Standing There Does Not Make You Tired from Talking

Standing There Does Not Make You Tired from Talking

"Senior Sister Zhao, what do we do now? Do we attack directly?"

"It looks like the evil cultivators' lair ahead is quite large. I'm afraid there may be quite a few of them inside."

Xu Qing asked from beside her.

Fang Xinyun fell into thought, while Zhao Ling pondered for a moment before saying, "There's no need to hold back against those evil cultivators. Don't forget, we all have talismans brought from the sect. I have two Explosive Fire Talismans and a Thunderclap Talisman. They're all Low-grade Spirit."

At this, the two junior sisters agreed as well.

"I have three Explosive Fire Talismans and one Thunderclap Talisman."

"I also have two Explosive Fire Talismans and a Thunderclap Talisman."

Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun answered.

The grades of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were divided quite simply into Spirit, Profound, Earth, and Heaven grades. Each grade was further divided into Low, Middle, and High tiers.

Even a Low-grade Spirit talisman already possessed considerable power!

Seeing that they each had quite a few talismans, Zhao Ling said solemnly, "We'll act as quickly as possible and catch those evil cultivators inside off guard."

"If Junior Sister Tan is still alive, that's for the best—we'll take her away immediately. But if something has happened to Junior Sister Tan, we'll flatten this place!"

"Good!"

The three women's expressions were resolute.

They were third-generation disciples of the Yunqing Sect and had already spent five years cultivating in the sect. Each of them had mastered the Yunqing Sect's Calm Cloud Swordplay.

Though it was only a Low-grade Spirit sword art, its power was extraordinary and could injure enemies without form!

"Let's go!"

Under Zhao Ling's lead, the three quietly approached the evil cultivators' gloomy, sinister cave dwelling ahead.

After a flurry of work, they had pasted Explosive Fire Talismans and Thunderclap Talismans all around the cave dwelling, waiting only to detonate them!

"Attack!"

At Zhao Ling's command, the three of them all retreated far away. Then, in perfect unison, they chanted the incantations and circulated their Spiritual Power to awaken the talismans!

Buzz!

In an instant, a frightening wave of aura spread outward.

Boom—!

With the combined force of several talismans, the entrance exploded apart. Dust billowed everywhere, and a visible shock wave even swept toward all directions!

The power was astonishing!

Inside the cave dwelling, Qin Yang and Tan Yurou immediately sensed the earth-shaking disturbance, as if the entire cave dwelling were about to collapse.

"It must be my senior sisters coming to rescue me!"

"Beast—oh, no, Qin Yang, we'll be able to escape from here soon!"

Tan Yurou was overjoyed. She hopped about excitedly and even wanted to rush out right then.

However, Qin Yang remained exceptionally calm.

After learning that her senior sisters were only at the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer, he had not held out any hope at all.

"Don't rush. I'll go out and see what's happening first."

"You stay here. Whatever you do, don't go out and let my two senior brothers discover you. They won't show you the slightest mercy!"

Qin Yang said.

Tan Yurou was both excited and expectant. She agreed repeatedly, then urged him in a hushed voice to go out and see whether her senior sisters had really arrived.

Qin Yang came outside the cave dwelling.

Qin Yang ran into Lu Xun and Chang Er. Their faces were terribly gloomy, their gazes icy, and killing intent surged around them!

"What audacity! Someone actually dares to come to our cave dwelling and cause trouble."

"Junior Brother Qin, you arrived at just the right time. Master has ordered the three of us to go out and see what's happening. Let's go!"

After Lu Xun finished speaking, he did not care whether Qin Yang truly agreed. He simply brought him straight to the collapsed cave entrance.

"There really are fiends! They're coming out!"

"Looks like there are only three of them."

"Excellent, Senior Sister Zhao! Their cultivation isn't strong. There's only one evil cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer. Any one of us can easily deal with them!"

After noticing the three who had emerged—Qin Yang and the others—Xu Qing and Fang Xinyun revealed delighted expressions.

Zhao Ling also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the strongest evil cultivator was only at the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer, things would be easy.

"Attack together. Don't show these evil cultivators any mercy. Kill them as quickly as possible with all your strength and rescue Junior Sister Tan!"

She spoke coldly.

The moment her voice fell, her delicate hand had already drawn the spirit sword from her waist. With a clang, a fierce wind imbued with Spiritual Power and Sword Qi slashed straight over!

Clang—!

The spirit sword looked utterly ordinary, but once Spiritual Power wrapped around it, astonishing Sword Qi erupted from the blade. Invisibly, it exerted immense pressure on the three of them from far away.

It had only been one exchange, yet the three Yunqing Sect disciples had already reached them.

Moreover, their targets were perfectly clear: one evil cultivator each!

Qin Yang was precisely the one Zhao Ling had set her sights on.

"Wait, you're this decisive? At least give me a little time to react."

He secretly groaned in his heart.

The fairy before him was exceedingly beautiful and possessed an extraordinary bearing, but once she started fighting, it was an entirely different matter!

She clearly had no intention of leaving him even the slightest chance to live.

If Qin Yang's cultivation had not been only a little lower than hers, he would probably have already been separated from his head and body the moment he saw the sword light!

Of course, Qin Yang also did not dare reveal his cultivation completely.

Otherwise, the moment he was discovered, he would be finished too!

"Hmph, so you're disciples of the righteous path. I was wondering who you were."

"Usually, we leave each other alone, but this time you brought death upon yourselves. Don't blame me for capturing you alive, taking you back, and handing you over to Master to refine into pills!"

Lu Xun spoke sinisterly.

"Bah!"

"Shameless evil cultivators! You must have eaten the hearts of bears and the gall of leopards to dare lay a hand on a junior sister of our Yunqing Sect. You're courting death!"

"Taste my sword!"

The aura around Xu Qing was sharp and decisive. She swung the spirit sword in her hand, unleashing resounding and powerful Sword Qi. For the time being, she fought Lu Xun to a draw.

As for Chang Er, he was clearly struggling.

After all, his cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Realm Sixth Layer. Facing a righteous-path disciple at the Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer, he immediately felt immense pressure. He was forced back again and again, and before long, wounds had already appeared on his body.

"Young as you are, you refuse to learn what's right and insist on becoming an evil cultivator."

"You brought this death road upon yourself. Let's see where you can hide this time!"

While sealing off every avenue of retreat Qin Yang had, Zhao Ling berated him expressionlessly, her voice cold as ten-thousand-year-old Profound Ice.

Hearing this, Qin Yang wanted to cry but had no tears.

Was this a path I could choose for myself?

How easy it was to stand there and talk when it wasn't her back that hurt.

After dodging another sword strike, he could basically confirm that the only ones who had come to rescue Tan Yurou were the three women before him.

There were no reinforcements behind them!

"These Yunqing Sect disciples are way too useless, aren't they?"

"Tan Yurou has been captured for seven or eight days, and they only just managed to find her—I won't even mention that. But they didn't even bring reinforcements. They're really taking things far too lightly."

After confirming the situation, Qin Yang secretly shook his head and sighed.

He had originally been counting on experts from the Yunqing Sect to appear and rescue him as well so he could leave with them. Now, it seemed there was no hope at all!