Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 293 Return to Silent Island (4K, see chapter explanation for the reason)
"Ding!"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the red bell, Su Li sat on the rocks as usual, gazing at the empty beach.

The morning surge of spiritual energy is the best time of day for cultivation.

When Xiao Chen was still on the island, he would always make the most of this time to meditate and practice breathing exercises.

But that was ten months ago.

Su Li felt a little annoyed because she had recently rekindled her desire to leave the island and see the world, and it was growing stronger.

But this is clearly not in line with her original decision and will inevitably be met with external obstruction.

Before, when I didn't want to go out, I felt that staying here was fine.

But now she feels as if she has fallen into a cage.

If I had known, I shouldn't have resisted the lunar eclipse in the first place.

If she were now a Nascent Soul cultivator, she could move freely with the Illusionary Moon Wheel.

But it's alright, after Xiao Chen helped bring back the witch artifact.

The benefits that Su Li gained from this single lunar eclipse far surpassed those of the past, and her strength has now improved by leaps and bounds.

"Hmm, let's tone it down a bit."

With this in mind, she even made a special hand seal to reinforce the restrictions on her body, to ensure that her increasingly powerful aura was completely concealed.

The difference between each major realm of a cultivator is a difference in their level of life.

If not kept in check, it would be difficult for two cultivators of vastly different realms to coexist peacefully.

The party with a lower level of understanding is more likely to feel threatened.

Although Xiao Chen seemed to have some kind of confidence, he was neither humble nor arrogant during their first meeting, and his eyes showed only respect and no fear.

However, Su Li still chose to actively reduce her aura to make herself appear more approachable.

Suddenly, she raised an eyebrow and subconsciously looked to her right front.

In the distance, where the sea meets the sky, a tiny black dot appeared and rapidly approached.

She jumped up and flew over with a look of surprise on her face.

However, she soon discovered that the person who came was actually a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and a face she had never seen before.

Upon realizing this, Su Li felt a surge of nameless anger.

Standing in mid-air, he coldly stared at the person who had just arrived.

The previously concealed pressure immediately emanated from his body, even causing a small surge of spiritual energy.

However, the other party was completely unaware and moved closer, stopping only when they were about ten miles away.

He then bowed from afar: "Liao Longfu, the current patrol envoy of the Sea Clan, has come to pay homage to Your Majesty the Holy Maiden on His Majesty's orders."

"We bring precious freedom and the utmost goodwill."

"I'm sure you'll find it interesting!"

Liao Longfu immediately revealed the identity of the Moon Witch Saintess and offered her freedom as a condition.

He believed that Su Li, who had been trapped on the island for a hundred years, must have an insatiable longing for freedom.

Surprisingly, however, he was only given one answer.

Get out of here right now!

Su Li was very unhappy at this moment. Her beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent, and her words were icy. She had no intention of negotiating at all.

This reaction clearly surprised Liao Longfu.

Legend has it that the "femme fatale" carries a curse, but she is not actually very irritable. Instead, she voluntarily imprisoned herself on a deserted island.

However, he attributed it to a drastic change in temperament caused by a century of hardship.

So he emphasized, "Your Excellency, please calm down. I came here to help you."

“We have found a secret method that can help you temporarily suppress the curse. As long as you are willing to cooperate, His Majesty will personally teach you the secret method.”

"To show our sincerity, I can now take you away from this place to see His Majesty, and I guarantee that no one will find out."

Liao Longfu spoke with great confidence.

Because he believed that the secret method to suppress the curse was definitely a sufficiently substantial bait.

Unfortunately, this condition, when it reached Su Li's ears, did not sway her at all.

After acquiring the witchcraft artifact, she was able to suppress the curse on her own.

If the other party had come two years earlier, perhaps this matter could have been discussed.

But right now, she's not going to deal with these guys who clearly have ulterior motives.

"I'm counting to three."

Su Li's gaze grew even more piercing: "If you don't leave, I'll kill you."

Although she harbored some goodwill towards the other cultivators, she had none towards the great demon.

It is a matter of course for cultivators to slay demons and monsters.

If the other party hadn't been in human form, she would have already made her move.

Liao Longfu smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Su, I think you may have misunderstood something."

As he spoke, he no longer concealed his aura, revealing his cultivation level as a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

This is not finished.

