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Chapter 100: The Law of Karma, Meteor Assassination Foiled! A Play's Act? (Part 1)
Chapter 100: The Law of Karma, Meteor Assassination Foiled! A Play's Act? (Part 1)
"You..."
Xiao Ling'er was shaken to her core.
She had assumed that Huo Yun'er was being so bold with her sneak attack, and it had made her furious.
But she never expected that Huo Yun'er would give her the 'offspring' of the Dragon Bone Fire in such a way!
With this Unusual Fire Seed, Xiao Ling'er could nurture it into a genuine Unusual Flame, and it wouldn't take an excessive amount of time. After that, her Flame Burning Art would advance even further!
By then, her strength would surge dramatically.
Three years...
Xiao Jie?
This battle, she must win!
But...
She couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You're determined to keep me in your debt, aren't you?"
"Hehe, you've figured it out?" Huo Yun'er smiled charmingly, "I want you to owe me, so that you'll always be indebted to me."
"..."
"I wouldn't forget you anyway."
Xiao Ling'er sighed helplessly, "But I truly can't refuse this. If you need anything in the future, just call me."
"But you, don't be so impulsive again."
"If it weren't for me being here, if it weren't for my teacher... if it weren't for my fortuitous encounter, you would have truly perished."
"Your father is also sending a white-haired man to a black-haired man, how tragic is that?"
"Hmph."
Huo Yun'er snorted, "But I'm here, aren't I?"
"You..."
Xiao Ling'er couldn't help but laugh, "Am I really that trustworthy?"
"What if I fail?"
"I trust you."
This response almost made Xiao Ling'er want to run away.
After bidding farewell, Xiao Ling'er realized that at some point, the little girl who had been daydreaming was staring at her and Huo Yun'er, her eyes filled with bewilderment.
"You... what did you see?"
"I saw you two kissing."
The little girl blinked her big eyes, full of confusion, "But I read in a book that only men and women kiss, right?"
"It's all your fault!"
"Don't corrupt my little junior sister!"
Xiao Ling'er immediately started pounding on her.
Huo Yun'er's face also turned red with embarrassment.
as a low-profile presence, rarely speaking, and often daydreaming?
Just now, she had been daydreaming!
...
On the journey back.
Xiao Ling'er took the little girl and retraced their steps.
The Great Elder Jin Zhen of the Fire Virtue Sect did not accompany them.
It wasn't a case of going back on their word, but rather, he had some issues with Hongwu Immortal City, so he took a different route. However, their destination was still the Moonseizing Sect, so it made no difference.
With Xiao Ling'er leading the way, they didn't need to walk, and the little girl continued to daydream.
Xiao Ling'er didn't disturb her and instead communicated secretly with Yao Mu.
As she examined the Unusual Fire Seed nurtured within her First Heavenly Cavern, she asked curiously, "Teacher, can Unusual Flames also give birth?"
"The development of the Immortal Martial Continent spans an incredibly long time, and all things have their unique aspects."
Yao Mu explained, "Taking Unusual Flames as an example, in the beginning, these so-called Unusual Flames were naturally born and nurtured. But later, there were many changes, like the Hundred Forged Divine Fire, which is 'forged by humans.'"
"The origin of the Dragon Bone Fire is also quite special. It's said that a 'Heavenly Dragon' fell to the mortal realm and transformed into an Unusual Flame."
"If the legend is true, did this 'Heavenly Dragon' already carry a child when it fell to the mortal realm?"
"The specific details are hard to verify, but this is indeed an Unusual Fire Seed, and it can nurture a second Dragon Bone Fire without error."
"So that's how it is."
Xiao Ling'er realized, "Then you should know how to nurture it, right?"
"For others, nurturing it might require a lot of time and resources, but for you, it's quite effortless."
Yao Mu's mood was also excellent. Xiao Ling'er obtaining the third Unusual Flame also represented a future increase in strength, which was a great benefit for her as well!
"The Unusual Fire Seed is also an Unusual Flame, but it's too weak!"
"The Flame Burning Art can still refine it, becoming your fourth Unusual Flame."
"However, due to its weakness, it's almost unusable before nurturing it."
"But you can use the characteristics of the Flame Burning Art to temporarily transfer the ability to devour and burn non-extinguishable flames to the Unusual Fire Seed. At that time, it can devour and burn everything, using what it devours as nourishment to grow stronger!"
"This way, its growth speed will far exceed imagination!"
