Lingzhou Yue's Finger Force

For some reason, every time Lingzhou Yue and Xiao Ran were separated outside, she felt that Xiao Ran was secretly making money behind her back, and she was eager to go and see him.

But this time, she was so engrossed in the battle of the Wraith that she didn't think of Xiao Ran, and she didn't come here specifically to see Xiao Ran.

However, her touring performance of Fight the Wraith happened to take place at a luxurious casino in the East City.

As a result, the gambling den was forced to suspend operations because it was too close to the battleground of the prodigies.

When I arrived at the battle site, everyone had already left. I asked around and found out that the meeting was being held at the Immortal Forest Tavern.

Upon arriving at Great Forest Wine House, I overheard someone say that one could defeat all seven prodigies with just one finger, and I suddenly became interested.

"I'd like to see whose fingers are stronger than my apprentice's!"

The seven people in the open-air meeting room on the top floor were completely silent.

Wen Yushu felt a chill run down his spine and gritted his teeth as he looked up.

The sound had barely reached them when the person collapsed.

Lingzhou Yue carried a wine pot, her face glowing with health, showing no signs of exhaustion. She wore a perfectly fitting set of Cyan Yellow Immortal Clothes, which made her look slender and charming, as if she had become even more beautiful.

But Wen Yushu was very wary—this woman was a demon.

Realizing his slip of the tongue, he instinctively tried to explain before even saying hello.

That's not what I meant.

Lingzhou Yue stopped and glanced at the seven people indifferently.

The two Dao Alliance prodigies were calm and clean, so they probably hadn't participated in the battle.

The other three prodigies seemed to have just gone through a fierce battle and still maintained sufficient Spiritual Pressure sensitivity.

Of the four who participated in the battle, Xiao Ran looked the most disheveled, yet his relaxed and languid state made it seem as if he wasn't fighting, but rather reclining on a pine branch with her, drinking.

I heard he was dealing with a Spirit Severing Realm expert, but this guy did it so easily? After scanning around, my gaze returned to Wen Yushu.

"You've got it backwards. In terms of special effects, you can't even beat one of my apprentice's fingers."

Wen Yushu, not understanding why, cupped his hands in greeting and hurriedly said hello.

"Ling Zhou... Sister."

The word "sister" was on the tip of her tongue, but she changed it to "older sister."

Although Lingzhou Yue has a bad reputation and is often regarded as a major scourge in the Cultivation World, and is often criticized behind her back, she is still very powerful and greets others respectfully when they meet face to face.

The others followed Wen Yushu, nodding slightly or rising to bow.

Xiao Ran stood up and stood behind his Master without saying a word, silently becoming the man behind his Master.

Lingzhou Yue was in a good mood and nodded to Wen Yushu, pretending to be very polite.

"Senior Brother Wen."

Wen Yushu was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Lingzhou Yue would still remember him after not seeing him for hundreds of years.

"It's an honor that my senior sister remembers me."

Without hesitation, Lingzhou Yue said, "Back in the Academy, you were one of the few people who could lose money to me, so even if you turned to ashes, I would still remember you. Why did you stop playing dice after that?"

Wen Yushu's face was grim, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she remembered the time he lost money to her at the Academy, not the time he was beaten for refusing to gamble with her in the previous year.

"Small bets can be mentally taxing, big bets can be financially damaging; making money in this world is not easy."

"Staying in the Dao Alliance won't bring you any future. You should go out and explore."

Lingzhou Yue felt it was a bit of a pity.

In her memory, Wen Yushu was actually a person who had studied gambling skills very well and was proficient in everything, but he had particularly bad luck and always lost when gambling. He was known as Wen Always Loses. This was not only the case for her, but for everyone. Every time he entered the gambling den, breaking even or losing a little was considered a great victory.

When Wen Yushu saw Lingzhou Yue arrive, he assumed she was worried about Xiao Ran and could be a great help in this mission. He was quite pleased and said, "With Senior Sister here, things will be much easier. This time, someone is provoking the Dao Alliance and all the prodigies in the Dark Forest around Chaos City..."

