Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 822: Do not move from here.
Previously on Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?...
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"How peculiar and bizarre it is... this Chen Niu... he actually returned to fetch soy sauce?
And the Divine Descent?
The avatar?
Is he not descending after all?"
Hua Jin the True One gazed upward toward the heavens, her expression brimming with bewilderment.
In front of her, the three remaining chunks of superior Celestial Jade Marrow had completely materialized.
All she had to do was extend her arm to claim these three superior Celestial Jade Marrow pieces for herself.
The sole reason for her hesitation stemmed from sheer wariness.
As a Demon Immortal who mastered the laws of earth and excelled in the earth aspect of the five elements, Chen Niu posed a risk, especially since Celestial Jade Marrow sprouted from the soil—it was impossible to rule out that he had laid some kind of snare around the Celestial Jade Marrow.
Yet, despite the prolonged wait, not even a hint of Chen Niu's presence could be sensed.
A tremendous Sword Intent had just burst forth from the northern skyline.
Concurrently, Demonic Energy had unfurled, carrying roughly eighty percent of a Demon Immortal's strength, though it bore no resemblance to Chen Niu's essence; rather, it echoed that of Wu E, among the Four Great Protectors serving the Divine Joy Emperor.
Who possessed such formidable power to clash with Wu E right now?
Curiosity gnawed at Hua Jin relentlessly, but with Chen Niu's absence, she refrained from advancing.
Her Divine Sense extended outward in an attempt to probe, only to be ripped apart by an unforeseen savage Sword Intent before nearing the scene. Several unsuccessful efforts later, adhering to prudence, she retracted her Divine Sense to prevent drawing unwanted attention.
"Chen Niu, what kind of sneaky scheme are you scheming this time?"
Hua Jin the True One surveyed her vicinity, her gaze frosty and sharp.
Being a Demon Immortal, the foe wielded immortal might to mask his presence. Even though she had ascended to the pinnacle of Feathered Transformation, spotting the enemy's whereabouts might prove beyond her grasp.
Silence met her words.
Hua Jin clenched her teeth inwardly: "If you won't reveal yourself right away, these three superior Celestial Jade pieces will belong to me! If you crave battle, emerge and engage! Skulking about with your head hidden and tail concealed, do you deserve the title of Demon Immortal?"
Chen Niu valued his reputation; previously, such taunts would have provoked him to leap forth instantly for a fierce three-hundred-round duel.
Yet this time, utter stillness prevailed...
Hua Jin the True One compressed her lips, inching forward like a tortoise toward the trio of Celestial Jade Marrow pieces. She stretched out her palm, proceeding with deliberate slowness, her Divine Sense enveloping the area to monitor every detail. Any hint of disturbance would prompt her instant withdrawal to safety.
One second... two seconds... ten minutes!
At last, Hua Jin's fingers brushed against the initial piece of superior Celestial Jade Marrow.
No stir occurred.
She stowed the superior Celestial Jade within her Storage Pouch.
Chen Niu remained nowhere in sight.
Is he truly not showing up?
Perished in the Immortal Realm?
Could fortune smile so brightly?
A wave of delight washed over Hua Jin the True One's heart as she hastily gathered every superior Celestial Jade piece into her hold.
In this cycle of reincarnation, the emergence of a Celestial Jade Lion—a scarce heavenly marvel—might explain it.
Superior Celestial Jade production stayed meager, yielding scant amounts.
Across prior reincarnation cycles, the primary powers, Kunlun Immortal Palace and Great Thunder Temple, typically secured around ten pieces of superior Celestial Jade apiece. This cycle marked a sharp decline; overall, she had acquired merely five pieces.
This shortfall partly arose from the interference of that unpredictable factor snatching portions.
The Divine Joy Emperor's faction fared disastrously; despite their Four Great Protectors overseeing Great Thunder Temple for ages, they harvested zero pieces of superior Celestial Jade. Hua Jin could vividly picture the harsh suppression Divine Joy Emperor would endure from Lingxiao Palace henceforth. Absent intervention from the Buddhist Kingdom, the Extreme Joy Barren Domain could even fall prey to Lingxiao Palace's expansion.
However, upon further reflection, Hua Jin the True One sensed renewed unease.
Her own five pieces of superior Celestial Jade fell woefully short as well...
