The villain is utterly immoral; with a dragon charging right in his face, how could he possibly lose

Lin Chuqing wore a moon-white long dress, her slender waist bound by a colorful ribbon, making her delicate waist appear even more graceful.

Her features were exquisite, and her snow-white skin shone with a captivating luster.

Her long, black hair cascaded down to her waist, revealing a round, shapely bottom and a tall, graceful figure.

Lin Chuqing moved gracefully, as if she were the center of the world, making everything around her lose its color.

"What a nice view!"

Lin Chen was mesmerized, his eyes only on Lin Chuqing.

He hadn't seen Lin Chuqing for more than half a year, and now that he saw her again, she was even more beautiful and extraordinary.

Every move she made exuded a transcendent charm, like a goddess from the heavens or a queen who ruled over the ups and downs of the human world.

"Immortal Spirit Body, it's actually an Immortal Spirit Body! Damn it, why didn't I meet her sooner?"

He Ni's voice was filled with both excitement and regret.

If Lin Chuqing had been met sooner, Lin Chen wouldn't have had a chance.

"Is it too late to take on apprentices now? No, it's too late!"

He Ni glanced at Lin Chuqing's cultivation level and was immediately disappointed.

"Xiaochen."

Lin Chuqing's voice contained a powerful force that instantly brought Lin Chen to his senses.

"Ah, sister."

Lin Chen snapped out of his daze, looked at her with delight, and said excitedly.

"Sis, when did you come out of seclusion?"

"Half an hour ago!"

Lin Chuqing's clear eyes contained a kind of charm, as if they could see through people's souls.

She took out a mid-grade spiritual weapon longsword and handed it to Lin Chen, a smile appearing on her beautiful face.

"Excellent, you have a solid foundation and a bright future ahead of you. This is a congratulatory gift from your sister."

"Thank you, sister."

Lin Chen happily accepted it; receiving his sister's praise made him even happier than obtaining a divine skill.

Lin Chuqing was aloof by nature, and this was the first time she had ever praised him.

Lin Chuqing hummed in agreement and asked, "Why did you cripple the family members?"

"Oh, them? They're just a bunch of useless trash. They're useless, so be it."

Lin Chen shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

“They are all members of the same clan, connected by blood, and grew up under the same roof. How could you do this?” Lin Chuqing’s voice turned cold.

She didn't care what Lin Chen did to others.

After all, the fault lay with those who provoked Lin Chen. If they were crippled, so be it; they could only blame themselves for being less skilled.

But treating her own people the same way is something she cannot accept.

You must know that cultivation is extremely arduous. One must endure the freezing cold and sweltering heat of winter and scorching summer, shedding countless drops of sweat to reach the level one has reached today.

Moreover, cultivation level represents power and lifespan.

crippling them is even more painful than killing them.

Isn't Lin Chen pushing others to their doom by doing this?

They definitely won't let Lin Chen go.

If not handled properly, the Lin family could fall apart.

No, it should be said that the Lin family has already begun to split, becoming increasingly divided and disaffected, and is only one spark away from its demise.

"Sis, they provoked me first."

Lin Chen sneered. "I've always believed that I won't offend others unless they offend me, and if they do, I'll repay them a hundredfold."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuqing remained silent, quietly watching Lin Chen.

Her eyes were clear and pure, as if they could see right through people's hearts.

Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at, as if his secrets and the filth in his heart had been exposed.

"I will have the elders restrain them, and you must not provoke them again."

"Don't go out for the next few days."

Lin Chuqing shook her head in disappointment and turned to leave.

Lin Chen showed no remorse or guilt for crippling his clansmen, and even shamelessly declared that he would repay them a hundredfold.

Putting aside the right and wrong of the matter, did Lin Chen do this because he felt that the destruction of his family was not fast enough?

Fortunately, she returned in time, and the Lin family could still be saved.

"Sis, where are you going?"

Seeing Lin Chuqing leave in disappointment, Lin Chen felt a sudden unease.

He asked himself if he had done anything wrong, so why didn't Lin Chuqing support him?

……

"Roar!"

On the other side, in the Monster Mountain Range, a level-two peak blue python roared, its entire body radiating icy aura, instantly freezing the entire valley.

With a sweep of its tail, it shattered a hill, displaying overwhelming ferocity.

Gu Qing dodged and appeared beside the blue python, his halberd slashing down like a crescent moon.

He did not use his own power or any extraordinary phenomena.

With his strength at the third level of the Divine Sea Realm, he fought the Blue Python to a standstill, using the Blue Python as a whetstone.

"Human, get out of my sight!"

Blue Python didn't want to fight Gu Qing anymore.

In its eyes, Gu Qing was a freak, his body brimming with blood and energy like a vast ocean, completely different from other humans.

It has lived for over a thousand years and has killed countless humans, including those at the peak of the ninth level of the Divine Sea Realm.

The icy aura released completely suppresses the enemy, even freezing them solid.

However, its prized icy aura had absolutely no effect on Gu Qing.

Furthermore, Gu Qing's divine power was terrifyingly unmatched; every halberd strike could injure it.

If the fighting continues, it fears it will be beaten to death.

"Okay, take this move and I'll leave right away."

Gu Qing put away the Golden Tiger Halberd; the power of a low-grade spiritual weapon was too weak to unleash his full strength.

