Chapter 29: Hidden Expert
Su Jen’s gaze swept slowly across the battlefield—now a ruin of fractured stone, melted ice, and scorched earth.
Her eyes eventually settled on Jiang Chen.
A sigh stirred silently in her heart.
This barren, forgotten region had not been chosen by chance. Hidden deep within the outer fringes of the Sea and Mountain Realm, it was remote, undisturbed by the wars and ambitions of sects and clans.
A perfect place to disappear and heal her injuries.
Once, her cultivation had been enough to shake entire realms. Her name had echoed through both righteous and demonic lands alike.
The injuries she’d sustained in that final battle... were not mere flesh wounds. They had torn into her essence, shattered her spiritual foundation, and left her on the verge of soul collapse.
She had come here to heal her injuries. To vanish from the eyes of enemies and the prying senses of those who once knew her. She had meditated in silence, immersed herself in earth qi, and sealed herself within layers of formations so dense even Nascent Soul cultivators would overlook her presence.
And now, after years of isolation and careful cultivation... her wounds were almost completely mended. Her strength had begun to return—not in full, but enough that even a half step Heavenly Tribulation Realm opponent like Wu Shu was no longer a threat.
Still, she hadn’t expected him to appear again.
Nor to be dragged into a petty trap meant to lure Jiang Chen out.