Chapter 171: Chapter 132: Meeting
While Li Shiming was controlling the copper corpse, clearing sea beasts on Qingyi Island, his Spiritual Thought sensed a terrifying presence approaching from afar.
The speed was so terrifying that he had never experienced anything like it before.
Soon after, an illusory shadow appeared up close, reaching out a hand toward Ren Fei’er.
Li Shiming didn’t have time to control the copper corpse to block the shadow; it was too fast. He could only use his fastest “Sword Manipulation Technique,” transforming the Qingyuan Wood Sword into a beam of sword light to meet the shadow.
The shadow’s hand effortlessly grasped the sword light, turning it back into the Qingyuan Wood Sword, which twisted in the grip of the shadow and was then crushed.
Li Shiming felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy hammer. As the shadow crushed the Qingyuan Wood Sword, the spiritual connection he had with the sword was forcibly severed, causing backlash from the destruction of the magic artifact to impact his spirit.
He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but still stood in front of Ren Fei’er.
By then, the shadow had revealed its form, a beautiful woman dressed in black.
The woman in black looked at Li Shiming with an extremely sharp gaze. Her hand reached out toward him, and the motion made his entire body uncontrollably stiffen, allowing the hand to approach him.
That hand carried a terrifying energy, and Li Shiming believed that if it touched him, he would instantly perish.
Although he was reluctant, at this moment, he had no regrets because Ren Fei’er had again positioned herself in front of him.
However, what Ren Fei’er said next made him startled.
“Mom, it was Big Brother who saved me; otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to see me!” Ren Fei’er blocked her mother and spoke sweetly.
The person known among Golden Core cultivators as Evil Elder Ren from the Xuanming Sect, Elder Ren, lost her imposing aura in front of her daughter Ren Fei’er.
“You’re becoming braver, had it not been for the activated protective Spiritual Power within you, I wouldn’t have found you!” Elder Ren said angrily.
Ever since Ren Fei’er had run away from home, she had sent out people to look for her, and even Yin Shilan had helped in the search.
Elder Ren personally tracked Ren Fei’er’s aura and when she sensed the protective Spiritual Power activated, her heart went cold.
Protective Spiritual Power was the last barrier she had placed within Ren Fei’er’s body, which meant Ren Fei’er had encountered a life-threatening danger.
“I didn’t expect the Spirit Summoning Liquid to work so well!” Ren Fei’er also murmured somewhat embarrassedly.
Hearing about the Spirit Summoning Liquid, Elder Ren couldn’t contain herself. She smacked Ren Fei’er on the head, causing Ren Fei’er to instantly tear up.
Li Shiming stood awkwardly to one side, as a mother disciplined her daughter, who was he to intervene? Moreover, with his strength, a casual strike from Ren Fei’er’s mother could flatten him into a pancake.
He didn’t watch Ren Fei’er’s pitiful expression but scanned the surroundings instead.
The battle had ended by then, not through the copper corpse, but due to Elder Ren’s arrival. Her aura alone directly killed all the sea beasts present.
This could show that Elder Ren had definitely shown mercy toward Li Shiming; she also saw that Li Shiming was protecting Ren Fei’er. Otherwise, her mere presence would have been enough to easily annihilate Li Shiming.
“You are to go into seclusion for a year after we return. You are not to come out for a year!” Elder Ren sternly told Ren Fei’er when she stopped her hand.
This made Ren Fei’er even sadder than being smacked on the head; her tears increased, and she resentfully kicked at Li Shiming’s shin.
It was because of this bad guy that she had to be confined for a year.
Li Shiming was somewhat baffled by the kick. He assumed Ren Fei’er was just venting randomly due to being punished and had accidentally kicked him.
Elder Ren’s gaze flickered. She knew exactly what kind of person her daughter was.
“Young man, you saved Fei’er, and I destroyed your magic artifact. However, that artifact wasn’t compatible with your attributes. I’ll compensate you with this golden attribute magic artifact!” Elder Ren dismissed the pieces of the Qingyuan Wood Sword from her hand, then took out a small sword artifact and tossed it to Li Shiming.
Li Shiming caught the small sword artifact. Although he hadn’t refined it, he already felt a strong compatibility with it, and the quality was superior to that of the Qingyuan Wood Sword.
“Mom, you’re being too stingy. Big Brother saved Fei’er, and you’re just making it up to him with a top-grade magic tool!” Ren Fei’er pouted a bit dissatisfied at the side.
“You’re generous. How many life-saving items do you still have? I’ll check thoroughly when we get back!” Elder Ren glared at her sharply, then turned back to Li Shiming, “Your strength is too weak. Having too powerful a magic tool would only cause you trouble.”
Elder Ren considered that Li Shiming did indeed save Ren Fei’er, gifting him a high-grade sword artifact merely compensated for the one she had destroyed.
Her gaze swept over Li Shiming, making him feel as if he had no protection at all, and even suspected that she could see through his bones with just that look.
“Your spirit root seeds are ordinary, so don’t get distracted by cultivating so many messy Cultivation Techniques. Laying a strong foundation in Spiritual Power is most crucial. Don’t aim too high without sufficient support. A well-rounded and strong foundation is definitely correct, but those are pursuits for someone with a Heavenly Spirit Root. With your spirit root, even advancing to Foundation Establishment is difficult.
However, your cultivation of Spiritual Thought was unexpected. Your retaining of Primordial Yang is an advantage; it could enhance your success rate in advancing to Foundation Establishment Stage by ten percent and even offers certain benefits in progressing to Golden Core.” Elder Ren took another look at the copper corpse and the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling it held, and spoke indifferently.