44: If I had known it would be so heartbreaking, I would have never met you in the first place!

"Pfft!"

Yao Ruoxi was severely injured, with her greatest wounds being the depletion of her vital blood and the loss of her life essence, which left her extremely weak.

As soon as they clashed, she couldn't help but spit out blood.

"Rather than dying in agony, why not enjoy the ultimate bliss of human joyous union with me?"

Liu Qing's eyes gleamed with intense wickedness.

He had never seen such a stunningly beautiful woman; this woman was probably not an ordinary Quasi-Holy Daughter even within the Tai Xuan Holy Land.

"Hehehe, a fallen Fairy being defiled by me, how wonderful, how wonderful!"

Liu Qing raised his hand and reached for Yao Ruoxi's chest, his gaze fixed on the faintly visible Restricted Area.

"You're courting death!"

At this moment, Yao Ruoxi's killing intent surged wildly, and she no longer held back.

Terrifying spatial fluctuations rippled around her; every blade of grass, flower, flowing water, and gentle breeze… suddenly appeared, and a mysterious aura of the Great Dao permeated the world.

At this moment, she was like a darling of heaven and earth, even more so as if she had merged with nature!

"Dao follows nature!"

The power of the surrounding heaven and earth all converged upon her, causing her aura to instantly surge and skyrocket.

Liu Qing was merely a Holy Son of a great sect with only four Cave Heavens; how could he possibly withstand Yao Ruoxi's killing intent?

"Elder, save me!"

Liu Qing cried out in horror, simultaneously unleashing his life-saving techniques.

The two purple-robed Soul Palace Realm Elders of the Joyous Union Sect no longer stood idly by; they instantly appeared in front of Yao Ruoxi and fiercely launched an attack.

"The Dao follows nature of the Tai Xuan Holy Land?!"

"You are the Tai Xuan Holy Daughter?!"

Both Soul Palace Realm Elders were stunned.

The Dao follows nature is the most core and powerful inheritance in the Tai Xuan Scripture; it is both a great Dao and a magical technique.

Only the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Tai Xuan Holy Land are permitted to Cultivate it!

Even the Peak Lords of the eighteen Holy Peaks are not allowed to Cultivate it.

"I've noted this grudge tonight; I will break through your Joyous Union Sect in the future!"

Yao Ruoxi mobilized the surrounding natural power of heaven and earth, forcefully repelling the two Soul Palace Realm experts before tearing through space and escaping.

Her aura also began to sharply decline, indicating that she couldn't maintain the Dao follows nature state for much longer.

"Catch her!"

"She is the Tai Xuan Holy Daughter; if we let her escape, our Joyous Union Sect will be finished!"

Liu Qing screamed frantically, his eyes bloodshot.

He had never expected that what he had staked out was not a Quasi-Holy Daughter, but a true Holy Daughter!

The two Soul Palace Realm Elders pursued without any hesitation.

Things had come to this; they had already offended this Tai Xuan Holy Daughter, so they could only eradicate her root and branch, otherwise, the Joyous Union Sect would surely be destroyed by her in the future!

"Send three more Elders from the sect; we must capture her!"

Liu Qing sent a message, feeling quite fearful in his heart, yet also an uncontrollable excitement, to the point that his body was trembling.

That was the Tai Xuan Holy Daughter!

On normal days, she was a lofty, otherworldly Fairy, beautiful beyond compare.

Even with his status as a Holy Son of a great sect, he could only bow his head before her.

But now, he might have a chance to... (a green plant) a Holy Daughter!

A fallen, stunningly beautiful Holy Daughter—who wouldn't want to take such a risk?

Liu Qing also pursued at top speed.

—

In the dim night sky, a cold moon had risen at some unknown time.

The chilling moonlight shone on Yao Ruoxi, making her appear even more desolate.

Behind her, it was no longer just those two Soul Palace Cultivators; the Joyous Union Sect had clearly sent other Soul Palace Realm experts in pursuit.

Feeling her aura gradually weakening, Yao Ruoxi's heart was filled with unwillingness and despair.

Her figure plunged straight towards the mountain forest below.

In a bamboo, cypress, and pine forest, she looked miserable, having already resolved to perish together.

Even in her weakened state, she would never suffer humiliation!

"Kill her directly, lest things change if we delay!"