You want me to help you?

"Exactly."

Lingzhou Yue shook her head.

"A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation. I am no longer the poor woman I used to be. Now I am worth millions in a minute. Can you afford to hire me?"

Wen Yushu leaned closer and whispered:

"The Yan Armor are very valuable."

Ling Lingzhou Yue's eyes flickered, but she curled her lips in disdain and waved her hand, saying, "I just heard what you were saying. You haven't found it yet. Let the young people go first. You can call me when you find it."

Instead of putting in the effort to find it, they just take what's readily available...

You're really something!

Inviting guests is easy, but sending them off is difficult. Wen Yushu had a vague feeling that even if the Dao Alliance could get the Yan Armor back, it would still have to pay a hefty price.

Xiao Ran felt that something was amiss.

The puppet master died, but the Dao Alliance didn't seem to care much. Instead, they had to borrow the power of six prodigies to find the Yan Armor.

Is this thing really that valuable? Or is there some groundbreaking high technology inside this Yan Armor?

The Ranger, who had been silent all along, said, "Senior Wen still hasn't answered me. Why did you ask us to do something you could do yourself?"

Wen Yushu:

"Because I can't find it by myself, and even if I could, it would take a long time. At the same time, I feel that the enemy's goal may not be limited to the Yan Armor, and they seem to be particularly interested in this generation of prodigies."

Xuan Yuan Guang frowned deeply.

"Are you using us as bait?"

I guess so.

Wen Yushu did not offer any explanation.

"I just watched your battle with Senior Yang Hui and found that you all have excellent defensive skills, which makes you very suitable for this mission."

Before anyone could question him, Wen Yushu took out six sets of black, Thin Gold Armor.

"This is the latest high-level armor with defense, positioning, and blocking capabilities. Combined with your defensive strength, it will be difficult for cultivators below the Mahayana to break through it. The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of spiritual energy, so you need to prepare more pills. If you complete the mission, these six sets of armor will not be taken back and will be considered as an extra reward for you."

The group received the Thin Gold Armor.

Sensing the Profound Gold material and the complex golden Spirit Runes on its surface, one can indeed feel a high-level aura far exceeding that of ordinary spiritual artifacts, suggesting that it must have been very expensive to make.

They didn't say much more.

The armor extends from the back of the neck into the back, quickly covering the entire body, especially the lower abdomen (Dantian area), which is the key area for protection.

"After putting on the armor, we will conduct a grid-like, carpet-like spatial search. Each person will be responsible for one sector. If we encounter an enemy, we will immediately block off the space to delay as much as possible and wait for the others to regroup."

Wen Yushu added.

Lingzhou Yue touched Xiao Ran's body, and at first glance it felt hard, but with a little force it showed excellent flexibility and a strong ability to absorb Spiritual Power, and it did have an extraordinary aura.

I couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:

"Haven't been back for hundreds of years, does the Dao Alliance already possess such a divine artifact?"

Wen Yushu seized the opportunity to reply, "The Dao Alliance has been recruiting a large number of young people from the Divine Martial Kingdom at high salaries for over a hundred years to develop special spiritual artifacts. Senior Sister, just wait and see, the subsequent results will shock the world."

This is actually one of the reasons why Xiao Ran didn't want to oppose the Dao Alliance.

In the Golden Age of abundant Spiritual Energy, cultivation was the most effective way to gather power. Not only was advancement easy, but the quality of Spiritual Energy was also pure, allowing one to unleash a variety of dazzling high-level Cultivation Method.

However, in the Dharma Ending Era, the concentration of Spiritual Energy dropped sharply, making it impossible to perform many perfect and powerful Cultivation Method. Furthermore, extremely effortless mental cultivation methods, such as the "Myriad Resonance," require too much talent and mental state from cultivators, making them impossible to popularize.

At this point, the technological power based on complex Spirit Runes and fusion materials becomes apparent.

In the future, as the concentration of Spiritual Energy continues to decrease, technological power will be a devastating blow to cultivators.

