Chapter 701: Re-encountering Liu Lianxin

Chen Yu used his Spiritual Power for this palm strike, and with the added effect of the Exorcism Spirit Talisman, one only heard Lao Zhao let out a miserable shriek as a stream of black Qi surged out from his body; Lao Zhao's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, fainting away with a thud.

The black Qi was what the tabby cat had transformed into; it circled around Chen Yu several times in mid-air, then, seemingly feeling that it could not defeat Chen Yu, it turned around and fled to one side.

Chen Yu would, of course, not let it off so easily; this thing's ferocity was too strong, and if he allowed it to grow freely here, it would be nothing short of a disaster once it truly matured.

This creature revealed its true form and fled rapidly through the tangled mountain forest; this place was practically its home turf, and as Chen Yu chased closely behind, he found himself somewhat unable to keep up.

Seeing a deep trench ahead, several zhang wide, the tabby cat leaped up; with its abilities, jumping over this deep pit was no difficult task.

But just as its body leaped over the top of the trench, a cyan light suddenly flashed within the pit, followed immediately by several Buddhist Wan Character Dharma Mantras lighting up.

At the same time, in the darkness of the woods ahead, a pair of slender, jade-like hands formed the Great Compassion Mantra Hand Seal, shifting continuously.

The cyan radiance grew increasingly intense, and the Wan characters gathering in mid-air bound tightly onto the tabby cat; the tabby cat struggled desperately, but more and more Wan Character Mantras appeared, and soon, it was bound tightly in mid-air, unable to move at all.

"What expert is there?" Chen Yu stopped abruptly, looking toward the darkness ahead in surprise.

Just at this moment, a girl walked over with light, delicate steps; under the bright moonlight, a face with a faint smile appeared.

"Liu Lianxin?" Chen Yu was startled, and the Lichen he held tightly in his hand tightened involuntarily.

"It's you?" Seeing Chen Yu, Liu Lianxin was also slightly stunned; the two used the deep pit as a boundary, one standing on each side, gazing at each other, and for a time, they stood in a standoff.

Chen Yu stared at her, his gaze never shifting; Liu Lianxin possessed the Green Lotus Jade Bone and was the strongest and most threatening person Chen Yu had ever met.

She had only just achieved Immortal Consciousness Initial Opening, yet she already possessed strength that could rival his own; if her Immortal Lotus Heart were to grow in the future, it would be truly terrifying.

The two gazed at each other, and Chen Yu gripped the Lichen in his hand tightly; the Lichen sensed Chen Yu's tension, and a faint, ethereal red radiance flowed continuously over it.

Meanwhile, Liu Lianxin also watched Chen Yu; to her, Chen Yu was likewise a formidable rival in her life.

Suddenly, the tabby cat bound in mid-air hissed, attempting to break free from the Buddhist Wan character restraints.

But it was precisely this hiss that caused the taut nerves of both to snap in that instant.

Liu Lianxin made a beckoning motion with her right hand behind her head, and a Pearl Flower appeared in her palm; the Pearl Flower in her palm transformed into an Immortal Lotus, and with a clear shout, her slender, jade-like hand tapped the Immortal Lotus.

In that instant, cyan brilliance surged suddenly from the Immortal Lotus, followed by a cyan aura that shot into the sky like a giant dragon, rushing toward Chen Yu with a 'whoosh'.

Chen Yu, of course, would not be outdone; the flames at his wrists lit up, and a trace of Purple Qi rose vaguely from his body.

This was the initial manifestation of the Ziwei Emperor Star's momentum; with the blessing of the Purple Qi, Chen Yu's combat power would also increase significantly. Because the opponent was too strong, he had inadvertently triggered the Purple Qi; he let out a clear shout, held the Lichen in reverse, and formed an extremely powerful sword momentum, with a trace of Purple Qi shrouding the red Sword Radiance.

Boom... The aura of the Lichen met that of the Immortal Lotus, and with the two as the center, a wave of cyan and purple energy rippled outward.

The flowers and grasses around them, and even trees that would require an adult to wrap their arms around, were instantly pulverized into dust.

The cyan and purple light rippled out from the center of the two, forming a vacuum zone within a radius of nearly a hundred meters around them.

Chen Yu's body shook, and he could not help but retreat a few steps; immediately, the Purple Qi on his body surged, his fighting spirit awe-inspiring.

Across from him, Liu Lianxin drifted back more than a zhang before barely managing to steady her stance; she held her right hand up, and the Immortal Lotus floated above her palm, rotating slowly.

A blood-colored mark appeared between her brows, and cyan light surged in her eyes; clearly, she too had pushed her combat power to the limit.

The two were dozens of zhang apart, staring fixedly at each other, neither daring to be the slightest bit negligent, for their strength was evenly matched; if there were even the slightest bit of distraction, the other would take advantage of the opening.

Because their auras were too strong, a vacuum zone formed within a hundred meters of them, and a thick, black cloud gathered above them, forming a slowly rotating vortex.

A gust of wind blew, and a fine rain fell from the thick clouds.

Yet it was precisely this fine rain that extinguished the fighting spirit of the two.

"Why are we fighting?" Liu Lianxin suddenly asked.

"I don't know, just because you are Liu Jingye's sister?" Chen Yu was also bewildered; he did not know why they had started fighting either.

Although Liu Jingye was a jerk, that had nothing to do with his sister, right? As long as she wasn't a brother-protecting fanatic, that is.

"I am me, he is him." The Immortal Lotus in Liu Lianxin's hand vanished, and she smiled charmingly: "Put your sword away, let's talk first."

Chen Yu nodded, made a beckoning motion with his right hand, and the Lichen in his hand vanished; the two walked around the pit and came together.

"In the middle of the night, what are you doing here?" Liu Lianxin asked Chen Yu, then pointed at the pitiful-looking tabby cat bound by the Wan Character Mantra in mid-air: "Is it also for this?"

"No, it's for a girl who died here by accident." Chen Yu said: "She died unjustly, so she turned into a Ghost to seek revenge, but after my investigation, things were not like that."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Liu Lianxin pointed at the tabby cat and said: "Then what about it?"

"It? It tore a person into three pieces the moment it appeared, so I naturally had to chase it." Chen Yu glanced at the tabby cat.

"I see." Liu Lianxin smiled lightly and made a beckoning motion with her right hand; the Wan Character Mantra in mid-air changed, and within the Buddha Light, the massive form of the tabby cat slowly shrank, turning into the appearance of a normal adult tabby cat.

She leaned down and picked up the tabby cat; the tabby cat stayed obediently in her arms, let out a 'meow', and then rubbed its head against Liu Lianxin.

"It is a little cat that lived here a hundred years ago; it inadvertently became tainted with some Karma and obtained some good fortune, so it cultivated into that appearance just now."

Liu Lianxin stroked the tabby cat and smiled softly: "Decades ago, it bit a group of Fusang Army officers to death here; other than that, it just tore one of your people to pieces."

"Actually, it had no malicious intent; it was just driven by a cat's natural curiosity." Liu Lianxin said.

"That's good, anyway, the person it tore to pieces wasn't a good person either." Chen Yu looked at Liu Lianxin with some surprise and said: "Are you here just to catch it?"

"Catching it is also for the sake of guiding it." Liu Lianxin said leisurely: "Although it has cultivated for over a hundred years, its spiritual intelligence has not opened, and its ferocity has not been removed, so I broke half of its Cultivation to let it start over; however, I will guide it personally and lead it back to the right path."