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

Moreover... why did her cultivation level suddenly jump two major realms from the Spirit Palace stage to the peak of the Transformation stage...?

This is completely illogical!

"Luo Kui, I'm back."

Zhang Ruoxue responded calmly, then looked at Zhang Xiaohan.

"Xiaohan, your older sister is here."

"you……"

Zhang Xiaohan stared at Zhang Ruoxue in disbelief, about to say something, when he discovered that Zhang Ruoxue's figure had suddenly disappeared from the spot.

A cold wind swept down his spine, and Zhang Xiaohan turned around quickly, only to be met with a heavy punch.

boom!

Accompanied by raging blue flames, Zhang Xiaohan felt an indescribable, terrifying force strike his cheek. The pain and burning sensation made him want to scream, but before he could, he was punched and sent flying.

Why did her cultivation level suddenly increase so dramatically?!

He coughed up a mouthful of blood. At this moment, Zhang Xiaohan had not recovered even a tenth of his former strength. Not only was he extremely weak, but he also did not have the strength to resist Zhang Ruoxue.

Zhang Ruoxue gave Zhang Xiaohan no chance to retaliate. She leaped forward, her figure transforming into a rapidly moving ball of flame. As Zhang Xiaohan was flying backward, she grabbed his legs and suddenly exerted force with her right hand.

The boy's frail figure was swung around in mid-air by Zhang Ruoxue and slammed heavily to the ground.

The violent impact caused Zhang Xiaohan's eyes to widen, and he coughed up blood along with fragments of his internal organs.

That wasn't all. Zhang Ruoxue rolled over and used her knee to press down on Zhang Xiaohan's only remaining left arm. At the same time, she raised her right hand and clenched her fist.

—In that instant.

A look of hesitation and reluctance appeared in Zhang Ruoxue's eyes, but it was fleeting and was replaced by a ruthless determination in the next second.

A powerful fist slammed down towards Zhang Xiaohan's head.

--boom!

48. Closing

On the night of the full moon, under the influence of the "Silent Moon" technique, Zhang Ruoxue felt as if the thousands of meridians in her body were being sublimated. Both the strength of the meridians and the concentration of spiritual energy had soared to unprecedented levels, and her cultivation level had even reached the peak of the Transformation Realm.

One reason she didn't leave was that she was unwilling to abandon Fan Luokui. After all, Fan Luokui was her junior sister. Although they didn't communicate much and spent little time together, as her senior sister, she couldn't bring herself to do something as cowardly as abandoning Fan Luokui and running away.

Secondly, because the incident in Jingyuan Village was caused by Zhang Xiaohan, she, as a member of Jingyuan Village, absolutely could not sit idly by.

On the night of the full moon, Zhang Ruoxue has the right to fight Zhang Xiaohan.

however--

(roar)

The explosions, accompanied by azure flames, raged wildly across the plains outside Jingyuan Village. The girl's punch had blasted a ten-meter-wide circular crater into the slightly soft mud, and the leaping blue flames danced in the countless cracks that had appeared in the ground.

The boy's face was as pale as a corpse. He was completely pinned down by Zhang Ruoxue and had no power to resist. Thick, bright red liquid spilled from the corner of his mouth. He lay in the center of the pit surrounded by scorching blue flames, and the shock that had been flashing in his eyes slowly disappeared.

He tilted his head, looking at the fist that had deliberately missed, barely a millimeter from his cheek, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Heh...hehehe..." Zhang Xiaohan laughed, his lips parted exaggeratedly to reveal two rows of blood-stained scarlet teeth, his brows furrowed with mockery. "You really still don't dare to kill me..."

Yes, that punch, which could have shattered Zhang Xiaohan's entire head, was missed by Zhang Ruoxue.

At such close range, it was impossible for Zhang Ruoxue to make a mistake. The only explanation is that she deliberately avoided injuring Zhang Xiaohan with her fist.

Although Zhang Xiaohan was shocked, she was still somewhat relieved.

After all, he wasn't actually that strong; his soul was still very weak. The reason he was able to suppress Fan Luokui was purely because he had countless villagers as puppets, and Fan Luokui himself wasn't a killer, being timid and hesitant, which gave him the upper hand.

Thinking about how he had just brushed with death, Zhang Xiaohan couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

Zhang Ruoxue raised her sorrowful eyes, her long black hair hanging down limply. She gazed at the boy beneath her, whom she knew all too well, and her cherry lips parted slightly.

"Xiao Han, stop now."

Seeing Zhang Ruoxue like this, Zhang Xiaohan felt a sudden surge of nameless anger, and his lips twitched.

He stared wide-eyed at Zhang Ruoxue with fury, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces, his wild killing intent undisguised in his roar.

"Don't look at me like that!! You're not my family, and I'm not your brother. The past ten years or so have passed in the blink of an eye for me! Don't act like an older sister when you talk to me!!"

Tears welled in Zhang Ruoxue's eyes, and her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Xiaohan..."

Don't call me Xiaohan!

Zhang Xiaohan twisted his body desperately, trying to break free from Zhang Ruoxue's control, but since he had not yet fully recovered his strength, he was completely unable to move under Zhang Ruoxue's brute force.

He roared furiously, his features contorted in rage.

"How many times do I have to tell you, you idiot, before you understand? I'm not your brother, and I won't stop. I said I'd kill her, I'd kill you all, and none of you will survive!"

