Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

They all became Zhang Xiaohan's—the Gu insect puppeteers!

Fan Luokui glared at the arrogant young man in the crowd, who looked like an emperor. She couldn't believe that he would resort to such despicable means.

"You bastard...you actually used the villagers as a shield!"

Although the villagers had been implanted with Gu worms and their souls had been largely consumed by Zhang Xiaohan, they were still living people and had not turned into terrifying monsters like the insects.

If the Gu worms are removed now, most villagers will likely only experience temporary mental distress; in other words—

What stands in Fan Luokui's way now is a living, breathing person.

—Has Fan Luokui ever killed anyone?

That's for sure. As the captain of the trial team, she has inevitably come into contact with countless deaths, and there are quite a few missions where she had to kill targets due to circumstances.

But if she were to kill innocent mortals... she couldn't do it, because she wasn't a bloodthirsty person; Fan Luokui had her own bottom line.

"What, little girl? Since you know about insect manipulators, didn't you think of this?"

Zhang Xiaohan gave a mocking look, casually leaning on the shoulder of a man who stood motionless like a stone, and extended her right arm, beckoning to Fan Luokui with a finger.

"Call it despicable or base, I've been through so much in ancient times, I've experienced all the darkness of that era. My current methods would have seemed like child's play back then."

"How can such a small feeling of guilt make you back down?"

The boy gazed at Fan Luokui, who stood motionless not far away, biting her lower lip and looking hesitant. Her beautiful face appeared unusually pale under the moonlight.

She gritted her teeth and took a sudden step forward, as if she had made up her mind. Her beautiful eyes shone brightly, and at the same time, spiritual energy swirled around her, blowing her long hair, which was as beautiful as cherry blossoms in flight. With a flick of her right hand, she tilted the blade.

"I will not back down, at least... I will not back down so easily!"

—If the blade will kill the villagers, then knock them unconscious with the back of the blade!

Fan Luokui already had the best way to handle the situation in mind. At the same time, she glanced back at Zhang Ruoxue, who was standing there stunned with a look of horror on her face.

She knew that if her senior sister Zhang were to participate in this battle, given her cultivation level... she would likely face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

He himself might not actually be able to defeat Zhang Xiaohan, whose true form was a madman from ancient times. The best strategy right now was obviously to attract enough attention and find an opportunity for Senior Sister Zhang to escape.

"Senior Sister Zhang."

Fan Luokui's low, barely audible voice reached Zhang Ruoxue's ears.

Zhang Ruoxue's eyes flickered slightly. She looked at her junior sister, who had only recently arrived, with a somewhat bewildered expression, her gaze unconsciously darting away.

"When I fight that guy, you must find an opportunity to leave Jingyuan Village immediately. Although he is a madman from ancient times, he may not have the means to forcibly keep you here."

In response to Fan Luokui's statement, Zhang Ruoxue retorted without hesitation, "What will you do if I leave?" "My chances of survival are... a little better than Senior Sister Zhang's."

Instead of answering directly, Fan Luokui chose a more tactful approach—a groundbreaking change for someone who was usually straightforward.

However, Zhang Ruoxue could tell that Fan Luokui was determined to escape rather than risk her life here.

"Senior Sister Zhang—"

Before Zhang Ruoxue could say anything more, Fan Luokui smiled, turned her head, and suddenly moved. Cherry blossoms seemed to dance in the vast plains under the moonlight. The girl in red and white shrine maiden clothes held a long sword and suddenly darted into the crowd.

Zhang Xiaohan sneered and waved his right hand. In an instant, all the villagers who had been standing there like stunned puppets seemed to have found their target and all turned their cold gazes toward Fan Luokui.

Fan Luo Kui's footsteps were like shadows, her form ethereal. She flipped the blade in her right hand, pointing the harmless back of the blade at the abdomen of a villager directly in front of her. After briefly assessing the physical endurance of a mortal, she exerted a slight force with her wrist.

The next moment, a violent surge of air erupted!

boom!

The burly, rugged-looking male villager was blasted away by an indescribable force, flying several meters through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

With her divine sense instantly activated, Fan Luo Kui slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air after confirming that her attack had not killed the villager directly.

Her piercing gaze transformed into a sharp sword, piercing through the human barrier formed by the villagers' bodies, reaching the deepest part of the laughing boy—as if to pierce his chest, killing intent burst forth from her delicate body.

"I've come to kill you."

The girl uttered her calm yet domineering words, then with lightning speed, she charged towards Zhang Xiaohan's location with an unyielding air.

Along the way, any villager who dared to stand in her way would be sent flying by the back of her knife at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

In the blink of an eye, several burly villagers soared into the air, creating a spectacular scene.

As Fan Luokui charged forward, getting closer and closer to him, Zhang Xiaohan made no move to react to her valiant charge. He remained standing in place as if nothing had happened, the cold smile and mockery on his lips still present.

The next second, a figure that had been knocked away suddenly swept past Zhang Xiaohan's side, stirring up gusts of cold wind that ruffled Zhang Xiaohan's slightly messy hair, revealing his snow-white forehead.

Zhang Xiaohan smiled, standing motionless in place, gazing at the girl who suddenly leaped into the air.

