People are in the magic card, instigating rebellion against the world.

Chapter 129 is so amazing? Could it be some kind of urban legend?

"Ye Tongxue? Ye Tongxue? Why are you spacing out?" Xiaoying also came over.

Ye Hui blinked, came to his senses, and smiled: "It's nothing, I just didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain after repairing the secret realm. From now on, this will be our exclusive training space."

Ye Hui couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Spending so much time with Sakura and Tomoyo, it seems I've absorbed some of their "chosen one's" luck, even managing to reap so many good things from repairing a secret realm.

Ye Hui waved his hand: "Come on, I'll show you something good, I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised!"

He pulled Sakura along, then gestured for Tomoyo to follow, and headed towards the center of the secret realm.

Now that the secret realm had become his private territory, he naturally had to give the two girls a proper tour.

The closer you get to the center of the secret realm, the cleaner the surrounding environment becomes. The originally messy shrubs have been straightened into neat hedges, and the fallen leaves on the ground have disappeared, revealing a smooth bluestone path.

At the end of the road, a towering black tower, hundreds of meters high, suddenly appeared before our eyes.

The giant tower is made entirely of black rock, and its body is covered with ancient runes with a faint golden light flowing between them. Its spire pierces the sky above the secret realm, making it look majestic and mysterious.

This is the core building of the secret realm that the system has unlocked.

Tower of Trials!

"Wow...what a tall tower!" Sakura craned her neck, staring wide-eyed at the colossal tower that stretched as far as the eye could see. "What's this tower used for? It looks amazing!"

"This will be our exclusive training base from now on," Ye Hui announced with a smile, spreading his arms wide.

He pointed to the black tower and improvised a story: "This tower is called the Tower of Trials. It currently has only nine floors, and each floor has a powerful guardian that I have set up."

"Only by defeating the guardian of the current floor can you enter the next floor to continue the challenge. The higher you go, the stronger the guardian becomes, and of course, the richer the rewards will be."

Now that the secret realm is bound to his soul, he's like someone with GM privileges, let alone the ninth level.

As long as there is enough spiritual power, it is easy to set up ninety-nine or nine hundred and ninety-nine layers, or to adjust the type and strength of the guardians.

"It sounds like a tower-climbing challenge in a game! How interesting!" Sakura's eyes lit up instantly, turning into stars. "Can we climb up one level at a time, like in a game?"

[Kinomoto Sakura's emotional value +13]

Zhi Shi also took out a camera, slowly moving the lens from the bottom of the tower to the top, her eyes filled with amazement: "Ye, did you create this tower with the array when you were repairing the secret realm just now?"

【Daodaiji Chiyo’s Emotion Value +11】

"You could say that, it's an unexpected result of the restoration of the secret realm," Ye Hui replied vaguely, without elaborating on the details.

"Shall we go in and challenge it now? I really want to see what the guardian of the first floor looks like!" Sakura tugged at his sleeve and shook it gently.

Ye Hui looked down at Sakura, then at Tomoyo beside him.

The two girls had just fought the crystal golem and had used up a lot of their strength. There was still a hint of fatigue in their eyes, making them look especially endearing.

He shook his head: "Let's skip it today. You two were too exhausted from the battle just now and need to rest and recover your strength. Otherwise, you'll easily get injured if you force yourself to challenge it. Also, I just repaired the secret realm and my spiritual energy is almost depleted. I need to adjust my condition."

"Oh..." Sakura was a little disappointed when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth drooped slightly, but she quickly nodded obediently again, "Okay then, I understand. Health is the most important thing. Let's challenge again next time!"

Although she had high hopes, she also understood that Ye Hui was doing it for their own good, so she didn't insist any further.

Seeing Sakura's slightly disappointed look, Tomoyo considerately chimed in, "Ye-kun used up a lot of spiritual energy repairing the secret realm, and Sakura, you used quite a few Clow Cards during the battle, so your magic power must have been depleted too. You really should rest and recharge your energy so we can challenge again next time~"

Ye Hui reached out and gently rubbed Xiaoying's head.

