Tianyun Sect's Long Qingyao

Before long, the two of them spotted Jiang Chen ahead.

"Young Master, please save us! Help us hold back the people behind us, and we will reward you handsomely," Lin Xiaoxiao said hurriedly.

As long as Jiang Chen held off the people behind them for a moment, the two of them would have more time to escape.

Jiang Chen was extremely displeased upon hearing this. Naturally, he had no intention of doing so. The auras of those behind them were far from weak; unless necessary, he did not want to invite trouble.

However, Long Qingyao and Lin Xiaoxiao had different thoughts.

"Young Master, don't worry about us. I am Long Qingyao of the Tianyun Sect, and this is Lin Xiaoxiao. Hurry and run. Please inform the Tianyun Sect of this matter. The people pursuing us are Yinluo Sect members. The Tianyun Sect will avenge us, and there will certainly be a generous reward," Long Qingyao said weakly.

She could sense that Jiang Chen was only at the Martial Artist Realm, Third Level. He simply could not stop the people behind them. Trying would be no different from throwing his life away.

If Jiang Chen died here as well, then if they were killed, no one would avenge them.

Long Qingyao regretted it now. The two of them had entered the Great Desolate wilderness on their own and been plotted against.

Hearing Long Qingyao's words, Jiang Chen developed a somewhat favorable impression of her. At a time like this, she reminded him to flee, while Lin Xiaoxiao had asked him to intercept the people behind them.

"Then I'll take my leave," Jiang Chen said. With that, he turned and prepared to leave.

"Hey! How can you be so hard-hearted? Have you no conscience at all? You see two great beauties being hunted down, yet you won't help? Don't you have even the slightest bit of sympathy?" Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly called out to stop Jiang Chen.

"I don't know you. The people behind you aren't weak, and I don't want trouble. Besides, there's nothing in it for me," Jiang Chen said, turning his head.

Lin Xiaoxiao was furious. Jiang Chen had refused far too decisively.

It seemed that without benefits, this brat would never save the two of them.

If they were caught by the people behind them, the two of them would meet an unimaginably miserable end.

"Who says there's no benefit? If you save me, I'm willing to become your woman," Lin Xiaoxiao said through gritted teeth.

Jiang Chen was fairly good-looking. Giving herself to him was still a hundred times better than being defiled by those scoundrels behind them.

Besides, Lin Xiaoxiao was merely saying it. She would deal with it after escaping danger first. As for any promise she made, she could always go back on it later. For now, she just needed to fool Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was their only hope now. Neither of them had any cultivation left, and they were growing weaker by the moment. They truly could not run anymore.

Long Qingyao's eyes widened in shock when she heard Lin Xiaoxiao's words. She had not expected Lin Xiaoxiao to make such a promise.

"You're too young. I'm not interested," Jiang Chen said, sizing Lin Xiaoxiao up. Lin Xiaoxiao was only sixteen and had not fully developed yet, though she was a beauty in the making.

"You..." Lin Xiaoxiao was beside herself with anger. Jiang Chen was truly impervious to both soft and hard tactics—he even thought she was too young.

She was a beauty too, all right?

Who knew how many men had fawned over her before?

Yet Jiang Chen actually said he did not fancy her?

"What about my Senior Sister? She's a few years older than me. If you save the two of us, we can both become your women. How about it?" Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly said.

Long Qingyao, standing nearby, was stunned as well. What did this have to do with her?

Jiang Chen looked Long Qingyao over. She was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, a rare beauty, even prettier than Liu Yun.

However, he was not someone whose head was turned by beauty. After what had happened with Liu Yun, he had developed a certain wariness toward women.

"Your Senior Sister is not bad," Jiang Chen said indifferently.

"Senior Sister, if he saves us, would you agree to become his woman?" Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked from the side.

Long Qingyao's face reddened slightly. After thinking for a moment, she nodded faintly.

