Chapter 141
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the bright moonlight poured down, illuminating the Moon Spirit Fruit Tree, making the already pure and flawless fruits even more translucent.
The Moon Spirit Fruits.
They were ripe!
And it was about this time.
Standing beneath the Moon Spirit Fruit Tree, Li Chunyan suddenly felt a sense of foreboding, as if something far beyond her control was about to happen.
“Fellow Daoist Han, this place is so well-hidden. Perhaps Princess Xiao and her group just stumbled upon it by luck…”
Han Li did not respond, his brows slightly furrowed as he retreated behind the crowd.
At the same time.
Under the bright night sky, dozens of golden figures came soaring through the air.
Everyone turned their heads.
“Who are those people?”
“They seem to be from the Dragon Tiger Sect.”
“How did they find this place? Are they here to seize the Moon Spirit Fruits?”
Everyone was filled with doubt and speculation.
Han Li, who had already retreated behind the crowd, seeing the situation turn for the worse, quickly pulled out a talisman from his pocket and crushed it immediately.
In the next moment, his speed seemed to increase a thousandfold, as fast as lightning, and he flew unnoticed to the back of the Moon Spirit Fruit Tree, plucked a Moon Spirit Fruit, and without a moment’s delay, fled the scene.
The other disciples of the Rogue Cultivators Alliance had their attention focused on the Dragon Tiger Sect members and did not notice Han Li’s sudden disappearance.
Watching the aggressive approach of the Dragon Tiger Sect disciples, Li Chunyan’s heart sank, and her expression changed drastically.
She was no stranger to the Dragon Tiger Sect.
Among the three major sects, the Dragon Tiger Sect was the most ferocious and domineering, often oppressing rogue cultivators like them.
The news of the Moon Spirit Fruit Tree had somehow leaked, and now that the Dragon Tiger Sect had found their way here, it was likely that they would not get even one of the dozen or so fruits on the tree.
As she pondered this, the other lower-level rogue cultivators had already panicked.
“Run! We can’t afford to mess with the Dragon Tiger Sect!”
“No matter how good the Moon Spirit Fruits are, you need to be alive to enjoy them. If the Dragon Tiger Sect targets us, we’re dead!”
Everyone fled in terror.
“Stop! Anyone who runs will be killed without mercy!”
The leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect disciples, who had already reached the peak of the Spring Realm, coldly shouted, and his figure instantly flew over.
The others followed, surrounding the loose cultivators.
“Second Senior Brother, what should we do with them?”
The one called Second Senior Brother was Wang Xiao, the second disciple under the Giant Elephant True Disciple of the Dragon Tiger Sect.
Wang Xiao glanced at the trembling rogue cultivators and said disdainfully:
“A bunch of beggars. Hand over your storage bags, and this True Disciple might consider sparing your lives.”
“In your dreams!”
Li Chunyan angrily retorted:
“I’d rather die than hand them over to you.”
Wang Xiao sneered and turned his gaze to another female cultivator.
“Fellow Daoist Chen, your contribution will not be forgotten by this True Disciple. If it weren’t for your leak, how could we have obtained so many Moon Spirit Fruits?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Chunyan and the others instantly realized that it was this female cultivator surnamed Chen who had betrayed them!
“Chen Mei! You traitor! You actually colluded with the Dragon Tiger Sect and sold us out!”
The female cultivator surnamed Chen, now the target of everyone’s furious gazes, quickly retreated a few steps, broke through the crowd, and ran towards Wang Xiao’s direction.
“True Disciple Wang, you promised to let me join the Dragon Tiger Sect. Please don’t go back on your word!”
She looked at Wang Xiao with pleading eyes.
A cruel smile appeared on Wang Xiao’s lips, but he did not respond. Instead, he suddenly swung his arm and delivered a fierce punch.
Boom!
The female cultivator surnamed Chen was sent flying, vomiting blood and severely injured.
In the next moment, Wang Xiao’s figure shot forward like lightning, and with a stomp, he crushed her face.
The female cultivator let out a final, agonized scream as her skull shattered, ending her life.