He cleared his throat, deliberately adopting an authoritative expression: "In that case, our trial ends here for today. Next time you come, I hope to see you with even greater strength. With the experience of this battle, you can't afford to stand still!"

"Hi! Teacher Yezi!" Sakura raised her eyebrows and straightened her back in a playful, awkward salute.

[Kinomoto Sakura's emotional value +7]

"Pfft..." Tomoyo was amused by her appearance.

Ye Hui's lips twitched involuntarily.

This girl.
"Okay, let's go out."

Ye Hui's mind moved.

The pale blue portal reappeared in front of the three of them.

The three of them passed through the portal one by one. Sakura was at the back, and she couldn't help but look back at the Trial Tower in the secret realm before reluctantly taking her first step.

Emerging from the secret realm, breathing in the slightly cool evening air of Tomoeda Town, seeing the familiar grove of trees and the streetlights in the distance, Sakura and Tomoyo were still a little dazed.

"We're back already?" Sakura looked down at her battle suit, then looked up at the familiar trees around her.

Their battle in the secret realm just now felt like an incredibly realistic dream.

"Yes, I'm back." Ye Hui nodded.

An exclusive secret realm...

Thinking of this, Ye Hui couldn't hide the smile on his lips.

"Ye Zi, what are you secretly laughing at? Are you thinking about how to mess with us next time?" Xiao Ying tilted her head and stared at the corner of his mouth.

Ye Hui composed himself: "No, why would I bother you? I was just thinking about what kind of trial I should prepare for you next time."

"While your performance today was good, it also exposed quite a few problems."

He paused, then continued, "When you get back, you need to carefully summarize today's battle experience and write down the things you didn't do well."

"Next time I come to the secret realm, I'll raise the level of the monsters and increase the difficulty!"

Sakura stuck out her tongue: "Isn't that just thinking about how to mess with me and Tomoyo?!"

Tomoyo nodded: "We will organize today's battle, analyze the shortcomings, and do better next time."

With such a dedicated GM and teacher like him, Sakura and Tomoyo's strength will definitely improve rapidly.

Once they are strong enough, I can relax and be a hands-off manager, taking it easy and slacking off. It sounds perfect.

On their way home, Xiaoying suddenly remembered something, tugged at Ye Hui's sleeve, and asked curiously, "By the way, Ye Hui, what can we do with the materials we got from fighting monsters today, and that red crystal core?"

Ye Hui slowed down and patiently explained, "I've already talked about the Rock Armor Boar's tusks and the vine core."

"As for that red crystal core, it's a good thing. It's the core material for refining mid-level spiritual weapons. Inlaying it into a staff or other spiritual weapon can improve the efficiency of spiritual power conduction. Of course, it can also be refined into an offensive magic weapon on its own, such as a crystal bead."

"That sounds amazing!" Sakura's eyes lit up instantly. "When are you going to help us make them, Yezi?"

[Kinomoto Sakura's emotional value +7]

"No rush, let me gather all the materials first."

Ye Hui smiled and gently touched Xiaoying's head with his finger. "Refining weapons is not a simple task. In addition to these core materials, we also need auxiliary materials such as molten ore sand and spirit condensing liquid. We can only ensure that the equipment we refine is usable once we have everything ready."

"And Sakura, you have a magic wand, so I might help you use some different magical artifacts."

He was secretly calculating in his mind.

Now that we have our own secret realm, farming materials is a piece of cake!
In the future, as long as the types of monsters are adjusted, Sakura and Tomoyo can practice while also collecting the necessary materials, killing two birds with one stone.

After saying goodbye to Sakura and Tomoyo at the intersection, Ye Hui returned to his villa.

He took out spirit tea leaves from his storage space, brewed a cup with spirit spring water, and the fragrant aroma of the tea filled the air. With each sip, he could feel the spiritual energy gently flowing through his body.

He sat leisurely on the sofa, his hand stroking the rim of his cup, and began to reflect on his day's achievements.

The biggest surprise today was undoubtedly that exclusive secret realm bound to one's soul.

This blessed land not only provides Sakura and Tomoyo with a safe training space.

