“I was wondering why a Fifth Order Yang Ghost suddenly appeared, so that’s how it is,” The Proprietress nodded lightly, “The Locking Yang Land is not an ordinary place for any force, aren’t you afraid that a great battle will break out and destroy this treasure land?”
Qi Jin’s gaze became solemn, “If we can resolve this issue, what does a mere Locking Yang Land count for?” Although he said so, Qi Jin’s expression was obviously pained. After all, if they really fought here, the Locking Yang Land would definitely be lost, and for the Gold Rainbow Province, this was a huge loss.
“It seems you’re determined to kill me here.”
“If this crazy woman doesn’t die, how can we live in peace?” An old man standing to Qi Jin’s left shouted. This old man’s hair and beard were all white, but his complexion was ruddy and his body exuded a fierce aura, as if he was about to slaughter his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. He coldly snorted, “A Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator like you can cause rivers of blood and corpses to flow across the three thousand worlds. If you were to break through to the Seventh Order one day, how could we possibly survive in this vast universe?”
The Proprietress stared coldly at the old man and softly said, “If I don’t die today, I will definitely trample your Boundless Alter and slaughter your entire Ling Chunqiu Family!”
The old man named Ling Chunqiu’s expression changed and he couldn’t help taking a step back, obviously taken back by the Proprietress’ momentum, but he soon gritted his teeth and said, “Since we’ve come today, you can forget about leaving here alive!”
The Proprietress waved her sleeves and couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath on him, coldly glancing towards the last person. This person was a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her thirties or forties. Her figure was graceful, her waist graceful, and her pair of peach blossom eyes were especially enchanting.
“Do you also want to make things difficult for this Queen?” The Proprietress asked lightly.
The beautiful woman’s eyes flashed as she stepped forward and bowed, “Greetings, Elder Sister Lan!”
The Proprietress said, “So you still remember this big sister of yours. I thought you had long forgotten.”
The woman said, “Yue He will forever remember the kindness Elder Sister showed her all those years ago and will never forget it.”
“Since you don’t dare to forget, how could you dare to come here?” The Proprietress grit her teeth and said, “If you just leave like this, it’s fine, but if you insist on being stubborn, don’t blame this Queen for not considering our past sisterhood!”
The woman named Yue He slowly shook her head and said, “Elder Sister Lan, although I am grateful for your guidance back then, if it weren’t for your obstinacy, He… wouldn’t have died. Although it was not my intention coming here today, I also want to settle this matter. Elder Sister, please forgive me!”
The Proprietress stared at her for a long time before nodding, “Good, since you have such intentions, I’ll grant you your wish so that I won’t feel like I owe you anything, but you must remember, in a life or death struggle, if you accidentally die in my hands, don’t blame me on the road to hell!”
“Yue He wouldn’t dare!” The woman bowed.
“What’s the point of talking so much nonsense with her? Attack together and kill her!” Ling Chunqiu’s murderous intent surged, his face filled with murderous intent, as if he wanted nothing more than to chop the Proprietress into pieces right now. However, he was only a Fifth Order, so when facing such a fierce and powerful existence like the Proprietress, he still felt somewhat uneasy. This time, only the Gold Rainbow Province's head, Qi Jin, would act, so how could he dare act presumptuously?
Qi Jin took a step forward, placed his hands behind his back, and shouted, “Madam Lan, regardless of right or wrong, my Gold Rainbow Province’s disciples have suffered countless casualties under your hands. Today, this King will avenge them. If you know what’s good for you, obediently surrender. If you dare resist, don’t blame us for bullying you.”
“You want me to surrender? Dream on!” The Proprietress shouted.
“Since that’s the case…” Qi Jin took a deep breath and suddenly declared, “Then let’s fight!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the phantom of a small universe world appeared behind him. Qi Jin punched out, and the World Force aura spread out as the huge fist shadow flew towards the Proprietress.
The moment he attacked, Ling Chunqiu and Yue He, who were already prepared, also summoned their artifacts and attacked the Proprietress.
In an instant, the World's Spiritual Energy around the Proprietress became chaotic and the void trembled.
Yang Kai’s entire body tensed up. While the Proprietress was talking to these people, he was already thinking of a way out, but in the face of absolute strength, any schemes or plots were useless. For a time, he had no way to respond.
The three Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage masters suddenly attacked, causing Yang Kai’s skin to tighten as a great sense of crisis enveloped him. Although these attacks weren’t aimed at him, in the face of such devastating power, just the shockwaves alone could kill him.
At this critical moment, a gentle force wrapped around him and pushed him away. Yang Kai knew that this was the Proprietress protecting him at this critical moment. His vision rapidly changed and when he stopped, he was already several dozen kilometers away.
Looking around, Yang Kai’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he saw that the place where the Proprietress was standing was now covered in a giant light. Within this light, a violent energy was wreaking havoc, making it impossible to see the figure of the Proprietress.
One against three, she was at an absolute disadvantage. In this life or death crisis, the Proprietress still had to spare a bit of her strength to protect him, so how could she deal with this terrifying attack?
