The System's Grand Giveaway! (Please Leave a Vote, Thanks!)

The System's Grand Giveaway! (Please Leave a Vote, Thanks!)

In the blink of an eye, Pei Ling lunged forward. Aversion to Life Saber carved a vivid red arc through the air and came crashing down toward Miao Chengan's head!

Miao Chengan's face went pale with shock. The talisman in his hand was only a moment away from activation, so he darted to the side.

But he had poured all his spiritual power into the talisman. His body had grown heavy, far slower than usual, and simply couldn't react in time.

He fought with all his might and barely dodged the fatal blow, but the blade still slammed into his shoulder!

Amid his scream, one of his arms flew free. At the same time, the talisman clenched in his hand finally completed its activation. A faint glow flashed across it, and it abruptly transformed into a long sword. Sword Qi surged around it as it shot forth!

The long sword charged ahead with unstoppable force, roaring toward the nearby wall.

Amid a cracking sound, a hole the size of a bowl appeared in the previously undamaged wall. The sword whistled away and disappeared into the night, never to be seen again.

Miao Chengan watched the scene unfold as every trace of color drained from his face. He felt as if he'd fallen into an ice cellar!

That was a sword talisman his biological elder brother had given him, originally meant to be his trump card for saving his life.

But when he'd suddenly lost his arm just now, the pain had left him unable to control it. Not only had he failed to hit Pei Ling, he'd also emptied himself of all his spiritual power!

That talisman is so powerful!

Pei Ling stared at the hole in the wall, his pupils contracting sharply. If that talisman had hit him, he would have either died or been crippled.

Thank goodness my saber was faster!

He didn't know whether Miao Chengan had any more talismans like that. He had to kill him quickly! Thinking this, Pei Ling immediately swung his saber at the man's neck!

Just then, a figure suddenly sprang up behind him. Zhou Yi's hair hung loose, his expression full of venom. Somehow, a short dagger had appeared in his hand, its edge gleaming green—clearly coated with poison. He leaped high into the air and stabbed viciously toward Pei Ling's back!

Pei Ling immediately sensed the rush of air. Without thinking, he swung his saber backward. As the blade passed, blood poured from Zhou Yi's waist and abdomen, and he was sent flying!

With a crash, Zhou Yi knocked over several tables and chairs. His momentum still unabated, he slammed into the wall, leaving a thick smear of blood as he slowly slid to the floor, motionless, his life or death unknown.

Only one left!

Pei Ling raised Aversion to Life Saber again and slashed at Miao Chengan.

A look of despair and unwillingness flashed through Miao Chengan's eyes. "My elder brother is in the Inner Sect..."

Before he could finish, Aversion to Life Saber had already swept across his throat. A streak of red sprayed through the air, Miao Chengan's eyes bulged, and then his body slowly crumpled to the ground...

Seeing this, Pei Ling finally let out the breath he'd been holding.

He exhaled heavily, gave the system a one-star rating, and caught his breath. His strength had nearly recovered, so he immediately got up and searched the three men's belongings.

After all, even without counting compensation for the furnishings in the room, three Outer Sect disciples alone meant a fine starting at thirty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones and capped at ninety thousand!

If he couldn't pay within three months, he'd go from being an Outer Sect disciple to cultivation materials divided up among the Sacred Sect's various peaks.

These three all have powerful connections and backgrounds. They must be worth a lot. Thinking this, Pei Ling searched the entire room as quickly as he could. But aside from a few bottles and jars on the table, the most valuable things were three Storage Pouches of different designs.

The problem was that even with their owners dead, the Storage Pouches still had restrictions on them. Pei Ling tried every method he could think of, but couldn't open them.

The bottles and jars looked as though they'd been taken out for treating injuries, but aside from the Qi and Blood Pills the system had "given" him, Pei Ling didn't recognize any of them.

"This is a bit of a problem..." Pei Ling gathered the Storage Pouches and the pills together with the rest of the items. No matter how he looked at the heap, it all seemed worthless. He doubted the whole pile could fetch even five Spirit Stones.

After quickly weighing his options, he decided to let the system manage his cultivation of [Blood Fiend Saber Technique] first and meet Fairy Li's ten-day deadline. "System! I want to cultivate. Select [Blood Fiend Saber Technique], [Temporary Cultivation · Intelligent Duration], [One-Click Auto-Management]."

The system cheerfully came online. "Ding-dong! The Intelligent Cultivation System is at your service..."

Soon, notification sounds began filling the air one after another. "Ding-dong! The host's spiritual power has been depleted. The system will give you five Foundation Establishment Pills for free..."

"Ding-dong! The host is injured. The system will give you three Rejuvenation Pills for free..."

"Ding-dong! The host..."

A moment later, the system controlled Pei Ling's body, tipped back the last pill, and swallowed it. Then it pivoted and looked down at Miao Chengan and Zhou Yi, lying in pools of blood. Reaching out, it picked up Aversion to Life Saber. "Ding-dong! The host lacks the essence blood of Qi Refining Stage cultivators. The system will give you two Qi Refining Stage cultivators for free."

Before the words had faded, the almost imperceptible blood mist on Aversion to Life Saber erupted into the air, split in two, and flew toward Miao Chengan and Zhou Yi!

"Ah!!!!" Zhou Yi let out a bloodcurdling scream. Pei Ling was startled. So that guy wasn't dead—he'd been pretending!

How sinister!

But the blood mist rushing toward Zhou Yi was full of greed. It didn't back down just because he was still alive. Instead, it redoubled its efforts to drain his essence blood.

Zhou Yi's face twisted into a hideous grimace, as if he were suffering the most agonizing torture.

He'd already been gravely injured and on the verge of death. He'd clung to a faint hope that he might get away with pretending to be dead; otherwise, he wouldn't have lain perfectly still while Pei Ling rested, without even trying to launch a sneak attack. But he couldn't hold out for long. His cries quickly faded, and soon, just like Li Siguan before him, his body was drained of all its blood, vitality, and spirit. His soul was wrapped up and drawn back into Aversion to Life Saber.

Just as it had done to Li Siguan moments ago, the blood mist tore his soul to pieces without the slightest mercy! Meanwhile, Miao Chengan really was dead. The blood mist that had entered his body soon returned, dragging a streak of Bloodlight behind it. At last, the blood-red color of Aversion to Life Saber brightened into a vivid crimson once more.

After Miao Chengan's soul had also been ripped to shreds, the system finally chimed, "Ding-dong! The Qi Refining Stage cultivators have been given! The system will continue cultivating for you..."

As it moved, the body casually stepped over Miao Chengan and Zhou Yi. Like Li Siguan's before them, their bodies—drained of essence blood and souls by Blood Fiend Saber Technique—turned to ash in moments. Then the gusts kicked up by Aversion to Life Saber's dance swept the ashes away, leaving scarcely a trace.

Pei Ling was completely unmoved. No matter what the Idiot System did now, he wouldn't be surprised.

The system continued cultivating Blood Fiend Saber Technique over and over. Just as the eastern sky began to lighten and Pei Ling was growing anxious, he suddenly felt his whole body grow light.

It was as if he'd just broken free from a cramped little box. In that instant, Aversion to Life Saber became light as a feather, as if it didn't exist at all!