Even when cultivating on one's own, one can still benefit from the spiritual energy in the secret realm, which is five times more concentrated.

The path of cultivation that follows can be described as a smooth road!

So flat that no one can trip over it.
Unless someone suddenly appears out of nowhere and causes him some trouble.

Next came the supernatural power of "space control".

Ye Hui mobilized the spiritual energy within his body and circulated it through his meridians according to the methods of supernatural powers.

The next second, his figure disappeared from the sofa and instantly appeared in front of the floor-to-ceiling window at the other end of the living room.

The entire process occurred without any warning, and there was not even a fluctuation in the airflow.

Although this jump was only a few meters long, it was a true space travel!
This is completely different from the speed-based movement techniques of the past, and it is an ability that countless people dream of.

He tried a few more times and gradually figured out the limitations of his supernatural powers.

With his current Golden Core stage cultivation, the maximum distance he can jump in space is about one hundred meters.

Moreover, after using it several times in a row, the spiritual energy will be significantly depleted, requiring a short period of rest to recover.

"Once my cultivation level improves further, this distance should be able to increase."

Ye Hui nodded in satisfaction, memorizing the details of using the supernatural power.

"Tomorrow we should study the 'Record of Delicacies' and the formula for the Youth-Preserving Pill."

Ye Hui put down his teacup and began to plan his next steps in his mind.

Especially alchemy.

He had previously promised to help Zhi Shi find the Foundation Establishment Pill. Now that he was an intermediate-level alchemist, as long as he could find the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the corresponding materials, refining it shouldn't be too difficult.

"Where can I find the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Ye Hui frowned, somewhat worried.

The system shop isn't open yet, so we can't expect to get another pill recipe in the next ten-pull, right?

That relies too much on luck and isn't a long-term solution.

He shook his head, putting aside this worry for the time being.

The most important thing now is to consolidate one's Golden Core stage cultivation and avoid instability in one's realm.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Ye Hui arrived at the classroom, he saw Zhi Shi sitting in her seat organizing her notes.

The two had only exchanged a few words about the details of the Secret Realm Trial when Sakura rushed over, clutching a colorful cookbook tightly in her hand, her face full of excitement.

"Yoko-san! Tomoyo-chan! Look!"

Sakura spread the cookbook out on the desk in front of them, pointed to the pictures on the pages, and said quickly, "I studied it for a long time last night and found that there are many ways to make the cookies we're making for tomorrow's cooking class!"

"Look, there are butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and finally, almond tiles. These pictures all look so delicious!"

Tomoyo looked at the pictures and gently tapped the image of the butter cookies with her finger: "This looks good, and of course, the others look delicious too. Which one does Sakura want to make the most? I can prepare the corresponding ingredients in advance."

"Hmm..." Sakura's fingers lightly traced across the pages of the book. Her gaze lingered on the pictures of butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies for a moment before finally settling on another page.

The page featured pictures of painted royal icing cookies. "How about we make these? Painted royal icing cookies! Look, aren't the designs cute?"

Chiyo nodded.

Sakura chuckled.

"We can draw Kero on the cookies, with his round face and fluffy ears, that would be so much fun! We can also draw Tomoyo, and Yoko too, hehehe~ It sounds so exciting!"

Tomoyo followed her finger and looked at the picture.

The cookies are decorated with pink, blue, and yellow icing, adorned with small animals, flowers, and cartoon characters, the icing itself glossy and bright.

She smiled and nodded: "Great idea! Drawing on cookies is a great way to develop your fine motor skills and create unique pieces. It'll be so much fun!"

Since both girls had said so, Ye Hui naturally wouldn't object.

"Then it's settled." Ye Hui agreed. "We'll make this in cooking class tomorrow. I can check the icing recipe tonight to make sure the design doesn't melt."

[Your repeated slacking off in the sect competition has finally caught the attention of the elders. They've punished you by making you work in the dining hall for a month, hoping it will help you temper your character.]

