Capture a Dragonian Alive

The day after the housewarming banquet.

Chen Yi set off for the Scarlet Heart Sect.

He didn't bring Black Wind.

He no longer needed a mount.

He could fly directly through the air!

The Scarlet Heart Sect was also located in Qingzhou.

To mortals, the territory of a single province was incredibly vast, and a journey could easily take several months.

But for the current Chen Yi, it was merely a journey of a few days.

"This is the place."

From mid-air, Chen Yi saw the mountain gate of the Scarlet Heart Sect nestled within the forest.

Under the strength of his Martial King realm divine sense, the sect's mountain-protecting grand array was completely exposed to his eyes.

In the simulation, when Chen Yi was only at the Golden Body realm, he could enter and leave the Scarlet Heart Sect at will, let alone now that he was already at the Martial King realm.

If he wanted to go in, he wouldn't alert anyone.

"There are many auras of the Dragonkin. This place really is an important early stronghold for them..."

Right at that moment, Chen Yi spotted the trail of an active aura.

"That should be the one on Yin Rui."

Although there was a live Dragonkin.

Judging from his experiences in the simulation, any Dragonkin sent out from the Dragon Realm to execute infiltration missions was extremely tight-lipped; no amount of severe torture would work.

Pushed too hard, they would simply self-destruct.

Chen Yi had no intention of using the Dragonkin on Yin Rui as a breakthrough point to find other Dragonkin strongholds.

His target was still Sect Master Yu.

That old geezer was a complete coward who would spill everything without even needing to be tortured.

"However, if I snuff out this kind of early spy, it will definitely have a significant impact on the Dragonkin's intelligence-gathering operations."

Chen Yi planned to first capture the Dragonkin on Yin Rui and throw it into the Myriad Soul Banner to be locked up.

Just as he was about to descend, Chen Yi suddenly sensed the aura of a powerful expert rapidly approaching him.

The other party's speed was incredibly fast, far surpassing his own.

When the person entered the precise sensing range of his divine sense, he was unable to detect their cultivation level.

This meant the other party's realm was higher than a Martial King; it was a Martial Saint!

Chen Yi could feel that the other party's energy had already locked onto him.

"Who could it be?"

Fearing the newcomer had ill intentions, Chen Yi readied himself for battle.

The Seven Divine Steps of the Starry Sky was ready!

However, Chen Yi soon felt relieved.

The newcomer was Li Liushui.

He was stepping on a large sword, his hands clasped behind his back, wearing a leisurely expression.

"I was wondering why there was an unfamiliar Martial King aura in Qingzhou. I thought it might be a guest from the other four regions, but seeing your attire, you look more like someone from our Central Plains. Are you a newly advanced Martial King?"

Although Martial Kings could fly through the air, it was the most energy-consuming method of flight.

People like the Sword Master and Li Liushui still used sword flight techniques every time they flew, which was actually to save energy.

This Martial Saint from the Li imperial family held the position of Dragon Guard Envoy in the imperial court, which was the highest rank in the Great Qian's Dragon Guard Department, a secret service organization.

Chen Yi remembered that in the simulation, he and Li Liushui had shared the camaraderie of watching the emperor chase after his concubines together, so he had a pretty good impression of him.

Chen Yi cupped his fists toward Li Liushui.

"I am indeed from the Central Plains and have just recently broken through. I never expected to meet the Lord Dragon Guard Envoy here."

Seeing that Chen Yi recognized him, Li Liushui wasn't surprised.

After all, he was considered a high-ranking official of the imperial court.

"May I ask who your master is?"

"My master forbids me from revealing his identity. I hope Lord Li can forgive me."

"No matter, I was just asking casually. Anyone who can teach a Martial King is certainly no ordinary person... I see you are quite young. Do you have a way of maintaining your youthful appearance, or are you a martial arts prodigy?"

"Probably the latter."

