Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?-Chapter 367: Return to the Peak
Chapter 367 – Return to the Peak
“Patriarch, this the disobedient beast you mentioned?”
Elder Liu looked Baji up and down, as if inspecting pre-cut meat, then turned to Chen Huaian and said, “Patriarch, you’re far too kind. If you ask me, beasts like this that won’t listen should just be butchered and eaten. What’s the point of keeping it around?”
The moment Baji sensed Liu Yuanqing’s cultivation, he froze on the spot.
When he heard Liu Yuanqing calling Chen Huaian “Patriarch,” he was already on the verge of a breakdown.
Now this old man wanted to skin him alive right from the start—how the hell was he supposed to handle that?!
Of course, Chen Huaian had no intention of doing something that cruel. He simply smiled and waved a hand. “I’ve raised him a while; there's some attachment now. This Venerable One heard you’re skilled in formations, so I summoned you today to set up a formation that can keep him contained. Can it be done in under a minute?”
“What’s so hard about that?” Elder Liu patted his chest, full of confidence. “Just watch! If you wanted a formation to trap a Divine Transformation-stage demon, even this old man couldn’t manage that quickly—but for Nascent Soul or Golden Core-stage beasts? Easy. You got any Spirit Stones on you? I was summoned here so suddenly, I didn’t bring any.”
Chen Huaian immediately took out a Spirit Crystal. “Will this do?”
“More than enough!” Elder Liu accepted the crystal with care, inwardly marveling. The Patriarch really is impressive. Even with his power suppressed in this other world, he still carries rare treasures like Spirit Crystals… a true role model for us all!
With the crystal in hand, he swiftly began setting up the formation. He moved so fast through the containment unit that only afterimages could be seen flashing from point to point. Wherever he flashed, pale blue formation runes rapidly covered the walls.
Each time those faint blue runes faded, he’d immediately flash to the next location.
In under ten seconds, Liu Yuanqing returned to Chen Huaian, still holding half of the unused Spirit Crystal.
“Patriarch, all done. This Spirit Crystal…”
“Keep it—it’s yours.”
“Ah? I couldn’t possibly…” he said—while already pocketing the crystal with no hesitation.
“No need to be shy. So—how effective is the formation?”
Chen Huaian, seeing that the minute was nearly up, hurried to ask.
“Absolutely solid! Thanks to the Spirit Crystal you provided, I didn’t hold back at all. Forget Demon Core-stage beasts—even Nascent Soul-stage ones can’t break out! I even used one of its hairs as the formation’s core. The array is now locked onto it—without your permission, it won’t be going anywhere!”
Just as he finished speaking, a spatial rift opened between the two.
Liu Yuanqing knew it was time to go back. A little reluctant, he grabbed onto the edges of the rift. Even as his legs were being pulled in, he clung on and shouted, “Patriarch! If you need this kind of job done again, remember to call me!”
Crack—!
The spatial rift closed.
Liu Yuanqing reappeared next to his Spiritual Herb Field, humming a cheerful tune as he admired the half a Spirit Crystal still in his hand.
Meanwhile, in front of the little room in Containment Unit 0—
As Chen Huaian’s playful gaze landed on Baji, the massive beast’s knees gave out, and it dropped into a full kneel.
A small patch of fur was missing from his head.
When that old man had plucked it, Baji hadn’t even reacted in time.
D*mmit…
Baji stared at the cold floor, his heart full of sorrow and dread.
So becoming a Demon Core-level demon was only the bare minimum to glimpse a mere fraction of his master's identity?
He had overestimated himself. He had gotten cocky.
He no longer remembered how many eyes Lord Horse King had…
“Little Qing’s just at Foundation Establishment and already knows how to speak. You, a Demon Core-stage monster—can you speak or not?
Hmm? Looking my eyes! Answer me!”
Chen Huaian grabbed a tuft of fur from Baji’s head.
He hadn’t originally intended to frighten Baji with Elder Liu, just to install a formation.
But it seemed the unintended scare had delivered a nice bit of pressure.
Baji hesitated—should he reveal he could speak now?
Then suddenly, Chen Huaian barked, “Speak!”
Baji shivered from head to tail. “I—I can! Boss, I was wrong, I can talk!”
