Chapter 743: Robbery

The blue-robed youth stared at Zilan, a nameless fire burning fiercely in his heart.

With Senior Brother Xuan Che absent, he was the only Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator among the fellow disciples present, and since his strength was the greatest, he naturally became the temporary leader of these fellow disciples.

The other fellow disciples treated him with great respect, yet this Zilan had ignored his words several times and held his authority in contempt.

It was simply outrageous.

He glanced at Tianlang Hall and the Sacred Palace, seeing that the cultivators of the two great powers were all revealing an interested, spectator-like posture.

A sense of burning heat could not help but rise on his face, and his complexion instantly flushed red.

At the same time.

Wang Jianqiang had already told Mu Lingxi the entire sequence of events.

He looked at the crowd and smiled, "Could you seniors tell this junior what happened here? Why are there no Beast Taming Sect disciples to be seen?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, a look of mockery appeared on the faces of many in the crowd.

"Heh, this Qi Refining stage ant is truly bold; he has already been reduced to someone else's prisoner, yet he still has the mood to inquire about the whereabouts of the Beast Taming Sect disciples."

"He is quite loyal, though."

"Loyal? Foolish to the extreme, more like?"

Puchi~

Suddenly, a black finger-strike tore through the air with astonishing speed, as if it had traversed space, instantly piercing the body of the Jade Cauldron Sect Disciple who had spoken the words "foolish to the extreme."

That Jade Cauldron Sect Disciple let out a miserable shriek.

He fell to the ground with a thud, black energy surging over his body as his life force was rapidly devoured.

With a face full of terror, he desperately gathered the Spiritual Power in his body to suppress the Death Force within, and it was only after exhausting almost all his strength that he finally managed to wear away the Death Force inside him.

He let out a long sigh of relief, a sense of exhaustion sweeping over his entire body, and he collapsed onto the ground.

Seeing this scene, everyone present was shocked.

A single casual strike had actually caused an Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator to lose their combat capability!

This strength was very powerful!

And was this woman crazy?

She actually dared to slaughter a fellow disciple in full view of everyone!

"Zilan, you actually dare to openly attack a fellow disciple!"

The blue-robed youth looked at Mu Lingxi with a face full of shock and anger.

"Daoist Friend Lu, we are under orders to intercept the Beast Taming Sect disciples here."

"There must absolutely be no trouble here; this matter should be resolved as quickly as possible."

In the Tianlang Hall team, an Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator frowned as they looked at the blue-robed youth.

"It must be resolved within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"Otherwise, we will help your Jade Cauldron Sect resolve it."

On the Sacred Palace side, a beautiful-looking Eighth-Order Will Stage woman said indifferently.

Hearing the two of them, the blue-robed youth nodded with an ugly expression.

Let other powers help?

He could not afford to lose that much face.

Thinking of this.

He looked at Zilan with cold eyes, "Zilan, since you dare to disregard Elder Jingyun's instructions and sect rules to attack a fellow disciple, then I can only eliminate the pest for the sect."

"I believe Elder Jingyun will surely understand me once he learns the truth."

As soon as his voice fell, he reached out with a grab.

A giant palm rapidly coalesced, and while it grabbed toward Mu Lingxi, it also enveloped Wang Jianqiang within it.

There was a selfish motive behind this action.

Although this servant of the Beast Taming Sect was captured by Zilan, Zilan had violated the sect's prohibition and was sure to die.

If she died, and he personally killed this servant,

wouldn't the credit be his own?

That was a favor from Senior Brother Xuan Che, after all.

Looking at it now, the value of this favor might not be too astonishing, but with Senior Brother Xuan Che's talent, he would likely become a great power in the future.

By then, this favor would be worth a lot.

Watching the giant palm descend and cover the sky, Wang Jianqiang sent a voice transmission to Mu Lingxi, "What do you say? Should we attack together?"

"A bunch of good-for-nothings; I can handle it myself."

"Mm, resolve it quickly, but remember, only injure, do not kill."

Boom~

The giant palm slammed down, enveloping the two of them.

In everyone's imagination, with this palm strike, that trash who was only at the Second Layer of Qi Refining would surely die, and Zilan would certainly be injured.

However.

The scene that followed left everyone dumbfounded.

They saw a burst of white light suddenly erupt from Zilan's body, which actually held the giant palm—containing the full-force strike of an Eighth-Order Will Stage cultivator—firmly in place, unable to descend even a fraction further.

The next moment.

The light on Zilan's body suddenly shook.

The giant palm then shattered with a boom, without the slightest power to resist.

"This is impossible!"

The blue-clothed youth exclaimed in horror.

Swish~

Just at this moment, Mu Lingxi's figure flashed.

She appeared instantly before the blue-clothed youth, black Qi swirling around her slender jade palm, and pressed it forward.

