328: Chapter 328 Young Master Cao, please come in!

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a top-grade item: Plunder Talisman × 1!]

[Item Description: Ignores Karma to forcibly plunder a core talent or Bloodline from a designated target and convert it for one's own use.]

Cao Kun's eyes lit up.

"Ignore Karma and forcibly plunder?"

Isn't that just daylight robbery? He loved such simple and brutal items the most.

Before Cao Kun could even ponder how to use this Plunder Talisman on Xiao Chen, that fat sheep...

Murong Xue, who was standing to the side, had already reached her limit.

"Clang!" A crisp sword hum resonated through the heavens.

Murong Xue's cold and detached face was now covered in frost.

The terrifying Sword Intent of a Mahayana Stage Sword Cultivator surged into the sky like a tangible force.

She usually doted on Guan Linger the most, having always treated her like a younger sister.

Now that she saw Linger being humiliated by such vicious words, how could she still hold back?

"You foul-mouthed beast!"

Murong Xue waved her slender hand, and her natal spirit sword transformed into a blinding ice-blue sword light, tearing through space and instantly slashing toward Xiao Chen.

"Puchi!" "Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Accompanied by a scream, Xiao Chen's right arm, which had been pointing at Guan Linger, was severed at the shoulder!

Blood gushed out like a fountain, staining a large area of the bluestone floor red.

Xiao Chen rolled on the ground in agony, his left hand clutching his severed arm tightly, cold sweat soaking his entire body.

Murong Xue held her long sword, the tip pointing directly at Xiao Chen's throat, and warned him coldly with murderous intent:

"If you dare to utter another filthy word against Linger, I will mince you into a thousand pieces immediately!"

Seeing this, Cao Kun raised an eyebrow and very naturally raised his hand, taking the black iron ring worn on the severed arm into his possession.

This was the Storage Ring that had once housed the old man who was a Grade 9 Alchemy Grandmaster.

It was also the last of the possessions belonging to Xiao Chen, this Child of Luck.

Who knew what ancient Pill Formula or top-grade Spirit Medicine might still be hidden inside.

Great Philanthropist Cao had always been thrifty, and there was absolutely no reason to waste such spoils of war.

He casually wiped away Xiao Chen's faint Divine Sense mark on the ring and threw it directly into his own System space.

"Puh!" Sensing that he had completely lost contact with the black iron ring, Xiao Chen spat out another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with despair.

However, it wasn't over yet. Cao Kun put away his spoils and locked his mental focus onto Xiao Chen: "System, use the Plunder Talisman on Xiao Chen!"

[Ding! Plunder Talisman used successfully! Forcibly stripping the target's core talent...]

[Stripping successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Ancient True Dragon Bloodline Origin!]

[Note: This Origin can be directly absorbed and refined to significantly strengthen the host's Physical Body foundation, or it can be bestowed upon a subordinate Jade Beast to trigger Bloodline atavism and improve its Aptitude!]

Accompanied by the System's notification sound, Xiao Chen felt a mysterious power that had always been lurking deep within his Soul—the power that supported his ability to survive even after being crippled—being forcibly uprooted and completely drained by an invisible giant hand!

That emptiness and excruciating pain originating from the level of the Soul left him unable to even scream, forcing him to just twitch madly on the ground.

"Cough, cough." Seeing that Xiao Chen had been reduced to a human stick, there was no point in keeping him alive.

Cao Kun cleared his throat and looked at Palace Master Luo Qingyi, whose face was as dark as water.

"Palace Revered Master Luo. Since this brat snuck into your Taiqing Palace and saw things he shouldn't have, dirtying your grounds, this Young Master will not overstep his authority."

"I will leave this person for you to deal with, how about that?"

Palace Master Luo Qingyi, as a Mahayana Stage Cultivator and Sect leader, had actually been deceived by a junior using a trick, nearly leading to a grave error. This humiliation had to be washed away with blood.

She suppressed the surging anger within her and bowed deeply to Cao Kun. "Thank you, Young Master Cao, for your consideration!"

Following that, Palace Master Luo Qingyi turned around abruptly, her Daoist robes fluttering. The terrifying pressure of a Mahayana Stage powerhouse was no longer concealed, and her gaze swept toward the wailing Xiao Chen on the ground. The Killing Intent that had been building up for a long time erupted completely at this moment.

