Chapter 94: Return to the Azure Jade Sect, Setting Sail

"Pa!"

"Jiu Li reached out, caught Su Yuan below, and slammed down from above with a clap."

"Pa-chi!"

"Such a large Su Yuan, like a juice-filled stink bug, turned into thick liquid in Jiu Li's enormous palm."

"That's not all..."

"Roar!"

"After dealing with the person, Jiu Li strode toward the Su Nv Sect, raising his Vajra Giant Fist and smashing down with two blows!"

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!..."

"The four great powers, together with the Su Nv Sect, flew apart, shattered, exploded, and scattered."

"Inside the Su Nv Sect, countless strong ones flew out."

"After all, it was one of the three great sects; even if internal relations were not harmonious, when the sect faced life and death, they still had to come out and fight."

"Too bad, it was useless."

"Roar!"

"In Burst Battle State, Jiu Li didn't care at all about their attacks."

"Even if struck, even if bleeding and injured."

"But with blood-red eyes, it had already gone berserk."

"Roar——"

"The more it fought, the stronger its Burst Battle aura became;"

"The more it fought, its entire body even revealed black armor;"

"The more it fought, the larger it became."

"Crack!"

"Even the sky was torn open by it."

"The newly arrived Lin Mu Sheng was shocked, shouting, 'Quickly stop it! It's going to tear apart space!'"

"'That...' The likewise arrived Pei Heng stared fixedly at Shen Qingli!"

"At this moment, she had actually realized that Jiu Li's condition was wrong."

"She also hadn't forgotten what her master told her: for Jiu Li, the battle state has both advantages and disadvantages."

"The advantage is naturally becoming super strong! The disadvantage is obviously losing its sanity, causing it to go berserk."

"Li Li."

"Shen Qingli, having given up controlling the formation, sent the secreted mysterious vines winding toward Jiu Li."

"'You need to resonate with it using your dark pulse to awaken it.'"

"——This admonition, Shen Qingli did not forget."

"But although the vines had wrapped around Jiu Li, it was still enlarging! Hissing, bursting into battle."

"The Su Nv Sect had been beaten to a pulp."

"Li Li!"

"Shen Qingli lunged toward Jiu Li."

"But Jiu Li swung a massive claw at her head-on!"

"A Li!"

"Shen Kuo used a bloodline secret technique, flashing instantly to stand before Shen Qingli."

"Jiu Li's sharp, icy claws tore down mercilessly!"

"It's over!"

"Many couldn't bear to watch!"

"Many female cultivators even covered their eyes."

"They could not accept that their youthful dream lover would die tragically."

"Even if it was indirectly at the hands of their own daughter, it's too cruel!"

"Even Shen Kuo himself thought he was going to die, but he merely gazed longingly at his daughter nearby, not caring about anything else."

"As he himself said, he is a person of shallow feelings; in fact, not only his emotions, but his desires are also few. Toward the outside world, he originally cared about nothing."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have only learned what kind of life Shen Qingli led after she encountered trouble."

"It is also for this reason that he feels immense guilt and heartache, and a strong desire to protect his daughter."

"But he still won't express it; he will only slowly act to make amends."

"Now."

"Even facing death."

"He is not afraid, merely reluctant to lose his daughter."

"Other people and matters remain not in his heart."

"But the expected death and pain did not befall."

"On the contrary, his daughter's embrace came first."

"He froze……"

"And Shen Qingli, with her chin resting on his shoulder, was locking eyes with Jiu Li."

"At that moment, her hand also met Jiu Li's icy, sharp claws."

"'Li Li, it's okay.'"

Shen Qingli said softly.

Dark matter power flowed continuously into Jiu Li's claw from her hand.

Her internal dark meridians stirred silently, and the mysterious dark flowers all over her body, as if coming alive, burst into bloom.

"Huh?"

The blood-red in Jiu Li's eyes gradually faded, and the battle aura also receded.

At the same time——

"Cry!"

"Cry!"

"Cry!"

Phoenix cries rang out from the void.

The Shen clan's direct line, led by Shen Yuan, arrived.

