The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 65

When Luo Qingci emerged from the barrier, she headed straight for the Ghost Realm. Now at the peak of the Split Soul stage, her flying speed far exceeded that of Ruan Li and the others' flying swords. She reached the Ghost Realm in just three days.

However, the location of the Ten Directions Secret Realm was hidden and unpredictable. Without the guidance of the paper crane, Luo Qingci would have had to exert great effort to find it. Even with the guidance, she arrived too late.

As soon as she entered the Ten Directions Secret Realm, Luo Qingci felt a tremendous upheaval, as if the world was turning upside down. The view was obscured by raging winds and dark clouds.

This situation was completely unexpected. Although the original text mentioned the presence of Earth Dragons in the Ten Directions Secret Realm, these Earth Dragons did not directly harm Ruan Li; they were merely a chance for her to enter the inheritance.

But as soon as she entered, the system changed its tone in alarm, saying, "Oh no, the heroine's fate star is unstable. This is a sign of great danger."

"What do you mean, unstable fate star? What will happen to A Li?" Luo Qingci was increasingly alarmed but had no time to ponder. She quickly dodged the flying sand, stones, and cracks, racing toward Ruan Li.

"The heroine and the male lead's fate charts were originally stable and supportive of each other, their fate stars reflecting in the sky. Due to your intervention, they have grown distant. The heroine's fate star is now alone in the sky, without support. I just noticed her fate star suddenly darkening; her protagonist luck is being affected by something," the system explained, sounding anxious. The heroine had always had a protagonist halo to protect her, so it seemed impossible she would fall so soon. Yet the darkening of the fate star clearly indicated a sign of falling, and it was still over a hundred years away.

"Can you speak plainly? How will an unstable fate star affect A Li?" Luo Qingci was increasingly troubled but had no time to think. She urgently asked.

"The protagonist halo is dimming. She is as vulnerable as anyone else and could die in a calamity at any moment."

Luo Qingci's body went cold. The dangers Ruan Li faced in the inheritance would be fatal for anyone, and without the protagonist halo, she could die at any moment in the secret realm.

"Where have you been?" A wave of inexplicable panic and urgency surged through Luo Qingci, making her body tremble uncontrollably and almost causing her to fall.

"Not good. The paper crane! A Li is in danger!" Luo Qingci felt a rush of anxiety. She gathered spiritual power into a vortex, breaking through layers of sand and wind like a shooting star, heading straight for where her spiritual senses pointed.

In no time, she saw the Earth Dragon sprawled across the horizon like a mountain range. She had seen the Dragon King's true form before, majestic and imposing, a sight ordinary people could hardly bear. But now, the ancient Earth Dragon's body was something even the Dragon King Xi Dan could not match. In the world of cultivation, only a Grand Master would have the qualifications to challenge it.

In front of this massive creature was a small figure hanging from its long whiskers. As Luo Qingci approached, she saw it was Ruan Li.

She felt her heart race and accelerated towards Ruan Li. But before she could reach her, the Earth Dragon roared, a deafening roar that created a tremendous shockwave, hitting Ruan Li and another figure trying to rescue her.

Luo Qingci's heart sank. The impact was too much for both Ruan Li and Su Yu to withstand.

Luo Qingci used teleportation to reach Su Yu first, neutralizing the shockwaves around her and sending her towards Yu Chen, then turned to chase after Ruan Li who was being hit head-on.