Chapter 123: You…… will all die

Yun Yun, you secretly helped Ye Chen, a heinous crime; why don't you surrender?

Yun Yun sprinted ahead, while behind her followed five Golden Core Tenth Level cultivators.

Ye Chen is the highest limit of cultivators in this world; if he hasn't broken through, this world won't allow higher cultivators to enter.

At this moment, Yun Yun's face showed utter fatigue.

She was nearly exhausted.

She could have left this world directly, but she didn't; she was looking for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen promised to be her Dao protector, a risky undertaking; she didn't want to gain a protector for nothing, especially one younger than him.

She couldn't accept others' kindness without doing anything in return.

She wanted to find Ye Chen and aid his cultivation.

During this time, Gu Lan had repeatedly called her back, but she refused, which greatly angered Gu Lan.

Gu Lan questioned Yun Yun: "Is it worth it for a factor that cannot grow?"

But Yun Yun replied without hesitation: "It's worth it!"

Gu Lan, exasperated by Yun Yun, ordered Yun Zhan not to interfere with her; this is also why Yun Yun is being hunted.

If Yun Zhan were by her side, these people wouldn't dare act so recklessly.

"Yun Yun, stop pointless resistance; surrender, and we won't make things too hard for you!"

One of the cultivators behind Yun Yun shouted, but Yun Yun turned a deaf ear.

Because she knew these people were sent by the Esteemed Founder, who had long since broken with her grandmaster; if she fell into their hands, she couldn't even imagine the inhuman torment she'd suffer.

"Don't even think about it!"

Yun Yun shouted, her speed increasing; over these days, the treasures she carried were nearly exhausted, and though they varied—life-saving, escape, attack—they could not withstand repeated assaults by Golden Core cultivators.

Moreover, she couldn't fully unleash those treasures' power; many became unusable after one or two uses.

She also carried a large amount of cultivation resources, of course prepared not for herself but for Ye Chen.

She knew Ye Chen desperately lacked cultivation resources; her effort was indeed sending charcoal in the snow for him, but it also plunged her into danger.

She seemed never to have considered the consequences for herself.

"Yun Yun, stop being obstinate! We five Golden Core Tenth Level cultivators, plus over twenty more of the same level rushing here, leave you nowhere to flee—why persist in fearless struggle?"

The cultivator behind her urged, actually not because they wanted to advise but because they feared Yun Yun's endless treasures; she had so many that several Golden Core cultivators had already stumbled at her hands.

Although they knew her treasures might be few, none dared gamble on that, so they urged rather than seize her directly.

But if they all arrived, a near-thirty-strong siege of Golden Core Tenth Level cultivators would render even her abundant treasures useless.

At this moment, Yun Yun was merely struggling to hold on.

Her internal spiritual power was also nearly depleted; if this continued, her capture was only a matter of time.

Suddenly, Boom—

A huge fireball suddenly appearing in the distance struck Yun Yun; already fatigued and with her spiritual power about to run out, she could not resist the fireball, and even if she could, her fatigue would slow her reaction.

Yun Yun was slammed hard to the ground; at this moment she was so exhausted she couldn't even lift a hand.

"Hahaha, finally caught this bitch; these days we've suffered quite a bit at her hands."

"Damn it, let me first slap her to vent my anger; that unknown treasure of hers unleashed a cold frost, and my wounds still haven't healed."

"I want to hit her too; it hurts like hell, damn it."

……

At this moment, everyone's gaze toward Yun Yun was filled with fury, as if they wished to hack her to pieces.

Blood trickled from Yun Yun's mouth as she coldly stared at them.

A cultivator, seeing Yun Yun's expression, let out a mocking sound: "Oh yo, this little lass still won't submit."

"Why waste words? Revenge for grudges, retribution for grievances—settle it quickly, then think of reporting to the Esteemed Founder."

One of them suddenly said.

Upon hearing his words, the others all turned to look at Yun Yun.

Seeing this, Yun Yun angrily said: "Doing this, aren't you afraid of the Yun family's retaliation?"

However, after she finished saying that, it provoked their collective laughter.

"With the Esteemed Founder backing us, your Yun family and his clan are hardly different; do you think they'd wage war over a dead person?"

Having said that, they stopped talking; in their eyes, nothing mattered more than cultivation resources.

Just as everyone prepared to act, a voice suddenly sounded; after it finished, their gazes at Yun Yun were full of mockery.

"Wait a moment; this lass is Gu Lan's dearly loved junior, carrying so many treasures—I don't believe she lacks cultivation resources. Why not search her storage bags and then divide the spoils?"

"Good idea."

"I agree with this fellow Daoist's idea."

……

A chorus of assent rose; hearing them, Yun Yun's eyes showed fear for the first time—she didn't fear torture or death, but feared defilement, knowing her constitution cannot unite with a man.

But after that voice finished speaking, it was clear they'd changed their minds; searching her storage bags would inevitably touch her body, and what follows need not be imagined to know what will happen.

Thus, at this moment, Yun Yun was truly afraid.

But regarding the matter of seeking Ye Chen, she had no regrets.

"Hehe, I'll take care of this for you."

That cultivator, leering, said as he walked toward Yun Yun.

Yun Yun could not speak a word now; she even felt that if she resisted, these beasts would only grow more excited.

"Little miss, I'm coming!"

That cultivator eagerly lunged at Yun Yun, extending his filthy hand to grab her; Yun Yun saw his hand and kept shifting her body backward, but she was gravely injured and her cultivation sealed by them, leaving her utterly unable to resist.

Yun Yun's eyes were filled with terror.

Whoosh—

The cultivator rushed toward Yun Yun swiftly, but just as his hand was about to touch Yun Yun's body, a terrifying thunderbolt suddenly struck from afar.

In the next moment, that cultivator instantly turned to ashes, and Yun Yun before their eyes also vanished instantly.

"You…… all will die."