Chapter 299: Heavenly Water
Li Lang watched as the Radiant Wing Sect disciples continued to distance themselves from the river below. The tendrils of water were all tethered to the stream, so the further they retreated, the better they fared.
However, even when they reached the edge of the woodland, the suspected heavenly water didn’t cease its pursuit. The only redeeming factor was that the tendrils were taking longer to reform every time they were dispersed.
It didn’t take very long until several cultivators, starting with Mu Hanyue, began ascending in the air. They had all noticed Li Lang safe and sound by taking the high ground, so those who were worn out or weren’t combat proficient joined him.
“Jing Song is dead set on confronting whatever that is. He won’t agree to a retreat no matter what we say,” she commented as she hovered next to Li Lang.
Li Lang just nodded and didn’t bother to respond, so she continued.
“He’s going to get someone killed at this rate if he thinks we can do this without a plan.”
“How your Radiant Wing sect is trained to deal with threats isn’t something I should interfere in. Besides, he’s not exactly wrong that you should confront it. That thing you’re looking at is likely heavenly water. It’d be a boon to your sect if you could subdue just a fragment of it.”
Mu Hanyue’s brows creased. “You really think so? Even if it is, it’s likely only the fragment Kan Wuji had—which means this is near where his burial chambers are. It’d be different if that was the source of the heavenly water, but a fragment isn’t worth risking all our lives for when it can only benefit one—”
She stopped mid-sentence as she realized Jing Song’s motive. The fragment of the heavenly water could only be transferred, which meant only one person could obtain it. It was different from the source of the Primordial Star Fire within the Crucible, which could continuously split off fragments.
“You see?” Li Lang said with a grin. “I shouldn’t interfere, or he would see it as me trying to steal the heavenly water from under his nose. Not that my help would make much of a difference. Combat isn’t exactly what I excel in.”