Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 830: Li Qingran's Troubles

"Senior Chen, I'll take this Demon Puppet and the Blood Pill refined from the Demon Emperor... I'll deliver the finished product to you once it's made."

The Spirit Beast Sect Master gingerly picked up a wooden puppet along with the item that looked like a pill made of flesh and blood. These two treasures were worth a hundred lives to him, demanding utmost caution in handling.

"Are you delivering an array formation or a pill?" Chen Huaian arched an eyebrow. "You mentioned a Meridian Refining Technique—don't tell me you expect me to perform it myself?"

"Um..." Renshou paused briefly before responding, "The Meridian Refining Technique is a trivial matter for a senior like you. You'd grasp it immediately. If you consider it unsafe, you could release your demonic beast. This junior will apply the technique personally, ensuring it yields a sure result."

Chen Huaian contemplated the proposal.

Experts should handle their specialized tasks.

When the Sect Summoning Token's cooldown ended next, he could call the Spirit Beast Sect Master directly. After using the Meridian Refining Technique on Muscle Tyrant, he could dispatch him back to the Cangyun Realm.

While the Spirit Beast Sect Master prepared for the Meridian Refining Technique...

He could simply check on Li Qingran's circumstances in the Canglan Realm.

Activating the Canglan Mirror from the Cangyun Realm caused events inside to slow as time flow normalized. Chen Huaian watched his young disciple slumbering deeply on the bed, her beautiful features calm and tranquil. His strained emotions eased somewhat.

He checked the Electronic Girlfriend log.

It overflowed with his young disciple's yearning for him, stronger even than during her time in the Cangyun Realm. Yet, unlike earlier, beyond her whispers and grumbles, she had begun to show self-control and consolation.

For instance, facing challenges before, Li Qingran would wonder how her master might handle them. These days, she tackled issues from her own viewpoint, her spirit becoming ever more sturdy.

This might explain her determination to train in the Canglan Realm...

Chen Huaian remembered that evening.

His young disciple, tears streaming down her face, still demanded to go for training.

She longed to be independent, a Dao Companion who could support him equally, not merely a protected little disciple sheltered in his shadow.

In that instant, a faint warmth touched the edges of Chen Huaian's eyes.

The following moment, Li Qingran's sleepy, mumbled words reached him in her dreams.

"Husband... want a hug..."

Dreaming of embracing her husband while asleep?

She truly missed him deeply...

"Hehe... husband has grown up, can't bounce it anymore..."

Chen Huaian: "???"

Something felt off.

Was he some wild mountain mushroom?

What strange dreams plagued Li Qingran?

Chen Huaian shifted his focus back to the Electronic Girlfriend log. Though his young disciple slept peacefully, a hint of fatigue clung to her forehead, refusing to fade.

Many events must have unfolded lately.

The sole means to uncover them lay in the Electronic Girlfriend log.

A Great Ascension Stage cultivator possessed the skill to reverse space in a limited zone, replaying past incidents. The longest rewind possible relied on the cultivator's power and grasp of "time and space" principles.

Those focused on this Dao could extend the rewind further.

Even mimicking true time reversal.

Chen Huaian could perform it too, yet he couldn't exert it on the Canglan Realm.

For the moment, he had to dutifully peruse the textual "surveillance record."

He had battled fiercely on Earth Star, accomplishing much, but truly only days had elapsed.

From Earth Star to Cangyun, and Cangyun to the Canglan World...

Owing to the vast time disparity, almost half a year had elapsed in the Canglan World.

In those six months, Li Qingran attended classes at Battle Soul Academy, sticking to the schedule.

Thanks to her unique and potent artifact Battle Soul plus her innate full Battle Power edge, she rapidly distinguished herself at the academy.

Moreover, her striking appearance eclipsed every beauty from the departments across faculties.

No rival on the academy's goddess list could rival her. Li Qingran's fame surged ahead, forging an immense lead.

Yet this fame offered no advantages to Li Qingran.

Certain women relished being the focus, basking in admiration from hordes of men, but Li Qingran cared little for such.

Suitors swarmed her relentlessly.

Daily, her locker overflowed with love letters, coupled with advances from Battle Soul Hall members and heirs of great clans.

Soul Masters with talent but no backing proved simple to dissuade. A handful of rejections typically sent them away.

However, the spoiled heirs from prominent families differed. They hounded her like persistent insects, unleashing endless ploys to court her.

Still, none of these heirs risked foul play.

This stemmed from Li Qingran's affiliation with the Battle Soul Hall. Her status there deterred any rash actions from them.

Compared to talented but background-less Soul Masters, these clan heirs boasted not just persistence but also immense pride.

Not long ago, Li Qingran turned down a top heir from a powerful family for the 999th occasion.

That heir snapped, swearing to sabotage Li Qingran in the academy's qualifying tournament, barring her from the upcoming Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament.

The recent strain and distress weighing on Li Qingran arose exactly from this issue.

Though possessing innate full Battle Power and Battle Soul Hall membership, the resources she received matched those for regular elites.

Within the Battle Soul Hall, innate full Battle Power prodigies like her abounded. Until notable feats, the Hall distributed cultivation evenly, without favoring one.

To make progress, the Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament served as her chance.

She first needed to enter the Battle Soul Academy's internal qualifying event. The top 10 victors would split into two squads to compete for the academy in the larger event.

Normally, Li Qingran brimmed with assurance. Securing a top 10 spot posed no issue.

But with that clan heir gunning for her, complications arose.

The academy qualifying's initial phase involved a lottery-based solo matchup. This round selected 20 advancers for the second phase's arena battles.

The 20 fighters had to guard their platforms. The 10 who held theirs entered the third phase's semifinal solos.

Should a defender lose, the victor claimed the spot, facing the identical challenge count.

First-round losers also competed in a consolation final, ordered by points from arena conquests.

Li Qingran trusted she could claim an arena. Each holder faced just five assaults. Repelling all five would advance her to semifinals.

Yet randomness vanished here.

Fighters could pick their opponents freely.

That clan heir exploited this rule cleverly.

Four preset strong Soul Masters would rotate to drain her strength, while the heir arranged early first-stage exit. Then, as she neared depletion, he'd strike with a fifth-round challenge, toppling her swiftly to steal the post.

An overt assault is straightforward to counter, but a covert one proves elusive to fend off.

This scheme had left Li Qingran irritated and fatigued of late.

She had taken to sleeping frequently.

For only in nightly dreams of Chen Huaian could her day-long gloom lift slightly.

…

Having scanned the Electronic Girlfriend log.

A frosty chill alone filled Chen Huaian's gaze.

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