In earlier reincarnation cycles, Lingxiao would reclaim over ninety-nine percent of the superior Celestial Jade, granting her a single piece of superior quality alongside some medium and low-grade variants. This cycle, even if they stripped her bare, the supply would likely fail to suffice for Lingxiao Palace's Immortals' needs.
"Ah... how shall I reply when the Immortals of Lingxiao Palace inquire?"
Hua Jin the True One lingered amid the slowly fading Celestial Jade crystalline formations, enduring the chill northern winds for a spell.
Abruptly, memories of the earlier surging Sword Intent and Demonic Energy surfaced, tempting her to probe further, but she realized that at some point, both energies had dissipated entirely.
"The battle's over?" Hua Jin the True One creased her brow faintly: "I'm curious about that Sword Cultivator's identity—unseen in past reincarnation cycles...
Engaging in intense combat with a Demon Immortal, might it be a Sword Immortal from Lingxiao?
Let's hope it's not connected to those variables..."
This notion had scarcely formed when Hua Jin the True One dismissed it.
It amounted to mere self-intimidation.
Should it truly involve a variable, the immediate aftermath of the fight would involve rushing to plunder the superior Celestial Jade.
Besides, if such a mighty figure existed among the variables, why delay their move until now?
With affairs here resolved, Hua Jin the True One resolved to head back to Kunlun Immortal Palace initially.
Earlier, she had supplied Zhang Yibai with a Divine Summoning Incense, which likely had already summoned a Kunlun Immortal Palace ancestor to descend.
She planned to return, deliver her report, surrender the superior Celestial Jade, and learn the ancestor's opinions and directives for subsequent plans.
Furthermore, while she couldn't divine the whereabouts of those variables or the Celestial Jade Lion via heavenly secrets, the ancestor had achieved the Dao and ascended to Immortality. Employing an Immortal's prowess to grasp heavenly secrets.
Locating those variables would surely prove effortless, like flipping one's palm.
Thus, the previously forfeited superior Celestial Jade could be reclaimed, accomplishing dual goals with one effort!
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Meanwhile.
Upon slaying the Divine Descent Wu E and securing the Demon Core, Chen Huaian promptly scooped up Muscle Tyrant, veiled his presence, and escaped over ten thousand miles distant.
His sword path embodied liberty and wild abandon, proving highly adept at masking tracks and auras.
Scarcely had he departed the North Sea when Dao Rhythms meticulously restored the region's state, rendering it as undisturbed as ever.
Simultaneously, shielded by the Great Freedom Dao Rhythms, barring a Great Immortal inverting time and space over the North Sea, no entity could infer his being from residual traces.
The essence of Great Freedom and Great Unrestraint denoted utter independence and liberation, lingering at will or departing freely.
In simpler words, he had become a veritable 'roaming vagabond'.
"Big Boss, halt your flight for the moment... Your position right now is quite precarious."
Chen Huaian shot Muscle Tyrant a sidelong glance at his remark, yet he came to a stop.
Having arrived here, pursuit by others was out of the question; his caution targeted Hua Jin the True One.
"This Venerable One finds the circumstances far from dire."
Chen Huaian projected nonchalance.
Based on the prevailing conditions, though the immortal-mortal conduit had activated and Earth Star lay immersed in the profuse Spiritual Energy gushing from the Well of Heaven, Immortals plainly couldn't descend to Earth Star's Mortal Realm at whim; some toll was required.
Otherwise, why opt for Divine Descent on Wu E's part?
Why not simply alight in the mortal plane to confront him?
Given the expense, and confining to what the adversary could tolerate, mass descents were infeasible; at most, a solitary Immortal would arrive.
A lone Immortal...
Chen Huaian reckoned that should his primary body's cultivation advance somewhat more, attaining the Great Ascension Three Tribulations stage, even Wu E's full descent would end with him groveling in defeat.
If push came to shove.
He could always withdraw to the Cangyun Realm.
"Big Boss... Big Boss? Are you paying attention?"
Chen Huaian returned to the present and offered Muscle Tyrant a comforting nod: "Don't we have you to draw their focus?"
"Me..." Muscle Tyrant jabbed at his chest, grinning sheepishly: "Facing a Divine Descent Immortal, I could manage a stalemate... at best."
"Nothing to worry about." Chen Huaian recalled the myriad treasures within Cangyun Realm's Beast Taming Sect capable of boosting demonic beasts' prowess, his gaze flickering:
"This Venerable One shall erect an array for you presently. Remain rooted here without stirring. This Venerable One will procure some excellent items for you!"
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