"Oh, there's even a little girl. She looks so tender and fresh."
Blood smeared the evil cultivator's cheeks as he approached Lin Qi with a savage grin.
Lin Qi instinctively mobilized her spiritual energy to attack the evil cultivator before her, only to forget that she was currently "Yuan Xi," not Lin Qi.
Yuan Xi had not yet undergone a spiritual root test at this time. There was no way she could defeat an evil cultivator.
Gripping a blade drenched in blood, the evil cultivator brought it slashing down at Lin Qi head-on.
Death's oppression closed in step by step. Lin Qi watched with wide eyes as the blade fell, her heart pounding so hard it seemed ready to fly out of her chest.
Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy appeared within her.
Without a second thought, Lin Qi picked up the blade from the ground and unleashed Tai Chi Swordplay, engaging the evil cultivator in a fierce battle.
Caught off guard, the evil cultivator was pierced through the heart by her sword.
Warm blood splattered across Lin Qi's hands and face. Her heart hammered wildly, and the blood within her body seemed to boil.
That long-slumbering Slaughter Sword Intent was awakened at this moment.
Lin Qi looked at her palm, then suddenly lifted her head to scan her surroundings, shouting excitedly, "Senior Sister! You're helping me, aren't you?!"
This was Yuan Xi's dream. As long as she wished it, Lin Qi could possess power.
Lin Qi tried to find Senior Sister Yuan Xi amid the Yuan Manor, where bloodshed soared to the heavens, but discovered that it was futile.
Perhaps Senior Sister Yuan Xi's consciousness was protecting her, or perhaps Senior Sister Yuan Xi was watching everything from the shadows, unwilling to reveal herself and leave with her.
But