[Unexpectedly, you're thriving in the dining hall! Not only have you secretly learned how to make several spiritual dishes, but you've also had a brilliant idea: to infuse spiritual energy into pastries, creating the Magic Brush Cookies that can enhance your drawing skills! You've decided to use these Magic Brush Cookies to amaze everyone at the next sect talent show and make them look at you with new eyes!]

Ye Hui glanced at it briefly before looking away.

Just as the three of them huddled together, studying the specific steps of making painted royal icing cookies, discussing what color of royal icing to use to draw Xiao Ke's eyes and how to outline the shape,

Naoko and Chiharu, also carrying books, came over and curiously peered at the cookbook on the table.

"Sakura, what are you looking at? These are... painted cookies?"

Looking at the brightly colored pictures on the pages, Chiharu couldn't help but exclaim, "This looks so difficult! To draw such neat icing, it must take a long time to practice!"

"Hehe, with Ye Zi around, there won't be any problems!" Sakura looked up, her eyes filled with blind trust in Ye Hui. "Ye Zi is really good at crafts~"

Naoko leaned over mysteriously and whispered, "By the way, have you heard? Something seems off at Penguin Park lately. Lots of people are talking about it."

Ye Hui blinked.

It seems like a new Clow Card is about to appear?
Nine times out of ten, the strange rumors that Naoko brings are related to the Clow Cards.

"Penguin Park? What happened there?" Sakura asked.

“I heard from a neighbor who lives near the park that he was on his way home from working overtime the night before last when he passed by the penguin park and saw a black shadow running around the park at lightning speed. It was as fast as the wind and disappeared in the blink of an eye. He didn’t even see the shadow clearly.”

The neighbors who live near the park.
You're everywhere in your house, aren't you, Naoko-chan!
Naoko described it vividly, "What's even stranger is that the next morning, the big 'Penguin King' sculpture at the park entrance had some strange scratches on it. The scratches were very fine and very dense, as if something had been rubbing back and forth quickly, which looked particularly eerie."

"A black shadow running very fast? And strange scratches?" Sakura's smile gradually disappeared, and her expression became serious.

She subconsciously thought of the Clow Cards.

Those cards often bring about all sorts of strange phenomena.

this time
Tomoyo stopped what she was doing and listened attentively to Naoko's words, a thoughtful look flashing in her purple eyes.

Ye Hui raised an eyebrow: "That's amazing? It's not some urban legend, is it?"

"No way!" Naoko shook her head. "That person said he saw it clearly, and he even rubbed his eyes to make sure. He definitely wasn't seeing things!"

"And it wasn't just him. Several other people who passed by the park these past few nights also saw that dark figure. Everyone described it in similar terms. Surely not everyone was mistaken?"

Looking at Naoko's serious expression, Ye Hui turned to Sakura and Tomoyo, a smile playing on his lips: "Looks like we have a new mission."

Sakura nodded emphatically immediately: "Let's go to the penguin park tonight!"

"I will also prepare new combat gear to ensure ease of movement."

Tomoyo smiled and took out her small notebook, the pen tip sliding quickly across the paper as she began to write and draw.

She was noting down precautions for the night's operation, such as the tools needed and possible situations, and she was also designing the details of the new combat suit.

Naoko and Chiharu, who were standing nearby, were completely confused.

New mission?

Combat suit?
Chiharu couldn't help but ask, "And combat suits? Are you going to participate in some kind of event?"

"Huh? Ahahaha..." Sakura realized she had let something slip and quickly waved her hands to laugh it off. "Nothing, nothing, we were just talking about... about a new adventure game!"

"Yes, it's a role-playing game. We're planning to go to the park tonight to simulate a game mission. The combat outfits are the characters' costumes from the game, hehe."

"Oh... it's a game. It sounds like it's a lot of fun."

Naoko and Chiharu had no doubts whatsoever.

After all, Sakura often talks about games with them, so this reason is reasonable.

"Have fun tonight, and remember to be careful!" Chiharu said with a smile.

"Yes, yes! We will!" Sakura nodded repeatedly, secretly relieved.

That was close!
Ye Hui couldn't help but find it amusing to see her flustered and trying to cover up her actions.

Sakura's acting is still so clumsy; she becomes incoherent when she's nervous. But it's precisely this naivety, this inability to fake it, that makes her so adorable.

