Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Battle Against the Demonic Cultivators 1

Early the next morning, Yun Xi went with the female cultivator Pan Yuan to the ravine where the Fei Xia Butterfly eggs were stored.

Before leaving the temporary cave dwelling, Yun Xi, right in front of her, stabbed an ice needle into Pan Yuan’s dantian and warned, “If you don’t want your dantian ruined, then cooperate and act this out properly. Otherwise, you’ll definitely die before I do.”

Pan Yuan swallowed hard and nodded. “I understand.”

“Good. Let’s go!”

After they left the cave, Pan Yuan held her sword against Yun Xi as they traveled, and they reached the ravine without any trouble.

When they arrived at the agreed spot, Pan Yuan raised her voice and said, “Senior, I’ve brought her. Please give me the butterfly eggs as agreed.”

In the next instant, a black-robed cultivator appeared in front of them.

As soon as Yun Xi saw him clearly, she was sure this really was the work of demonic cultivators, because the Golden Core male cultivator in front of her was the one who had escaped from Wan Ruo Forest four years ago.

The man clearly recognized Yun Xi as well. Even though four years had passed, Yun Xi had only grown taller, and her appearance had barely changed.

Yun Xi narrowed her eyes. “So it’s you! You should know I have a master. You’d better let me go, or my master won’t spare you.”

The man burst into laughter. “Hmph! Your master isn’t with you today, so don’t act so arrogant!”

“My master really didn’t come, but if you so much as hurt me, my master will definitely find you!” Yun Xi said stubbornly.

“Heh! I wouldn’t bear to kill you. You’re far too useful.” Xue Ao licked his lips as he spoke.

If his mission to capture members of Hundred Flowers Pavilion hadn’t failed, he wouldn’t have only formed his core this late. Now that the culprit had been delivered right to him, he would never miss the chance to torment her.

Pan Yuan had already put her sword away. Trembling with fear, she said, “Senior, I brought the person. Where are the eggs?”

Xue Ao waved his hand and tossed her a small box, then continued to tempt her. “You did very well. I’m giving you two eggs. If you can bring more female cultivators, you’ll get more, and better, eggs.”

“I… I understand!” Pan Yuan checked that the eggs were real, stuffed them into her storage bag, then turned and ran.

Yun Xi did not activate the ice needle immediately. She waited, waiting until Pan Yuan left the range of the Golden Core demonic cultivator’s divine sense, and then she triggered the ice needle without hesitation.

Pan Yuan thought that as long as she left the range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s divine sense, Yun Xi wouldn’t be able to do anything to her. She planned to find a safe place and force the ice needle out, and maybe she would still have a way to live.

But as soon as she returned to the temporary cave dwelling from earlier, before she could do anything, the ice needle pierced her dantian. The pain knocked her unconscious.

On the other side, Yun Xi was being swept along by the demonic cultivator deeper into the ravine. Dian Dian hid inside Yun Xi’s Ruyi boots, not daring to move at all, terrified of being discovered, because it had its own task.

The Fei Xia Butterfly returned to its nest as well. It did not want to lose its chance to recover its eggs, so it completely restrained its aura and made itself look like a butterfly-shaped ornament.

Because the Fei Xia Butterfly’s cultivation was about the same as Xue Ao’s, and because it was deliberately concealing itself, Xue Ao did not notice anything unusual. The main reason was that this Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly had a pearly appearance, unlike the rosy Fei Xia Butterflies, so it slipped past him easily.

After about half an hour of travel, Yun Xi was rudely thrown to the ground by Xue Ao.

Yun Xi immediately flipped up to her feet and looked around. She happened to see Xue Ao lay down a blood-red restriction, and it was obvious they were not the only two here.

Yun Xi frowned, because she sensed an aura even stronger than Xue Ao’s.

