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Chapter 443: Chapter 442: The Young Ladies Fall into Thought

Chapter 442: The Young Ladies Fall into Thought

Lu Yuliu’s cheeks were bright red.

Ahhh—what were those cultivators beside her talking about! She and that guy were definitely not in that kind of relationship!

And they were saying it so loudly too! What if someone overheard? How embarrassing!

But... what could she do? People’s mouths weren’t hers to control. She couldn’t stop them from talking, especially when there were so many of them gossiping at once~

Swinging the Sword Ancestor’s wooden sword in her hand, the young sword fairy struck a stylish finishing pose.

The lingering white mist around her billowed dramatically, helping to boost her presence—and her sense of might.

How should she put it... this feeling of being the center of everyone’s attention—it was kind of intoxicating!

’No wonder that guy loves showing off in the royal city all the time...’

The young girl felt quite pleased with herself.

It was rare for her to shine like this in front of others.

In the past, her aptitude had been too poor to stand out. Only after obtaining the Sword Ancestor’s wooden sword had she managed to reveal her potential during the Sword Sect’s grand competition. But even then, it had been out of necessity—more to prove herself and to prove that her master hadn’t chosen the wrong disciple.

As for the Human Immortal List... well, her opponents had been too weak, and Sister Xiaoyao had stolen most of the spotlight. She’d basically been invisible the entire time.

Before today, not many people in the royal city even recognized her.

But after today, at least the cultivators of the Immortal Nation would remember her—as the wife of the Demon Artifact Pavilion Head.

Bah! What an awful title! She didn’t want it at all!

Still, even as she thought that, the corners of her lips couldn’t help curling upward.

Beside her, Bai Xiaoyao manipulated her silver threads to slice apart the approaching low-level Netherkin, her face so dark that it sharply contrasted with her snow-white dress.

She could feel the smugness aura rolling off in waves from Lu Yuliu.

’Heh~ Xu Yuchun,’ Bai Xiaoyao thought coldly, ’I’ll remember that name—the little clerk from the Demon Artifact Pavilion who started spreading these ridiculous rumors.’

Clearly, she had been acting too restrained lately around her Senior Brother, letting people forget how she had earned her "demoness" title in the first place.

But now...

At some point, one of her silver threads had looped around a certain self-satisfied girl’s waist. With a quick tug—

"Yah!"

Caught completely off guard, Lu Yuliu yelped as her proud, heroic pose instantly collapsed. She turned to glare at Bai Xiaoyao. "What are you doing!"

"Just reminding you not to stand there like an idiot... It’s not over yet," Bai Xiaoyao said irritably, gesturing around them.

Moments ago, the two of them had charged into the battlefield, catching the Netherkin forces completely off guard. With the Sword Ancestor’s wooden sword’s suppressive power against those spirit fiends, they’d easily slain five of the spirit fiends rampaging across the field.

Each of those spirit fiends had about the strength of an early stage Golden Core cultivator, but under the wooden sword, they hadn’t stood a chance.

However, there were clearly more of those things around.

"I—I knew that already! You don’t have to remind me!"

Lu Yuliu huffed stubbornly, but still quietly drew her wooden sword again.

’Hmph, Xiaoyao must just be jealous of me!’

Even as she thought that, her ears twitched. She’d just overheard something odd coming from the group of cultivators nearby.

"Huh? Isn’t the Demon Sect Holy Saint together with his Junior Sister, the Holy Maiden? I used to see those two walking around the city all the time back when the Demon Artifact Pavilion was rising, they looked just like a couple that stepped out of a painting."

"No, no, you’ve got it wrong! Isn’t the Holy Saint and Her Majesty the Empress a thing? The best-selling storybook at ’In the Fireworks’ right now is exactly about them!"

"You’re both mistaken! I’ve got insider info! You know that courtesan from the Red Blossom Pavilion who had vanished? I heard she met the Holy Saint right before that... Tsk, tsk, a tale of a charming young man and a love that defies status~"

"You’re all too narrow-minded! Who says a man can only have one lover? We cultivators aren’t bound by mortal conventions!"

Lu Yuliu: "..."

Had she gone to the wrong place?

Wasn’t this supposed to be a battlefield?

Then why were these people so enthusiastically discussing gossip like this?!

She had indeed underestimated the situation.

After all, the cultivators around them had been tense and anxious moments ago—because of the sudden appearance of the Liches and spirit fiends, as well as the latter’s seemingly invincible nature. Now that they realized their fears had been completely unfounded, it was only natural that they would vent their emotions somehow.

And besides, ordinary low-ranked cultivators didn’t exactly have refined temperaments. Once they got excited, they’d say anything that came to mind.

Bai Xiaoyao, on the other hand, cast a look of approval at a young spear-wielding cultivator in the Qi Refining realm. Then, with a flick of her wrist, she pulled on her silver thread—dragging her friend off toward another direction.

