Several Evil Cultivators didn’t bother to hide their filthy gazes, each wearing an expression as if they wanted to devour Tushan Bingxian alive.
“Nonsense.”
Tushan Bingxian pointed her sword at the group, her eyes cold and sharp. “If I’m going to die, I’ll take one of you with me first. Who wants to go first? Or all at once?”
Another Evil Cultivator frowned when he noticed the girl was alone. He warned, “Boss, there’s still one woman missing. That’s top-grade medicinal material.”
“Hmph! Of course I know!”
The Evil Cultivator Leader snorted coldly, staring at the stubborn girl holding the sword.
“Little beauty, hand over that Zhuji Beauty. After we’re done having fun, if you serve me well, maybe we’ll refine her into a blood core and share some with you.”
“Third Elder has naturally gone back to send word.”
Tushan Bingxian smiled faintly. “Once he relays your Evil God Cult’s collusion to the Four Sages Academy and the Xiao Clan’s camp, countless cultivators will swarm you!”
Tushan Bingxian was not stupid enough to say something like “you’ll never find her,” as that would reveal she was hiding someone.
The Evil Cultivators before her had at most reached the third layer of Zhuji, just beginning foundation establishment.
There was no way they could contend with two major sects, even if those sects were only branches in this region.
“Hahaha! Little beauty, your elder’s already corrupted by miasma and still carries a sliver of sword energy left by Lord Wise One. Where else could she possibly run?”
The Evil Cultivator Leader laughed without restraint.
“I think you just found her troublesome and threw her to feed the spirit beasts halfway, huh? No matter, after we’re done, we’ll just look around for her corpse. There’s always something to be refined from a body.”
Tushan Bingxian’s expression stiffened slightly, surprised that this Evil Cultivator actually had some brains.
After speaking, the Evil Cultivator Leader began appraising the girl’s figure, his gaze slowly rising until it settled on her already modestly formed **.
“Little beauty, if you’re sensible, drop your sword and come with us to be our fortress mistress. If not, don’t blame us for ruthlessly destroying you!”
But the girl showed no fear whatsoever. “If you want to fight, then fight! Cut the crap!”
Tushan Bingxian didn’t wait for the Evil Cultivators’ reaction and charged forward with her sword raised.
Another Evil Cultivator wielding a large blade stomped the ground and swung fiercely at the slender girl’s neck. Judging by the strength and speed, he was at least at the ninth layer of Qi Refining!
His strike forced the fox-eared girl to retreat. The Evil Cultivator licked his lips and said, “Boss, since she’s being stubborn, let me teach this little woman a lesson!”
Seeing him charge without hesitation, the girl immediately took a step back to maintain enough distance and avoid being surrounded before engaging him in combat.
Although that Evil Cultivator coveted the girl’s beauty, each attack targeted her vital points, chilling her with every strike.
***
Meanwhile, the Evil Cultivator Leader stood aside, licking his lips. “Be careful, kid. Just break her arms and legs, but don’t scratch her face!”
“Got it, boss!”
The knife-wielding Evil Cultivator laughed heartily as he brandished his blade.
“But after you’ve had your fun, don’t forget to give me a share of her Monster Core! Remember to share some of her blood core too!”
Tushan Bingxian was forced into a gradual retreat by the Evil Cultivator’s pressure. Normally, she wouldn’t be overwhelmed by a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator like this!
“Little girl! You refuse the toast and now you’ll drink the penalty!”
The Evil Cultivator bragged as he pressed the attack, aiming to sever the fox demon’s arm!
But in the next moment, the white-haired girl smiled, and the Blue Sword Technique instantly became covered with a thin layer of ice, radiating a blue, chilling light!
“No good! That’s Immortal Technique!”
The Evil Cultivator cursed inwardly. She was willing to sacrifice herself just to kill him — how ruthless!
The knife-wielding cultivator tried to retreat in fear, but his backward step only caused him to be impaled by the blue light piercing straight through his heart.
“Ah!”
With Tushan Bingxian’s sword piercing his chest, cold air rushed into his body, instantly freezing the blood in his heart.
After a miserable scream, Tushan Bingxian’s drawn sword slashed his neck. He collapsed, motionless.
But Tushan Bingxian barely had time to catch her breath before another Evil Cultivator seized the opportunity and struck!
“Little beauty, watch out!”
Just as she killed the previous Evil Cultivator, the Evil Cultivator Leader’s palm glowed black, slapping her abdomen.
Tushan Bingxian was blasted several meters away, tumbling before coming to a stop. She spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
“Trash!”
The Evil Cultivator Leader looked at his fallen subordinate without grief or regret, only annoyance. “I really had to get involved… but it wasn’t completely useless…”
He licked his lips and swung his blade toward Tushan Bingxian, feeling a dry throat.
“Just now, you were willing to bring us both down with you, right? So that means you have no other life-saving tricks left, little beauty?”
The Evil Cultivator Leader was used to geniuses and aristocratic prodigies carrying multiple life-saving tools, which was why he had his men test her first.
