Chapter 1089: I Knew You Were Coming

"I discovered you the moment you entered; the aura on your body can never be concealed," Tang Xue murmured. "It's just that you yourself don't know it."

"Fine, it was my rashness," Chen Yu nodded and said. "I didn't expect you to meddle in the internal affairs of S Country. Tang Xue, this country has finally ushered in an opportunity for development, and they don't conflict with your plans. Why don't you change your target?"

"Change my target? Do you know how difficult it is for us to build a laboratory? Do you know how difficult it is to cultivate a batch of loyal leeks who are willing to serve as our Experimental Subjects?" Tang Xue laughed. "Now that we are helping Yingshao ascend to power, this place will be firmly under our control in the future."

"You're crazy." Chen Yu's brows were tightly furrowed. "Do you think this is fun?"

"Fun? Honestly, I'm not in the mood to play, nor do I have any interest in playing. The reason we are doing this is entirely to create a new nation. Chen Yu, on an island overseas, the plan for the Eternal Kingdom is underway."

"You don't need to rack your brains trying to find that island, because the God Lord used the Space Folding Technique to hide it. This technology, which is a thousand years ahead of modern science, is something you will never be able to crack."

"Actually, as long as you can let go of your past prejudices and reconcile with your maternal grandfather, the future of the Eternal Kingdom will be yours."

Tang Xue smiled faintly. "Imagine, as long as you can be a little more flexible, everything in that world will be yours. By then, you won't have to fear Chen Tianming, and the feeling of wielding power will surely be wonderful."

"More importantly, I will be by your side. Wouldn't that be nice?"

"It's quite nice. Everything else is fine, but you being by my side is unnecessary." Chen Yu shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid of having nightmares at night, because I truly cannot imagine how a girl who was once kind and beautiful could end up like this."

"I know you are trying to provoke me, but that's fine too. I have already successfully captured your attention." Tang Xue smiled slightly. "Chen Yu, before I take you back to see the God Lord, you still have room to consider."

"Thank you for still thinking of me, but I don't need to consider anything." Chen Yu said indifferently. "If one day I can see the God Lord, I will definitely not let him off."

"The pain of being separated from flesh and blood for over twenty years—I will settle that account with him properly."

"Stubborn and unrepentant." Tang Xue shook her head slightly. She sighed and said, "You know clearly that this is a trap, so why did you still jump in?"

"Because if I didn't jump in, I would never know who was plotting against me behind my back. Now, I have finally figured it out." Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Miss Tang, I have already done everything you asked me to do. Can you let me go now?" Lili said with some fear; she didn't want to stay here for even a second longer.

"You may. Someone, see her off." Tang Xue waved her hand.

"Thank you, Miss Tang, thank you." Lili was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to thank her, but she did not hear the subtext in Tang Xue's words; "seeing her off" meant she didn't need to stay alive anymore.

A man walked out. Lili turned to leave, but suddenly, he drew a knife and stabbed Lili straight through, leaving her cold.

Lili's eyes widened. She turned around and looked at Tang Xue in disbelief. "You... you promised to let me go."

"You believe my words? Some things cannot be leaked. Don't worry, your family will soon go to reunite with you; your whole family will be reunited in the underworld." Tang Xue smiled slightly, her beautiful face appearing somewhat twisted.

Lili fell to the ground, dying with her eyes wide open, while a look of enjoyment actually appeared on Tang Xue's face. Killing an innocent person brought her not a shred of guilt; it was as simple as stepping on an ant.

"Why not even spare an innocent person?" Chen Yu said indifferently.

"She knew too much, so she had to die." Tang Xue smiled slightly. "Chen Yu, you have killed more people than I have. In this regard, you have no qualifications to criticize me."

"I have killed, but I ask myself that the people I killed were all people who deserved to die." Chen Yu said indifferently. "Validating the Dao through killing—I don't feel there is anything wrong with that."

"Heh, validating the Dao through killing? You are also just human. Even if you have already stepped into the threshold of a Dharma Cultivator, you have not yet transcended and Entered the Saint, nor do you control the Heavenly Dao. By what right do you deprive them of their Life?"

"Even if they care, since the Heavenly Dao allows their existence, then there is a reason for the Heavenly Dao, isn't there?"

"Your words leave me speechless." Chen Yu sighed slightly and said, "You intervened in the internal affairs of S Country just to support Yingshao's ascent to power, and then control him, letting him serve as a Puppet for you?"

"That's right. The establishment of the Eternal Kingdom requires many things, including people. It's not just S Country; in the future, our steps will be even larger. Huaxia is also our target." Tang Xue laughed.

"Delusional." Chen Yu's expression changed slightly. "Huaxia is a forbidden zone for people like you. Don't even think about it."

"I know Huaxia has immense strength, and its five thousand years of cultural accumulation is not something we can just walk into casually." Tang Xue smiled slightly. "But this is indeed part of our plan."

"I have no interest in hearing about your plans." Chen Yu shook his head. "I only want to resolve the matter at hand."

"Resolve? How are you going to resolve it now?" Tang Xue laughed. "This cage was prepared specifically for you and is made of special materials. I want to see if your Entering the Dao Realm is stronger, or if our modern high technology is stronger."

"Just composite materials. You know nothing about Dharma Cultivators." Chen Yu smiled.

As his voice fell, Lichen floated slowly beside Chen Yu. Lichen split into six, condensed into Sword Light, and whistled within the cage.

Ding, ding, ding—countless sparks flew everywhere. Lichen, infused with Chen Yu's Original Power, could cut metal and break iron, but strangely, the cage before him only showed some fine scratches. Even with the Sword Qi crisscrossing, it could not split the cage open.

As the sword momentum retracted, Chen Yu was somewhat surprised. The God Lord really did have some tricks; these alloy materials seemed capable of absorbing Original Power, and his own Primordial Qi was no longer having much effect here.

"Hahaha, I didn't lie to you, did I? I said this was a special material prepared specifically for you. A Dharma Cultivator's Original Power will be absorbed by the cage. This time, you cannot escape." Tang Xue laughed loudly.

"That may not be so." Chen Yu smiled. "This thing is heat-resistant, right?"

"Of course. Whatever methods you have, feel free to use them." Tang Xue nodded; she was confident that her creation would definitely be able to trap Chen Yu.