"I can fly on my own!"

Lu Yuliu immediately broke free from the dragging motion—she still had some dignity! How could she possibly let herself fly in such a lame way?!

With a thought, she summoned a longsword from her storage bag. The blade shot out, transformed into a gleaming arc of sword light, and she stepped lightly upon it.

It was the very sword she’d won as a reward for placing among the victors of the Sword Sect Grand Competition—an artifact close to mid-grade quality. Unless she was facing truly special opponents, this was the sword she usually relied on.

As the heir to the Sword Ancestor, even at the Foundation Establishment realm, her sword flight was both fast and elegant. Sword energy flared wherever she passed, cleaving through multiple low-level Netherkin as she swiftly closed in on her next target.

Not to be outdone, Bai Xiaoyao moved gracefully beside her. Her white dress fluttered in the wind, and every light step she took upon the air left behind a spectral white lotus bloom. When the lotus illusions faded, the surrounding lesser Netherkin all fell lifeless—eyes dim, vitality extinguished.

. . .

High above the low-tier battlefield.

The remaining nine Liches were already livid with fury.

How long had it even been since they’d summoned those spirit fiends? Barely a hundred seconds! Yet the ultimate weapons they had created to completely annihilate the lower-tier human cultivators had already lost a sixth of their number?!

And during that brief moment of disbelief, five more spirit fiends had fallen!

Out of thirty in total, only twenty remained alive.

"Hulafak!"

The Lich covered in the most golden runes glared furiously at the girl below—the one who had just cut down another spirit fiend—and bellowed in a guttural, alien tongue.

A Soul-Dividing Artifact!

How could a mere low-ranked human possibly possess a legendary Soul-Dividing Artifact?!

The Liches could not comprehend it.

And while they were still struggling to make sense of it, several more spirit fiends met their demise.

No! They couldn’t let this continue!

If that human ant with the Soul-Dividing Artifact kept slaughtering their creations, the secret weapons they had nurtured in hiding for three whole years would become nothing more than a joke!

"Nayi zute!"

At that instant, the golden runes on the bodies of the nine Liches flared blindingly bright.

Seven of them raised their hands in unison, conjuring a massive shimmering barrier that held back the Immortal Nation’s Golden Core cultivators.

Meanwhile, the two Liches with the most golden markings—the leader and one more—retreated swiftly.

Their figures vanished.

Teleportation!

Despite being only at the peak of the Golden Core realm, these two Liches had somehow managed to perform a spatial teleport!

The suddenness of it caught everyone completely off guard.

But all of them instantly realized where the two Liches were headed.

Every gaze turned toward the two stunning young girls.

Two pitch-black shadows appeared before them—one in front, one behind—blocking their path.

"Not good!"

The Immortal Nation’s Golden Core experts’ hearts clenched.

Even with the Human Emperor Sword Sheath protecting them, two Foundation Establishment cultivators could only narrowly avoid death again and again when facing two peak Golden Core cultivators.

And if, during that time, the unrestrained spirit fiends went on a rampage, pushing the Human Emperor Sword’s Sheath beyond its limits...

They instantly realized the gravity of the situation and moved to assist.

But the Liches had anticipated that.

The seven remaining Liches roared together, and the golden runes on their bodies seemed to come alive, leaping off their skin to form countless radiant sigils in the air—blocking every move of the Immortal Nation’s Golden Core cultivators!

Some Foundation Establishment realm cultivators gritted their teeth and tried to rush to help, but under the oppressive aura of the peak stage Golden Core realm cultivators, they couldn’t take even half a step. And with the spirit fiends surging back into the fray, they were forced to defend themselves just to survive.

Meanwhile, the two Liches had already begun their assault.

"Jiliwala!"

Perhaps because they spoke a different language, the two Liches didn’t waste a single word.

With a simultaneous roar, each spat out a golden core etched with writhing black patterns and hurled them straight toward the two girls in the middle.

Despite facing opponents a full major realm below them, the Liches didn’t dare hold back.

But within their encirclement, Lu Yuliu and Bai Xiaoyao remained perfectly calm.

Two peak stage Golden Core realm enemies—indeed, without resorting to special means or paying a price, that was beyond what their current cultivation could handle.

Yet their eyes held not a flicker of fear.

Let alone Golden Core spells—even Nascent Soul techniques could be evaded easily if they so wished. With a single thought, the two could retreat into the Trial of Ascension Platform’s inner space, completely avoiding harm.

But neither girl chose to dodge.

’It’s time...’

Bai Xiaoyao narrowed her eyes, her back pressing lightly against Lu Yuliu’s, staring straight at the enemies ahead.

The Empress of the Immortal Nation had prepared them well for this mission, anticipating every possible situation.

emergency escape measures, she had also gifted each of them a rare talisman treasure, capable of unleashing a strike with the full power of a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

With such a tool, there was no pressure at all in handling the current danger.