Fortunately, the system rewarded him with a top-grade spiritual weapon, the Tiger Soul Halberd.

As soon as the Tiger Soul Halberd was drawn, a fierce aura soared into the sky, and a two-winged tiger slowly took shape.

"..."

Upon hearing Gu Qing's words, it breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it could finally get rid of this evil spirit and avoid being extorted for spiritual medicine.

But upon seeing the Tiger Soul Halberd, Blue Python's heart sank to the bottom.

To die.

Its intuition told it that it couldn't withstand Gu Qing's full-force halberd strike.

Even if they survive, they will be seriously injured.

Will Gu Qing spare it from its severe injuries?

"Roar~!"

The two-winged tiger roared, and terrifying sound waves spread out, instantly turning the surrounding trees and rocks into dust, and a terrifying and ferocious aura permeated the air.

The two-winged tiger pounced on the blue python with unparalleled momentum, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

The blue python was stunned by the sonic waves of the two-winged tiger, its mind in turmoil and its thoughts blank.

They didn't even know when their heads were chopped off.

"As expected of a top-grade Earth-rank martial skill, the sound waves can attack the enemy's soul and intimidate their mind."

Gu Qing was very satisfied with the power of the Tiger Soul Halberd and the Tiger Soul Halberd Technique.

The Tiger Soul Halberd possesses a twin-winged tiger spirit, making it far more powerful than top-grade spiritual weapons without a spirit.

The Tiger Soul Halberd Technique is extremely fierce and can attack the soul. It also carries a killing intent that can intimidate the enemy's mind. Its sharpness is unparalleled and it is invincible.

The two complement each other perfectly, doubling their power.

The Blue Python, at the peak of level two, couldn't even block the first move of the Fierce Tiger Halberd Technique, demonstrating its formidable power.

"Blue Ice Lotus!"

Gu Qing stepped into the icy pool, his heart burning with passion.

In the center of the cold pool grew a giant blue lotus, emitting a faint blue light, pure and beautiful, like a dream.

Gu Qing took a breath of the lotus fragrance that filled the air and felt refreshed and peaceful.

Blue Ice Lotus is an extremely rare and precious medicinal herb with the miraculous effects of enhancing physical strength, strengthening the body, and assisting in breaking through cultivation realms.

In addition, it is a miraculous healing medicine, capable of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh and bone; as long as there is still a breath left, the Blue Ice Lotus can heal.

Of course, the medicinal effects of the Blue Ice Lotus are only effective for cultivators below the Profound Core Realm. Above the Profound Core Realm, the effects will gradually weaken.

Even so, the Blue Ice Lotus remains extremely precious.

A single lotus seed can fetch at least several hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Lotus flowers and lotus roots can sell for millions of spirit stones.

This blue ice lotus had a total of nine lotus seeds. The blue python ate three of them, leaving six.

Gu Qing dug up the entire Blue Ice Lotus, put it into a jade box, and sealed it with a protective barrier to prevent the medicinal effects from being lost.

Having done all this, Gu Qing plunged into the depths of the icy pool to continue his search for treasure.

Blue ice lotuses have very special growth conditions, generally only growing in special places with ice and snow.

But this isn't a frozen wasteland.

Since the Blue Ice Lotus can grow, there must be treasures with icy attributes in the Cold Pool.

Sure enough, Gu Qing found a piece of ore the size of a human head in the bottom of the icy pool. It emitted an extreme chill that Gu Qing could hardly withstand and was almost frozen into an ice sculpture.

Gu Qing quickly put the ore into the jade box and sealed it away, then asked the system for information.

"Godmother, what kind of ore is this?"

"system?"

[The Heart of Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron can be used to forge Earth-rank magic weapons!]

"Get rich!"

Gu Qing was overjoyed.

The ore used to refine magical artifacts costs at least several million low-grade spirit stones.

The ore used to refine Earth-grade minerals should be worth tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones.

This time, slaying the blue python was an incredible windfall.

Perhaps this is the benefit of great fortune; one can encounter treasures wherever one goes.

In this month, Gu Qing didn't know how many rare ores and fine medicinal herbs he had acquired, including three precious medicinal plants.

It's just that the blue python was the fattest one.

Gu Qing rushed out of the icy pool, and the system's voice sounded at just the right moment.

[Congratulations, host, for slaying the enemy Blue Python and obtaining 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones.]

"Not bad!"

"Double the gold coins is so much fun!"

Gu Qing happily accepted the gifts and put the spirit stones and the blue python's corpse into the golden gourd.

Thinking to myself, I've killed over twenty level-two demonic beasts and hundreds of level-one demonic beasts this past month, plus the spirit stones rewarded by the system.

With so much energy, it should be enough to break through to the late stage of the Divine Sea Realm.

[Ding! Detected that Lin Chen harbors strong malice towards the host and is plundering the host's luck. Triggered Super Anti-Armor, plundering back one thousand units of Lin Chen's luck.]

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Before he could even cause trouble for Lin Chen, Lin Chen took the initiative to approach him.

It seems that Lin Chen has made a major breakthrough in his cultivation level in the past two months.

Given the protagonist's nature, he probably wants to defeat him despite being of a higher level.

"Alright, it's time to go back. The demon beast liquid in the golden gourd will last me a long time."

Gu Qing flew away from the Monster Mountain Range.