Chapter 119: Star Sky Simulation Arena

Without warning, the “Purple Qi Concealment and Spirit Hiding Method” suddenly appeared in her mind.

Just like when a senior had transmitted the “Flowing Cloud Sword Art” to her.

She was given no time to ponder it.

Hum~ The space before her twisted unnaturally; the bright lights vanished instantly, plunging the entire space into darkness.

“Target environment: Western Star Region, Chi Yu Star System, Fifth Planet of Chi Feng No. 47 Star System.”

A cold, mechanical voice echoed from nowhere, reverberating through the vast space.

“Environmental index recording…”

“Alert! Simulation will begin in three seconds.”

“Three, two, one!”

“Simulation begun!”

The sudden surge of brightness made Zhang Yunlu instinctively close her eyes, but her spiritual sense rapidly extended outward.

Mountains, rocks, forests, and streams—surrounding scenery streamed back instantly.

Once her eyes adjusted to the light intensity, she opened them again.

Only then did she realize she had arrived in a dense forest.

Towering blue trees grew all around; massive boulders were coated in strange blue moss, and a gentle stream flowed nearby.

Everything felt utterly real—her five senses and spiritual sense detected no trace of falseness.

“The temperature needs to be lower, but more importantly…”

Zhang Yunlu drew her longsword and infused a thread of true qi into it.

Whoosh! Countless spiritual energies, as if drawn by an invisible force, surged like a mighty river from all directions, converging upon the blade.

“Slash!”

A crescent-shaped, ice-blue sword qi slashed outward.

Boom! As if a hurricane had swept through, dust rose dozens of meters high; boulders several meters tall, trees thick enough for several men to embrace—all shattered like paper before this sword qi.

The entire forest seemed cleaved in two by that single strike.

Huh~ When the dust settled and all was still, the path of the sword qi revealed only devastation: lush, verdant forest reduced to ruins stretching nearly a hundred meters.

Tree stumps lay buried under soil; dirt rained down continuously from the air, as if a terrible calamity had just struck.

“Is this the Starry Sky?” Zhang Yunlu felt dazed.

That single slash had used only a thread of true qi; outside, such an attack might cut down a few trees at most—yet here, it had created a scene like a natural disaster.

“The key isn’t the true qi—it’s the spiritual energy drawn in.”

Just a thread of true qi had summoned such immense spiritual energy—as if, in this Starry Sky, spiritual energy naturally favored her…

That was impossible in the Central Continent! In the Central Continent, cultivators of her Foundation Establishment realm could rely only on their own true qi; once depleted, they had to restore it through meditation or pills.

Drawing in spiritual energy while striking? Pure nonsense! Cultivators could depend on no one but themselves!

“And…” Zhang Yunlu hurled her longsword upward, riding it into the sky, moving far faster than before.

She hovered above the forest, looking down.

“It feels too easy.”

If in the Central Continent her body bore a thousand-jin burden, now she traveled light—every inch of her felt free, unshackled, as if heaven and earth served her alone!

That was the feeling now.

But… why was there such a vast difference between the Starry Sky and the Central Continent?

…………

Sword Sect Inner Court, Starship Maintenance Zone.

“Yes, yes! Use the best coating material!”

“Engine module? Obviously, install the newest and best!”

“Rebuild the entire interior of the starship—use only the finest materials!”

“Didn’t the Divine Mechanism Alchemy Pavilion just release a ‘Virtual Projection Observation Module’? Install that too!”

“The bill?!”

“Charge all these expenses to the Sword Sovereign’s account—she approved it!”

After arranging everything, Chi Jiu Yu happily lay back on a nearby recliner and took a sip of juice from the table.

Before her, a starship lay like a silent iron beast, clad in armor as deep and dark as the universe, etched with intricate array patterns. Its hull was long and flat, with massive energy wings extending from either side, ready to unfold and tear through space.

Several Inner Court disciples of Soul Transformation level carried a deep-blue energy core, preparing to install it.

A fully equipped starship was typically affordable only by a Reversal Realm cultivator.

She was merely a Nascent Soul.

Even if she was the most powerful Nascent Soul of this generation, maintaining a starship still strained her resources.

Usually, she begged for funds from her senior brothers and sisters, or whined to her master for pocket money.

Even so, keeping the starship operational was already her limit—upgrading it was purely a fantasy.

But now that her master had granted her permission, if she didn’t seize this chance to splurge, she’d be a fool!

“Perfect! Perfect!”

She swayed her head, radiating pure delight.

“You’re misusing the permission granted by your senior aunt again, little sister.”

A young man in beach shorts and a T-shirt, wearing flip-flops and sunglasses, walked over.

“I’m going to report this to Senior Aunt.”

As he spoke, he leaned back onto another recliner beside the table.

“Go ahead—better go tell her right now,” Chi Jiu Yu wasn’t the least intimidated.

After all, she was about to embark on a mission; knowing her master’s temper, she wouldn’t bother her now.

By the time she returned, her anger would have cooled, and Chi Jiu Yu could simply bring her a few gifts—problem solved.

“I won’t report it now. I’ll wait until you return from your mission,” the sunglasses man knew this too.

Huh?!

Chi Jiu Yu sat up sharply.

“You’re a dog!”

How could anyone be this cruel? He’d surely embellish the report when the time came.

“Heh!” The sunglasses man didn’t care. “As head of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, reporting this is my duty.”

“Duty my ass—you’ve never been this responsible before.”

“You just never noticed,” the man waved his hand.

“If you dare snitch, I’ll expose your crush on Senior Sister Ji,” Chi Jiu Yu suddenly dropped a bomb.

…

After a moment of silence, a light screen enveloped the two.

“HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW?!”

Though unbelievable, it was true—the sunglasses man was unsettled; only a handful of people knew this.

But then he realized who had betrayed him.

“Damn it! It’s that bastard Li Ke!”

Li Ke—the senior sister who refused to give Chi Jiu Yu the book—she was Chi Jiu Yu’s closest friend, and yet Li Ke was a blabbermouth.

“You should forget this memory.”

The sunglasses man removed his glasses and placed them on the table, staring coldly at Chi Jiu Yu.

He decided to use physical amnesia—to make his little sister forget this memory she shouldn’t remember.

“I’m not afraid of you! Try it if you dare!”

Chi Jiu Yu wasn’t fazed.

…

He almost forgot—Senior Aunt had only one disciple; if any cultivator above Soul Transformation laid a hand on this brat, Senior Aunt would sense it.

And if Senior Aunt knew, then Master would know too.

Then he’d truly be beaten to a pulp by his master.

Sss~ Though he hadn’t felt Master’s punishment in thousands of years, the memory still sent chills down his spine.

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