The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 90

Reaching this conclusion, Luo Qingci couldn't help but feel a jolt in her heart. The current situation was probably more dire than they had anticipated. The human race's malice and prejudice had already made their situation difficult, and now, with the dragon clan facing such problems, even if Ruan Li returned to the dragon clan, she might not find support but rather threats.

Luo Qingci felt increasingly that they were in a situation where any action would lead to a dead end. She could better understand Ruan Li's feelings at that time.

With the human race closing in and the dragon clan scheming, and with Mo Yan likely having ambitious designs, the only person she could rely on at that time was Nangong Jue. If Nangong Jue also betrayed her, there would truly be no warmth left in the world for her.

After Su Yu left, Luo Qingci had kept an eye on their movements. When Su Yu decided to descend the mountain, Luo Qingci had instructed her to send a message periodically.

That day, Luo Qingci entered the Silent Pool again, intending to try out the Emotional Sword Technique she had been working on. The system had reviewed it several times and confirmed it was correct. Luo Qingci decided to take the risk and practice it.

After modification, the foundation of the Emotional Sword Technique was essentially the same as the Heartless Sword Technique, but the way the sword qi was released and the operation of the spiritual energy were entirely different.

"Are you sure this won't lead to a mental breakdown?" Luo Qingci asked, though her sword was already beginning to move with the flow of her heart method.

She closed her eyes, recalling the heart method of the Emotional Sword Technique, and then suddenly opened them. "First move, Seek Him in the Crowd!"

Her sword danced in her hand, the spiritual energy moving as she wished. The sword body suddenly stiffened and vibrated. With her left hand, a stream of ice-blue spiritual energy pressed down from the sword guard, then moved vertically up along the sword's body. The spiritual energy instantly filled the sword, turning its originally glinting silver-white blade into ice blue, sparkling with a ghostly light.

Luo Qingci's right hand pulled back, and the long sword traced a semicircle above her face. She then spun, the sword spinning around itself, piercing through the air with a whoosh. A sword qi shot out from the tip of the vibrating sword, splitting into two as it left the blade—one to the left, one to the right, like the dual energies of Yin and Yang—rushing into the Silent Pool.

Amidst an explosion, two large waves of water erupted one after another. The cold pool water splashed everywhere, with some freezing into ice before it even fell.

The power of this strike was immense, even the system was astonished. But before it could express its surprise, Luo Qingci suddenly withdrew her sword, driving the blade into the ground and kneeling, clutching her chest.

"What's wrong?" the system asked anxiously.

Luo Qingci's face turned red then pale again as she pressed on her chest to calm the turbulent spiritual energy within her. She shook her head and said with difficulty, "I don't know why, but there are two conflicting streams of spiritual energy inside me, causing my true qi to become agitated and making me very uncomfortable."

The system continued to review the first layer of the Emotional Sword Technique, puzzled. "How could this happen? Where's the problem?"

Luo Qingci finally calmed down and was also somewhat confused. "I don't understand either. It feels like I'm struggling to manage the spiritual energy, as if something is missing."