173: Chapter 173 Both Empresses are Doublely Injured!
Outside Liuguang City.
The [Invincible Sword Qi Talisman] that Jiang Yutang had just thrown out was an invincible, powerful weapon that Grandmaster Wang had redeemed from the System mall.
This divine item redeemed from the System was not just simply invincible in power; it even came with a sophisticated "Intelligent Friend-or-Foe Identification System"!
Under normal circumstances, this Talisman would only precisely annihilate enemies who harbored hostility toward the host and the user.
However, the situation regarding the original body of Empress Xuanhuang, Chu Lingyue, triggered an extremely absurd System judgment bug!
In that very instant, the Law of the Talisman swept across the entire field:
First, the original Chu Lingyue thought about leveling the Hehuan Sect every day, harboring extremely intense hostility toward the Hehuan Sect.
Second, she was completely protective of the Personal Disciple who released the Talisman, Jiang Yutang, and had not a shred of murderous intent toward her.
What was most critical was that because she had an Origin connection to the "Chu Lingyue Clone" inside the Hehuan Sect, in the System's judgment, she also carried an extremely thick scent of being "Hehuan Sect family"!
Thus, under this extremely complex logic, the [Invincible Sword Qi Talisman]'s sophisticated "Intelligent Friend-or-Foe Identification System" instantly slapped an extremely bizarre label onto the original Chu Lingyue: [Half Enemy + Half Hehuan Sect Member].
"For such internal conflict elements, you cannot kill them, but you must issue a physical warning! However, you cannot harm the body; the body is the host's treasure!" This was the final judgment given by the [Invincible Sword Qi Talisman]!
Therefore, when the spatial rift closed just now, it wasn't just a simple backlash.
While the brilliant Sword Qi was annihilating the Yao Race army, it "thoughtfully" split off a wisp of sword light as thin as a hair, yet containing the power of the Invincible Domain, and struck the original Chu Lingyue with extreme precision!
"Pfft—!" The original Chu Lingyue, who had fallen onto the cloud, only felt a heavy blow deep within her Divine Soul. There were no changes on the surface, but in reality, she was already severely injured!
She looked inside her body in terror and discovered that her terrifying cultivation at the Peak of the Mahayana Stage had actually had its Origin forcibly damaged by this tyrannical Sword Intent!
At this moment, the magic power within her was extremely sluggish, and the strength she could exert had actually plummeted to a mere Nascent Soul Stage!
"This... how is this possible?!" A trace of extreme despair and terror flashed in the depths of the original Chu Lingyue's eyes.
For at least ten days to half a month, this severe injury of hers would absolutely not be recoverable!
"Unlucky! Simply eight lifetimes of bad luck! Who did I offend to deserve this?!"
Empress Xuanhuang, who had originally wanted to tear open space to escape, was now completely dumbfounded.
With her current cultivation of a mere Nascent Soul Stage, running around in this extremely dangerous Southwest Wilderness was simply like delivering takeout to those high-level Yao Beasts!
For the sake of safety, her only path to survival now was to honestly continue disguising herself as a maid and follow Ye Liuli into the city!
"There's no other way... I can only stay in Liuguang City first, and wait until I recover from my injuries and regain my cultivation before leaving!" Chu Lingyue swallowed the blood in her throat, feeling extremely stifled in her heart.
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And what was even more miserable was yet to come.
Just at that critical moment, in the Void Realm not far outside Liuguang City.
The true Empress Yanming, Xia Xuanji, who had been tearing through space and rushing over to "catch them in the act," had arrived at the battlefield just in time!
She sneakily tore open the spatial barrier and had just stepped half a foot out of the Void Realm, not even having time to fully poke her head out:
"Chu Lingyue, you old bitch, I want to see what kind of tricks you are up to..."
As a result, the extremely intense hostility and scheming toward Chu Lingyue in Xia Xuanji's mind were instantly captured by the [Invincible Sword Qi Talisman] that was currently unleashing its power!
The System's Law began to operate rapidly once again:
[Unknown Mahayana Stage target detected! The target harbors extremely intense hostility toward "Half Enemy + Half Hehuan Sect Member (Original Chu Lingyue)"!]
[Judgment result: Threatening the safety of Hehuan Sect personnel while harboring hostility toward a Hehuan Sect enemy, issue the same non-lethal strike!]
"Whoosh—!"
Before the true Xia Xuanji could even see the situation outside clearly, a wisp of golden sword light abruptly split off from the earth-shattering Sword Qi aftermath and, with lightning speed, lashed straight through the spatial rift and onto her face!
"Smack!"
"Ah—! What the hell is that?!"
The pitiful Empress Yanming, Xia Xuanji, a dignified top-tier supreme Empress of the Spirit Realm, didn't even understand what had happened before she felt herself being smashed hard in the face by an invisible giant hammer!
She let out a muffled groan and, like a shooting star with a broken string, was smashed flying out of the spatial rift, crashing with a "boom" into a dense forest outside Liuguang City, creating a huge deep pit.
"Cough, cough, cough... Pfft!" Xia Xuanji climbed up from the bottom of the pit, covered in dust and dirt, and spat out a mouthful of blood, her face filled with terror and confusion.
She tremblingly examined her body and was instantly struck by lightning! "My Mahayana Stage cultivation... has been sealed?! I actually only have Nascent Soul Stage strength left?!"
Xia Xuanji widened her beautiful eyes, looking at the terrifying Sword Intent that hadn't completely dissipated outside Liuguang City, and shivered all over in fear: "This... what on earth is this?! Such methods are simply unheard of!"
The Empress Yanming, who had originally come aggressively to settle scores with Chu Lingyue, was now completely intimidated.
She was now also just at the Nascent Soul Stage; let alone settling scores, even self-preservation had become a problem!
"No! The wilderness is too dangerous; I must first find a Human Race city to hide in and heal my wounds!"
Xia Xuanji patted the dirt off her body in extreme disarray, limped out of the dense forest, and walked toward the gate of Liuguang City not far away, feeling extremely miserable...
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Meanwhile, above Liuguang City.
Jiang Yutang looked at the "maid Xia Xuanji," who was sitting on the cloud with a pale face, and suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
"Oh my, Sister Xuanji, what happened to you?"
Jiang Yutang quickly stepped forward: "I'm really sorry, Sister didn't control the Magic Treasure Master gave me well just now and accidentally injured you with the aftermath."
Ye Liuli also helped the original Chu Lingyue up with a face full of heartache: "Xuanji, you've suffered! It's all my fault for not protecting you well."
Looking at the extremely innocent face of the "culprit" disciple before her, the original Chu Lingyue felt dizzy with rage, but she could only force a smile that looked worse than crying: "Thank you... Sister Tang... This servant... This servant is fine."
Just like that, two once-supreme Empresses who had once commanded the wind and rain in the Spirit Realm, because of a Talisman that Jiang Yutang had thrown out casually, both suffered attacks from the Invincible Sword Qi, their cultivation plummeted, and they moved into the same city, feeling extremely stifled and helpless.