172: Chapter 172 The Cause and Effect of Names! The Gaze of Another Empress!

High above the Southwest Wilderness of the Spirit Realm, three streaks of light were speeding towards Liuguang City.

After leaving the bizarre Hehuan Sect, the "Maid Xia Xuanji" (the true body of Chu Lingyue) following at the back of the group finally let out a long sigh of relief in her heart.

"Finally out! Once I get to Liuguang City in a moment, I will find any excuse to leave, then tear through the Void Realm and run away! I will never come to this wretched place again in my life!"

However, just as the true body of Chu Lingyue was frantically calculating her escape plan in her heart, Jiang Yutang, who was flying at the very front, suddenly turned her head and opened the conversation with a curious look.

"By the way, Little Sister Ye, and Little Sister Xuanji."

Jiang Yutang blinked her cold, beautiful eyes and asked quite casually:

"In this wilderness region, have you ever heard of the [Empress Yanming Xia Xuanji] from the Xingyan Immortal Sect in the central region of the Spirit Realm?

Come to think of it, it is really a coincidence that Little Sister Xuanji actually has the same name as that supreme Empress who stands high above!"

"Empress Yanming? Naturally, I have heard of her."

Ye Liuli nodded and said with some awe:

"However, as Cultivators in a small city on the edge of the wilderness, we naturally do not have the fortune to see such legendary big figures who stand at the pinnacle of the Spirit Realm.

I suppose that as the Personal Disciple of Empress Xuanhuang, you must have had the fortune to see that Empress Yanming back at the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace, right, Sister Tang?"

Jiang Yutang said: "Naturally I have seen her, but she is much prettier than Little Sister Xuanji."

At this moment, the true body of Chu Lingyue, who was following behind, became instantly alert upon hearing Jiang Yutang mention the words "Empress Yanming Xia Xuanji". Her heart skipped a beat, and she inwardly cried out:

"Oh no!!!"

In this world of cultivation, once one reaches the terrifying Realm of the Mahayana Stage, a name itself contains extremely strong Dao Karma!

If it were the true body of Chu Lingyue herself, as a supreme expert of the same level, she could sing Xia Xuanji's name as a song, and the other party would never be able to sense it in the slightest.

And if it were an ordinary Cultivator like Ye Liuli who had no intersection with her, even if she talked about Xia Xuanji every day, as long as Xia Xuanji herself was not bored enough to actively pay attention to her, the Karma line would not produce any fluctuations.

But! Jiang Yutang is different!

Jiang Yutang is not only the Personal Disciple of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace, but she has also seen Xia Xuanji in person, together with the true body of Chu Lingyue!

Not only is there a clear Karma line between the two, but this time Jiang Yutang even directly bound the title "Empress Yanming" and the name "Xia Xuanji" together when she said it!

If in this situation, Xia Xuanji happened to be using Jiang Yutang as a daily "key target of interest"...

Then Jiang Yutang's discussion just now would absolutely be like a searchlight in the dark night, instantly and precisely sensed by Xia Xuanji!

"Gulp..." The true body of Chu Lingyue swallowed hard, a layer of fine cold sweat instantly breaking out on her forehead, as she frantically comforted herself in her heart:

"It shouldn't be that unlucky, right? As a dignified Empress Yanming, she has to deduce world affairs every day. Why would she be bored enough to stare at the Karma line of my Rebellious Disciple every day?"

...

However, the true body of Chu Lingyue clearly underestimated how vengeful a woman could be.

Especially since this woman had just recently had her most beloved Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure—the [xingyan fate plate]—cracked on the spot because of a "huge pot" (blame) from Chu Lingyue!

Thousands of miles away, inside a secret room in the Forbidden Ground of the Xingyan Immortal Sect.

Empress Yanming Xia Xuanji, disheveled and with red bloodshot eyes, was painfully refining a massive amount of Heaven And Earth Treasure into the [xingyan fate plate] in front of her.

"It hurts my heart to death! You thousand-cuts bitch Chu Lingyue! What kind of disgusting Move did you use to actually attract such a terrifying backlash, causing my fate plate to almost be completely scrapped!"

After this period of sleepless repairs, and even having spent half of her family fortune, the cracked Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure [xingyan fate plate] was finally barely repaired.

Hum—!

Just as Xia Xuanji had just let out a sigh of relief, she acutely discovered that an extremely clear Karma line suddenly jumped violently!

"Huh?! Someone I am paying attention to is calling my name directly?!"

Xia Xuanji suddenly raised her head, her fingers pinching rapidly. A cold, extremely dangerous sneer instantly appeared on that extremely beautiful and slightly crazy face:

"Good! It's that little girl Jiang Yutang! The Personal Disciple of that big bitch Chu!"

"I have been thinking about how to settle this bad debt of the damaged Spirit Treasure with you all even in my dreams these past few days! I didn't expect you to be gossiping about me behind my back?!"

