176: Chapter 176 Set aside the sentiment of helping others and respect the fate of the Primordial Pride!

Su Qingluan put ten-tenths of her strength into this slap.

The power of Void Refinement Stage Laws faintly swirled around her fingertips, tearing at the void.

She didn't just want to ruin this face that made her jealous.

She wanted to directly shatter the other's Divine Soul.

As the Saintess of the Taichu Holy Land, she needed no reason to kill a Loose Cultivator from who-knows-where.

Just as that sharp palm wind was about to touch Yu Linglong's nose.

A dark golden light abruptly tore through space.

Cao Kun appeared out of thin air in front of Yu Linglong.

Without any wasted movement, he swung his arm wide.

Striking first despite moving second.

"Smack!"

A deafening explosion erupted on the deck.

Immense force poured onto Su Qingluan's cheek.

She let out a miserable scream, her feet leaving the ground as she spun and flew backward.

"Where did this mad dog come from, daring to touch my woman? Do you have a death wish?"

Ji Yan stood where he was, his pupils shrinking violently.

He hadn't even seen clearly how Cao Kun made his move.

How could a Middle Stage Soul Transformation cultivator have such speed and power?

But he had no time to think as his figure blurred, catching Su Qingluan in mid-air just before she hit the ship's railing.

"Qingluan! Are you alright?"

Ji Yan looked down, and his heart gave a sudden twitch.

Half of Su Qingluan's face had swollen like a steamed bun, her cheekbone was visibly collapsed, and blood kept oozing from the corner of her mouth.

The once high-and-mighty Holy Land Saintess was now as disheveled as a shrew who had lost a street brawl.

"Ji... Ji Yan!"

Su Qingluan's tears were flying from the pain, and her speech was airy due to her injuries.

She grabbed Ji Yan's collar, staring venomously at Cao Kun and Yu Linglong in the distance.

"What are you still standing there for! Kill him for me! Kill this pair of bastards!"

Holding Su Qingluan, Ji Yan only felt a chill running down his back.

He didn't dare to step up.

The residual power of that slap just now still left him with lingering fear.

He couldn't gauge Cao Kun's background, but his intuition told him.

The youth in the black and white Daoist robe before him was extremely dangerous.

Right at that moment.

A flurry of dense footsteps came from the passage leading to the lower deck of the flying boat.

The spiritual energy fluctuations on the deck just now were simply too large, alarming the others resting inside the cabins.

"What happened?"

"Who dares to behave wildly on the Taichu Holy Land's flying boat!"

Accompanied by several stern shouts.

Five powerful pillars of spiritual energy soared into the sky from the lower cabins.

As the light dissipated, five young men and women, dressed in luxurious clothing and possessing extraordinary auras, landed on the deck.

These five were precisely the Taichu Holy Land fellow disciples that Chu Feng had picked up from Tianyan Prefecture and Fenglei Prefecture over the past half month.

Three men and two women; the one with the lowest cultivation was at the Early Void Refinement Stage.

The leading black-robed Sword Cultivator had even reached the Peak of the Middle Stage Void Refinement.

The black-robed Sword Cultivator's expression changed drastically when he saw the miserable state of Su Qingluan in Ji Yan's arms.

"How did Senior Sister Su suffer such heavy injuries!"

Chu Feng, who had just run up from the bottom deck, saw this scene.

He felt the world spinning before his eyes, nearly toppling over onto the ground.

My living ancestors!

Wasn't everything peaceful and minding our own business these past few days?

How did a fight break out!

Seeing that his own people had arrived, Ji Yan instantly gained confidence.

He wasn't sure about a one-on-one, but now they had six Void Refinement Stage cultivators!

Even if this kid was hiding his cultivation, it was absolutely impossible for him to contend with six Taichu Prodigies at the same time!

Ji Yan immediately helped Su Qingluan up and pointed at Cao Kun and Yu Linglong opposite them, shouting with righteous indignation.

"Junior Brothers and Sisters! You've come at the right time!"

"This woman isn't some Loose Cultivator at all; she's a Great Demon in human form!"

"Just now, she secretly used Charm Techniques on me, trying to seduce me to absorb my Yang Qi!"

"I sternly refused and issued a warning."

