167: No more connection

“What do you mean, what should I do? It should be what you should do, right? Could it be that your life is not as important as a Medicinal Pill?” Zhao Tianming said furiously.

“Presumptuous!”

She Jingxi’s aura instantly burst forth, and Zhao Tianming immediately knelt on the ground.

“So, you are just an ungrateful person after all! If you have the guts, kill me!” Zhao Tianming simply threw caution to the wind, but at this moment, all of this was seen by Qian Muli.

She Jingxi ultimately did not kill Zhao Tianming and threw down a Medicinal Pill.

“This Empress can give you a Medicinal Pill, but as for killing Chen Xuan, I will not handle it for you. From now on, I will have nothing to do with you!”

Tianming frowned upon hearing this: “What? You’re not killing Chen Xuan anymore?! Are you joking? Wasn’t this something we agreed upon from the start?”

“Hmph, Tianming, this Empress always acts according to her own principles. Now that I’ve agreed to this matter with you, the previous matters are all written off! Now Chen Xuan is this Empress’s… subordinate. This Empress will protect him and won’t let you harm him!” She Jingxi said coldly.

“What?! You’re still going to protect him? Don’t you know he’s my enemy?!” Zhao Tianming was both shocked and angry.

“Who do you think you are? You think this Empress will kill whoever you want? Do you think you’re worthy?” She Jingxi said coldly, then turned and left.

She Jingxi’s words shook Zhao Tianming’s heart. He realized that this Empress seemed different from before. She had changed, becoming stronger and more unshakeable.

He didn't understand why She Jingxi would change her attitude, but he didn't mind putting all of this on Chen Xuan.

Then he picked up the Medicinal Pill, looked at She Jingxi’s departing back, and thought to himself, “She Jingxi, and Chen Xuan, you two just wait for me. One day, I will make you regret today’s decision! One day!”

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chen Xuan and Liu Yuning were diligently Cultivating, preparing for the upcoming Sect Grand Competition finals.

“Ding, the Son of Luck Zhao Tianming and his most crucial Opportunity She Jingxi are no longer connected. A major change in the plot has occurred. Deducting 15,000 Luck from Zhao Tianming, rewarding the host with 15,000 Heaven's Mandate Value, 15 draws, one large Spiritual Vein, and 4 years of Cultivation!”

“Hmm? What’s going on?” Chen Xuan suddenly stopped.

“Ying, what’s going on? Hurry up… hurry up and Breakthrough!” Liu Yuning was dissatisfied.

“Alright, alright, I won’t get distracted. Watch out!”

...

As evening approached, Liu Yuning leaned in Chen Xuan’s arms, her arms wrapped around his neck.

“You said you didn’t miss me, but I hadn’t even started meditating and Cultivating, and you were already impatient. Is this not missing me?”

“Hmph! Hmph hmph hmph!”

Liu Yuning’s face was flushed, and she bit Chen Xuan hard before letting go.

“Oh, right, I have something serious to discuss with you!”

“You, what could you have? Besides that, what else could your serious business be?” Sect Leader Liu glanced at Chen Xuan.

“Slap!”

“Ugh! What are you doing?!”

“I didn’t expect to be so useless in your eyes. It seems I need to assert my authority as a husband!”

“No, I was wrong, my husband, spare me! I’ll be obedient!” Liu Yuning quickly begged for mercy.

After this brief separation, she finally understood Chen Xuan’s significance to her. Although she was vaguely taken advantage of by him last time, her heart didn’t resist at all, which proved everything.

“This time, it’s really a very important matter.”

“Okay, go ahead, I’m listening carefully.”

“Soon, I will be leaving this place. You should also prepare.”

“Leave? Where can you go? Could it be that you won’t be in this world anymore?” Liu Yuning pouted.

“Heh, you actually guessed it! In a few days, I’m going to the Upper Realm.”

“Just you? I’m not trying to discourage you, but how can you go up just by saying so? Our Mountain and Sea Realm hasn’t produced a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator for many years! Even if there were, they would disappear quickly, their whereabouts unknown! Let alone the Upper Realm!”

“Slap!”

“Ying!”

“Just listen to me!”

“Oh.”

“The Mountain and Sea Realm we are in is just a Secret Realm cultivated by people from the Upper Realm! Those Cultivators you mentioned who disappeared after reaching the Soul Transformation Stage were all taken away by people from the Upper Realm, that’s all!”

“What?! How, how is that possible?! What happened to them later?”

“Later? Later, they became Guest Elders of the Upper Realm’s great Families, of course. The most precious things in this Mountain and Sea Realm belong to the people of the Upper Realm, so they themselves are the most precious things.” Chen Xuan said calmly.

These were all details he learned when communicating with Zhu Zhu and She Jingxi. As for why She Jingxi didn’t go to the Cultivation World, it was because the Zhang Family above still needed an eye to watch the Lower Realm. As a Yao Beast, She Jingxi had a long lifespan, so she was naturally the best candidate.

Another point was that if a local person went to the Upper Realm and then came back down, they would be resisted by the Mountain and Sea Realm. Since She Jingxi had never been to the Upper Realm, there was no so-called repulsion.

And every time people from the Zhang Family descended to the Lower Realm, they would bring She Jingxi a considerable amount of resources for her to Cultivate, which was why she stayed in the Lower Realm.

Very few people knew about such secrets, and they all kept it under wraps. Over time, no one knew the mystery of the Soul Transformation disappearance.

“But, but you’re not a Soul Transformation Cultivator, so why can you go to the Upper Realm?”

“That new emperor Dai Dabai, he’s someone who came down from the Upper Realm. I used a small trick, and he decided to take me up. It’s that simple.”

“So that’s how it is.” Liu Yuning instantly became very disappointed.

“What do you mean, ‘so that’s how it is’? I told you to prepare as well, resign from this Sect Master position, find someone to take your place, and you’ll come up with me!”

“Ah? Can I, can I too? Can he take many people up?”

“He can’t, but I can! You just need to bring our belongings and handle the Sect properly!” Chen Xuan smiled confidently.

“This…”

“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’re reluctant to give up the Sect Master position! But even if you are, you still have to listen to me! I’m informing you, not asking you!”

“I know, you’re so overbearing! But this happened too suddenly. I need to go back now. This Sect Grand Competition…”

“You don’t need to worry about it. I alone am enough. As for the few less capable ones who came from the Sect, just let them play around!”

“Alright then~_~”

“Hmm.”

“Oh, right, if we leave, what about Han Wanqing? She’s really something, she’s been like she disappeared during this time, I can’t reach her no matter how I try!”

“Uh, actually, she’s been with me all along, I just haven’t let her out.”

Liu Yuning: “???”