Chapter 604: Benefactor, You’re Finally Here
Chapter 0604
Lu Yao, though “cold-blooded,” was not heartless. She had originally intended to break through and be done with it, but since the opponent dared to attack first, she had no need to hold back.
As a Heavenly Immortal, Zongye possessed immense power. His formidable spiritual sense descended like an avalanche, crushing everything in its path, from Immortals above to cultivators below. Their bodies were pulverized, flesh and blood flying, resembling hell itself.
Did this person actually intend to kill?
Qi Huang was startled but quickly reacted. This Elder from the Zhenyu Sect clearly intended to silence everyone to prevent the whereabouts of Tianjizi from being known by more people.
Most of the cultivators present were below Emperor-grade, such as the people from the Batian Security Agency. Facing the terrifying suppression of spiritual sense, they didn’t even have time to think. Only in their subconscious did they know they were utterly “finished,” hence their faces displayed expressions of horror.
Seeing the spiritual sense press down, turning everyone in front into blood mist, Lu Yao let out a cold snort. With a casual wave of her right hand, her powerful physical body stirred a ring of spatial fluctuations, spreading out like ripples on water. This spatial fluctuation, though seemingly inconspicuous, possessed terrifying destructive power, easily shattering Zongye’s spiritual sense.
“Ah!”
Zongye’s spiritual sense was severely injured, and he immediately cried out in pain. Before he could recover, the ring of spatial fluctuations swept past him and the disciples of the Zhenyu Sect.
“Puchi! Puchi!”
Following that, Zongye and the group of Zhenyu Sect disciples’ bodies exploded like firecrackers, transforming into blood mist that dispersed into the deep void, even more fragmented than those he had suppressed with his spiritual sense.
With Zongye’s physical body destroyed, the “Great Wall of Spiritual Sense” he had constructed instantly vanished.
“Heavenly Immortal realm?”
Zongye’s Life Soul stared blankly at Lu Yao, then turned and fled. The souls of his disciples did the same.
Lu Yao understood the principle of cutting off the grass by the roots. The Yin Energy within her transformed into countless terrifying chains that pursued them, each chain accurately finding a soul, entangling it, and tightening fiercely. The target would immediately be soul-scattered.
Zongye was also ensnared by a chain. He struggled desperately, crying out in terror as he did: “Yin Energy! It’s Yin Energy! You’re an evil spirit!”
With a thought from Lu Yao, the chain abruptly tightened, crushing Zongye’s Life Soul into pieces.
Following this, a dead silence fell upon the scene. Only the bodyguards from the Batian Security Agency who had come looking for Ai Qing were still alive. They stared with wide eyes at the gruesome scene before them, their bodies trembling slightly from fear, lacking even the strength to flee.
Ai Qing mechanically turned her head to look at Lu Yao, her lips trembling: “You… you’re an evil spirit!”
Lu Yao wasted no words, grabbed Ai Qing’s hand, and instantly vanished from the spot.
After flying for a while, Lu Yao stopped and began to survey her surroundings.
Ai Qing recovered and then knelt down with a plop, begging: “Your Excellency, spare my life. I didn’t know you were so strong… so powerful… If I offended you in any way before… I hope Your Excellency will overlook my ignorance!”
“Stop your nonsense! Take me to Blue Ring Star, and you’ll immediately regain your freedom. If you try anything funny, I won’t hesitate to treat you as snacks along the way.”
Lu Yao commanded, her eyes showing a crimson resentment.
“Yes… yes, yes… I will obediently listen!”
Ai Qing stammered her assurance, her legs shaking so much they were almost deformed.
Next, Ai Qing pointed in a direction and obediently entered the Storage Ring.
Lu Yao put on the Storage Ring and continued on her way. After flying for about an hour, she spoke into the Storage Ring in her hand: “Come out, see where we are now? Where should we fly next?”
Lu Yao revealed herself and then looked around blankly, murmuring: “Where is this?”
“You’re the guide, and you’re asking me?”
Lu Yao narrowed her crimson eyes slightly.
“Y-yes… I’m sorry! Your Excellency! Let me see, the Universe Star Chart.”
Ai Qing, in a panic, produced a star chart and began to study it.
“Didn’t you say you’ve been to Blue Ring Star before? Why do you still need a map?”
Lu Yao’s fangs were already faintly showing.
“Your Excellency, I have been to Blue Ring Star, but that doesn’t mean I can remember every star! Besides, I don’t know if you’ve deviated from the correct route?”
Ai Qing quickly explained.
Lu Yao’s fangs were now fully revealed. She hadn’t expected to hire such a useless guide.
Although Qi Huang was merely an observer, she also felt a bead of sweat for Ai Qing, truly fearing that the Zombie girl might lose control and eat this fellow as a snack.
