Chapter Forty-Five: Yun Zhiqiu
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“You can’t kill me!”
Su Yu finally sensed the presence of death. Coming to his senses, he hurriedly shouted at Chen Xuan, “My master is the sect master of the Celestial Firmament Holy Land, an Ascension Realm expert. If I die in the Profound Elixir Sect, every last one of you will die with me!”
“She’s welcome to try.”
Chen Xuan’s voice was cold. So what if she was an Ascension Realm expert? Anyone who dared harm him had to die.
He swung the Flood Dragon Staff.
“Stop!”
Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out. A tremendous surge of spiritual power forcibly halted Chen Xuan’s staff.
Chen Xuan’s expression changed drastically.
She had actually stopped his Flood Dragon Staff. He had just upgraded it to a top-grade Saint weapon.
What level of cultivation did she possess?
“Master!”
A woman dressed in white suddenly appeared before Su Yu.
She had a pair of limpid, beautiful eyes, gracefully curved brows, and lips touched with vermilion. Her perfect figure and icy, breathtaking beauty caused everyone present to hold their breath.
“What a beautiful woman.”
The thought arose in everyone’s mind as one.
Even Ru Yan, a naturally seductive beauty who had always considered herself peerless, felt somewhat inferior before the woman in white.
Her own beauty was alluring, making people yearn to possess her.
But the beauty of the woman before them was like that of a celestial maiden from the heavens. It inspired no improper fantasies and made it impossible for anyone to harbor even the slightest thought of defiling her.
“Master?”
“She’s the master of the Celestial Firmament Saint, an Ascension Realm expert.”
“What terrifying pressure. She’s merely standing there, yet I feel as though I can barely breathe.”
“She caught Sect Master Chen’s staff with one hand. That weapon had just shattered a top-grade Saint artifact!”
“The master of the Celestial Firmament Saint is actually a woman—and she’s as beautiful as an immortal.”
“It’s over. Even if Chen Xuan can shatter Saint artifacts, he has no chance whatsoever against an Ascension Realm expert.”
“Master!”
Su Yu was ecstatic.
Fortunately, his master had arrived in time. Otherwise, Chen Xuan would have beaten him to death.
“Hahaha, Chen Xuan!”
Su Yu climbed to his feet and threw back his head, laughing. “Chen Xuan, weren’t you constantly proclaiming that you would kill me? Didn’t you even disregard my master? Well, she’s standing right here now. Let’s see how you’re going to kill me!”
“Master, he tried to kill your disciple, insulted you, and shattered the supreme treasure you bestowed upon me—the Celestial Firmament Blade,” Su Yu complained to Yun Zhiqiu.
Chu Lingyun, Hong Luan, Li Rou, and the others went deathly pale.
They had heard before how powerful Ascension Realm experts were, but they had never experienced it personally. Now that Yun Zhiqiu stood before them, they finally understood the helplessness that came with facing such overwhelming power.
She was simply too strong.
Although Chen Xuan was formidable, he had only just broken through to the Dao Enlightenment Realm. He could never possibly be a match for an Ascension Realm expert.
“Senior, that isn’t what happened. He poisoned my master, then brought people to attack our Profound Elixir Sect. We were only defending ourselves.”
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“That’s right, Senior. You can’t condemn us without distinguishing right from wrong.”
Chu Lingyun and the others tried to salvage the situation.
“Silence. I need no instruction from any of you regarding how I conduct myself.”
Yun Zhiqiu’s cold rebuke rang out as she fixed her gaze upon Chen Xuan.
The tremendous pressure immediately left Chu Lingyun and the others struggling for breath.
Chen Xuan wore an awkward expression.
He had never imagined that the woman who had been lying in the medicinal garden moments ago was actually Su Yu’s master.
No wonder Su Yu’s fortune had plummeted.
If his guess was correct, Yun Zhiqiu must have been Su Yu’s opportunity—only, he had accidentally taken advantage of it himself.
Under Yun Zhiqiu’s murderous gaze, cold sweat streamed down Chen Xuan’s back.
At present, he was no match for her.
Besides, it was already too late to activate the sect-protecting formation. Yun Zhiqiu had already entered the Profound Elixir Sect.
“You are not to touch Su Yu.”
