Chapter 159 - 52: The Approaching Threat

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In the Sea of Consciousness, the mysterious Mo Xi Treasure Book emitted a faint starlight, and in the sky, only one star continued to twinkle. "The Ten Strongest are really something, huh?" Yue Jinghua, who had been belittled by Hongling, sat upright within Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, absorbing the Dark Power from the Star Sea. "With you being just a Dark Jade, thinking of defeating the Ten Strongest is like trying to match the strength of an index finger with a whole hand wrestling—it’s for you to assess," Qing Pu crossed his arms and scoffed disdainfully at her side. "Ow ow, impossible, that’s just impossible," a certain Meat Worm echoed alongside. "If I were to use ’Lianyun’ and unleash that explosive sword technique, would that increase my chances of winning?" This time, Yue Jinghua didn’t retort but continued to discuss her possible odds of victory. Qing Pu put away his joking demeanor. "One percent," though Qing Pu’s strength was affected, his insight remained top-notch. Moreover, having been a Summoner from the Heavenly Dark Realm and used Dark Beasts to aid him, he had exchanged blows with masters at the Dark Heavenly Peak. "One percent? Is there really such a huge gap between a Dan Realm Expert and a Dark Jade?" Yue Jinghua was somewhat incredulous. "Below Dark Jade all are like ants, above Pill Realm none shall be an opponent; do you think this saying is just nonsense by the practitioners? I don’t know where you come from, or how much you knew about the affairs of the practitioners before arriving. On the Canglong Continent, heaven rewards the diligent, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. From innate to Dark Human, and then to Dark Jade, Dark Earth, Dark Heavenly, and even Pill Realm, Immortal Realm, every Dark Realm is divided into several levels. Those with better talent and luck can reach Dark Earth before fifty years old, aging slowly and living longer. Once you cultivate to Pill Realm, you have a lifespan of five hundred years; reaching Immortal Realm, immortal and everlasting, breaking through the void. Each of these steps, though subtle, allows no room for error. Just look at that red-haired kid who stepped into Dark Heavenly—it was already a crisis. And to reach Pill Realm, it would cause a celestial phenomenon; anyone slightly weaker in resolve can easily fall prey to their Heart Demon, at best deviating into demonhood, at worst, soul scattered never to enter the path of Reincarnation." A faint blue light danced on Qing Pu’s enchantingly handsome face. The Ten Strongest of the Eastern Continent, without exception, are all Dan Realm Experts. Long Ao is ranked ninth among the Ten Strongest, and his strength should also be in the Early-Stage Pill Realm. Among those Yue Jinghua has fought so far, if before today, the highest cultivation belonged to Killing God Evil Jade, yet according to Evil Jade himself, he is not a Dan Realm Expert; his personal strength lies somewhere between Pill Realm and Dark Heavenly Peak. Yet after today, Yue Jinghua witnessed another potential Dan Realm Expert, the purple-eyed servant she saw during the day at You Tan Palace, who could channel Alchemy Fire through his body, likely possessing cultivation above Dark Heavenly. "I tell you this, not to let you know the difference between Dark Jade and Pill Realm. I just want to let you know, this body of yours, was given by someone else. To put it simply, the Dark Energy inside of you, the meridians, all were cultivated by ’Yue Jinghua’ for you. She died, and you lived. But if you think that just by having her body, you can reap the rewards, you are wrong. Don’t forget, she was just the second contractee I chose out of helplessness, and she is nothing but a complete waste," Qing Pu said acerbically. "Enough," Yue Jinghua suddenly stood up, "She has suffered enough today, Qing Pu, remember your words today. Give me one year’s time, just one year, and I will prove to you, the second choice isn’t necessarily worse than the first one." Having said that, Yue Jinghua swung the "Cloud Gathering Sword" in her hand, her consciousness merging into the sword. "Ow ow, Gao Kuqiang, you have a good-looking face, but such a poisonous tongue, deadly poisonous," the Meat Worm howled incessantly, its round belly facing up, rolling non-stop. "What do you know? She is different from ’her’," Qing Pu said leisurely. Qing Pu’s long eyelashes drooped, casting a nice shadow in the socket of his eyes. In his ears, there seemed to echo a rainy day many years ago, at the Little Shang Palace. The rain poured down as a beautiful little girl with an umbrella passed through the Cherry Blossom Garden. A cyan-white dandelion puff got wet in the rain and stuck messily on the ground. She squatted down, her fair fingers stained with rainwater and mud, exhaling and gently blowing the water off the dandelion. "A blue dandelion? From now on, you shall be called Qing Pu, from now on, it is I, this young miss, who will shelter you from the wind and rain," back then, the smile of the young girl was so bright.

Chapter 159 - 52: The Approaching Threat

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