Chapter 44: Take Care of Yourself Too
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Chapter 44: Take Care of Yourself
“This blood cannot be absorbed.”
Chen Ping’an’s expression was grave.
The black cat displayed no trace of cultivation, yet its physical body was terrifyingly powerful. The blood within it contained an unknown energy.
In all the years he had lived, this was the first time he had ever encountered such a monster.
The black cat turned and pounced.
Chen Ping’an executed the Seven Luminaries Life-Slaying Sword Art and fought it for more than a dozen breaths before discovering something unusual.
The black cat was incredibly fast and possessed an astonishingly powerful body. Even when its flesh was pierced, its wounds healed rapidly.
With his strength at the peak of the tenth level of the Transcendent Realm, he was completely incapable of killing it. Unless he activated his only Saint Realm Experience Card, he could not suppress the black cat.
He had only one Saint Realm Experience Card, and Chen Ping’an was reluctant to use it.
Seeing the man and cat locked in an evenly matched battle, the purple-robed beauty in the distance was so shocked that she could not speak.
The black cat had been struck by so many swords, yet it remained unharmed, as though it were impossible to kill.
It was terrifying.
Boom!
The Great Ruins Secret Realm shook once again.
Seven pillars of light erupted from beneath the earth.
“What is this?”
The purple-robed beauty’s expression changed dramatically. Everything happening before her seemed to have slipped beyond control.
Chen Ping’an dodged repeatedly, weaving among the pillars of light.
The seven pillars transformed in midair into seven silver stars, forming the shape of the Big Dipper.
Sizzle, sizzle!
Strands of light carrying a terrifying aura descended upon the black cat.
Amid a crackling hiss, black-and-gray smoke rose from its body. The cat writhed in pain across the ground.
By then, Chen Ping’an had already retreated beyond the range of the Seven-Star attack.
“What kind of formation is this?”
His gaze was solemn.
There were only seven stars, simply arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, yet they gave off an overwhelming sense of invincibility.
If even one strand of those pillars of light struck him, he would be unable to withstand it and would certainly have to release his Vajra Shield.
“Whenever the seven stars appear, they come from the Seven-Star Tomb…”
Chen Ping’an murmured to himself.
The Seven-Star Tomb was one of the seven supreme immortal treasures of the Profound Sky Realm. It was as famous as the Coffin of Immortality and had passed down many inheritances throughout the ages.
“Now that the seven stars have appeared, this monster is doomed. Senior…”
The purple-robed beauty floated gracefully over.
“Yes. This monster is truly terrifying. Its vitality is extraordinarily tenacious. No wonder the Origin Sect could only seal it away.”
Chen Ping’an sighed. Even his fabricated Transcendent Realm cultivation was no match for the black cat. Once the time limit expired, he would revert to his original Golden Body Realm cultivation.
Fortunately, the Great Ruins Secret Realm had a contingency in place.
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Once the Seven-Star Formation appeared, the black cat could no longer escape.
“I am the King of the Dark Realm—”
The black cat suddenly stiffened and stood upright on the ground, allowing the seven pillars of light to annihilate it without moving. It threw back its head and let out a tragic, furious roar.
“Senior, have you ever heard of the King of the Dark Realm?”
The purple-robed beauty asked curiously.
Chen Ping’an shook his head.
“Where are you? Are you dead? Sob, sob! I’m going to die too!”
The black cat burst into tears.
Its body suddenly shrank in a bizarre manner until it was the size of an ordinary cat. The seven pillars of light shifted and continued to crash down upon it.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
Strands of smoke rose as the black cat’s body trembled violently beneath the bombardment, yet it continued standing rigidly upright, refusing to yield.
At that moment, Chen Ping’an felt that the black cat was no longer a cat. Instead, it had transformed into the phantom of a giant standing between heaven and earth before him.
“Meow!”
The black cat wept torrents of tears while repeatedly raising its head and roaring furiously. Its body suddenly shrank again.
This time, it shrank to the size of a speck of dust.
The dust was gray-black and floated silently in the air. The seven pillars of light paused briefly before once again striking toward it.
The speck was simply too small.
The pillars of light, on the other hand, were enormous. Most of their force struck the Great Ruins Secret Realm instead, causing the entire realm to shake violently.
