439: Compared to the villain Xi Ling, he still has a lot to learn

Xi Ling, carrying six light orbs, each sealing a protagonist, was eager to find Gu Qing.

Gu Qing would surely be happy to know that she had captured these six ants and obtained ninety percent of the Immortal Source from six Heavenly Domains!

Thinking this, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on Xi Ling's beautiful face.

"Gu Qing, I'm back!" she said softly, her tone joyful and lighthearted.

The six protagonists sealed in the light orbs almost thought they had seen or heard wrong.

This Xi Ling, whose face was brimming with a sweet smile and whose body exuded an innocent and elegant aura, was the Xi Ling they knew.

In their impression, Xi Ling was undoubtedly the most beautiful goddess, with flowing silver hair and a pair of deep and enchanting glazed eyes.

But she was also the most vicious woman in the world.

She could destroy a Heavenly Domain as she pleased, utterly devoid of humanity.

Yet at this moment, when speaking of Gu Qing, she was full of tender affection, like a gentle and soft little wife.

The six couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable jealousy towards Gu Qing, a jealousy so intense it felt like their cell walls were separating.

"Gu Qing..." Xi Ling called out softly again.

In the vast chaos, she didn't know where to find Gu Qing, but if Gu Qing wasn't in deep cultivation, he would be able to sense her.

Gu Qing did indeed sense her, as he was fully engaged in finalizing the Boundless World.

Xi Ling had been gone for several months.

In the Boundless Space, that translated to several thousand months.

Gu Qing had long refined the Immortal King's essence blood, and his realm had advanced significantly.

Although still a mid-stage God King, he was at least twice as powerful as before.

And the Boundless World, Gu Qing had completely perfected it, possessing a time flow rate of one hundred to one.

Creating a cave-heaven world with a different flow rate than the outside world was both difficult and simple.

As long as one understood the Law of Time, one could create a time axis to isolate it from the erosion of external time.

Coincidentally, Gu Qing understood the Laws of Space and Time.

He put away the Boundless World.

Gu Qing appeared before Xi Ling in one step, seeing the six light orbs in her hand.

And with the system's broadcast sound in his mind, Gu Qing exclaimed, "Nannan, how did you catch them?"

It wasn't surprising that he was astonished; these were protagonists, protected by great fortune, with the ability to turn misfortune into good luck, yet they were so easily captured by Xi Ling.

Moreover, it only took a few months, and there were no unexpected incidents during that time.

"Hmph!" Xi Ling snorted, feeling underestimated, and said discontentedly, "Mere ants, I can crush them with a raise of my hand."

...Gu Qing was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Was the focus on strength? No.

How Xi Ling found and captured the protagonists was the key.

"How did you find them?" Gu Qing still couldn't help but ask.

"They all had famous teachers, and I used a Heavenly Domain as a threat..." As she spoke of this, Xi Ling's expression became a little unpleasant.

In her opinion, all beings in the Immortal Realm should fear and revere her.

But each of them had taken these ants as personal disciples and were ostentatiously walking around outside.

This was clearly trampling her face underfoot.

"Alright, Nannan, don't be angry. There are always some stubborn fools in the world who don't understand reality. You're already very impressive."

After listening, Gu Qing truly admired Xi Ling, this world-destroying villain, who carried out her ruthlessness and viciousness to the end.

If she couldn't catch someone, she would destroy the entire Heavenly Domain; this was truly not something an ordinary villain could do.

Others would at most threaten sects and families to hand over the protagonist.

Moreover, when asking someone to do something, they would offer sufficient benefits.

Xi Ling, on the other hand, didn't have to pay anything; she directly ordered the Immortal Realm, and if the people weren't found, everyone would be annihilated, taking everything with her.

Compared to Xi Ling, he still had much to learn.

Gu Qing looked at her exquisite face, her flowing silver hair, and her charming glazed eyes, filled with emotion.

Xi Ling's obedience and gentleness towards him over the years, like a soft and delicate little wife, made him utterly infatuated.

Gu Qing had almost forgotten that she was a villain.

He still remembered that when he first met Xi Ling, her eyes were full of schemes against him.

Destroying the Jun Family was also a hidden agenda.

She said she wanted to destroy the Jun Family and suppress the souls of the Jun Family members in purgatory for hundreds of millions of years.

In reality, she was secretly plotting against the entire Xuantian Domain, and after using the powerful cultivators of the Xuantian Domain, she would immediately discard them and sacrifice the Xuantian Domain with blood.

Given Xi Ling's ruthlessness, Gu Qing highly suspected that if Xi Ling were to attain the Immortal Emperor Dao one day and couldn't catch the protagonist, would she just smash the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Realm with one punch?

Shaking his head, Gu Qing reined in his wandering thoughts. Seeing the anger in Xi Ling's eyes, he couldn't help but chuckle and pinch her cheek, comforting her.

"Mm!" Xi Ling hummed, handing him the six light orbs: "Here, for you."

Gu Qing reached out and took them, asking, "Where are their storage rings?"

"Why do you want those?" Xi Ling asked confusedly, then retrieved the storage rings that she had casually tossed into a corner.

