Chapter 44: Grand Conquest Plan

Five loose cultivators exchanged a glance and immediately surrounded Yuan Yao.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao glanced at them and did not panic.

Because she had seen such a plot in storybooks, this was—kill and seize treasure!

At that moment, one cultivator's face was full of undisguised lewdness; he looked Yuan Yao up and down with an extremely uncomfortable gaze and clicked his tongue: "Wow, I never expected that this Ninth Province could actually give birth to such a heavenly-beautiful little girl!"

Another cultivator chimed in, wearing an equally obscene smile: "Hehehe, little sis, don't be scared—just obey us and follow us older brothers for a trip, and we'll guarantee you enjoy the utmost worldly pleasure!"

Yuan Yao seemed a bit dazed, but quickly came to her senses and replied expressionlessly: "No need."

"First, seize her!" the leading cultivator ordered in a low voice.

"Good!" the others replied in unison.

As soon as the words fell, three of them rushed toward Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao immediately summoned the Phantom Spirit Sword and then swung her sword in a slash!

With a "Boom!" explosion, she then took advantage of their shock, quickly closed in, and thrust her sword straight through the abdomen of the cultivator who had first insulted her, piercing him completely!

With a "Splatter!" sound, flesh was split open by the sharp blade.

A gush of scarlet, hot blood spurted out, splashing onto the surrounding ground.

"JunCai—" the other four loose cultivators saw this, their pupils constricted; no one expected that this seemingly frail girl would strike so ruthlessly!

Yuan Yao swiftly drew her sword and, lifting her leg, kicked Sun JunCai hard.

Bang!

Sun JunCai was kicked flying onto the ground, rolling several times, with blood continuously gushing from his mouth.

"You little bitch!" the leading loose cultivator exploded in rage, glaring at Yuan Yao with eyes about to burst, and he brandished his broadsword, slashing toward her!

Yuan Yao retreated quickly without changing her expression.

"Kill her, avenge JunCai!"

"You're not worth my effort to conquer." Yuan Yao said in an icy tone; these people were clearly no good, and from the start they intended to harm her.

If they wanted to kill and seize treasure, she might still consider whether to conquer them.

But they were obviously scum.

Who knows how many female cultivators like her have fallen victim to their cruelty!

The loose cultivator who had rushed to treat Sun JunCai, upon finding that he had no breath left, changed his face, quickly looked up at the leader, and said: "Big brother, JunCai… is dead!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the leader cultivator was instantly enraged.

"Stupid woman, you're asking for death!"

He gripped his broadsword and charged at Yuan Yao like a madman.

The leader cultivator's cultivation was at the mid Foundation Establishment Realm, while the other loose cultivators were at the initial Foundation Establishment Realm.

Yuan Yao fought four against one.

Yuan Yao's Myriad Shroud Robe had already been torn, so the damage she now bore was real.

"Carefree First Style—"

"Lift Sword to Match Heaven!"

Yuan Yao fiercely swung her sword; sword qi like a blade instantly bombarded the four loose cultivators.

The leader cultivator narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Carefree Sword Style?! You're actually a disciple of the Carefree Sect—then you definitely can't live!"

They began unleashing various techniques, surrounding Yuan Yao.

In less than a moment, several bloodstains appeared on Yuan Yao's body, making her frown slightly; she gritted her teeth, swung her sword, and white light like a blazing sun shot forth like an arrow!

Boom——

Two loose cultivators were shaken back, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

With a "Splatter!" sound, the leader cultivator slashed Yuan Yao's back!

Blood instantly stained her white back clothing, spreading in a large red patch.

Yuan Yao winced in pain, quickly turned, and raised her sword to meet the leader cultivator's attack.

"Thousand Mountains Myriad Laws—"

"Sword Suppresses All Phenomena!"

She let out a low shout; in an instant, a huge sword shadow appeared, carrying thunderous force, and came crashing down on the leader cultivator!

The leader cultivator's pupils contracted, his face filled with terror as he tried to raise his blade to block!

Crack——

Bang!

With a tremendous roar, the leader cultivator's broadsword shattered instantly, and his whole body was overturned by the huge sword shadow onto the ground.

Only a deep sword wound down to the bone could be seen on his body; he lay on the ground, vomiting blood nonstop.

Yuan Yao flickered, appearing beside him, and with both hands gripping her sword, she thrust it hard into his chest!

With a "Pfft!" sound, blood spattered!

Accompanied by a miserable scream.

A few drops of warm blood also appeared on Yuan Yao's pale face.

She lifted her head, pulled out her sword with one hand, and then coldly glanced at the remaining three loose cultivators.

Seeing this, the three loose cultivators were startled and wanted to turn and flee.

Just as they had run a distance, a five-colored flash of light flickered by; in an instant, their bodies stiffened, they staggered a few steps, and then collapsed dead, eyes unclosed.

Yuan Yao stood up and raised her hand.

The Phantom Spirit Sword quickly returned to her hand.

Blood welled at the corner of Yuan Yao's mouth, and she raised her other hand to wipe it away.

This is her first time killing someone with her own hands.

【The target individuals Sun Jun Cai and four others are dead, the target individuals begin to be replaced.】The voice of the 250 system came.

"Irreplaceable ones, are they important figures in the original book? Replaceable ones, are they cannon fodder or marginal characters in the original book?"

This time, the 250 system gave an affirmative answer: 【Yes, host.】

"What role does Xie Yan play in the original book? Is he also a deep‑emotion male supporting character? Or is he the deep‑emotion male lead?"

【Host, you still cannot unlock Xie Yan's character information.】

"Can it be unlocked only after successfully capturing?"

【Yes, host.】

Yuan Yao heard these words and fell into thought.

At this moment, she felt a burning pain coming from her back, vaguely sensing that her flesh was being torn.

That knife just now, if it had been a little deeper, could have taken her life.

She first took a third‑grade Healing Wound Pill, then left the scene, found a quiet place and began to treat her wound.

She made the Phantom Spirit transform into various tools to assist her in treating the wound on her back.

Half an hour later.

Yuan Yao crouched on the ground, poking the ground with a dry branch she had picked up.

She thought, her capturing speed is really too slow.

What should she do?

Yuan Yao let out a sigh, her pale beautiful face showing a look of worry.

She suddenly felt a bit nostalgic for the days of lying flat.

She supported her chin with one hand, and suddenly a thought flashed quickly through her mind, which she immediately grasped.

Her eyes instantly brightened.

"Let's do it like this!"

She excitedly stood up, but standing up too quickly and forcefully pulled at her back wound, tearing it again.

"Hiss…" Yuan Yao gasped in pain, sucking in a breath of cold air.

She could only treat the wound again.

After a moment, she studied the formations in the 《Heaven and Earth Formation Diagram》 while walking toward the forest, and each time she reached a place she stopped, then fiddled around in the surroundings.

As time passed bit by bit, soon she had walked through almost the entire forest.

In the blink of an eye, it was night again.

At this moment, at the forest entrance.

"Wow, how can this forest have so many formations?!" The blue‑clad youth stared, unable to help exclaiming.

He looked up and saw that almost everywhere the formations glowed; dozens of cultivators were trapped in the mist formation, having just broken through one mist formation, they inadvertently fell into another.