When school was over, Sakura couldn't wait to pull Ye Hui and Tomoyo aside and find a quiet corner to start discussing their plans for the evening.

"What time should we go to the penguin park tonight? If it's too early, it's not dark yet, and the black shadows might not come out, but if it's too late, it feels really scary."

"Should we take Kero with us? Maybe it can help us find the shadowy figure." "Could this Clow Card be related to speed? Naoko said the shadowy figure runs incredibly fast; what if we can't catch it?"

Sakura blurted out a series of questions, her eyes showing both nervousness and a hint of excitement.

Seeing her nervous yet excited expression, Ye Hui reassured her, "Don't worry, Sakura. It's just a fast-paced game, nothing to worry about."

“But if it’s fast, it’ll be hard to catch. When we encountered the ‘Shadow’ card before, it was very agile. If it runs even faster this time, how can we trap it?” Sakura was still a little troubled, her brows furrowed slightly.

"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. No matter how fast it runs, there's always a way to control it," Ye Hui said calmly.

Could a tiny Clow Card possibly escape from his grasp?
Moreover, he also possesses the ability to control this bug-level supernatural power.

Even if it could teleport, let alone run fast, it still couldn't escape his grasp.

"Okay~ I believe in Ye Zi! With you here, there won't be any problems!" Sakura nodded, looking at Ye Hui's confident expression.

[Kinomoto Sakura's emotional value +9]

Tomoyo stood gently to the side.

In her opinion, as long as Ye is there, any difficulty can be easily solved, and she doesn't need to worry about Xiaoying at all.

【Daodaiji Chiyo’s Emotion Value +7】

"Then it's settled. We'll meet at the entrance of the penguin park at nine o'clock tonight. We'll then observe the situation more carefully and formulate a specific plan."

Ye Hui made the final decision and set the time for the operation.

“Okay!” Sakura nodded vigorously.

“No problem, I’ll prepare the combat suit and necessary tools in advance,” Tomoyo replied.

After agreeing on a time and place, the three went home to prepare for their nightly mission.

After returning home and having dinner, Ye Hui did not immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he took out the "Record of Delicacies" and the formula for the Youth Preservation Pill from his system space and sat down at his desk to study them carefully.

He first opened the "Record of Delicacies," whose pages were made of a special kind of animal hide that felt soft yet tough to the touch, and whose characters were in ancient seal script.

Fortunately, he had a translation system to help him understand the content.

He turned to the first page, and the first dish described there immediately caught his eye.

That was a spiritual dish called "Ice Skin Jade Bone Soup," which required extremely rare ingredients. It required silkworm silk spun by a thousand-year-old ice silkworm, combined with petals of a ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus, and then added with spiritual spring water, and simmered for forty-nine hours.

The finished product is not only fragrant, but also has the effect of cleansing the marrow and improving physical condition. It can even have a transformative effect and can also help cultivators break through their cultivation levels.

"But these materials are too rare. Thousand-year-old ice silkworms and ten-thousand-year-old snow lotuses are probably hard to find now."

In addition, there is a dish called "Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Auspiciousness", which requires the egg of the Nine Heavens Mystic Firebird to be cooked with the lava dragon fruit from the Earth's core.

The prescription notes state that after taking it, one's affinity with the fire element in the world will be greatly enhanced, and one's comprehension of fire-based spells will also be strengthened.

But the ingredients listed in these recipes are more and more outrageous than the last.

Let alone the Nine Heavens Mystic Firebird, a mythical beast that only exists in legends, Ye Hui has never even seen a single feather of it.

He sighed helplessly and carefully put away the "Record of Delicacies".

For now, we can only look at these spiritual dishes and not make them. We'll wait until our cultivation level improves and we have access to higher-level resources.

Then, Ye Hui took out the formula for the Youth Preservation Pill.

As the name suggests, the Youth Preservation Pill can keep the user's appearance youthful. He had looked through the list of medicinal ingredients on the pill formula one by one, and most of them were common basic spiritual medicines.

He happened to have some seeds in his Void Spirit Field.

