Chapter 119: Starry Sky Simulation Arena

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

Just like when her 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, and the entire space darkened, leaving only utter blackness.

"Target environment: Western Star Region, Chi Yu Star System, Fifth Planet of Chifeng Star System No. 47."

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

"Environmental index recording..."

"Warning! Simulation will begin in three seconds."

"Three, two, one!"

"Simulation begun!"

The sudden brightness forced Zhang Yunlu to shut her eyes, but her spiritual sense rapidly spread outward.

Rocks, forests, and streams—the surrounding scenery was instantly fed back to her.

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

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

Around her grew towering blue trees; massive boulders were coated in a strange blue moss, and not far away flowed a gentle stream.

Everything felt utterly real—neither her five senses nor her spiritual sense detected any 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 toward her 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, a dust wave 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 this single strike.

Huh~ When the dust settled and all was still, where the sword qi had passed, the lush forest lay in ruins, stretching nearly a hundred meters.

Dust buried tree stumps; soil 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 vast spiritual energy, as if in this Starry Sky, the spiritual energy naturally favored her...

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

As for drawing in spiritual energy while striking? That was pure nonsense! Cultivators could depend on no one but themselves!

"And..." Zhang Yunlu flung 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 on the Central Continent her body bore a thousand-jin burden, now she traveled light, every inch of her body brimming with ease! All shackles broken, all constraints gone, heaven and earth served her alone!

That was how it felt now.

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

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Sword Sect Inner Court, Starship Maintenance Zone.

"Yes, yes! Use the best coating material!"

"Engine module? Of course, install the newest and best!"

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

"Didn't the Divine Mechanism Treasure 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 Jiuyu happily lay back on a nearby reclining chair and took a sip of juice from the table beside her.

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 the Spirit Transformation Stage carried a deep-blue energy core, preparing to install it.

A fully equipped starship was typically affordable only by a Return to Void cultivator.

She was merely an 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 maintained was already her limit—upgrading it was merely a dream.

But now that her master had granted permission, if she didn't seize this chance to splurge, she'd truly be an idiot!

"Perfect! Perfect!"

She shook her head, beaming with delight.

"You're misusing your aunt's permissions again, little sister."

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

"I'm going to tell Auntie about this."

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

"Go ahead and say it—better now than later," Chi Jiuyu wasn't scared at all.

She was about to go on a mission anyway; knowing her master's temper, she definitely wouldn't bother him now.

By the time she returned, her anger would've mostly cooled, and he could just bring her a few gifts—easy as pie to smooth things over.

"I won't say anything now. I'll report it to Master Bo after you return from your mission," the sunglasses youth also knew this well.

Huh?!

Chi Jiuyu sat up sharply.

"Are you a dog?!"

How could anyone be this cruel! That bastard will definitely exaggerate it later.

"Heh!" The sunglasses youth didn't care. "As head of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, reporting this is my duty."

"Duty my ass—you never showed this much responsibility before."

"You just never saw it," the sunglasses youth waved his hand.

"If you dare snitch, I'll expose your crush on Ye Shijie Ji," Chi Jiuyu suddenly dropped a bomb.

After a moment of silence, a light barrier enveloped the two of them.

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW THAT!!!?"

Though unbelievable, it was true! The sunglasses youth was unsettled—only a handful of people knew this.

But the next instant, he realized who the snitch was.

"Shit! It's that damn Li Ke!"

Li Ke was the senior sister who hadn't given Chi Jiuyu the book—they were closest, yet Li Ke was a blabbermouth.

"I think you should forget this memory."

The sunglasses youth took off his glasses and placed them on the table, staring coldly at Chi Jiuyu.

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

"Am I scared of you? Go ahead and try if you dare!"

Chi Jiuyu wasn't frightened by this.

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

And if Master Bo found out, it meant Master would know too.

Then he'd truly be whipped senseless by his master.

Sss~ Though it had been thousands of years since he'd felt his master's beatings, even now the thought sent chills down his spine.

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