AWB Chapter 14: Kill Qi Yan
Chapter 14: Kill Qi Yan
“It’s alright,” Qi Yan said, blocking the door. “You don’t need to come in.”
His voice sounded very weak, and Yun Zhao became anxious. "You're in trouble? Should we go find Master Lu? Don't try to tough it out on your own."
"I'm fine," Qi Yan said, catching his breath. "My cultivation was sealed for several days, and my body just couldn't take it after it was unsealed."
"I'll just need to adjust my breathing for a bit."
Yun Zhao listened to his increasingly steady voice before she could barely believe him. "I'll keep watch outside. Call me if anything happens."
Qi Yan touched the fluffy ears on his head. "Okay."
[Affection +5, Current Affection 25]
This guard duty seemed endless, and Yun Zhao estimated it would last until the next day. During this time, Xiao Tong offered to switch shifts with her, but she refused.
She'll stay here and watch over Qi Yan. If anything happens to Qi Yan, she can ask the system for help to save his life.
"System, can you save us?"
"……OK."
Yun Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
It would be good if it could guarantee a minimum return.
"Go to sleep," Yun Zhao patted the little boy's head. "If a child doesn't get enough sleep, he might not grow tall."
The child was both amused and exasperated, but unable to dissuade Yun Zhao, he had no choice but to return.
"I'm not a child, I'm much older than you."
Yun Zhao didn't hear what she was muttering. Since she had nothing to do, she simply sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.
The original owner had a top-grade fire spirit root, so in theory, cultivation should be as simple as eating and drinking. However, she was chasing after Song Zhiyuan and didn't have much time to cultivate.
Following the cultivation method she remembered, Yun Zhao absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She was immersed in cultivation, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already the next day.
"Sixth level of Foundation Establishment? No one can match my cultivation speed!"
Yun Zhao indulged in a moment of self-admiration, then stood up and knocked on the door. "Qi Yan, how are you feeling now?"
She separated a wisp of her divine consciousness during her cultivation, so she would immediately know whenever Qi Yan called her.
But she was not disturbed during this time.
Yun Zhao knocked on the door twice, but when no one answered, she panicked.
My target, please don't get into any trouble!
She braced herself to ram the door, but it was pushed open from the inside.
Qi Yan spent the whole night regulating her breathing, barely managing to straighten out the chaotic spiritual energy surging within her body. Before she could even see the sun outside, she bumped into someone.
"Cough cough!"
Qi Yan struggled to steady himself, his face dark as he looked at the bewildered Yun Zhao: "Yun Zhao, did you bump into me so I wouldn't see the sun today?"
Yun Zhao: "..."
"No, no, that's not true," she said, stepping out of Qi Yan's arms and circling him twice. "You mean... your cultivation has been completely unsealed?"
Yun Zhao asked impatiently, "What realm are you in now? I can't see through your cultivation level."
Qi Yan said with disdain, "The Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, not bad."
Yun Zhao: "..."
She takes back what she said earlier!
That's true. In the future, ruthless characters who can kill the male and female protagonists will be far more powerful than cannon fodder characters like her once they cultivate.
She's still quite formidable, even if you don't compare her to the villains.
“Not bad, not bad,” Yun Zhao’s eyes crinkled. “You’ve worked hard for a whole day and night. I’ll go find Xiao Tong to make you something to eat so you can have some good nourishment.”
Look at this child, he was already thin, and after this night, he's lost even more weight.
After eating and drinking their fill, Qi Yan went back to her room to cultivate, and Yun Zhao also went back to check on her Fuguang Sword.
The Fuguang Sword remains unchanged, its blade pitch black except for the red tip of the hilt, which hints at its former glory.
Yun Zhao poked it, "How do I clean you up? Do I have to start all over again?"
She didn't dare ask anyone else, because in other people's eyes, Fu Guangjian was safely in her storage bag.
