allonlinenovel Chapter 7, The First Embrace, The Assassin Strikes!
Chapter 7, The First Embrace, The Assassin Strikes!
Gu Jiancheng's words in front of the imperial tomb had already changed her opinion of him.
Now, Gu Jiancheng actually wants to leave on his own!?
"why?"
Yunshuiyao began to speak.
"I know that entering the palace is not what you truly desire."
"I like you, but I want you to be free even more."
Gu Jiancheng smiled bitterly, looking lost and dejected, and then turned away.
"free……"
Yun Shuiyao pursed her red lips slightly, watching Gu Jiancheng's retreating figure, her heart trembling slightly.
The sixth prince is actually willing to let me leave!?
"No, I'm not leaving."
After a moment, Yunshuiyao shook her head.
She can't leave Gu Jiancheng now.
Whether it was because of the golden soup, or something else...
[Ding! Yunshuiyao's emotional fluctuations detected. Reward: +30 Strategy Points!]
The notification sounds from Yunshuiyao and the system rang out almost simultaneously.
Gu Jiancheng, who had turned his back to the crowd, finally managed a triumphant smile.
But that smile vanished as soon as he turned around, and then he slowly turned back, his eyes already slightly red. "I will not force you. The Tai Xuan Sect is full of talented and noble people. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time."
"Enough with the nonsense." But Yun Shuiyao's pretty face was as cold as ice. She snorted and got into the car.
"Tsundere..."
Gu Jiancheng chuckled softly, then took the reins and rode off to join the Imperial Guards.
After leaving Mount Jiuyi, three thousand imperial guards escorted the carriage straight to the Tai Xuanzong Temple.
The Tai Xuan Sect is located in the Taihang Mountains on the border of the Great Qian Dynasty. Even traveling day and night, it would take three days and nights to reach it.
Inside the carriage, Gu Jiancheng looked at Yun Shuiyao, who was sitting cross-legged with her palms facing the sky, with a lovesick grin on his face.
Even when cultivating, my own wife is as beautiful as a painting.
Moreover, visible to the naked eye, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from all directions, like silk threads, condensed into a spiritual cocoon around Yunshuiyao.
Even though the empress's soul has not been fully unsealed, her cultivation speed is already astonishing.
However, compared to myself, I'm still lacking.
Gu Jiancheng felt a little proud and then summoned his character panel.
Gu Jiancheng
Realm: Foundation Establishment Realm (Third Realm of Cultivation)
Physique: Heaven-Burning Overlord Physique.
Talent: Divine Eye of Insight; Evolutionary Skill - Molten Gold Blazing Flame (Spirit Rank 1) is activated.
Technique: None.
Strategy value: 130.
He immediately summoned the system shop to see what he could exchange for.
Five Qi Gathering at the Origin Exercise.
Thunderclap Sword Technique.
Yangyan Sword.
But as he looked around, he was overwhelmed by the dazzling array of cultivation techniques and the numerous precious swords and spiritual blades.
But they're all too expensive!
The worst one requires 200 strategy points, and it's not cost-effective for Gu Jiancheng.
Strategy points are very useful; he either doesn't use them, or he uses them to exchange for rare items.
Thus, Gu Jiancheng only spent 30 contribution points in the end, exchanging them for three top-grade Qi-cultivating pills.
This pill is of the Xuan-grade level and is used for Foundation Establishment cultivation. Although it is common, top-grade pills are extremely rare and priceless.
This top-grade Qi-Nourishing Pill is ten times more effective than the ordinary quality one.
Now that Yun Shuiyao is diligently cultivating, he naturally cannot take her with him.
Immediately, Gu Jiancheng swallowed the Peiyuan Pill in one gulp. Under the pressure of the Burning Heaven Overlord Body, the pill instantly dissolved and turned into a torrent that filled his limbs and bones.
[Ding! Host is detected cultivating; additional phenomena are being concealed!]
