Chapter 142: Hard to Find the Core

A streak of sword light swept across the high heavens, as terrifying sword qi rained down like divine punishment, tearing jagged gashes across the planet's surface.

Mountains and rivers shattered, rivers severed and dried.

In less than half an hour, the entire third planet became riddled with holes.

Blood and fire filled every corner of the planet.

Star systems this far from the Central Continent weren't even qualified as resource systems, so there was no need to care whether they damaged the planet's ecological environment.

Chi Jiuyu sat cross-legged atop a blue-gold ancient sword, one hand holding a mobile phone; whenever she encountered villages or towns gathered by the Third Jiajiao, she flicked two fingers like a sword and slashed out sword qi.

As the top Nascent Soul cultivator of her generation, even her casual sword slashes were beyond the resistance of a group of mere Foundation Establishment aliens.

Her spiritual sense swept across the entire planet, searching for the aliens' locations.

She cleared out the remaining aliens while scrolling through the Xiang Jianzong's internal battle-net forum.

【SHOCKING! A Once-in-a-Lifetime Genius Emerges in the Fourth Youlin Star Trials!】

She clicked in and read: during the Fourth Youlin Star trials, a peerless genius had appeared—breaking through to Foundation Establishment before turning twenty, and even forming a Heaven-Born Dao Foundation!

Hmm…

The news wasn't exaggerated—forming a Heaven-Born Dao Foundation in space was even harder than on the Central Continent, truly worthy of the title "genius."

【BREAKING NEWS! The Huiming Third Star System has been attacked by a Reversal Void biological weapon!】

Huiming Third Star System? Wasn't that the incident she and Xiao Yunlu had encountered before? After checking it, she quickly exited and kept scrolling, but still found nothing interesting.

Chi Jiuyu put away her phone.

【The idiots on the Spirit Net are still more interesting.】

Too bad this place was too far from the Central Continent—she could only connect to the Xiang Jianzong's internal battle-net.

With a thought, the blue-gold ancient sword carried her downward, sinking into the dense forest below.

…

…

Sunlight filtered through layer upon layer of leaves, casting dappled shadows.

Heavy purple fruits hung thickly from branches, bending them low, while the air itself carried a sweet, fruity fragrance.

A breeze stirred, leaves rustled, and the fruits swayed gently, emitting crisp clinks.

A slender streak of sword light flashed—the purple fruit, like a gem, fell into her pale, delicate palm.

Then, a fine needle pierced the fruit's skin.

【Beep! Non-toxic, edible】

A crisp, cold mechanical voice rang out.

"Huh, looks poisonous, but isn't?" Chi Jiuyu withdrew the needle and tucked it away.

She'd spotted this orchard from above.

"Wonder how it tastes."

A faint spiritual glow shimmered—a cleansing spell coated the fruit's surface, cleaning it clean—kwa-chi!

Chi Jiuyu took a big bite.

Instantly, the fruit's sour, astringent flavor flooded her mouth.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" She spat it out, "Damn! This shit's disgusting!"

Forget it.

She tossed the fruit aside and looked behind her.

"Come out."

If I can't sense you now, I might as well destroy my own cultivation.

A rustling stirred around her; then several dark figures lunged out, charging at her.

"The humans found us!"

"Grab her!"

"I want her head!"

"I want her thighs!"

"Give me her heart!"

They varied in size, each bearing spiral horns, eyes brimming with greed and hunger, roaring as they surged toward Chi Jiuyu.

Chi Jiuyu didn't understand: "What the hell are they yapping about?"

The blue-gold ancient sword slashed horizontally—BOOM! A brilliant light erupted; sword qi storms surged in all directions, and every surrounding thing was shredded into finer particles than dust.

Three seconds later, the sword qi storm ceased.

The trees, rocks, and the Third Jiajiao who had charged—all vanished completely.

If someone now looked down from the sky, they'd see the entire forest had a perfectly circular, town-sized void carved through its center.

At the edge of the void, several juvenile Third Jiajiao stared blankly at this absurd spectacle.

Fear made their bodies tremble slightly.

But fear didn't last long—their eyes flickered with a flash of colored light, and their terror was instantly replaced by boundless rage.

A single thought rose in their minds simultaneously.

【Damned humans!】

But their rage vanished moments later beneath the terrifying sword qi descending from the sky.

…………

The Fifth Planet.

Three hundred kilometers outside Wang Cheng of the Fifth Jiajiao.

The road was stained red with blood; on both sides of the wide, flat path, severed limbs and internal organs hung haphazardly from tree branches, drawing many birds to peck at them.

Several heads of the Fifth Third Jiajiao tribe lay arranged beside the road, each with a different expression—some terrified, some furious, others still retaining the ecstatic joy they had felt upon seeing humans.

A cluster of ghostly blue flame hovered above their heads, casting forth several cold, vacant, phantom shadows.

Zhang Yunlu stood directly before those heads.

Having learned from past experience, she now always left behind a few heads whenever she encountered the Fifth Third Jiajiao.

"How many guards does your Wang Cheng have?" she asked with her spiritual sense.

"Ten thousand great Lie Lu."

The vacant voice replied.

Lie Lu meant captain—a member of the same realm from another race.

Even if she was a Creation Foundation Establishment, facing ten thousand peers of the same realm in an unfamiliar environment would still be troublesome.

And there was also that unknown Fifth Third Jiajiao king, whose true strength remained uncertain…

It seemed she must first observe the situation—no direct confrontation.

With a swift thought, Zhang Yunlu continued: "Where is the holy artifact granted to you by the Sacred Race?"

These aliens had no concept of "biological weapon core," so she could only phrase her questions in terms they understood.

"Don't know," the vacant voice replied.

Frowning, she asked the other phantom shadows—but none gave her the answer she sought.

"…" After a moment of silence, Zhang Yunlu unleashed a true qi blast that scattered the ghostly blue flame.

Along the way, she had gathered nearly all she needed to know about the alien king—but the biological weapon core…

… had not a single clue.

"So this is the troublesome part…"

Muttering to herself, Zhang Yunlu mounted her sword and shot toward Wang Cheng.

A talisman floated gently down and landed upon the road.

Boom! Flames erupted skyward, filling the air with a nauseating stench of charred flesh.

Yet Zhang Yunlu paid no attention—a small red bird with multicolored eyes had perched on a branch beside the road, having witnessed everything that just transpired.

Its lustrous eyes shimmered with colored light.

Indeed, this human ant was truly a Creation Foundation Establishment cultivator, and her target matched expectations: the tribe's king and the biological weapon core.

Then… should she assist her in completing the mission?

After all, once the mission was done, she would surely leave.

Seconds later, the red bird flapped its wings and flew away.

Enough—more action invites more mistakes; better to avoid her.

As long as this great undertaking succeeds, there is still hope!

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