Yun Zhiqiu glared at Chen Xuan and spoke each word distinctly.
Su Yu’s heart leaped with joy. His master really was protecting him.
“Very well.”
Chen Xuan nodded. Yun Zhiqiu was stronger than he was, and he had also used her to cure his poison in the medicinal garden. No matter how he looked at it, attacking her would be inappropriate.
“Consider it repayment for the fairy’s kindness in helping me detoxify,” Chen Xuan said.
“Shut up!”
At his words, Yun Zhiqiu’s cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
That bastard. She had not even settled accounts with him, and he actually dared bring it up.
She had awakened long ago.
She had merely been observing the situation within the Profound Elixir Sect. She knew that Su Yu had poisoned Chen Xuan, and she had happened to consume a certain aphrodisiac spiritual medicine. That was how she had unexpectedly ended up sleeping with Chen Xuan.
None of this could truly be blamed on him.
Nor had she intended to settle accounts with him.
“Detoxify?”
Su Yu froze.
He finally understood that the Joyful Union Spirit Liquid had not been fake. The reason Chen Xuan had not died from burning desire was because Chen Xuan and his master had…
At this thought, Su Yu nearly vomited blood.
He had schemed painstakingly to kill Chen Xuan, seize the immortal’s treasure, and then obtain his master. Yet in the end, Chen Xuan had been the one to reap the benefits.
Fortunately, Yun Zhiqiu had not abandoned him and had arrived in time to save his life.
Although Chen Xuan had gained the advantage first, Yun Zhiqiu remained a rare and exquisite beauty. He still had a chance.
Damn you, Chen Xuan. I will never let you off.
“Su Yu.”
Yun Zhiqiu turned and looked coldly at Su Yu. “You poisoned another person, cultivated the Joyful Union Art, used the Holy Land’s name to oppress the weak, and disgraced the reputation of the Celestial Firmament Holy Land.”
“Considering our relationship as master and disciple, I will spare your life.”
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“But I will cripple your cultivation and expel you from the Holy Land.”
With that, Yun Zhiqiu struck Su Yu with one palm, directly shattering his dantian.
“No!”
A mouthful of blood gushed from Su Yu’s lips. His eyes widened in disbelief. He had thought his master had come to save him, never imagining that Yun Zhiqiu would personally cripple him instead.
The people surrounding them clicked their tongues in astonishment.
Was this the might of an Ascension Realm expert? A genius Saint from the Nascent Soul Realm had been crippled just like that.
Chen Xuan was astonished as well.
So she had told him to spare Su Yu in order to deal with her own disciple.
It seemed that not everyone in the Celestial Firmament Holy Land was an arrogant bully who relied on power to oppress others.
“You. Come with me. I have something to say to you.”
Yun Zhiqiu cast another glance at Chen Xuan and spoke in a commanding tone.
The two of them arrived at the medicinal garden.
“You are not yet a thousand years old, yet you have reached the Dao Enlightenment Realm. You do possess some talent.”
Yun Zhiqiu seemed to see straight through Chen Xuan.
“Thank you for the compliment, Fairy.”
Chen Xuan chuckled. “However, you didn’t summon me here merely to praise me for being talented, did you?”
“What nonsense are you talking about!”
Thinking of what had happened between them in the medicinal garden not long before, Yun Zhiqiu flushed with shame and fury once more.
She snorted coldly. “I know that what happened was not your fault, so I will spare your life.”
“But you should understand that although you have achieved a little, you and I are worlds apart. I will not enter into any relationship with you because of this incident.”
“So I do not want anyone to know about what happened. From now on, do not appear before me again.”
“If I hear even a single rumor about this outside, I will hold you responsible.”
“Do you understand?”
After issuing her threat, Yun Zhiqiu left without looking back.
Chen Xuan felt deeply vexed.
He had actually been looked down upon by a woman.
It wounded his pride somewhat.
Worlds apart?
Chen Xuan gave a bitter laugh. His Profound Elixir Sect indeed lacked neither Saint artifacts nor Saint-grade cultivation techniques, but in terms of cultivation, it was still nowhere near a true Holy Land.
If Yun Zhiqiu had wanted to kill him, he would have been utterly powerless to stop her.
“I must increase my cultivation!”
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