Giving herself to Jiang Chen was still better than falling into the hands of those villains behind them, wasn't it?

"See? Our Senior Sister has already agreed. Hurry and take us away..." Lin Xiaoxiao's voice grew weaker and weaker, and then she fainted.

She had been forcing herself to hold on until now.

"Haha, the two women are here. They've finally fallen. This Soft Spirit Powder is really useful," one of them said.

They had used Soft Spirit Powder to ambush more than a dozen groups of people in the Great Wilderness Forest, committing acts of murder and robbery.

When Long Qingyao saw the Yinluo Sect members arrive, despair flashed through her eyes. Yet her consciousness was equally muddled now, and she too collapsed unconscious.

At that moment, the five Yinluo Sect members behind them finally appeared.

"Haha, the two women are here. They've finally fallen. This Soft Spirit Powder is really useful," one of them said.

They had used Soft Spirit Powder to ambush more than a dozen groups of people in the Great Wilderness Forest, committing acts of murder and robbery.

However, they quickly noticed Jiang Chen's presence.

"Senior Brother Luo, there's a brat here. What should we do?" someone asked, staring at Jiang Chen.

The five men glared viciously at him, and Jiang Chen frowned as well.

"In the Great Desolate Mountain Range, isn't it perfectly normal for someone to die? If he's killed by someone, who would know? Just dispose of him while we're at it," said a Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level expert. He was the strongest among the five, and his name was Luo Cheng.

"I don't know these two women. I didn't see anything. I'll be leaving first," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen did not want to get involved in this matter. He was neither related to nor acquainted with the two women.

There were five of them, and all of them were at a higher realm than he was. Jiang Chen was not sure whether he was a match for them.

"Hmph, brat, running into us today means your luck has run out. Don't even think about leaving alive," Luo Cheng said with a cold laugh.

Jiang Chen's expression changed as he said coldly, "You want to kill me to silence me?"

"Isn't that obvious? Wang Cai, go kill him," Luo Cheng said to one of them.

This man was at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level, and his aura was extremely powerful.

In Luo Cheng's eyes, Wang Cai had more than enough strength to deal with Jiang Chen, who was only at the Martial Artist Realm, Third Level.

"Sure." The man named Wang Cai answered, then gripped a long saber and charged straight at Jiang Chen.

"Want to kill me? Then let's see if you have what it takes." Jiang Chen snorted coldly.

True energy surged. Jiang Chen threw a Collapsing Fist, hurtling toward Wang Cai at tremendous speed.

Wang Cai also slashed his saber at Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang Chen was faster. In an instant, he dodged Wang Cai's attack, and his fist slammed into Wang Cai's chest.

"Puh..." Wang Cai's face turned pale as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was blasted more than twenty meters away and crashed to the ground, unable to rise again.

Having cultivated the Sky Devouring Demonic Dragon Art, Jiang Chen's strength far surpassed those of the same level. His combat power was no trifling matter.

"Wang Cai!" The other four men's expressions changed drastically. They had never imagined Jiang Chen would be so powerful, sending Wang Cai flying with a single move.

Jiang Chen was delighted as well. He had not expected himself to be so strong. To his eyes, an enemy at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level, moved much more slowly, which was why he had been able to severely wound Wang Cai so easily.

"This brat is no ordinary opponent. Everyone, attack together and kill him!" Luo Cheng shouted.

Anyone capable of severely wounding Wang Cai in one strike was not someone they dared underestimate.

The other four immediately charged toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's expression shifted slightly. Four coming at him together would be somewhat difficult, but he would not be afraid.

"Eight Desolations Palm!" In an instant, Jiang Chen unleashed the first-tier martial skill Eight Desolations Palm, condensing several palm shadows and sending them crashing toward the men.

Jiang Chen's Eight Desolations Palm had now reached the level of perfection, and its power was astonishing.

