you?" Long Aotian's expression hardened slightly. He recognized him; it was the same person who had ambushed his own people in the Monster Valley that day, and the technique he had used was the Formless Technique of the Qingxiao Sect.
This cultivation technique is the most treasured manual of the Qingxiao Sect, and only the chief disciples of each peak or those who have made great contributions to the sect can cultivate it.
Therefore, he could easily shift the blame onto Lin Fan, but the latter managed to evade it, which made him very unwilling.
It was Chu Yunying who made the move. This was her fourth time, but Long Aotian's fate was too strong, and he managed to escape each time.
Chu Yunying transformed her palm into a blade, with cold energy emanating from it and emitting wisps of serene light. With a light step, she transformed into several afterimages and charged forward.
She was very experienced in combat and could easily block Long Aotian's retreat, forcing him to defend.
He had only recently entered the Foundation Establishment stage and was no match for Chu Yunying.
"So she's a female disciple!"
Long Aotian's eyes were cold. Due to the differences in strength and physique between men and women, women tend to be more feminine. Whether it is fist and foot techniques or palm techniques, they all carry a gentle meaning, which is something that men cannot imitate.
The feeling of touching is different; it is said that women are made of water, and you can tell the difference between men and women with just a touch.
He just couldn't understand which senior sister he had offended that would want to hunt him down again.
Chu Yunying's eyes turned cold as she swiftly unleashed several palm strikes, forcefully breaking through Long Aotian's defenses and slamming them heavily into his chest, sending him flying with overwhelming force.
Lin Fan observed from the shadows and could tell that his fourth junior sister was determined to kill him. The reason she didn't use her sword was because she was worried that Long Aotian would recognize them if he escaped.
"Could it be that I really misunderstood her?" he wondered to himself.
Chu Yunying's behavior only confused him more. Was she really reborn?
In her previous life, she was also one of Long Aotian's concubines, and she had never heard of any discord between them. Even if there were grudges, did Su Youxue and Leng Xingyue hate him as well?
They're all women in the harem, enough to form a mahjong table and share a blanket. It's impossible for them to turn on each other so easily after being reborn.
"Damn this dog system, it didn't give me a single hint."
He muttered to himself, his thoughts in disarray.
He can only prove his guess by taking over the Chosen One's harem.
He glanced at Chu Yunying's figure and immediately shook his head.
"How could I have such thoughts? As long as I don't get tempted, I have no weakness. The dog system's ninety-nine failures prove one thing: women are definitely the key to the outcome. I almost fell for it."
Lin Fan secretly calmed himself down. Lust is a knife that cuts to the bone, and gentleness is a tomb that ravages the soul. He must not make such a low-level mistake.
"Did you force me to do this?"
Long Aotian was struck several times, coughing up blood, his hair disheveled, and he looked quite pathetic.
He roared, took out a bottle of pills and swallowed them all. His aura instantly surged, rising from the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage to the fifth level.
The violent spiritual energy raged within his body. He gritted his teeth, enduring the impact of the spiritual energy, gripping his sword tightly with both hands, and continuously channeling spiritual energy into it.
Seeing this, Lin Fan slowly revealed a cold smile. He took out a wooden bow from behind his back and slowly drew back the bowstring.
Shoot Shoot
The wind howled sharply, the arrow flew from its bow like lightning slicing through space.
Long Aotian's heart clenched violently as his divine sense detected the flying arrow. If it weren't for his master's warning, he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died from the arrow.
The sword, originally aimed at Chu Yun, forcibly changed direction, enduring the danger of spiritual energy backlash, and slashed at the flying arrow.
boom
The explosion was deafening, and billowing smoke engulfed Long Aotian. Lin Fan, remembering the principle of "no harm from smoke," immediately fired dozens of arrows, giving the latter no chance to catch his breath.
Long Aotian burst out of the smoke and ran towards Qingxiao Sect.
This is outside the territory of the Qingxiao Sect. Once inside the sect's territory, the elders can sense the spiritual energy fluctuations of the battle. Even if the two want to make another move, they will have to think twice.
He desperately pushed his speed to absorb the medicinal power, leaving afterimages in the air, and was comparable to a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
Watching him flee for his life, Lin Fan sighed inwardly. Even the chosen ones are the same; when their lives are threatened, they are also very afraid of death and run away very quickly.
"Watch out ahead."
One by one, talismans shot up from the ground, swirling around him. Then, each talisman burst into flames, transforming into a fire talisman array that trapped him.
