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Qin Yi couldn't help but smile, watching Li Yuanli's expression, which was worse than if he were crying.
This kid was different from the vassals in his own kingdom. In terms of original status, the two were equals. Although Li Yuanli had submitted, if he harbored ulterior motives, he remained a potential risk.
A commoner or a simple minister attempting to rebel was almost impossible, but when a King chose to defy, the odds of success were far greater.
Qin Yi naturally saw through Li Yuanli's inner turmoil. However, he still had a use for him. In this world of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Qin Yi's forces were limited; having a Li Yuanli was better than having none.
Moreover, the information the subordinate King had revealed was genuinely exciting.
"Magnificent Jasper Faction!"
Murmuring the name in his heart, a significant smile spread across Qin Yi's face. He had never expected to obtain news of such an ancient sect through Li Yuanli.
With his knowledge of the source material, The Legend of Sword and Fairy IV, Qin Yi knew exactly what kind of power the Magnificent Jasper Faction had once been.
In the distant past, Magnificent Jasper's status had rivaled that of the Mount Shu Sect today. It was located in the Kunlun Mountains and counted among the legendary Eight Kunlun Sects. However, the entire sect later attempted to defy the heavens and ascend together, incurring the wrath of the Heavenly Emperor. As punishment, it was consumed by Heavenly Fire and ultimately annihilated.
Qin Yi had not expected Li Yuanli to obtain clues related to such a major sect lost to the river of time. Just as Li Yuanli had suggested, if this lead could be effectively pursued, it was entirely possible to nurture and build upon it, eventually establishing a Sect in this realm that would rival Mount Shu.
In a short moment, Qin Yi's gaze sharpened, and a new strategy began to take shape.
"Where is your junior sister?" he asked Li Yuanli, his eyes twinkling.
Li Yuanli looked aggrieved and let out a heavy sigh.
"She's in the Immortal Fox Cave, ten li southwest of the city."
"Immortal Fox Cave." Qin Yi nodded. "Then let's go."
Li Yuanli hesitated for a moment, then warned anxiously, "There is a fiend in the Immortal Fox Cave, it is extremely powerful. Even my Master was no match for it. If Your Majesty enters like this, I'm afraid, "
"You're worried about my strength?" Qin Yi chuckled. "Just follow me and pay attention."
Without another word, he stepped into the air. In an instant, his figure seemed caught by an upward gust, soaring into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he had already leapt more than thirty meters, with no sign of slowing down.
"Flying Immortal Technique." Li Yuanli narrowed his eyes, recognizing the signature aerial movement art of Mount Shu.
His own body drifted, and he swiftly chased after Qin Yi.
One after the other, the two glided rapidly through the air. When they reached two to three hundred meters above the ground, the swords on their backs both left their sheaths, transforming into twin streaks of sword light that shot straight toward the city's southwest.
A journey of ten li was covered almost instantly under the speed of the sword light. With Li Yuanli leading the way, the two descended slowly.
"The Immortal Fox Cave is deep within the dense forest ahead. That fiend is powerful, and its bewitching abilities are exceptionally strong. Your Majesty must be cautious," Li Yuanli stated gravely.
Although he still harbored private motives, he knew very well that in this unfamiliar, vast world, the only person he could rely on and trust at this moment was the young King standing before him.
"I know." Qin Yi nodded and stepped forward.
He was still very confident. Although his cultivation was currently at the Eighth Realm, Achieving the Dao, his actual combat power had long surpassed his realm's limit. Moreover, the Dao he had comprehended over the past five years was not in vain; in fact, he was just one bottleneck away from stepping into the Ninth Realm, Forgetting the Dao.
With his current strength, Qin Yi judged that even within the Mortal Realm of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, he could be considered a powerful expert, someone with the qualifications to stand his ground.
In the blink of an eye, the two had entered the Immortal Fox Cave.
Inside, the cave was nothing like the gloomy, heavy, yin-filled demon lairs Qin Yi had seen in films back on Earth. On the contrary, it felt like a place of excellent feng shui, a veritable blessed land.
Pearls and jade were embedded in the cave ceiling, shining as brightly as daylight. Inside, a tranquil lake rippled, and at its center, a spring burst upward, spewing water as pure as jade nectar.
"What a fine blessed land," Qin Yi praised.
Behind him, however, Li Yuanli wore a cautious, tense expression. His master had been injured by the fiend in this very cave. They had been blasted away before they had even seen the fiend's face.
"This fiend abducted your junior sister, looks like it's a lustful creature," Qin Yi commented casually as he walked deeper into the cave.
"I only hope junior sister is safe. Otherwise, this crucial clue will be severed completely," Li Yuanli said nervously.
Thinking it over, Qin Yi felt that this was indeed a valid concern, so he quickened his pace toward the depths.
Five or six minutes later, Li Yuanli lightly tugged Qin Yi's sleeve.
"Ahead, just after the next turn, that's where the fiend is," he reminded softly.
Qin Yi's gaze flickered, and he nodded slightly.
Then his eyes sharpened. Lines and intricate patterns emerged within his pupils as divine light condensed and surged forth.
In the blink of an eye, his gaze pierced through the rock obstruction ahead, seeing the scene beyond the bend.
"It really is a good place," Qin Yi said after a brief moment of surprise, then sighed in admiration.
"But your junior sister doesn't seem to have been taken by force, as you imagined."
Having said this to Li Yuanli, Qin Yi strode forward.
Li Yuanli was utterly confused but followed closely behind.
Soon, the two passed the curved stone path and saw a courtyard nestled beneath a great mountain ahead.
"This is, ?!" Li Yuanli was dumbfounded. Trees, rockeries, pavilions, and corridors were all present, it was actually a beautifully landscaped garden courtyard!
"Junior sister!"
At the same time, he saw Ning Ya sitting serenely beneath a pavilion.
"Senior Brother?"
The moment the two appeared, Ning Ya froze and called out in surprise.
Beside Ning Ya, a woman also looked over. She wore a long pink dress, her face concealed by a white veil. Her figure was graceful, her eyes like clear autumn water, limpid and gentle.
"He is your Senior Brother?" the woman asked softly, her voice like jade beads rolling on a plate, or an oriole's song, crisp yet tender.
Qin Yi suddenly froze.
In the past, he hadn't known what love was, nor what experience truly meant, much less what one had to go through to truly complete the so-called Dao.
But at this moment, when he saw the barefoot woman beneath the pavilion, with her clear, luminous eyes, he understood everything.
In a person's life, there are always three words one must experience.
Those three words are: no escape.
If you cannot escape, then it is destiny, a calamity, a tribulation.
To those who walk the Path of Cultivation, everything else can be transcended, wealth, power, fame, all forms of desire, greed, anger, obsession, and hatred. Through cultivation, they can grow indifferent to them, even forget them.
But there is one word that can never be forgotten.
That word is emotion.
"Sister An Yi, don't make a move," Ning Ya said nervously, trying to dissuade her. "I'll go talk to Senior Brother and have them leave."
But before she could finish speaking, a sudden wind rose within the pavilion. In a flash, Qin Yi was already there.
His eyes locked onto the woman as he gently exhaled.
"Hu, "
The wind swept out abruptly. The woman froze, and her light veil fell away, revealing a fair, delicate face.
"Do you know what you look like?" Qin Yi asked softly.
The woman pressed her lips together. A trace of shyness and anger flashed in her eyes. She had never encountered such a bold, audacious man before.
"Like a harbinger of disaster."
"I can't escape anymore."
Behind them, Li Yuanli stood dumbfounded. He realized that this Upper King was simply too outrageous, straight-up, aggressive flirting!
(End of Chapter)
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