In short, after cultivating the Sky Devouring Demonic Dragon Art, Jiang Chen discovered that his comprehension had risen to a terrifying level.

Previously, Jiang Chen's Eight Desolations Palm had only reached Minor Accomplishment.

Comprehension of martial skills was divided into five stages: Beginner, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Perfection, and Transformation.

Transformation meant comprehending a martial skill on an entirely new level, allowing one to unleash power exceeding the martial skill itself.

The four men exchanged moves with Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen's palm shadows were too powerful, directly forcing all four of them back.

"How is this possible?" The four men were horrified. A brat at the Martial Artist Realm, Third Level, actually possessed such astonishing strength. Every one of them was at least at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level.

Luo Cheng himself was an expert at the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level, someone who could step into the Martial Master Realm at any moment.

Seeing that he had driven the four men back, Jiang Chen was overjoyed. They were not as formidable as he had imagined.

"Take this!" Jiang Chen charged directly at them and unleashed a Collapsing Fist.

He sent a Martial Artist Realm, Ninth Level cultivator flying with one blow.

Then Jiang Chen moved like the wind, knocking several of them flying. Luo Cheng took two punches from Jiang Chen and fell to the ground, vomiting blood.

"You can't kill us! We are Yinluo Sect disciples. If you kill us, the Yinluo Sect will never let you off!" Seeing Jiang Chen walk toward him, Luo Cheng's expression changed drastically, and he began threatening Jiang Chen.

Luo Cheng's strength was now greatly depleted. There was no way he could still be Jiang Chen's opponent.

"In the Great Desolate Mountain Range, who would know I killed you? Isn't it perfectly normal for a few people to die?" Jiang Chen sneered, throwing Luo Cheng's earlier words right back at him.

"You..." Luo Cheng was furious. He now deeply regretted trying to deal with Jiang Chen. He had never imagined the other party's strength would be so heaven-defying.

Jiang Chen had originally not wanted to involve himself in this matter, but they had insisted on killing him. He had no choice but to fight back. Even Jiang Chen had not expected his own strength to be so formidable.

Jiang Chen struck Luo Cheng's head with his palm. The tremendous force killed Luo Cheng instantly.

The others were badly injured and could not escape even if they wanted to.

Jiang Chen killed them all without mercy.

After killing them, Jiang Chen finally let out a breath of relief. Then he circulated his cultivation art, and a powerful suction force directly drew the spiritual energy from the five men's bodies into his own, where he devoured it.

"Puh." Jiang Chen's aura surged, and he stepped into the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level.

Luo Cheng and the other four actually had storage bags on them. Though each held only a few cubic meters of space, that was more than enough for him.

Jiang Chen took all their belongings and counted them. Altogether, there were five thousand spirit stones, along with various other materials worth quite a few spirit stones.

There were also several second-tier spirit weapons. Jiang Chen picked up Luo Cheng's long saber. It was a high-grade second-tier weapon with considerable power, and Jiang Chen planned to use it for now.

Even after Luo Cheng had used a spirit weapon earlier, he had still been no match for Jiang Chen, whose moves had easily dodged Luo Cheng's attacks.

As for the rest, he could sell them later. Jiang Chen then removed the valuable materials from the two Third-tier Demonic Beasts he had killed earlier and packed them into his storage bag. Having a storage bag was truly convenient.

Then he glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao and Long Qingyao, who lay collapsed on the ground.

"Forget it. I'll play the hero saving two beauties for once today, though it isn't by my own wish. If I leave you two here, you'll easily end up swallowed by demonic beasts," Jiang Chen said.

He then took the two women away. A few miles away, he found a cave and settled them inside. It was already getting late, and traveling at night was rather dangerous. They would rest here for the night and continue on their journey tomorrow.

As for the corpses of the Yinluo Sect disciples, Jiang Chen could not be bothered with them. Let them become food for demonic beasts. The Great Desolate Mountain Range was never short of demonic beasts.