After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 28 Let them go? That's impossible!
The monitor lizard moved, and the spirit sword seized the opportunity to stab, only striking the lizard's tail. She then used the chance to put on gloves, pluck the fairy herb, and acted swiftly. Even when the monitor lizard reacted and tried to break off its tail to pounce on her, it was too late.

As the giant lizard leaped, the Red Enchantress jumped onto it and delivered a powerful slam with her short arms, nearly knocking the lizard's head off balance.

She carefully put away the fairy herb, quickly conjured a fireball in her hand, and hurled it at the giant lizard. The Crimson Demon leaped away immediately, and the fireball struck the giant lizard. With a light leap and a thought, her spirit sword returned to her hand, and with lightning speed, she severed the giant lizard's head.

Watching the head roll twice, she was still not satisfied and unleashed several more sword strikes, beating the giant lizard until it was covered in wounds before stopping.

Just as she was about to take out the bottle containing the corpses of the monsters, a voice suddenly came.

"You picked the calamus?"

Lin Yan frowned and turned to look in the direction the voice came from. She saw a man in a blue robe slowly walking out of the mist. He was wearing a mask and was followed by a lion beast.

This person was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. His tone was icy cold, as if he would resort to force to seize the Immortal Herb if she didn't give it up willingly.

"So what if I took them?" Her hands were hidden in her wide sleeves, her fingers holding a third-grade explosive talisman, a binding talisman, and a thunderstorm talisman that she had taken from her storage bag.

If a sneak attack is used well, defeat is not necessarily an option.

The man sneered, "Hand it over quickly, and I might spare your life. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, she felt this person was incredibly audacious. Others relied on force to seize treasures, but this person wanted to get her to hand over the Immortal Herb just by talking? Where did he get the audacity?
It's not like he's a whole cultivation level higher than her; this man's behavior is incredibly pretentious. He probably thinks she's a female cultivator, and only at the first level of the Golden Core stage, so he doesn't take her seriously. He's a cultivator, yet he still has gender prejudice; it shows his character isn't very good.

"Fine, hand it over... to your grandpa!" Her eyes were fierce as she threw out the three talismans in her hand, and the Red Enchantress and the Spirit Sword attacked the man at the same time.

However, the Crimson Demon was blocked by the man's lion beast and began to fight with it.

Ning Cheng was prepared and summoned the Black Lotus Platform to form a protective barrier against the talisman attacks. This was a magical artifact for defending against talismans; low-level talismans were ineffective, and high-level talismans were directly weakened.

Seeing that the woman had taken action directly, he didn't waste any more words and summoned his natal magic weapon, the Soul-Capturing Umbrella. A black umbrella appeared above his head, emitting black energy that converged towards her.

Lin Yan used the Thunderstorm Talisman to dispel the black energy and unleashed her sword intent at the Black Lotus Platform. Several sword shadows swept out and attacked the Black Lotus Platform.

"A mere trick!" He formed a hand seal, and a wisp of black energy immediately appeared, blocking the sword intent attack.

She wasn't annoyed by the blocked sword intent; instead, she raised her sword to counterattack, while her hidden weapons launched surprise attacks from time to time!
Ning Cheng said in a disdainful tone, "First-grade hidden weapons are useless against me."

She naturally knew that first-grade hidden weapons were ineffective against cultivators at the Golden Core stage, but she used them more often to make the other party underestimate her, so that she could use a killing move unexpectedly.

This male cultivator is such a show-off. He talks so much even during a duel; doesn't he know that talking too much is the worst thing in combat? Focusing on the action is the key!

Lin Yan conjured a water ball in her hand and smashed it onto the ground. The mud and water merged, turning the area into a swamp. Seeing that the other person was sinking in, she manipulated the mud to climb up his legs, spreading upwards.

She moved her hands rapidly, causing the wet mud to solidify quickly, trapping her opponent. The spirit sword coordinated with her, already moving as she launched the water ball. Several sharp sword energies struck towards the man's vital points. The Soul-Capturing Umbrella released even denser black energy to block the sword energies, and the black umbrella moved forward to shield him from the spirit sword's main attack.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she condensed a giant fireball and knocked the black lotus platform down. The protective barrier of the black lotus platform was shattered by her powerful fireball attack, and then she cut it in two with her sword.

Protected by the Black Lotus Platform's domain, the effectiveness of her talismans was greatly reduced; she had to destroy it first. However, she couldn't reveal her intentions to the other party, which was why she had just launched a fierce attack on the male cultivator, aiming to destroy the Black Lotus Platform by surprise.

At this moment, the man had already broken her spell, and the ground returned to its original state.

"Very well, you've successfully angered me, so go to the underworld..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yan had already thrust her sword forward. The sword was wrapped in spiritual energy and carried destructive power.

Damn it! I hate people who keep nagging! They have to talk so much even when they're trying to outdo each other.

The sword and the Soul-Capturing Umbrella clashed, their forces colliding and unleashing astonishing power. She was thrown backward by the impact, simultaneously unleashing a third-grade explosive talisman.

At this moment, a black aura silently appeared behind her and attacked her. She dodged to the side, blocked with her spirit sword, and threw out a thunderstorm talisman at the same time.

Lightning is most effective against this kind of evil thing; after being hit by the lightning talisman, the black aura that had been attacking him indeed dissipated.

Seizing the opportunity, the opponent attacked. She couldn't dodge in time and was hit, crashing into a rock. Seeing that the opponent was pressing their advantage, she immediately took out three explosive talismans and threw them.

A huge explosion rang out, dispersing much of the smog. She threw another hidden weapon, which her opponent didn't even flinch from, letting it hit him.

He sneered, "I told you, a first-grade hidden weapon can't harm me! Prepare to die!"

The male cultivator flashed to her side, a surge of powerful black energy gathering in his hand, ready to strike her head. At such close range, such an attack was impossible to dodge. However, this was precisely the kind of closeness she desired.

A beam of white light swept out from between the two of them, and he was dragged into the formation by himself, while the demon beast remained outside.

The Crimson Demon received her instructions: if it couldn't win, it should run back to its cave; given its agility, escaping using the terrain wouldn't be a problem. She would deal with the man in the illusion array, then go out and kill his contracted beast.

Upon entering the illusion array, she didn't rush to fight her opponent. Instead, she placed various third-grade talismans around the array's core. To prevent the illusion array from running out of energy, she directly placed one hundred high-grade spirit stones.

She used up so many talismans and spirit stones in this battle; if she loses, she'll suffer a huge loss!
She transformed the stones into stone figures, infused them with spirit stones, and went to block the opponent from reaching the array's core. As long as she had enough spirit stones, she could continuously regenerate and create more stone figures!
If the opponent wanted to disrupt the formation, the conventional approach would be to find the formation's core and break it. Her goal was to lure the opponent to the core and then block their path with stone golems.

The battle had consumed a lot of her spirit stones, so she quickly used high-grade spirit stones to replenish them, and also used high-grade spirit stones to replenish the spiritual power of her spirit sword.

Thankfully, she has spirit stones now, otherwise she couldn't afford to waste them like this. In the world of cultivation, there are no fortuitous encounters; it all comes down to background and resources. This is why it's so difficult for independent cultivators to stand out.

The sound of stones exploding came from within the formation. She waved her hand, and a light screen appeared in front of her, showing the scene of the opponent fighting the stone golem.

(End of this chapter)