"It won't take long before you can use it to unleash the Great Sun Burning Heaven, combining four Unusual Flames!"
"Is that so?"
Xiao Ling'er was overjoyed, "The Flame Burning Art is truly powerful!"
"Of course. Otherwise, I wouldn't have..."
Her words abruptly stopped.
Xiao Ling'er asked, but Yao Mu said the time wasn't ripe yet.
Xiao Ling'er couldn't insist further.
As they chatted, they arrived at Hongwu Immortal City.
Concerned about trouble from the Sword Son, Xiao Ling'er didn't linger and immediately took the little girl to the Liu Family, eager to return to the Moonseizing Sect as soon as possible.
But...
Before they had gone far, Xiao Ling'er suddenly felt her heart stir.
"Teacher!"
She immediately became alert and called out to Yao Mu, "Why do I suddenly feel uneasy?"
"But I didn't sense anything unusual when I released my divine sense."
"Hmm?"
Yao Mu was surprised but then said, "Your cultivation isn't low now. If you suddenly feel uneasy, it's likely a crisis is approaching. Be cautious, and let me take a look!"
Yao Mu extended her divine sense...
Usually, in a crowded place, she rarely did this.
Because she was just a remnant soul, and if a powerful cultivator noticed her, both she and Xiao Ling'er would be in danger.
But at this moment, she couldn't afford to be so careful.
As her divine sense spread out, she quickly had everything under control.
The passing pedestrians, the vendors and customers on both sides of the street, the prisoners being escorted... Yao Mu saw everything clearly, but even she didn't detect any clues.
“No!’
“The cultivation levels of the nearby cultivators aren't very high. There are no more than six people who could pose a threat to you, and they are all far away from you, so it's unlikely they would act against you.”
Xiao Ling'er's expression didn’t change, but her steps quickened. "But I’m feeling increasingly uneasy..."
“Impossible!” Yao Mu's tone changed slightly. "A widespread disaster?"
“No, the strength of the Loose Immortals in Hongwu Immortal City is formidable. No one would dare provoke a Loose Immortal! Even if an Immortal were to personally arrive, it would be impossible to breach the Immortal City in a short time and cause widespread casualties.”
“Unless...”
“Is there any detail we, master and disciple, have overlooked?”
“But the premonition in your heart must be correct. Hurry, accelerate, and head to the Lius!"
"Alright!"
Xiao Ling'er immediately sped up. At the same time, she contacted Liu Xun with her Divine sense, hoping he would send reinforcements.
"Xiao Ling'er is experiencing a premonition, there's danger!"
Liu Xun was greatly alarmed and hastily contacted his father, Liu Wanli. "Father, it's bad!"
“Xiao Ling'er is on her way to our Lius, but she suddenly experienced a premonition and felt a crisis. She is rushing to us, I hope you can send someone to meet us!”
“What?!”
Liu Wanli was greatly enraged and immediately rushed out at top speed. "I will go myself!"
He was enraged.
Xiao Ling'er was a great treasure!
Not only in the Moonseizing sect was she a 'great treasure,' but she was also the one who carried the sect forward. Even now, the Lius were being carried forward by her! How could something happen to her?
"Who would dare to be so audacious, to make a move within Hongwu Immortal City?!"
“Even the sages of the holy lands wouldn't dare to be so rampant, right?!”
“Unless it is...”
“An assassin?!”
At this thought, Liu Wanli’s expression instantly changed.
“Not good!”
“Not good at all!”
He further accelerated.
However, Hongwu Immortal City was too vast, and there were 'no-fly zones' within the city.
It would take time to arrive.
Meanwhile, he informed Xiao Ling'er with his divine sense. "Assassin! Be wary of the assassin!"
...
“Assassin?!”
Xiao Ling'er’s heart tightened.
“Yes!"
Yao Mu also reacted. "Only an assassin could hide so perfectly, to the point that even we, master and disciple, couldn’t detect any signs."
"Be wary!"
“An assassin?!”
Xiao Ling'er was on high alert, pushing her speed to the limit. She scooped up the little girl and rushed toward the Lius like a madwoman.
At this moment, a carefree First Opening Profound Realm cultivator's brows slightly furrowed.
"Hmm?"
"Suddenly accelerating, did you notice?"
"Indeed, these peerless talents with a heavenly mandate and heightened spirit senses, would experience a premonition when sensing danger. It would be hard to complete the kill without them noticing it."
"However..."