Xia Xuanji stood up abruptly, her eyes flashing with extremely strong suspicion and vigilance:

"What are that pair of Revered Master and Disciple doing again? Could it be that shameless woman Chu Lingyue wants to set another trap for me?!"

Xia Xuanji subconsciously raised her hand, ready to activate the newly repaired [xingyan fate plate] to deduce Jiang Yutang's current location and situation.

But the moment her hand touched the edge of the fate plate, she pulled it back as if she had been electrocuted.

"Hiss— No!"

Xia Xuanji looked at the extremely fragile repair marks on the fate plate, and her back was suddenly covered in cold sweat: "The last time I deduced the whereabouts of their Revered Master-Disciple pair, I directly provoked a terrifying Law backlash.

If I force a deduction this time... what if the fate plate 'cracks' again? Then I will really be vomiting blood and go bankrupt!"

"I still need to be cautious when dealing with this pair of bitchy Revered Master and Disciple!"

Xia Xuanji rolled her eyes and very decisively put the precious fate plate into her storage ring.

"Since I can't deduce it, I will go and see for myself! That pair of Revered Master and Disciple seem to be in the Southwest Wilderness now? Hmph!

I will sneak over and see for myself what kind of shady business you are doing behind my back!"

...

The true body of Chu Lingyue did not know that her fake name had already summoned her most vengeful nemesis in the entire Spirit Realm.

At this moment, they had already flown to the perimeter of the wall of Liuguang City.

However, the scene before them made Ye Liuli's face turn pale instantly, and her whole body felt cold!

I saw that outside Liuguang City, Demonic Qi was soaring to the sky, and black clouds were pressing down on the city!

That extremely arrogant Void Refining Late Stage Yao Race expert had already led tens of thousands of ferocious Yao Race troops, surrounding Liuguang City tightly, and it looked like they were about to launch a massacre!

"The Yao Race is going to attack the city! Sister Tang, help quickly!" Ye Liuli exclaimed.

And the true body of Chu Lingyue, who was following behind, saw this extremely chaotic scene, and her eyes instantly lit up! "Heaven helps me! If I don't run now, when will I?"

The true body of Chu Lingyue stepped back half a step very decisively.

Her Mahayana Stage Peak cultivation roared into operation, pointing her fingers like a sword, and she slashed fiercely at the Void Realm beside her extremely covertly! "Rip—"

A pitch-black space crack was instantly torn open by her.

The true body of Chu Lingyue was full of excitement, ready to say goodbye to the Hehuan Sect!

However, at this critical moment!

Jiang Yutang in front looked at the Yao Race army that had already begun to charge at the city wall, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed.

"The situation is urgent! If I make a Move directly, I cannot clear out tens of thousands of Yao Race in an instant. In order not to let the people in the city suffer, I can only use the trump card given by Revered Master!"

Jiang Yutang snorted coldly, and took out a Talisman flashing with golden Law from her storage ring—[Invincible Sword Qi Talisman]!

"A mere Yao Race expert, how dare you touch my Little Sister Ye's city? Be reduced to ashes for me!"

Jiang Yutang spat out spiritual power from her fingertips and threw the [Invincible Sword Qi Talisman] out fiercely!

"Boom—!!!"

Accompanied by a terrifying loud noise that seemed to want to tear this world apart completely!

A dazzling Sword Qi, like a Milky Way from the Nine Heavens, poured down!

In front of this invincible Sword Qi, that arrogant Void Refining Late Stage Yao Race expert didn't even have time to scream. Together with his tens of thousands of Yao Race troops, the moment they touched the Sword Qi, they were directly evaporated into a cloud of blood mist!

Not only that!

The terrifying power contained in this invincible Sword Qi, while killing the Yao Race, instantly wiped out all spatial fluctuations in the surrounding area!

"Crack— Bang!"

Empress Xuanhuang Chu Lingyue, who had just torn open a space crack and had one foot already stepped into the Void Realm, only felt an extremely tyrannical force rushing towards her!

The space crack she had just opened was destroyed on the spot under the aftermath of this invincible Sword Qi!

"Ah—!" The huge backlash of the closing space directly "spat" the true body of Chu Lingyue out in an extremely embarrassed manner.

She rolled several times in mid-air, her originally smooth long hair blown into a mess like a chicken coop by the sword wind, and she sat down on the cloud with a very embarrassed thud.

Jiang Yutang in front heard the movement, turned her head and looked at the "Maid Xia Xuanji" sitting on the cloud, and asked with full concern:

"Oh? Little Sister Xuanji, why did you fall? Was the power of my Sword Qi just now too great, blowing you over?"

The true body of Chu Lingyue stared blankly at the space crack that had been forcibly stitched up, and a mouthful of extremely frustrated blood was stuck in her throat.