111: Chapter 111 Summon your Holy Maiden?

After the trio entered the Secret Realm.

Before Cao Kun even had time to survey the surrounding environment.

Inside his Dantian's Purple Mansion,

the chaos remnant sword floating above the Chaos Qi,

was currently vibrating violently.

Ripples of black Sword Qi radiated within his Dantian, pointing directly toward the northwest.

Cao Kun's eyes lit up.

The last time this thing had such a strong reaction was when it was fusing with another fragment.

There were definitely other fragments of the chaos divine sword in this Secret Realm!

"Don't just stand there like idiots, follow me."

Cao Kun didn't waste words; he grabbed both women by their slender waists and took to the air.

He sped along, following the direction indicated by the remnant sword.

After flying at full speed for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

The sight ahead caused Cao Kun to slow down.

In the center of the continuous mountain range ahead,

a crimson treasure light pierced through the clouds,

dyeing the gloomy sky a deep red.

Accompanying the treasure light

were waves of violent spiritual power

and the deafening roars of a Yao Beast.

Cao Kun immediately restrained his Aura and landed with the two women on a cliff, peering down.

At the bottom of the valley, there was actually a well-preserved ancient medicine garden.

It was planted with all sorts of rare flowers and exotic herbs that had long been extinct in the outside world.

At this moment, a group of people was fighting heatedly.

Over a dozen elite Disciples dressed in black Daoist robes

had formed a defensive Formation and were struggling to hold their ground.

The leader was a grey-haired Elder at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Meng Yudie leaned over to take a look and immediately began to giggle mischievously in schadenfreude:

"Oh, aren't these our Fellow Daoists from the Taiyi Dao Sect? What a small world."

Yun Xiyue followed her gaze, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.

Inside the medicine garden,

their opponent

was a giant python, a hundred zhang long and covered in dark red scales.

A single horn grew from the python's head, with purple lightning constantly jumping and dancing upon it.

An ancient variant, the Crimson Flame Thunder Python.

Although the Aura emitted by this thunder python was only at the Early Nascent Soul Stage,

a Yao Beast's Physical Body was naturally powerful, and this ancient variant possessed a special Bloodline.

It was utterly suppressing the group from the Taiyi Dao Sect.

"Roar!"

The Crimson Flame Thunder Python opened its bloody maw and spat out a pillar of purple-red thunder-fire.

It slammed directly into the Taiyi Dao Sect's defensive sword Formation.

*Crack!*

A corner of the sword Formation's light barrier shattered.

"Ah! Elder, save me!"

Three Golden Core Stage Disciples who were too close couldn't dodge in time.

In an instant, they were burned to ash by the thunder-fire, leaving nothing behind.

"Form the Formation! Hold steady! No retreating!!"

The Taiyi Dao Sect Elder leading the group looked on with eyes nearly splitting from rage.

He desperately poured spiritual power into his Lifebound Treasure, attempting to repair the Formation.

Yet, he simply couldn't stop the Crimson Flame Thunder Python's relentless rounds of fierce charges.

Cao Kun had zero interest in whether a few people from the Taiyi Dao Sect died.

His gaze quickly scanned the medicine garden.

Soon.

In the very center of the valley, Cao Kun saw a shimmering spiritual plant.

This spiritual plant was barely half a person tall, its branches and leaves possessing a translucent, glazed texture.

At the top hung three crystal-clear blue fruits.

The soaring treasure light from before had been emitted by this very thing.

"What spiritual fruit is that? Its Spiritual Qi is so dense?"

As the Grand Elder of the Miaoyin Sect, she was widely experienced, yet even she couldn't recognize this object and couldn't help but speak softly.

Before Cao Kun could answer,

inside his Purple Mansion,

the remnant soul Feng Jiuyou, who had been playing dead, suddenly screamed.

"nine-cycle soul molding fruit!"

"Cao Kun! Grab it, quickly!"

"This is a top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure used in ancient times to reshape the Divine Soul and Physical Body!"

"With this, this Empress's reshaping of her Physical Body is just around the corner!"

"Do it now! Don't let that stupid snake ruin it!"

Cao Kun's head throbbed from her shouting.

He cursed irritably in his mind, "Shut up! What are you yelling for, you old hag?"

"If you dare to keep shouting, I'll cut off your Chaos Qi for a month."

As soon as she heard the threat of a supply cut, Feng Jiuyou immediately went silent.

But she quickly switched to a wronged and flattering tone.

"Master... take it. As long as you help me get this fruit, I'll agree to whatever you want me to do in the future!"

Cao Kun complained in his heart.

She was certainly good at making empty promises.

You're a soul body without even a physical form; I couldn't do anything with you even if I wanted to—wouldn't you just clip through me on the spot?

However, he still gave a cold snort:

"Fine, just stay quiet."

"I'm definitely going to take it. But there's no rush."

After appeasing the little female ghost, Cao Kun continued to hold the two great beauties, watching the battle below with interest and a cold eye.

He had no intention of going down to help now.