Wait… that voice…
Chen Huaian let go of Baji’s fur and instead gave him a few pats, nodding in satisfaction.
“From now on, talk when you’re spoken to. Don’t pretend to be mute!”
“Got it! Boss, I understand!” frёeweɓηovel_coɱ
“Good. Then go play by yourself. This Venerable One needs to cultivate now.”
Chen Huaian sat inside the Spirit Gathering Array and began cultivating right in front of Baji.
Whether it was to deal with hidden threats in the Cangyun Realm or to prepare for the Demon-Locking Tower, he had to reach the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible.
…
Baji stared in a daze at Chen Huaian, who was now surrounded by spiritual energy.
Ten Spirit Crystals were being drained by the array, converted into rich Spiritual Liquid that spiraled around him. This level of Spiritual Energy would take normal cultivators three to five days to absorb.
But for this boss, it’d take maybe half an hour.
“At this rate, Boss will reach the Golden Core Stage soon… and my current cultivation will no longer be anything in his eyes…”
He thought back to that darkness during his evolution—the demons’ hollow, desperate eyes—and felt a sudden ache in his chest.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d forgotten something.
But when he tried to recall it, nothing came.
Maybe only by answering the demons’ call and entering the Demon-Locking Tower could he reclaim what was missing.
But now that the boss had set up this formation…
He couldn’t escape it—let alone reach the Demon-Locking Tower.
Could he really count on the boss to take him there?
Baji lay beside Chen Huaian, soaking in the spiritual energy while falling deep into thought.
He had to come up with a plan to get Chen Huaian to take him along.
“Boss is an upper-echelon figure in the Exorcist Division. To him, the Demon-Locking Tower must be a threat—an enemy.”
“If I want in, I need to make him bring me when he deals with it…”
Baji narrowed his eyes.
The plan was taking shape in his mind.
Even if it meant sacrificing some freedom.
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Meanwhile, in the Cangyun Realm—
Li Qingran finally finished embroidering that turtle on the underwear.
The turtle lay atop a lotus leaf, with a peach blossom balanced on its head.
Though… the turtle didn’t really look like a turtle.
Honestly, it was a bit… abstract.
“How am I supposed to explain this to Master? Just say I like turtles?”
Li Qingran rested her chin in her hands, staring at the pond outside the window—yet her mind wandered to Yun Suxin, who was still trapped in the Burning Purity Holy Land.
“I wonder how Suxin-jie is doing…”
Her safety affected not just Yun Baiyu’s relationship with Master, but also the ties between the Sword Pavilion and Lingxi Valley.
If Yun Suxin were truly refined into a Human Pill,
Yun Baiyu, devastated and heartbroken, might abandon Lingxi Valley entirely and embark on a reckless path of revenge.
Now that both Jade Pool and Burning Purity were completely silent, it felt like something sinister was brewing.
A faint sense of unease stirred in Li Qingran’s heart.
Her intuition… had always been pretty accurate.
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Deep within Jade Pool Holy Land—
In a blood-colored space completely cut off from the outside world—
Real Person Yuyao sat cross-legged in meditation, with seven blood beads the size of human heads orbiting around her.
With every full circulation of her Cultivation Technique, the blood beads glowed faintly and streamed their energy into her body.
After some time, her cultivation session ended, and she opened her eyes.
A flicker of sorrow crossed her gaze as she saw the dimmer light of the blood beads.
But that sorrow was quickly replaced by indifference.
“This Venerable One will avenge you all, Elders.”
Real Person Yuyao stood up, fists clenched, true essence surging.
Her Small World was only partially visible behind her now. Most of it had already been refined into her Dantian, becoming part of her body’s power.
Void Fusion Realm cultivators forge their Small World.
Mahayana Stage cultivators refine and internalize it.
When the Small World is fully absorbed into the body, it marks the peak of the Mahayana Stage.
At that point, the Heavenly Dao’s lock and intolerance reach their limit—for the Heavenly Dao does not permit a Small World to steal from the Greater World’s resources.
“No doubt… a technique gifted by an Immortal.”
Yuyao felt the immense power within and curled her lips in a subtle smile.
“Today, This Venerable One has reentered the Second Tribulation of Mahayana… But this is still far from enough!”
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