65: I'm so sorry, I'm such a bad owner; I never knew having nine heads had this kind of advantage.

“A beast from Renyu Manor? What are you doing here?”

Seeing the newcomer's appearance, Yin Xinsu's already gloomy expression instantly paled further, and her heart sank to the bottom.

The newcomer was named Hong Yuzhi, the core Heaven's Chosen of the Holy Land-level Daoist tradition, Renyu Manor. His strength was unfathomable, not only matching Zhou Wuyi and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion but even slightly surpassing them!

Three top Heaven's Chosen surrounding her, and her Dao heart was shattered, leaving her with less than one-tenth of her strength.

This is dangerous!

“Heh heh, good that you know. If you're smart, hand over the treasure inside the stone carving obediently, and this Lord can spare your lives.”

“Otherwise, don't blame this Lord for refining you all into Desire-Craving Puppets!”

As he spoke, Hong Yuzhi's eyes swept over the women behind Xu Jinhuan. His greed was unconcealed, and the aura of the Divine Spirit Realm Seventh Level emanating from him was fully displayed, vast and imposing like a towering mountain.

Clearly, the 'Desire-Craving Puppets' he spoke of were not decent.

At the same time, two pressures from the Divine Spirit Realm Sixth Level assailed them from behind.

The three pressures intertwined and collided, like the sky collapsing and the earth overturning, freezing the air around Xu Jinhuan, preventing even dust from moving an inch.

Fang Qingyao and Liu Changxi, whose cultivation was shallower, instantly let out a muffled groan under the pressure, staggering before falling to their knees, their beautiful faces pale as paper, a trace of blood leaking from their lips.

Although Qin Mengli was protected by the Primordial Spirit Sacred Body, she had been previously severely injured by Xu Jinhuan, and a restriction had been planted in her heart. At this moment, the veins on her forehead bulged, and she gnashed her teeth.

“Beast! How dare you!”

Seeing her sisters injured, Yin Xinsu became even more furious, a tide of murderous intent surging in her eyes.

The Desire-Craving Puppet is Renyu Manor's most infamous evil technique. It refines living people into puppets who retain all their senses, infinitely magnifies their inner desires, and turns them into playthings devoted only to indulgence, suffering bone-deep humiliation day and night—a fate worse than death!

For women, these words were undoubtedly the most malicious insult and threat!

After asking via sound transmission and learning the whole story, Xu Jinhuan's gaze toward Hong Yuzhi also changed.

“Heh heh, angry now? Have you come to your senses? Too late!”

Hong Yuzhi saw the change in Xu Jinhuan's expression, assumed the other party was starting to fear and retreat, and grew even more arrogant, the lecherous glint in his eyes intensifying.

“To tell you the truth, whether you hand over the treasure or not, these women are mine today!”

Although he was one of the True Inheritors of Renyu Manor, he had seen countless women, and his collection even included a large number of princesses and fairies.

But he hadn't often encountered beauties of the caliber of Yin Xinsu and Fang Qingyao; his puppet collection contained none like them.

Today, he was determined to have them!

“You!”

Yin Xinsu clenched her jade fists, rage attacking her heart, which even aggravated her old internal injuries, causing blood to spill from her lips once more.

“Don't attack. You are no match for him right now.”

Behind her, Qin Mengli reminded her via sound transmission.

Seeing the state of the two women, Hong Yuzhi became even more smug. He took a step forward, ready to strike and capture the injured Yin Xinsu.

“Hahaha, pretty boy, thank you for bringing these exquisite beauties to this Lord! In return, this Lord will let you watch with your own eyes how your women gradually fall, becoming...”

Before his arrogant words were finished, Hong Yuzhi's figure had already reached Xu Jinhuan, his face full of mockery and ridicule, as if he were watching the greatest joke in the world.

But right at this moment, he suddenly felt as if the surrounding time had frozen, and everything between heaven and earth had stopped for this instant.

