Chapter 105: So This Is the Great Sumeru Hand??
The My Virtual Girlfriend Shop (Qi Refinement Tier) had limited purchase options.
A lot of the items were starting to feel too low-tier for Chen Huaiâanâ
Ordinary magical artifacts, low-grade spirit stones, basic talismans that only Li Qingran could useâŠ
Sure, spending money on them would count toward in-game purchases, but why waste it?
Luckily, the shop refreshed one exclusive item every week.
Last time, it had been a set of clothes, which he had bought for Li Qingran.
Today was Mondayâ
A new item had appeared at the bottom of the store, glowing with a purple radiance.
ăLingxiao Flying Boat â Price: „8888ă
ăCapable of long-distance flight, speed equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivatorâs sword flight. Maximum capacity: 12 passengers. Full-speed flight consumes 1 spirit crystal per hour. First purchase includes 6 hours of full-speed flight.ă
"Nice. Thisâll keep Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi from wearing themselves out or running into danger on the road."
Chen Huaiâan topped up another „2222, bringing his total to „8888.
With a wave of his hand, he bought it instantly.
ââBOOM!
Above Qinghe City, space rippled violentlyâ
A majestic flying boat appeared out of thin air.
The city was already under curfew, but a group of night patrol guards spotted itâ
And stood there, completely stunned.
"Look! That must be an immortalâs ship!"
"An immortal! An immortal has arrived!"
"Hahaha! An immortal! I need to get home and have my wife pray for a child!"
"âŠA flying boat?"
At Qinghe Cityâs Lordâs Mansion, a young girl sitting in a tree opened her eyes, gazing at the sky.
Her pupils were as clear as a spring, but when she furrowed her brows, a strange red glow flashed within them.
"Could it be⊠the Zen Sect tracking me down? No⊠It shouldnât be this soonâŠ"
ăNo, not the Zen Sect.ă
A deep, hoarse voice whispered in her earâ
Drifting far and near, rising and falling like the wind, a voice of endless murmuring.
ăKe-ke-ke⊠I see them.
That flying boat belongs to two little girlsâone at Qi Refinement Peak, the other early Golden Core.
Their flesh⊠smells delicious.
Especially the one at Qi Refinement PeakâŠ
Come on.
Kill them.
Devour them.
You and I will both grow stronger.ă
The voice was thrilled, manic, becoming sharper by the second.
The girlâs eyes darkened, her clarity replaced by bloodlust and greed.
Her trembling right hand grasped her bladeâs hilt.
The sword shook in excitementâ
A thick, crimson demonic aura rose from its scabbard, twisting into the cold night air.
ăYes⊠Thatâs it.
Draw me.
Let loose the killing intent in your heart.
Ke-ke-keâŠă
Smackâ!
The girl suddenly tossed the sword to the ground.
Then jumped down from the treeâ
And stomped on the scabbard.
"Tch. Nice try."
She scoffed, her eyes clear once more.
ăYou⊠You dare deceive me?!ă
The blade trembled violently.
The surrounding stone slabs cracked, etched with thin, chaotic sword scars.
"So what if I tricked you? What, you gonna kill me?"
The black sword knewâ
It couldnât kill her.
It gradually calmed down, lying motionless on the ground.
But its voice turned sinister.
ăOne day⊠you will be mine.
Mo ShumeiâŠ
I hope you can still act so high and mighty when that day comes.ă
The blade fell silent.
The girl picked up the black sword, sheathing it at her waist.
She gazed at the flying boat above with a trace of worry.
Behind herâ
The inner courtyard of the City Lordâs Mansion lay in ruins.
Under the moonlight, one could barely make out the corpses littering the ground.
The City Lord of Qingheâa tyrant who had exploited the people, raised vicious enforcers, and drained the cityâs wealthâ
Had been judged.
Everyone.
Slaughtered.
Not even the chickens or dogs were spared.
Every time her killing intent surged, she was forced to massacre.
Which was why the righteous sects had hunted her relentlessly.
With the Zhongzhou Secret Realm opening soon, she had to find the remaining volumes of the Rakshasa Heart Sutra.
Otherwiseâ
One day, just as the black sword had warnedâ
She might completely lose herself to her killing urges and become nothing more than a puppet to the blade.
"Alright⊠Iâve recovered enough."
She pulled out a bottle of oil, spilling it across the courtyard gate.
A flick of her fingersâ
A flame flickered to life.
As the mansion was engulfed in fire, she leapt over Qinghe Cityâs wallsâ
Vanishing into the wilderness.
Inside the gameâ
ăFlying Boat is ready.ă
ăWould you like to transfer the Advanced Spirit Gathering Formation to the Flying Boat?ă
No (Wasting the formation).
Yes (Directly transfer the formation).
Pay „88 to use the secret technique âGreat Sumeru Handâ (Transfer the formation without interrupting Li Qingran and Yue Qianchiâs cultivation).
Chen Huaiâan was about to select Option 2â
But thenâ
Another notification appeared.
ăWarning! Your Virtual Girlfriend is breaking through to Foundation Establishment!ă
Chen Huaiâan: "âŠ"
Of course this happened right now.
No telling how long it would take.
Fine.
Might as well pay the „88 for a seamless transferâ
And also see what the hell this "Great Sumeru Hand" was.
Ding!
As „88 disappeared from his bank accountâ
WHOOOMâ!
A massive, semi-transparent hand of pure Spiritual Qi descended from the sky.
It clamped onto a tavern, yanked it out by the rootsâ
Chen Huaiâan: "HOLY SHITâ!"
Then, as if shaking off dust, the giant hand swung the tavern back and forthâ
Flung out all the random customers insideâ
Then, with a flourish, it hurled the tavern onto the Flying Boat.
BOOM!
Slam dunkâperfect three-pointer!
Chen Huaiâan: "WHAT THE HELL, YOU REALLY JUST THREW IT?"
At least the customers were fineâ
The handâs Qi field had cushioned their fall.
He glanced at Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi.
Completely unaffected.
OkayâŠ
That was actually impressive.
ăPlease confirm destination.ă
There was only one optionâLingxi Valley.
So even after buying the Flying Boat, he still had to follow the plot.
Chen Huaiâan tapped the selection.
Another notification popped upâ
ăMeridian-Opening Needle is advancing to Great Mastery. Process will take approximately three hours.ă
ăYour actions were too fastâTo avoid brain explosion, please rest.ă
Progress bar: 2%.
Before knowing this game was linked to his companion spirit, he wouldâve laughed off the "brain explosion" warning.
But now?
His head was already throbbing.
The jump from Small Mastery to Great Mastery was massive.
"Alright, fine. Sleep it is."
By the time he woke upâ
His Meridian-Opening Needle would be fully upgraded.
And Li Qingran and Yue Qianchiâ
Would have arrived at Lingxi Valley.
âŠ
Lingxi Valley.
"Heh⊠Sleep for a bit.
By the time I wake upâ
Those two Sword Pavilion rats should be arriving."
Yun Suxin was about to lie downâ
But for some reasonâ
She felt uneasy.
Still, she scoffed.
"This is my Lingxi Valley.
What could possibly go wrong?"
She chuckled softly.
Closed her eyesâ
And drifted into peaceful sleep.
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