268: Chapter 268 Do you understand hunger marketing?

Cao Kun quickly reached out from Empress Yue Chan's embrace, wrapped his arm around Goddess Ye Qingqiu's slender waist, and soothed her, saying:

"Qingqiu, be good. Put away your Spiritual Pressure."

"Do not be rude to my customers."

"We are a righteous Sect; we value reasoning with others."

"Since we have collected their protection fees, we must ensure they remain happy."

"If you scare them, who will patronize my business in the future?"

Goddess Ye Qingqiu had originally been furious, but being hugged and coaxed by Cao Kun like this, her yandere nature seamlessly switched to that of an obedient, infatuated woman.

She leaned softly against his chest, following his lead, and said sweetly:

"Qingqiu listens to Brother~ Whatever Brother says is right. As long as they do not touch Brother, Qingqiu will not kill them."

The hundred-plus female Cultivators who had narrowly escaped death were all stunned by this sharp contrast.

In this world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak and human life is as cheap as grass,

Brother Cao actually scolded a Body Integration Stage Devil Head who was completely unaffected by the Divine Ruins Law, all for the sake of outsiders like them!

And he even scolded this murderous Devil Head into submission!

What an incredible man!

So dependable! Such a sense of security!

Compared to those so-called Prodigy Senior Brothers in their Sects who only care about saving themselves when encountering danger, Brother Cao is simply a god descended from the heavens!

Sob, sob, I will not marry anyone but Brother Cao in this life!

At this moment, the golden Sentient Being Lines above their heads erupted with brilliant light, becoming thicker than ever before.

An endless stream of pure Power Of Faith flowed along these golden lines, crossing the Void Realm and pouring into Cao Kun's Purple Mansion.

Cao Kun felt so comfortable he almost groaned out loud.

Mo Yao at the Early Void Refinement Stage, Goddess Ye Qingqiu at the Mid-stage Integration Stage, Empress Yue Chan at the Mid-stage Integration Stage.

Plus these hundred-plus top female Prodigies from the Central Plains.

This quality is practically equivalent to the sum of millions of ordinary Cultivators in Hehuan Province!

Meanwhile, outside the pink light barrier of the Paradise Desire Realm, the situation had completely collapsed.

The army of evil spirits led by the ghost-faced monster had pushed the Prodigies outside, who had tried to resist but had nowhere to retreat, into a desperate situation.

"Ah! My leg!"

"Save me! I do not want to die!"

The evil spirits were like maggots on a rotting bone, ignoring all Magic Treasure defenses, drilling directly into their bodies, greedily sucking their essence blood and spiritual energy.

One by one, shriveled corpses fell from mid-air, smashing onto the devastated land and shattering into powder.

The once high-and-mighty Saints and heirs of aristocratic families from the Central Plains now shed all their pride and dignity.

"Senior Cao Kun! Grand Elder! Grandpa Cao! Save me!"

A True Disciple of the Wandao Sect knelt on both knees, kowtowing so hard that his head made thumping sounds, blood flowing everywhere.

"As long as you are willing to act, we are willing to swear a Heart Demon oath to serve Grand Elder Cao as beasts of burden for generations!"

"Grandpa Cao, I have three million Top-Grade Spirit Stone in my Storage Ring, all for you! Please open a gap and let me in!"

Desperate cries and shrill screams intertwined into a requiem for Hell.

Cao Kun leaned against Goddess Ye Qingqiu, watching those terrified faces outside the light barrier with cold eyes.

He calculated silently in his heart.

"It is about time."

Sure enough, a little help is a kindness, but too much creates resentment.

If you act the first moment they encounter danger, they will only take it for granted.

But if you become the savior only after they have one foot in the gates of Hell and have experienced the deepest despair,

the effect will be the exact opposite.

These leeks are now completely ripe.

Cao Kun gently pushed away Goddess Ye Qingqiu, who was clinging to him.

He let out a long sigh.

"Sigh... very well."

"I, Cao, am soft-hearted after all, and cannot bear to see the common people suffer."

"Today, even if it means destroying my Foundation and regressing in cultivation, I cannot watch you, the future of the Central Plains, die at the hands of these evil demons!"

After saying these righteous words, Cao Kun did not hesitate at all and stepped out.

His figure passed directly through the Domain and appeared in the sky outside.

"He is out! The benevolent Cao is out!"

"He has come to save us!"

The desperate Prodigies below, seeing that figure wearing the black and white yin-yang dharma robe, were moved to tears, wishing they could show Cao Kun their hearts.

However, as soon as he exited the barrier, he was met by hundreds of ferocious evil spirits rushing towards him with their bloody maws wide open.

