Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?-Chapter 671: If she can do it, so can we

Chapter 671: If she can do it, so can we

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No one except Chen Huaian could have anticipated this.

At the moment the Celestial Jade Marrow was born, the first to strike and seize it wasn't Hua Jin, nor was it the monks from the Great Thunder Temple.

But a female cultivator at the mid Nascent Soul stage!

"Vermin, how dare you!" Chen Niu the Monk was the first to react.

Demonic Energy surged into the sky instantly boiling, a massive demonic claw phantom covered in scales and entwined with black Buddhist scriptures materialized out of thin air, tearing through space with a piercing shriek as it viciously grabbed toward the white figure.

Before the claw's wind even arrived, the terrifying pressure had already solidified the space around Li Qingran somewhat.

Hua Jin the True One's pupils also contracted sharply, her folding fan radiating with clear light as she swung it forward.

Whoosh—whoosh—!

Two condensed, substance-like emerald Sword Qi attacks arrived later but struck first.

The most powerful Sword Qi tore through inch after inch of space, slashing toward Chen Niu's demonic claw.

The other wave of Sword Qi appeared somewhat pitifully meager in comparison, yet remained sharp, cutting toward Li Qingran.

This wasn't because Hua Jin the True One was holding back—she and Li Qingran didn't know each other, so why would she show mercy?

Mainly, this was the only way to block Chen Niu's demonic claw while simultaneously intercepting the female cultivator.

She was confident.

With her Void Shattering peak cultivation, even a casually released strand of Sword Qi was enough to seriously injure a mid Nascent Soul stage Ascender!

At the same time, she was inwardly astonished—who was this woman? How dare she snatch food from the tiger's mouth!

She was clearly only at the mid Nascent Soul stage... this was truly dancing on the edge of a blade!

Within the earth veins, Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng simultaneously noticed Li Qingran charging toward the Celestial Jade Marrow. How could they not know this was Chen Huaian's doing?

Although they didn't understand why Chen Huaian would make Li Qingran take such risks, they immediately activated the grand formation, gathering the heaven-and-earth burial sword's might to lock onto Chen Niu.

Chen Niu's demonic claw was instantly weakened somewhat under this pressure.

Around the basin, countless pairs of eyes suddenly widened, erupting with incredulous exclamations:

"Someone's making a move!"

"Nascent Soul?! A mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator dares to snatch food right in front of two Void Shattering big bosses?!"

"This isn't just looking for death!"

"So fast! How does she dare?!"

"Look at Master Chen Niu's claw! That female cultivator is dead for sure!"

In the gap between Chen Niu the Monk's furious demonic claw strike and Hua Jin the True One's intercepting Sword Qi, under the focus of countless shocked, puzzled, and gleefully watching gazes, Li Qingran's slender fingers were now less than three feet away from the two pieces of Celestial Jade Marrow emitting their enticing glow.

Chen Niu's demonic claw was successfully intercepted by Hua Jin the True One's Sword Qi.

But there was still another Sword Qi attack that had already reached Li Qingran's side.

If Li Qingran reached out her hand, she would inevitably take this Sword Qi strike.

Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes, his melon seed-holding fingers pausing slightly. Even though he had confidence in Li Qingran, he was still prepared to rescue her at any moment.

Simultaneously, another subtle Sword Intent emanated from underground, firmly locking onto Hua Jin the True One's Sword Qi.

—It was Lin Fan.

With Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng's assistance, Lin Fan had already used the grand formation to conceal his aura and secretly infiltrated beneath the basin undetected.

Now he also had the ability to intercept Hua Jin the True One's Sword Qi.

But perhaps his intervention wouldn't be needed.

In a flash, Li Qingran suddenly spun around and drew her sword.

A silvery-white Sword Light flashed explosively before her as she simultaneously reached out and grabbed both pieces of Celestial Jade Marrow that had fully manifested in the air.

Clang—!

Hua Jin the True One's Sword Qi was blocked by the Sword Light, and in that momentary pause...