Yet Bai Xiaoyao didn’t intend to use that talisman.

She had an even better option.

’This is a rare opportunity... let’s test the power of Senior Brother’s attack sealed within the Star-Moon Jade ornament.’

’Hehe~ and once it’s spent, I’ll have a perfect reason to stay with him longer next time, maybe I can tease him a little too.’

’Yuli, my dear friend, you just go ahead and waste that fancy talisman from the Immortal Nation. Meanwhile, I will dazzle everyone with the might of Senior Brother’s "One and Only" Star-Moon Jade and summon his unmatched strike!’

Then again, only her Senior Brother—who possessed such an obsessive understanding of jade—could have casually left behind a complete strike of his own power within one.

As her thoughts spun, the golden cores of the Liches had already drawn near.

Bai Xiaoyao stopped thinking. Her jade-like hand rose gently, and she plucked the shimmering ornament from her hair—its twin gems glimmering like stars and moons.

Beside them, a small, dark jade bead suddenly erupted with brilliant light.

Terrifying spiritual energy surged outward, forming a phantom figure.

The figure wore black robes, his features strikingly handsome, eyes cold as a devil’s, and his black hair drifted in an unseen wind.

The Holy Saint of the Demon Sect.

Bai Xiaoyao gazed at the apparition, momentarily dazed.

"Die."

The phantom spoke the word flatly.

A finger extended.

It was Luo Wusheng’s own self-created technique, the Unborn Finger.

Where the finger fell, there would be no life.

Though perhaps it was her imagination, Bai Xiaoyao thought she heard a faint echo overlapping that single word, "Die."

The next instant, the spiritual energy from that finger collided with the Liches’ launched golden cores.

The golden cores... cracked instantly.

After returning from Sword Province, Luo Wusheng had taken the time to renew and enhance the power sealed within the girls’ Star-Moon Jades. Compared to the original version, the strength of this strike was simply incomparable.

Peak stage Golden Core? Crushed with a single finger.

"Rrrii!"

The Lich shrieked, eyes wide in horror.

These were supposed to be Foundation Establishment realm human insects, so how could they possibly possess such a terrifying defensive artifact?!

This power... it was far beyond that of an ordinary Nascent Soul attack!

Run! He had to run!

His first instinct was to recall his golden core, now covered in cracks, as golden runes flickered across his body once more.

But in the next instant, all of his movements froze.

Vital energy dissipated—deathly qi surged—his golden core shattered into dust and scattered through the air.

The battlefield fell into utter silence.

The reversal had come far too quickly.

"Th–The Holy Saint of the Demon Sect?"

At this point, there were few in the royal city who didn’t recognize the young man’s visage.

"Was that... a pre-stored spell projection?"

"So strong! Just one finger—and such terrifying power!"

"Phew~ this old man can finally breathe again. So they had such a trump card in reserve."

"As expected of the Holy Saint of the Demon Sect..."

Bai Xiaoyao listened to the murmurs of astonishment below, gazing at the fading phantom before her. A faint smile curved her lips.

Even when her Senior Brother wasn’t physically present on the battlefield, he still shone so dazzlingly.

’Though... isn’t their reaction a bit over the top?’

And why was no one mentioning the Nascent Soul strike that Yuli’s Immortal Nation talisman had just unleashed? Weren’t plenty of eyes also focused on the area behind her?

...Hold on, "they"?

Wait a second!

Following the direction of the gathering gazes, Bai Xiaoyao seemed to sense something. Her small frame stiffened, and her head slowly turned.

Coincidentally, Lu Yuliu also turned her head at the exact same time.

Even more coincidentally, they each caught sight of a phantom figure fading right in front of the other.

Then—Bai Xiaoyao’s eyes dropped to the glittering pendant in Lu Yuliu’s hand, while Lu Yuliu looked toward the radiant hair ornament in Bai Xiaoyao’s grasp.

The two young girls fell silent at once.

...

"Achoo!"

In a gray, misty space, the Holy Saint of the Demon Sect shivered from head to toe.

’What the heck? Considering my cultivation level, how can I still be sneezing?’

Was someone thinking about him?

Hmm... was it his Junior Sister and Little Yuli?

Being too popular really is a burden... Hopefully it ends there, because right now he’s still on the run—any slight dip in condition could be fatal.

Especially since his current "condition" was already being greatly affected.

Luo Wusheng felt a warm, moist breath brush against his ear.

"——Wusheng dear, what’s wrong? Did you overexert yourself and fall ill?"

"Mm... Though I’ve only recovered part of my spiritual energy, if I transfer some to you now, would that help?"

"Oh, right—I read in an old text about a very energy-efficient method of spiritual transmission. You just need to do it... mouth to mouth..."

That soft, seductive voice continued to murmur from the lips of the young woman draped over the Holy Saint’s back.

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