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All three avatars had self-destructed, so her three weapons hadn't actually hit anything; Yun Chu'an's main body had also suddenly escaped, so her sword had essentially not hit anything either.
At that moment, the remaining power of her four weapons slammed into her own great shield—
clang--
A terrifying sound rang out, and it was too late to withdraw her power. The blue-clad woman's full-force attack struck her own great shield, and instantly, a terrifying tremor reverberated in all directions. Her already weakened spiritual power trembled violently, and the once as stable shield showed signs of losing control!
Upon seeing this, a glint flashed in Yun Chu'an's eyes, who had already escaped to the sky.
good chance!
Without a moment's hesitation, in the next instant, his body, which had just soared into the sky, suddenly turned at a sharp angle and swooped down, golden lightning flashing on the blade of his Guan Dao, as he slashed at the blue-clad woman's body.
The woman in blue paled instantly; in that instant, she realized she had been tricked. She regretted it, but it was too late to say anything!
"roll--!"
She tried desperately to move the great shield to protect her body again, but for a second the great shield was out of control, as heavy as a ten-thousand-ton burden in her hands and difficult to move.
Although she could control it again in the next second, Yun Chuan's fatal attack happened in that very second.
In despair, she could only raise her arm, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, to block Yun Chu'an's attack—
Then, blinding golden lightning shot straight into the sky, and in this most fatal blow, the woman in blue vanished into nothingness.
The battle is over.
He won, but overall it was a Pyrrhic victory.
The woman in blue was far stronger than Bai Wu'an, who was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. He was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, and only he knew how difficult it was for him to fight this woman in blue.
At this moment, his face was deathly pale, and his lower back was still throbbing with pain. The battle just now was like walking a tightrope high in the sky; one wrong step and he would be smashed to pieces and lose everything.
Fortunately, he made it through.
However, his work was not yet finished.
The blue-clad woman's body was about to dissipate, and her remnant soul was about to be absorbed by Yan Yao or some other fragment. But neither of these scenarios was something Yun Chu'an wanted to see.
He didn't want to see Yan Yao's personality gradually change drastically, become unfamiliar, or even be usurped by the blue-clothed woman's memories.
He also didn't want to see other fragments absorb the woman in blue, greatly increase their strength, and then become a new threat to Yan Yao in the future.
He doesn't want to see any of these things, so he still has a lot to do.
For example, sealing the soul of the woman in blue.
And coincidentally, he did indeed have the relevant methods.
With a flick of his wrist, a brand new soul banner appeared in his hand.
The methods of the evil and demonic cultivators of the Corpse-Driving Sect.
This is a magical artifact created by You Wensi. During the time she and Rong Jieyu guarded the border, she made many similar things to resist the Qin cultivators.
The best quality one of them was given to him as a gift. It was very powerful and would evolve as it absorbed more souls. Its final form was the "Ten Thousand Soul Banner," which struck fear into the hearts of countless people and which even Nascent Soul cultivators had to avoid.
However, since Yun Chuan has always been quite averse to the methods of evil cultivators, and he now holds an official position, getting involved with these things would inevitably have a very serious negative impact on him.
Therefore, he has never used it since he obtained it. Currently, there is nothing inside this soul banner, so strictly speaking, it can only be considered a "zero soul banner".
However, Yun Chu'an's original purpose in taking this thing out was not to kill the enemy. So even so, it was enough.
He held the soul banner forward, expending his spiritual energy, and chanted the incantation that Qi Qiao had once taught him.
Then, the pale white soul banner gradually glowed with spiritual energy, gathering all the fragments of souls from all directions. Yun Chu'an disregarded waste, chanting incantations and turning the power up to maximum, fearing that even the slightest fragment of a soul might escape and cause trouble.
Soon, all the fragments of the blue-clad woman's soul were gathered into the soul banner. He probed it with his consciousness and saw the blue-clad woman curled up, lying on her side inside the soul banner, her eyes closed as if she were extremely helpless, sleeping peacefully.
However, at this moment, she was completely naked. Her naked body was still exquisite and graceful, and just one glance was enough to ignite lust in a man.
The only drawback was that, for a moment, her body was semi-transparent.
Yun Chu'an knew that, having just been shattered by her own attack, she should normally be in a state of utter devastation, only to be forcibly reassembled by the Myriad Soul Banner, leaving her extremely weak. (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the previous sentences.)
