Volume 1 Chapter 22: Advancing to Martial Sage

  Not far from Pingfu Town, Qin Luo knew she was being followed. She remained calm and continued walking with Da Hei towards the outskirts of the town. Soon, she discovered that there were five slightly frivolous young men following her, each with a cultivation level that was not weak.

  She originally thought it was someone from the Xiao family who had come, but later felt that it didn't seem like it. The gaze of those men staring at her was not the anger that should have been there for a relative being killed, but rather lust and obscenity.

  In a secluded mountain valley with dense forests on both sides, the five men who were originally following her slowly suddenly accelerated and blocked her way, their faces all flashing with sinister smiles.

  "Little beauty, on such a fine day with beautiful scenery, where are you in a hurry to go? Why not stay and have some fun with your brothers?"

  "Hmm, this little face... is as white and tender as tofu. I've lived for decades, but this is the first time I've seen a girl so tender!"

  "Slender waist, like a weak willow swaying in the wind, skin as smooth as frozen fat, eyebrows and eyes like a painting... Haha, truly a stunning beauty, unmatched and unrivaled."

  "Damn it, stop all this nonsense! With such a seductive demon in front of us, you guys can bear it, but I damn well can't!"

  ……

  Qin's eyes narrowed, her face turned icy cold, and she sneered, "If you don't want to die, then get out of here!" Among these five men, one was at the same level as her, a Grandmaster at the peak of his cultivation. The others were stronger than her, probably already promoted to Martial Saints, but the aura on their bodies was clearly not as powerful as that of her father, the king, and they had likely not reached the peak of Martial Sainthood.

  "Haha, beautiful woman is so fierce, I'm scared."

  "It's spicy enough, I like it!"

  "I also like beautiful and distinctive women, it's more fun to play with, haha."

  Qin Luo's soft rebuke did not scare them off, but instead made them more excited, their eyes emitting a wolf-like glow as they stepped forward and surrounded her tightly in the middle.

  The five of them had long since seen that Qin Luoyi's cultivation was only at the peak of the Great Sect Master, and any one of them had a higher cultivation than hers. So they had long regarded her as a captive in their bag, and the threat she posed to them was just pretending to be calm and making an empty show of force.

  Qin's cold and clear eyes swept over the five men surrounding her, their lewd smiles making her feel nauseous.

  "Scram! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" As she spoke, she slightly and impatiently tucked away a stray strand of hair that had fallen loose around her ear.

  Today she had a beautiful bun at the back of her head, with her black silky hair as smooth as silk. The intricate golden hairpin swayed gently, exuding infinite charm and allure. The breathtaking beauty of that one movement made the five men suddenly lose their souls, their hearts itching with desire, wishing they could pounce on her immediately.

  "Hehe, beautiful girl, don't be polite and take a look at me."

  "Right, I'm waiting for you, brother."

  "Hurry up! Hehe, if you don't treat us with courtesy, we'll have to be discourteous to you!"

  ……

  While talking, the five of them moved closer and one of them even stretched out his hand to grab her clothes.

  Qin's eyes flashed with disdain, and he let out a cold laugh. He swiftly drew his long sword and injected spiritual energy into it at incredible speed. The powerful sword aura, infused with mighty spiritual energy, shot towards the man who dared to lay hands on him.

  "Haha, the beauty is angry, brothers, let me handle this wild horse. I love this kind of temperament, much better than that wooden beauty from yesterday who only knew how to cry and whine." The man in green clothes, attacked by Qin Luo Yi, drew out a long sword and approached her, his gaze on her light and flirtatious.

  The others, upon hearing this, smiled and retreated, leaving Qin Luo's clothes for him to deal with alone.

  Qin Liuyi sneered in her heart, this was exactly what she wanted. If the five of them had come together, she would have had no choice but to use her talismans to deal with them. Now that they were fighting one on one, it was a perfect opportunity for her to gain experience.

  Dahuo also knew that she needed to constantly fight and temper herself in order to trigger the opportunity for promotion. After Qin Luo Yi and the green-clothed man fought together, it did not participate in the battle, but stood vigilantly on the side, sweeping the array.

  Bang!

  "Bang!"

  ……

  The one who made Qin Luoyi move was the weakest of the five, the Great Master Dianfeng. The two were evenly matched in this battle, and after a good while, neither had gained the upper hand.

  "Lao Wu, hurry up... or else you go down first and we'll come." It's been so long, but he still hasn't taken off Qin Luo's clothes. The others are getting impatient.

