Chapter 105 Luo Li, You Go Up
"I am sorry, Master. I will not be careless next time."
Li Ping'an was filled with sorrow. He had originally wanted to challenge Luo Li by crossing realms, to crush her pride, but instead, he had destroyed his foundation.
Luo Li possessed the Phoenix Nirvana Fire, yet Master did not tell him earlier.
If he had known, he would not have been careless.
Li Ping'an felt a trace of resentment towards his Master.
"Are you a weapon spirit or a remnant soul? Was it you who helped restore Li Ping'an's talent?"
Luo Li looked at the broken sword in Li Ping'an's hand, lost in thought.
She felt somewhat disappointed.
She thought it was likely the remnant soul of a powerful sword cultivator, but she did not practice the sword path.
Moreover, she had many secrets and could not possibly keep a remnant soul with her.
In other words, Li Ping'an's opportunity was destined to be of no use to her.
The remnant soul ignored Luo Li, directly absorbing the Phoenix Nirvana Fire from Li Hong's body, and once again transmitted a surge of power.
Li Ping'an's broken body instantly withered like wood in spring, the charred flesh and blood quickly regaining vitality.
But compared to his previous foundation, the difference was more than a hundred and eight thousand miles.
"That's enough."
Li Ping'an, having been elevated to the peak of the King Realm, immediately stopped the remnant soul from continuing to transmit power.
"Are you sure?" The remnant soul's tone was cold, tinged with a hint of anger.
"I am sure."
Li Ping'an nodded with a firm expression.
He had been careless just now, but now that he was prepared, he felt he could do it again.
After all, since his debut, he had never been defeated. Killing enemies across realms was as simple as eating and drinking.
All those so-called prodigies and monsters had been suppressed by his sword.
Li Ping'an was confident that Luo Li was no exception.
"Fine, I hope you don't regret it." The remnant soul did not interfere further. Since Li Ping'an was asking for trouble, let him be.
It would prevent him from being ignorant of his own limitations every day, thinking he was invincible just because he had killed a few ants.
"Regret it?"
A cold smile appeared on Li Ping'an's lips.
He had experienced hundreds of battles and was rich in combat experience. How could Luo Li, a greenhouse flower, compare to him?
"Ping'an, you go quickly, don't worry about me."
Li Hong's spiritual consciousness moved, wanting to take out some pills to heal his wounds, but found nothing.
He then remembered that all his good things had been given to Luo Li.
Li Hong's face was extremely ugly, and he was filled with hatred towards Luo Li.
But now was not the time to think about these things. Neither he nor his son was a match for Luo Li.
He was already crippled, and whether he left or not, he would inevitably die.
But Li Ping'an was different. With a great opportunity, he might be able to avenge him in the future.
"Shut up, you are not worthy of calling my name again."
Li Ping'an said sternly.
Although Li Hong had repented, the great mistake had been made, and he would never forgive Li Hong in this life.
"I~" Li Hong did not dare to look Li Ping'an in the eyes, shifting his gaze to look at Luo Li with resentment.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for your bewitchment, how could my family be destroyed, my wife and children separated? Your heart is so cruel."
Hearing this, Luo Li replied indifferently, "What did I bewitch you with? From beginning to end, wasn't it you who, like a dog, begged me to take your things?"
"You... I treated you with sincerity, don't you have a trace of guilt in your heart?" Li Hong was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
"I just feel extremely disgusted." Luo Li looked at him with disgust, her eyes as if she were looking at something dirty.
Although the appreciation of beauty is a common trait of all people.
How could a useless old thing like you dare to have improper thoughts about her?
The more Luo Li thought about it, the more disgusted she felt, extremely unlucky.
She even began to hate Gu Qing.
If Gu Qing hadn't left her in the deep mountains, how could she have gotten lost?
If she hadn't gotten lost, she wouldn't have met the shameless old thing Li Hong.
"Bastard senior brother, I'll make you pay when I get back." she said secretly.
Luo Li now remembered that Gu Qing not only didn't reply to her message but also abandoned her.
"Pfft!"
Li Hong vomited blood, a mix of anger and shame, almost fainting from the humiliation.
He never thought that Luo Li, as beautiful as a fairy and as noble as a goddess, would say such cold words.
Isn't the Star Temple a righteous sect?
Why would they teach such a vicious disciple?
"Luo Li, you've gone too far, I want you to pay with blood."
Li Ping'an pointed his sword at Luo Li, a sword force rushing to the sky, revealing an unparalleled sharp edge.
The hatred in his eyes seemed to overflow.
Although he had decided to sever ties with Li Hong, Luo Li's humiliation also made him extremely embarrassed.
"Pay with blood?"
"How many times have you said this?"
"An ant who borrows others' strength dares to speak so arrogantly. You and your useless father are both overestimating yourselves."
As soon as Luo Li said this, the father and son's faces became as ugly as if they had eaten a dead mouse.
Li Ping'an swore that he would defeat the arrogant and invincible Luo Li and trample her pride under his feet.
"Senior."
Luo Li looked at the long sword in Li Ping'an's hand.
"Give you a chance, submit to me, and I can grant you a chance."