"All Disciples, heed my order!" Palace Master Luo Qingyi shouted sharply, her voice like the cold wind from the Nine Netherworlds, sweeping past the ears of every female Cultivator.

"This thief disguised himself as a woman to sneak into our Taiqing Holy Land and defile our Sect; his crimes are unforgivable!"

"Kill this thief!"

"Yes!" Tens of thousands of Taiqing Palace female Cultivators shouted in unison.

They had been bottling up their anger for a long time. The mere thought that this stinking man might have lived and eaten with them, or even secretly watched them bathe and change in the shadows, made these pure and ascetic female Cultivators feel nauseated.

"Kill!" "Chop him up and feed him to the dogs!" "You degenerate, die!"

In an instant, tens of thousands of Flying Swords were unsheathed simultaneously. Colorful Spell light poured down onto Xiao Chen on the ground as if it were worthless.

"No...!" Watching the murderous intent raining down from the sky, Xiao Chen screamed in a breakdown.

He desperately tried to mobilize the last of his spiritual power to resist, but in the face of such a massive gang-beating, his meager cultivation couldn't even stir up a splash. He could only watch helplessly as the sky-filling sword light engulfed him.

"Rumble!" This Child of Luck, who once acted arrogant and claimed he would one day shatter the Void Realm, didn't even have time to utter a complete final word. Under the onslaught of tens of thousands of angry women, he was cut into countless pieces, and immediately after, completely pulverized by the subsequent Sword Qi.

In just three breaths of time, Xiao Chen was ground into a cloud of blood mist, which drifted away with the mountain breeze.

Watching the tragic sight of Xiao Chen being wiped out of existence, Yan Feiyue, standing behind Cao Kun, felt not a shred of pity as a Revered Master. Instead, she let out a long sigh of relief.

She watched the dissipating blood mist quietly, feeling only relief in her heart. She was relieved that she had seen through Xiao Chen's selfish, cowardly, and bottomless true nature early on. If she had still been foolishly staying in the ring to protect him, she would likely have been chopped into mincemeat along with him today by these thousands of frenzied female Cultivators.

Yan Feiyue raised her beautiful eyes, looking at the tall, smiling young man before her. Decisive in killing, calculating in strategy, he had made a so-called Child of Luck vanish into thin air while chatting and laughing. This was the peerless overlord worthy of her, Yan Feiyue, to follow!

Thinking of Cao Kun's previous promise to help her reshape her Physical Body, Yan Feiyue's gaze toward Cao Kun became increasingly moist and admiring. The desire in her heart to serve by his side became unprecedentedly strong.

The dust settled. The commotion on the central plaza of Taiqing Immortal Mountain gradually subsided. Tens of thousands of female Cultivators sheathed their swords; although their faces were still somewhat pale, the anger in their eyes had dissipated significantly.

Palace Master Luo Qingyi calmed her state of mind, turned around, and faced Cao Kun again. She bowed deeply and solemnly to Cao Kun.

"Young Master Cao has eyes like torches. If not for you exposing the true face of this thief in public today, my Taiqing Palace would likely have committed a grave error, and our ten thousand years of reputation would have been destroyed in an instant."

"You not only won the bet but also helped my Taiqing Palace root out such a treacherous thief. On behalf of everyone in Taiqing Palace, I am endlessly grateful!"

The Grand Elder following behind her was blushing with embarrassment. She led several core Elders to walk up quickly and bowed in unison to thank Cao Kun.

"We were previously deceived by that thief and offended you greatly. We ask that Young Master Cao be magnanimous and forgive us!"

Cao Kun accepted the bow calmly and smiled affably, fully displaying the broad-mindedness and composure of a Son of the Plane.

"Palace Revered Master Luo, you are too serious. This Young Master has always been righteous and cannot stand such skulking rats; it was merely a trivial effort."

"However..." Cao Kun paused at the perfect moment.

"Young Master Cao, rest assured!" There was no need for Cao Kun to waste his breath; Palace Master Luo Qingyi, being very sensible, announced loudly to the entire Sect:

"My Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace has always kept its word and honors its bets! Young Master Cao has shown kindness to our Sect. From this day forward, Young Master Cao is the most honored guest of our Taiqing Palace!"

Having said that, Palace Master Luo Qingyi turned to the side and made a gesture of invitation. "Young Master Cao, please follow me."