Chapter 24: with translation of chapter title

But her deepest memory was still his spoiled little junior sister, Weng Mingshu.

Weng Mingshu actually fell for her man...

Lu Xiangxiang gave a cold snort in her heart.

Yan Haonan came to his senses, his expression shifted slightly, he suppressed the inexplicable agitation in his heart, yet he couldn't help glancing at Lu Xiangxiang again.

Who is she?

At that moment, the black dragon's attack came this way, forcing Yan Haonan to dismiss those inappropriate thoughts at once; he gripped his longsword, swiftly stepped forward, and together with the cultivators faced the black dragon.

Cang Li was shaken back several steps, traces of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

With Yan Haonan's addition, the pressure on everyone eased somewhat.

Suddenly, the white-haired elder was struck by the black dragon's flame attack; his whole body, like a kite with its string cut, slammed hard onto the ground, engulfed in flames.

"Elder Chen!" a cultivator cried out in alarm.

Before they could go to his aid, the black dragon's fierce assault surged like a violent storm; the huge flames pressed down on the cultivators like a mountain, the scorching heat warping the air.

The cultivators could not withstand that terrifying flame at all; they were driven back, and two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were even directly consumed by the flames, instantly turning to ash.

When Yuan Yao arrived, she happened to witness this gruesome scene.

Her gaze fell on the white-haired elder not far away, clinging to life; she saw his whole body aflame, his clothes burned to ash, revealing scorched skin, and a pungent burnt smell permeated the air.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao's expression grew grave; without hesitation she swiftly formed seals and softly shouted, "Water, come!"

In an instant, a clear stream of water, like a silver dragon, surged from Yuan Yao's seal and swept straight toward the white-haired elder.

And the next moment, a mass of flame lunged at Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao's pupils contracted slightly; she quickly dodged and simultaneously summoned her Phantom Spirit Sword.

She did not immediately confront the black dragon head-on, but instead observed the current battle situation.

Third Senior Brother and Yan Haonan were both entangled in combat with the black dragon.

Besides those two, ten other cultivators were fighting.

The black dragon's strength should be around late Nascent Soul Realm; with just them they could not slay the black dragon.

Yuan Yao withdrew her gaze, first moving the white-haired elder quickly to a relatively safe area, letting him leave the battlefield.

【Target: Li Chen, Awakening Value reached 25.】

The 250 System's voice suddenly sounded in her sea of consciousness.

The white-haired elder was Li Chen, and also one of the elders of the Qingyun Sect.

"Senior, please stay here for now," Yuan Yao said to Li Chen.

Immediately she rose, her gaze turning to Lu Xiangxiang hiding in the corner.

She swiftly rushed to Lu Xiangxiang's position.

Naturally, Lu Xiangxiang also saw Yuan Yao, and she couldn't help furrowing her brow.

When Yuan Yao arrived before her, she then called out, "Sixth Senior Sister."

Yuan Yao directly said, "Come with me to deal with the black dragon!"

Lu Xiangxiang replied unhurriedly, "Sixth Senior Sister, going would just cause trouble; after all, our cultivation is low."

"You're right; if you went, you'd only cause trouble, so stay put here properly. Because..." Yuan Yao lowered her voice slightly, "If you even get a single hair hurt, I, as your senior sister, would be heartbroken."

Lu Xiangxiang's face sank slightly; looking at Yuan Yao, who was only fifteen, her heart filled with contempt and disdain.

With just this little girl, she also wants to intimidate me?

She is still too immature.

I don't know why, in her past life, the Carefree Sect people took her as a stand-in for Yuan Yao; she and Yuan Yao share nothing in common, nor any comparability.

After all, in her eyes, Yuan Yao is merely a doddering vine pampered by the Carefree Sect, possessing no threat at all.

"Fine." Lu Xiangxiang replied with a smile.

Seeing her like that, Yuan Yao's heart already basically confirmed that what the 250 System said was true.

For the first time she felt the other's appearance so hateful it made her want to vomit.

And at this moment she felt an increasing sense of urgency, because she wanted to survive, to become stronger, to protect everyone in the Carefree Sect!

At that moment, Yuan Yao heard the Eldest Senior Brother's call.

She turned and saw Song Yan approaching weakly, with Weng Mingshu following behind him.

"Yuan Yao, it was he who insisted on running off! It has nothing to do with me!" Weng Mingshu hurriedly explained.

The instant Lu Xiangxiang saw Weng Mingshu, her gaze turned completely cold, a flicker of killing intent flashing in the depths of her eyes.

Yuan Yao keenly sensed Lu Xiangxiang's emotional shift and couldn't help glancing at Weng Mingshu.

Does Lu Xiangxiang want to kill Weng Mingshu?

Why?

Before Song Yan and Weng Mingshu even arrived here, a deafening roar came.

Following the sound, I saw Cang Li, Yan Haonan, and others all flung to the ground by the black dragon's violent assault; several cultivators couldn't even get up, and in that instant, flames like rolling waves surged, engulfing them in fire.

"Ah—ah—ah..."

A shrill scream came, sending chills down one's spine.

Yuan Yao's expression shifted slightly; she saw her third senior brother's back also entwined by flames.

She had no time to think further; her body moved, she closed in on Cang Li and swung her sword fiercely!

The water-element sword blade instantly slashed toward Cang Li.

"Don't move!" Yuan Yao shouted loudly.

Cang Li's body instantly stiffened, and in the next instant his back felt a chill.

His clothes were split open, leaving his back exposed.

There are scald marks on the back.

Cang Li quickly grasped the black spear and climbed up from the ground.

Meanwhile, the black dragon's attack did not cease; it lunged straight toward Cang Li.

Cang Li's face changed in shock, and he turned and ran.

But the black dragon's speed was too great; in the blink of an eye it had caught up to Cang Li.

A scorching breath came from behind, accompanied by that utterly terrifying pressure, leaving Cang Li unable to turn and raise his spear to defend.

Seeing this, Song Yan and Yuan Yao's pupils contracted.

Song Yan pushed his speed to the limit, flashed forward, blocked in front of Cang Li, and swung his sword fiercely!

But it could not harm the black dragon in the slightest.

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth, she ran with incredible speed, and at the same time she controlled the Phantom Spirit Sword in her hand to strike at the black dragon's body!

The black dragon didn't even regard this colorful long sword, so it didn't think of defending.

But then an abrupt change occurred!

That colorful long sword instantly became huge!

It also emitted a terrifying aura!

"Slash!"

Yuan Yao gave a low shout.

The black dragon's blood-red pupils shrank in an instant of fear, and it dodged at top speed.

Clang—

But it wasn't fast enough; the sharp Phantom Spirit Sword split its belly open, and blood spurted out instantly.

Everyone present saw this and was stunned.

This black dragon was almost immune to blades and spears, could block nearly any attack, yet this colorful sword cut open its belly?!

How is that possible?!

Even Song Yan and Cang Li didn't expect that their junior sister's ugly sword would have such power!

This colorful sword has been with the junior sister since childhood.

Remember how the junior sister used this sword to poke bird nests, split firewood, and slice fruit…