The blue-clothed youth was immediately enveloped by a dense black Qi.

A moment later.

The black Qi vanished.

The blue-clothed youth's face was pale as he went into freefall.

Thump! He crashed to the ground.

He had fallen into a deep coma, and the vitality in his body had been more than half extinguished.

"An Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator didn't even have the power to resist in her hands; they were defeated so easily!"

This scene caused everyone present to reveal looks of horror, and they retreated one after another.

Mu Lingxi shifted her gaze, landing on the remaining Jade Cauldron Sect Cultivators.

With a wave of her palm, rolling black Qi surged forth like a covering sky, instantly enveloping all those Jade Cauldron Sect Disciples.

A moment later.

The black Qi dissipated, and the group of Jade Cauldron Sect Disciples had all fallen into a coma, each with weak vitality.

"This~"

The Tianlang Hall and Sacred Palace Disciples looked at each other.

Their eyes already revealed looks of fear.

Those were all Seventh-Rank Will Stage Core Disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect.

They were not just some worthless rabble.

A full twelve people, and they were instantly taken out!

How could this woman's strength be so terrifying!

At the very front of the two factions' Cultivators, two Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivators seemed to have thought of something.

They stared fixedly at Mu Lingxi.

"Intent Power!"

"You have actually comprehended complete Intent Power!"

Hearing the two's exclamation, everyone's heart was shaken.

Intent Power is a power belonging to the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Below the Spirit Transformation Stage, without a Primordial Spirit to communicate with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, it is almost impossible to comprehend Intent Power.

Throughout the long river of history.

Only a few peerless Monsters who stunned an era had ever comprehended Intent Power before the Spirit Transformation Stage.

But they were almost all only incomplete Intent Power.

This Zilan was not outstanding among the Jade Cauldron Sect Core Disciples; who would have thought she was hiding so deep!

She had actually already comprehended complete Intent Power!

"Fairy Zilan, we do not know of the feud between you and the Jade Cauldron Sect Disciples."

"We did not participate in today's events, and we can guarantee that we will not let this news spread."

"You and we, let us keep to our own paths."

"You may leave."

The beautiful Eighth-Order Will Stage woman from the Sacred Palace said to Mu Lingxi with a face full of caution.

"That's right, we have no grudges against the Fairy, and we do not wish to offend you."

"Fairy, please leave now."

The leading Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator from Tianlang Hall followed up cautiously.

Mu Lingxi swept her gaze over the two, then laughed arrogantly.

"Leave?"

"This lady is here to rob you."

"Everyone listen up."

"Hand over all the good things on you, otherwise, those people just now will be your cautionary tale!"

"Rob us?"

Hearing Mu Lingxi's words, looks of anger flared in everyone's eyes.

"How unreasonable!"

The Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator from Tianlang Hall laughed in extreme anger, "Zilan, do you really think you are invincible just because you have comprehended Intent Power?"

"No matter how powerful the method, it requires sufficient cultivation to unleash its might. You are merely a Seventh-Order Will Stage Cultivator, yet you dare to threaten so many of us!"

At the front of the Sacred Palace group, the beautiful woman looked at Mu Lingxi with a cold expression, "Fairy Zilan, you must understand one thing: the reason we backed down just now was not because we fear you, but because we have a mission and do not wish to suffer heavy losses."

"Your behavior is far too arrogant."

"I must admit, your strength is indeed very strong, but we are not like those people from the Jade Cauldron Sect who were completely unprepared. If we join forces, it will not be difficult to kill you."

"Oh?"

Mu Lingxi's eyes lit up, "Then hurry up and join forces; let me see just what level you can reach."

Ever since her resurrection, she had not yet unleashed her full strength.

She was not afraid of these people being strong.

She only feared they were not strong enough, and that she would not have enough fun fighting.

Hearing Mu Lingxi's words, everyone felt simultaneously humiliated and slighted.

"Too arrogant!"

"Since that is the case, then pay the price for your arrogance!"

"Fellow disciples, deploy the Heavenly Wolf Devours the Moon Array!"

The Eighth-Order Will Stage Core Disciple from Tianlang Hall let out a cold snort and spoke first.

"Deploy the Holy Light Shocks the World Array!"

The beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace spoke immediately after.

As their words fell, the cultivators from Tianlang Hall and the Sacred Palace all took their respective positions.

They erupted with Spiritual Power.

Using Spiritual Power as ink, they outlined two Formations.

The two Formations were centered on the two Eighth-Order Will Stage leaders from the Sacred Palace and Tianlang Hall, respectively.

As the two Formations condensed into shape.

The power of the crowd surged into the bodies of the two.

Their power soared instantly, breaking through the limit in a brief moment to reach the level of the Ninth-Order Will Stage.

"Oh, you do have some methods."

Sensing the surging aura on the two, Mu Lingxi's eyes lit up.

