Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 231: Gift of Insights
Liu Yu clapped his storage bag and took out the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade, channeling his magical power to quickly enlarge it to two zhang in size, suspended in mid-air.
He lightly leaped onto it and casually said, “What are you waiting for? Come up.”
Yan Kai chuckled, and after receiving permission, he reinforced his legs with a wind control technique and jumped onto the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade.
He instinctively positioned himself at the tail of the sword, maintaining more than a zhang of distance from Liu Yu, then fell silent.
Liu Yu noted this detail with approval in his heart. Under his spiritual consciousness's sweep, Yan Kai's injuries were laid bare, yet he remained completely unaware of them.
Given his current state, the likelihood of inflicting harm upon himself was extremely low.
Even at his peak, the threat posed by using a high-grade magical artifact against himself was minimal; he could activate a protective barrier in an instant.
The higher the quality of magical power, the stronger the barrier. With the strength of Liu Yu's current barrier, even if the high-grade magical artifact unleashed its full might, it would require at least three strikes to break through.
Three strikes provide ample time to accomplish numerous things, effectively sealing this person's fate.
How swift are the reflexes of a foundation establishment cultivator? The speed of summoning a magical artifact using liquid magical power versus gaseous magical power is not the same.
By the time he retrieved the magical artifact, Liu Yu would have already reacted, and when he made his first strike, he could simultaneously summon his magical artifact to counterattack.
Yet, even so, Liu Yu did not let his guard down; a thread of spiritual consciousness was always focused on Yan Kai.
After all, the cultivation world is filled with bizarre techniques; if he were to be caught off guard, it would be a laughingstock.
The night remained dark as a streak of black light shot into the sky, shattering the night's tranquility.
A layer of protective barrier materialized around them, neutralizing the wind pressure generated by their rapid flight as Liu Yu controlled the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade to swiftly traverse the Cold Mist Forest.
Once past the Cold Mist Forest, he no longer hid or took the long way around Kermir Plain but boldly flew straight toward Moonlit City.
The spiritual stone mine that triggered the war in the cultivation world was located within the Cold Mist Forest, thus it was referred to as the Cold Mist Spiritual Stone Mine.
The five great sects of Chu State were divided into three camps, each setting up camp near the Cold Mist Spiritual Stone Mine at the center of the Cold Mist Forest to confront each other.
No sect dared to mine recklessly; otherwise, it would provoke a united attack from the other sects, leading to a stalemate that lasted decades.
However, this place was far from home, making it impossible to send too many cultivators here. Apart from Yuan Yang Sect and Heavenly Harmony Sect, which were local forces, the other sects had vast territories in their own states to guard.
Thus, apart from competing for the spiritual stone mine, the other three major sects did not interfere much in other affairs of Qingjing Two Prefectures, and the vast majority of Kermir Plain remained under the control of the two sects.
Once past the Cold Mist Forest, it was much safer, and Liu Yu drove the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade at full speed.
The distance of about 1,500 to 1,600 li was nothing; after roughly three hours, the towering walls of Moonlit City came into view.
Due to the special circumstances, strict regulations were enforced. At the northern gate of Moonlit City, only cultivators associated with the sect were allowed entry; all other cultivators were prohibited from entering.
As a result, the northern city gate was desolate, the wind stirred the withered yellow leaves, swirling aimlessly in the air, contrasting sharply with the long queue at the southern city gate.