Love

For a moment, Li Yasi stood frozen, having too many questions.

"Why did the merchant have Cultivation? And why did the merchant suddenly attack?"

"Weren't we just trading!"

Before Li Yasi could ponder further, Li Tan's attack had already reached her, his offensive viciously striking at her vital points!

If an ordinary Mortal faced such an attack, they would instantly be reduced to bloody fragments, with blood splattering three feet!

Another anomaly occurred!

Without warning, a faint golden barrier covered Li Yasi's front.

The moment Li Tan's attack landed, his finger bones instantly shattered!

A sharp, intense pain surged into Li Tan's mind from his fingers.

He didn't hesitate, fleeing rapidly towards the dilapidated house in the opposite direction.

"Vajra Talisman."

This was Li Yasi's defensive measure!

A first-tier Medium Grade Talisman, the Vajra Talisman!

A Vajra Talisman capable of defending against Qi Condensation Fourth Realm Cultivators, used here merely to block Li Tan's Qi Condensation First Realm attack, seemed quite wasteful.

Gazing at Li Tan's retreating figure, Li Yasi, having recovered, frantically pushed Talismans towards Li Tan's back!

"Lieyan Talisman!"

"Ice Sword Talisman!"

"Demon Suppressing Golden Palm Talisman!"

Li Yasi threw whatever she could get her hands on, utterly unrestrained and quite insane.

However, Li Tan had already put significant distance between them, and seeing the Lieyan Talisman and Demon Suppressing Golden Palm Talisman behind him, these short-range Talismans weakly struck behind him.

Li Tan couldn't help but mock, "What an ignorant Immortal Scion."

Before Li Tan could rejoice for long, retribution came, a piercing sound tearing through the air, very abruptly.

"Swish!"

A three-foot-long azure sharp sword, enveloped in chilling Qi, shot directly towards Li Tan like lightning!

Li Tan's heart pounded in alarm, and he swiftly urged the Spiritual Qi within his body to try and resist the sword's edge!

With the Spiritual Qi's resistance, Li Tan initially thought the sword's speed would slow down a bit.

But what he never expected was that the azure sharp sword would penetrate directly! It faced the Spiritual Power obstruction with virtually no resistance!

It was like cutting through melons and vegetables; the Spiritual Power barrier was like a soft piece of tofu.

Gazing at the sword's edge, now inches away! Li Tan, left with no choice, could only unleash his sole defensive Talisman!

"Vajra Talisman!"

The result was as expected; under the clash of both attacks, both the Ice Sword Talisman and the Vajra Talisman, like a conflict between spear and shield, were completely destroyed.

Although Li Tan didn't suffer damage from the Ice Sword Talisman, the resulting shock still caused him to vomit blood, and a dizzying sensation assailed his brain.

He knew very well that he absolutely couldn't faint here, so he dragged his broken body and stumbled forward...

Meanwhile, Li Yasi still believed that Li Tan had been utterly annihilated by her Talismans. She knelt dejectedly on the ground, gazing at the charred corpse in front of her.

A profound sense of sorrow and desolation, like a towering mountain, heavily assailed her. Her maid, Pan'er, had taken care of her daily life since she could remember.

She often shared her little secrets and grievances with Pan'er.

And Pan'er, like an elder sister, had always cared for Li Yasi wholeheartedly and meticulously.

She would comfort her emotions and often accompany and encourage her.

She clearly remembered that whenever she was punished for being mischievous, Pan'er would silently make sacrifices for her.

When her mother punished her by making her copy books, Pan'er, fearing her young master would be tired, didn't close her eyes for two days, only thinking that if she copied a bit more, her young master could be a bit more relaxed.

Because she didn't understand the rules, when her father punished her to kneel outside the hall all night in the rain, Pan'er silently dragged an umbrella and used her petite body to shield her young master from the wind and rain.

In Pan'er's words, it was...

"I can't bear to see the young master punished, because the young master is the most important person to me...."

"Pan'er's greatest wish in this life is to always be by the young master's side...."

