The Game with Fairies

“Brother, who is this mysterious senior that Xiaoshun knows?”

High above where the flying light traveled, the wind was piercingly cold.

Li Muyang’s ears picked up the confused telepathic message from his little sister, Li Yuechan.

Li Muyang glanced at his sister and said, “In the wilderness, there are mysterious experts who travel incognito. A fortunate youth encounters one by chance, and they hit it off, becoming friends despite the age difference… Such classic encounters are not uncommon.”

This world was inherently filled with adventures and opportunities.

After all, today’s cultivation world was built upon the ruins of a once flourishing era of cultivators.

Jumping off a cliff in the deep mountains and forests could lead one into an immortal’s secret realm.

After parting ways with Guan Xiaoshun, the three of them continued their escape, flying with their light across the wilderness.

However, their speed of flight was naturally no match for a cloud chariot flying boat.

They flew from day to night and from night to dawn.

When the eastern sky showed the first light of day, Li Yuechan was utterly exhausted.

The young girl descended to rest in the wilderness.

Li Muyang was also extremely fatigued, with his spiritual power nearly depleted.

Aunt Su looked at the two, exhausted, and sighed.

“It won’t be long before the Old Man of Withered Leaves catches up…”

Aunt Su’s expression was solemn, and her tone unusually downcast.

She had done her best to escort the siblings this far. It was almost her limit.

Looking at Li Yuechan in front of her, Aunt Su softly said, “Yuechan, you should leave on your own.”

“I’ll continue to flee with your brother. If I carry him, perhaps we can fly further.”

A Divine Travel Realm cultivator’s magical power was naturally much deeper than that of Li Muyang and the others.

The hesitant young girl looked at her brother.

Her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something.

But Li Muyang, who had been sitting behind her all along, suddenly lashed out, striking the top of the girl’s head with his palm.

Caught off guard, the young girl’s eyes widened in shock, but before she could say anything, she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

She trusted her brother too much and didn’t expect Li Muyang to attack her suddenly.

Holding his unconscious little sister, Li Muyang sighed,

“This stubborn girl, I had to exhaust her completely to find an opportunity to act.”

After knocking out the girl, Li Muyang took out a stack of thick talisman papers from his Qiankun Ring.

As Li Muyang recited scriptures, the thick stack of talisman papers in his hand immediately took flight, swirling in the wilderness and stirring up a small tornado.

Amidst the swirling winds, countless sand and stones flew towards the center of the wind, eventually forming a two-zhang-tall clay giant.

The surface of the clay giant was covered with yellow talisman papers.

It bowed respectfully, kneeling before Li Muyang.

Seeing this, Aunt Su raised her eyebrows slightly.

“Earth Strength Talisman?”

Li Muyang nodded: “It was awarded to me by the sect when I was promoted to direct disciple.”

High-level spiritual talismans were definitely powerful strategic weapons.

But when Li Muyang was promoted to direct disciple, he received many high-level spiritual talismans, including the medium-grade Earth Strength Talisman.

Li Muyang tapped the two-zhang-tall Earth Strength Giant, and the giant’s head split open, allowing Li Muyang to place the unconscious Li Yuechan inside the hollow head.

He instructed the giant,

“Escort her away from here, find a safe place to hide, and do not let her leave for half a step until I send you a command or the talisman’s spiritual power dissipates.”

Li Muyang had been planning to send his little sister away for a while, and now he finally seized the opportunity to do so.

The Earth Strength Giant had no consciousness but would absolutely follow his orders, and it possessed extraordinary strength.

Watching the Earth Strength Giant run off into the wilderness, quickly heading into the distance, Li Muyang turned to Aunt Su.

“Aunt Su, we won’t go any further.”

This area was carefully chosen by Li Muyang as the battleground.

It was desolate and remote, with the nearest city being eight hundred li away.

In such a desolate and secluded place, even if he used the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, there would be no witnesses.

Li Muyang sat down on the spot and said, “Let’s wait for Elder Yan here.”

“As for the Old Man of Withered Leaves…”

Li Muyang exhaled a breath of turbid air lightly and said, “When they catch up, I have my own way to deal with them.”

He had fully mastered the Startling Swan Sword Mantra. All he lacked was magical power.

But with Aunt Su’s Divine Travel Realm cultivation, if she lent her power to him unconditionally, it would be enough for him to unleash the power of the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.

Seeing the young man so confident as the morning light fell on Li Muyang, Aunt Su fell silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.

“Okay!”

She had long suspected that the young man before her might have some kind of trump card, which is why he remained calm throughout their escape.

Now, Li Muyang’s reaction confirmed her speculation.

She was also curious how this young man, merely at the Golden Core realm, had a way to contend with a demon cultivator of the Divine Travel Realm… The lady indeed had her reasons for seeing him in a different light.

The morning light grew brighter on the eastern horizon.

Li Muyang sat in the dawn light, regulating his breathing and restoring the spiritual power within his body, waiting for the enemy to come knocking.

He hadn’t made any preparations in advance.

For him, all it would take was the Startling Swan Immortal Sword to make a move, and everything would be easily resolved.

The only trouble would be cleaning up the aftermath, erasing the residual sword qi of the immortal sword, and leaving no trace behind…

Lost in thought, Li Muyang closed his eyes.

During the dull wait, he finally had some free time to log into the game and check on the progress of the Moon-Biting Dragon.

This simple and adorable Dragon Maiden had been left to play for so many days.

He wondered how many Heart-Eating Worms she had caught.

Li Muyang was very curious.

As he logged into the game, the familiar darkness engulfed him like a tide.

The sensation of his body gradually faded, and when he felt his limbs again, he was no longer in a man’s body.

Through the swirling mist, the voice of the Moon-Biting Dragon was filled with surprise.

“Li Muyang! You’re back!”

The Moon-Biting Dragon was overjoyed.

Li Muyang smiled and said, “How’s your harvest…”

Just as Li Muyang was about to check the number of Heart-Eating Worms, he froze.

The gourd he carried was empty, the number of Heart-Eating Worms shockingly low, almost no different from when he had left.

This discovery left Li Muyang dumbfounded.

“…You didn’t catch Heart-Eating Worms?”

So many days had passed, and the number of Heart-Eating Worms hadn’t increased?

What on earth had this silly Dragon Maiden been doing!?

At this moment, Li Muyang felt the same sense of collapse a parent might feel upon returning home to find their child hadn’t touched their winter vacation homework.

But the Moon-Biting Dragon completely ignored Li Muyang’s astonishment and excitedly said,

“Look, look! That thing has come out!”

“Li Muyang, look ahead, I’ve been chasing this thing for many days.”

“I always feel it’s so familiar like I’ve seen it somewhere before… Do you know what this is?”

“It doesn’t have any Heart-Eating Worms on it!”

The Moon-Biting Dragon was thrilled.

In front of her, the mist churned incessantly, revealing the form of a huge and eerie creature.

The slender, blade-like arms, the jade-like body, sinister yet strangely captivating.

The creature that appeared in the mist was…

“Emerald Blade Mantis?!”