Although they were not adjacent to the Su Nv Sect, the Su Nv Sect here also had an outpost of the Changshui Shen clan.

As the young lord of the Shen clan, Shen Qingli wiped out the Su Nv Sect upon arrival, so the outpost's steward naturally had to report to the family.

How could Shen Yuan let Shen Qingli and her father face the enemy alone? They came.

It intimidated the still‑alive Su Nv Sect, Hunyuan Sect, and other petty forces, making them abandon any thought of ambushing Shen Qingli.

"A Li?"

Shen Kuo finally came to his senses, and then his other shoulder sank.

Jiu Li had returned to normal and lay on his shoulder.

Seeing the small creature, Shen Kuo naturally understood that nothing had happened.

But his shoulder, where Shen Qingli was leaning, suddenly sank, and he immediately patted his daughter's back, "A Li?"

Shen Qingli's only reply to her father was an even breathing.

She sensed that Shen Yuan and the others had arrived, and even the Su Nv Sect's imperial‑level and above powers had been slaughtered by Jiu Li, so she could sleep.

So tired.

Every time she used the Taiyi Dark Pupil, she felt drained.

"What's wrong with A Li?"

Hearing Shen Kuo's exclamation, Shen Yuan immediately went to his brother's side.

Shen Kuo laughed and cried, "She seems asleep; please check if she has any serious injury."

"All right." Shen Yuan quickly checked Shen Qingli's pulse, his brows slightly furrowed, "She's exhausted."

Shen Kuo relaxed a little, then looked to the right, "And this one?"

But as soon as Shen Yuan placed his palm, he got scratched.

Jiu Li wouldn't let him touch!

Shen Yuan helplessly said, "Looks like it's fine."

Seeing his bloody hand, Shen Kuo was also speechless.

After Shen Yuan bandaged himself, he saw Pei Heng and Lin Musheng approaching.

"I'll deal with them; you take care of the two youngsters," Shen Yuan said and went forward.

The surroundings were already abuzz with discussion, everyone staring at Shen Kuo, Shen Qingli, and Jiu Li!

All sorts of things were said, but the gist was much the same.

From this moment on, the name Shen Qingli would be known to all within the Sheng Long Tian realm.

When Shen Qingli woke up on her own, another half month had passed.

"Have some medicinal congee."

Shen Kuo brought the congee over, had Shen Qingli open her mouth, and fed her.

Shen Qingli ate two bites, then took over feeding herself.

"How about Li Li, is she okay?"

"Good!"

Jiu Li, who had crawled out of her blankets, answered on its own.

Shen Qingli immediately put down the bowl, held it in her arms, and rubbed and squeezed it.

"Ow~" Jiu Li struggled, "Be gentle~"

"Looks like it's fine."

"It's fine, but Xi Xi is hurt."

Shen Kuo was at a loss for words, and Jiu Li instantly felt guilty.

"Xi!"

Xi Xi, who had plunged into Shen Qingli's embrace, was a bit smelly.

Shen Qingli lifted it out, and indeed it was wet and sticky.

"Jiu! Li! You're bullying Xi Xi again!"

"I didn't!" Jiu Li bolted away.

Shen Qingli had a headache; she had forgotten to put Xi Xi away before her nap, poor thing.

Xi Xi had cried until it was almost out of breath; Shen Qingli coaxed it for a long time before it stopped, but it declared that it wanted either itself without Jiu Li, or Jiu Li without itself—refusing to stay together with Jiu Li.

"Okay, okay," Shen Qingli agreed, then tucked it back into her space, finally calming its resentment.

Shen Kuo watched, also feeling a headache; that troublemaker Jiu Li is impossible to control, and over the past half month it nearly overturned the Shen family estate.

After regaining her composure, Shen Qingli asked, "What about Zhao Yue's corpse?"

"You know you're looking for it, it's placed in the ancestral hall, I'll take you there?"

"Not in a hurry, first let's go to the Azure Jade Sect." Shen Qingli however said.

Shen Kuo expressed surprise, "What's wrong?"

Shen Qingli shook her head, not saying she had dreamed.

In the dream, she returned to the Azure Jade Sect, saw—