  "This woman is really not easy to deal with!" The man known as Lao Wu, who had been fighting Qin for a long time without gaining the upper hand, took advantage of the distraction to retreat, his eyes blazing with anger, two deep sword wounds on his arm and thigh, blood flowing nonstop.

  Looking at Qin Luo's clothes, his collar was fluttering, his face was as white as jade, and except for a few drops of blood on his body, he was spotless.

  "You actually managed to hurt Lao Wu, you do have some real skills, but we brothers are not someone you can easily hurt." Another pale-faced man in white clothes flew up, without a sword, and surprisingly wanted to take down Qin Luoyi with his bare fists.

  "Can't hurt? I just did, what are you going to do?" Qin Luo's eyes sparkled with confidence and arrogance, a smile on his face.

  "As expected, you're a stubborn one. However, considering how beautiful you look, I won't kill you. As long as you serve us well and make everyone happy, we might spare your life." Of course, these were just empty words; they had already received a large sum of money, and today they would definitely take this woman's life.

  "What are you waiting for?" Qin Luo Yi's face was full of smiles as he glanced at Old Five and the others who were bandaging their wounds, and sneered: "You're not worthy of my service, you'll probably die from it!"

  "Hmph! Hard-mouthed woman, it seems you won't shed tears until you see a coffin!" Rong Chang's face turned furious, and with a powerful gust of spiritual energy, he swept his palm towards her.

  He didn't draw his sword, which was exactly what Qin Luoyi had in mind. When fighting against a strong opponent like the Martial Saint, one must be fully focused and use all their strength... For her current self, it would bring a hundred benefits with no harm!

  The two men fought fiercely together, and the surrounding trees were cut off by a large piece of powerful spiritual power. The mountain birds hidden in the forest didn't know what happened, and they flapped their wings and fled in a hurry.

  Lao Wu, who had bandaged his wound, felt depressed in his heart. He had been through hundreds of battles and was at the peak of his cultivation as a Grandmaster, but sometimes he could even defeat a first-class Martial Saint. Today, however, he was injured by a woman whose cultivation was similar to his own, making him feel utterly humiliated.

  There was a surge of evil fire in his heart that couldn't be vented or relieved, and he couldn't deal with Qin Luoyi, so he shifted his gaze to the big black dog beside him.

  The big black's injuries had healed long ago, but the fur on his body was completely ruined, and the original pure white luster could no longer be seen.

  "I'll catch this beast and roast it for dinner tonight." He gritted his teeth, speaking as he charged towards the big black one.

  Others did not stop him, but instead nodded in agreement.

  Ahh-ooo!

  Da Hei was furious upon hearing this, and with a low whistle, he charged at Lao Wu.

  Lao Wu sneered and slapped Hei's head heavily with his palm.

  "Ah!"

  A shrill cry echoed through the sky.

  But the miserable cry was not made by Da Hei, but by Lao Wu who wanted to roast Da Hei. He slapped his palm towards Da Hei, but missed, and Da Hei bit into his neck at an extremely strange angle.

  In the blink of an eye, Lao Wu's miserable cries suddenly stopped, and he soon ran out of breath.

  "Old Five!"

  "Damn it, this beast killed Old Five!"

  "Kill it and avenge Lao Wu!"

  ……

  The sudden scene in front of them made the three men in green clothes, who were originally watching the battle with ease, suddenly change color, their eyes turned red, and they ferociously rushed towards Da Hei.

  The man with a long face who was fighting Qin Luo Yi was also startled by this unexpected move, and he turned his head to take a look behind him. The miserable sight of Lao Wu's severed neck made him hesitate for a moment... Qin Luo Yi took advantage of the momentum, her fierce sword energy tearing through his chest, leaving a long scar on his body.

  "Go to hell!" The severe pain made him suddenly turn his head, with a "clang", he drew out a black sword that shone with cold light, and fiercely chopped down towards Qin Luo.

  Qin Luo's clothes fluttered lightly as she let out a soft hum, the smile at the corner of her lips was disdainful and dismissive, which further enraged Rong Chang, whose face turned fierce as he launched a frenzied and merciless attack.

  Ahh-ooo!

  Surrounded by three martial arts saints, Dahei let out two loud roars, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. He released the Qiankun Bell, which had originally been only the size of a palm, but instantly swelled to several times its original size. He directed the bell's mouth at the people surrounding him and struck it with force.

  Bang!

  Although the bell is small, its sound is loud and clear, a wave of intangible sound waves surges out.

