Chapter 733 - 311: Andenuke

Chapter 733: Chapter 311: Andenuke

"Um, fishing."

Chu Lingguang said after a moment’s thought.

"Why didn’t you ask me to come?"

Li Qiushui frowned, clearly skeptical.

"Next time!"

Chu Lingguang quickly changed the subject. "South City has a lot of fun places. I’ll take you to see them."

...

「Two days later.」

Chu Lingguang returned to Baiyang County with Tang Baitu, Zhang Lingfeng, and Liu San Gui.

After the Daoist Examination came the Provincial Examination.

Previously, after passing the Daoist Examination with the top score, he had earned the chance to cultivate at an academy. Now, the Great Yuan was following the old regulations and continuing to establish academies throughout the land.

But Chu Lingguang didn’t send the three of them there.

Although their rankings weren’t high enough to get into an academy, Chu Lingguang could still have gotten them in if he had wanted to.

He didn’t do so because he was confident that his teaching ability was superior to that of the academy instructors.

His Mental Realm had now reached the fifth level, the Unity of Heart and Thought, making him vastly stronger than even Guo Wei had been. He believed that if he taught them personally, Tang Baitu and the others would gain a much clearer understanding of the importance of the Heart Guarding Skill and the power of the Mental Realm.

This would smooth their future cultivation path, making it easier to first reach the True Martial Realm and then advance into the Qi Refining Realm.

After returning to Baiyang County, Chu Lingguang took the three disciples to Guo Wei’s grave. They burned incense and prayed, telling the old man that his lineage had successors and that the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear was being carried forward and glorified.

The days passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed. Li Qiushui’s curiosity finally got the better of her. She went to the Song Boat to fish, but when she returned, her face was ashen. She didn’t speak to Chu Lingguang for several days.

It wasn’t until later that Chu Lingguang figured out what had happened.

The two of them were awkward around each other for a while because of it.

This continued until three months later, when Li Qiushui returned from outside, her aura in disarray. As soon as Chu Lingguang asked what was wrong, the awkward barrier between them finally disappeared completely.

"I went to the National Border for you. I didn’t expect the cultivators from the Celestial Sea to have such capable people."

Li Qiushui said angrily.

During this time, the magical duels between the Great Yuan and Turkic Cultivators at the National Border had never ceased. It seemed the Great Yuan had been getting the worst of it, and Mr. Du had even come to ask for Chu Lingguang’s help.

Because of an agreement between Yuanchu Mountain and the Demon Sect, experts at the Foundation Establishment Realm were forbidden from taking action. Thus, the duels at the National Border were all between Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

Initially, the two sides were evenly matched, with wins and losses on both sides.

But in the past year, Turkic morale had soared, and the Great Yuan Cultivators had been constantly suppressed. Mr. Du had no other choice but to seek help from Chu Lingguang.

Unfortunately, Chu Lingguang’s mourning period wasn’t over, so he had refused.

Li Qiushui had accidentally learned of this. With nothing better to do, she had gone to see what was happening and to lend Mr. Du her support. It seemed she had been defeated.

"Who did you run into?"

Although Chu Lingguang hadn’t gone, he had been keeping an eye on the situation there.

When the reincarnation occurred, the Demon Sect had also come to seize the Tree Vine Demon’s Spiritual Power. Chu Lingguang hadn’t had any major conflicts with them, but he had witnessed the abilities of the Demon Sect’s cultivators.

Cultivation, in all its forms, shared the same root.

The Demon Sect’s cultivation methods were no different from those of Yuanchu Mountain, the Profound Celestial Sect, or the Cyan Cloud Sect. Victory and defeat were simply decided by one’s talent, the profundity of their Cultivation Technique, their resources, and their effort.

"A guy named Andenuk. He was holding a mirror—I don’t know what kind of Magical Artifact it is—that could resonate with the Five Elements Power. It was like he had the power of a Five-Element Spiritual Root. He caught me completely off guard."

Li Qiushui said furiously.

’A Magical Artifact? A Five-Element Spiritual Root?’

Chu Lingguang was completely taken aback.

After returning to the Great Yuan, he hadn’t forgotten about Andenuk, the Turkic Prince. He had even thought about sparring with him if he got the chance.

He hadn’t expected him to show up at the National Border again.

To think that even Li Qiushui was no match for him.

"If I get the chance, I have to snatch that mirror from him."

Li Qiushui said, gritting her teeth.

She had clearly suffered a great loss because of that mirror.

"A Magical Artifact that can resonate with the Five Elements Power... Tell me, what does that mirror look like? What kind of power does it have?"

Chu Lingguang was full of curiosity.

"Are you going to get revenge for me?"

Li Qiushui asked, pleasantly surprised.

"I guess so!"

"What do you mean, ’I guess so’? It’s either yes or no."

"Yes."

Chu Lingguang quickly corrected himself.

"That mirror can automatically absorb Spiritual Power and resonate with the Five Elements Power. It’s balanced for both offense and defense. Ordinary Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities can’t stand up to it at all."

"If I hadn’t been carrying several Talismans with me, I might have fallen to that mirror."

Li Qiushui explained the whole sequence of events to Chu Lingguang.

A scene appeared in Chu Lingguang’s mind.

SWOOSH!

At the National Border, Li Qiushui executed the Sword Control Technique, maneuvering her Flying Sword. She infused it with two types of Spiritual Power and, using her twelfth-level Qi Refining cultivation, tried to have the Flying Sword break through the Turkic Array.

Just as the Flying Sword was about to pierce the enemy’s Array and help the Great Yuan achieve victory...

a black mirror flew out from within the Turkic Army.

The Turkic Prince, Andenuk, appeared in the air, riding a large yellow dog. The mirror released its power, resonating with the Five Elements Power.

It was as if the Turkic Array had been elevated to a whole new level.

Not only was its defense enhanced, but it also sent Li Qiushui’s Flying Sword flying.

Li Qiushui couldn’t accept it.

She once again controlled her Flying Sword, unleashing Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities, and instantly broke through the Array to charge toward Andenuk. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

But the longsword seemed to be sucked in by the mirror.

Under the mirror’s influence, the Five Elements Power acted like five powerful tentacles, preventing Li Qiushui’s Flying Sword from breaking free.

She had to use every ounce of her strength just to recall her Flying Sword.