The system operated flawlessly; otherwise, the strange phenomena that would have produced when he activated the Burning Heaven Overlord Body would have frightened Yun Shuiyao.
Moreover, Gu Jiancheng underestimated the terror of this number one body in all realms. After nightfall, the medicinal power of an entire top-grade Qi-cultivating pill was completely digested!
It should be noted that even the most monstrous Foundation Establishment genius of the Tai Xuan Sect would need at least half a month to fully refine such pills.
Gu Jiancheng's cultivation speed is almost thirty times that of them, which is terrifying.
"It seems that three Qi-Nourishing Pills won't be enough for my needs on the road," Gu Jiancheng said, pursing his lips.
Even a single Qi-Nourishing Pill failed to advance his cultivation by a minor realm, demonstrating that while his Heaven-Burning Overlord Body was terrifyingly powerful, the resources required for advancement were also incredibly staggering.
Thankfully, the system is here!
Gu Jiancheng felt relieved, then looked up at Yun Shuiyao sitting cross-legged opposite him.
Now, the only way for him to maintain his cultivation efficiency is to acquire more strategy points.
Looking at his remaining 100 strategy points, Gu Jiancheng felt a pang of sadness.
It's still too little, and the strategy points given by emotional fluctuations are really too few.
It's nowhere near as fast as intimate contact.
If holding hands alone earns 60 points, then a hug would be like taking off!
If I were to give you a kiss, wouldn't that be like going to heaven?
Gu Jiancheng's gaze fell on the slender waist and rosy lips of Yunshuiyao across from him, and he couldn't help but lick his dry lips.
My own wife is really tempting!
Yun Shuiyao, who was cultivating, frowned and then sneezed. She opened her beautiful eyes, intending to glare at Gu Jiancheng.
But Gu Jiancheng was sitting upright, holding a book in his hands, his eyes fixed straight ahead.
"My wife, have I disturbed your cultivation?"
Gu Jiancheng looked up, his expression innocent.
"Go on."
Yun Shuiyao shook her head, feeling that she had misunderstood Gu Jiancheng.
Seeing Yun Shuiyao close her beautiful eyes again, Gu Jiancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next moment, Gu Jiancheng's expression suddenly changed. Now his five senses and six perceptions were extremely sharp, and his divine sense instantly sensed the aura of a Foundation Establishment Realm expert outside the carriage.
Almost instantly, Yun Shuiyao also suddenly opened her eyes, but before she could react, she saw Gu Jiancheng opening his arms towards her and rushing towards her.
In an instant, a hot and intense masculine aura enveloped Yun Shuiyao. Just as she was about to reprimand him, the entire carriage was cleaved in two by a sharp and domineering blade of light.
The sharp edge almost grazed Gu Jiancheng's back.
boom!
The sharp edge finally landed, shredding all six Cloud-Stepping Steeds into minced meat.
Gu Jiancheng held Yun Shuiyao tightly, rolling around in the debris a dozen times before stopping.
"Are you... are you insane?!"
Yun Shuiyao looked at Gu Jiancheng and shouted in a delicate voice, "You'll die!"
The blade light just now clearly came from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, while Gu Jiancheng was just a mortal with a useless body. Wasn't he courting death?
"As long as you're alright, that's all that matters!" Gu Jiancheng appeared weak, but his eyes were filled with deep affection.
Gu Jiancheng's eyes were naturally beautiful, and at this moment, they did indeed stir his heart.
"Buzz!"
Even as the Imperial Guards rapidly assembled, blades still flashed and whistled through the darkness.
Amidst the raging killing intent, Yun Shuiyao suddenly broke free from Gu Jiancheng's embrace. Immediately, a burst of icy purple energy erupted from her body as she snatched a long sword from the Imperial Guard's hand and charged out like a dark phoenix in the night.
"Buzz!"
"clang!"