The main medicinal herb, Yao Guang Flower, is extremely rare. It is not grown in spiritual fields and is even harder to find on the market.

Now Ye Hui also asks his butler to keep an eye out for strange items from all over the world, whether it's grass, flowers, wood, or anything else.

I'll buy anything that's even remotely unusual.

Anyway, he's not short of money now.

However, he has never seen the Yao Guang Flower so far.

"Looks like I'll have to grind monsters in the exclusive dungeons more often."

Ye Hui secretly made his plans.

The monsters in the secret realm drop items with a high degree of randomness. You never know when you might get the seeds of the Yao Guang Flower, or even a finished medicinal herb.

He meditated cross-legged for about an hour, consolidating his spiritual power at the Golden Core stage. He looked up at the moonlight outside the window; the clock on the wall had already pointed to 9:40.

It's almost 10 o'clock.

"It's time to go to the penguin park."

Ye Hui stood up, stretched, and with a slight movement of his spiritual energy, he silently slipped out of the villa and headed towards the park.

At 10 p.m. sharp, at the entrance of Penguin Park.

The giant penguin sculpture stands under the moonlight, its grayish-white stone body gleaming with a faint, cold light, its round shape appearing endearing.

However, a few fine scratches were faintly visible on the side of her neck and back, confirming the rumors Naoko had mentioned.

When Ye Hui arrived, Xiaoying and Zhishi were already waiting by the sculpture.

"Ye Zi, you're here!" Xiao Ying immediately waved her little hand to greet him, her voice filled with excitement.

She had already changed into the new combat suit prepared by Tomoyo.

The orange vest dress has a clean cut and falls just above the knee, allowing for easy movement.

Pair it with a green long-sleeved top and matching trousers for a look that's both warm and vibrant.

She wore a green hood with two long rabbit ears sewn on the sides of the brim, which swayed gently with her movements, making her so cute that it was hard to look away.

Tomoyo stood to the side, her own attire equally exquisite.

The bright yellow long skirt flared out slightly, and a brown short vest was worn over it, outlining her slender figure.

Her long, jet-black hair was tied high in a ponytail, with a matching yellow bow at the end. It swayed gently in the evening breeze, exuding both girlish liveliness and her usual elegance.

Ye Hui nodded to himself.

Zhi Shi's aesthetic sense never disappoints.

Even the various costumes in the original Magic Card World are still considered top-notch decades later.

Sakura tugged at her bunny ears and chuckled in a low voice, "Tomoyo not only prepared clothes for us, but also made a matching green vest for Kero!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kero, who was perched on Sakura's shoulder, immediately straightened up her round body and proudly shook her mini vest.

Its style is exactly the same as Sakura's top, only the size is several sizes smaller to fit its body.

"Of course! I am the sealed beast that guards the Clow Cards, so isn't it only natural for me to wear matching outfits with Sakura?"

It tried its best to look majestic, with its little wings tucked into its hips, but its round belly and short limbs made it hardly look dignified.

Ye Hui glanced at it and said without any mercy, "With your size, you look like a big-bellied plush toy sold in a shopping mall no matter what you wear."

"You brat, what did you say?!" Xiao Ke immediately bristled, flapping its little wings as it tried to pounce on him to argue. "Don't you know what the majesty of a sealed beast is! This outfit of mine perfectly accentuates my noble bearing!"

[Kerberos's Mood Value +15]

"Noble? I think it's just a joke." Ye Hui curled his lip.

"You! You're absolutely unreasonable!" Little Ke was so angry that its wings were trembling, and it pointed its claws at Ye Hui, unable to say anything else for a long time.

[Kerberos's Mood Value +13]

"Alright, alright, Xiao Ke, stop fooling around."

Sakura quickly scooped up the ruffled Kero and gently stroked its fur to soothe it. "We're here to investigate the Shadow. Getting down to business is the priority."

Xiao Ke snorted indignantly, snuggled her head into Xiao Ying's arms, found a comfortable position to lie down, and muttered something about the brat not knowing how to appreciate things, but finally quieted down.

