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"No, don't kill me! Please, don't kill me!"

Hearing that the group of evil Cultivators was about to strike, Lu Qingyi could no longer maintain her White Lotus persona and began crying and begging for mercy.

"I didn't intend to target you; it was, it was the Vice Sect Master who asked me to do this..."

The two Inner Sect Disciples beside her looked at Lu Qingyi with expressions of disbelief upon hearing this.

How could Lu Qingyi, as the Sect Master's beloved Disciple, be so afraid of death?

But then they thought, this was Lu Qingyi's first time accepting a mission assigned by the Sect, and she hadn't experienced the cruelty of this world before, so such a reaction was only natural.

Hearing this, the Demon Rat immediately leaped off the Barbarian Ox's shoulder and flashed in front of Lu Qingyi in the blink of an eye.

"You think saying that will make me let you go? Too naive. My brother died on the back mountain of your Chess Sword Pavilion. How should we settle this debt?"

Lu Qingyi suppressed the urge to vomit from the foul stench emanating from the Demon Rat's mouth and said tremblingly, "Senior, the death of your Fellow Daoist was not caused by me, and you have already killed so many of my fellow Disciples. Why don't we just call it even?"

"Hahaha!"

The Demon Rat was amused by Lu Qingyi's words.

"Can the life of my brother be compared to these mere Outer Sect Disciples of yours?

To say such a thing when death is imminent, it seems you know nothing about the methods of us Twelve Evil Fiends."

After speaking, he raised his hand and waved: "Wild Boar, Hyena, clean this woman up, and let's thoroughly harvest her together!"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, the Wild Boar and Hyena let out extremely chilling laughter.

The next moment, the female Disciple in the Wild Boar's hand had her neck completely snapped amidst his furious roar.

The female Disciple instantly bled from all seven orifices, her face twisted and ferocious, a tragic sight of death.

This scene caused Lu Qingyi to immediately wet herself in terror.

"No, stop! I don't want to die!"

Before she could beg for mercy, the Hyena rushed toward Lu Qingyi like a mad dog.

"Senior, if I tell you there is a better Cauldron on the back mountain, can you spare me?"

In this critical moment, Lu Qingyi screamed out in fear.

"Wait!"

Upon hearing this, the Demon Rat immediately stopped the Hyena.

"What did you just say?"

"On the back mountain of Chess Sword Pavilion, my Senior Sister is there. Your friend might have been harmed by my Senior Sister."

"What is your Senior Sister's cultivation level?"

"Qi Gathering Realm cultivation."

"You dare to trick me!"

Upon hearing this, the Demon Rat's eyes turned red with rage.

"The Evil Flood Dragon is a fifth-stage Pill Formation Realm Cultivator. How could someone in the Qi Gathering Realm kill him?"

Lu Qingyi quickly said, "Senior, hear me out. Although Senior Sister's cultivation is only in the Qi Gathering Realm, she received a Legacy from a master, allowing her to kill enemies beyond her realm.

Senior, think carefully, what if you force her to hand over this Realm-Crossing Cultivation Technique?"

The Demon Rat fell into contemplation.

Lu Qingyi quickly added, "My Senior Sister is naturally beautiful, incomparably stunning. If you harvest her, your cultivation will definitely improve quickly."

"You're not lying to us?"

"No!"

"Who else is on the back mountain?"

"Just a Utility Disciple from the Medicine Hall, only at the Body Tempering Realm cultivation level. He's nothing to worry about."

The Demon Rat nodded: "Alright, but if you dare to lie to us, consider the consequences."

Lu Qingyi shook her head: "How could I dare to deceive Senior."

The Demon Rat immediately said to the Barbarian Ox: "Keep an eye on her. Don't let her escape."

"Understood!"

The Barbarian Ox nodded vigorously, hoisted Lu Qingyi onto his shoulder, and followed the Demon Rat as they flew toward the back mountain... On the back mountain of the Chess Sword Pavilion, after dealing with the Evil Flood Dragon, the impact of the cross-realm battle made Su Mengyao faintly feel the critical point for a Breakthrough.

She originally wanted to find a place to Break through after completing the task Shen Lian had assigned.

Unfortunately, the signs of frantic Spiritual Qi fluctuation within her body had surpassed her control, forcing her to sit cross-legged right there and enter a meditative state.

The process of breaking through from Qi Gathering Peak to the Su Yuan Realm was not long. After just four hours, as Su Mengyao exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi, she felt an indescribable sense of lightness throughout her body.

"I broke through?"

Feeling the Spiritual Qi flowing within her body was more than twice as dense as before, Su Mengyao still couldn't believe it.

