Chapter 105: Is This the Great Sumeru Hand??
The items available in the Virtual Girlfriend Store (Qi Refining Stage) are quite limited.
Some things Chen Huaian already feels are a bit low-tier, such as mundane magical tools, low-grade spirit stones, and talismans only usable by Li Qingran. While these items still count as consumption value, isn't it a waste to spend money on them?
Fortunately, the store refreshes a limited item every week.
Previously, it was a set of clothes, which he bought for Li Qingran.
Today happens to be Monday, and at the bottom of the store, a purple-glowing item has refreshed.
[Lingxiao Flying Boat, Price: 8888¥]
[Capable of long-distance flight, speed equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator's sword flight, maximum capacity of 12 people, consumes 1 spirit crystal per hour at full speed. First purchase includes 6 hours of full-speed flight consumption.]
"Good, this is a great item. It'll save Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi from the hardships of travel and reduce the risk of accidents!" Chen Huaian added another 2222¥ and made the purchase without hesitation.
Boom—!
Above Qinghe City, a flying boat materialized with a violent spatial fluctuation.
The city was under curfew, and a group of night patrol guards stared at the sky in shock.
"Look, that seems to be an immortal's celestial boat!"
"An immortal, an immortal is here!"
"Hahaha, the immortal has come! I need to go back and get my wife to pray for a child!"
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"A flying boat?!"
In the Qinghe City Lord's mansion, a girl sitting on a tree opened her eyes and looked at the sky. Her eyes were as clear as a spring, but as she frowned, two flashes of eerie red light flickered within them.
"Could it be that the Zen Sect has found me? It shouldn't be this soon…"
[It's not the Zen Sect.]
A low, hoarse voice whispered in her ear, drifting in and out like the wind.
[Hehehe! I see it. This flying boat belongs to two young girls, one at the peak of Qi Refining and the other at the early Golden Core stage. Their essence is incredibly tempting, especially the one at the peak of Qi Refining… What do you say? Go, kill them, devour them, and we'll both grow stronger!]
The voice grew more excited and manic, increasingly sharp. The girl was clearly affected by it, as the clarity in her eyes was gradually replaced by violence and greed. Her trembling right hand rested on the hilt of her sword, which quivered and seemed to leap with joy. A crimson demonic aura seeped through the scabbard, rising into the cold night sky.
[Yes, that's it. Draw me, unleash your killing intent, hehe…]
Snap—!
The girl suddenly threw the sword to the ground and jumped down from the tree, stomping on the scabbard.
"Hmph, wishful thinking!" she snorted, her eyes regaining their clarity.
[You… you dare toy with me?!]
The sword trembled furiously.
The rampant sword intent cut intricate, crisscrossing marks into the surrounding stone tiles.
"So what if I'm toying with you? Go ahead, kill me if you can."
The black sword knew it couldn't kill the girl.
It gradually calmed down, lying motionless on the ground.
But it hissed menacingly, **[One day, you'll fall under my control, Mo Shumei. I hope you'll still be so arrogant when that day comes!]**
With that, the sword fell silent.
The girl picked up the black sword and reattached it to her waist. She gazed at the flying boat in the sky, a hint of worry in her brows.
Behind her, the inner gate of the city lord's mansion was slightly ajar.
In the moonlight, one could vaguely see the courtyard littered with corpses.
The Qinghe City Lord had been callous with human lives, nurturing cruel servants and extorting the people, leaving the entire city in misery and starvation… Unforgivable!
Kill them all.
Leave no one alive.
Every time her violent impulses erupted, she had no choice but to slaughter, which had led to her being hunted by righteous sects.
The opening of the Central Continent's secret realm was imminent, and she had been stuck at the late Golden Core stage for too long. She had to find the remaining fragments of the within the realm, or else, as the black sword had said, she might one day lose herself completely and become its demonic puppet.
"I've rested enough. It's time to go."
The girl took out a bottle of oil and poured it at the entrance of the inner courtyard, dousing the vermilion gate.
She flicked her fingers, sending out a small flame.
As the flame grew into a roaring fire,
the girl leaped over the city walls of Qinghe and disappeared into the wilderness in a few bounds.
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[Flying boat preparation complete.]
[You have used a high-grade spirit gathering array. Would you like to move the array to the flying boat?]
<1> No. (Waste the high-grade spirit gathering array.)
<2> Yes. (Directly move the array.)
<3> Recharge 88¥, use the secret technique 'Great Sumeru Hand' to move the array. (No need to interrupt Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi's cultivation.)
Save where you can, spend where you must.
Chen Huaian was about to choose <2> when another prompt popped up:
[Warning! Your virtual girlfriend is breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage!]
Chen Huaian: "..."
Well, just at this critical moment.
Who knows how long it'll take for Li Qingran to complete her breakthrough. Might as well spend the 88¥ for a seamless transfer and see what this 'Great Sumeru Hand' is all about.
As 88¥ disappeared from his bank account,
Hum—!
A translucent giant hand of spiritual energy descended from the sky.
The giant hand gripped the wine house and uprooted it entirely.
Chen Huaian: "Holy crap!"
The hand even shook it mid-air, tossing out all the unfamiliar guests. After clearing out the unwanted individuals, it swung the house in a full circle and hurled it onto the flying boat.
Boom!
A perfect three-pointer!
"Nice, what a Great Sumeru Hand! You threw it so well!!"
Chen Huaian's mouth twitched. The tossed guests were unharmed, cushioned by the hand's innate energy. He glanced inside the room—impressively, despite the commotion, Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi remained undisturbed.
[Please confirm the destination.]
There was only one option—Lingxi Valley.
It seems even after buying the item, you still have to follow the plot.
Chen Huaian clicked on it.
Another prompt appeared:
[The Meridian Opening Needle Technique is breaking through to the mastery level, which will take approximately three hours.]
[You're operating too quickly. To avoid brain overload, please take a break.]
A progress bar followed, showing only 2%.
Before knowing that the virtual girlfriend game was a companion spirit, he would've scoffed at the idea of brain overload. But now, he realized it might not be a joke.
Because he could already feel his brain swelling.
The difference between the Meridian Opening Needle's minor and major mastery is like a chasm.
"Time to sleep." He turned off his phone and lay down on the bed.
When he woke up, the Meridian Opening Needle should reach major mastery.
Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi should also arrive at Lingxi Valley.
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Lingxi Valley—
"Time to sleep. When I wake up, those two little mice from the Sword Pavilion should be here." Yun Suxin was about to lie down, but for some reason, she felt uneasy. Then again, this was Lingxi Valley, her territory. What could possibly go wrong?
"Hehe, just scaring myself~"
She hummed softly, closed her eyes, and drifted into a peaceful sleep.
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