224: Chapter 224 Bai Suying, come quick! The murderer who killed Ye Chen is here!

One hour later.

Inside Blood Crystal Valley.

Liu Rumeng, Feng Jiuyou, and Empress Yue Chan had reached the most critical stage of refining the Luck Beast.

Suddenly, a series of rapid whistling sounds came from the distant horizon.

Cao Kun looked up and saw over a dozen streaks of light piercing through the Void Realm, hurtling straight down toward Blood Crystal Valley.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

A dozen figures landed one after another, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The newcomers were Mo Yao from Penglai Immortal Palace and Gu Yao's group.

As soon as Mo Yao landed, her gaze quickly swept across the surroundings.

She immediately noticed the massive crater at the bottom of the valley and the dark red blood nearby that hadn't yet completely dried.

Everything clearly indicated that an extremely tragic, one-sided massacre had occurred here not long ago.

Next, her gaze fell upon Cao Kun, who was leaning against a rock not far away, and the three women who were refining with their eyes closed.

Mo Yao raised an eyebrow and quickly probed Cao Kun's cultivation level.

Late Soul Transformation Stage?

She immediately came to a conclusion.

How could a mere Late Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator have caused such a massive disturbance?

This kid must have had dog-shit luck, hiding in the dark to scavenge after two major forces fought to a mutual loss!

Thinking of this, Mo Yao took a step forward, tilted her chin up arrogantly, and shouted at Cao Kun:

“Hey! You over there in the black and white Daoist robes!”

“Hand over all the benefits you scavenged here! This Young Miss is in a good mood today, so I might consider letting you go!”

Beside her, Gu Yao glanced coldly at Cao Kun and gripped the hilt of the sea-breaking heavy sword on his back.

“Zheng—”

A sword hum echoed.

“Junior Sister, there's no need to talk to a Soul Transformation Stage trash. Just kill him and search his soul; why waste your breath?”

As he spoke, the terrifying Killing Intent of a Peak Void Refining stage expert directly locked onto Cao Kun.

He looked ready to strike and split Cao Kun in half at the slightest disagreement.

Cao Kun looked at the arrogant group before him and couldn't help but sigh.

“These days, do fat sheep have no self-awareness at all?”

He didn't immediately pay attention to Mo Yao and Gu Yao, but instead looked back at Liu Rumeng and the other two.

They were currently at the critical moment of refining the Luck Beast, with spiritual energy circulating rapidly within their bodies; they absolutely could not be disturbed by the outside world.

“Consider yourselves lucky you don't have to breathe in second-hand dust here.”

Cao Kun gave a casual wave.

A golden light flashed.

The all-heavens and myriad-realms demon suppressing tower instantly drew Liu Rumeng, Empress Yue Chan, and Feng Jiuyou into the independent space within the tower.

Having done this, Cao Kun clapped his hands and pulled out a blank Jade Slip from his robes.

It was the fat sheep registration manual that Murong Xue had compiled earlier.

Ignoring Gu Yao's Killing Intent, he lowered his head to probe the Jade Slip with his Divine Sense, muttering to himself.

“Let me see... dressed so scantily, and carrying a big broken sword.”

“Oh, found it... You're from Penglai Immortal Palace, right?”

“Since you're here, we'll do things by the rules.”

“From now on, when I call your name, take off your Storage Ring and give it to me, then put your hands behind your head and squat to the side.”

Holding the Jade Slip, Cao Kun pointed to the empty space nearby and added solemnly:

“Line up. Men on the left, women on the right. I'm a very reasonable person; I only rob wealth and try not to take lives.”

The Disciples of Penglai Immortal Palace were stunned at first, then they looked at Cao Kun as if he were a fool and burst into fits of laughter.

“Hahaha! Has this kid been scared witless by Senior Brother Gu Yao's Killing Intent?”

“A Soul Transformation Stage actually wants to rob a group of us at the Void Refining stage? Does he even know how to spell the word 'death'!”

“I'm dying of laughter. He's even holding a Jade Slip to call names? Does he really think he's some peerless powerhouse!”

“You're looking for death!”

Gu Yao roared, no longer able to suppress the Killing Intent in his heart.

He shot into the sky like a cannonball, both hands gripping the sea-breaking heavy sword, carrying a terrifying force capable of splitting mountains as he hacked down at Cao Kun!

“Boom!”

Before the heavy sword even landed, the violent Sword Qi had already pressed a bottomless crack into the ground beneath Cao Kun's feet.

“Senior Brother Gu Yao has made his move! This kid is dead for sure!”

“Daring to provoke our Penglai Immortal Palace, he deserves to be smashed into meat paste!”