Half a month ago, she was just a Rebellious Disciple who had just entered the Qi Gathering Realm, was framed for stealing treasure, and was punished by being sent to the back mountain to serve as a Utility Disciple.

She had thought her life would pass in mediocrity, and she had decided to abandon the grand dreams and ambitions of her youth, accepting this most realistic arrangement of fate.

But unexpectedly, fate suddenly underwent a massive change when she was at her lowest point.

And the person who changed her situation was Shen Lian.

Although Su Mengyao hadn't spent much time with Shen Lian and couldn't fully discern his character, nor did she know the purpose of him approaching her.

But she had a keen feeling:

Shen Lian's appearance here was very likely aimed at the Chess Sword Pavilion.

Regarding the Chess Sword Pavilion, Su Mengyao no longer held the same yearning she did ten years ago when she first entered the Sect gate.

Coupled with her experiences over the years, she had completely lost her sense of belonging to the Sect.

If one day, the Chess Sword Pavilion and Shen Lian were to clash, she would definitely stand on Shen Lian's side.

Because Shen Lian allowed her to reignite her fighting spirit.

"Hmm? Someone else is here!"

While contemplating, Su Mengyao sensed several unfamiliar presences approaching nearby. She immediately picked up the profound-grade spirit sword left by the Evil Flood Dragon, instantly hid atop a large tree, and rapidly concealed her aura.

As a result, only a few breaths after she concealed herself, a large group of evil Cultivators appeared where she had just been standing.

The Hyena landed, immediately sniffed vigorously with its nose, and then ran to the Demon Rat's side: "Big Brother, I smell the scent of the Evil Flood Dragon, and there's a delicate feminine fragrance that hasn't dissipated yet. She must have just left."

Hearing this, the Demon Rat immediately pulled Lu Qingyi over: "Are you sure your Senior Sister is here?"

Lu Qingyi nodded in response: "Yes, Senior Sister is on the back mountain."

"Then why don't you lure her out!"

Lu Qingyi froze, whispering, "Junior and Senior Sister don't get along normally. She, she doesn't like me..."

The Demon Rat glanced her up and down upon hearing this, shook his head, and said, "I have seen countless women. I can tell just by looking at you that you are no different from the seductive harlots vying for favor in brothels.

When you say your Senior Sister doesn't like you, in reality, you must have often tripped her up, haven't you?"

Lu Qingyi's face paled, and she quickly denied it: "No, everyone in the Sect knows my character. How could I be as awful as Senior says..."

The other two Inner Sect Disciples also spoke up upon hearing this: "That's right, Senior Sister Lu is a very kind person. How could she be as vicious as you say!"

"Oh, it looks like you have good popularity in the Sect, charming all the men." The Demon Rat teased, "If you were truly that kind, why would you betray your fellow Disciples?

It seems the Disciples of the Chess Sword Pavilion are not only foolish but also have brains washed away by water."

These words instantly made Lu Qingyi's cheeks flush red, leaving her speechless with anger.

The other two Disciples finally reacted upon hearing this, and their expressions when looking at Lu Qingyi showed suspicion for the first time.

"Alright, I'm not interested in the relationship between you fellow Disciples. If you want to live, lure your Senior Sister out, or I'll refine you into a Cauldron right here."

Fear showed in Lu Qingyi's eyes just as she was about to speak.

"Swoosh—"

Suddenly, a stream of Sword Qi attacked the Demon Rat from behind.

"Big Brother, watch out!"

The Barbarian Ox reacted quickly, blocking with the Blood Axe in his hand and severing the incoming Sword Qi.

"Hey! You evil Cultivators, are you looking for your accomplice? Look at the sword in my hand, is it the one your accomplice used?"

Su Mengyao appeared standing on the tree trunk, holding the ink-colored Spiritual Sword, deliberately waving it in front of them.

"Big Brother, it really is Fifth Brother's Evil Punishment Sword! Fifth Brother was truly killed by her! I must avenge him!"

When Viper saw the Punishment Sword that belonged to the Evil Flood Dragon, he instantly lost control, pulled out a White Bone Whip, and furiously lashed it toward Su Mengyao.

Su Mengyao had anticipated this, avoided the attack beforehand, and leaped onto another tree.

"Want to avenge your brother? If you dare, come chase me, hehe!"

After speaking, Su Mengyao leaped up and sped toward a more distant tree.

"Catch her! I want to thoroughly humiliate her!"

The Demon Rat waved his hand, and Viper, Tu Tu, Hyena, and Flying Horse, the four of them, simultaneously flanked her from the left and right and gave chase.