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Our Central Plains has produced another talent; this is truly a blessing! Ah, you are lingering here to..."

"Visit a friend."

"Then I won't disturb you any longer. I still have a few provinces to patrol. Farewell. If you ever have free time, feel free to find me in the capital. I'll treat you to the best wine in Great Qian!"

With that said, Li Liushui stepped on his large sword and continued his patrol of Great Qian.

So he was actually just passing through this area?

Presumably, in the simulation when he encountered the Azure Dragon destroying the Scarlet Heart Sect, he was also just passing through this area.

In other words, this guy patrolled Great Qian using a fixed route every time.

He was slacking off on the job!

Actually, the mission didn't stipulate that Chen Yi had to destroy the Dragonkin strongholds himself.

Finding someone to help would probably be fine too.

However, explaining to others what the Dragonkin were, what the realm war was, what the strongholds were, and all that, while also getting them to believe him, would be difficult.

The cost of doing so wouldn't be low.

Moreover, at this current point in time, the Dragonkin were in their deepest hibernation. Aside from the people they had won over, there wasn't the slightest trace of them anywhere else.

Spouting such a bizarre tale would either get him labeled a madman or make others covet him, suspecting he had the ability to predict the future or possessed some foresight-granting treasure.

Furthermore, the most trustworthy people, like the Empress, his eldest brother, and Li Chengqian, had not fully developed their strength yet.

The only person who might offer a helping hand was the Sword Master.

But as the sect master of a martial arts sect, the Sword Master had no real power outside his sect, only prestige.

Asking the Sword Master to use force to destroy certain places without absolute evidence would also go against his principles.

All things considered, it was simply more convenient to do the mission himself.

Chen Yi sneaked into the Scarlet Heart Sect. His divine sense covered the surrounding tens of miles, instantly locking onto a Dragonkin within the sect.

"It really is possessing Yin Rui. I guess this 'ghost possession' ability is also one of the Dragonkin's innate talents."

The Dragonkin could survive in a soul state, and in that state, they definitely had some tricky maneuvers.

Chen Yi arrived at the Scarlet Heart Sect's library pavilion and saw Yin Rui drinking tea and reading a book.

At the same time, he also saw the soul-state Dragonkin, half of its body inside Yin Rui and the other half protruding from his back.

This Dragonkin was resting its elbow on Yin Rui's head, supporting its chin with one hand, reading the book along with Yin Rui.

This outsider was reading the human realm's book quite seriously, even looking a bit mesmerized.

When Yin Rui turned the pages too slowly, it actually looked quite anxious.

The fellow wanted to turn the pages itself, but being in a soul state, it couldn't directly touch physical objects without using martial arts or similar abilities, so it couldn't turn the book at all, making its face flush with anxiety.

"This old man reads too damn slowly! Hurry up! I want to read the next page, the male lead is about to go save his wife! Not reading the climax and just savoring the buildup, do you even know how to read?!"

This was the Dragonkin's telepathic thought.

But Chen Yi had equipped the Materialist Warrior trait, so what he heard were actual sounds.

Suddenly, the Dragonkin looked up and saw Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was also looking at it.

A familiar scene played out.

"Human, what are you looking at?!"

"Looking at you, what are you gonna do about it?!"

"Oh! You can actually see me? Then I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to die!"

The Dragonkin launched a soul attack at Chen Yi!

Immune!

The Dragonkin was utterly dumbfounded.

"What's going on?"

Chen Yi dashed forward in a single stride, grabbing the Dragonkin and forcefully tearing it right off Yin Rui's body.

This process actually caused both the Dragonkin and Yin Rui to cry out in agony simultaneously.

Both of them screamed until they were hoarse.

The Dragonkin was ultimately torn off by Chen Yi.

Yin Rui simply fainted from the pain.

Surrounding Scarlet Heart Sect disciples hurried over upon hearing the noise.

Chen Yi shifted his feet, vanishing into the mountain forest without being discovered.