Chapter 60: The Art of Instant Movement and the Tears of Gratitude

Even if Elder Wu had chosen to hold back at the very last moment, Wang Qiu’er would undoubtedly have been crippled.

Seeing that a sufficient lesson had been imparted, Luo Bingli surmised that Wang Qiu’er would likely learn to rein in her sharp tongue from now on. Without further hesitation, she instantly appeared before Wang Qiu’er.

For cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, the Nascent Soul residing within their bodies had already begun to manifest certain divine abilities, with instantaneous movement being one such power.

By resonating with the matching forces of heaven and earth, a Nascent Soul could unleash a spatial effect that mimicked instantaneous movement. However, this ‘instant movement’ was merely a burst of incredibly high speed over a brief duration, achieving a near-teleportation effect. It was not true spatial teleportation, which involved directly jumping through space as dictated by the laws of space; the distinction between the two was significant.

Of course, the range of instantaneous movement for Nascent Soul cultivators varied with their cultivation, typically spanning only a dozen meters to several hundred meters.

Only upon reaching the Soul Transformation stage, where one could temporarily borrow the power of heaven and earth, could one effortlessly teleport several li, or even dozens of li.

“Saintess…”

Wang Qiu’er’s eyes brimmed with excitement as she gazed at Luo Bingli, who had suddenly materialized before her.

The other women, whose small faces had been utterly devoid of hope, burst into tears of gratitude upon seeing Luo Bingli’s perfect silhouette at that moment.

The impending attack hailed from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and Luo Bingli’s cultivation was also at the early Nascent Soul stage. Yet, at this moment, Luo Bingli appeared remarkably at ease in everyone’s eyes. She didn’t even draw a weapon, merely extending her fair hand and giving a casual wave.

Immediately, the terrifying attack, imbued with the power of an early-stage Nascent Soul, dissipated into thin air.

“This… how is this possible? Even if the Saintess has only just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, how could the disparity be so vast?” Elder Wu’s eyes nearly popped out of her head at the sight.

Although she hadn’t exerted her full strength in that strike, and she herself could have easily withstood it, she could never have dispersed her own attack with a mere wave of the hand as Luo Bingli had done.

Within the Hundred Flowers Palace, as an outer elder who had already ascended to the Nascent Soul stage, she was not as ignorant as newly initiated disciples. She understood that each realm had different limits, and she often encountered core disciples who were also in the Nascent Soul stage.

Even among those in the early Nascent Soul stage, Elder Wu felt she was inferior. But currently, Elder Wu was at the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, capable of defeating even those early-stage Nascent Soul core disciples.

However, against the Saintess, she felt she had not the slightest chance of victory.

It was evident that Luo Bingli’s foundation far surpassed that of an ordinary Nascent Soul.

The reason Elder Wu was unaware of Luo Bingli’s profound foundation was due to her position.

While it was no secret among the high-ranking officials of various top powers that Luo Bingli and Bai Ruxue had achieved a Heavenly Soul in the Nascent Soul stage, the average person remained oblivious to the true extent of their Saintess’s capabilities.

As for Luo Bingli’s feat of condensing two strands of immortal qi, only the truly knowledgeable understood its immense significance. To the common person, it simply registered as ‘incredibly powerful.’

Consider, for example, how one might know a certain company is impressive but remain unaware of its specific strengths, market share, investment scale, or overseas market penetration. Similarly, for ordinary cultivators, advanced concepts like immortal qi were too distant. Forget immortal qi, even Heavenly Souls and Earthly Souls were beyond the reach of the common cultivator. Indeed, even reaching the Nascent Soul stage required countless fortuitous encounters for most.

Therefore, to the average disciple, even knowing that Luo Bingli was powerful and possessed the blessing of two strands of immortal qi, they simply had no real concept of what that entailed.

Watching her attack effortlessly scattered by Luo Bingli, Elder Wu knew she couldn’t possibly defeat her. She immediately prepared to negotiate. “Saintess, I know I am no match for you. Furthermore, I have not harmed your people. May I be allowed to leave?”

Elder Wu spoke with this confidence because Luo Bingli had appeared alone, and in Elder Wu’s mind, while she acknowledged Luo Bingli’s superior strength, she believed that if she fought with all her might, she could still give Luo Bingli a significant challenge.

Before Luo Bingli could respond, Wang Qiu’er instantly rushed behind her, hugging one of her fair, slender legs, and began to wail. “Wuwuwu, Saintess, please don’t let this scoundrel go! This scoundrel almost killed us earlier! You absolutely must not spare her! Wuwuwu… I… I thought I would never see the Saintess again, never be able to serve the Saintess again! Wuwuwu… What the hell are you still staring at? Hurry up and come hug her leg with me! Wuwuwu…”

Luo Bingli’s lips twitched uncontrollably at this. She thought Wang Qiu’er was an incredible actress. If not for her dress’s self-cleaning properties, Luo Bingli felt her leg could have been washed by Wang Qiu’er’s tears and snot.

Moreover, and most crucially, she had heard it. ‘You, Wang Qiu’er, not only wiped your snot on my leg yourself, but you’re also trying to recruit others? This is outrageous!’

Behind Luo Bingli and Wang Qiu’er, Ye Xiaozi looked utterly bewildered, wondering who Senior Sister Wang had just called. Could it be her?

As Ye Xiaozi pondered this, several people beside her whispered, “Xiaozi, have you forgotten what we said earlier? When you see the Saintess, no matter what, just hug her leg and cry—that’s all there is to it.”

“Exactly. The Saintess has been planning this ‘beauty saving Xiaozi’ scenario for so long, and now she’s finally found the opportunity. If you don’t go now, when will you?”

“Xiaozi, you are our hope. Go!”

“Go, Xiaozi!”

“Mm! I’m going!” Ye Xiaozi nodded vigorously. Gazing at the figure before her, she instantly firmed her resolve and charged forward, embracing Luo Bingli’s leg just as Wang Qiu’er had. Luo Bingli’s skin, it must be said, was smooth and delicate, like white jade, extraordinarily pleasant to the touch, making Ye Xiaozi momentarily reluctant to let go.

It was only when Wang Qiu’er glared fiercely at Ye Xiaozi from the side that Ye Xiaozi remembered and began to cry pitifully. “Saintess Sister, thankfully you appeared so suddenly to save us. Otherwise, if you had arrived even a moment later, we… we would surely have been killed by this person! Saintess Sister, please don’t be merciful!”

It must be said, women are natural actresses. Although Ye Xiaozi was still a bit bewildered, she was already showing the nascent signs of a master of the ‘tea art’ style of manipulation.

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