Chapter 798: Yu Guannan's Heart is Won
"Last night the rain was sparse, the wind fierce; a deep sleep failed to dispel the lingering wine…"
What a fine line of poetry. Truly, a fine line.
Shen Anyu strolled out of the villa, his hands clasped behind his back. He gazed up at the clear sky and felt the gentle morning breeze, his mood soaring as he recited the verse.
The previous night's downpour had been as sudden as it was intense, but it had passed just as quickly. Now, in the early morning light, a brilliant rainbow stretched across the heavens, its colors dreamlike and ethereal. How could such a sight not lift one's spirits?
Yet, what brought Shen Anyu even greater pleasure was the faint, lingering fragrance of a woman's perfume in the air and the remembered smoothness that still seemed to cling to the palms of his hands.
He had fulfilled his promise, eliminated Zhang Zhiyun, and avenged Yanxia's Yu Clan. In return, Yu Guannan had given herself to him completely, her affection surging like a tide as she willingly offered her infinitely beautiful body.
Naturally, Shen Anyu had not bothered with ceremony or polite refusal. He had simply indulged in the taste of his victory.
In the room behind him, the beauty was still lost in a deep slumber. Even for a Martial Arts Grandmaster like Yu Guannan, the night had been utterly exhausting.
Deciding not to disturb her, Shen Anyu had stepped outside to breathe in the fresh air.
Reviewing the Zhang Zhiyun affair, he concluded that the operation had been executed to perfection—or perhaps, it had even exceeded expectations.
It was all within his calculations that Zhang Zhiyun, a Child of Destiny blessed with great luck, would be manipulated into sacrificing his own friends and family, ultimately using his own blood to sharpen the Yin Corpse Devil Sword and complete its refinement.
However, Shen Anyu had initially predicted the finished product would be a Low-Grade Spiritual Artifact at best. The raw materials were simply not of high quality, and it was nearly impossible to find superior artifact-refining materials in the secular world. The fact that he'd gathered even these was a proof of the deep resources of Yanxia's Shen Clan and his own extensive network.
But thanks to his deception, he had goaded Zhang Zhiyun into a final, bloody rampage. The fool had annihilated the Yu Clan—who happened to have a grudge with the Shen Clan—and in doing so, plundered their entire bloodline's essence. This unexpected turn had dramatically improved the quality of the Yin Corpse Devil Sword, elevating it to the level of a half-step Treasure Artifact and increasing its value several times over.
As the thought crossed his mind, a twisted, serpentine longsword materialized in his hand. It was forged from a material that resembled crystalline black jade, and its bloody aura was completely restrained, a stark contrast to the blood-red, demonic weapon Zhang Zhiyun had wielded.
He flicked the blade with a fingernail. A crisp, metallic hum connected through the air, carrying with it a peculiar, soul-stirring vibration. Inside the villa, Yu Guannan frowned in her sleep, a flicker of unease crossing her face. More startling, however, was that within a radius of several miles, every ant on the ground and every bird in the sky silently perished.
Yet, the people in the surrounding area remained completely unharmed, a chilling demonstration of Shen Anyu's astonishing control.
In his grasp, the Yin Corpse Devil Sword was like a tamed black dragon, utterly obedient. It knew to roll over and show its belly with a gentle pat.
also, he could sense a unique power coiled within it, a power whose nature he couldn't yet discern. It didn't feel like it belonged to the sword itself; it felt like it originated from the essence blood of the Yu Clan.
'The Yu Clan's bloodline… it seems to be quite extraordinary,'Shen Anyu mused.'Much like my Shen Clan, their ancestors may have been powerful cultivators.'
He recalled the conversation between Xiao Fan and his Master that he'd overheard via the Super-Nanometer Monitoring Robots. He had learned then that the ancestors of the Shen Clan hailed from the Heavenly Emperor Palace, one of the Ten Great Sects of the Xuanhuang Cultivation World.
Yanxia's Shen Clan had prospered for a thousand years. It stood to reason that the Yu Clan, another family with a millennium of history, might also possess a hidden heritage and an unusual bloodline.
Last night, Shen Anyu had also… thoroughly explored Yu Guannan. It had been a complete and total conquest. There was a unique charm to her, and more, after they had connected, his own immortal cultivation, which had been progressing at a snail's pace, had broken through directly from the tenth layer of Qi Refining to the eleventh.
One had to understand, Yu Guannan was merely a Martial Arts Grandmaster, whose power was equivalent to the second or third layer of Qi Refining at most. For her to have such a deep effect on him was truly extraordinary.
