Chapter 260: Tsk, What a Pity to Discard

Chapter 260: Chapter 259: Tsk, What a Pity to Discard

Feng Ling nodded firmly. “We’ll work hard to improve ourselves. When the time comes, we’ll definitely be a great help. I promise we won’t let you down.”

With most things settled, Chu Liangyu offered a few more words of encouragement before deciding to wrap things up. “Alright, all of you go back and get some rest. There should still be plenty of time before the banquet begins.”

After they had all left, Chu Liangyu returned to her room as well.

But she couldn’t afford to rest. After all, her avatar was still in another world.

At this point, she had only two options: either give it up, or ask the Heavenly Dao of the Cultivation World to help her bring the avatar out.

Chu Liangyu knew without even thinking that the Heavenly Dao of the Cultivation World wouldn’t help her. That meant she could only choose to abandon the avatar.

The connection between her and the avatar wasn’t just through her Divine Sense; the avatar’s body also contained her blood. Completely severing the link would take some effort.

No matter how much trouble it was, Chu Liangyu had to cut her ties with the avatar.

After all, she was afraid Jiang Li might use some Evil Technique to steal her soul. If that were to happen, it would be terrifying.

Chu Liangyu sat cross-legged on the bed. After chanting the Heart Clarity Spell to clear her mind of distracting thoughts, she began the ritual to sever her connection with the avatar.

To ensure not a single trace was left behind, Chu Liangyu controlled her avatar to expel the drops of blood she had originally placed within it. A fireball of pure energy materialized, enveloping the blood.

With a SIZZLE, the blood was burned to ash.

Next was to sever the Divine Sense connection. Before doing so, Chu Liangyu had the avatar use the condensed fireball to ignite its own clothes. In an instant, the avatar was engulfed in flames.

Chu Liangyu’s five senses were shared with the avatar, so she could feel the searing pain of the flames.

Unwilling to experience the pain, Chu Liangyu chose to shut off the sensory link, watching as the avatar’s body was slowly consumed by the fire.

Since the avatar was made of wood, it burned with surprising speed after igniting itself.

“What are you doing!”

The door to the room was thrown open, and a figure in red rushed in. He formed a hand seal, and a large ball of water drenched the avatar from above.

In the next moment, the flames on its body were completely extinguished.

By this point, the avatar was already burned beyond repair. Even though he had intervened, it couldn’t be restored.

Seeing this, Chu Liangyu didn’t dwell on it. She decisively severed the final strand of her Divine Sense connection to the avatar.

Feeling the aura connected to her completely vanish, Jiang Li’s brow furrowed unconsciously.

‘Why? Why is she so desperate to sever all ties with me?’

‘In his long demonic life, he had never craved anything. He finally found someone who interested him, yet she was this desperate to cut him off, even holding such a heavy guard against him.’

‘Vaguely, he recalled what those little ones had said.’

‘Apparently, there was someone else named Jiang Li, who looked identical to him, and was her Beast Husband in her world.’

‘Beast Husband… that means mate, right?’

‘But their relationship was clearly not good. Is that why she’s so unwilling to have anything to do with me?’

‘Even if he understood the reason now, what good would it do?’

‘Just as she said, they were no longer from the same world. His persistence was meaningless.’

He understood this perfectly well. And yet… he just couldn’t accept it.

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Back with Chu Liangyu, she was oblivious to his thoughts. She had taken out the red robe and was frowning in contemplation.

‘This vestment robe is actually Immortal Artifact Level… should I wear it?’

‘If I wear it, it feels… tainted.’

‘But if I don’t, it seems like such a waste for an Immortal Artifact Level item.’

‘Maybe I should just create another avatar and have it wear this robe.’

‘That way, the avatar would be stronger, and I wouldn’t have to worry about wasting such a fine vestment robe.’

The more she considered this idea, the more feasible it seemed to Chu Liangyu.

‘I’ll wait until I return to the tribe to create another avatar, though.’

“Leader Chu, the banquet is ready. We can head over now.”

It was Yaya calling from outside the door. Chu Liangyu stood up and headed out.

“Alright.”

“Someone else has gone to notify your Beast Husband and cubs. We can go straight to the banquet.”

Although the banquet was hosted by Yaya’s tribe, many other tribes from the Southern Barbarian Land had also come to participate.

Not everyone had arrived yet, but the crowd was already quite large.

It would have been impossible to prepare everything so quickly, so the other tribes must have pitched in to help.

“Leader Chu, this is your seat.”

Yaya led her directly to the seat of honor. Chu Liangyu glanced at her and accepted without ceremony.

The food on the table was lavish. It was clear they hadn’t cut any corners despite the lack of time.

After Chu Liangyu took her seat, before she could even speak, all eyes in the vicinity turned to her.

Chu Liangyu’s gaze swept over the crowd. She raised her cup and said, “Thank you all for your hospitality today. From now on, you are all part of the Xihe Tribe. If you face any difficulties, you can come to us directly for help.”

“Of course, the condition is that you must lend a hand when the tribe is in danger.”

Chu Liangyu had never been one for lengthy speeches, especially in situations like this.

After saying what she needed to, she drank the wine in her cup and once again looked out at the assembly.

“But of course.”

“Leader Chu, you’re too kind. After joining the Xihe Tribe, this is our duty.”

“Exactly. You can rest assured, Leader Chu.”

The atmosphere at the banquet was congenial. Within a few sentences, the initial distance between them had closed, and their attitude toward Chu Liangyu and her people grew even more enthusiastic.

“Leader Chu, after we join the Xihe Tribe, do we really not need to relocate?”

Feng Qiwu had already explained these matters to them, but they still felt uncertain, so they asked Chu Liangyu again.

“The journey is long, and you have lived here for many years. It’s uncertain whether you would be able to adapt over there.”

“Remaining here is the best arrangement for you. Besides, the Wandering Beasts have been mostly cleared out, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

“I will send a Guard Team from the Xihe Tribe to be stationed here. If any danger arises, they will be here to help.”

Chu Liangyu considered it. Their main concern was likely the Wandering Beasts.

She had annihilated countless Wandering Beasts, but she couldn’t guarantee that no remnants were left.

‘Still, there’s no need to be overly concerned. With so many Beastmen in the Southern Barbarian Land, surely they can handle a few stragglers?’

“Since you put it that way, Leader Chu, we can rest easy.”

“We accept the Xihe Tribe’s protection, but we will not accept it for nothing. Once things have settled, we will send people with tribute gifts every year. We only hope Leader Chu will not find them wanting.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Liangyu glanced at the speaker. It was Yaya’s Beast Father. ‘I didn’t expect him to be so savvy,’ she thought.