145: Chapter 145: Extremely Powerful

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bufan, who was about to turn, paused and then looked at the Refining Sect Disciples with a playful expression, "Are you sure you want to keep us here?"

Fire Qingrou retracted her gaze from Cheng Hu's corpse and then cursed under her breath, "He's truly despicable. His companions fought to the death, yet he chose to flee."

A Refining Sect Disciple walked over, casually glanced at Zhang Bufan, and then fixed his gaze on Fire Qingrou, his eyes immediately brightening, "Kid, hand over your Storage Ring and then scram. As for your companion, she'll be with us from now on."

This Disciple was named Ma Daqiang, with a Lie Hai Realm Middle Stage cultivation. He had just fought a battle with the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Although he looked somewhat disheveled, he hadn't sustained any injuries and his combat power remained.

"Junior Sister, you must be the Loose Cultivator recruited by Wanbao Pavilion. Don't worry, you'll follow us from now on. When we get out, I'll recommend you to join the Refining Sect." Another Refining Sect Disciple also walked over, brazenly appraising Fire Qingrou, his eyes filled with fervent desire. His name was Wan Ruian, also a Lie Hai Realm Middle Stage cultivator, with a few scars on his body, but nothing serious.

Zhang Bufan looked helpless and said to Fire Qingrou, "Fire Junior Sister, maybe you should wear a veil next time. It's not good to always attract so much attention, is it?"

They had just dealt with a few not long ago, and now more were coming, and they were all from the Refining Sect. Were all Refining Sect Disciples so lustful?

Fire Qingrou glared fiercely at Zhang Bufan, "Since they want to die, I'll send them on their way."

"Can you defeat that guy?" Zhang Bufan pointed at Xu Tielong not far away.

Fire Qingrou glanced at Xu Tielong and then slowly said, "I haven't fought him, so I don't know, but that guy is yours."

Zhang Bufan nodded and stepped aside to watch the show.

"Hey, I say, are you two done or not? What do you think of the proposal I just gave you?" Ma Daqiang saw that Zhang Bufan was completely ignoring him and was still casually chatting with Fire Qingrou, and immediately became enraged. A large saber floated beside him, full of menace.

If he wasn't worried that killing Zhang Bufan would provoke Fire Qingrou's displeasure, he would have acted already.

Before Zhang Bufan could speak, Fire Qingrou took a few steps forward, her beautiful eyes calmly looking at Ma Daqiang, and said faintly, "You want me to go with you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, come with me." Ma Daqiang hastily put away his weapon, then disdainfully glanced at Zhang Bufan, a triumphant smile on his face.

"Pfft!"

The moment Ma Daqiang's words fell, he heard a 'pfft' sound, then felt a chill around his neck. After a moment of dizziness, he fell to the ground with a thud, his face still bearing that triumphant smile.

"You..." Wan Ruian froze for a moment. Before he could finish his sentence, he saw a flash of sword light cutting towards his throat. In a panic, he quickly retreated, narrowly dodging the strike.

Wan Ruian's face turned pale with fright. Fortunately, he was still some distance from Fire Qingrou and reacted quickly, otherwise his head would have moved instantly, just like his fellow Disciple's.

"Daqiang." Xu Tielong, who was in the distance, saw Ma Daqiang's corpse fall. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He roared and was about to rush over.

Zhang Bufan glanced at him, then unleashed a burst of Spiritual Qi, instantly enveloping Xu Tielong, rendering him unable to move.

Xu Tielong's face changed drastically, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the invisible restraint, and couldn't even make a sound.

The remaining severely injured Refining Sect Disciple directly fainted under this invisible Spiritual Qi.

Fire Qingrou flicked the long sword in her hand, pointing it at Wan Ruian, and said coldly, "You said you would recommend me to join the Refining Sect?"

After a brief recovery, Wan Ruian finally escaped from the fear he had just experienced. After creating some distance from Fire Qingrou, he blustered, "Since you dared to kill Junior Brother Ma, even if the Heavenly King Laozi came today, he wouldn't be able to save you."

Although Fire Qingrou appeared to be only at the Kai Shan Realm Late Stage, Ma Daqiang, caught off guard, was successfully ambushed by her and lost his life in vain. Wan Ruian naturally wouldn't be careless again and hastily summoned three Spiritual Artifacts to protect himself: a shield, a giant axe, and a long sword.

"Don't worry, I'll send you to see him soon." As Fire Qingrou finished speaking, the long sword in her hand thrust out through the air.

In an instant, a fiery red sword light lit up, like a flamethrower, shooting towards Wan Ruian.

"You're courting death." Wan Ruian roared, then waved his hand. The giant axe floating to his left instantly grew larger, chopping straight towards the red light.

"Boom!"

After a loud explosion, the giant axe was directly sent flying. The sword light only dimmed slightly and continued to pierce towards Wan Ruian.

Wan Ruian's face changed. He hastily increased his Spiritual Qi output, pouring it all into the shield, and roared furiously, "Block it for me!"

"Ah Peng!"

The fiery red sword light solidly struck the shield. Immediately, the shield began to tremble continuously, moving back a meter, almost pressing against Wan Ruian's body.

Zhang Bufan, who was observing from the side, secretly nodded at the strength Fire Qingrou displayed at this moment.

This time, Fire Qingrou's Breakthrough to Kai Shan Realm Great Perfection meant she now had the strength to challenge Lie Hai Realm Middle Stage and Late Stage cultivators.

That last strike, if Wan Ruian wasn't a Refining Sect Disciple and didn't possess several Spiritual Artifacts, he would definitely not have been able to withstand it.

Wan Ruian let out a muffled groan, his body involuntarily retreating a few steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. His eyes widened, utterly shocked. An Kai Shan Realm Great Perfection cultivator not only sent his giant axe flying but also almost knocked away his defensive shield. Was she even human?

Wait!

What was that?

Wan Ruian saw that his sixth-grade defensive shield had actually developed a bulge and cracks all around it.

"No, this is impossible. How can you, a mere Kai Shan Realm cultivator, be so strong?" Wan Ruian trembled all over, as if he had seen a ghost.

Xu Tielong, in the distance, also witnessed all of this. Although he couldn't speak, his heart was filled with fear.

Who exactly had he provoked? Why were these two Loose Cultivators invited by Wanbao Pavilion so strong?

And why couldn't he move? What exactly was going on?

The more Xu Tielong thought about it, the more terrified he became, his heart almost pounding out of his chest.

"Ignorance. The next move will take your dog's life." Fire Qingrou snorted coldly, then slowly wielded the long sword in her hand. Suddenly, she slashed diagonally, "Open for me!"

A red shadow flashed by, moving like lightning towards Wan Ruian.

Almost the instant the red shadow appeared, Wan Ruian felt as if he was enveloped by death, with nowhere to hide.

"Absolute Defense!" Wan Ruian roared, frantically pouring all his Spiritual Qi into the shield. Even so, he still felt it wasn't safe enough, and he directed the giant axe and long sword to intercept the red shadow from left and right.