Chapter 819 Going Home
However, it's not a big problem. Whether she's weak or not is none of Yun Chu'an's concern. As long as she doesn't completely dissipate and then interfere with Yan Yao's spiritual consciousness, everything will be fine. (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the main topic.)
Yun Chu'an then fed her a few more low-grade spirit stones, using his spiritual power to barely keep her soul afloat, preventing it from completely dissipating due to weakness.
Only at this moment did he finally have time to take a look at his surroundings.
He looked around and realized that he was in an extremely unfamiliar sea area.
Just now, he and the woman in blue had been chasing and fighting all the way, covering a distance of tens of thousands of miles and crossing countless seas. It was normal for him not to know his location at this moment.
However, since I just caused such a commotion, and the Dragon King of the West Sea is investigating and trying to rescue me, she should be able to hear about it too.
With this thought in mind, he stopped panicking and looked around again. Then, somewhat embarrassed, he realized that because of his fight with the woman in blue, the islands within a radius of dozens of miles had been submerged by the aftershocks, leaving him with nowhere to land.
He then flew westward for several dozen miles before finally finding a deserted, primitive island.
He landed on the island, which was deserted and only had ancient, natural trees. There were no spirit-gathering formations to speak of, so it was not a good environment for either humans or cultivators.
But Yun Chuan didn't mind. He had a Heavenly Spiritual Root, was surrounded by spiritual energy, and had a golden crow above his head, so he could definitely cultivate.
He then landed on the island, found a spot with his back to the forest and facing the sea, sat cross-legged, letting the sea breeze blow through his hair and clothes, and the waves crashing against the rocks beside him. He then entered a meditative state, meditating and recovering.
Time passed second by second, and soon, a powerful fluctuation of Nascent Soul stage energy was rapidly approaching from afar.
Yun Chu'an didn't rush to reveal himself. Instead, he concealed his aura and waited until he sensed that the newcomer's armor had dragon scale decorations similar to those of the West Sea Dragon King before confirming the other party's identity. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Without a doubt, they were men under the command of the West Sea Dragon King, and they were now rushing to this place to provide support.
However, they arrived too late; the battle was already over.
He then appeared, and a minute later, the Nascent Soul stage helper finally arrived. He was a late-stage Nascent Soul man with a burly build. Judging from his hairstyle, he was probably not human, but rather a giant whale that had cultivated into human form.
As soon as he arrived, the man asked in a deep voice, "You are Yun Chu'an? Where is the blue-clad female demon?"
Yun Chu'an opened his eyes and said, "I am Yun Chu'an. That woman in blue thought I had lost my usefulness and tried to kill me, but she was not skilled enough and was killed by me in the end."
The earth-shattering battle that had just taken place was glossed over so casually. The giant whale man was somewhat incredulous. He frowned and looked at Yun Chu'an, who only had the cultivation of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and was filled with suspicion.
However, even though he had his doubts, the lingering energy from their recent battle still remained. Whether it was the fresh sword marks that parted the sea and damaged the seabed, or the golden divine lightning that remained in the surrounding waters, it all proved that the battle was real.
For a moment, he couldn't make up his mind. After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice, "You stay here and don't move. I will report this matter to His Majesty."
"His Majesty personally ordered us to come to your rescue. Don't panic. We have no ulterior motives towards you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and distanced himself, keeping an eye on Yun Chu'an while casting spells to manipulate the ocean waters and use the seawater as a medium to send a message to the West Sea Dragon Palace, thousands of miles away.
Yun Chu'an knew that he still doubted him, so he didn't explain and continued to sit cross-legged to recover his cultivation.
About fifteen minutes later, a blue light flashed in the distance, and the next instant, the beautiful and charming West Sea Dragon King Ao Run landed in front of Yun Chu'an.
She was still dressed in her usual sexy and charming style, with her almond-shaped eyes adorned with upward-sweeping blue eyeshadow, and her tall, slender, and alluring figure exuding endless charm.
Upon seeing His Majesty the Queen approaching, a look of infatuation appeared in the burly man's eyes. He then dared not delay and quickly raised his right arm, performing the highest salute of the Western Sea: "Western Sea!"
Yun Chu'an was concentrating on regulating his breathing and meditating to recover his cultivation, but when he sensed that person doing this, his breathing became disordered and he simply couldn't hold on any longer.
