NOVEL NEXT Chapter 448: Lu Yi’s Desperate Plea
Far away—nearly ninety million kilometers from Jiang Chen—a teleportation array lit up in the heart of a crowded city.
With a thunderous flash, Ying Luo shot out of the array, her talons clamped tight around a figure. It was Lu Yi.
"Roar!" Her dragon cry shook the skies as her body turned into a streak of blazing, dragon-marked light, tearing across the heavens.
"You think you can escape?" A middle-aged man in black-and-gold armor stepped out of the array, cold eyes locking on her as he gave chase.
Right behind him, another Late-stage Nirvana Peering realm expert burst through, rushing after them in hot pursuit.
"Hey—hey! Stop running already! We can handle those two! Ying Luo, please, just this once—listen to me!" Lu Yi dangled helplessly from her claws, clutching one of her long dragon talons and shouting in desperation.
Only two pursuers were on their tail. If Ying Luo could pin down Qiu Feng, Lu Yi was sure he could handle the other one.
Taking him out would mean a mountain of spirit stones and jades—enough to make the risk worth it, and enough to take Qiu Feng off their backs for good.
But no matter how hard Lu Yi begged, Ying Luo didn't slow down. She flew straight ahead, ignoring him completely.
Jiang Chen's command echoed in her mind: "Do as I say, don't act rashly, and I'll give you ten pieces of Space Essence Gold."
She'd never cared much for Lu Yi anyway. Even without a reward, she would've listened to Jiang Chen. With one on the table, she had no reason at all to bother with Lu Yi's pleading.
"If we just stop, we can turn on them and win! Lady Ying Luo, can you trust me just this once?" Lu Yi was nearly begging.
"No way! I'm still just a child—I'm not fighting!" Ying Luo shot back, wings beating faster as she tore across the sky.
Lu Yi ground his teeth. "Fine, forget it then." Frustration burned in his chest. If she wouldn't listen, what else could he do?
Fight Qiu Feng and the other one alone? Without Ying Luo, that was nothing but suicide.
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Time slipped by as Sun Xiangyuan and his group rushed back from the edge of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect's territory, still a long way off.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen and Ying Luo were flying straight toward each other, the distance between them shrinking fast. Their meeting was only moments away.
Crunch. Jiang Chen bit down on the last Nirvana Cleansing-level spiritual plant.
A surge of medicinal power roared into the Burning World Red Lotus, which swallowed it all in an instant.
Waves of pure cultivation and strange, refining energy poured back into him, pushing both his strength and aptitude higher.
At the same time, nourished by so many Nirvana Cleansing-level spiritual plants, the Burning World Red Lotus had finished shaping the fourth layer of petals—twelve in full bloom.
One more layer was all the Burning World Red Lotus needed to break past Nirvana Cleansing realm and step into the Void Tribulation realm.
For now, it had reached the very peak of Nirvana Cleansing realm. The Burning World Raging Flames had risen with it, their power standing at the peak as well—stronger than nine out of ten attacks in the same realm.
After devouring these spiritual plants, I'm only half a step from the Middle-stage of Nirvana Cleansing realm. The chance to break through is here. Jiang Chen drew a long breath. With a single thought, he released all the pure cultivation stored within the Death Calamity Dark Star Moon Dao Embryo.
The air around him rippled as the signs of a breakthrough erupted from his body.
A fierce aura surged outward—then collapsed back in, hidden as quickly as it came.
The remaining pure cultivation kept pouring into Jiang Chen, pushing his strength higher and higher.
By the time it was spent, his realm had stabilized—and was already pressing close to the late stage of Nirvana Cleansing realm.
Finally. The breakthrough's done. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. Now that my realm has risen, I need my cultivation methods to rise with it.
"Wan'er, Ning'er, it's your turn," he sent through his soul link. "This time, I want a space-related cultivation method to master." He stilled himself, waiting.
Not long after, Nangong Wan's reply flowed into his mind. "We've found one. The Void Sea Emperor Mysterious Scripture. Its level matches the Space Imperial Law Immortal Art. If you cultivate it, your grasp of the Space Dao will deepen greatly."
As her words faded, the scripture's details sank into his mind through soul energy.
Wordless Heavenly Jade! Jiang Chen locked the scripture into memory and drew on the jade at once.
In just moments, the Void Sea Emperor Mysterious Scripture unfolded within him, refined straight to the Perfect Level.
New and profound truths of the Space Dao carved themselves into his soul, etched so deeply they would never fade.
With this, Jiang Chen stepped even closer to fully grasping the Dao of Space.
By now, he had already absorbed most of its mysteries and mastered countless space-related techniques.
The smaller ones came to him as easily as reaching down to pick something off the ground.
Even greater arts, like spatial teleportation, had become faster, sharper, and stretched far farther than before.
His teleportation range, once capped at ten million kilometers, had doubled—now stretching a staggering twenty million.
The rush of instantly mastering a cultivation method… nothing compares to it. A faint smile tugged at Jiang Chen's lips. His awareness turned inward to the Wordless Heavenly Jade resting in his heart. Nearly a third of its stored qi and blood energy was still untouched.
For now, he chose to save it.
System, show me my profile.
A translucent screen shimmered into view before his eyes:
[Host: Jiang Chen
Aptitude: Peerless Grade
Innate Talent: Eternal Boundless Body
Realm: Middle-stage Nirvana Cleansing
Great Dao Laws: Sword, Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Ice, Darkness, Rock, Soul, Yin, Yang, Gravity (Complete), Space (Fragmented)
True Combat Power: Late-stage Nirvana Cleansing (+)
Cultivation Methods: Supreme Pure Creation Heart Sutra (Primordial Chaos, Core Technique), Deadly Void Prison Secret Art, Void Sea Emperor Mysterious Scripture, Space Imperial Law Immortal Art (Nirvana Cleansing, Perfection), Astral Pivot Heavenly Attraction Secret Canon, Myriad Changes Hidden Void Sword Technique, Formless Nature Immortal Scripture (Nirvana Peering, Perfection)...
Main Equipment: Cosmic Mustard Seed (Primordial Chaos, Top-Grade), Nine Pointed Radiant Star Ring (Void Tribulation, Top-Grade), Silver Immortal Sword (Nirvana Peering, Lower-Grade → Nirvana Cleansing, Upper-Grade), Purple Heaven Immortal Sword (Transcendence, Lower-Grade)...
Villain Value: 1,363,100 points
Black Heavenly Fate Value: 126,904 points
Heaven-Defying Fate Changers: Villain Eye, Burning World Red Lotus, Eternal Vows Binding Ring, Wordless Heavenly Jade, Void Tribulation Soulring, Death Calamity Dark Star Moon Dao Embryo
System Mall: Level 4]
My strength already surpasses most Late-stage Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivators—and that's without using my trump cards. If I unleash my dragon-human form, my power will rise even higher. Jiang Chen's lips curved in quiet satisfaction.
His divine sense had grown as well. Its reach now stretched eighty million kilometers, eclipsing even most Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses. With this, he could scout dangers long before others, always keeping the advantage in his hands.
Good. With this level of power, I can start cutting down the Nirvana Cleansing realm cultivators from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace and the Purple Crest Immortal Sect, one by one. He clapped lightly, pleased.
Just then, Ying Luo entered his divine sense range, fleeing hard. Qiu Feng and another cultivator were right behind her, killing intent locked on both her and Lu Yi.
Qiu Feng… another bundle of resources delivered to the protagonist. They want Lu Yi dead so badly they don't even see they're walking into the role of disposable supporting characters. Fine. I'll erase them from the board.
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes as he vanished into concealment, moving to intercept.