The Celestial Master Takes Action, Capturing Konan

Seeing her evade the attack, Xiao Meng snorted coldly. She swung Qiu Li, unleashing several streaks of sword qi in succession. Interwoven together, they formed a net of blades that descended upon her.

Konan's expression changed. Even at her peak, she was not confident she could defeat her opponent. Now that she was injured, she could not afford to remain entangled in this battle.

She formed another paper clone, using it to evade the sword qi.

Then she unleashed a ninjutsu: Dance of the Shikigami!

In an instant, her body scattered into countless paper-like fragments. As the pieces drifted through the air, they transformed into a swarm of nimble butterflies and flew rapidly toward the skies.

Seeing this, Xiao Meng naturally realized that her opponent intended to flee. She immediately poured true qi into her sword and slashed horizontally.

A cyan sword qi several yards long swept forth, tearing more than half of the paper butterflies to shreds. Still, a small portion managed to evade it.

Then, the butterflies remaining in the sky fused together and once again took human form.

Konan's face was even paler now. As chakra surged through her body, a pair of angelic white paper wings unfurled from her back.

Her wings beat, and the powerful airflow made her even faster. She soared into the air like a crane, crossing a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. She was just about to escape.

Yet just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared before her.

Immediately afterward, a gigantic golden palm descended with terrifying force, striking down with the speed of lightning!

"Not good!"

Her heart jolted, and she hurriedly performed a ninjutsu, gathering all her strength to form two thick paper shields before her.

However, those sturdy shields seemed incomparably fragile before the golden palm imprint. In the instant of impact, the paper shields shattered into dust and scattered through the air.

Seeing this, Konan could only curl her wings around herself, wrapping up her body to reduce the damage as much as possible.

Then, with a deafening boom, the palm imprint slammed fiercely into her body.

The paper wings did not hold for long before they were blasted apart as well. Konan spat out a mouthful of blood and was instantly severely injured.

Her body was sent flying straight into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Konan was even more shocked after suffering such heavy injuries. She had not even seen who attacked before being struck down with a single palm.

This meant that person's strength was terrifying, absolutely far beyond her own.

Within the entire Akatsuki, perhaps only Nagato, fighting with everything he had, was qualified to battle him!

They had severely underestimated their opponents' strength. This would very likely become a fatal mistake in their future plans.

With that thought, Konan endured her injuries and prepared to flee again. Yet at that moment, a low murmur sounded by her ear. "Thunder Prison."

It was an old man's voice. Though calm and gentle, it was exceptionally clear and profound.

As his words fell, brilliant lightning burst from the ground, instantly forming silver lightning barriers that trapped her like a cage.

Konan's expression changed, and she hurriedly used ninjutsu in an attempt to break through.

Yet no matter what methods she employed, the instant they touched that terrifying lightning, they were reduced to dust. No attack could shake it in the slightest.

"Little girl, behave yourself."

That voice came again. Konan looked up and saw an elderly man in Daoist robes, with white hair and a long white beard, slowly approaching. It was the Old Celestial Master!

Although almost no aura leaked from his body, the instant Konan saw him, she understood that she would never be able to escape today.

Looking at the Old Celestial Master's composed expression, she immediately realized that Itachi Uchiha and Kisame had most likely been defeated by this very man as well.

"Tell me, why did you come here?"

The Old Celestial Master asked.

Konan did not hide the answer. She responded, "Nothing much. I was simply investigating your background."

"And did you find anything?"

The Old Celestial Master asked again.

Konan shook her head. "No. But I feel that you are not people of the Shinobi World, perhaps not even people of this world..."

Hearing this, the Old Celestial Master smiled. "That would not be entirely wrong. As the saying goes, there is always a higher heaven beyond heaven. The world we ordinary people see is merely a drop in the ocean."

Konan raised her eyes slightly. Looking at the restrained divine light and endless vastness in his gaze, she could not help but sigh inwardly. She feared that even in her entire life, she would never reach such a realm.

Then she said, "Though your cultivation is profound, we also have our own ideals. There is no need for you to ask further, Senior, and I will not say any more.

"If you wish to kill me, then do so."

As she spoke, she closed her eyes and waited for whatever fate came next.

The Old Celestial Master chuckled. "This poor Daoist was merely asking casually. Since you do not wish to speak, then forget it. As for how to deal with you, that depends on the Dao Child's decision."

Then he raised a hand and lightly tapped the prison. In an instant, dazzling electric light surged forth. The intense energy fluctuations caused a sharp pain to explode in Konan's head, as though her consciousness had been struck violently.

The next moment, her vision went black, and she fainted...

No one knew how much time had passed before her consciousness gradually returned. She opened her eyes and looked around.

She found herself lying in a room, on a bed.

She quickly sat up, only for a tearing pain to rush through her body. It was the injury left behind by the previous battle.

At that moment, a voice rang out. "Leaving in such a hurry?"

Hearing this, Konan swiftly turned around and saw Chen Feng walking out from an adjoining room, slowly approaching her.

Alarm instantly rose in her heart, and she was about to use her abilities. However, she discovered that the chakra within her body seemed to have frozen completely. She could not use even a trace of it.

Chen Feng walked over unhurriedly and said, "Your power has been sealed by the Old Celestial Master. Even I cannot undo it."

Hearing this, Konan's heart sank. She then said coldly, "If you want something, be direct about it."

Chen Feng raised an eyebrow, a rather suggestive smile appearing on his face as he looked her up and down. Then he lowered himself and slowly leaned closer, bringing his face before hers as he asked with a hint of ambiguity, "Then what do you think I want?"

Seeing the frivolity and teasing in his eyes, Konan's heart pounded several times. She instinctively shrank backward.

Seeing the tension in her eyes, Chen Feng moved aside and chuckled. "Since you clearly still cannot let go, do not pretend you have seen through the mortal world. It is boring."

Realizing that she had been toyed with, Konan felt several traces of anger rise within her. She snapped, "What exactly do you want!"

Chen Feng's lips curled slightly. "Nothing much. I merely came to inform you that from now on, you are my prisoner..."