The light quickly faded and a white figure appeared in the sky. Yang Kai could clearly see a trace of blood leaking from the corner of the Proprietress's mouth. The red blood stung Yang Kai’s eyes like a sharp knife stabbing into his heart, causing him to clench his fists and tremble.
If she didn’t protect him, the Proprietress shouldn’t have been injured. Although the attacks of these three people were terrifying, the Proprietress could have easily avoided them.
“Junior, are you still in the mood to care about others at a time like this?” An old voice came from the side. Yang Kai turned his head and saw the Wind and Cloud Auction House’s Old Man Yu standing not far away, staring at him gloomily, “When you were acting wildly at my Wind and Cloud Auction House, did you ever think that today’s situation would occur?”
Although Old Man Yu was also a Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivator, he was still only a Fourth Order cultivator after all. In the battle with the Proprietress, one more of him wasn’t a big deal, so he didn’t participate and instead directly came to find trouble with Yang Kai.
The last time he had been beaten and humiliated was all because of this little brat in front of him. Although Old Man Yu hated the Proprietress for her ruthlessness, his impression of Yang Kai wasn’t any better, so how could he let this opportunity slip by?
“Old fogey, the Proprietress didn’t kill you that day, you should be thankful for that. Today, you actually plotted such a sinister scheme. When the Proprietress breaks free, you will die!” Yang Kai gritted his teeth and glared at him.
Old Man Yu sneered, “I don’t know if she can escape, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to see because… you’ll die in this old master’s hands!”
Saying so, Old Yu slowly stretched out his hand towards Yang Kai and clenched it.
As he did so, Yang Kai could clearly feel the surrounding space pressing down on him, threatening to crush him into dust. At this critical moment, Yang Kai hurriedly activated his Space Laws and flashed out.
Old Man Yu obviously hadn’t thought of this point, so when he saw Yang Kai escape, he couldn’t help feeling a bit surprised, but soon after, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and said, “I wanted to give you a quick death, but who knew you wouldn’t appreciate it. Since that’s the case, then enjoy it slowly.”
Turning his head, he saw a figure rushing towards the sky. It was none other than Yang Kai who had just escaped.
Old Man Yu frowned but didn’t pursue him. After all, that was the battlefield of Madam Lan, Qi Jin, and the others, so he didn’t want to be caught up in it so easily. On the other hand, Yang Kai’s actions were quite funny to him. This little brat, an Emperor Realm master, actually wanted to interfere? Was he courting death?
Yang Kai’s expression became anxious. After escaping from Old Man Yu’s hands, he rushed towards the battlefield.
He didn’t know how strong the Proprietress was or what she had done to attract so many people’s hostility, but one against three was definitely not her opponent. If he could help her cut off a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage, it would definitely reduce the Proprietress’ pressure and perhaps change the situation.
His own strength wouldn’t be of any use in this kind of battle and would instead drag down the Proprietress, but he still had a trump card.
Mie Meng's Golden Plume Feather!
Back then, Mie Meng had given him three Golden Plume Feathers, one of which had been used in the Golden Crow Divine Palace to kill the big Golden Crow who had pretended to be dead, and the other had been used on the Proprietress, causing her to suffer some minor injuries. The last one had not been used yet.
Mie Meng’s Golden Plume Feather could injure the Proprietress, so if it was used on a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage, it could at least heavily injure the other party. If he was lucky, he might even be able to kill it, which would naturally change the situation.
Thinking so, he ignored Old Man Yu and rushed towards the battlefield.
However, Yang Kai soon discovered that his thoughts were too simple. On the battlefield, figures flickered as the released their Secret Technique and Secret Artifact, sending out powerful energy fluctuations in all directions. Forget about using Mie Meng's Golden Plume Feather to launch a sneak attack on a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, Yang Kai couldn’t even get within five kilometers of them.
Several times, the shockwaves from the attacks were swept back, and when he looked up, the Proprietress was even more distracted by his actions, causing the situation to become even worse.
Yang Kai became anxious as he looked at the position of the Proprietress, faintly guarding the lake where the Yang Ghost was. Obviously, she had been protecting Old Bai who was in the midst of his breakthrough.
Although the Proprietress had set up a Spirit Array around the lake to block some of the energy fluctuations, the battle this time was extremely dangerous and even if there was a Spirit Array, it wouldn’t be able to block them.
It was also because of this that the Proprietress was somewhat restrained and was unable to use her full strength. On the other hand, Qi Jin and the others didn’t have any scruples, each one of them trying to kill.
Old Bai! Yang Kai’s eyes lit up. If Old Bai could successfully break through at this time, he would definitely be great help to the Proprietress. At that time, even if Old Bai’s cultivation realm was unstable, he would still be able to hold back an enemy and would definitely be able to alleviate the Proprietress’ current crisis.
But… how dangerous was it to break through to Open Heaven? If Old Bai was disturbed, could he still succeed?
A powerful aura locked onto him from behind, and Yang Kai didn’t need to look back to know that Old Yu was walking towards him.
“I’ve long heard that Madam Lan is very caring towards her subordinates, but now it seems that it’s true. It’s a great fortune for the First Inn’s employees to have a shopkeeper like Madam Lan,” Old Man Yu shouted as he walked over, causing Yang Kai to suddenly have a bad feeling.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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