Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 751: Master, Ah~

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Upon arriving back in the Cangyun Realm, Chen Huaian was instantly picked up by Li Qingran's senses.

She possessed an innate intuition about this; whether she was engaged in Cultivation inside her master's cave abode or not, nothing could prevent her from feeling his presence.

"Hehe, Master returned earlier than usual today. Now I get to train in the Vast Sea Art alongside him once more~"

Swiftly slipping into a lovely outfit, she hurried with light steps toward Chen Huaian's cave abode.

At this point, Li Qingran began to notice something off.

Typically, her master's summons would reach her ears long before she arrived at his cave abode, yet today... he remained utterly quiet.

Dismissing the idea that her master might have grown bored with her.

Just two options remained.

Perhaps her master was feeling down, or maybe he had sustained wounds.

That realization made Li Qingran's chest tighten in concern. Abandoning her casual pace, she soared on her sword straight to Chen Huaian's cave abode, despite it being merely a short distance.

Meanwhile, Chen Huaian kept his aura firmly under control.

He had no plans to notify anyone of his arrival, least of all Li Qingran, whom he wished to spare from witnessing his present condition.

Yet...

In the very next instant, Li Qingran burst through the doorway.

No barriers in his cave abode blocked Li Qingran; she had free access at any time. It wouldn't be an overstatement to claim that should Li Qingran plot his demise and conceal killers within his cave abode beforehand, he would remain oblivious.

Catching sight of Li Qingran stepping inside, Chen Huaian stood there in stunned silence.

He hadn't released even a trace of his aura!

How on earth did Li Qingran realize he had returned and arrive so precisely?

Upon spotting Chen Huaian's state, Li Qingran clapped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes right away.

"Master!"

Her words quivered and broke, brimming with grief and dread.

Chen Huaian's present state truly appeared horribly severe.

He himself recognized how awful it was.

Just his upper body lingered, while the lower half of his chest was painstakingly regenerating amid roaring flames. Through those blazes, one could even glimpse his pulsing heart. Add to that his noticeably feeble aura now, and no one would doubt he had suffered grave harm.

And it wasn't mere injury; his form was shattered and partial.

"Qingran, ah..." Chen Huaian fumbled to reassure her with an uneasy tone. "Your master is okay. Merely a minor mishap..."

"Master is hurt this badly, and you still say it's only a minor mishap?"

Li Qingran drew nearer to Chen Huaian's side, her fingers fluttering hesitantly without a clear spot to rest. All she managed was frantic circling. She observed how his body was slowly mending through some mysterious force, and the fear gripped her that any contact could aggravate his wounds.

"Your master is truly okay. Recovery won't take long..."

A sharp ache hit Chen Huaian as he beheld his young disciple's face streaked with tears.

He truly had no desire to come back to the Cangyun Realm and expose Li Qingran to this sight.

His only aim was deeming the Cangyun Realm a secure spot to mend his form. After all, no matter Chen Niu's might, reaching the Cangyun Realm seemed impossible, didn't it? He simply required time to rebuild and wait out the Sect Summoning Token's cooldown, then head back to Earth Star and reverse the situation.

"Master must stop talking right now." Li Qingran pressed her delicate palm against Chen Huaian's lips, her nose sniffling as she declared. "Your disciple will call every sect Elder here at once to seek remedies. Senior Dan Yun too—Senior Dan Yun surely knows how to mend you. Just stay put for a bit..."

To Li Qingran, her master's ability to utter words while halved was pure willful toughness.

It served as a deliberate show to ease her worries.

Her master treated her so kindly.

Even amid such devastating wounds, he prioritized her emotions...

Thus, Li Qingran cleaned the dampness from her hand and pattered quickly out of the cave abode. Help had to be gathered.

"Qingran, wait—no!"

Chen Huaian's voice rang out after her.

Shame over his appearance terrified him...

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After five minutes passed.

Chen Huaian's cave abode brimmed with figures, crowded in dense ranks, the lowest rank among them holding Elder status.

Somber and outraged looks adorned their faces as they gazed upon Chen Huaian, diminished to half his form.

Several female Elders had misty eyes, furtively dabbing at their tears.

"Ancestor, who committed this atrocity?!" Fury twisted Zhang Mengchu's features. "Which fiend wounded you so terribly?!"

Zhang Mengchu struggled to comprehend. Now the Cangyun Realm's supreme Sword Cultivator, with the Moon Shadow Sect reigning as the realm's top Sect, who could—or would—dare assault the Moon Shadow Sect's Ancestor? Did they not fear the Sect's savage counterattack?

If monsters or Earth Star Cultivators were to blame, that seemed even less plausible.