The premium Celestial Jade Marrow had already been stored in Li Qingran's storage pouch. She flourished her sword, the Sword Light transforming into blooming autumn lotuses that enveloped Hua Jin the True One's Sword Qi.

Crack—!

The Sword Qi was instantly torn to shreds by the dense Sword Light.

Li Qingran flew backward, and just before Chen Niu's demonic claw could reach her, she executed a nimble roll and vanished into a spatial tunnel.

"Ah! Don't think you can escape!" Chen Niu was so enraged that smoke practically poured from his seven orifices. His demonic claw followed into the spatial tunnel, but was instantly torn apart by spatial storms, catching nothing.

Chen Huaian breathed a sigh of relief.

This girl was truly bold—he told her to take one, but she took two.

Fortunately, the plan worked perfectly. Li Qingran had actively triggered the termination return of [Divine Wandering in the Void] and had already returned to the Cangyun Realm with two pieces of premium Celestial Jade Marrow.

Chen Niu and Hua Jin the True One stared dumbfounded at the closed spatial rift, their Divine Sense spreading out in all directions but finding nothing.

The agile female cultivator had completely vanished right under their noses as if she had never existed on Earth Star.

The entire basin fell deathly silent.

The expressions on the faces of the sect Ascenders watching from nearby mountain peaks grew increasingly dramatic.

"She... she succeeded?!" A bearded old Taoist's eyes nearly popped out of his head, his chin beard twitching up and down. "She! She snatched two pieces?! And escaped?!"

"Mid Nascent Soul stage! Just a mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator! Right under the noses of two Void Shattering big bosses and all these covetous cultivators, she brazenly snatched away two pieces of premium Celestial Jade Marrow!" A young cultivator flushed with excitement, his fists clenched so tightly it seemed he himself had succeeded. "Did you see that? Did you see?! Fortune favors the bold!"

"How did she do it? That movement technique! That sword art! And that final escape into space... wow, she came prepared!" Someone's eyes flashed with greed and fervor, staring intently at the earth veins in the basin center that continued to erupt with purple-gold pillars of light. "If she can do it, why can't I?!"

Chen Niu and Hua Jin the True One's faces were so dark they could drip water.

Both had been completely focused on each other's techniques and the Celestial Jade Marrow, allowing a "little insect" to slip through the cracks.

And letting the other party successfully escape!

This was utterly humiliating!

Hua Jin the True One could still rationalize it, merely puzzled about how a mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator could block her Sword Qi.

Moreover, she possessed divination and deduction methods—the female cultivator might escape the monk, but not the temple.

At worst, she could carefully calculate the other's location afterward—the two pieces of premium Celestial Jade Marrow would still belong to her Kunlun Immortal Palace.

Chen Niu, however, couldn't bear it. Two streams of scorching white air shot from his enormous nostrils, bloodshot veins covered his eyes, and the mixed demonic-Buddhist aura around him churned violently, clearly indicating he had reached the peak of fury.

The variable!

He roared inwardly.

That female cultivator just now was definitely also a 'variable'!

He felt his demonic claw had probed into a bizarre space, where the heavenly and earthly rules of that space weren't connected to anywhere on Earth Star.

Before he could carefully sense it...

His demonic claw had been devoured and torn apart by that space.

Could there really be so many 'variables'?

Or was the Golden Scale Heaven-Piercing Python's judgment mistaken?

Chen Niu's mind was in turmoil. He wanted to return and report the situation to his master.

But the Celestial Jade Marrow was still erupting, with eight pieces remaining—he couldn't afford to be distracted.

Hum—!

Right at that moment, the third piece of premium Celestial Jade Marrow finally completely broke free from the earth veins' restraint. With even more dazzling purple-gold radiance than the previous two pieces, it shot into the air with a "whoosh," hovering several zhang above the ground, slowly rotating and emitting an intoxicating, maddeningly tempting aura.

This mesmerizing treasure light, this rich Spiritual Energy...

Completely ignited the flame called "wishful thinking" in certain Ascenders' hearts!

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