In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 89, Rescue, the Skilled Nangong Yu

The land of life.

Lin Ran stood in the air, with five giant trees over a hundred meters tall in front of her. Twisted, aged faces emitted unpleasant sounds that pierced her soul.

Dozens of thick vines hung down from the bushes and swung into the air.

Lin Ran grabbed the ring-pommel sword with her backhand, infused it with spiritual energy, and slashed forward.

boom!

The blade flashed across the sky, severing dozens of vines in one stroke. The severed vines spilled a large amount of emerald green liquid that resembled blood. It had no fragrance whatsoever, yet an indescribable sense of nausea rose in one's heart.

Lin Ran frowned slightly. This was very similar to Zhou Yu's curse power, but it was far inferior to the curse power.

He swung his sword again, and a hundred-meter-long blade of energy appeared out of thin air, slashing fiercely at a tree demon.

Roar! ! !

The tree demon's face was slashed through by a knife, and it let out a painful cry. Countless branches and twigs lashed out wildly, lashing at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran waved his hand and threw out the Soul-Slaying Bell. The bell swelled to a height of more than ten meters in the wind, blocking all the tree branches.

He waved his hand and struck the bell, and the sound of the bell immediately resounded in all directions. The five tree demons were covered by the mental attack and froze on the spot for a moment.

Transparent ripples spread in all directions, shattering countless branches and leaves, forming a pale green tornado.

Lin Ran's figure flashed, rushing in front of a tree demon. He swung his sword down from top to bottom, and the sword energy instantly pierced through the tree demon's body, severing it in two and shattering a thick green crystal along with it.

After the crystal shattered, the tree spirit's body lost its power supply, turned yellow and withered, and its massive body turned into countless fragments in the blink of an eye.

The remaining four tree spirits.

Lin Ran beckoned and grabbed the Soul-Destroying Bell, then released the ring-pommel sword with her right hand, letting it float in the air.

Golden light appeared on his right hand, and both gates of the Eight Gates Formation opened simultaneously, striking the bell's body hard.

clang!

Transparent waves swept in all directions, instantly destroying the forest below and sending tree debris and soil high into the air.

Four tree spirits were caught in the vortex, their treetops, branches, and trunks collapsing and breaking apart. A thick, nauseating green light burst forth just in time to counteract the power of the Soul-Destroying Bell.

"Cursed Soul!"

A chilling, sticky aura descended, freezing the green light's reaction for a moment before it vanished amidst the chiming of the bells.

The tree spirit's body shattered inch by inch, and in just two or three seconds, it disappeared along with its core into the sound waves of the bell.

After the bell tolled, the trees within a radius of three to four hundred meters were cleared away, and a layer of thirty to forty centimeters of the bare earth was torn away, exposing the densely intertwined root system to the air, which had already lost its vitality.

Lin Ran exhaled, took out two mental crystals to restore her strength, and took two steps to the edge of the broken area.

A bright green sphere is floating among the branches.

Nangong Yu curled up, the white light emanating from him resisting the engulfing green light.

Lin Ran flicked his finger, and the green light shattered instantly. He reached out and caught the falling Nangong Yu.

He scanned the area with his mental energy to confirm Nangong Yu's condition.

She was not injured, but her strength was greatly depleted, and there were still traces of normal life force remaining on her body.

They must have gathered a lot of life-related resources, and were trapped by these five tree spirits when they left.

After Lin Ran finished her inspection, she walked outside.

"Let's get out of here first."

More than twenty minutes later.

Lin Ran and Zhou Yu left the place of their lives.

The soft white light on Nangong Yu's body had disappeared, and he was now sleeping soundly in Lin Ran's arms.

Zhou Yu stared at Lin Ran silently, without saying a word.

Lin Ran pretended not to notice and took out the hovercar to set off.

inside the car.

Lin Ran was still holding Nangong Yu; this mature and elegant woman was even more comfortable to hold than a catgirl!

My whole body feels so soft!

Lin Ran wasn't idle either; she spared some attention to Nangong Yu's situation while continuing her cultivation.

Six hours later,

Nangong Yu's eyelids twitched slightly, and she slowly woke up.

Lin Ran noticed the movement and immediately opened her eyes.

Their eyes met, and Nangong Yu's confusion gradually disappeared, replaced by a gentle smile.

"Captain, thank you."

"No... how do you plan to thank me?"

Just as Lin Ran was about to say no, she suddenly changed the subject and said...

Nangong Yu was slightly taken aback, but her smile remained gentle, and she didn't mind that she was being held by Lin Ran.

She wriggled forward, leaned close to Lin Ran's ear, gently blew a breath, and then lightly bit his earlobe, speaking indistinctly.

"Will this work?"

Ugh!!

Lin Ran's hair was steaming and her face was flushed red. She just wanted to tease Nangong Yu, but she didn't expect this mature woman to be so aggressive!

Zhou Yu: ...?!?

The captain can actually be shy!

Nangong Yu loosened her earlobe, propped herself up on Lin Ran's chest, sat sideways on his lap, looked down at him, and still had an incredibly gentle smile.

Her fair, delicate fingers gently poked Lin Ran's burning face.

"Captain~ You seem shy~"

"Ahem, inspiration's struck. I'm going to practice."

Lin Ran blushed and turned her head away. She got up, put Nangong Yu on the chair, rushed into the driver's seat, and closed the door tightly.

Nangong Yu chuckled softly and straightened her disheveled nun's robes.

Zhou Yu's expression was complicated. Lin Ran, whom she had completely under her control, was so easily controlled by Nangong Yu!

Nangong Yu saw Zhou Yu and thought for a moment.

She asked gently,

"Would you like to learn?"

Zhou Yu paused for a moment, then, recalling the times she had been bullied, she immediately made up her mind.

"think!"

……

Cab.

Lin Ran rubbed his cheeks vigorously, never expecting that a genius like him would stumble here one day!

Calm down! Calm down!

Lin Ran paced back and forth more than ten times, gradually calming down, but Nangong Yu's gentle voice could be heard from time to time.

He stared blankly for a while.

Lin Ran suddenly came to her senses and thought that this wasn't so bad.

It can be considered a delicious treat during the cultivation process.

That's great!

Lin Ran did not suppress her emotions, but continued to cultivate, allowing her mood to calm down naturally.

This kind of thing is meant to be enjoyed, and it's not an emergency or a critical situation right now.

There's no need to forcibly suppress these emotions.

Before long, he became completely absorbed in his cultivation.

……

inside the car.

"Will this really work?"

Zhou Yu's face turned bright red as she faced Nangong Yu's instruction, unable to comprehend how Nangong Yu could be so proficient!

Seeing that Zhou Yu was a little reserved, Nangong Yu went up and touched her hair.

"I'll teach you how to put it into practice."

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then saw Nangong Yu come close, his gentle, magnetic and soft voice ringing in her ear.

Then she understood why Lin Ran had reacted so strongly.

Even as a woman, she couldn't handle it!

……

Eight days later.

Lin Ran slowly awoke, her mental strength and Eight Gates Formation advancing further.

[Eight Gates Formation LV3: 981/1500]

【Soul Nourishing Technique - Level 2 LV7: 2195/3500】

Lin Ran sensed the location of the team and confirmed that Ling Qiqi was not far away, approaching the floating vehicle. Her soul fluctuations were relatively stable, so she should not have encountered any major problems.

So he pushed open the door to the driver's cab.

Then I saw Zhou Yu sitting upright, and Nangong Yu enjoying afternoon tea.

Lin Ran blinked.

Something seems a bit odd? But that's not the point right now.

"Qiqi is almost here, I'll go out to meet her."

(End of this chapter)