Ye Hui ignored him and walked to the "Penguin King" sculpture, bending down to carefully examine the strange scratches.

The scratches were fine and deep, with obvious friction marks on the edges, crisscrossing the surface of the sculpture. They did not look like they were deliberately carved by a sharp tool, but rather like they were repeatedly scraped by something at extremely high speed.

"It seems Naoko was right, there is indeed something strange about this place."

Ye Hui nodded, his fingers gently brushing over a scratch, where he could vaguely sense the residual, faint energy fluctuations.

"Could it be the work of the Clow Cards?" Sakura also came closer, standing on tiptoe and staring at the scratch with a curious look in her eyes.

Ye Hui nodded: "Most likely. Judging from the density and irregular distribution of the scratches, this thing must be very fast and its movements are unpredictable."

Just then, the system log in my mind suddenly started refreshing.

You arrive before a strange stone statue built by mortals. You keenly sense a violent energy fluctuation lingering on the statue! A quick calculation reveals that it is the awakening of another secret treasure of the Immortal Talisman Sect—the "Flying Spirit Talisman"!

This spirit possesses lightning speed; if it loses control, it could flatten mountains and rivers in an instant!

You know all too well that if this treasure falls into the hands of Kinomoto Sakura, a disciple of the Heavenly Spiritual Root, it will only worsen her already low intelligence! You decide to get your hands on this treasure before she does, and then use it to... deliver takeout!

Ye Hui: “…”

Delivering takeout? System, could your thought process be any more bizarre?

And do you even have food delivery in the cultivation world?

This isn't some kind of cyber cultivation!
"Very fast cards..."

Sakura, unaware of Ye Hui's expression, began to recall the Clow Card knowledge she had learned from Kero and Ye Hui, trying to match it with the possible types.

“I think the key to dealing with a fast enemy is to restrict its movement,” Tomoyo calmly analyzed from the side, her eyes scanning the surrounding environment of the park. “The wind card can create airflow to hinder its speed, and the tree card can probably extend vines to trap it. Both of these cards should be useful.”

“Yes! Tomoyo is right!” Sakura nodded emphatically.

"But will it come out?" Sakura couldn't help but look around.

The park was exceptionally empty under the cover of night. Apart from a few dim streetlights, the surroundings were completely silent. Even the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves could be heard clearly, but there was no trace of any dark figure.

Ye Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will definitely appear."

"Clow Cards mostly have their own characteristics. They either like to cause trouble in crowded places or they like to target iconic buildings and cause trouble."

Moreover, Sakura has the ability to sense the Clow Cards, so there's no reason for her not to show herself if the other party is nearby.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dark figure suddenly darted out from the woods deep within the park.

The thing was incredibly fast, like a black lightning bolt, leaving only a blurry afterimage under the streetlights before it darted to the sculpture in the blink of an eye.

It then instantly sprang to a bench not far away, the black lightning flashing rapidly through the park, its exact shape completely obscured.

"They've arrived as expected!" Ye Hui reminded him.

"Wow, so fast!" Sakura instinctively gripped the sealing key in her pocket, her eyes wide, trying to keep up with the shadowy figure's movements.

But her vision couldn't keep up with the other person's speed at all; she could only see a blurry shadow flashing past her eyes.

Tomoyo reacted extremely quickly, raising her camera the instant the shadow appeared, the lens moving rapidly in the direction of the shadow, trying to capture its outline.

But Tomoyo was clearly not able to keep up with her opponent either.

"It moves so nimbly that the camera can't capture any shots of it."

"Sakura, can you see what it looks like clearly?"

Ye Hui asked, his divine sense already quietly spreading out, firmly locking onto the location of the dark figure.

No matter how fast the opponent is, they cannot hide their tracks under the detection of a Golden Core stage cultivator's divine sense.

"No...it was too fast, all I could see was a black blur!" Sakura shook her head.

“I saw it!” Tomoyo suddenly spoke, her voice filled with excitement. “When it flew past the streetlight just now, I saw its general outline. It looked like a small cat with long ears and a long tail.”