However, Lu Yao ultimately did not kill her. One had to accept the person they chose, no matter how terrible they were, didn’t they?
After studying the star chart for a long time, Ai Qing’s expression gradually turned to astonishment: “That… that’s Red Cloud Star? How is that possible?”
“What is it?”
Lu Yao impatiently pressed.
Ai Qing quickly explained: “It’s… it’s nothing, it’s just that your speed is too fast, it’s simply the fastest I’ve ever seen in my life.”
“Stop the nonsense, have I deviated from the correct route?” Lu Yao admonished.
“No… no deviation from the correct route.”
Ai Qing quickly replied.
“That’s good. Where should we fly next?”
Lu Yao continued to ask.
“Fly back!”
Ai Qing instructed.
“Since we haven’t deviated from the route, why fly back?” Lu Yao questioned with an ill tone.
“Because you’ve flown past it.”
Ai Qing said mournfully.
“Ah?”
Now it was Lu Yao’s turn to feel awkward, but she still argued: “This is all your fault as a guide, not reminding me midway!”
Who knew you’d be so fast.
Ai Qing complained inwardly, but said verbally: “It’s fine, it’s not far from here back to Blue Ring Star, even at my speed it only takes… Ah…”
Ai Qing tried to explain the situation, but before she could finish, she was already being dragged away by Lu Yao.
“Wuwu… Slow down… slow down… I can’t even see the surroundings.”
Ai Qing continued to beg.
In less than half an hour, Blue Ring Star appeared within their sight.
Blue Ring Star was named so because it had a huge, deep blue ring, composed of ice and some rocky particles, which was exceptionally conspicuous. The planet’s surface was also perpetually covered in ice and snow, tens of thousands of feet thick, with extremely low temperatures. Such an environment was very harsh even for Immortals or cultivators, so there were not many inhabitants.
Ai Qing took a deep breath, as this meant her mission was completed.
“You can go!” Lu Yao dismissed her.
“Uh…”
Ai Qing hesitated and stood rooted to the spot.
“What? Think the reward isn’t enough?”
Lu Yao frowned, then tossed another high-quality Spirit Stone.
Ai Qing eagerly caught it, quickly explaining: “No, I just wanted to ask when Your Excellency plans to return. As you know, if I have to go back alone, it might take decades.”
“You mean you still want me to send you back?”
Lu Yao was instantly amused to anger. She immediately revealed her sharp fangs and threatened: “Get lost! Believe it or not, I’ll kill you!”
Believe me, I’ll eat you.
Ai Qing was startled, so she hugged the Spirit Stone and fled in a hurry.
Lu Yao snorted coldly, then turned towards Blue Ring Star. But at this moment, she suddenly noticed a figure approaching her.
Lu Yao didn’t know if the person was friend or foe, so she didn’t attack immediately.
“Benefactor, it’s been over twenty years, I’ve finally waited for you!”
As the person approached, they immediately knelt and bowed.
Qi Huang observed and found that this was a middle-aged man with white hair. Although dressed neatly, his hair was disheveled, his face haggard, and he looked travel-worn.
“I don’t know you, nor have I ever given you any favors?”
Lu Yao immediately drew a clear line. “There’s nothing wrong with that. Just because there wasn’t anything before doesn’t mean there won’t be in the future. You will soon become a great benefactor to our Yu family. I am Yu Qian’s father, Yu Wan.”
The middle-aged man introduced himself.
“Yu Wan? Yu Qian? What rough names,”
Qi Huang couldn’t help but comment. As for why this person suddenly appeared, she was already accustomed to it.
“Yu Qian? That Tianjizi?”
Lu Yao confirmed subconsciously.
“Yes, my daughter foresaw this day when she was very young, so she had me wait here early and told me her specific location.”
Yu Wan explained.
“So she knew I would come looking for her long ago?”
Lu Yao chuckled self-deprecatingly.
“Not only that, but she knows where you came from, what your purpose is, and what your outcome will be.”
Yu Wan’s words were shocking.
“Is that so? But I don’t like being someone’s pawn!”
Lu Yao’s expression turned grim. Who, given the choice, would want to be calculated like this?
“Your Excellency exaggerates. You are not a pawn, but a great benefactor to my Yu family. You helped my daughter regain her freedom, she tells you the way forward, so we are helping each other.”
Yu Wan slickly flattered Lu Yao.
“If we are helping each other, then what kind of great benefactor am I?”
Lu Yao smiled noncommittally, then said: “What if I choose not to save her?”
“Then every step you take will be seen clearly by the Heavenly Dao, and your ending is destined to be failure.”
Yu Wan replied calmly.
“Then if I choose to see her, what will be the outcome?”
Lu Yao subtly tested.