"?" The remnant soul.
He shook his head speechlessly, his heart filled with sorrow.
To think of his existence, the invincible sword god who once roamed the nine heavens of the immortal world, now reduced to this.
"Ungrateful."
Luo Li's expression turned cold. Obviously, she had mistaken the invincible sword god of the immortal world for a down-and-out lackey.
She thought of killing Li Ping'an first, then dealing with the remnant soul properly.
Although she didn't plan to use the broken sword, an old monster who had lived for countless years was a treasure in himself, not to be missed.
Refining his remnant soul would surely allow her to advance her strength further.
"?" The remnant soul of the sword god.
He had lived for countless years, and Luo Li was the first person who dared to look down on him like this.
But he couldn't be bothered to argue with Luo Li.
Just a frog in a well.
"Luo Li, do you dare to fight me in the starry sky?"
Li Ping'an didn't dare to provoke further, fearing that if he continued, the sword god might be tempted.
However, this was a city controlled by the Li family, home to countless clansmen. Fighting here would mean losing half the battle before even winning.
"You are not worthy."
A mere ant at the Profound Pill Realm, even if borrowing others' strength, how much could he exert?
Did Li Ping'an know how to use the domain and divine abilities of the King Realm?
Luo Li had roughly figured out some of the remnant soul's limits.
Currently, it could at least lend Li Ping'an the cultivation of the Venerable Realm.
But Li Ping'an insisted on using only the King Realm cultivation, truly arrogant and ignorant of his own mortality.
Thinking this, Luo Li summoned a Phoenix Nirvana Spear in her hand, going all out to summon the Phoenix Dharma Form.
A lifelike phoenix appeared, covering the sky and earth, carrying a boundless sea of fire, burning the firmament.
The scorching high temperature instantly set Qianlong City ablaze, and cultivators below the Void Dao Realm were directly turned to ash.
"Hiss~"
"Go quickly!"
The strong experts in the city were greatly alarmed, their livers and gallbladders shattered with fear, fleeing desperately for their lives.
The Phoenix Nirvana Fire was too terrifying; touching even a trace of it would either leave one dead or burned into a cripple.
"Master..."
As the Phoenix Dharma Form appeared, Li Ping'an's face turned pale, his invincible dao heart instantly shattered, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at the Phoenix Dharma Form.
The Phoenix Dharma Form, exuding the aura of the immortal and indestructible law, was a law's dao rhyme that only the Divine Fire Realm possessed.
Without asking, he knew that Luo Li must have refined the divine fire of a Divine Fire Realm expert and refined it into a type of dharma form divine ability.
Its power was terrifyingly absolute; even if he were ten times stronger, he would be burned to flying ash.
"Weren't you boasting that you would defeat her?" the Sword God's remnant soul sneered.
Though he said this, his actions were not slow in the slightest, immediately transmitting the Venerable Realm's power to him.
"Luo Li..."
Boom!
Upon receiving the cultivation of the third level of the Venerable Realm, Li Ping'an's confidence instantly returned.
His horns stood tall, his delicate face filled with arrogance and indifference.
A dharma form was, after all, a dharma form, not a true Divine Fire Realm divine ability, and he was absolutely confident in suppressing Luo Li.
After all, there was an essential difference between the Venerable Realm and the King Realm.
However, before he could finish speaking, the Phoenix Dharma Form swooped down, carrying a boundless sea of fire and a heaven-shaking spear intent, seeking to kill him in a single strike.
With a loud boom, the ten-thousand-mile city was instantly turned into an abyss, filled with the Phoenix Nirvana Fire and sword intent.
"Ahhh!"
Li Ping'an and Li Hong lay in the pit, their bodies engulfed in raging flames, rolling on the ground in agony.
"Waste."
"Like father, like son; a waste father begets a waste son, truly a match made in heaven."
Luo Li's words were not wrong at all; Li Ping'an was indeed a stupid waste.
Having received the power of the third level of the Venerable Realm, he did not immediately break her Phoenix Dharma Form to temporarily avoid the sharp edge, but instead chose to face it head-on.
Even if he could withstand her spear path divine ability, the Phoenix Nirvana Fire alone was enough to burn Li Ping'an to death.
Such an obvious way to counter a divine ability, and Li Ping'an did not even know it.
And he still wanted to defeat her?
Simply wishful thinking.
"Master, save me."
Li Ping'an hurriedly called for help, his heart filled with great hatred; he had been careless again.
He thought a single sword strike from him could split open the Phoenix Dharma Form.
Who would have thought that while the dharma form was split open, he had no way to extinguish the Phoenix Nirvana Fire.
If he were given another chance...
"Sigh." The Sword God's remnant soul sighed.
Li Ping'an was truly too arrogant; on the surface, he seemed calm and composed, but in reality, he was prouder than anyone, looking down on his peers.
Now that he had suffered such a great loss, it could serve as a lesson for Li Ping'an.
"You are no match for her. Release your soul, and let me deal with her."
"This... alright."
The moment the Sword God took control of the body, a majestic sword intent shot into the sky, forming its own world of swords, where all things turned into swords.