"Cat? I know! It's the Rush Card!" Kero, who was perched on Sakura's shoulder, suddenly looked up. "The Rush Card represents speed and sprinting. Its ability is to make oneself or any object in contact with it have extremely high speeds. It must be it!"

"This guy's strength lies in his explosive power. His sprinting speed over short distances is almost unmatched by any other Clow Card!"

"What should we do? We can't just keep watching it run around like that, can we?" Sakura watched the black shadow flash past her eyes and anxiously gripped the magic wand that had just materialized.

"Charge is only good at short sprints, it'll get tired soon! Let's catch up and wear it down!" Keroberos, perched on Sakura's shoulder, gave instructions at lightning speed.

Upon hearing this, Sakura nodded and immediately waved her wand: "Fly!"

The power of the Clow Cards enveloped his entire body.

She rode her magic wand, her feet barely touching the ground, chasing after the direction in which the shadow had disappeared, her rabbit-eared hood swaying back and forth with her movements.

Tomoyo turned to look at Ye Hui: "Ye Hui, let's go after them too."

As she spoke, she naturally extended her hand to Ye Hui.

Her ten fingers were fair and slender, smooth and warm like jade.

Ye Hui grasped it naturally, and a delicate touch came over him.

The next moment, he activated his Wind Control ability, and lightly took Zhi Shi into the air. At the same time, he thoughtfully spread a thin layer of golden light spell to block the strong wind brought by the high-speed movement.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let you get blown by the wind. Just focus on filming."

Tomoyo nodded slightly, raised the camera and pointed it forward, the lens closely following the trajectory of Sakura and the dark figure.

The two of them chased after them.

Just as Xiao Ke said, the momentum of the game quickly waned after a short period of pursuit.

The figure, which was originally so fast that it was just a blur, slowed down significantly and reduced its frequency of movement.

Sakura seized the opportunity, immediately stopped, raised her wand, and fixed her dark green eyes on the shadowy figure that was still struggling to move.

"Wind!" As Sakura gave the command, dozens of pale green wind chains materialized out of thin air, like flexible whips, and quickly wrapped around the direction where the card was located.

The player also sensed the danger and abruptly changed direction, trying to avoid it.

But the body's sluggishness made it a beat too slow.

The wind chains instantly wove into a dense net, trapping it firmly in the middle.

The shadowy figure struggled in the net, and its outline became clearer, indeed resembling a kitten with long ears and a long tail.

"Success!" Sakura smiled as she looked at the locked-up run card.

But the next second, before she could even feel happy again, the card that was bound by the wind chains suddenly began to struggle violently. Its small body burst out with amazing power, twisting and turning wildly, trying to break free of its restraints.

"Oh no!" Xiao Ke suddenly exclaimed, "Chongpai is stubborn. If he tries to fight back, he could easily get scratched by the chains!"

The voice just fell.

The wind chains creaked and groaned under the immense force of the blow, and some of the chains even showed signs of cracking.

Before Sakura could react...

There was a crisp sound of "pop"!
The chain snapped, and Chongpai seized the opportunity to squeeze through the gap, transforming into a black shadow as he darted towards the residential area outside the park.

"It got away!" Sakura stared at the direction where the token had disappeared, her joy vanishing instantly, replaced by a hint of regret. "It's all my fault, I didn't control the chain's strength properly..."

“It’s alright, let’s chase after it first! How to better capture the Clow Cards is all part of your experience and will be valuable for your future.” Ye Hui landed beside her, his tone calm. “It just broke free of its restraints and must have used up a lot of energy. Now is the best time to chase it.”

Sakura nodded.

The three immediately gave chase towards the residential area.

Sure enough, the speed of the rush was much slower than before, and the previously blurry afterimages could now be seen to show the general movement trajectory.

Clearly, forcibly breaking free of the chains had not only depleted its strength but also injured it.

"Tomoyo, did you see which way it went?" Sakura asked as she chased after it, her view constantly blocked by the houses along the road.

Tomoyo held up the camera, the lens sweeping across the fork in the road ahead, then immediately pointed to the left: "Over there! I just saw a dark figure turn into that alley."

(End of this chapter)