The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 78

Luo Qingci did not hesitate. Even though she knew what this meant, she was determined not to let things unfold unchecked. She immediately closed her eyes and focused her spiritual sense to locate Ruan Li.

At first, she found nothing, which made Luo Qingci realize that Ruan Li was very far from her. If it weren't for her extreme control over her spiritual sense, honed during the Golden Dragon inheritance, she might have truly been at a loss.

She sat down cross-legged, spreading her spiritual sense and spiritual power like an elaborate net, layer upon layer, trying to capture the faint connection. Finally, she suddenly opened her eyes, said nothing, and took off with the wind, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"System, do you know Ruan Li's current situation?" Luo Qingci moved at high speed, her clothes fluttering in the wind. She could feel the faint connection to the small paper figure, but it was too distant to be clear.

The system was silent for a moment before replying, "I only know there is no immediate threat to her life, but the specifics are unknown. The plot point has arrived, and it is likely that we cannot prevent it." Its tone was somewhat subdued, as if it, too, was affected by this fact.

Luo Qingci furrowed her brow but then relaxed. Her eyes grew serious. "No matter if we can prevent it or not, finding Ah Li is the most important thing." Even if she couldn't stop it, she didn't want Ruan Li to face it alone.

Luo Qingci sped along. After reaching the peak of her distraction state, her speed on the wind increased dramatically. At first, she could only sense a faint connection from the tiny paper figure and occasionally had to stop to sense it.

Later, she could clearly feel the increasing intensity of the aura, even detecting the emotions of the paper figure. But as soon as she sensed this, her heart grew colder. The paper figure's emotions were clearly unstable, tense, and angry, indicating that Ruan Li was already in trouble.

The scenario of Ruan Li being framed and left almost defenseless flashed vividly in Luo Qingci's mind. She was vaguely frustrated that this series of events had roots planted from the very beginning. But she had been so immersed in the joy of Ruan Li's complete inheritance that the sudden emotional turmoil had disrupted her mind, causing her to fail to cut it off in time, which made everything come so unexpectedly.

Ruan Li's advancement to the Golden Core would inevitably cause dissatisfaction and jealousy among some. Now that they were forced to separate, once Ruan Li was alone, some people might be unable to resist the temptation and might take dangerous risks.

Moreover, the Ghost Domain was a battlefield between the Immortal Sects and the Demon Clan. With Ruan Li's special physique, which became more susceptible to attracting unclean entities after being tainted by demonic energy, even though there was no longer any demonic energy in her body, the Heavenly Demon Eyes and the seemingly unorthodox Red-Eyed Ruan Li were even more dangerous than the demonic energy.

The thought of "The sect disciples being killed" suddenly surged into her mind, causing Luo Qingci's heart to tighten. "System, were Su Yu, Hua Xuwan, and Bai Jing with Ah Li?"

"No," the system replied.

Luo Qingci sighed in relief. "That's good." In the original story, disciples from Chongxu Sect, South Hua Immortal Sect, and Six Wonders Sect had all left the secret realm with Ruan Li, and there were also two disciples from Tian Yan Sect. At that time, South Hua Immortal Sect had two inner disciples, Chongxu Sect and Six Wonders Sect had one each, making a total of six people traveling with Ruan Li.

Among these six people, the other four disciples from different sects had all died on the spot, and the two disciples from Tian Yan Sect were severely injured and unconscious, with their cultivation ruined to the extent that they could almost no longer practice.