Ao Run intended to return the greeting, but seeing Yun Chu'an's sudden disordered breathing, he thought he had suffered a fatal injury. He immediately forgot about returning the greeting to his subordinate and quickly reached out to support him, saying, "Are you alright? Bai Wu'an said that the female demon was incredibly powerful, and even he was no match for her. You defeated her all by yourself?"
Yun Chu'an quickly held his breath. Upon hearing this, his expression shifted: "Yes, I was ambushed that day. Today, I found an opportunity to escape and fought her to the death, and I was fortunate enough to win."
"As for Bai Wu'an, he is known as the strongest Nascent Soul cultivator in the Central Plains, yet he was no match for that woman. This... I don't know either, what exactly happened."
He knew perfectly well that there was a hidden meaning in those words. Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the West Sea's expression became subtle, his eyes darting around before he continued, "You have a grudge against him?"
Yun Chu'an said, "It's not really a huge grudge, it's just..."
He then briefly recounted to the West Sea Dragon King the conflict between himself and the Qin Kingdom, as well as how he had tricked Bai Wu'an into going to heaven, which had delayed him for several years. Finally, he said, "In short, this is King Ying Xuan's arrangement. There's nothing I can do about it. After all, this is a major event to jointly combat the pollution from the evil demons outside the realm, and I can only obey."
The Dragon King of the West Sea had a playful expression, deep in thought. But she didn't say much. Seeing that he was indeed alright, she took out a pill from her storage bag and had him take it, then said, "Alright, I understand. This place is not safe to stay for long. You should come back to the Dragon Palace with me first. Once you've recovered, I'll send you back to the Central Plains."
Yun Chu'an exchanged pleasantries, indicating that he was not fatally injured and, if convenient, he would like to return to the Central Plains now to find Nangong Wan and his family and let them know he was safe.
Ao Run tried to persuade him to stay, but seeing that he was determined to leave, she didn't say much. She waved her hand, and a stream of spiritual energy swept over his body. Then she herself soared into the sky, opened the restrictions of the West Sea Protective Array, and came outside.
Then, carrying him, she easily traversed thousands of miles and returned to the area familiar to Yun Chuan in less than a quarter of an hour.
Then, she raised her hand, pointed in a direction, and called out, "Sister Nangong, I've brought the person back to you!"
Sister Nangong?
Yun Chu'an's expression shifted. He could guess that the West Sea Dragon King had sent people to search for him everywhere, which must have been due to the efforts of the Nascent Soul experts from the Central Plains. However, he never expected that there was such a close relationship between her and Nangong Wan.
It seems these two have a close relationship.
He was pondering something, but before he could come to a conclusion, he saw a yellow streak of light rushing towards him from afar. The next moment, Nangong Wan landed in front of him.
Her expression was solemn as she looked at Yun Chu'an. Only after confirming that he was safe and sound did she breathe a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright. Now I can explain to your family."
Yun Chu'an clasped his hands in a fist salute, about to bow, when he heard her words, his expression suddenly changed: "My family? Hmm... Linglong broke through? She's come to the heavens?"
Nangong Wan was unaware of his relationship with Sheng Linglong. Upon hearing him call out like that, her expression turned somewhat strange: "You have a good relationship with your queen? Indeed, she was unusually anxious when she learned that you had been captured by that woman in blue."
Chapter 820 At that time, I suffered terribly...
Yun Chuan explained, "Before she broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, the Jin state only had one person to support her, so the ruler and his minister trusted each other and could not be separated from each other."
This involved very complex considerations, and Nangong Wan knew immediately that she wasn't interested. She then changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, who exactly is that woman in blue?"
"Although there are many differences in ideology and ideas in Kyushu, eliminating the pollution of extraterrestrial demons is a major event recognized by all Kyushu. Even many ruthless evil cultivators do not deny that the alliance between good and evil has happened before in the face of extraterrestrial demons."
She said with a solemn expression, "Her actions are already challenging the common bottom line of Kyushu."
Beside him, the Dragon King of the West Sea also waited with great interest for Yun Chu'an's reply.
Yun Chu'an glanced at Ao Run beside him out of the corner of his eye, his heart skipped a beat, then he shook his head and said, "I don't know much about her, I only know from her conversation that she seems to be from the Southern Flame Continent, and that she has been trying to find out the origin of the 'Copper Essence' in my possession."
"I suspect that this person attacked because he was blinded by greed."
