Chapter 95 - 70: Rift

Li Shuang merely smiled faintly.

Interesting.

Truly interesting.

Her Cultivation Technique enabled Heart Enlightenment, granting her exceptionally sharp perception of everything around her.

Ye Zhaozhao had first killed the Nine-headed Lion, then the Black Python, and finally severely wounded the Golden-winged Eagle. Li Shuang had been observing from a close distance all three times. After watching her repeatedly, she was certain that Ye Zhaozhao hadn’t used any talismans. She had simply broken through the Secret Realm’s restrictions in an instant, possessing the power of the Nascent Soul Stage.

The Langya Secret Realm had existed for so many years. Even the top Great Powers of the Human Clan could not break its restrictions. So how did Ye Zhaozhao do it?

If she told anyone this, no one would believe it. Similarly, Ye Zhaozhao wouldn’t dare to broadcast this fact herself. When Li Shuang claimed she was wealthy, she had no choice but to silently accept the label.

Li Shuang remembered what Yan Xiao had said: nowadays, the entire Lingxu Peak was scrimping and saving for Ye Zhaozhao’s sake, to the point where ordinary disciples didn’t even have cultivation resources. Yet, Ye Zhaozhao was secretly hoarding several such precious talismans.

What would the other disciples think? What would Sheng Yuan and the others think?

Li Shuang was quite looking forward to finding out.

What reassured Li Shuang was that after destroying the Golden-winged Eagle, Ye Zhaozhao likely couldn’t use those "talismans" anymore. Previously, through the perception of the Supreme Forget Emotion Technique, Ye Zhaozhao had harbored an intensely strong killing intent toward her. Now, this killing intent had inexplicably faded quite a bit. It wasn’t that Ye Zhaozhao no longer wanted to kill her. It was that Ye Zhaozhao knew she couldn’t!

Li Shuang waved her hand.

A Jade Scroll immediately flew out from Ye Zhaozhao’s embrace.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression instantly soured, and she subconsciously reached out to grab it back. However, the Jade Scroll had already landed willingly in Li Shuang’s hand.

Li Shuang smiled and said, "Thank you, Junior Sister, for holding onto the Jade Scroll for me. I’ll be taking it back now."

Right now, exactly three hours had passed. The Demon Luring Grass’s effect had worn off, and the Golden-winged Eagle had been destroyed. Naturally, there was no longer any need for the Jade Scroll to remain with Ye Zhaozhao.

Unwilling to let it go, Ye Zhaozhao couldn’t help but say, "Senior Sister Li, I’m afraid you remembered incorrectly. This Jade Scroll is my own property."

Li Shuang raised an eyebrow. The Supreme Forget Emotion Technique flowed in her palm, and the Jade Scroll immediately began to glow with a lustrous sheen. Looking at her with a half-smile, Li Shuang said, "Junior Sister Ye, this Jade Scroll can only be opened by a Cultivator who has practiced the Supreme Forget Emotion Technique. It was also personally handed to me by our Master. Are you sure this is yours?"

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression stiffened.

Even her system couldn’t see through the exact details of this Jade Scroll. Who wouldn’t have to go through untold hardships to obtain such a treasure? And what about Li Shuang? It was directly gifted to her by Lin Qingling!

Ye Zhaozhao could only say, "Then I must have remembered incorrectly."

"That’s good." Li Shuang calmly put the Jade Scroll away. She glanced at the others and said, "Super Demon Clans are extremely rare. There most likely won’t be a second one in this Langya Secret Realm. I have other plans moving forward. Everyone, let’s part ways here."

Yan Fan spoke slowly, "Your Sword Dao is above mine. However, I have also gained something from this battle. Once I return, I will definitely take another step forward. Li Shuang, I will wait for you in the Divinity Transformation Stage. Don’t... disappoint me."

Li Shuang glanced at him and waved her hand casually. With a flash of her figure, she vanished into the sandstorm in an instant.