  "Ah!"

  The man standing right in front of the clock's mouth let out a blood-curdling scream and before he could even react, he was dead with blood flowing from all seven orifices.

  Da Hei let out a long whistle again, looking extremely pleased with himself. He adjusted the position of the bell's mouth and took aim at another sharp-faced man.

  "Don't... don't kill me!" The sharp-faced man's face turned pale, he retreated backward while hastily shaking his hand, but a flash of ruthless light flickered in the bottom of his eyes.

  "You won't kill me, waiting for you to come and roast me to eat?" Da Hei angrily hummed. Just then, a black figure silently swept over from behind.

  The sharp-faced man's eyes gleamed with a more intense fierce light, but his face pretended to be afraid and said: "No, we have eyes that don't recognize Mount Tai, we won't dare again, spare me." While speaking, he looked at the bronze bell in horror.

  "Spare you?" Da Hei raised his chin: "Impossible!"

  "Go die!" Another martial saint had quietly snuck up behind Da Hei's back and suddenly struck out, one hand fiercely punching out.

  The sharp-faced man who was struck by the Kunlun Bell looked complacent and burst out laughing: "I see how you can still come to kill me now."

  A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and with a flick of his paw, he turned around without looking back. Listening to the sound, two Restraining Talismans were thrown out.

  "Damn it!" The black-clad man, who was about to slap the big black head, suddenly froze in place, unable to move, standing on one leg, with his palm still maintaining the strange posture of slapping.

  The man with a pointed face suddenly stopped laughing, his face filled with incredulity. He quickly reacted and turned around to sprint away in the distance, as if there was a ghost chasing him from behind.

  Dà Hēi didn't chase after him, instead adjusting the position of the Qian Kun clock and striking it again... The fleeing figure in front stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to move anymore.

  Ahh-ooo!

  Dà Hēi smiled triumphantly and put away the Qian Kun clock, turning to glare fiercely at the black-clad man who had just tried to sneak up on him.

  "Don't... don't kill me!" The black-clad man, who had killed countless people, looked into its eyes and saw the fierce light, scaring him so much that he wet his pants. He wanted to escape, but unfortunately was frozen in place... unable to move a single step.

  Last time, Qin Luoyi encountered Fat Monk and threw all the talismans but couldn't shake him off. This time, Qin Luoyi was ruthless and spent a lot of money to refine tenth-grade elixirs and made many ninth and tenth-grade talismans.

  The restraint talisman I just threw out, although it's only of the eighth rank, but the black-robed man's cultivation is higher than that of Fatty and Monk, has been restricted for a moment, and hasn't recovered his freedom yet, can only stare blankly as Big Black's eyes flash with ferocity approaching.

  Dahēi did not show mercy, and with a speed as swift as lightning, he pounced on him. With one bite, he severed the man's neck. The black-clad man didn't even have time to let out a miserable cry before he went to meet King Yan.

  The man who was fighting Qin Luo Yi was shocked and lost his color, originally thinking that this woman was only at the peak of the Great Sect's cultivation, easy to deal with, but unexpectedly encountered a ruthless opponent, all four brothers fell here.

  Not only did she have incredibly powerful magical tools, but the large black dog by her side also had a terrifying high-level talisman. Who knows if this woman also had one... Not daring to fight again, he suddenly made a false move towards Qin Luoyi and turned around to escape.

  Da Hei stood behind him, eyes fixed on him, blocking his retreat. His face changed color, turned around and quickly fled in another direction.

  The big black thing quickly ran up, the man in black knew its ferocity and didn't dare to confront it head-on, turned around and ran again. After several times, a strong martial saint was like a startled bird, with blood-red eyes.

  "Damn it, I'm going all out against you!" He roared, turning around and putting all his strength into a slap towards Qin Luo.

  Dà Hēi was about to pounce again, but Qín Luòyī stretched out her hand to stop it. After fighting for so long on the stairs, she had already felt a strange change in her state of mind. If she continued to fight for another moment, who knows, she might be able to trigger the mechanism for advancing to the next level.

  Dahai understood, retreated to one side, guarding against his escape, but no longer made a move.

  One black and one white figure, once again engaged in fierce battle. Every time the man in black tried to take advantage of the situation to escape, Da Hei would rush out and block his way.

  Qin Luo Yi's strength grew stronger with each battle, while the black-robed man became increasingly shocked. In the end, he could only exert half of his usual attacking power... Half a time later, the spiritual energy in the world suddenly went crazy and surged towards Qin Luo Yi's body.