Under the moonlight, Fan Luokui's killing intent was resolute.

She broke through the human barrier in a very short time and arrived in front of Zhang Xiaohan, ensuring that she would not kill the villagers.

To be precise—it's the sky directly in front of us!

hum-

The blade flips!

Facing Zhang Xiaohan, the murderous aura emanating from Fan Luokui was enough to terrify mortals. Even battle-hardened warriors would find it difficult to resist Fan Luokui's terrifyingly cold killing intent.

Just as Fan Luokui said—she came to kill him!

The wind... is stirring.

Just as Fan Luokui was about to unleash the lightning-fast Frozen Snow Slash with her right hand, a dark shadow suddenly shot into the air without warning and slammed into Fan Luokui with its own body.

"what?!"

The unexpected situation completely disrupted Fan Luo Kui's offensive rhythm. She subconsciously twisted her extremely flexible body, hovered in mid-air for several times, and then landed steadily on the ground. At the same time, she looked at the figure that had suddenly rushed towards her with disbelief.

In an instant, his expression turned horrified.

It was a male villager whose chest was slightly sunken. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, but there was no expression of pain on his face—under the manipulation of the Gu worms, they were like puppets from beginning to end.

It was this suddenly appearing puppet that completely disrupted Fan Luokui's attack route.

The reason is simple—

Because Fan Luo Kui clearly remembered that this villager had been hit by her not long ago and had been sent flying!

why?

Moreover, she discovered that the number of villagers surrounding her had not decreased at all!

What about those villagers who were knocked away by themselves, severely injured, and clearly unable to get up again?

Fan Luokui's gaze lingered on the female villager lying on the ground not far away. After writhing and struggling on the ground for a while, she stood up unharmed.

“I say, little girl, you underestimate the Gu worm too much.”

Zhang Xiaohan's teasing voice came from afar. Fan Luokui suddenly realized that the young man had teleported away from her and was now much farther away.

This guy...

"Gu worms can directly manipulate the soul. You only severely injured the physical bodies of these villagers, but not my Gu worms. You still think you can shake off my cute little puppets? You are really naive."

“I see…” Fan Luokui stared warily at the villagers who were constantly approaching her. Looking at their lifeless eyes, her tone was somewhat dejected. “Unless I destroy their physical bodies, no matter how many times, they will stand up again under the control of the Gu worms… huh.”

Isn't this just asking her to kill all these villagers?!

The situation seems to have returned to the beginning... no, it's even worse than it started!

Because Fan Luo Kui is currently surrounded by villagers, if she wants to end all of this, she must find that guy and behead him!

Fan Luokui surely understands the tactic of capturing the leader first!

Before Fan Luo Kui could make a move, the soft, damp black soil beneath the girl's feet suddenly churned, and at the same time, an astonishing amount of spiritual energy surged up from the ground.

"not good!"

Fan Luo Kui, who had been outwitting and outmaneuvering criminals for years, sensed something was wrong and immediately leaped into the air, his feet quickly leaving the ground.

The next second, an astonishing number of ape-eyed black worms appeared where Fan Luokui had been standing. These worms looked as if they had been mutated, and were three or four times larger than the insects they had encountered in the cave!

More bugs...

Fan Luo Kui felt a surge of excitement. Then she saw hundreds of giant, ape-eyed black worms crawling onto the bodies of the villagers, forming a natural black armor on their skin!

To Fan Luo Kui, this chilling scene was nothing short of a vision of hell descending upon her.

They actually used insect-like monsters as armor for the villagers...

Her stomach churned, but Fan Luokui still didn't change her mind.

Yes, even though these insects were disgusting to her, if she wanted to end all this and restore Jingyuan Village to its former state, she had to kill that person.

That boy who stood as king among the swarm of insects.

"I will definitely kill you."

Her murderous gaze fell upon the boy's body hidden beneath the insectoid fortress, her longsword hummed softly, and her fighting spirit surged.

The boy, on the other hand, spread his arms wide and grinned.

Without any restraint, he arrogantly provoked Fan Luokui.

"Come on, I'm standing right here, waiting for you to kill me."

"If you can do it... little girl."

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I spent some time getting home from school today, and I'm a bit tired, so this is only one update.

47. Zhang Ruoxue on the night of the full moon: Invincible.

Fan Luokui knew that she could not kill the boy in front of her with her own strength.

Even with the cultivation of a Transcendent God, the speed at which he drew his longsword was enough to break the double sound barrier. In the blink of an eye, he could unleash a terrifying and dazzling Iaijutsu. Despite having a clear advantage in one-on-one combat, Fan Luo Kui was still unable to draw his sword against the innocent villagers around him due to the influence of his sinful heart.

If it weren't for these troublesome villagers, Fan Luokui was confident she could have beheaded Zhang Xiaohan.

But what if it's not real, or what if it's just a fantasy?

Reality is often much crueler than we imagine.

All the restrictions put Fan Luokui in a passive position. If she wanted to break the deadlock, the only thing she could think of was to rush into the surging, terrifying swarm of insects and villagers, which resembled a black tide.

Amidst the chaos of battle, Yu Wanjun beheaded Zhang Xiaohan!