'In the future, when I finally go to the Xuanhuang Cultivation World, Yu Guannan might prove to be of great use.'
The thought passed through his mind as he admired the Yin Corpse Devil Sword, which was now bound to his very soul.
With this half-step Treasure Artifact in his possession, Shen Anyu's combat strength had taken a quantum leap. He was now confident he could fight—and kill—an ordinary cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm.
In the secular world, where spiritual qi was thin and sparse, such a magical sword was nothing short of overkill. If not for the immense resources Shen Anyu had expended to forge the sword embryo, and if not for the sacrifice of a luck-blessed Child of Destiny like Zhang Zhiyun, its creation would have been impossible.
After stowing the Yin Corpse Devil Sword away, Shen Anyu's thoughts turned to the inexplicable system prompt that had appeared yesterday regarding a Destined Heroine named Lin Qingqing.
'There were two people observing from a distance. One was Lin Qingqing. The other… it could have been Jiangbei Master Chen, or perhaps another Child of Destiny. It's not even impossible that it was some hidden old monster.'
Shen Anyu's eyes narrowed. Anyone he found difficult to observe, whose background he couldn't immediately ascertain, was either at the Martial God level, a powerful cultivator, or was carrying a Treasure Artifact of their own.
He took this new clue very seriously. He had already dispatched his people to investigate discreetly, focusing on caution above all else.
The first step would be to run a search through the national household registration database for every person named Lin Qingqing.
For others, this would be a monumental task. But for Shen Anyu, the Young Lord of Yanxia's Shen Clan, it required nothing more than a casual order.
There couldn't be that many exceptionally beautiful women named Lin Qingqing, after all. A Destined Heroine was guaranteed to be a peerless beauty, delicate and captivating.
'Yesterday, I gained over a million destiny points. That's just enough for a thousand-draw gacha pull.'
A smile finally broke across Shen Anyu's face. He felt his luck was running high today; he was bound to draw something surprising.
As the thought settled, a thousand rays of multicolored light bloomed like fireworks in his mind. Most were simple white flashes, with a smaller portion of blue and purple. A scant few were golden, and among them was a single, indescribable seven-colored glow, as well as an ethereal, indeterminate wisp of pure white, holy light.
Shen Anyu quickly scanned the rewards, his eyes jumping straight to the Divine-rank prizes.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master, for obtaining a Divine Rank reward: Ten Hundred-Year Zhu Fruits!]
Shen Anyu was silent.
He stared at the so-called Divine Rank reward, a wave of speechlessness washing over him. Among all the Divine-rank rewards in the system, the hundred-year zhu fruit was at the absolute bottom of the barrel, roughly equivalent to a single bottle of Qi Refinement pills.
"Forget it. It's still useful. I'll just eat them like regular fruit."
Shen Anyu casually pulled out a fist-sized, vermilion-red fruit that shimmered like a crystal and began to chew on it.
After the fight with Zhang Zhiyun yesterday, followed by several extra rounds with Yu Guannan through the night, he hadn't eaten a thing. He was feeling a bit hungry, so this would make a perfect snack.
As the crystalline pulp slid down his throat, a warm current surged through his limbs and bones. A healthy, rosy tint returned to Shen Anyu's handsome face, restoring him to his peak condition.
"Now, what was that special reward?"
Shen Anyu continued to munch on the hundred-year zhu fruit as he reviewed the lottery records. The smile on his handsome face gradually widened, the corners of his lips curling higher and higher.
"I knew it. My luck is incredible today. A truly blessed hand. I have Nan Nan to thank for this."
[Ding! Congratulations, Master, for obtaining a special reward: Supreme Pure Yang Holy Body!]
Supreme Pure Yang Holy Body!
Shen Anyu's spirits soared. According to the system's introduction, this Supreme Pure Yang Holy Body was an unbelievably impressive, top-tier physique, the kind seen only once in ten thousand years. It was said to be comparable to that of a young Golden Crow, a divine beast of the sun.
With this physique, cultivating any Yang-attribute technique would be as easy as breathing, as if he had divine assistance. Any Yang-attribute Daoist art or immortal spell would come to him effortlessly. He would be a true, favored child of the great sun, with no obstacles in his cultivation path.
His vitality would be boundless, his body would naturally dispel all evil, and he would be immune to all poisons.
It even came with more than one innate divine ability.
In short, with the Supreme Pure Yang Holy Body, he would never have to worry about running on empty again.
Somewhere, Xiao Fan was green with envy.
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