"Brother Yan, Senior Sister Li just has such a cold personality." Ye Zhaozhao stepped forward, a hint of flattery flashing in her eyes. "Why don’t we travel together for the time being?"

She could no longer unseal her power, so it would naturally be safer to travel with Yan Fan.

Yan Fan gave her a look and said indifferently, "Apologies, I am used to traveling alone."

After he finished speaking, he didn’t linger for a second, directly speeding off into the distance.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression grew even uglier. What kind of number one genius was this! He completely couldn’t tell good from bad. She had truly wasted her smiles on Yan Fan.

With Li Shuang and Yan Fan gone, only Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le’an were left on the scene.

Normally, Chang Le’an would have immediately pledged his loyalty to her, spewing words about how he would never leave her. But this time, facing Ye Zhaozhao, Chang Le’an’s expression had actually turned cold.

"Zhaozhao, tell me the truth. Do you still have any Fourth Rank or Fifth Rank talismans on hand?" Chang Le’an stared at Ye Zhaozhao.

Annoyed by his gaze, Ye Zhaozhao snapped, "No! I really don’t have any left."

Chang Le’an said calmly, "Then with our combined strength, I’m afraid we aren’t capable enough to venture into this inner area. Let’s retrace our steps and return to the outer area."

Ye Zhaozhao pursed her lips. She cast an indignant glance in the direction Li Shuang had left.

Li Shuang’s Cultivation wasn’t even as high as hers. Yet, she could come and go freely in this Langya Secret Realm, while Ye Zhaozhao had to shrink back to the outer area?

Ye Zhaozhao felt endlessly unwilling. She couldn’t help but call out to the system again. "System! System! Can you give me some more benefits in advance?"

This time, the system clearly didn’t want to pay much attention to her. Ye Zhaozhao called out for a long time before its cold voice finally rang out.

"Did you think the restrictions of the Langya Secret Realm are so easily broken? Ye Zhaozhao, I can’t give you any more. You will also have to pay a price for the benefits you’ve taken in advance. Once we return to the Sword Sect, I will come to collect my debt."

Having said that, the system’s voice vanished completely.

Ye Zhaozhao’s face turned deathly pale from fear. Panicking, she continued to call out to the system, but there was no response. Her body began to tremble.

Since she failed to kill Li Shuang, she had no idea what kind of price the system would make her pay once she returned. That was one thing. On the other hand, she and Chang Le’an had gained nothing so far. How was she going to explain this to Master Lingxu? How was she going to explain this to Sheng Yuan and the others?

Ye Zhaozhao looked at Chang Le’an and said, "Third Senior Brother, I only followed you to the inner area because I believed you had monstrous luck. Now that we have gained nothing, how are we going to explain ourselves when we go back? Why don’t you continue venturing into the inner area, Third Senior Brother? Perhaps you’ll find something."

Chang Le’an gave her a cryptic look. "And what about you, Junior Sister?"

"I’ll just wait for you in the outer area," Ye Zhaozhao replied.

Her life was extremely precious; she had no desire to take any more risks.

Listening to Ye Zhaozhao’s matter-of-fact tone, Chang Le’an wanted to laugh, but he found he couldn’t. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Junior Sister, since you have such abundant wealth, we won’t take any risks this time."

If Ye Zhaozhao valued her life, didn’t he value his?

Ignoring whatever Ye Zhaozhao was going to say next, Chang Le’an identified his direction and headed straight back the way they came.

A flash of disbelief crossed Ye Zhaozhao’s eyes. This lapdog, Chang Le’an, actually dared to defy her now? A surge of anger rose in her heart! How dare this worthless thing give her an attitude? If she had known earlier that his so-called monstrous luck was artificially manufactured, she would never have given him the time of day!

Filled with fury, Ye Zhaozhao nonetheless hurried to catch up with him. Following Chang Le’an would at least help share some of the risks.

As Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le’an scurried back to the outer area with their tails between their legs, Li Shuang traveled through the desert, drawing closer and closer to the Ice Lake.