This means that the merger of the Five Great Powers by the Dao Alliance is a historical inevitability, and those who try to stop it will only bring about their own destruction.

Lingzhou Yue thought the armor was good, but she had serious doubts that it couldn't be broken by those below the Mahayana.

"I can brag too, let someone come and try."

The prodigies actually wanted to test it out, since they didn't know the enemy's strength.

Murong Yu was the first to stand up, much to his surprise.

"I'm willing to give it a try."

You? How can we have a threesome after I've injured you? Lingzhou Yue glanced at that beautiful face, which was aloof, lively, and single-minded in pursuing the Dao, and shook her head.

"You're no good. I never hit women."

One sentence dispelled Hua Lian's idea of trying.

Xuan Yuan Guang and the Ranger also fell silent.

After all, everyone knows Lingzhou Yue's strength, and no one dares to take the risk.

Seeing that no one else would step forward, Wu Yu stood up and said:

"Try hitting me, senior."

Lingzhou Yue: "Get lost."

Wu Yu sat back down at the table, looking dejected.

Xiao Ran's words suggest that the master and disciple might go easy on each other, which is not very convincing.

After looking around, Lingzhou Yue's gaze finally settled on Wen Yushu.

"You'll do."

"I?"

Wen Yushu's body trembled, and he said with a stern face:

"Although I am not good at fighting, I am actually a Nascent Soul cultivator. Wearing high-level armor, even if my senior sister can't break through it, it doesn't prove that the armor is strong."

Lingzhou Yue frowned slightly, not understanding the logic behind it.

"How can you not prove it? They're all the same."

They're all the same!

Wen Yushu panicked so much that he didn't even have time to refuse or explain—

Lingzhou Yue then raised her hand and pointed, a sword aura shooting into his chest.

Wen Yushu was startled.

Fortunately, his body remained motionless, withstanding the sword energy. His Qi Sea was not greatly disturbed, as most of the power was absorbed by the armor.

It means that the heart fails and stops beating in an instant, requiring a secret blood transfusion using Spiritual Power.

Lingzhou Yue was somewhat surprised.

Her finger strike was no joke; if it were aimed at the Dantian, even a Body Integration Realm expert could be taken down with a single finger.

"Not bad, not bad, it works."

Xiao Ran glanced at it.

On the surface, Wen Yushu appeared calm and collected, but in reality, his heart had stopped, and he was secretly relying on Spiritual Power to supply blood and keep himself alive.

That's quite a serious injury! The others couldn't see it, but they could tell the power of that finger strike.

Wen Yushu's face remained calm, but his Spiritual Power was being rapidly depleted.

"Alright, time waits for no one, you can set off now. Each of you should choose a sector. After leaving the city, Dao Alliance Deacon will contact you. I will stay here so that if any of you encounter danger, I can arrive at the scene as quickly as possible."

The crowd found it strange, sensing that Wen Yushu had suddenly become more urgent.

Lingzhou Yue whispered in Xiao Ran's ear:

"Notify me immediately if you find Yan Armor."

Xiao Ran remained calm and composed.

"Yes, Master."

The six people haven't set off yet.

Upon learning of Lingzhou Yue's visit, the manager of Immortal Forest Tavern quickly presented her with a jar of Ten Thousand Year Old Cellar and asked Lingzhou Yue to help promote the Fight the Wraith Game in the inn's lobby.

After all, the game was so popular that even the regular customers of Immortal Forest Tavern were attracted to the nearby gambling dens, forcing Immortal Forest Tavern to save itself.

Lingzhou Yue put away the wine, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck her.

"Perfect timing, I'm just killing time anyway, why don't you play a few rounds with me, senior brother?"

Wen Yushu gritted his teeth secretly, but his face remained calm.

"No, I have something to do."

Lingzhou Yue's brows furrowed slightly, her eyes flashing with a sword-like intensity.

"You were fine before we found the Yan Armor. Were you injured by the sword energy earlier and are now rushing to take some drugs?"

Chapter 169 The King of Lewd Talk: Miyazawa Suzune