Chapter 59: The Influence of the Crystal

In the classroom, Luo Yexi looked at the envelope in front of her with some confusion.

"Lin Lin, you said this was given to you by Senior Shui Yunyue to pass to me?" Luo Yexi asked.

"Yes, Senior Shui Yunyue specifically said to have me hand it to you personally," Lin Lin nodded. "This is the first time the senior has ever spoken to me; I'm still a bit excited thinking about it now."

She opened the envelope, and the content of the letter was that Shui Yunyue wanted to spar with her again regarding their zither skills, while also setting a time and place. Looking at the letter in her hand, Luo Yexi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Why would Shui Yunyue suddenly want to spar with her at this time? One had to know, they had only met once yesterday.

"Could it be that she also sensed the movement of that Crystal? No, this matter must be reported to Master!" Luo Yexi took out her phone and told him about the matter.

Before long, her phone received a message. She opened the phone to look, and the message read: "Meet her, and wait and see what happens."

Putting away her phone, Luo Yexi nodded.

In the afternoon, at the same practice room as before, Luo Yexi arrived at the place early. Although it looked like there was no one there, in Luo Yexi's perception, someone was hiding in a corner, observing her every move. Without needing to guess, Luo Yexi knew this person was definitely Shui Yunyue.

Shui Yunyue hid in the shadows, carefully observing Luo Yexi while simultaneously paying attention to the pendant on her own chest. Sure enough, a subtle fluctuation emanated from the Crystal.

"This is just a person without any martial arts; it shouldn't be a problem if I knock her out and then check her body," Shui Yunyue thought silently to herself. With the Breath Concealment Art on her, Shui Yunyue did not see through Luo Yexi's strength.

With a "whoosh," Luo Yexi felt a gust of wind strike from behind her, but the opponent seemed to have no killing intent, only wanting to knock her out.

However, Luo Yexi's speed was faster than the person who came; she turned her body, extended a hand, and easily caught Shui Yunyue's hand-blade.

"Junior Ye Xi, you..." Shui Yunyue looked at her own hand, which had been caught by Luo Yexi, with a look of astonishment.

"Are you surprised, Senior?" Luo Yexi asked with a smile.

"Why? I couldn't sense the aura of a Martial Artist from you at all. Why were you able to catch me?" Shui Yunyue's tone was full of shock.

Taking advantage of the moment of Shui Yunyue's shock, Luo Yexi extended her left hand and snatched the pendant from Shui Yunyue's chest. Carefully examining this Crystal, unlike the one she had on her which gave her a feeling of warmth, this Crystal gave her a feeling of coldness.

"Save, save me..." A weak voice came, and Luo Yexi felt the hand she was holding lose its strength. She looked up at Shui Yunyue and couldn't help but be startled; Shui Yunyue's face was now as pale as paper, her breath as thin as a thread, as if she could die at any moment.

"What is going on?" Luo Yexi hurriedly placed the Crystal back on Shui Yunyue's chest and dialed Lingyun's phone number.

After informing Lingyun of the situation there, Luo Yexi hung up the phone. At this time, Shui Yunyue had already slumped against her and lost consciousness, and that Crystal was emitting a silver light, enveloping Shui Yunyue.

Lingyun soon appeared in the practice room; Luo Yexi had already placed Shui Yunyue on a table to let her lie down and rest.

"Master, come quickly and take a look, what is going on here?" Luo Yexi said urgently.

As soon as Lingyun's hand touched Shui Yunyue's pulse, he frowned: "This situation is very wrong!"

"Master, what exactly is going on? Why did she end up like this the moment I took the Crystal away from Senior Shui Yunyue's body?" Luo Yexi asked with a frown.

"This Shui Yunyue, her soul and body had already separated a long time ago; by all logic, she should have died long ago. However, through a stroke of luck, she triggered the power I left in the Crystal. This power forcibly bound her soul and flesh together, preventing the two from separating, which is how she survived," Lingyun let go of her hand and explained to Luo Yexi. "If she had just given up the Crystal back then, her flesh and soul would have naturally merged together, and she naturally wouldn't have had any issues. But she kept this Crystal by her side, relying on the power of the Crystal to maintain the connection between her soul and body; this has already formed a dependency. In this situation, once the power of the Crystal is lost, the soul and body will separate again; if it's serious, she will die!"

Luo Yexi's expression changed slightly: "Master, can you save her?"

"If it were before, there would be no problem. If my strength had already stepped into the Heaven Tier, I could also solve this problem with the help of the Crystal's power. But, as I am now, I cannot do it!" Lingyun shook his head.

"Then what should we do? We can't just watch her die!" Luo Yexi asked with some anxiety.

"For now, we can only let her continue to hold on with this Crystal. When my strength is sufficient to resolve this matter, we will solve it then," Lingyun shook his head.

At this moment, Shui Yunyue groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Afterward, she quickly got up, protected the Crystal on her chest, and assumed a defensive posture toward Lingyun and the other.

"Senior Shui Yunyue, you're awake?" Luo Yexi breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... what kind of people are you?" Shui Yunyue gripped the Crystal in her hand tightly, looking at Luo Yexi and the other with a vigilant expression.

"As for that, you'll know if you look at this!" Luo Yexi took out the Crystal from her own chest.

"The same?" Shui Yunyue looked at the Crystal in Luo Yexi's hand and said with some surprise.

"You should have heard what I said just now," Lingyun said to Shui Yunyue.

"This..." A trace of hesitation appeared on Shui Yunyue's face. When Lingyun let go of her hand earlier, she had already woken up, and she had heard everything Lingyun said.

"A piece of advice for you: you must protect this Crystal of yours well, and you must never let others know. Right now, this kind of Crystal is a massive whirlpool; many people in the world have their eyes on this kind of Crystal. If you let others know you possess this Crystal, even if your background is extraordinary, there will be people who will make a move on you," Lingyun said.

"Is that true, Master?" Luo Yexi's expression changed slightly.

"Some time ago, I observed the celestial phenomena at night and saw numerous baleful stars invading our Huaxia land. It was only when I saw both Crystals appear at the same time that I understood this Crystal is the root of this matter," Lingyun's expression was quite serious.

"I will be careful," Shui Yunyue pondered for a moment, nodded, and left the practice room directly. After all, she could not yet trust Lingyun and the other.

After Shui Yunyue left, Luo Yexi asked with some confusion: "Master, do you think she will listen to you?"

"She is a smart person; even if she doesn't trust us, she will still hide that Crystal well. After all, this concerns her life!" Lingyun smiled slightly.