“She must not know who is making a move, and this is my opportunity."
With Xiao Ling'er bringing the people toward him and accelerating, he pretended to be startled and dodged to the side.
But at the moment of their passing, he suddenly didn’t retreat but advanced, and his speed surged.
Bang!
The ground cracked.
In this moment, the speed of his eruption wasn't even that of the First Realm.
Even a Sixth Firmament Realm powerhouse might not possess it.
"Be wary!"
Yao Mu reminded in the first moment.
However, the other party’s speed was too fast.
Even if Xiao Ling'er had been vigilant all along, she had some trouble reacting in time.
"Bad!"
Yao Mu, although only a remnant soul, still had sharp eyes. Instantly, she estimated that Xiao Ling'er couldn’t react in time. Even if she could react in time, the other party’s strike was extremely terrifying, and Xiao Ling'er couldn’t block it.
The dagger in his hand glowed with a strange light, clearly imbued with a deadly poison.
This strike would be enough to take her life!"
Yao Mu was greatly alarmed. At this moment, she couldn’t worry about exposing herself anymore, and she chose to take action!
Although she hadn’t revealed herself, she let all of her divine soul’s power surge out, forming an intangible shield between Xiao Ling'er and the assassin.
At the same time, she mobilized the hundred-forged divine fire, turning the intangible shield into an unusual fire shield!
"Hmm?"
The assassin was secretly alarmed.
In this critical moment, he was confident that any Fourth Firmament Realm cultivator would be unable to react in time, nor could they block it.
But she could block it in the first moment?"
However, the time was too short, and he couldn’t hesitate.
Bang!
The dagger stabbed the unusual fire shield, instantly splitting.
The terrifying fire waves spread.
"How could this be?!"
Yao Mu was greatly alarmed.
Although I only have divine soul power, I exerted all of my strength, and yet could only block for an instant?!"
Fortunately, this brief obstruction was enough for Xiao Ling'er to react, quickly adjusting her posture and retreating.
"Who dares make a move in the city?!"
"Looking for death!"
Sensing someone making a move in the city, the city lord’s residence’s powerhouses were enraged.
Bang!
A terrifying suppression force assaulted, a Seventh Fusion Stage powerhouse!
The assassin, Meteor, frowned, his sure-to-succeed strike actually missed!
With the first strike missing, logically, he should flee far away.
But...
There were formation restrictions in Hongwu Immortal City, even a Seventh Firmament powerhouse needed time, so he still had a chance!
He landed, instantly adjusted his direction, and rushed back to Xiao Ling'er.
"Retreat!"
Yao Mu said in a low voice.
Her tone was extremely serious.
Even with her exerting all of her strength, she couldn’t stop him, and he was only a First Opening Profound Realm cultivator, without utilizing the higher realm’s Primordial Energy or higher-level means.
This was very strange and shocking.
Xiao Ling'er, knowing the danger, still dared to be so audacious, hastily retreated.
At the same time, master and disciple, regardless of exposure, jointly constructed a defense.
It was at this moment that Meteor was already up close.
But...
The dagger in his hand was heading for the little girl in Xiao Ling'er’s embrace!
The defensive spirit tool gifted by Huo Yun'er activated on its own.
Yet, that protective barrier also shattered instantly!
"Bad!"
"This assassin is terribly malicious!"
Master and disciple were both alarmed and enraged.
Subconsciously, Xiao Ling'er moved YaYa aside.
However, this left her own defenses wide open.
Boom!
She managed to activate the Fiery Battle Armor's defense, but Meteor had anticipated this and aimed for her neck.
Bang!!!
The defense was breached repeatedly.
Even with the Unusual Flame's burning, the assassin didn't retreat an inch, and the attacks didn't slow down either.
The distance between them was now dangerously close.
A matter of life and death.
Xiao Ling'er tried her best, but to no avail.
Yao Granny was furious but powerless...
It was too fast.
Everything happened too quickly.
In the blink of an eye, like a dazzling meteor, and without any regard for boundaries, Meteor found an opening through YaYa.
Adding to this, his astonishing speed and unreasonable 'breaking power', it was just a fleeting thought, and Xiao Ling'er already had one foot on the path to the underworld.
The other foot was already raised!
"How dare you!!!"
Liu Wanli roared, his voice shaking the surroundings.
A 7th Firmament Realm expert from the City Lord's Mansion had arrived, and to the naked eye, one could see a 'small black dot'.
But...
It was too late.