"Young master, Pan'er made your favorite pastries today...."

"Young master, in the future, you will be a powerful and fearless Cultivator! How could you be defeated by the current setbacks...."

In Li Yasi's heart, Pan'er was not just a maid, but her family!

She was one of Li Yasi's few "family members."

Witnessing Pan'er's death before her eyes, Li Yasi did not cry or wail as one might imagine.

She merely dragged her incredibly heavy body, walking with great difficulty towards Pan'er...

The beautiful woman she had spent day and night with, but her once charming appearance had long been burned to ashes.

Her graceful figure had also turned into an ugly charred corpse.

They had relied on each other, but now they were separated by Yin and Yang.

Li Yasi gently embraced her, not at all repulsed by her dirty and ugly appearance, just as Pan'er had embraced her in the heavy rain, fearing she was cold...

In contrast, Li Yasi's heart held no excessive anger. She only wanted to hold Pan'er like this, to hold her forever...

The young Li Yasi once asked Pan'er,

"How long is 'forever'?"

Pan'er thought very seriously for a long time before finally uttering, "Pan'er thinks 'forever' is eternity."

Perhaps at this moment, Li Yasi understood "eternity."

"We cannot judge the value of a moment until it becomes a memory...."

......

"Crack!"

A spiritual thought, causing spatial vibrations, appeared in the sky!

"The Dao of emotion is truly marvelous; there are actually people willing to sacrifice themselves for another. It's not just sorrow; it actually contains emotions like longing, joy, hope, desolation, and so on...."

"That young man clearly killed this girl, yet his little lover's mind holds not a trace of anger or rage, and her heart is even completely calm!"

"Truly wondrous!"

"The trajectory of the spatial Law nearby has actually changed; all the anger has been resolved!"

"This is! This is! A new Concept!!"

I've comprehended, I've comprehended, hahahahaha~

......

"At this moment, True Concept paled, replaced by the Concept of Love."

"Two interesting little ones, thank you so much for allowing me to comprehend a new Concept. I'll give you two a small gift."

"Consider it settling this sudden Karma."

As these words fell, the spiritual thought dissipated, as if it had never appeared...

At the same time, Li Tan and Li Yasi both felt a surge of extremely pure Spiritual Qi liquid pouring into their minds.

Both of their Soul Power greatly increased at this moment! The quality of their Souls elevated by several tenths!

A Cultivator's Soul is absolutely one of the most difficult things to improve!

Below the Golden Core Realm, improving Soul Power can only be achieved through minor increases obtained by Breakthroughs in Realm.

Or by consuming items containing Dao Rhyme. Therefore, most Cultivators can only consider improving their Soul Power after Breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

Unless they are true Children of Luck or top-tier Immortal Scions, capable of consuming Dao Rhyme items that enhance Soul Power, but how rare are Dao Rhyme items?

Golden Core Grand Cultivators don't even have enough for themselves, so how could they give them to nurture juniors? That's naturally impossible.

And Mental Energy has too many uses! Whether for reconnaissance, Cultivation, stabilizing one's heart to prevent Heart Demon interference, and of course, the most important!

Protecting a Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness!

A Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness is their lifeblood! As the saying goes, where there's a demand, there's a market.

Because of this, there are quite a few who are willing to pay a huge price to refine Magical Artifacts that attack the Sea of Consciousness....

This was also a huge Opportunity for Li Tan and Li Yasi; it just depended on whether they could grasp it.

.........

Returning to the present, Li Yasi was still tightly holding Pan'er. Across the street, a group of fierce and menacing strong men approached.

Their faces still bore fierce and playful expressions; they were the thugs Li Tan had hired earlier.

Before seeing Li Yasi, Li Tan had already considered several ways to deplete Li Yasi's Talismans, and these men were part of his plan.

Li Tan, of course, never thought these Mortals could kill Li Yasi, but being able to deplete some of her Talismans meant these Mortals had some use.