Liao Longfu waved his hand, and a scroll painting a hundred feet long was unfurled in mid-air.

Nine lifelike dragons are painted on it.

At this moment, driven by true essence, the nine dragons seemed to come alive.

They actually began to swim in the painting like fish, as if they were about to burst out at any moment.

Each dragon also exuded a unique aura of power that only a fourth-tier great demon possesses.

For a moment, he subtly overwhelmed Su Li in terms of aura.

"Before coming here, His Majesty specially bestowed this Nine Dragons painting upon me for protection."

Liao Longfu revealed a smug smile: "Of course, please don't misunderstand, Your Highness, I have no other meaning."

"I just wanted to chat with you a bit more."

Demonstrating strength is also part of the negotiation.

Whether used as a threat or to demonstrate one's own strength.

Liao Longfu is very skilled at using such negotiation techniques.

He wasn't afraid that Su Li would really turn against him.

With the power of the Nine Dragons Diagram, as long as he avoids those particularly dangerous places in the Sea of ​​Compassion, self-preservation is not a problem.

"Wow~!"

Liao Longfu suddenly felt the sound of the surrounding seawater becoming more and more rapid.

The jade pendant that was originally tied around his waist shattered into dust in an instant.

The moment the jade pendant failed, before he could even be alert, he felt a blur before his eyes, as if night had fallen and a bright, clear moon was slowly rising.

What a beautiful moon!
The clear light seemed to cleanse his soul, giving him a long-lost feeling of sleepiness.

The drowsiness was so intense that he immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"thump!"

Liao Longfu fell directly into the sea, and his robe was suddenly torn apart by the swelling flesh, turning into a ribbonfish more than three hundred feet long.

Its enormous body gradually sank to the bottom of the sea.

It's too late to say.

Although for Liao Longfu, it seems like a long time has passed.

But in reality, it only took a single breath.

The Nine Dragons Diagram, suspended in mid-air, suddenly lost its supply of true energy, paused for a moment, and then quickly contracted and rolled up on its own.

It transformed into a scroll only two feet wide and floated into Su Li's left hand.

Her right hand was raised high above her head, holding a huge crystal moon disc.

"Just as I remembered from the inherited memories, one must reach the Nascent Soul stage to fully control it."

Feeling that almost half of the true essence in her nascent soul had been instantly drained, Su Liyu lightly flipped her wrist and put it back into her storage ring.

With the Moon Witch Clan's demise in history, the Illusionary Moon Wheel has not appeared for over a million years.

However, as the clan's most treasured artifact, its effects remain as potent as ever. In fact, normally, Liao Longfu could roam freely across most of the Compassionate Sea with the Nine Dragons Diagram, and even Su Li would not be able to determine a winner so quickly in a normal confrontation.

In the original plan, even if the two fell out, he would have plenty of opportunities to use a secret technique to escape.

However, in the face of the Illusory Moon Wheel, the gap between them caused by a small realm was magnified infinitely.

Before they could even activate the Nine Dragons Diagram, they were trapped in an illusion and their souls were annihilated.

"This picture looks good."

Su Li turned to look at the Nine Dragons Diagram, waved her hand to create a restriction to seal it away, and put it away.

He then returned to the reef and began to use incantations to conceal his aura.

"Ok?"

She had just sat down when she saw a small dot reappear in the distance.

Instantly, his handsome brows furrowed, almost forming a knot.

She stood up again, her pretty face seemingly covered with a layer of frost.

However, just as she was about to reprimand the person who came, she paused slightly.

Why does this figure look so familiar?

The next moment, she saw a flash of sparks, revealing Xiao Chen's face.

"Ding!"

When the red string bell rang, Su Li took the initiative to go over and came to Xiao Chen's side.

"you are back!"

As she spoke, her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, showing no sign of anger.

The frost on her cheeks seemed to melt away instantly in the sunlight, turning into a gentle spring breeze.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen also stopped.

He looked at Su Li, preparing to greet her.

However, before she could even utter a word, she sensed fluctuations of spiritual energy around her.

He suddenly became curious: "Huh?"

"Huh~?" Su Li also widened her eyes slightly, looking at Xiao Chen with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

She sensed that something was off about the other person, as if there was something extra about them.

However, it's not immediately apparent.

The two looked at each other.

"You go ahead and say it."

"You go ahead and say it."