“Something’s wrong. The secret realm is about to collapse!”
The purple-robed beauty’s expression changed.
Chen Ping’an frowned as he stared at that tiny gray-black speck.
Though it was small and seemingly insignificant, it stood firm amid the pillars of light like a steadfast pillar supporting a raging current.
The seven stars gradually dimmed.
The pillars of light slowly vanished as well.
“Senior, we must leave quickly.”
The purple-robed beauty spoke anxiously as she surveyed the unstable space of the secret realm.
“Let’s go.”
Chen Ping’an moved his hand, seizing the speck of dust from a distance. Then he flew out of the Great Ruins Secret Realm together with the purple-robed beauty.
Boom!
The instant the two of them flew out, the Great Ruins Secret Realm collapsed with a deafening crash.
Both of them were Transcendent Realm experts and were not greatly affected. However, the main hall of the Purple Blood Divine Sect collapsed completely.
“What happened?”
Elder Ouyang was aghast.
Several high-ranking members of the Purple Blood Divine Sect appeared as well, staring in horror at the ruins of the hall.
“Nothing serious. The secret realm behind the Blood Pool simply collapsed.”
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The Sect Master’s voice echoed from all around, and only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they had not known that there was a secret realm behind the Blood Pool, so long as the Sect Master was safe, that was all that mattered.
At that moment, deep within the clouds,
Chen Ping’an and the purple-robed woman stood together.
Gazing into the distance, Chen Ping’an said calmly, “Do not let the Ancestor of the Fu Family out to harm anyone again.”
“Understood, Senior. I will imprison him within the Purple Blood Divine Sect forever.”
The purple-robed beauty’s expression was resolute.
“Take care of yourself.”
Chen Ping’an offered that one admonition before vanishing in a flash.
“Rest assured, Senior. From this day onward, I will no longer cultivate the Purple Blood Origin-Returning Technique.”
The purple-robed beauty clasped her hands together, determination appearing in her eyes.
Giving up this technique, which she had created herself, was something she deeply regretted.
But she also understood that if she wished to continue advancing her cultivation, she had to follow the proper path of cultivation. Otherwise, she would remain forever trapped at the first level of the Transcendent Realm.
She descended from the sky and landed before the ruins.
Elder Ouyang and several elders of the Purple Blood Divine Sect hurried over.
“Fu Ying will be suppressed for all eternity.”
The purple-robed beauty spoke coldly.
Suppressed for all eternity?
Elder Ouyang was startled as well. He searched everywhere but failed to find the pale-faced Wang Ye, and his heart relaxed.
“Yes, Sect Master.”
He answered in a low voice.
The purple-robed beauty turned around and slowly walked down the mountain. As she went, she said calmly, “From this day onward, I will no longer cultivate the Purple Blood Origin-Returning Technique. Nor will Mother Blood ever appear in this world again. What path you choose from here on… is up to you.”
“Sect Master, what are you saying?”
Elder Ouyang was not the only one shocked. Everyone else was stunned as well.
Without Mother Blood, the Purple Blood Divine Sect had severed its means of accepting new disciples. The disciples within the sect would also be unable to develop bloodline successors.
“This technique carries endless hidden dangers…”
The purple-robed beauty sighed softly. “From this day forward, I will never return to the Cloud Dream Marsh.”
Her departure from the mountain was also motivated by her desire to travel through the world and comprehend a new Origin-Returning Technique.
Only by completing the Origin-Returning Technique could she escape the trap of the Purple Blood Origin-Returning Technique and return to the correct path of cultivation.
“Sect Master, no!”
Everyone began to weep bitterly. They had cultivated the Purple Blood Origin-Returning Technique by accepting Mother Blood. At that moment, the Sect Master was like a mother to them. Now that their mother was leaving, they felt as though they had been abandoned and become homeless wandering children.
“You are all experts of the Void Spirit Realm. You must not abandon yourselves… The Great Dao is long, but there will always be a path home. If I comprehend a new Origin-Returning Technique in the future, I will naturally pass it on to you in some manner.”
Though the purple-robed beauty was sorrowful, she did not look back. With one step, she entered the void and vanished.
Behind her, cries filled the air.
End of Chapter
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