In an instant, sparks flew in the darkness, and dust exploded, sweeping in all directions!
"Pfft!"
In mid-air, a figure plummeted, blood splattering everywhere. His eyes, exposed outside his mask, were filled with shock.
He seemed to have never expected that a mere junior in the Qi Sea Realm could actually injure him.
But before he could land, he rose into the air again, turned around, and disappeared into the darkness.
"Hmph, trying to leave!?"
Yun Shuiyao snorted coldly. No one in the Immortal Realm would dare to ambush her, and now she would not tolerate any assassin escaping under her nose.
"The Imperial Guards, stay here!"
Yun Shuiyao's feet trembled, and she rose into the air like a purple ray of light, disappearing from the sight of the Imperial Guards.
With her domineering blade and unpredictable movements, Yun Shuiyao shocked all the Imperial Guards present in just a few breaths!
The Sixth Imperial Consort is incredibly powerful!?
"No, Your Highness, Sixth Prince!"
After a moment, the Imperial Guards finally came to their senses, then slapped their foreheads and rushed toward Gu Jiancheng.
"Sixth Prince, you can't die!"
The Imperial Guards turned Gu Jiancheng, who was lying on the ground, over, only to find that he was grinning and laughing incessantly.
"It's over, the Sixth Prince isn't dead, but he's been scared into a stupor!"
Everyone was shocked and slapped their thighs in pain.
This is still a case where the death penalty can be avoided, but punishment is inevitable!
But what these imperial guards didn't know was that Gu Jiancheng was secretly overjoyed.
Just by hugging Yunshuiyao a few times, the system actually rewarded me with 200 strategy points!
Sent!
Two hundred strategy points can be exchanged for twenty Qi Cultivation Pills!
"What should we do? The Sixth Prince seems to have really gone mad!"
"I know a folk remedy that might work: slap him!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Slap me!"
Just as the Imperial Guards were about to swing their rough, fan-sized hands down, Gu Jiancheng quickly stood up. The silly grin on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented coldness and domineering aura.
"What are you doing surrounding me? Kill the enemy!"
Yes!
With Gu Jiancheng's fierce roar, the surrounding imperial guards immediately scattered and joined the battle.
This time, the attackers were not only Foundation Establishment Realm experts, but also nearly a thousand martial artists who rushed out from the shadows!
Gu Jiancheng's gaze was sharp. This place was a long canyon with towering cliffs on both sides and blocked from the front and back. It was a perfect place to ambush people in the dark.
But he definitely won't be the one who dies!
"Open your system inventory!"
Gu Jiancheng silently recited the command, and the package page appeared before his eyes.
He still has nine Dao Palace Realm summoning cards available, each of which is blank. The summoning list contains hundreds of Dao Palace Realm experts.
"You are the one!"
Gu Jiancheng's gaze sharpened immediately, and he selected a Dao Palace Realm cultivator.
hum!
"Li Biluo of the Shadow Assassin Sect greets his master!"
The next moment, a tall and slender woman knelt down in front of Gu Jiancheng.
Her long, dark blue hair was tied into a ponytail that reached her waist. Her petite and youthful figure was covered in black armor, but her eyes shone with a captivating blue light in the darkness, making people dare not have the slightest thought of disrespect.
As Gu Jiancheng's gaze fell upon her, Li Biluo's information was presented to him without reservation.
【Li Biluo】
Realm: Dao Palace Realm (Fifth Realm of Cultivation)
Sect: Rakshasa Sect.
Technique: Rakshasa Shadow Step, Annihilation Kill.
Introduction: The Rakshasa Sect's top-tier assassins, elusive and deadly!
Summoning time remaining: 2 days, 23 hours, and 59 seconds.
Permanent Summon Synthesis Requires: 1000 Strategy Points.
[Note]: Summoning cards are only used as tools by cultivators and cannot be used to pass on cultivation techniques; otherwise, the summoning will disappear.