After sitting at the table for a long time, Yun Zhao even tried dripping a drop of blood.
Unfortunately, it was no use.
The blood was absorbed, but the Fuguang Sword remained completely still.
Yun Zhao decided to temporarily put the Fu Guang sword in her storage bag, and take it out again when she found a solution.
Before she could make a move, a thunderous roar suddenly came from outside. Caught off guard, Yun Zhao was carried out of the house by the Fuguang Sword!
Yun Zhao: "!"
What are they trying to do? That's heavenly lightning!
But she dared not let go, because in a second, the Fuguang Sword carried her from the house into the air!
Thunder was brewing in the air, and she certainly didn't want to have any close contact with it!
The Fuguang Sword darted around aimlessly, as if it couldn't find its target. Yun Zhao suppressed his fear and coaxed it to go down first in a gentle voice.
"Sweetie, what are you looking for? Take me downstairs first, and I'll help you find it, okay?"
As if understanding her meaning, Fu Guangjian slowly descended to the ground. As soon as its feet touched the ground, Yun Zhao grabbed Fu Guangjian with lightning speed.
"Damn it! What are you doing, going crazy with just a sword! That's heavenly lightning! Are you out of your mind?!"
Yun Zhao was still shaken and gave Fu Guangjian a good scolding.
The Fuguang Sword hummed twice, but it was unclear whether it had heard the message. Yun Zhao patted it impatiently and said, "Alright, what are you looking for? I'll find it for you."
The sword wasn't too bad; at least it didn't drag her into the dark clouds.
--Mainly, Fu Guang was a little impatient at the moment, and she was afraid that she would lose control of it.
Fu Guang buzzed several times, but Yun Zhao couldn't understand what it meant until Xiao Tong suddenly appeared.
"Senior Sister Zhao Zhao, Junior Brother Qi is about to form his core. He's on the other side of the cliff."
A red light flashed on the Fuguang Sword, and Yun Zhao understood that it was looking for Qi Yan.
So she told the boy, picked up the Fuguang Sword, and ran towards the cliff.
With her mind on protecting Qi Yan and urged on by Fu Guang Sword, Yun Zhao arrived at the cliff in just a quarter of an hour.
Then, she saw something that left her speechless.
Yun Zhao sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, surrounded by a vortex of spiritual energy.
Thunder rumbled above the vortex of spiritual energy, but Yun Zhao didn't feel much pressure. It was just that the wind was too strong, and she had to use her spiritual power to resist it so that she wouldn't be blown away.
but……
Yun Zhao asked in confusion, "This doesn't seem to be the heavenly lightning for Core Formation, does it?"
With this kind of momentum and power, she would believe it if you said it was a tribulation lightning of the Nascent Soul stage!
Is this meant to kill Qi Yan?!
"Zhao Zhao."
Someone called her name from behind. Yun Zhao turned around and saw that it was Master Guiyuan and the five peak masters.
Yun Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when Song Zhiyuan was not around.
Master Guiyuan unleashed a burst of spiritual energy to block the gale and asked, "What's going on?"
Yun Zhao's pressure eased considerably, and she hurriedly said, "Sect Master, Qi Yan is forming his core..."
Peak Master Jin Feng interrupted her loudly, "Core Formation? How is that possible! Even my Nascent Soul stage tribulation wasn't this intense!"
Yun Zhao shrugged. "Then I don't know."
Master Guiyuan's expression was solemn. "Let's not worry about that for now. If Qi Yan can't hold on any longer, we'll make our move immediately."
Before the peak masters could answer, the first bolt of heavenly lightning was already prepared and struck down fiercely towards Qi Yan!
Yun Zhao's attention was entirely focused on Qi Yan. The moment her hand was free, she saw the Fu Guang Sword rushing towards Qi Yan like a madman.
They looked as if they were ready to fight Qi Yan to the death.
"Fu Guang," Yun Zhao's expression changed drastically, "Come back!"