Hearing this, the two snorted coldly and simultaneously attacked Mu Lingxi.

A look of solemnity flashed in Mu Lingxi's eyes.

If she were to go all out, killing these two would be like slaughtering dogs.

However, if she did that, it would not serve the purpose of tempering her power.

But merely using Seventh-Order Will Stage power to defeat two cultivators whose strength could already rival the Ninth-Order Will Stage was not easy.

Her gaze shifted.

She looked at the disciples of the two sects behind them.

The disciples of the two sects were divided into two groups, forming two battle formations.

Outside the formations formed by both sides, a layer of Formation light barrier had been created to protect everyone.

This layer of Formation light barrier was enough to withstand a full-strength strike from a Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivator.

However, if Mu Lingxi wanted to break the Formation, it would not be difficult even if she only used power at the Seventh-Order Will Stage level.

Once the Formation was broken, the strength of the two would instantly slide back to the Eighth-Order Will Stage.

At that time, she could easily wipe them out.

But winning this way would be too opportunistic and would still run counter to her original intention of tempering her power.

Thinking of this.

She shook her head and abandoned the thought of taking a shortcut.

"In that case, I can only let you open your eyes."

Mu Lingxi smiled, pressed her palms together, and interlaced her fingers.

Her slender fingers formed a series of hand seals, and as the seals changed, her body became blurry for a moment.

The next moment.

The Three Lives Body manifested.

The Future Body and the Past Body stepped out from her original body simultaneously, standing to the left and right of her original body.

Of course.

Mu Lingxi had not forgotten that she was currently Zilan.

When the Past Body and Future Body manifested, she had deliberately controlled them to take on the appearance of Zilan.

At the same time, she concealed the characteristics of the Three Lives Body, making the Past Body and Future Body look exactly like the original body, as if they were copied and pasted.

Seeing this scene.

The beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace and the Eighth-Order Will Stage Core Disciple from Tianlang Hall paused simultaneously.

"A clone technique?"

The beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace swept her gaze over the two clones of "Zilan" and frowned slightly.

"Hmph, although clone techniques are strong, they are not without weaknesses."

"Any clone, unless its strength is weaker than the original, will have a time limit. The two of us now have the power of the Ninth-Order Will Stage; she definitely cannot beat us."

The beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace nodded upon hearing this.

"Kill~!"

Seeing this, the Eighth-Order Will Stage disciple from Tianlang Hall immediately let out a sharp whistle, and as the sound spread, it stirred up a wave of vibrational force that spread toward Mu Lingxi.

Although this vibrational force was not Intent Power.

Under the blessing of the powerful Ninth-Order Will Stage strength, it was still not to be underestimated.

At the same time.

The beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace transformed into a holy and dazzling stream of light, shooting straight toward Mu Lingxi like a Soul Spear.

Seeing this, Mu Lingxi's mind stirred.

The Future Body and the Past Body flashed simultaneously, blocking the front of the beautiful woman from the Sacred Palace who was shooting over like a Soul Spear.

They blocked her.

At the same time.

Mu Lingxi's true body pressed her palm forward.

Space froze.

Layers of ice spread rapidly along the void, colliding with the force of the tremors.

Crack!

The ice at the very front shattered the instant it collided with the force of the tremors.

But before the force of the tremors could continue forward, the shattered parts condensed once more.

Then, amidst sounds of constant shattering, they were broken apart again by the force of the tremors.

And then they condensed again.

After the two forces stalemated for a moment.

Ultimately, the force of the tremors was the first to fail to maintain itself, and it dissipated.

Seeing this, the man from Tianlang Hall frowned, his figure flashed, and he appeared at the edge of the ice.

Mercury-like silver light spread across his arm, instantly wrapping around his fist, and then he threw a punch.

It was as if a burst of wolf howls had been stirred up between heaven and earth.

This howling sound stirred up the force of the tremors once again.

The edge of the ice shattered again, yet this was merely the aftermath of the Tianlang Hall man's attack.

Before the shattered parts of the ice could re-condense.

His punch had already been unleashed.

In an instant.

A sheet of silver light illuminated heaven and earth.

Wherever it passed, all the ice between heaven and earth shattered.

In the blink of an eye, it was swept away completely.

Mu Lingxi, who stood at the very back of the ice, was revealed.

In front of her, an Ice Mirror had appeared at some unknown moment.

After shattering the ice between heaven and earth, the silver light continued forward, and it looked as if it were about to engulf her.

Mu Lingxi pointed with her slender finger.

The Ice Mirror shifted its direction, shining toward the front.

The scene of the silver light filling the sky was instantly reflected within the mirror.

"Freeze!"

Mu Lingxi softly uttered a single word.

The silver light that had been spreading at an astonishing speed was suddenly and eerily frozen between heaven and earth.