Pfft!

A soft sound rang out without warning.

A long sword, radiating cold light, had unsheathed itself at some unknown point, accurately piercing his chest and passing straight through his beating heart via the gaps between his ribs.

The sword tip finally emerged from his back, trailing blood.

Upon the sword body, a supremely noble, heaven-supporting, earth-standing sacred will lingered.

A phantom image of a green lotus quietly bloomed within Hong Yuzhi's flesh and blood.

Green Lotus Sword Intent!

The moment the sword intent entered his body, it surged into Hong Yuzhi's Sea of Consciousness like a tide, extinguishing the divine fire within him with overwhelming force and pulverizing his Divine Soul!

The Renyu Manor Heaven's Chosen, who had been spouting arrogant words moments before, now fell lifelessly to the ground like a kite with a broken string, his body collapsing without even letting out a scream, like a stray dog casually beaten to death.

Having done all this, Xu Jinhuan, holding the Profound Yin Sword, performed a sword flourish, shaking the residual blood from the blade before returning the long sword to Yin Xinsu.

Until Hong Yuzhi was completely dead, the Zhou Family Dao Son and the Golden Lion nearby hadn't even reacted.

What speed! What powerful sword intent!

It was so fast that they couldn't even clearly see how Xu Jinhuan had struck!

Even Yin Xinsu, standing next to Xu Jinhuan, was completely bewildered, staring blankly at her own cherished sword, unable to react for a moment.

What just happened?

Why did my cherished sword end up in Junior Brother's hand? Why did Junior Brother kill Hong Yuzhi with just a casual heart-piercing strike?

Also, why did my Companion Divine Sword, which I use day and night, feel smoother and more compatible in Junior Brother's hands than in mine?

At this moment, a sense of absurdity inexplicably rose in Yin Xinsu's heart.

“Sorry, Profound Yin Sword, I really am an unqualified master...” “Senior Sister, thank you for the sword.”

Xu Jinhuan spoke up to remind her.

Only then did Yin Xinsu snap out of her shock and wild thoughts, quickly taking back her Divine Sword.

In the entire area, only Qin Mengli, whose heart had a restriction planted in it, clearly saw what had just happened. Her pupils dilated infinitely, her beautiful eyes filled with unprecedented shock, and a stormy sea raged in her heart.

“That lecherous thief actually got stronger again!”

After returning the sword to Yin Xinsu, Xu Jinhuan coldly looked at the two remaining obstructors before him.

Without hesitation, Zhou Wuyi and the Golden Lion plopped down onto the ground, begging for mercy repeatedly.

“Big Brother, this little brother was momentarily possessed by evil thoughts. Please consider that no major mistake was made, and as a great man overlooking a small man's fault, just let me go like a fart!”

“Esteemed Big Brother, I was wrong, I truly was wrong, but I promise, I absolutely had no improper thoughts toward the Big Sisters-in-law. Only that beast from Renyu Manor harbored malicious intent. Please don't kill me!”

It was clear that both of them desperately wanted to live.

To show the sincerity of his intentions and beg for his life, the Golden Lion even manifested his nine heads and began kowtowing repeatedly.

This left Zhou Wuyi beside him completely stunned.

So nine heads have this benefit... “You dog thing, why are you competing so hard!”

Zhou Wuyi, realizing what was happening, flew into a rage and cursed loudly. Then, forgetting all pretense of dignity, he abruptly sped up his kowtowing, his head leaving streaks of afterimages in the air, terrified that if he was even a step slower, he would meet the same end as Hong Yuzhi.

However, Xu Jinhuan had no intention of sparing them.

Those who kill shall always be killed.

Since they dared to attempt robbery and murder, they should have been prepared to fall.

He didn't bother with pleasantries, casually dropping two palms. Chaos Power surged out, swatting the two of them like flies.

Bang! Bang!

