Chapter 1159: 32: Dragon-Slaying, Star Picking, and the Vajra Bowing Low

Chapter 1159: Chapter 32: Dragon-Slaying, Star Picking, and the Vajra Bowing Low

Ruan Chen was flying at full power in the air.

His lifebound magic artifact was a flying shuttle, which inherently possessed space-type divine power, excellent for fleeing, and even better at controlling flight-type magic artifacts.

The flying shuttle was currently beneath his feet, making him resemble one engaging in sword flight.

If it weren’t for trying to avoid leaving traces that could be tracked, Ruan Chen’s speed could have been several times faster.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Continuous muffled thunder sounded from behind, and Ruan Chen knew this was the noise created by Li Fei and Wu Che in combat.

Even separated by several kilometers, Ruan Chen could still feel the strong winds blowing, the surrounding clouds being constantly torn apart.

He felt secretly terrified, wishing only to distance himself quickly.

He knew that the reason Wu Che had stayed behind to fight Li Fei was to buy him time, to prevent Li Fei from pursuing him.

“You, being a fine cabinet minister of the Righteous Law Pavilion, how could you side with those bald monks?”

A lazy voice suddenly echoed.

Ruan Chen was startled. Before he could react, his surroundings abruptly changed—

The blue sky and white clouds transformed into green hills and clear waters, with a misty drizzle falling from the sky, a cool breeze brushing against his face.

In such a pleasant landscape, Ruan Chen was sweating profusely.

The lifebound magic artifact beneath him trembled continuously on the grass, unable to fly, with all divine powers suppressed and unexecutable.

Ruan Chen knew without a doubt that this was a top-level True Master’s array!

A single difference in realm created a world of difference, and without hesitation, Ruan Chen activated the Buddha bead he had been holding in his hand.

This had been given to him by Wu Che before departure.

Both a token and a life-saving talisman.

The Buddha bead emitted a gentle light, with a ‘卍’ symbol glowing from it, manifesting a lotus platform beneath Ruan Chen.

Immediately, Ruan Chen escaped the feeling of being suppressed by the world.

“Good stuff, I’ll take it.”

The lazy voice resounded again next to Ruan Chen’s ear.

Then a slender, fair hand suddenly appeared within Ruan Chen’s line of sight.

This hand ignored the Buddha light’s protection, effortlessly taking the Buddha bead from Ruan Chen’s hand as if plucking a wildflower by the roadside!

“You….”

Ruan Chen was dumbfounded, having never seen such a technique.

A talisman already activated could actually be forcibly terminated and taken from another’s hand?

A person dressed in a Confucian white robe, with a headscarf, disguised as a man appeared ahead, playing with the freshly acquired Buddha bead in her hand.

Seeing this person’s appearance, Ruan Chen fell into complete despair:

“Are you Bai Meng?”

The woman looked at Ruan Chen: “You’ve done your homework well.”

She was Bai Meng, the Sect Master of the Star Picking Sect, and also a Royal Tributor.

The Star Picking Sect had a solitary lineage passed down through generations, possessing exclusive secret divine skills—[Star Picking].

This divine skill excelled at treasure snatching; not only talismans without a true spirit could be taken, even someone else’s lifebound magic artifact could be at risk!

Over two hundred years ago, the Star Picking Sect chose to align with the court.

From that time on, every Sect Master of the Star Picking Sect served as a Royal Tributor.

Bai Meng was the most talented and highly cultivated Sect Master in the history of the Star Picking Sect, the only one to reach the top-level True Realm.

If she wished to expand, she could undoubtedly establish the Star Picking Sect as a top sect in the World.

However, being inherently nonchalant and without ambition, her top-tier prowess did not bring renowned fame to the Star Picking Sect.

Among the two Royal Tributors that the Buddhist side remained vigilant against, besides Zhou Xuanwo, there was her.

Ruan Chen had thought that only Zhou Xuanwo had come today, not expecting that Bai Meng would be ‘the oriole behind’.

In his eyes flashed a hint of determination, intending to self-destruct the true spirit within his lifebound magic artifact, determined to perish!

Buzz——

The flying shuttle beneath his feet had just released intense true power fluctuations when it transformed into a shimmering light, landing in Bai Meng’s hand.

“Pfft!”

Ruan Chen spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, having lost his connection with his lifebound magic artifact.

His face was filled with astonishment and unwillingness, quickly followed by Bai Meng pointing a finger at him, completely depriving him of any resistive power.

“Attempting to self-destruct your lifebound magic artifact in front of me?”

Bai Meng chuckled lightly, putting away the Buddha bead and flying shuttle, and with a wave of her sleeve, took Ruan Chen back with her.

She soon returned to where the Tower Ship was.

Zhou Xuanwo, seeing Bai Meng returning with Ruan Chen, couldn’t help but smile:

“When Sect Master Bai takes action, it indeed succeeds easily.”

Bai Meng directly threw Ruan Chen, who was bound by magic, to Zhou Xuanwo, having no intent to keep guarding him.

She landed on the deck, looking towards the distant battlefield alongside Shi Caiming, who had returned.

“Sect Master Bai.”

Shi Caiming simply greeted her and continued observing the battle closely.

Bai Meng could clearly feel his poised demeanor, prompting her to smile:

“Principal Shi, Marquis Jing’an challenged and defeated seven Dukes of the Western Continent in Lanling City, there’s hardly anyone below the peak who can best him, why worry so?”

Shi Caiming calmly replied: “I’m not worried that he might lose to Wu Che; rather, I want to kill Wu Che if at all possible.”

Bai Meng was taken aback, not expecting the desire to kill from this Principal Shi to be so intense.

She shook her head: “It will be very difficult.”

“Who would have thought Wu Che’s second lifebound magic artifact would be such a thing.”

Zhou Xuanwo also approached the two, gazing intently at the distant battlefield.

It happened to be when Li Fei and Wu Che were engaged in close combat, as Wu Che displayed his Holy Body.

“With [Divine Foot Technique] alone it was already hard to kill, adding this kind of lifebound magic artifact…”

Zhou Xuanwo shook his head, equally doubtful that Wu Che could be detained today.

The court orchestrated this, deploying several top-tier powerhouses, and secretly brought back Li Fei, who was already leading an expedition as the General of the Northern Expedition, not just to uncover Buddhist informants, but also to trap and kill several Buddhist experts!