Xue Ao looked at the wary Yun Xi and sneered. “I advise you not to waste your effort. Even if the Spirit-Sealing Pill inside you stops working, you still won’t be able to leave this place. It seems you’ve cultivated diligently these past four years. You’ve actually reached mid Foundation Establishment. What a pleasant surprise.”

After speaking, he revealed a greedy smile.

Yun Xi had already quietly spread out her divine sense and, without making a sound, locked onto the positions of three other Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators. She also found a place where female cultivators were being held, and it was filled with restrictions.

As Yun Xi slowly backed away, Dian Dian extended its own divine sense, trying to find the other demonic cultivator who was hiding.

Xue Ao did not want to waste time. His figure flashed, and he appeared in front of Yun Xi, grabbed her by the throat, and said with a lewd smile, “Even though you’re not my preferred type, your primordial yin is intact. Perfect. You’ll help me break through to mid Golden Core.”

A cold light flashed in Yun Xi’s eyes. This Golden Core male cultivator wanted to use her as a furnace.

At that moment, a voice reached Xue Ao’s ear. “Xue Ao, you’d better not touch such a good seedling. She has other uses.”

Anger flashed through Xue Ao’s eyes, and he snorted. “Don’t worry. I know my limits. I won’t let her die. Her backer is a Nascent Soul True Lord.”

“Xue Ao! I advise you not to touch her right now…”

Before the other person could finish speaking, Yun Xi had already controlled the Frost Profound Ice Needles to pierce Xue Ao’s sea of consciousness. Since the demonic cultivator was choking her, she smoothly pushed the lightning ball in her hand into his dantian.

Afraid he might still have some hidden move, she shoved Xue Ao away with a palm. Then she used the shadow-splitting from Thousand Shadow Wind-Supporting Technique. One figure stayed behind, standing in place blankly, while her true body rushed to the other three Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators and fired three soul spikes, shattering their souls.

Unfortunately, in the next instant, her shadow was also shattered. Yun Xi spat out a mouthful of blood, immediately swallowed a Spirit-Replenishing Pill, and waved her hand to send the Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly out. “Go find your own eggs. I’m going to save people.”

The Fei Xia Butterfly’s wings trembled, and it vanished from her hair in an instant.

In that brief moment, a black shadow appeared in front of Yun Xi.

“Hmph. I didn’t expect you to be so capable, actually killing Xue Ao.” As soon as he finished speaking, the pressure of a late Golden Core cultivator pressed down on Yun Xi.

Yun Xi’s divine sense strength was above his, so she naturally was not suppressed. However, her cultivation was only at the peak of late Foundation Establishment, still a full realm below Golden Core, so after wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, she swung the Seven-Star Doom Staff in her hand and attacked first.

The demonic cultivator froze for a moment, clearly not expecting her to be unaffected by his pressure. His lips curled into a strange smile. “Looks like a big fish got mixed in among these little shrimp. Let me see what you can really do.”

A curved blade wrapped in gray aura rose to meet the Doom Staff.

After the two collided, the purple lightning sparks on the Seven-Star Doom Staff spread onto the curved blade through contact, blasting away some of the gray aura.

“You actually have a lightning spirit root!” The demonic cultivator finally dropped his casual attitude. The female cultivator in front of him had to die.

When Yun Xi pulled back the Doom Staff, her body was forced to retreat three steps. The opponent’s cultivation was above hers, and she was struggling. When she withdrew the staff, the web between her thumb and index finger split open.

This was the first time since she started cultivating her body-forging art that her skin had been broken.

Yun Xi tried hard to calm the surging spiritual power in her body. She switched to gripping the staff with both hands, then gathered strength again for a second attack.

She did not notice that the blood from her split palm flowed along the staff toward the seven stars on the shaft, and the last one, the Yao Guang Star, began to flicker.

Yun Xi poured a steady stream of lightning spiritual power into the Seven-Star Doom Staff, raised it high with both hands, and smashed down heavily.

“Hmph, overestimating yourself!”