Thankfully, you extravagant woman didn't fail to take the protagonists' storage rings... Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Protagonists definitely had treasures, even if some were tattered and he didn't care for them, they could still be given to his disciples.

"Next time you kill someone, you must check their storage rings," Gu Qing said sternly.

"Got it!" Xi Ling frowned, nodding reluctantly.

She didn't know why Gu Qing cared so much; what good things could these ants possibly have?

Was it really necessary to make such a fuss?

However, even without Gu Qing saying it, she knew the principle of taking an enemy's storage ring; even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

What if these ants had xuan shen artifacts or precious treasures... Even if she didn't care for them, it didn't diminish their preciousness.

So, no matter how big or small the enemies she killed, she would take their storage rings, and if she didn't care for them, she would toss them to Hong Lan and the other three.

Gu Qing put away the storage rings and used the system to check the six protagonists.

Good heavens, they were all protagonists with over 400,000 points of fortune, with the highest one having 600,000.

The six protagonists were also looking at Gu Qing, scared out of their wits.

They never expected that Xi Ling, that demoness, went to capture them at Gu Qing's behest.

What kind of grudge or resentment did they have?

They didn't even know Gu Qing, nor had they ever made an enemy of the Boundless Divine Sect.

Did Gu Qing really need to send Xi Ling personally?

They didn't understand.

They truly didn't understand.

However, they knew very well that they had fallen into Xi Ling's hands.

If Gu Qing had sent someone else, their closest and dearest would certainly not have betrayed them.

Xi Ling was too vicious; she had scared the Immortal Realm to death.

"Why?"

"Do we have any grievances?"

Looking at Gu Qing, Su Chen asked tremblingly.

He knew that he was doomed this time.

Gu Qing was a God King living in the current era, terrifying beyond measure.

They had also seen the Boundless Space, so Gu Qing couldn't possibly let them go.

But, even if he died, he wanted to be a ghost who understood why.

"The kindling is a rare treasure of heaven and earth; since ancient times, it can only be obtained by those with great fortune."

"You have talent and great fortune, and your future achievements are bound to be extraordinary."

Gu Qing glanced at Xi Ling, intending to use the six to boost Xi Ling's favorability before crushing them, so he continued.

"You offended my wife, and you might cause her trouble in the future, so how can I spare you?"

Surprise appeared in Xi Ling's glazed eyes.

This... she didn't expect that Gu Qing killed these ants for her sake.

Thinking about it, it made sense; Gu Qing didn't know these ants, so besides solving trouble for her, what else could it be?

"Hmph, you scoundrel, you wouldn't tell me no matter how many times I asked, but it turns out... it was always for me," Xi Ling thought, feeling a warmth spread through her body.

Her gaze towards Gu Qing was full of tender affection.

"So that's how it is..."

The six suddenly understood, filled with endless regret.

When they first learned that Xi Ling wanted their kindling, without exception, they all scoffed at it.

What if Xi Ling was the daughter of an Immortal King?

Their fate was their own, not dictated by heaven.

They were confident that one day they would surpass Xi Ling and thoroughly humiliate her.

The idea was good, but reality was cruel.

The next day, their families and sects were annihilated.

Thinking of the tragic deaths of their sects, clansmen, parents, and sisters, the six were filled with regret.

If time could flow backward, they would never again provoke Xi Ling, this deranged demoness, for the sake of the kindling.

If there was a next life, they would be honest and never dare to claim to be extraordinary again.

The future is the future, no matter what achievements they might have, at least for now, they were just ants that Gu Qing and Xi Ling could crush at will.

"Rest in peace!"

Gu Qing checked the souls of the few, only looking at their cultivation techniques and divine abilities.

After finishing, he crushed the few without hesitation, their souls utterly annihilated, and immediately received a series of broadcast sounds from the system.

Gu Qing did not immediately check but instead asked the system to check Xi Ling's current situation.

Xi Ling could solo so many protagonists; her fortune must be terrifyingly high.

Name: Zhao Xinglan, Daoist Title: Xi Ling

Realm: Profound God Ninth Layer, Early Stage.

Physique: Undying Reincarnation Dao Body, Reincarnation Divine Pupil.

Talent: Born Close to the Dao, unparalleled talent.

Fate: child of destiny, Villain.

Destiny: Born in response to a calamity, with monstrous karma.

Fortune: Three million.

"Three million? Isn't that too much?" Gu Qing saw Xi Ling's Reincarnation Divine Body transform into the Undying Reincarnation Dao Body, and there was no surprise.

But Xi Ling's fortune had directly surged from one million to three million.

Are you sure there was no error in detection?

The system had previously said that after Xi Ling merged with the nine reincarnations, her fortune would surge to two million.

Gu Qing thought that Xi Ling would at most have around 2.2 million at this time.

He truly didn't expect it to be three million, which was more than all six protagonists combined.

Could it be that Xi Ling could also plunder the fortune from these protagonists by destroying their physical bodies?

Xi Ling also killed a protagonist.

That's right, Xi Ling plundered over 700,000 points of fortune from them this time.

Her fate is extremely high; she will definitely become an Immortal Emperor in the future and is the lifelong enemy of the child of destiny. Host, don't be deceived by her beautiful appearance.