They were all too late!
At this moment, Xiao Ling'er, on the contrary, became calm.
"Is this how my life will end?"
"Fortunately, I didn't let down Master. At least, my junior sister is safe. His target is me, and he won't kill her unless he wants to die here."
"But..."
"I'm afraid I can't keep my promise to Master."
Yao Granny didn't have time to respond, still trying her best to use her divine soul to stop the assassin and attack his soul.
But it was still ineffective, like sinking into a dead sea.
It was at this moment that they realized that YaYa, the mortal who shouldn't have been able to react in time, let alone speak, had gently moved her small hand and formed a 'plucking flower' gesture.
At the same time...
A dazzling flower suddenly appeared between Xiao Ling'er's neck and the dagger.
Ding!
Unstoppable, even with Xiao Ling'er and Yao Granny joining forces, and even with the Unusual Flame, the dagger couldn't inch forward after touching this dazzling flower.
For a moment...
Xiao Ling'er and her master were stunned.
The assassin, Meteor, was also stunned.
Who was this person who had intervened? They couldn't understand.
They couldn't even comprehend what kind of power this was, appearing so abruptly and leaving no trace.
However...
Meteor quickly reacted and fled at high speed.
The speed was so fast that even a 6th Firmament Realm expert couldn't compare, and the burst speed was comparable to a 7th Realm Great Power!
Boom, Boom!!!
Two loud explosions.
The 7th Realm Great Power arrived and gave chase.
Liu Wanli, who had just arrived, protected Xiao Ling'er, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Are you alright?!"
Xiao Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm fine."
"Just a hair's breadth away!"
She was still scared.
At this moment, the dazzling flower had withered and dissipated, as if it had never existed.
Like a dream, as if it had never happened.
But Xiao Ling'er was certain that this was real!
"Senior, did you just help me?" She looked at Liu Wanli.
Liu Wanli: "..."
"Wasn't it your backup plan?!" Liu Wanli was also shocked. "Which senior helped us?!"
"Just now, I didn't sense any fluctuations. That flower appeared out of thin air, but it blocked the assassin's fatal strike..."
Liu Wanli hesitated briefly, then shuddered, "Could it be an 8th Realm Great Power, or even... the City Lord?!"
"The City Lord?"
Xiao Ling'er was taken aback.
That high and mighty Scattered Immortal? Would he intervene for her? Moreover...
His name was Hongwu, and it exuded dominance. Why would his method be a flower?
She silently asked Yao Granny.
But Yao Granny was also shocked, not sensing anything either.
It wasn't surprising that someone could intervene and stop the attack; it only required great strength.
But without any fluctuations, neither Liu Wanli nor Yao Granny sensed anything unusual, and yet, they blocked the assassin's strike...
This was astonishing!
"This...?"
All three of them were startled.
They didn't notice that YaYa tilted her head, looked at her small hand, seemed surprised, but also seemed somewhat satisfied.
In the midst of their shock and confusion, YaYa sweetly smiled, "As long as Senior Sister is safe."
Only then did the three of them react.
"Yes, as long as you're safe!"
"Quickly," Liu Wanli hurriedly said, "Follow me back to the Liu Family."
"That assassin is not simple. Even in the entire Immortal Martial Continent, he's top-tier. It's hard to guarantee there isn't a second assassin if someone could hire him."
"Only by returning to the Liu Family can we be safer!"
"It's best not to return to Moonseizing Sect for now, otherwise..."
He was very worried.
Xiao Ling'er wasn't just some lucky charm; she was the key to the Liu Family's continued growth!
If something unexpected happened, what should they do?
Xiao Ling'er smiled lightly, "Thank you for your concern, Senior."
"However, I still need to return to Moonseizing Sect."
"That assassin is powerful, but daring to act within the city, there's also a Great Power chasing him, so he might not have another chance."
"Moreover, Moonseizing Sect's formations are not weak. When I return, there's something important I need to do..."
She was naturally afraid.
But not to the point of being afraid to return home.
Furthermore, Elder Jin Zhen would soon arrive at Moonseizing Sect. With a 7th Realm Great Power there, they shouldn't fear the assassin.
However, Xiao Ling'er remained vigilant.
She needed to find the assassin and the person who hired him.
Otherwise, it was too dangerous!
She took a deep breath, "Thank you for your help, Senior. Since you don't wish to reveal yourself, I won't disturb you. But if there's an opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay this kindness.
(End of Chapter)
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