"Scram."

Cao Kun's expression was cold and stern. He gripped his right hand in the air, and the chaos divine sword flew out from his Purple Mansion with a hum.

Then, he casually slashed forward.

"Swoosh!"

A black Sword Qi, several hundred zhang long, mixed with the Law of Annihilation, swept out.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, those hundreds of fiercely unparalleled evil spirits, along with the surrounding Death Qi, were evaporated completely.

It directly cleared a large safe area within the dense army of evil spirits.

It saved thousands of top Prodigies below who had been pushed to the brink of desperation.

"We are saved... we are saved!"

"Great, we do not have to die anymore!"

Those Prodigies who had survived the disaster looked at the figure in the sky, who looked like a god.

The shock and gratitude in their hearts could not be expressed in words.

They had all prepared themselves for certain death just a moment ago; it was Cao Kun who gave them a second life.

"Great benefactor Cao! From now on, this life of mine is yours!"

"Many thanks to Grand Elder Cao for saving our lives!"

Tens of thousands of people knelt on the ground, kowtowing in thanks.

At this moment, their faith and gratitude towards Cao Kun had no Impurities, pure to the extreme.

"Hum!"

As tens of thousands of people bowed in submission at once,

tens of thousands of golden Sentient Being Liness extended from the tops of the heads of those tens of thousands of Prodigies.

They connected densely to the dark gold Dragon inside Cao Kun's Purple Mansion!

These Prodigies were at least at the Early Void Refinement Stage, and those at the Mid-stage Void Refinement Stage were as numerous as hair on a cow.

The Dragon deep in the Purple Mansion rapidly transformed under the infusion of massive amounts of high-quality Power Of Faith.

The Dragon's might was vast, shaking the past and present!

"Roar!"

A dragon roar that shook the nine heavens emanated from Cao Kun's body.

Immediately after, the aura on Cao Kun's body began to skyrocket in a way that defied the common sense of the cultivation world!

Late-stage Void Refining...

Early Body Integration Stage...

Mid-stage Integration Stage...

Integration Stage Peak!

Relying solely on the Sentient Being Lines, without the blessing of the Five Emperors Origin True Body, the aura Cao Kun emitted at this moment was already approaching Mahayana.

Inside the Domain, Empress Yue Chan, Mo Yao, and Goddess Ye Qingqiu were all stunned.

They were all powerhouses at the Body Integration Stage and could naturally feel the power in Cao Kun's body at this moment that seemed capable of easily crushing stars.

"This is impossible..."

"Borrowing the thoughts of all living beings to skyrocket one's cultivation out of thin air? What kind of Heaven-Defying Law is this?!"

Empress Yue Chan, as the Empress of Great Yan, controlled the Luck of a nation.

She naturally knew of the existence of the Power Of Faith.

But she had never heard of anyone being able to use the Power Of Faith to such an unreasonable degree!

In mid-air, Cao Kun felt the power within his body, his eyes disdainful.

Nine brilliant five-clawed golden Dragon phantoms circled around him.

Every golden Dragon exuded an Emperors Law pressure that made people want to worship.

He looked down at the massive remnant consciousness of the Immortal Beings below, his voice ethereal and majestic.

"A mere wisp of remnant soul, yet you dare to lay a hand on my subjects!"

Cao Kun raised his right hand and pointed from afar at that hideous ghost face.

The Emperors Law and the Power Of Faith of tens of thousands of Central Plains Prodigies merged perfectly at this moment.

"Great Desolation Heaven-Imprisoning Finger, Three Fingers Destroy Living Beings!"

As his cold judgment fell, the firmament was violently torn apart.

Three sky-supporting giant fingers covered in dark gold Dragon patterns and Chaos Laws, bearing the majesty of the heavens, crushed down from the turbulence of the Void Realm.

Space collapsed, and thousands of evil spirits around were turned into fly ash under this pressure.

"No! This is impossible!"

"Why is the aura on your body the same as that man's! Who exactly are you!"

The ghost face formed by the remnant consciousness of the Immortal Beings revealed a look of terror.

It screamed shrilly, trying to mobilize all the Origin of the black fog to resist.

But in the face of absolute power, all resistance was futile.

"Boom!"

The three sky-supporting giant fingers smashed onto the black fog simultaneously.

The earth trembled violently, and it seemed as if the entire Divine Ruins would be completely wiped out and returned to Chaos by this single strike.

When the dust settled, thousands of evil spirits had vanished in the blink of an eye.

On the original site of the Nether Ravine, only a bottomless pit remained.

One strike, annihilating thousands of evil spirits!

Is this the true strength of the benevolent Cao?