Li Ping'an's eyes revealed a sense of vicissitude and ancientness, his aura as if it had merged with heaven and earth, standing above the myriad dao of the world, like an ancient sword god.
Luo Li's pupils suddenly contracted, locked by the majestic sword intent, a strong sense of crisis arising in her heart, her soul pierced by the sword intent.
"This is not good..." A trace of panic appeared in Luo Li's eyes. She had thought it was a half-dead remnant soul, capable of exerting at most the power of the Venerable Realm.
But looking at the current situation, it even revealed the Saint Path law.
This remnant soul was definitely not a simple figure in life; his sword path was divine.
Thinking of her earlier arrogant words, Luo Li broke out in a cold sweat.
If she were ambushed by the remnant soul without knowing its true strength, she probably wouldn't even know how she died.
"Who are you?"
Ji Ning instantly appeared before her, her expression grave as she asked.
Whoosh!
Li Ping'an remained silent, a finger pointed out, the heaven and earth lost their color, only a sword light broke through eternity, illuminating the ancient times.
Ji Ning reacted extremely quickly, moving Luo Li away with a single thought, offering a sacred artifact, a great cauldron, to protect her body, as five divine swords flew out.
This was a set of five-element divine swords of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; each divine sword was a supreme artifact.
When the five swords combined, they could form the Five Elements Endless Sword Formation, annihilating all things.
Boom!
The void exploded, endless sword light ran rampant, each ray sufficient to kill a King Realm expert.
Ji Ning formed a seal with her hands, the Five Elements Divine Swords erupting with brilliant five-colored divine light, and wherever they passed, all things were assimilated by the power of the Five Elements.
The Sword God's remnant soul's expression changed, a single step taking him billions of miles away.
The Five Elements Sword Formation was extremely powerful; once trapped, even he had no confidence in breaking the formation.
After all, the power of the Five Elements was endless, capable of forming a world of the Five Elements, giving birth to infinite Five Elements sword qi.
"Five Elements Divine Body..."
"I didn't expect that in this small plane, there would be someone as exceptionally talented as you. Are you willing to take me as your master?"
The Sword God's remnant soul felt a desire to nurture talent.
He not only saw Ji Ning's Five Elements Divine Body but, more importantly, her comprehension and her solid, robust foundation.
If guided by him, Ji Ning's future would be limitless.
At least her aptitude was better than Li Ping'an's.
"Are you a great power from the Immortal World?"
Hearing the words "small plane," Ji Ning's heart skipped a beat, instinctively wanting to flee, as preserving her life was paramount.
However, upon hearing the latter half of the sentence, she forcibly stopped her steps.
"Correct!"
The Sword God nodded, his gaze appreciative as he looked at Ji Ning, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was.
Because from a trace of Ji Ning's aura, he deduced that she was also a body refiner, with an incomparably strong physique.
He estimated that even a Saint Realm expert would find it difficult to break her defense.
"Master, she is that vicious woman..." Li Ping'an became anxious; he had asked his own master to come out and kill his enemy, not to take a disciple.
If he took Ji Ning as a disciple, what about him?
"Shut up!"
The Sword God's remnant soul shouted coldly, his heart filled with disgust.
How dare Li Ping'an interfere with his decision; he was becoming more and more unruly.
"Thank you for your kind offer, senior, but this junior does not wish to take a master at the moment."
Ji Ning politely declined, not because she looked down on his inheritance, but because she was afraid of being possessed. After all, this was an old monster who had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years; how could he be a good person?
Although the other party was male, gender was not important to some people, not to mention there were many secret methods in this world for reversing yin and yang.
Therefore, rather than take the risk, it was better to rely on her own steady cultivation. With the treasure trove that was the Star Temple, she lacked neither techniques nor divine abilities.
Moreover, she had already decided to latch onto Gu Qing's thigh.
Gu Qing was extremely mysterious, suspected to be the reincarnation of a powerful expert, or perhaps someone who had obtained a supreme inheritance.
Most importantly, he was generous.
As long as she obediently played the part of an accessory, Gu Qing would certainly not treat her poorly.
"Are you refusing me?"
The Sword God's face sank, boundless sword intent filling the void, each sword qi seeming as if it could split the void.
"So what if I am?"
The Sword God was observing her, and she was also observing the Sword God.
The Saint Realm First Level he was currently displaying was probably his limit, so there was nothing to fear.
She could battle the Sword God for ten days.
"The younger generation is to be respected."
The Sword God smiled, retracting his aura, assuming the demeanor of a senior who had attained the dao.
Ji Ning's eyes flickered; to be honest, she was also tempted by the Sword God's remnant soul.
If she could refine it, it would absolutely be a great chance.
"Luo Li, you go up, and challenge Li Ping'an to a battle." She couldn't quite figure out the Sword God's details, but the remnant soul's power was limited and had great restrictions. She could let Luo Li go and test the Sword God's reaction.
If he refused to fight, it would mean the Sword God's remnant soul had little power left.
"???"
Luo Li had not yet recovered from the shock of Ji Ning breaking through to the Saint Realm when she heard this sentence, and she was instantly bewildered.
Why did she have to go up?
You're a Saint, and you won't even go up, but you want me to go up to my death?
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