Villainous Cao Cao: Inheriting Everything from the Chosen One

278: Using the Love-Unrequited CardCao Bu gently pushed the unconscious Liu Ruyan toward Su Li, leaving only a sentence: ”Protect her well.”

As the words fell, he turned into an afterimage and charged directly at the six Puppets surging with Evil Qi.

Fists, palms, fingers, knees.

Every part of his body became the most lethal Imperial Weapon.

His Profound Immortal Rank Physical Body strength, coupled with his meticulous control over power, erupted at this moment.

There were no complex Moves, only absolute speed and the most direct violence!

Two Puppets wielding spears were torn in half by his bare hands! Black liquid and fragments splattered everywhere.

Immediately after, he leaped into the air, his legs kicking hard against the heads of the two heavy-hammer Puppets.

Bang! Bang!

The heads exploded upon impact, debris flying everywhere!

The fifth Puppet, wielding a greatsword, brought down a blade light like a waterfall!

Cao Bu neither dodged nor avoided it, letting the blade strike his shoulder; it failed to leave even a single mark.

Immediately following that, he took advantage of the momentum to point a finger at a tiny gap in its chest armor.

The finger strength penetrated through, and a series of cracking sounds came from within the Puppet; the light in its eyes dimmed, and it crashed to the ground.

The last Puppet, wielding a Fangtian Painted Halberd, was the most powerful.

It let out a low growl, pouring all its strength into the halberd as it cleaved down toward Cao Bu’s head.

Wherever the halberd’s edge passed, the space cracked with hundreds of pitch-black, fine lines!

Cao Bu’s expression remained unchanged as he met it with a punch, smashing directly against the sharpest part of the halberd’s blade!

Clang!

The fist and the halberd blade collided, producing a thunderous metallic roar, followed by the scalp-numbing sound of metal shattering!

That Fangtian Painted Halberd, made of unknown material, began to crack inch by inch starting from the blade!

Cao Bu’s punch momentum did not diminish, sweeping up along the halberd shaft and instantly penetrating the Puppet’s entire body!

Boom!

The last Puppet exploded from the inside out, turning into a sky full of metal fragments that rustled as they fell.

The battle ended.

Peace returned to the front of the palace gates.

Only the wreckage of Puppets and the cold corpses of several Great Emperors remained on the ground.

The three women—Su Li, Leng Yue, and Luo Qingcheng—protected the unconscious Liu Ruyan, watching Cao Bu as he stood with his fists retracted, their eyes showing not the slightest surprise.

They had deeply experienced the power of Cao Bu’s Physical Body.

If not for his restraint, perhaps they would be injured every time.

Cao Bu naturally did not know the three women’s thoughts.

He walked back to their side and crouched down to check Liu Ruyan’s injuries.

She was heavily injured, but there was no danger to her life.

”Let’s go, enter the hall.”

Cao Bu took the unconscious Liu Ruyan into his arms; her soft body felt light in his hands, carrying a faint, warm fragrance.

He led the three women toward the palace gate, which was covered in ancient runes.

Su Li was in front, pushing with both hands; the heavy gate made a dull sound as it slowly swung inward.

The interior of the great hall was even more vast and magnificent than it appeared from the outside.

Light from an unknown source spilled down, illuminating a high stone platform in the center.

When everyone’s eyes fell upon the stone platform, even with Cao Bu’s Heart-Nature, his pupils could not help but shrink slightly.

The treasure light almost illuminated the entire hall as bright as day!

Immortal Qi filled the hall; just taking a single breath made one feel their cultivation Bottleneck loosening slightly!

Items were piled like a mountain on the stone platform!

On the left were various weapons, armor, banners, bells, cauldrons, and pagodas... all in different shapes.

Without exception, they all radiated waves of Immortal Charm, some strong and some weak!

At a rough glance, there were no less than a hundred items! All were Immortal Artifacts!

In the middle were countless jade bottles, jade cases, and jade boxes arranged neatly.

Inside were various colored Medicinal Pills; the pill fragrance was pungent and refreshing, and just smelling it made one’s spirit feel invigorated, even their injuries improving a bit.