"Should we charge in?" Chu Yunying asked softly.
Although they had set a trap, she felt it wasn't safe enough and wanted to personally kill her way into the trap and take his dog's head.
"Don't rush. He must have some means of survival. If we don't know what his trump card is, it will be very dangerous for us to rush in." Lin Fan shook his head, feeling that things wouldn't be so easy.
He vaguely felt that Long Aotian was hiding a trump card to protect himself, and if they charged into the fire talisman array, they might expose themselves.
“He is already seriously injured, and several traps are enough to force him to use his trump card. Let’s observe first.”
"Okay, whatever you say!"
They stood outside the trap. Long Aotian was forced into a frantic state by the fire talisman array, his hair was singed, and then another string of talismans condensed under his feet, releasing a dazzling light.
"Explosion talismans?" His pupils contracted slightly. He was a student of talisman crafting and could discern their properties.
More than ten explosive talismans would probably blast him to pieces, even if he were in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
"Master, save me!" Long Aotian was terrified, his soul almost leaving his body.
The explosion of the talismans, combined with the power of the fire talisman array, would likely be devastating even for a Golden Core stage expert.
However, a vast and boundless power surged forth from his body, like a raging storm, shrouded in dark clouds.
"Watch out!" Lin Fan picked up Chu Yunying's slender waist and stepped back. Dust billowed up, but he waved his sleeve and used a force to disperse it.
Their vision gradually blurred, and they saw Long Aotian hovering in mid-air, looking at the two of them with a cold gaze. His aura was very strong, and he already possessed the power of the Golden Core Realm.
A dangerous aura wafted over, but Long Aotian glanced at them and then fled into the distance.
Although he already possessed the power of the Golden Core Realm, he relied entirely on his master's soul power to protect him. He had exhausted too much energy while resisting the talisman array and was no longer able to make a move.
Chu Yunying breathed a sigh of relief. When Long Aotian was able to stand on the void, she felt her heart was in her throat. Fortunately, he didn't make a move, otherwise it would have been difficult for someone at the Foundation Establishment stage to shake a Golden Core cultivator.
"So it wasn't the system, but Grandpa Jie of the Ring?" Lin Fan pondered, realizing his trump card.
The law of time travel with cheat codes applies: if there's an old man, there's no system; if there's a system, there's no old man.
He keenly sensed unfamiliar soul power emanating from Long Aotian, clearly indicating that the old man had paid a great price to protect him, and was probably unable to withstand the attack, which was why he was in a hurry to escape.
Now that he knew his trump card, Lin Fan was no longer so afraid.
"Senior Brother, let me go!"
Chu Yunying's voice rang in his ears, accompanied by her hot breath, which made his body go numb and his soul tremble. He quickly let go.
"How could Long Aotian have advanced to the Golden Core Realm?"
She couldn't understand why even the most miraculous pills couldn't allow someone to break through directly from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage.
"He must have been aided by external forces. Luckily, we didn't get too close, or we would have been in danger. He's seriously injured now, his trump card has been exposed, and he can't make a move for a while," Lin Fan said.
Chu Yunying agreed, knowing that she didn't know why Long Aotian was able to improve his cultivation level, and that rashly attacking him would only result in her death.
Fortunately, the eldest brother was alert and did not rush into the rune array in a irrational manner.
“Now that he’s injured, he’ll definitely find a safe place to heal. Let’s go back to the sect first, so he won’t complain to our master again when he gets back.”
Lin Fan took out a spatial talisman, which also belonged to the wealthy Chu Yunying. After activating the talisman, a white light enveloped the two of them, followed by spatial fluctuations, and the two disappeared from the spot.
"Master, are you alright?" Long Aotian had run a long way before stopping to rest after confirming that there was no danger.
"I've used up too much soul power, so I'm afraid I won't be able to wake up for a while. You'll have to rely on yourself from now on."
The sound gradually faded away, and Long Aotian called out again but received no response.
"I will remember you all. I swear I will not rest until I avenge this."
He clenched his fists, his voice icy. From the exchange, he learned that the people who attacked him were a man and a woman who had set a trap and were waiting for him to come to them.
"The only ones who know my whereabouts are the chief disciples and peak masters of each peak. As long as we can find out who has recently investigated the mission I received, they are undoubtedly the murderer."
"Don't think your plan is foolproof. I never expected I had a trump card that saved my life. I'll see who's trying to get me."
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