My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

On the martial arts training ground, all the members of the Zhao family looked on with pity as they saw Zhao Yunbo being beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back.

According to the rules, only the contestants themselves can call a halt to the duel; even the patriarch cannot concede defeat on Zhao Yunbo's behalf.

"It's just too much!"

Zhao Wang watched from the sidelines with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth in anger.

As a cultivator, instead of using his magical techniques, he chose to fight Zhao Yunbo with his bare hands and physical strength, intending to demonstrate his own formidable power and to humiliate his opponent.

Even if Zhao Yunbo survives, his Dao heart will be greatly damaged. Unless he can break through and rebuild himself, he will almost certainly not be able to make any further progress.

Meanwhile, Cui Ying, watching the two fight, narrowed her eyes. Just as Zhao Kai's heavy punch was about to land on Zhao Yunbo's face, she suddenly threw the teacup in her hand and pushed off the bluestone ground with one foot. She shot towards the center of the martial arts square like an arrow!

None of the Zhao family members present expected Cui Ying to suddenly make a move, and the area outside fell silent instantly.

Zhao Kai was also greatly alarmed and quickly dodged, intending to create distance between them. At the same time, his expression changed drastically as he questioned:

"Guest Master Cui, what are you doing?!"

Cui Ying did not stop moving. Instead, she directly condensed several chilling ice blades and attacked him with overwhelming force!

Zhao Yong's faction finally realized what was happening and began whispering among themselves about how Cui Ying didn't know the rules, was arrogant because of her high cultivation level, and arbitrarily disrupted the fairness of the duel.

Zhao Wang watched Cui Ying's retreating figure, his eyes gleaming with admiration, and whispered:

"I see! I see! Yunbo is saved!"

How could an ice blade unleashed by a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator be so easily intercepted by a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator?

Zhao Kai dodged left and right, and the once majestic young man became disheveled in the blink of an eye.

But Cui Ying had no intention of showing him any mercy. Suddenly, she flicked her sleeve, and the Yao Guang Sword appeared instantly. Without hesitation, she slashed down at the opponent's head.

Everyone heard a clear ringing sound, and a ten-foot-long silver sword light shot out from the short sword.

"A sword cultivator!?"

Zhao Kai, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, turned ashen-faced upon seeing this.

No wonder Green Cicada was able to kill him; if she's a sword cultivator, she's hard to deal with.

He dared not hold back any longer. After releasing all the pressure of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he suddenly ripped off all the leather bags at his waist and threw them into the air. In an instant, countless green beetles the size of a thumb fell out of them.

As Zhao Kai rapidly formed hand seals, a surge of green light suddenly erupted from his body and swept upwards, enveloping all the green beetles and drawing them back. The green light transformed into a rolling tide that swirled wildly around him, completely surrounding him in the blink of an eye.

"boom"

The silver sword light slashed heavily into the green tide, unleashing an extremely sharp and cold light. It easily cut through the green tide as if slicing through tofu, and advanced straight towards the center of the green tide.

Just then, several sharp, strange noises rang out, and three fist-sized, bizarre beetles burst out from the green tide, simultaneously striking the silver sword energy.

"Boom boom boom"

The moment the three beetles came into contact with the silver sword light, they transformed into three balls of green light and immediately exploded.

After flashing wildly a few times, the silver sword light intertwined with the three green lights and dissipated into specks of spiritual light.

Witnessing this scene, Cui Ying remained unfazed, simply standing with her sword drawn, a hint of killing intent flashing in her eyes, and coldly rebuked:

"Your Excellency has suppressed your cultivation level and gone to great lengths to impersonate Zhao Kai. What exactly is your intention? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, you may not be able to leave Camel Peak Mountain!"

"Zhao Yong!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Wang, who was outside the square, stood up as if to understand. He raised his arm, pointed a finger, and shouted angrily:

"How dare you! Not only have you betrayed your family, but you also want to hand over your ancestral legacy to others! This is an unforgivable crime!"

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Zhao Yong was also enraged and stood up abruptly, pulling out his magical weapon and charging fiercely at Zhao Wang.

But before he could move, a beam of light flew from afar and pierced his head. His voice stopped abruptly, and his body crashed to the ground!

"The traitor has been killed!"

Cui Ying raised her hand and put the Jade Shadow Needle back into her sleeve, then shouted:

"As for the rest, please, Patriarch Zhao, clean up your own mess!"

Seeing that Cui Ying had turned the tide with just a few words, Zhao Kai, his face full of apprehension, revealed half of his body from the green tide, his eyes filled with malice, and said:

"You've ruined my plans time and time again, I'll kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the green tide beside him surged up and transformed into a huge green wall of insects, which rolled aggressively toward the girl opposite him.

Amidst the rolling green mist, there were also strangely shaped beetles emitting eerie cries, appearing and disappearing in the shadows, numbering in the hundreds.

Having witnessed the destructive power of the three beetles' self-destruction earlier, Cui Ying was naturally alarmed by this sight. Furthermore, with the Golden Scorpion still recovering from serious injuries, she dared not be careless.

Without hesitation, he made a hand seal with one hand, and blue light immediately condensed in front of him. A huge ice cone instantly appeared, and after a finger was pointed out, it split into dozens of times its original size. At the same time, the cold air it emitted covered the nearby bluestone ground with a thick layer of white frost.

"Damn it!"

A burst of Zhao Kai's furious curses rang out from the green tide, causing the green insect wall, which had been pushed to within seven or eight zhang of Cui Ying, to freeze and begin to shrink back.

But at such close range, Cui Ying wouldn't give him a chance.

With a sudden push of his palm, countless ice spikes whistled and pierced into the green insect wall, then exploded and burst apart as the blue light intensified.

It then transformed into a cloud of frigid snow mist, enveloping everything nearby.

The beetles that were constantly flapping their wings were all frozen after coming into contact with the rolling cold air, turning into clumps of ice that fell to the ground and could no longer move.

Just then, a figure flashed backward from the edge of the green insect wall.

"Where do you think you're going, you thief!"

A cold glint flashed in Cui Ying's eyes, and the Yao Guang Sword trembled as another powerful silver sword aura slashed out.

This time, the silver sword light became incredibly fast. After only a blur, it swept past the figure's waist, instantly slicing him in two.

"what!"

This scene naturally caused the Zhao family members in the distance to exclaim in surprise.

However, Cui Ying's gaze sharpened, but her expression remained completely unperturbed.

It turned out that the figure she had severed was not Zhao Kai's real body, but merely a substitute made up of countless insects.

At that moment, a flash of green light appeared at the edge of the square, and Zhao Kai's figure reappeared.

However, at this moment, his brocade robe had several tears, and even the aura emanating from him had weakened considerably.