71: Chapter 71 Phoenix Harp

"If Pavilion Master Tao Yao is unwilling, then don't blame me for being impolite. If I accidentally touch somewhere I shouldn't..."

Ning Yuan sized Tao Yao up for a few moments, a hint of craftiness flashing in the depths of his eyes. He then began walking toward her without the slightest intention of delaying.

Seeing Ning Yuan walking toward her, Tao Yao no longer had the mind to think about anything else. Terrified, her face paled, and she could no longer care about much else as she hurriedly said:

"What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist? Are you going to lay hands on a weak woman like me?"

But Ning Yuan didn't bother to pay her any attention. He continued walking toward Tao Yao at an unhurried pace, until he was only a dozen steps away from her.

Seeing this situation, Tao Yao's already pale face due to weakness looked even more panicked and lost.

In her current state, let alone a Golden Core Cultivator like Ning Yuan, she probably wouldn't even be able to resist a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If he really... Seeing that Ning Yuan was determined to do it himself, she, with a face full of anxiety, had no choice but to agree to his request:

"Wait, Fellow Daoist! I'll agree, alright? You must keep your word. Once you get the items, you must not make things difficult for me again!"

"Truly?" Hearing this, Ning Yuan stopped in his tracks, a perfectly timed look of hesitation appearing on his face.

"Of course. Although I, Tao Yao, am a woman, I never tell lies!" Tao Yao hurriedly said, not daring to be negligent upon seeing his apparent hesitation.

"Then hand them over quickly! Lest I change my mind in a moment!" A hint of regret surfaced in Ning Yuan's eyes, as if he were lamenting his missed chance to enjoy her beauty.

Tao Yao took in his expression completely. How could she not know what he was planning? He was lusting after her body. Fortunately, she had agreed to him in time, but what if he looked for another excuse later?

"These are all the items on my person. Please keep your promise, Fellow Daoist, and do not make things difficult for me again!"

After struggling for a moment, Tao Yao still put all her belongings into a storage ring. Soon, a storage ring appeared on her snow-white jade hand.

By this time, Ning Yuan had already walked up to Tao Yao. He glanced at the storage ring and said indifferently, "Is the Pavilion Master sure this is everything? Nothing hidden away?"

Hearing this, Tao Yao's face changed slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Nothing!"

"I advise the Pavilion Master to hand it over honestly, otherwise..." Ning Yuan said after a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"You..." Tao Yao's almond eyes widened as she stared straight at Ning Yuan, her silver teeth nearly shattering from hatred.

"Just take it out quickly!"

"Take it!" Tao Yao said through gritted teeth. She then took out the ancient zither she had used against the enemy earlier, her eyes filled with the pain of loss.

This scene made Ning Yuan laugh inwardly, but his movements didn't falter for a second as he took the ancient zither and the storage ring into his hands.

"Ding! The host has obtained the fifth-grade magic treasure, Perching Phoenix Zither. After the hundredfold reward, you have obtained the seventh-grade magic treasure, phoenix zither (Sealed)!"

"Ding! The host has obtained five million Spirit Stones. After the hundredfold reward, you have obtained five hundred million Spirit Stones!"

"Ding! The host has obtained..."

"..."

After hearing the System's prompt, Ning Yuan raised an eyebrow. However, after putting the items away, he said to Tao Yao:

"Tao Yao! In your current condition, I'm afraid you won't even be able to walk out of the Earth Abyss. Why don't you follow me?"

As expected!

Hearing his words, Tao Yao immediately let out a cold laugh. He had probably planned this long ago—first snatching her belongings, then step by step forcing her into the abyss.

Tao Yao sneered, "Do I have a choice?"

Ning Yuan nodded and said sincerely, "You do! It's just that the outcome might not be very good!"

"Hmph!"

How could Tao Yao not understand the meaning behind his words? She feared that as soon as she left this place, a large pack of hungry wolves would pounce on her and tear her to pieces.

"Since you're not speaking, I'll take it as you've agreed!" Ning Yuan said with a beaming smile, as if he had picked up a treasure.

And that was indeed the case. Keeping Tao Yao by his side meant he could use her to farm System rewards. Wasn't that just like picking up a treasure?

"Sigh!"

Tao Yao sighed in her heart. She hadn't expected that, in the end, she would still fall to such a fate. Didn't her previous persistence seem so laughable now?

"Ning Yuan, doesn't your conscience hurt from bullying a weak woman like this?" Mu Qingyao, who had witnessed the whole process, couldn't bear to watch anymore and couldn't help but speak up.

Ning Yuan shrugged and said in his heart, "Conscience? How many Spirit Stones per pound? Besides, I didn't force her; she chose to stay!"

"Sigh!" Mu Qingyao sighed and didn't say anything more. After all, in this world, beauty might also be a mistake for a woman.

She had experienced many such things before. When beauty and strength were not proportional, it was a disaster.

Ning Yuan knew she had misunderstood him, thinking he had designs on Tao Yao and that was why he did this.

In fact... he did have a tiny bit of interest, but it was mostly to farm System rewards.

Yes! That's right!

After Ning Yuan finished his mental preparation, he turned his gaze toward the two battlefields. The Puppet and Li Fenglei were still in a stalemate, which made him frown slightly.

He then looked over at Du Jiaojiao's side. The situation here was much better. Relying on the advantage of her Talismans, Du Jiaojiao already had the upper hand, and victory was only a matter of time.

After scanning the surroundings, he noticed that even more Cultivators had gathered here. If this dragged on any longer, it might be disadvantageous for him.

"Jiaojiao, finish it quickly! More and more people are gathering around!" Ning Yuan sent a voice transmission, feeling inwardly anxious. He shouldn't have wasted so much time earlier.

"Understood, Master!"

Du Jiaojiao replied via voice transmission. She had also noticed the surrounding situation. Soon, a cold light flickered in her dark purple eyes, and her jade hand moved suddenly, causing four sharp and fierce poisonous stingers to shoot out from in front of her.

Feeling the poisonous stingers rushing toward them, the expressions of the four women also changed. Looking at the momentum of this move, it was clearly intended to heavily injure them in one go and then finish them off.

The four women didn't dare to be negligent. They rapidly activated their musical instrument Magic Treasures, transforming them into four massive sonic light blades that shot toward the four poisonous stingers.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The powerful attacks collided violently in the Void Realm, letting out bursts of rumbling sounds as dust filled the air.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Amidst the rolling dust, four Talismans suddenly shot out like lightning, instantly erupting into towering flames that surrounded the four women.

"Ah!"

Suddenly attacked by the flames, the four women let out shrill screams. Their flesh rapidly carbonized, and within just a few breaths, their grim white bones were exposed, yet they continued to scream incessantly.

Boom!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the spiritual energy within Du Jiaojiao's body circulated like a tide, and a powerful Aura erupted from her.

As her delicate hands formed Seals, four Poison Jiaos boomed into existence, instantly streaking across the sky at a speed so fast the naked eye couldn't even track them.

Roar!

The four Poison Jiaos shot out with bursts of roars. After flying through the air for a few moments, they pounced viciously toward the women, enveloping the four of them in an instant.

Ah!

The remaining flesh on their bodies was rapidly corroded by the intense poison, as were their grim white bones, and even their Divine Souls were no exception.

The screams lasted for only three breaths before the four Nascent Soul Cultivators were completely corroded by the intense poison, with nothing remaining.