Earth Star's Cultivators and monsters paled in weakness, while the Ancestor stood at Great Ascension Stage!

Even restrained in power, vanquishing those beasts and Cultivators should demand no more than a casual gesture, correct?

Indeed, the Ancestor sometimes beckoned them to Earth Star for aid.

But did that stem from the Ancestor's defeat?

No, it offered them opportunities to prove themselves!

It tested their mettle!

Chen Huaian bowed his head, feeling exposed like a caged exhibit—bare from the waist up, no less.

Yet the deed was done. Li Qingran had rallied the crowd. Regardless of his embarrassment, acceptance was his only choice.

"This Venerable One clashed with a Demon Immortal," Chen Huaian coughed softly to begin. "A genuine Demon Immortal, as you might grasp! The sort that has transcended to immortal status."

"Ah, so that's the case!" Lin Fan jumped in without delay, his gaze burning with murderous resolve. "When this venerable one destroyed that Demon Immortal's avatar, the Ancestor warned that the Demon Immortal wouldn't accept defeat quietly. Clearly, the true body struck back in vengeance. Little wonder the Ancestor ended up this wounded."

"Precisely." Chen Huaian itched to praise Lin Fan with a gesture of approval.

This fellow must have shown sharp wits from a young age!

"For the Ancestor to endure a bout with a Demon Immortal of Great Ascension Stage power is nothing short of miraculous!"

"Right, right. We're talking an immortal here! The divide is vast as the skies. The Ancestor is utterly remarkable!"

"Observe the Ancestor's state—even missing half his body, he converses with such robust energy. He must have held ample reserves against the Demon Immortal's chase!"

Elders buzzed around him, their praises piling on and leaving Chen Huaian faintly flushed.

"You lot still shortchange the Ancestor's prowess." Dan Yun fixed her gaze on the blaze enveloping Chen Huaian's frame and seized the thread. "If this humble one's judgment holds, those flames adorning the Ancestor aren't mere ordinary blaze, but the sacred blaze of the divine beast Phoenix, correct? Phoenix Fire carries the miracle of Nirvana rebirth. The Ancestor not only escaped the Demon Immortal's hunt but wields a divine technique to reforged his very form!"

She drew in a profound breath, filled with profound reverence. "Indeed befitting the Ancestor. This humble one stands in admiration!"

Watching these veterans prattle on, Li Qingran's anxiety surged.

"I gathered you seniors to aid Master's healing. Why has it devolved into empty praise? Are you all content to merely observe?"

Li Qingran's sharp words snapped the Elders to attention. They traded uneasy looks, faces tinged with chagrin.

In their zeal to flatter the Ancestor, they had overlooked his treatment...

"With Phoenix Fire already mending the Ancestor's body, our role is to hasten the pace." Dan Yun produced a delicate porcelain bottle and tipped out a tablet from within. "Behold a Celestial-grade Jade Segment Pill. It could bolster the Ancestor's restoration."

Li Qingran accepted the pill, gently tilting Chen Huaian's jaw, and cooed, "Master, ah~~~"

Chen Huaian: "..."

"Ah—!"

Li Qingran pushed the pill inside.

The tablet slipped along his throat and dropped into the Phoenix Fire beneath.

Silence enveloped the group, all averting eyes as if oblivious, united in supporting Li Qingran's grave, earnest demeanor.

"Here stands top-grade Dragon Marrow. This old man chanced upon it in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It may prove beneficial too."

Li Qingran grasped the cup brimming with shimmering golden Dragon Marrow and murmured softly to Chen Huaian, "Master, ah~~~"

Chen Huaian eyed Li Qingran's strained yet beautiful features and compliantly parted his lips.

The Dragon Marrow trickled down his gullet, melting into the Phoenix Fire.

"Behold a three-thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng."

"This is a top-grade Vitality Pill, a first-grade elixir."

"Presenting the Rebirth Basin, a Spiritual Treasure. We should embed the Ancestor within it..."

The Elders unveiled their specialties in turn, offering remedies successively, and Li Qingran welcomed every one.

Her focus stayed locked on her master, utterly unaware that the treasures plunged straight into the Phoenix Fire.

—Save for that basin.

She lingered beside Chen Huaian, quietly observing his form steadily reconstruct.

The Elders dispersed to their tasks, recognizing full well that Chen Huaian faced no true peril.

Retribution, of course, would follow the Ancestor's complete renewal.

"Master, please heal swiftly."

Li Qingran clasped Chen Huaian's hand, resting her smooth, lovely face against it. Blazing determination flickered in her gaze.

Whoever dared injure her master would face dire consequences!

That Earth Star Demon Immortal, was it...

Just wait and see!

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