Protective Talisman

Everything happened so quickly.

Just a moment ago, she had still heard shouting and cursing coming from a small alley beside the street.

In the next instant, He Qingling's vision suddenly went dark. When she regained consciousness, she heard the wind rushing past her ears.

She felt as though she were hurtling through the air.

Someone had her tucked beneath their arm.

He Qingling tried to fight back, but found herself completely unable to move.

The true qi in her Qi Sea and meridians seemed to be completely locked down.

He Qingling knew very well that she was a Qi Sea Realm cultivator, and could even be called one of the strongest few at that realm on the Chenping Continent.

But to be treated like this now...

It could only mean that her opponent's cultivation was at least one entire major realm higher than hers.

Perhaps even more.

He Qingling suddenly thought of something.

First, there was the news she had heard from her seniors: Liang Qianbo of Fengjian Valley, one of the Three Heroes of Tongshen Realm from Du Cang Mountain, had been ambushed and killed.

Then there was what had just happened at the Yulai Tower branch.

He Qingling had originally been listening to the storyteller recount the tale of how, eight thousand years ago, Falling Star Sword Immortal Su Hongzhen had made a name for himself at Heavenly Peak Dao Seeking on Tian Ding Mountain.

She had lost count of how many times she had heard the story. He Qingling even thought she could get onstage and tell the tale of Su Hongzhen's rise to the summit of Tian Ding Mountain no worse than the storyteller.

But this time, she had listened more closely than ever before.

Because she had been thinking about one question the whole