Since the people from the Taiyi Dao Sect were willing to be laborers, let them exhaust themselves a bit longer.

In the medicine garden below.

The Taiyi Dao Sect Elder's heart bled as he watched more than half of the elite Disciples he brought die or be injured.

These were the foundation of the Sect, cultivated with massive amounts of resources!

If they were all lost here, even if he obtained the treasure, he wouldn't escape punishment from the Sect Master upon his return.

"Vile beast! Do you really think this old man is afraid of you!"

The old fellow knew he couldn't delay any longer.

He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a large mouthful of lifebound essence blood.

Then, he pulled a golden Talisman emitting a terrifying pressure from his Storage Ring.

A Soul Transformation Talisman!

This was the life-saving trump card bestowed by the Third Elder, Chu Qianqiu, before he set out!

As the essence blood fell onto the Talisman,

the Talisman erupted with golden light.

The terrifying power of the Laws of Heaven and Earth was invoked,

transforming into a brilliant golden giant sword dozens of zhang long.

It slashed down with an Aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.

The thunder python sensed a fatal threat.

Its scales stood on end, and it spat out all its inner core thunder-fire in an attempt to block it.

But how could it contend with a strike from a Soul Transformation expert sealed within a Talisman?

*Squelch!*

The golden giant sword tore through the thunder light like dry weeds.

It struck the thunder python's head.

"Hiss—!!!"

The Crimson Flame Thunder Python let out one last shrill scream.

Along with its hard Yao core, it was split evenly in two from head to tail by this single sword strike.

*Pant... pant...*

The Taiyi Dao Sect Elder knelt on one knee, gasping for air.

Forcing the Soul Transformation Talisman into action had nearly drained all the spiritual power and vitality from his body.

"Hahahaha! Finally dead!"

The Elder staggered to his feet, ignoring the heavily injured Disciples on the ground, and walked toward the spiritual fruit step by step.

"This great treasure belongs to me, Zhao! With it, I will surely Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and perhaps even catch a glimpse of the Soul Transformation realm!"

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the fruit.

*Swish—!*

A black sword glow composed entirely of condensed Chaos Qi abruptly descended from the sky.

Its speed was so fast that even the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Elder didn't have time to make any reaction.

The black sword glow grazed the old man's scalp as it fell,

slashing directly into the soil in front of him.

And along with it,

it cleanly severed his right hand that was reaching for the nine-cycle soul molding fruit!

"Ah!!!"

The Taiyi Dao Sect Elder was stunned for half a second before he felt the piercing pain.

"Who?! Who dares to ambush me!"

He looked up in terror toward the direction the sword glow had come from.

In mid-air.

Cao Kun had Yun Xiyue in his left arm and Meng Yudie in his right.

Supported by Chaos Qi, he drifted to the ground like a transcendent immortal.

With a casual wave of his hand,

the priceless nine-cycle soul molding fruit plant was uprooted with its soil.

It landed in a jade box Cao Kun had prepared long ago.

Having done all this, Cao Kun finally turned his head to look at the distorted face of the Taiyi Dao Sect Elder.

"Oh my, our brothers from the Taiyi Dao Sect are truly warm-hearted."

Cao Kun's tone was full of sincere gratitude.

It nearly made the Elder die of anger.

"Knowing that I was tired from traveling and didn't want to lift a finger, you actually took care of this Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast for me in advance."

"Since you're being so polite, I'll accept this grand gift with tears of joy."

Yun Xiyue, held in Cao Kun's arms, felt her cold cheeks turn bright red.

As the Grand Elder of the righteous Miaoyin Sect,

the education she received since childhood should have made her despise and even condemn such behavior—looting while others were down, acting like a bottomless demonic bandit.

But for some reason!

When she saw this old man being driven mad by Cao Kun's casual words,

a trace of twisted satisfaction actually rose from the depths of her heart!

She even felt...

that Cao Kun's shameless appearance possessed an indescribable dominance and wicked charm!

Compared to Yun Xiyue's restraint,

Meng Yudie, standing on the other side, was a total professional!

She immediately cooperated, covering her small mouth and delivering a perfect assist.

""Master is absolutely right~""

"You people from the Taiyi Dao Sect love to forcibly collect tolls outside, yet you're so generous once inside the Secret Realm."

"This self-sacrificing spirit of devotion is truly touching enough to bring one to tears."

*Pfft—*

These sarcastic words directly caused the Elder to spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"You... it's you!"

He recognized him!

This smiling man before him was the same arrogant Devil Head who, outside the Secret Realm and in front of the Third Elder,

had slapped a deacon's head into an explosion!

"You despicable and shameless demonic cultivator! How dare you loot us while we're down!"

The Elder's eyes spat fire; he wished he could eat his flesh alive.

"Stealing a treasure that our Taiyi Dao Sect had our eyes on—do you think you'll get away?!"

"When our Sect's Saintess finishes her business over there and arrives, she will surely skin you alive and destroy your Divine Soul!"

Yu Linglong