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Chapter 20: This Girl is Not Quite Right

This girl was not quite right.

A notification appeared: “You have caused a strong impact on the Demonic Sect disciple’s view of life.”

Another notification appeared: “You have caused a strong impact on the Demonic Sect elder’s view of life.”

Yet another notification appeared: “You have caused a strong impact on Meng Yangqiu’s view of life.”

A reward was obtained: “Skill points +2.”

Another reward was obtained: “Draw chance *1.”

A Dragon’s Roar Pill was obtained.

Nie Chen was puzzled: “?”

It seemed that he had mixed up some strange rewards.

However, it might come in handy in the future.

At this moment, the entire Youming Sect was in a state of shock, with everyone staring blankly.

Four pillars of light shot up into the clouds, and the sound of thunder was still echoing.

Many people had already steeled themselves for death, their bodies tense and their hearts filled with a sense of desperation.

Some had even made vows to get married and have children after the battle.

But then, Nie Chen appeared.

“What the…? Is this still humanly possible?” someone exclaimed.

Even Meng Yangqiu, the sect leader, was shocked and embarrassed.

He had personally ordered the entire sect to be on high alert, ready to face a life-or-death battle at any moment.

The defensive arrays had been activated, and the sacred beast, Gu Eagle, had been awakened.

But in the end, there was no enemy to fight.

“You’re not even at the Qi Condensation Realm, how did you…?” Meng Yangqiu trailed off, shocked.

When he took a closer look at Nie Chen, he was even more stunned.

Just the day before, Nie Chen was only at the Qi Condensation Realm, but now he had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This was a feat that many people had failed to achieve, and yet Nie Chen had done it with ease.

Nie Chen waved his hand casually: “Don’t worry, I didn’t mean to cause a commotion. I just happened to be bored last night and decided to take a stroll. I didn’t expect to get a small inheritance and cause such a big stir.”

As he spoke, a small, fiery-red tower appeared in Nie Chen’s hand.

Although no one had seen it before, they all knew about the legendary Town Flame Tower, one of the strongest magical treasures left behind by the Youming Sect’s ancestors.

It was an upper-grade magical treasure with a vast, empty space inside.

After a moment of stunned silence, the crowd erupted into cheers.

“Nie Chen, you’re too awesome!”

“Nie Chen, you’re our eternal god!”

“Nie Chen, I want to spar with you!”

Many people were secretly regretful, wondering why they hadn’t noticed Nie Chen’s hidden strength earlier.

Some had even bullied Nie Chen in the past.

Now, they didn’t dare to try to curry favor with him.

What if Nie Chen remembered their past wrongdoings and decided to settle the score?

In the crowd, Ke Ruoling rushed forward, her eyes brimming with tears.

When the Red Flame Tower had lit up, everyone else had been terrified and trying to escape, but Ke Ruoling had been worried about Nie Chen’s safety and had rushed to his residence.

But when she got there, she found that Nie Chen was nowhere to be found.

She had thought that something terrible had happened to him and had frantically searched for him.

Fortunately, she had been wrong.

As she cried, Ke Ruoling leaned towards Nie Chen, her delicate body trembling.

The scene was so touching that many of the disciples who had secretly admired Ke Ruoling felt like they had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

If only they could make Ke Ruoling cry for them like that!

But this kind of beauty was not meant for them.

As Nie Chen looked at Ke Ruoling, he was about to say something when he noticed a faint blue glow emanating from his chest.

“Damn it!” he cursed inwardly.

The glow was coming from the Token Stone, which could transmit voices and images.

But because of the huge difference in their cultivation levels, Chu Qingyue could use the Token Stone to spy on him, while he couldn’t do the same to her.

At this moment, the blue glow probably meant that Chu Qingyue was watching him through the Token Stone.

Nie Chen immediately changed his demeanor, adopting a righteous and dignified tone: “Ke Ruoling, please keep your distance. After all, distance makes the heart grow fonder.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gently pushed Ke Ruoling away.

Ke Ruoling was taken aback, unsure of what to do.

Had she been rejected?

But then she remembered how Nie Chen had helped her with her cultivation and had even lied to her about having a wife to help her focus on her training.

She didn’t believe that Nie Chen would do something like this to her.

So why had he pushed her away?

Was it because…?

Ke Ruoling’s eyes welled up with tears again as she realized the truth.

Nie Chen had done everything for her sake!

He had helped her with her cultivation and had even made a big show of breaking through to the Red Flame Tower at night to tell her that there was hope for her on the path of cultivation.

And now, he was pushing her away to make her focus on her training and not get distracted by romantic feelings.

“Nie Chen, thank you,” Ke Ruoling said, her voice trembling with emotion.

Although she didn’t approach him again, her eyes were filled with a deep affection.

Nie Chen’s head hurt: “Why do I feel like this girl is even more not quite right?”

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