There were no less than ten thousand! All were Immortal Pills!

On the right was a mountain of Immortal Stones!

Every single piece contained Immortal Spiritual Qi so pure it reached the extreme, a hundred times more pure and dense than the top-tier Spirit Crystals of the Spirit Realm!

The quantity was in the millions!

And at the very top of the stone platform, in the most conspicuous position, sat a simple, ancient green Jade Slip.

Cao Bu gently placed Liu Ruyan to the side, letting her lean against a hall pillar.

He then walked onto the stone platform, picked up the Jade Slip, and sent his Divine Thought into it.

After a moment, he withdrew his Divine Thought, a flash of understanding in his eyes, and then handed the Jade Slip to Su Li and the other two.

Inside the Jade Slip was a message left by someone calling himself the Xuanming Immortal King.

The message explained that this place was originally a corner of the Immortal Realm, which had shattered due to a terrifying war that swept through the Immortal Realm in the Primeval Era.

It later drifted here and fused with the Spirit Realm, forming the notoriously dangerous Myriad Laws Forbidden Abyss.

These Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Pills, and Immortal Stones were small gifts he left for fated people of later generations to help them go further on their path of cultivation.

”So that’s how it is; this is a fragment of the Immortal Realm, a legacy of an Immortal King,” Luo Qingcheng said softly, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Cao Bu looked at the mountain of treasures and instructed the three women: ”Collect them all.”

Su Li, Leng Yue, and Luo Qingcheng began to collect these world-shaking treasures together.

Cao Bu returned to Liu Ruyan’s side and crouched down again.

She was still unconscious; her pale face was stained with a bit of blood, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her long eyelashes cast faint shadows under her eyelids. She lacked her usual cold and aloof demeanor, appearing a bit more fragile.

She was truly a sight that would evoke pity.

Cao Bu extended a finger and gently tapped her smooth forehead.

A strand of incomparably pure Origin aura slowly flowed into her body, stabilizing her severe internal injuries, nourishing her damaged Meridians, and even beginning to repair that terrifying wound on her shoulder.

Su Li and the other two quickly finished collecting the treasures and walked over, standing quietly beside Cao Bu.

Before long, Liu Ruyan’s injuries stabilized at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and then she slowly woke up.

Initially, her eyes were somewhat hazy.

As the memories from before she lost consciousness flooded back, and she felt the clearly improved state of her injuries, then saw Cao Bu close at hand along with the calm gazes of Su Li and the others behind him, she immediately understood that Cao Bu had saved her.

”Thank you.”

Cao Bu held her fragile shoulder, a gentle force preventing her from moving: ”Your injuries aren’t fully healed yet; don’t Move around.”

Liu Ruyan’s body stiffened slightly, but she did not pull away from Cao Bu’s support.

”Those Puppets?” she asked.

”Dealt with,” Cao Bu replied calmly.

Liu Ruyan looked at him deeply: ”You were hiding your true strength.”

Cao Bu remained noncommittal: ”Focus on healing your injuries first. After you’ve recovered, we’ll leave this place.”

Liu Ruyan asked no more, closed her eyes, and began to actively circulate her cultivation to adjust her breathing, cooperating with the strand of pure Qi Cao Bu had channeled into her to accelerate her recovery.

Su Li, Leng Yue, and Luo Qingcheng also sat down nearby to recover from the exhaustion of the great battle.

Cao Bu stood in the hall, his gaze falling on Liu Ruyan’s exquisite face.

His thoughts turned rapidly, and he soon made up his mind.

It was time.

”System,” he muttered in his heart, ”use the ’Loves But Cannot Have’ Card on Liu Ruyan.”

[Ding! ’Loves But Cannot Have’ Card used successfully!]

[Target: Liu Ruyan. Generating and implanting exclusive Reincarnation Inner Demon Tribulation memories!]

[Ding! Memory implantation complete!]

A mysterious and profound power crossed time and space, quietly injecting itself into the depths of Liu Ruyan’s consciousness.

Liu Ruyan, who was closing her eyes to adjust her breathing, suddenly jolted; her brows furrowed tightly, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Her consciousness plunged toward some distant point in time...