Just as the Penglai Immortal Palace Disciples were preparing to watch the show of Cao Kun being cleaved apart.

Time, at this moment, completely stopped.

The gale no longer howled, and the kicked-up dust froze in mid-air.

Gu Yao's heavy, powerful strike stopped less than three inches above Cao Kun's head.

His entire person was stuck in mid-air like a statue.

Even the Penglai Immortal Palace Disciples behind him, who were still sneering, were all frozen in place, unable to move.

“Stagnation!”

“Young people these days are getting more and more irritable, wanting to hack people at every turn.”

Cao Kun leisurely stepped aside, avoiding the heavy sword above his head, then raised his right hand and gathered his Chaos Qi.

“Take this!”

“Slap!”

A crisp, loud slap landed directly on Gu Yao's face.

“Bang!”

The moment the slap landed, the three seconds passed, and the spatial stagnation lifted.

Gu Yao hadn't even reacted to what happened before he felt an irresistible, terrifying force smash into his face.

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, at an even faster speed than when he had charged in.

With a thunderous crash.

Gu Yao smashed heavily into the hard rock wall of Blood Crystal Valley, creating a massive crater.

He spat out a large mouthful of blood, his heavy sword flew from his hand, and he slumped in the crater, instantly fainting.

“Senior Brother!!”

The smiles on the faces of the Penglai Immortal Palace Disciples instantly turned into extreme horror.

They hadn't seen what happened at all!

From their perspective, Gu Yao had charged forward aggressively, then suddenly took a slap to the face and flew backward, his fate unknown!

This bizarre scene made everyone's scalp tingle!

Mo Yao had been the closest just now, and although she didn't see exactly what method Cao Kun used,

even a fool could see that this man in the black and white Daoist robes was definitely hiding his strength!

Seeing that force wouldn't work, Mo Yao reacted extremely quickly.

She immediately put on a charming, seductive smile, swaying her slender waist and taking two steps forward with her long, beautiful legs.

“This Young Master... that was all a misunderstanding just now. Senior Brother Gu Yao has a short temper and offended you; Yao'er apologizes on his behalf.”

As she spoke, she intentionally puffed out her substantial assets and cast a flirtatious glance:

“We are all forces from the Central Continent; having more friends is always better when traveling.”

“Why doesn't Young Master show some mercy, and we'll just consider ourselves friends, how about it?”

Just then, the System's notification sounded in Cao Kun's mind at the right moment:

[Ding! Detected a top-grade Jade Beast that meets the criteria!]

[Jade Beast Name: Mo Yao]

[Cultivation: Peak Late Void Refining Stage]

[Special Physique: Taiyin Glazed Battle Body (Powerful Physical Body, grows stronger with battle, durable, and extremely compatible with Dual Cultivation Techniques)]

[Capture Task Triggered: Subdue and recruit the Penglai Immortal Palace Prodigy, Mo Yao!]

[Task Rewards: 20,000 task points, Silver Mysterious Gift Pack x1!]

Hearing the notification, Cao Kun raised an eyebrow and looked Mo Yao up and down.

Tsk, this dark-skinned little wildcat has quite a unique flavor.

If she were captured into the Demon Suppressing Tower and put into some special outfits, she would definitely have a different charm.

Mo Yao felt uncomfortable being stared at by Cao Kun's blatant gaze.

But to stabilize the situation, she could only endure the discomfort and maintain her seductive smile.

“I don't think making friends is necessary.”

“Since you don't want to squat with your hands behind your head, then I'll have to do it myself.”

He pointed to the dark red earth beneath his feet and said in a low tone:

“The Feng Shui here in Blood Crystal Valley is quite good; it's a fine place to be buried.”

“Burying you all here will give Taichu Holy Land's Head Disciple some company down there, so he won't be so lonely.”

“What?!”

Hearing the name 'Head Disciple', the seductive smile on Mo Yao's face instantly froze.

“It was you... You were the one who killed Head Disciple of Taichu Holy Land?!”

Second Senior Sister Bai Suyin had told her before that people from the Great Yan Dynasty had killed Head Disciple and over thirty Core Disciples.

She had thought the Great Yan Dynasty had deployed a large force for an ambush.

But now, given the situation...

Could he have done it all by himself?!

If that were true, then what did the dozen or so of them amount to?

Without a word, Mo Yao pulled out the Transmission Stone that Second Senior Sister Bai Suyin had given her earlier from her Storage Ring.

“Second Senior Sister Bai Suyin! Get over here now! The killer who murdered Head Disciple is right here with me! Blood Crystal Valley! Hurry!”

Mo Yao