The Soul Palace Realm experts of the Joyous Union Sect were also decisive; since they were going to kill, they would do so cleanly and swiftly.

If they dragged it out and she managed to send a message to the Tai Xuan Holy Land for reinforcements, it would become the Joyous Union Sect's doom!

Yao Ruoxi gathered all her strength and unleashed a Martial Skill.

She was sent flying, spitting blood across the sky.

As her vision blurred and wavered, she seemed to see a familiar figure.

That figure sighed softly, their tone quite complex.

"If only I had known it would entangle hearts so, why ever did we meet?"

Crimson sword energy burned across the horizon, sweeping over them like a tidal wave.

All five Soul Palace Realm experts of the Joyous Union Sect changed their expressions, moving to block it.

Chu Ying stood tall and straight like a sword within the bamboo forest.

"You dare to deal with even the Tai Xuan Holy Daughter; your Joyous Union Sect truly has immense audacity!"

Chu Ying's gaze was icy, sharp as a blade.

He was also being pursued, but he hadn't expected to sense Yao Ruoxi's aura while passing through Yue Kingdom in Shang Province during his escape.

Then he was surprised to find that Yao Ruoxi was actually being hunted.

When he arrived and noticed Yao Ruoxi's condition, he understood why she had fallen to such a state.

"Who are you? How dare you interfere in the affairs of my Joyous Union Sect?"

"Elder, kill this person!"

The pursuing Liu Qing's eyes were ferocious and ruthless; he was now both shocked and afraid, yet also incredibly anxious and excited.

But then a wild card appeared, and he was instantly ignited.

"Me?"

Chu Ying gave a cold laugh: "I am the Tai Xuan Holy Son!"

The expressions of the Joyous Union Sect members subtly changed, and in the next second, they all attacked him in unison, each move aimed to kill.

Chu Ying remained calm and composed; he also saw the thirty dead soldiers pursuing him, getting closer on the horizon.

He grinned.

"[Side Effect Designated Bearer Target]: Joyous Union Sect Elder #1, Joyous Union Sect Elder #2… Joyous Union Sect Elder #5,"

"Dead Soldier #1, Dead Soldier #2, Dead Soldier #3… Dead Soldier #18, Du Mao, Ye Junfan"

"[Current Side Effect Bearer Target Count]: 25 (Current limit is 25)"

"Azure Luan Treasure Technique!"

"Taotie Treasure Technique!"

"Qiongqi Treasure Technique!"

"Reverse Four Extremes Force First Extreme!"

"Seed Demon Sword: Slaughtering Heaven Holy Intent!"

Chu Ying directly changed the side effect bearers, replacing them all with these Soul Palace Realm experts from the Joyous Union Sect.

Who could withstand a combo like that?

"Pfft!" "Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Sounds of frantic spitting blood rang out; these five Soul Palace Realm experts from the Joyous Union Sect spat blood in horror.

They were actually severely wounded by a Cultivator in the Cave Heaven Realm?

"You... how could you be so strong?" A purple-robed Elder was utterly terrified; Chu Ying's displayed cultivation was only at the fourth layer of the Cave Heaven Realm!

But even at the fourth layer of the Cave Heaven Realm, no matter how much he could fight above his level, he shouldn't be able to wound a first-layer Soul Palace Realm Cultivator, right?!

"Ignorance!"

Chu Ying's nine major side effect buffs accumulated and suddenly burst forth; how much could a Soul Palace Realm Cultivator withstand?

Could they withstand the depletion of vital blood? Could they withstand the decay of qi and blood, the burning of blood?

"Die!"

With the next sword, Chu Ying sent all these Joyous Union Sect Cultivators to the Western Paradise; these Soul Palace Realm Cultivators from the Joyous Union Sect were much weaker than the dead soldiers who were pursuing him.

"You... you can't kill me... I am the Joyous Union Sect Holy Son..."

Liu Qing turned in terror and fled.

He couldn't imagine that someone of his age, or even younger, had actually killed a Soul Palace Realm expert!

"I am the Tai Xuan Holy Son, so what if I kill you?"

Chu Ying sneered, running his sword through the man's heart, killing another.

He gazed at the thirty dead soldiers who were getting closer and whose figures could now be clearly seen on the horizon, and smiled savagely:

"Since you've come after me, let's decide life and death."