Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 830: Li Qingran's Troubles

Chapter 830: Li Qingran's Troubles

"Senior Chen, I'll handle this Demon Puppet along with the Blood Pill crafted from the Demon Emperor... Once it's completed, I'll bring the final product straight to you."

The leader of the Spirit Beast Sect delicately grasped the wooden puppet and the item that looked like a pill made of flesh and blood. These treasures were worth countless lives to him, demanding the utmost caution in his grip.

"So, are you handing over an array or a pill?" Chen Huaian arched a brow. "You talked about the Meridian Refining Technique—surely you don't think I'll handle it personally?"

"Well..." Renshou paused briefly before responding, "For a senior of your caliber, the Meridian Refining Technique is a simple matter. You'd grasp it in no time. If you prefer added security, feel free to unleash your demonic beast. This junior will apply the technique directly, ensuring it works without fail."

Chen Huaian mulled over the idea.

Experts should stick to their specialties.

When the Sect Summoning Token's cooldown ended next time, he'd just call the Spirit Beast Sect Master again. After using the Meridian Refining Technique on Muscle Tyrant, he could dispatch him back to the Cangyun Realm.

While the Spirit Beast Sect Master prepared for the Meridian Refining Technique...

He decided to check on Li Qingran's circumstances in the Canglan Realm.

Activating the Canglan Mirror from the Cangyun Realm, the events unfolded in slow motion thanks to the normalized time flow. Chen Huaian watched his young disciple resting peacefully on her bed, her beautiful features calm and tranquil. The tightness in his chest eased somewhat.

He checked the Electronic Girlfriend records.

They overflowed with his young disciple's deep yearning for him, even stronger than during her time in the Cangyun Realm. Yet, unlike earlier, alongside her whispers and grumbles, she had started showing more control and ways to soothe herself.

For instance, facing challenges before, Li Qingran would wonder how her master might tackle them. These days, she tackled issues from her own viewpoint, her spirit toughening up more and more.

This might be exactly why she was so determined to train in the Canglan Realm...

Chen Huaian thought back to that evening.

His young disciple, tears streaming down her face, had still demanded to head out for training.

She longed to be independent, a Dao Companion who could support him and ease his loads, rather than merely a protected disciple sheltering in his shadow.

Right then, a faint warmth touched the edges of Chen Huaian's eyes.

The instant after, he caught Li Qingran's sleepy, mumbled words as she slumbered.

"Husband... want a hug..."

Fantasizing about embracing her husband even in dreams?

She must truly ache for him...

"Hehe... husband has grown up, can't bounce it anymore..."

Chen Huaian: "???"

This didn't add up.

Was he some wild mushroom from the hills?

What odd dreams was Li Qingran having?

Chen Huaian shifted his focus back to the Electronic Girlfriend records. Though his young disciple slept deeply, a hint of fatigue clung to her forehead, refusing to fade.

Plenty of events must have unfolded lately.

The sole method to uncover them lay in the Electronic Girlfriend records.

A cultivator at the Great Ascension Stage possessed the skill to reverse space in a limited zone, replaying past occurrences. The longest duration possible hinged on the cultivator's power and their grasp of "time and space" principles.

Those focused on such paths could extend the reversal further.

Even mimicking true time reversal.

Chen Huaian had this capability too, yet he couldn't wield it in the Canglan Realm.

For the moment, he'd have to stick to the textual "surveillance" logs.

He'd been battling fiercely on Earth Star, occupied with numerous tasks, but truly, just days had elapsed.

Yet shifting from Earth Star to Cangyun, and Cangyun to the Canglan World...

Owing to the enormous time disparity, almost half a year had ticked by in the Canglan World.

In those six months, Li Qingran had attended classes at the Battle Soul Academy, sticking to the daily schedule.

Thanks to her exceptional and mighty artifact Battle Soul plus her innate full Battle Power edge, she rapidly gained notice in the academy.

Moreover, her striking appearance outshone every beauty in the departments across faculties.

On the academy's goddess list, no rival could rival her. Li Qingran built a popularity margin so wide it left others far behind.

Still, this fame offered Li Qingran no advantages.

Certain women relished being the focus, savoring lives surrounded by admiring men, but Li Qingran felt no draw to that.

Her admirers numbered in the hordes.

Daily, her locker filled with stacks of love notes, coupled with advances from the Battle Soul Hall and heirs of prominent clans.

The Soul Masters with talent but lacking backing proved simpler to handle. A handful of rejections typically sent them away.

However, the spoiled heirs from great clans were different. They hovered around her like persistent insects all day, deploying endless ploys to woo her.

That said, none of these heirs risked dirty tricks.

This stemmed from Li Qingran's membership in the Battle Soul Hall. Her status there kept these heirs from overstepping.

But unlike those talented yet background-less Soul Masters, these clan heirs boasted not just persistence but also towering pride.

Not long back, Li Qingran turned down a major clan's direct heir for the 999th occasion.

That heir snapped, swearing to target Li Qingran in the academy's prelim tournament, barring her from the later Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament.

And the recent fatigue and concern weighing on Li Qingran arose from exactly this issue.

Despite her innate full Battle Power and Battle Soul Hall affiliation, the resources from the Hall matched those for regular elites.

In the Battle Soul Hall, prodigies like her with full innate Battle Power weren't rare. Until notable feats, the Hall avoided concentrating efforts on one person.

To make progress, the Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament served as her chance.

First, she needed to enter the academy's prelim selection within the Battle Soul Academy. The top 10 from it would split into two squads to represent the academy in the event.

Normally, Li Qingran held firm belief in her skills. Securing a top 10 spot seemed effortless.

But with that clan heir gunning for her now, complications arose.

The prelim's initial phase involved a lottery-based solo matchup. It selected 20 to proceed to the second phase's arena battles.

Those 20 had to hold their arenas. The ten who fended off challengers would move to the third phase's semi-final solos.

Should an arena holder lose, the victor claimed the spot, facing the same challenge count.

Those ousted in round one got a separate losers' final, ordered by points from arena victories.

Li Qingran trusted she could claim an arena. Each holder faced just five challenges. Warding off all five would send her to semis.

Yet here, chance vanished.

Participants could pick their foes freely.

That clan heir exploited this rule cleverly.

Four set-up strong Soul Masters would rotate in wearing her down, while the heir arranged his early first-stage exit. Then, as she neared depletion, he'd strike in the fifth challenge, toppling her swiftly and taking her arena.

An obvious assault is simple to counter, but a stealthy one proves tough to fend off.

Li Qingran had grown irritated and drained by this plot lately.

She'd taken to sleeping a lot.

For only in nightly dreams of Chen Huaian did her all-day gloom lift slightly.

…

Having scanned the Electronic Girlfriend records.

A icy chill alone filled Chen Huaian's gaze.

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