"Who knew this man would suddenly rush out to shield the demoness and, while Qingluan was off guard, use a lethal sneak attack to injure her!"

Ji Yan spoke with increasing agitation, as if he truly were a gentleman of impeccable character.

"These two act so ruthlessly; they must be Demonic Cultivators who infiltrated us!"

"Everyone, strike with me and suppress this pair of demonic thieves on the spot!"

The five Taichu Holy Land Prodigies were instantly filled with burning rage upon hearing this.

They were Core Disciples of a top-tier Holy Land in the Middle Province; where did they go that they weren't revered by ten thousand people?

Now, someone actually dared to injure their Saintess on their own flying boat!

"What audacity!"

"A mere Soul Transformation Stage dare to harm someone from our Taichu Holy Land!"

The five of them summoned their Lifebound Treasures one after another, and the flashes of blades and swords instantly surrounded Cao Kun and Yu Linglong.

Leaning in Cao Kun's arms, Yu Linglong wasn't panicked at all as she listened to Ji Yan's accusations.

She extended her slender fingers, gently toyed with the collar on Cao Kun's shoulder, and laughed daintily.

"Oh my, Saint Ji's ability to distort black and white is much more impressive than that pitiful cultivation of yours."

"Clearly, you were the one like a male dog in heat, staring at my chest and unable to look away."

"How is it that now you have a crowd, it's become me seducing you?"

Having his thoughts exposed in public, the killing intent in Ji Yan's eyes grew even stronger.

"Demoness! Cease your nonsense and attempts to bewitch people! Die!"

Chu Feng, standing on the periphery.

Seeing the situation about to spiral completely out of control, his soul was nearly scared out of him.

He was terrified that Cao Kun would go berserk and slaughter everyone, dragging him down too.

"Senior Brother! Senior Sister! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Chu Feng scrambled out, spreading his arms to block the space between the two parties.

"Senior Brother Ji, everyone is on the same side. Let's talk things out. Don't fight, definitely don't fight!"

Ji Yan was already harboring a belly full of fire, and seeing Chu Feng jump out to cause trouble at this time only made him angrier.

He shoved Chu Feng aside.

"Get out of the way!"

"These two were clearly brought on board by you, and now they've injured Qingluan, yet you actually dare to protect them!"

"Are you secretly colluding with these demonic cultivators to harm your fellow disciples!"

Chu Feng was pushed into a stumble and fell onto his buttocks on the deck.

Looking at Ji Yan's face of righteous indignation, ten thousand curses ran through his mind.

I'm colluding with demonic cultivators?

I'm trying to save your damn lives!

You brain-dead idiots, if you want to die, can you not drag me with you!

"Senior Brother Ji, listen to me, this Big Brother Cao, he..."

Chu Feng still wanted to make one last struggle.

"Shut up!"

Su Qingluan struggled to stand up from Ji Yan's arms, half her face highly swollen as she roared with slurred speech.

"Chu Feng, once we return to the Sect, I will definitely report to the Holy Lord and punish you for the crime of colluding with the enemy!"

After cursing Chu Feng, she turned to the five prodigies who were already poised to strike.

"Do it! Cut off this man's limbs! I want to slice this vixen's face bit by bit!"

The five prodigies responded in unison.

Spiritual energy erupted instantly, and five Magic Treasures, carrying the sound of breaking air, strangled toward Cao Kun from five different directions.

Seeing this, Chu Feng suddenly stopped being anxious.

Good words can't persuade a ghost determined to die.

I risked my life to stop you, but you're insisting on rushing to your reincarnation.

Then just go and die.

Chu Feng silently retreated to the side, afraid that blood would splatter on him in a moment.

Facing the siege of five Early Void Refinement Stage cultivators.

Cao Kun's right hand made a grasping motion.

Dark golden Chaos Qi gathered in his palm, and a broken sword as black as ink appeared out of thin air.

"Fine then."

"I was originally thinking that since we're all on the same boat, I'd wait until we reached the entrance of the Ancient God Ruins to collect your toll."

"Since you're all being so polite."

"And insisting on rushing to give me money."

Cao Kun flicked his wrist, and the chaos divine sword, sensing its master's killing intent, let out a low sword hum.

"Then I shall reluctantly accept it in advance!"

Yun Xiyue