With two muffled sounds, Zhou Wuyi and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion instantly ceased breathing before they could even scream. Their physical bodies crumbled, and their Divine Souls were annihilated, leaving not a single wisp of remnant soul.

Just then, an extremely terrifying fluctuation suddenly came from the sky above. The fluctuation was world-destroying, as if the end of the world was imminent, causing even space to twist and tear!

The expressions of the crowd below changed drastically.

However, before this terrifying fluctuation could descend, it was forcefully intercepted by an old and majestic roar of anger!

“A bunch of old fogeys, trying to bully the young? Did you ask this old man first?!”

“The Taiyi Eighteenth Ancestor?!”

Above the Nine Heavens, beyond the void, a terrified voice sounded, clearly recognizing the newcomer's identity.

“Want to beg for mercy? Too late!”

“Today, your Eighteenth Grandpa will send you to meet your ancestors!”

The Eighteenth Ancestor seemed particularly excited today, his murderous intent shaking the heavens, showing no sign of stopping while he was ahead.

Rumble... Extremely terrifying sounds descended from the clouds. Thunder exploded, divine light shot into the sky, and even heaven and earth trembled violently. Clearly, the Eighteenth Ancestor was fiercely fighting the opponents' Dao Protectors.

These people were, after all, Heaven's Chosen from Immortal Legacies; it was impossible for them not to have Dao Protectors. In fact, the opponents' Dao Protectors had already prepared to stop the Eighteenth Ancestor.

Unfortunately, something went wrong on the main battlefield. Although the Heaven's Chosen clearly held a huge advantage in cultivation realm, they were absolutely no match for Xu Jinhuan.

Beyond the Nine Heavens, the fierce battle continued, and it seemed no victor would be decided anytime soon.

Xu Jinhuan shifted his attention back to the corpse of the Nine-Headed Golden Lion before him.

“This is quite a good ingredient.”

With a casual wave, Chaos Power erupted, compressing the massive, hundreds-of-feet-long corpse of the Nine-Headed Lion down to about ten feet in size.

“My Lord, this... what is this for?”

Fang Qingyao had just recovered from the pressure and couldn't help but look surprised at the sight.

“The Golden Lion has a powerful physical body, and its essence blood contains vigorous vitality. Especially a nine-headed variant, it is an excellent ingredient for dietary supplement.”

Xu Jinhuan explained.

After speaking, he casually set up an isolating restriction and formed a sword with his fingers.

Amidst the flashing sword light, he cleanly separated the Golden Lion's skin, flesh, and bones.

The lion blood flowed out like a golden stream. He guided it with spiritual power into several temporarily condensed Chaos Qi Cauldrons, where it was cooked by True Dao Fire.

The lion meat was cut into uniform chunks and sprinkled with his secret ancient spiritual herb powder, which tasted ninety percent similar to spices from his previous life.

The lion bones were cracked open, revealing crystal-clear marrow inside, radiating a rich treasure light and a dense fragrance.

The nine lion heads were made into a famous dish from his previous life: Braised Lion's Head.

Before long, bursts of tempting fragrance drifted out from within the Chaos Qi Cauldrons.

The scent was not ordinary meat aroma, but carried a pure energy essence. Smelling it made people feel refreshed, and the spiritual power within their bodies involuntarily sped up its circulation.

Xu Jinhuan raised his hand and waved, and the rich fragrance instantly permeated the entire area.

“Try it. It's beneficial for your cultivation.”

Several bowls of Golden Lion meat soup floated in front of the women, steaming hot and brimming with vitality.

Even with the simplest cooking, it was enough to greatly stimulate one's appetite.

Even Qin Mengli had a portion in front of her.

“Thank you, Young Master/My Lord!”

“Thank you, Junior Brother.”

The women didn't hesitate and drank it all down. They had long wanted to taste the flavor of the Golden Lion.

Only Qin Mengli looked at the steaming lion meat soup before her, her face filled with conflict.