7: The poor little thing was so scared she cried.

She ran all the way back behind Chen Qingxuan and reached out to grab the corner of his clothes.

“...”

Chen Qingxuan looked at her with a face full of black lines.

Huang Qingxue lowered her head; although she didn't think Chen Qingxuan was a good person, she could clearly feel that the other three were even worse.

Ultimately, Chen Qingxuan was still superior in comparison.

“What an interesting Little Girl. It's been a long time since I've had such a tender young woman. I'll be sure to show you some 'love' later.”

The Man with a Goatee rubbed his hands together with a lewd smile, his gaze becoming increasingly covetous.

Although Huang Qingxue hadn't fully matured yet, her current beauty certainly made her a one-in-a-million little enchantress.

“Big brother, stop wasting words with them. We still have business to attend to.”

A man on the left pointed his sword at Chen Qingxuan. “Kid, I can see you come from a good family. We only want money, not lives. Hand over all your valuables, and maybe we'll let you live.”

The Man with a Goatee added, “And this Little Girl has to stay behind. Then you can leave.”

Before Chen Qingxuan could speak;

He felt the corner of his clothes being gripped tighter, and the Little Pitiful One's aggrieved voice drifted over. “You wouldn't want the Cauldron you're nurturing... to be ruined by others, would you?”

“What?”

Cauldron... Chen Qingxuan felt like he'd been hit with a hammer.

Looking at her pitiful appearance, he said crossly, “Now you know how to be afraid? What kind of attitude should you have when asking for help?”

Attitude?

Huang Qingxue's expression shifted; it seemed the misunderstanding had deepened.

Facing Chen Qingxuan's condescending expression, she steeled herself. “Ma... Master... please don't leave me behind.”

Pfft—

Chen Qingxuan almost lost his composure;

Wait, did he really look like that kind of beast in human clothing?

What was this Little Girl thinking?

“Do it!”

By now, the Man with a Goatee and his group had lost their patience and suddenly charged at Chen Qingxuan.

“Stay behind me.”

Chen Qingxuan swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and turned serious;

In truth, he didn't feel a shred of fear. With a slight flick of his wrist, a precious sword covered in golden patterns appeared, emitting the cry of a phoenix and a chilling whistle—

The divine phoenix sword!

A sharp sword light soared into the sky, terrifyingly powerful.

Before the Man with a Goatee could understand what was happening, Chen Qingxuan acted decisively and swung his sword.

In an instant, a thick blade of energy formed in front of him, hurtling toward the Man with a Goatee like an armored vehicle tearing through the earth.

Wherever the energy blade passed, deep gouges were carved into the ground. In the blink of an eye, it struck the center of the Man with a Goatee's forehead.

Boom—

Immediately after, an explosion rang out.

Dozens of feet away, the Man with a Goatee barely had a chance to scream before his Physical Body was shredded into several pieces by the powerful Sword Qi.

Whoosh—

“Not good...”

Seeing this, the other two realized things had gone south and turned pale with fright.

Chichi—

But before they could even stop, Chen Qingxuan swung his sword at them again, his movements just as simple and plain.

Due to the inherent power of the divine phoenix sword, even a simple swing produced an unstoppable force.

Consequently, the other two were also killed in the next moment.

The web between Chen Qingxuan's thumb and forefinger felt sore. He had to admit that using heaven-rank sword artifacts with his current strength was indeed like a child trying to drive a heavy truck;

He couldn't avoid some backlash.

“?”

On the other hand, Huang Qingxue's mouth was already wide open in shock, her eyes bulging.

She knew she wasn't as strong as Chen Qingxuan, but she hadn't expected... him to be this powerful?

“Don't just stand there, let's go.”

After putting away the divine phoenix sword, Chen Qingxuan scooped up the stunned Little Pitiful One. This was no place to linger.

Then, he suddenly thought of something. After putting Huang Qingxue on the ground, he ran straight to the mangled corpses of the three men to search them... “Ugh~”

Seeing this, the Little Girl couldn't help but gag.

After finishing his looting, Chen Qingxuan didn't have time to check what he'd found and picked her up again to flee the area.

If it were discovered that a Heaven Rank sword had appeared here in the hands of a young man... it would be a case of “an ordinary man is innocent, but his treasure makes him guilty.”

It wasn't until they had run dozens of miles.

Huang Qingxue really couldn't hold back the urge to vomit anymore and slapped Chen Qingxuan's shoulder with her small hands. “It hurts... it hurts so much, you're pressing against my stomach.”

After looking around, Chen Qingxuan finally set her down from his shoulder. “Alright, it should be safe here now.”

Huff, huff—

Once on the ground, Huang Qingxue gasped for air, her heart still pounding with fear. Especially when she looked at Chen Qingxuan, whose hands were covered in blood... her watery eyes were filled with terror.

An Evil Cultivator!

After killing them... he even desecrated their corpses while they were still warm.

Chen Qingxuan didn't know she was slandering him in her head again; he was focused on checking the loot he had just seized—

Medicinal Pills, Spiritual Plants, Spirit Stones, and even some Materials for breaking formations.

Although they weren't of high quality, something was better than nothing.

“What's this?”

Suddenly, Chen Qingxuan's gaze fixed on a piece of yellowed parchment.

The parchment had the name of the mountain range marked on it. He initially thought it was a map, but there was a red 'X' marking... “Could it be an Opportunity?” A flash of inspiration hit Chen Qingxuan as he remembered they had mentioned having “business to attend to.”

The three had gone to Qingyun Town first to buy formation-breaking Materials from the Merchant House, which was exactly when they ran into him and the Little Pitiful One buying clothes... “Haha!”

After piecing it together, Chen Qingxuan laughed heartily.

It really was an Opportunity delivered right to his doorstep!

“...”

Huang Qingxue watched him warily from the side, her large eyes darting around.

Do Evil Cultivators get happy after killing people?

“Hmm?” Meeting Chen Qingxuan's gaze, she immediately turned her face away and sat up straight, pretending not to see him.

Chen Qingxuan handed her the Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones. “Take these and refine them!”

“Me?”

Huang Qingxue blinked her long eyelashes, pointing at herself in disbelief.

“Yes, you!”

Recalling her previous words, Chen Qingxuan grew annoyed. “Didn't you enjoy calling yourself a Cauldron? Hurry up and refine them... You're so useless, who would even want you as a Cauldron? Hurry up and get stronger to become a qualified Cauldron!”

“I...”

Hearing this, the Little Pitiful One pursed her lips, aggrieved tears welling up in her eyes.

Making someone a Cauldron... and being so mean about it;

As expected, all Evil Cultivators deserve to die!

The seed of a God of Slaughter rooted in her heart seemed to have been watered, growing wildly like bamboo shoots after a rain.

Chen Qingxuan hadn't yet realized the gravity of the situation;

Seeing her pitiful, aggrieved, yet obedient state, he touched his face and commanded in a condescending tone,

“Lift your head and look me in the eye!”

“...”

Huang Qingxue raised her reddened eyes, trembling with fear.

Chen Qingxuan said unquestioningly, “Look at me and say... Big Brother is handsome and kind... he's a great person... Say that Big Brother is the most handsome, best person in the world. Say it!”

“Waaaah...”

The Little Pitiful One immediately burst into tears.

Don't bully me~~~~