A moment later, Li Tan's prediction was correct: the dilapidated alley was filled with blood and casually discarded limbs.

Unidentifiable pieces of flesh were scattered all around the alley, and blood splattered everywhere, like a living Asura's Hell.

At this moment, another group of people arrived in the alley. They were not fierce and menacing strong men, but a group of helpless young children.

The leading boy was about six or seven years old, his clothes tattered and patched, his face covered in dirt.

His hair was so messy that there might even be fleas in it.

Gazing at Li Yasi, who was like a demon from Hell, suddenly a girl in the crowd knelt down abruptly and frantically kowtowed to Li Yasi.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her trembling, humble appearance constantly conveyed her fear of Li Yasi.

Her companions around her, seeing the girl's actions, followed suit. They knew that only by doing so might they have a glimmer of hope.

When people are on the verge of death, they are all timid, weak, and fearful. If their belief is not firm enough, the fear of death will occupy their minds and instinctively lead them to escape dangerous places.

As Li Yasi was stunned, among the kneeling crowd in the back, two young boys suddenly turned and ran frantically!

Li Yasi's heart was filled with extreme hesitation.

"What should I do? Kill them or not? They are just helpless Mortal children, innocent people who accidentally stumbled in here, and they also want to live in this world!"

"But I also want to live! They will surely spread this matter if they get out!! No, no, no, they... cannot live!"

Li Yasi no longer hesitated, quickly activating Talismans and sending them towards the crowd.

It was as if in the next second, all the young lives in the crowd would wither and perish.

Their lives would also end here....

Li Tan, hiding in the distance, sneered, his Magical Power slightly moving in his hand....

"Ice Sword Talisman!"

At this moment, Li Yasi was puzzled. Had she picked up the wrong Talisman?

"No, I clearly used the Giant Rock Talisman, why is there an Ice Sword Talisman?"

"No! Someone wants to kill me!!"

The three-foot azure sharp sword, carrying a majestic Aura, struck towards Li Yasi, its speed utterly astonishing!

Can't dodge! This was Li Yasi's only thought.

Li Yasi's mind went blank; no one knew what she was thinking at that moment, perhaps of Pan'er, her grandfather, or perhaps reminiscing about her past.

"It seems I'm going to fall here. If I had known, I shouldn't have brought Pan'er."

This was her only regret in her mind.

The three-foot azure sharp sword did not pierce Li Yasi's heart as in the story; instead, it was enveloped by an unknown power that covered Li Yasi's entire body, clearly another life-saving trump card.

The power of the Ice Sword Talisman was neutralized, but the aftermath of the explosion was enough to give Li Yasi a hard time.

Li Yasi lay like a dead dog on the crimson alleyway due to the shock, being merely a Mortal, she couldn't resist the shockwave at all.

Her original long dress was bright and vibrant crimson, but now it was stained with who knew how much blood, its color turning a dark red.

Li Yasi tried to stand up, but she found that her legs were broken....

So she tried to prop herself up with her arms, but her arms didn't respond at all.

Li Yasi looked around in confusion.

It turned out her arms were lying quietly beside her.

She gave two bitter laughs; this time, she was truly defeated.

Seeing that Li Yasi had no ability to activate Talismans, Li Tan approached her, tightly clutching a Talisman in his hand!

However, he didn't make a move immediately, fearing Li Yasi might have some ultimate move to turn the tide.

"You're actually still alive! Can you tell me your name?"

Li Yasi's voice was very weak, mixed with a hint of desolation, as if she would die in the next second.

However, Li Tan did not speak. Seeing this, Li Yasi could only sigh helplessly and muttered to herself....

"You won! I have completely lost everything; you are very clever, always playing us for fools. I admire you."

"You can take my storage ring; it contains my life's savings. I know the fate of losers is often miserable, but I still have to tell you, you'd best not kill me."

Li Tan knew well that Immortal Scions like her had a pile of life-saving measures. He might be able to kill her, but Li Yong behind her would surely notice.

Since his objective had been achieved, there was naturally no need to take further risks.