The Wind Sword Sect's four Golden Core cultivators turned and fled without hesitation.
These two possessed Divine Abilities capable of slaying Nascent Soul cultivators above their realm. They were simply no match for them.
What was more, that handsome young man in particular had such profound mastery of evil cultivation that he could actually seize control of the blood qi from the Holy Mother.
This did not count as cowardice. At most, it was preserving their strength.
Neither Yaoqin nor Chu Xingchen had any intention of pursuing the Wind Sword Sect deserters. After all, slaying a Nascent Soul cultivator above their realm had taken no small toll.
With the blood qi empowering them on their home ground, winning was easy enough. Outside, without that support, they could still win, of course, but if the fight dragged on until Wind Sword Sect reinforcements arrived, things probably would not look so good.
Yaoqin raised her eyes toward the little girl still suspended in the air. "Was this the Evil Spirit Cult's plan?"
"Most likely."
After answering, Chu Xingchen put away his spirit sword and, simply intending to give it a try, scanned the little girl before him with the system.
To his complete surprise, the system actually brought up the little girl's panel.
[Target: ???] [Cultivation: None] [Orange trait possibly generating] [Trait: ???] [Trait: ???] [Black trait: Blood Qi Reversal] [Black trait: Critically Injured] [Traits generating. Disciple recruitment conditions will be met upon completion.]
Chu Xingchen frowned slightly. Why were there so many question marks in the scan?
Regret showed on Yaoqin's face. This child had probably been abducted by evil cultivators too, but things had already come to this. Spiritual light rose from the sword in her hand as she prepared to release the poor child from her suffering.