Thunder-Drawing Incantation

Thunder-Drawing Incantation: Used Law Power to summon a bolt of lightning to attack an enemy, with an added paralysis effect.

Level requirement: Level 12.

Gao Yunyi slowly lowered his right hand, and the glow of Law Power at his fingertips gradually faded.

This was the new skill he had learned after reaching level 12. Though it attacked only one target, its range was exceptionally long.

And now that he had the Thunder-Drawing Incantation, his status as an immortal truly lived up to its name.

After casually dispatching the last Canglang Gang disciple with a single streak of Sword Qi, he finally saw the task panel show that his task was complete.

The Canglang Gang's Main Headquarters was now a hell on earth. Blood and corpses lay everywhere, and devastation met the eye in every direction.

Yet Gao Yunyi stood amid the corpses strewn across the ground without a speck of blood on his feet or dust on his clothes. Aloof and holy, he resembled a True Immortal from beyond the mortal world.

"Screee..."

At Gao Yunyi's summons, the Crane King landed with a beat of his wings, revealing Xiao Ya on his back, her eyes still wide and her body taut.

Xiao Ya slid down from the crane's back. As she looked at the severed limbs on the ground, there was no fear in her eyes, only gratitude and admiration for the young master.

"The young master actually slaughtered the entire Canglang Gang for me."

At that moment, Xiao Ya's heart was filled to bursting with gratitude and admiration.

"Has your vengeance been taken?" Gao Yunyi asked.

Xiao Ya nodded vigorously. "It has. Thank you, young master."

The moment she finished speaking, a dazzling golden light suddenly rose from Gao Yunyi's body.

He had reached level 13.

It would have been a lie to say Gao Yunyi wasn't happy. This inconspicuous little girl had not only helped him gain a level, but he had also gained a backpack full of loot.

She really was his lucky koi.

For a moment, Gao Yunyi's gaze toward Xiao Ya was no longer merely indifferent; a trace of appreciation had appeared in it.

And Xiao Ya, who now had eyes only for the young master, immediately caught that special look.

"Young master... can Xiao Ya follow you???"

Xiao Ya asked softly, her heart full of anticipation.

"No."

Gao Yunyi answered without hesitation, and the trace of appreciation in his eyes vanished without a trace.

To him, this little girl was an NPC who gave out tasks. Now that the task was complete, his relationship with her was over entirely.

Hearing the young master's cold, heartless words, Xiao Ya froze on the spot.

The anticipation and excitement vanished from her face in an instant, leaving only endless pallor and despair.

The young master no longer needed her.

Then what meaning was there in her staying alive?

For a moment, the extinguished desire to die rose again from the ashes.

"I am unclean. I am lowly. I am someone who should have died."

Xiao Ya lowered her head and murmured to herself, the light slowly fading from her eyes.

But Gao Yunyi seemed not to notice. He was now happily counting the loot in his backpack.

This time, his luck had overflowed.

Not only had he obtained a great many materials, but several blueprints had also dropped.

And when a flash of blue entered his sight, Gao Yunyi's breathing immediately quickened.

Blue-quality equipment.

This was the first piece of blue equipment he had seen since coming to this world.

But soon,

his expression froze.

Because on closer inspection, the blue equipment lying in his backpack seemed not to belong to his class.

It wasn't a sword,

but was shaped like a pearl.

[Essence-Restoring Pearl]

[Quality: Fine.]

[Attack power: 45.]

[Special skill: Healing Technique. Heals the target or the user, instantly restoring 50 health. Costs no Law Power. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[Level: None.]

[Sect: Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers.]

When Gao Yunyi saw this piece of blue equipment, he nearly drooled with envy.

As expected of blue equipment, its attack stat far surpassed that of white weapons, and it even came with the special skill Healing Technique.

Although this special skill could restore only 50 health, with pills in such short supply in the early stages, it was a highly valuable skill, and it didn't even cost Law Power.

And note the description under the equipment: instantly restores 50 health.

Instantly, not quickly.

The difference was a mere word, but the effects were as far apart as heaven and earth.

At a critical moment, this was a lifesaving divine skill.

And this damn thing was special equipment with no level requirement.

But at the thought that this equipment didn't belong to him, Gao Yunyi felt as though his heart were dripping blood, leaving him stamping his feet and beating his chest.

Gao Yunyi tilted his head toward the sky, a glimmer of tears seemingly shining at the corners of his eyes.

He had finally managed to obtain a piece of top-grade equipment, only to be able to look at it but not use it. Who could experience such pain, and who could understand it?

"I'm giving it to you. Take it and play with it."

Gao Yunyi took the Essence-Restoring Pearl from his backpack and casually tossed it to Xiao Ya beside him.

This piece of blue equipment was worthless to him. It didn't even qualify as enhancement fodder.

Keeping it in his backpack would only pain him to look at, so he might as well give it to the little girl beside him as a gift in return.

Xiao Ya was standing there with her head lowered, utterly disheartened, preparing to end her life after the young master left.

Suddenly, she heard the young master's voice. When she raised her lifeless eyes, he casually tossed a large, faintly glowing pearl toward her.

Xiao Ya caught the pearl instinctively, and her eyes were instantly drawn to it.

"So pretty."

The treasured pearl in her hand was smooth and translucent, with green light flowing slowly inside it like running water, as though it were nurturing life.

This was obviously an immortal treasure, and the young master had just casually given it to her?

Xiao Ya raised her head again and gazed at the young master in a daze. The light that had vanished from her eyes reappeared, seemingly more ardent than before.

"Young master, is this for me?"

"Mm."

Gao Yunyi answered casually, without a care.

"What's it called?"

After hearing the answer she had hoped for, Xiao Ya's ears immediately turned red.

"The Essence-Restoring Pearl. It's from the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers."

Under the scorching sun, the corpses and blood covering the ground had begun to give off a foul stench.

Having finished checking the contents of his backpack, Gao Yunyi no longer wanted to stay here, so his answer was somewhat impatient.

"The Essence-Restoring Pearl... the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers..."

But Xiao Ya paid no attention at all to the impatience on the young master's face. Her eyes were fixed on his peerlessly handsome profile, beautiful enough to captivate all living beings.

She had also firmly committed those six characters to memory.

The young master had given her such a precious treasure,

did that mean she had a place in his heart?

The young master wouldn't let her follow him, perhaps because he had important things to do and simply didn't want her to hold him back.

Yes,

that had to be it.

Once the young master had finished what he needed to do, he would surely come looking for her again.

She couldn't die,

she had to wait for the young master to return.

At that moment, Xiao Ya's resolve to live on grew firm.

Gao Yunyi could finally bear it no longer. The stench of this place was making him uncomfortable, and he wanted to leave this filthy, foul-smelling place quickly.

"Xiao Bai, let's go."

Gao Yunyi beckoned, calling for his spirit pet.

But he discovered that the Crane King was already nowhere to be seen.