Xiao Chen had intended to be modest, but he didn't expect that Su Li thought the same way.

So the two of them stood there, staring at each other.

After looking at each other for a moment, they seemed to have agreed beforehand and smiled knowingly at the same time.

The slight awkwardness that had arisen from not seeing each other for several months vanished without a trace in their smiles.

"Cough, there seems to be some spiritual energy fluctuation around there. Did anything happen?"

Nevertheless, Xiao Chen still intended to ask the questions that needed to be asked.

The surrounding air still contained lingering spiritual energy fluctuations, seemingly remnants of a battle, but not quite intense.

But this place is clearly inside the illusion array, and normally no outsiders should be allowed to enter.

Surely it couldn't be that Su Li and the sea fish got into a fight, could it?

That shouldn't be the case.

A dignified Nascent Soul True Lord, why would he need to go to such lengths to catch a fish?

In short, this matter was very strange, and Xiao Chen couldn't figure it out, so he chose to ask directly.

"It's nothing, just a hostile intruder."

Su Li thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "Yes, he claimed to be a sea patrol envoy from the sea tribe, but I did not agree to cooperate with them."

"Then he tried to threaten me, but I took care of him with a magical artifact."

At first, she actually wanted to keep it a secret.

But after hesitating for a moment, she decided not to hide anything and to show her true self.

Xiao Chen immediately understood: "Oh, I see. That's good."

He immediately explained the current situation in detail: "The Ocean of Compassion is likely to descend into chaos."

Then he added, "You really should take care to protect yourself in times like these."

Upon hearing this, Su Li felt a warmth in her heart.

But she still pressed on, asking, "Would you mind if I did this?"

"If you think it's inappropriate, I can try not to use my hands in the future."

However, upon hearing this, Xiao Chen shook his head without hesitation: "Of course I don't mind."

"Let alone the fact that slaying demons and eliminating evil is a matter of course."

"Even if you take action to kill those evil cultivators or those who have suffered tribulations, it's perfectly normal."

Xiao Chen himself has done this many times; he has caused the deaths of at least eight hundred or a thousand evil cultivators.

After saying that, he asked in return, "By the way, what were you going to say just now?"

Hearing this, Su Li felt a little more at ease and replied, "Actually, it's nothing. I just felt that you seemed to have something extra on you when I saw you just now."

"But maybe I misjudged him."

She no longer has that feeling, so she has some doubts that it was just a misperception caused by not seeing each other for so long.

However, Xiao Chen's eyes lit up: "Really?"

He immediately thought of the chase he had been subjected to: "I actually suspect that some kind of tracking device has been implanted in me."

"But I can't detect it myself right now."

He had originally planned to have Su Li check it over after he returned.

I was thinking about how to bring this up.

I didn't expect the other party to see that something was wrong so quickly, that's great.

"Is there such a thing?"

Su Li's expression immediately turned serious: "Let's go to the beach, I'll check it for you."

Tracking often means danger, so she immediately took it seriously.

The two arrived at the beach, and Xiao Chen lay down to relax.

Then, Su Li used her true essence and divine sense to conduct a detailed examination of him from head to toe.

In fact, allowing external true energy to flow freely within one's body is a very dangerous thing.

If the other party harbors ill intentions, they can almost always be killed with a single blow.

This usually only happens between master and apprentice or between close family elders and younger generations.

So when Su Li realized that Xiao Chen had truly relaxed and allowed her to examine him, she immediately felt a special sense of trust.

Has he really come to believe in himself that much?
However, she quickly focused her attention and concentrated on searching for any possible tracking markers.

Since Xiao Chen trusts her so much, she can't let him down.

Coincidentally.

Most of the witches in the Moon Witch Clan are not skilled in spiritual sense, but the High Priest and the Holy Maiden are exceptions.

Therefore, Su Li quickly realized that there was an extremely hidden divine sense mark on Xiao Chen.

It seems to be from an unfamiliar Nascent Soul True Monarch.

The moment she noticed and confirmed the mark, she was first startled, then furious.

Is a Nascent Soul True Monarch about to make a move against Xiao Chen?
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Su Li's eyes.

Instead of directly erasing the divine sense imprint, she first used her own divine sense to record the remaining divine sense fluctuations left by the other party.

That way, if we meet each other again in the future...

Su Li could recognize it directly by the fluctuation of her divine sense.

(End of this chapter)