  Qin Luoyi was overjoyed and no longer wanted to fight, flying away with a whoosh. He charged towards Da Hei and said, "I'm going to be promoted, this idiot is yours now."

  Dahuo was eager to make a move, and upon hearing this, he was overjoyed. He suddenly pounced forward, but the black-clothed man had a hint of fear in his heart. Moreover, after fighting Qin Luoyi for quite some time, he had consumed a lot of spiritual energy. After several rounds, Dahuo bit through his neck as well.

  Qin Luo Yi sat on the ground with his legs crossed, operating the cultivation technique in his heart, mobilizing the spiritual power of heaven and earth to impact the already faintly touched Wusheng Wall.

  The originally quiet and strange green light cluster in her Lingtai hole suddenly burst into radiance, not only illuminating the inside of the cave but also leaking out a lot of green light, enveloping her entire body in a pale green hue, hazy and beautiful.

  Dà Hēi saw the green glow and first let out a low hum, then vigilantly looked around in all directions... At this time, Qín Luò Yī's abnormal condition could not be seen by others. If someone recognized this thing, trouble would arise.

  Qin Luo Yi was fully focused on her cultivation, completely immersed in it. She didn't notice anything unusual outside of her body, only feeling that the Lingtai acupoint inside her had an exceptionally intense burning sensation due to the abundance of green light, while her entire body felt like it was soaking in a warm spring, extremely comfortable.

  "Hurry up, hurry up...... why hasn't she advanced yet?" Dahei cautiously looked around while circling Qin Luoyi, muttering to himself: "How did that thing suddenly react? If I had known, I shouldn't have let her advance here!"

  A moment later, the green light on Qin's body converged back, and his aura surged violently, becoming several times stronger than before.

  "Haha, I successfully leveled up!"

  Qin Luo Yi opened her eyes, and the dark phoenix pupils sparkled with a dazzling light, bright like the stars in the night sky. A silvery, crisp laughter escaped from her mouth as she sprang up from the ground.

  When he saw the strange phenomenon on her body disappear, Da Hei finally put down his hanging heart, stopped pacing back and forth, and was also full of joy.

  "Boom!"

  The excitement of just being promoted made Qin Luoyi unable to hold back, and he casually slapped his palm towards the distance, cutting down dozens of trees in a row with a sharp gust of wind.

  Looking at the distance, and then looking at her palm, Qin Luoyi was overjoyed, her eyes curved upwards. She didn't expect that in just over a month since arriving on Penglai Fairy Island, she would have cultivated to the initial stage of Martial Sage! This kind of cultivation speed was something she hadn't even dared to think about before.

  "I wonder how long it will take me to reach the peak of martial arts...” She smiled to herself, thinking that if her father, mother and brother knew she had reached the level of a Martial Saint so quickly, they would definitely be delighted for her.

  Chu Yifeng's handsome and elegant figure also floated before her eyes... Penglai Fairy Island and Shenglong Continent, separated by tens of millions of miles, she didn't know how many years had passed when she could return to Shenglong Continent... When they met again, that man with a rich spirit like jade, who had once vowed to marry her, was probably already surrounded by countless concubines and children... He must have long forgotten that there was such a person as her.

  A faint sense of melancholy rose from the bottom of his heart, and the smile at the corner of his lips faded a bit.

  "We can't stay here for long, let's leave quickly." Dahei rarely urged her, fearing that the strange phenomenon on her body when she was promoted earlier would bring unnecessary trouble.

  Qin Luo Yi nodded unknowingly, looking around at the chaotic scene, her gaze fell on several people whose necks had been bitten off by Da Hei, and her eyebrows slightly furrowed. "Before leaving, these people must be dealt with."

  The Xiao family had also been bitten to death by the big black last time, and the Xiao family was searching for them all over the world... Leaving these few corpses behind would be too eye-catching, if the Xiao family found out, they would definitely follow the trail and come after us.

  Just as he was about to burn the entire area with his Dan fire, a divine rainbow suddenly flashed across the sky and flew towards the mountain valley at an unfathomable speed.

  Qin Luoyi and Da Hei's faces changed color, instinctively wanting to hide, but it was already too late, the divine rainbow arrived in the blink of an eye.

  "Big Brother Master!"

  After seeing the person falling from the divine rainbow, Qin Luo's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and a breathtakingly beautiful smile appeared at the corner of his lips as he quickly walked up to greet them.

  "Master brother, how did you end up here?"

  Digression

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