Witnessing Wang Xiao’s brutal and bloodthirsty demeanor, everyone couldn’t help but shiver, silently cursing the foolishness of the female cultivator surnamed Chen.
“Hmph! A mere beggar, unworthy of joining the Dragon Tiger Sect!”
Wang Xiao snorted coldly, his bloodthirsty gaze shifting to the remaining rogue cultivators.
The remaining few, seeing such a bloody and cruel scene, all turned pale.
“What are you waiting for? Run!”
Someone screamed in terror.
Everyone understood that even if they handed over their storage bags, they would likely not escape death.
“Trying to run?”
Wang Xiao sneered, his eyes flashing with a sinister red light. “Today, all of you will die here!”
As he spoke, Wang Xiao’s figure flickered, instantly appearing beside a rogue cultivator attempting to flee, and with a single punch, he caved in the man’s chest.
Li Chunyan looked at the chaotic scene, her face pale and filled with despair.
At this moment, she thought of Princess Xiao.
“If it were her, she could definitely defeat this demon, right?”
But Li Chunyan knew in her heart that she had no ties to Princess Xiao, and there was no reason for the princess to save her.
Since embarking on the path of cultivation, life and death were determined by fate, and wealth was bestowed by heaven.
Filled with indignation, Li Chunyan shouted:
“Stop! We are willing to offer all our possessions in exchange for our lives, True Disciple Wang!”
Wang Xiao paused mid-air, looking down indifferently.
“That’s not enough! I practice a technique that requires blood to cultivate. Offering your lives for my advancement is an honor for you ants.”
With that, Wang Xiao raised his right palm, preparing to strike down.
“No…”
Li Chunyan mustered all her spiritual energy, desperately countering, but to no avail.
She closed her eyes in despair, awaiting death.
However, the expected pain never came.
At that moment, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air.
Following that, a brilliant starlight appeared in the void, descending from the sky, illuminating the night like a thunderbolt piercing the heavens, instantly shattering the golden hand and striking directly at Wang Xiao’s head.
Wang Xiao looked up, his pupils contracting sharply, a sense of danger flooding his heart.
“What’s going on?!”
He gritted his teeth, not daring to take the blow head-on, and immediately retracted his attack, swiftly dodging to the side.
But even so, he was still grazed by the dazzling starlight, sent flying like a kite with its string cut, and crashed heavily into the ground, creating a deep crater.
“Cough… cough…”
Wang Xiao crawled out of the pit, looking utterly disheveled. His entire right arm was completely gone, and blood gushed like a spring from the stump.
As soon as he stood up, he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with internal organs and flesh fragments, clearly severely injured.
The sudden scene shocked everyone present, including the disciples of the Dragon Tiger Sect behind Wang Xiao.
They immediately rushed forward, forming a protective circle around him.
“Senior Brother Wang, quickly take these healing pills!”
Despite his grave injuries, Wang Xiao still exuded an intimidating aura. He pushed away the junior disciple who had come to tend to him, his face twisted in rage, his eyes wide with fury, and he roared at the sky:
“Who dares to ambush this True Disciple?!”
The scattered cultivators also looked around but saw no one.
“We don’t know which hero saved us, but please show yourself.”
Li Chunyan cupped her hands and bowed towards the distance.
As soon as her words fell.
A clear, melodious voice rang out from the sky, like the song of a nightingale, gentle yet resonant.
“Fellow Daoist Li, you seem to have forgotten. Just now, you promised me three Moon Spirit Fruits, and now you don’t remember who I am?”
Everyone turned towards the sound and saw a speck of starlight suddenly appear in the night sky, rapidly expanding.
A young girl dressed in red stepped out gracefully.
Xiao Minghuang stood in the night sky, her long, glossy black hair cascading like fine silk over her shoulders, the dense ends reaching her waist. Her beautiful eyes sparkled like stars in the night, radiating a dazzling brilliance. She looked like a celestial being under the moonlight, so beautiful it was almost blinding.
“Princess Xiao!”
“It’s her!”
“She’s here to save us!”
The crowd was both astonished and thrilled.
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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