Tushan Bingxian used her sword to support herself and glared viciously at the Evil Cultivator Leader. “How despicable to strike me while I was off guard!”
“Haha, thanks for the compliment, beauty!”
The Evil Cultivator Leader stepped closer, ignoring his dead subordinate.
He eyed Tushan Bingxian’s graceful body, licking his lips.
“That palm just disrupted your meridians temporarily. You can’t even find your Monster Core to Self-Detonate. Give up and come enjoy Tianlun Bliss with me.”
“You!”
Tushan Bingxian’s thoughts were immediately seen through by this cultivator.
She never expected him to be so despicably shameless as to sneak attack her in weakness, caring nothing for his subordinates’ lives, only to defile her!
Judging by his practiced ruthlessness, this was definitely not the first time.
The more terrified Tushan Bingxian backed away, the more excited the Evil Cultivator Leader became. But just as he took a few more steps forward, he noticed the corner of her mouth twitch!
Inwardly, he cursed, “Trap!”
Sure enough, Tushan Bingxian held out a talisman. “Let’s die together, lecher!”
The experienced Evil Cultivator Leader’s pupils shrank. The flames and intricate runes engraved on the talisman showed clearly it was a Third-Tier Fire Talisman. She intended to immolate herself!
“You dare!”
The Evil Cultivator Leader wanted to flee at once when he saw the talisman, but when he noticed the death resolve in Tushan Bingxian’s eyes, he realized this talisman wasn’t meant to attack him!
She wanted to burn herself so that he wouldn’t gain any advantage!
He pushed off the ground and lunged at Tushan Bingxian, but was too late. The talisman activated, engulfing a three-meter radius in roaring flames.
The Evil Cultivator was forced back dozens of yards by the fire!
Unlike instant death from Self-Detonation, this was a slow, agonizing burning death!
“Damn bitch!” the Evil Cultivator Leader cursed furiously, veins bulging, his face full of rage.
He and several squads had come chasing her, losing dozens of men just for the secrets, body, and flesh of this fox demon.
The Monster Core of demons was not only a powerful tonic, but even their formidable flesh could be refined into supreme blood cores.
Especially someone like Tushan Bingxian, a genius who could slay foundation establishment talents with just a Qi Refining cultivation level!
Not only did he fail to gratify his lust, but he also lost a blood core refined from a genius’s flesh. How could he not be furious?
Tushan Bingxian watched the Evil Cultivator Leader retreat from the flames, finally allowing herself a breath of relief, tinged with regret.
The miasma had dulled her body, slowing her reaction. She hadn’t been able to drag that bastard down to hell with her. But at least she didn’t let that lecher succeed…
Yet, in the end, she still died because of the talisman given to her by Dongfang Xiaotian.
Since it was a failed talisman crafted by her senior brother, she could only use it to play a game of mutual destruction.
If it had been a successful Third-Tier talisman, Tushan Bingxian would have thrown it at the Evil Cultivator leader directly and wouldn’t have waited for him to approach.
Such fierce fire—her death would have been painful and ugly…
—Huh? It doesn’t seem that painful?
Instead of the burning sensation she expected, there was a faint coolness.
Tushan Bingxian couldn’t help but open her eyes and look around. To her surprise, a young man in azure robes stood beside her, holding a talisman that dispersed the fiery sea.
Drizzling rain extinguished the flames that hadn’t fully erupted, and he scanned the surroundings.
“Senior Brother…”
The moment Dongfang Xiaotian appeared, Tushan Bingxian felt an indescribable sense of relief.
Dongfang Xiaotian frowned as he looked at the Evil Cultivators at the third layer of Foundation Establishment, then glanced around at the others surrounding them.
Something was off.
Why was second junior sister alone? Where was my little junior brother?
Dongfang Xiaotian searched but couldn’t find his adorable protagonist junior brother among them.
“Senior Brother Dongfang…”
Tushan Bingxian looked at Dongfang Xiaotian arriving and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“Second junior sister, next time can you not set fires in the forest for fun? Burning the mountain down might get you locked up, you know?”
Dongfang Xiaotian teased seeing her disheveled appearance.
“The place is cold and damp; ordinary fire wouldn’t even catch.” Tushan Bingxian replied helplessly but didn’t forget the matter at hand. “Let’s finish this quickly and go get your little junior brother.”
“Eh, I’m only seventh layer Qi Refining. How about you do it yourself?” Dongfang Xiaotian remained lazy, handing her a bottle of pills. “Here, Detoxification Pill.”
Tushan Bingxian caught the Jade Bottle thrown by Dongfang Xiaotian and swallowed the pill, coldly saying, “If you keep acting like this, I’ll tell mother about your affairs at the Four Sages Academy…”
“Ah, no, no, no! Second junior sister, we’re half-brothers; we can talk things over!”
Dongfang Xiaotian immediately shivered and hastily waved to beg for mercy. “I’ll behave, I’ll behave already…”
Dongfang Xiaotian was utterly helpless, thinking, if it weren’t for the fact that he once seduced your mother…