He briefly recounted his days of imprisonment and his eventual escape. He didn't intend to discuss Yan Yao's matter here; it was clear that this young girl harbored an even more earth-shattering secret, and even if he were to entrust someone with help, he would seek out the most trustworthy person.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Wan immediately lost interest: "Nanyan Continent? The people there are indeed unruly and reckless... I'll contact them and ask them to strengthen their control. You should also be more careful in the future and remember not to flaunt your wealth, lest you arouse envy."
Yun Chu'an nodded and agreed repeatedly. Nangong Wan then gave a few more instructions, and seeing that it was almost time, she said, "Your family is still worried about you, go back and let them know you're safe."
After saying that, she turned around and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing swiftly. The West Sea Dragon King didn't pay any more attention, patted her on the shoulder, and then turned into a streak of light himself, quickly chasing after Nangong Wan.
Yun Chu'an could guess how worried Sheng Linglong and the others must have been about him during his disappearance. Without further delay, he turned and sped down, flying towards the Jin Kingdom.
Above the protective array, in the pitch-black outer space, the West Sea Dragon King Ao Run caught up with Nangong Wan, his pretty face full of excitement, as if waiting for her praise: "How was it, Sister Nangong? Did I do a good job this time?"
Nangong Wan turned to look at her, her eyes filled with helplessness: "What are you so smug about? He escaped by fighting his way out himself. And Ao Run, I ask you, did you teach him to say that the woman in blue was from the Southern Flame Continent?"
She strongly suspected that a ruthless demon like the woman in blue was the result of the West Sea Dragon King's poor governance during this period.
Ao Run immediately cried out in grievance: "What do you mean! That woman really has nothing to do with our West Sea. I have been ruling the West Sea for almost a thousand years and I know the Nascent Soul cultivators in the West Sea very well. I have never heard of such a person."
"If what Yun Chuan heard is true, then this person must really be from the Southern Yan Continent."
Seeing her so confident, the doubt in Nangong Wan's eyes lessened somewhat. She knew this Dragon King of the West Sea well; she had always been adept at using these petty tricks, which made Nangong Wan trust her quite a bit in many matters, but also quite annoyed by her nature.
"In that case, it's necessary to give them a warning."
She frowned, pondering these thoughts: "Perfect. Compared to the Central Plains, it's far too peaceful. Perhaps we could send the disciples of the Qingyun Sect to the Southern Flame Continent for training and cultivation."
Ao Run stepped forward and naturally took Nangong Wan's arm: "Let your most prized disciple go?"
Nangong Wan snapped out of her reverie and said, "Yan Shuiyi is currently planning to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If she's willing to go there after she breaks through, then it's not impossible..."
"Perfect timing. She has a few senior brothers on the Southern Flame Continent who can take her in..."
She strolled leisurely through space, cleaning up the pollution from the remnants of the dead star, all the while lost in thought. Ao Run, absorbed in their time alone, didn't seem to notice anything amiss.
It wasn't until Nangong Wan suddenly came to her senses, looked at the West Sea Dragon King, raised an eyebrow, and said with a hint of rudeness in her voice: "And you, what are you doing? Can't you see I'm busy? Hurry up and help!"
Ao Run suddenly woke up, a pained expression immediately appearing on her face. Cleaning up the contamination from the Death Star fragments was a grueling task, and she had always been reluctant to do it herself.
But now, under Nangong Wan's intense gaze, even the Dragon King of the West Sea had no choice but to suppress his temper and wretchedly go to the side to cast a spell, joining her in cleaning up the sky.
While the two women were still fulfilling their duties in the sky, Yun Chu'an had already crossed the heavens and returned to the capital of Jin Kingdom.
He didn't conceal his presence; in fact, he deliberately released his aura to tell everyone in the city not to have any illusions, because he had returned safely.
He fell from the sky, and before he even landed, the people in the palace reacted.
A streak of light shot up into the sky and arrived beside him. Without saying a word, it pounced into his arms. It was none other than Sheng Linglong, who had now been officially crowned.
At that moment, she hugged him tightly, not saying a word, her whole body trembling violently.
Yun Chu'an didn't say much, but hugged her and gently patted her back to comfort her.
Immediately afterwards, several beams of light ascended into the sky, and several pillars of the family and the Jin Kingdom, such as Ye Jinglan and Zhu Yunqing, as well as Sima Lixin and others outside the family, also ascended into the sky. Seeing that he had returned safely, they all breathed a sigh of relief.