"I am the ancient Demon Insect Lord, a powerful ruler who founded the Myriad Insect Demon Realm! And you are nothing but a mere cultivator, no different from an ant in my eyes! If it were my original self back then, I could crush as many weak beings as you as I wanted."

"I have absolutely no blood relation with you, nor am I the younger brother of a lowly cultivator like you. Don't look at me like that, and don't speak to me in that tone!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruoxue remained motionless.

Those eyes, filled with love, pity, and compassion, never changed from beginning to end.

The moment Zhang Xiaohan saw those eyes, he felt a surge of hatred, a desire to push the woman on top of him away.

But he couldn't do it; he could only look at Zhang Ruoxue like that.

"Stop," Zhang Ruoxue repeated.

"Impossible! I will never stop! I still have grand ambitions, countless enemies I want to kill, and my Myriad Insect Demon Realm will surely rise again!"

Zhang Xiaohan dared not look into Zhang Ruoxue's eyes again, and instead vented all his anger on Fan Luokui, who was not far away, "That woman must die too!"

"You can't touch Junior Sister Luo Kui."

Zhang Ruoxue took a deep breath, raised her fist high again, and her eyes, glistening with tears, looked especially pitiful under the moonlight.

She gazed silently at Zhang Xiaohan, her right fist once again enveloped in scorching blue flames.

"If you try to harm Junior Sister Luo Kui, I will do the same."

"Heh..." Zhang Xiaohan sneered, a surge of displeasure rising in his heart, but he still refused to look at Zhang Ruoxue's face, which was making him feel uneasy. "I don't believe you would lay a hand on me."

"I will."

Zhang Ruoxue choked back a sob, as if trying to comfort herself, and repeated, "I will, I will kill you."

……

The boy fell silent.

The villagers, along with those clad in insect armor, were also stunned and stood there in place.

Although they could tear Fan Luokui, who was nearly exhausted of spiritual energy and on the verge of death, to pieces in no time, without Zhang Xiaohan's order, they were just motionless puppets.

This was the first time Jingyuan Village had ever been so quiet.

It was so quiet that you couldn't even hear breathing. Only the gentle night breeze danced back and forth in the moonlight, lifting Fan Luokui's beautiful, cherry blossom-like hair and wetting Zhang Ruoxue's complicated, tearful eyes.

In the end, it was Zhang Xiaohan who broke the silence.

He turned his head away, refusing to look at Zhang Ruoxue or let her see his expression.

"If I release that girl, you will release me in return, how about it?"

"Senior Sister Zhang!" Fan Luokui suddenly spoke up, shouting at Zhang Ruoxue, "We can't let him go! He is a manipulator of insects, and also a demon from the ancient era. If we let him go, no one knows what kind of disaster will happen in the future."

Having said that, she gripped the hilt of her knife tightly, looking every bit like a martyr preparing to die.

"Don't worry about me... Senior Sister Zhang, you must not let this demon go."

Zhang Ruoxue did not respond to Fan Luokui's advice.

She knew that in the eyes of others, indulging an ancient demon that had not yet fully recovered its form might be an endless sin, a sin that would torment the soul with endless judgment.

On one hand, there are terrifying demons that could potentially threaten the Desolate Heaven Domain in the future; on the other hand, there is his junior sister whom he has only known for a short time.

If it were someone else, they would probably have already made a plan.

Zhang Ruoxue also had her own plans—without hesitation.

“I will release you, and you must also release Junior Sister Luo Kui. At the same time, you must make all the Gu worms in the villagers' bodies disappear, and then take your worms with you... and leave Jingyuan Village forever.”

"Senior Sister Zhang!"

“This is my choice.” Zhang Ruoxu turned his head slightly and looked at Fan Luokui, who still wanted to say something. “Junior Sister Luokui, there is no need to say more.”

Fan Luokui: "..."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Xiaohan didn't say much, just nodded and flicked a finger with her left hand.

Immediately, all the villagers received another instruction and left Fan Luokui's side. At the same time, the enlarged version of the ape-eyed black worms on their bodies quickly burrowed into the ground.

Looking at the villagers who were all standing there dumbfounded, Zhang Ruoxue sighed.

"Where are the Gu worms?"

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word." Zhang Xiaohan still tilted his head, not looking at Zhang Ruoxue's face. "Of course, you can't go back on your word either."

"I won't." Zhang Ruoxue's tone gradually calmed down, but there was still a trace of sadness mixed in. "Xiaohan, you know I won't."

Zhang Xiaohan did not answer, nor did she utter a single word in rebuttal.

With another flick of his left hand, half of the villagers collapsed to the ground, seemingly unconscious.

At the same time, a small blood hole slowly appeared on the back of their necks, from which an extremely tiny, elongated worm, smaller than a fingernail, crawled out. These blood-red worms struggled and made sharp cries shortly after being exposed to the air, and soon died.

Having done all this, Zhang Xiaohan tried his best to control his tone and asked coldly, "I have removed half of the villagers' Gu worms. I think you should keep your promise and release me."

"By the way, you'd better keep a close eye on your junior sister. I hope you can guarantee that she won't suddenly attack."

Zhang Ruoxue was taken aback, then turned her gaze to Fan Luokui.

Although Fan Luo Kui was unwilling, she had at least escaped with her life. After hesitating for a moment, she bit her lip, flicked the blade, and threw it to the ground not far away.

At the same time, Zhang Ruoxue slowly got up and stood in front of Zhang Xiaohan, gesturing with her eyes for him to take out the Gu worms from the other half of the villagers as well.

"cut."