Shen Yuan Ring

"If we were outside the secret realm, perhaps we would still be wary of your threat. But this is the secret realm. Even if your family knows that we killed you, would they dare to retaliate against us? Besides, you are all alone now. If we kill you here, who will know?"

The leader spoke arrogantly to Ji Xiaolan, while the others continued to mock and ridicule her.

"Brothers, since she is a member of a powerful family, she must have many treasures and elixirs. As long as we kill her, we can obtain everything she has. Moreover, this demonic beast at the Qi Refining Realm alone is enough to make us rich!"

"Yes, it's unbelievable that such a large family could have such a fool. I don't know how she managed to subdue this Qi Refining Realm demon beast! It's such a pity that such a good demon beast has chosen the wrong master!"

Hearing these people's words, Ji Xiaolan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She knew that she was doomed and could only regret that she had asked the Iron-Eating Beast to help this group of ungrateful people!

"Dao Yi, I'm sorry. I harmed the Iron-Eating Beast, and I harmed myself in the process!"

Ji Xiaolan looked up at the sky with a dazed expression, as if saying a final goodbye. Her gaze was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment!

Then she stroked the Iron-Eating Beast's large head and said remorsefully, "Iron-Eating Beast, I'm sorry! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have fought so many demonic beasts alone. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been seriously injured, and we wouldn't have ended up like we fell into an abyss! It's just a pity that we will never have the chance to fight alongside them again!"

The leader on the other side said impatiently, "Go in peace!" Then he slashed at Jia Xiaolan's neck with his knife, intending to end her life.

Clang

His blade was suddenly caught between two fingers of a boy who appeared out of nowhere.

"Boy, you are courting death!"

However, Ji Daoyi ignored him, as if the man was already dead in his eyes. Turning to Ji Xiaolan, who was calmly facing death, he said, "What? You've already given up hope of living before the most desperate moment has even arrived!"

Upon hearing this voice, Ji Xiaolan was struck dumb. She looked up at Ji Daoyi in disbelief, tears streaming down her face, like a child who had been bullied outside suddenly finding their parent: "Am I hallucinating? Daoyi, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been such a good Samaritan and put the Iron-Eating Beast and me in danger!"

It turned out that when Ji Daoyi was at a distance, he noticed that the monster that the group of people were besieging looked a lot like his Iron-Eating Beast. So he used his spiritual power to investigate and found that it really was the Iron-Eating Beast he knew. Moreover, Ji Xiaolan was also seriously injured.

From these people's accounts, Ji Daoyi learned that it was the Iron-Eating Beast and Ji Xiaolan who risked their lives to desperately block the beast horde's attack for them. However, their heroic actions did not earn them gratitude or appreciation; instead, they were met with ungrateful wretches who took advantage of their misfortune.

Witnessing the tragic state of the Iron-Eating Beast and Ji Xiaolan, Ji Daoyi's anger erupted like a volcano, and he made up his mind to make these people pay a heavy price.

Thus, the breathtaking scene of catching the blade with two fingers just now unfolded. As a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm, Ji Daoyi could easily handle an ordinary Body Refinement Realm cultivator even without using the power of the Nascent Soul Realm.

He said softly, "Xiaolan, you're not hallucinating. It's me who's back."

His voice was like a booming bell, powerful and resonant, and even the immobile iron-eating beast let out a few weak whimpers.

"Don't worry, with me here, no one will be able to bully you anymore."

After Ji Daoyi finished speaking, he flipped his left hand and a bottle of healing pills appeared in his hand. It landed steadily in Ji Xiaolan's hand like a shooting star, indicating that she and the Iron-Eating Beast should take it.

Then, he turned around, leaving Ji Xiaolan with a broad back, like an impregnable fortress, and said firmly, "I will make these people understand that anyone who dares to bully me will pay a heavy price."

The man who had just swung his knife was now stunned by Ji Daoyi's powerful aura. He never expected that someone could clamp his knife with two fingers like iron clamps, making his long knife seem to be nailed to an iron plate, unable to break free.

When he came to his senses, he saw that Ji Daoyi was staring at him intently with piercing eyes.

Those eyes seemed as calm as a still pond, yet they stirred his heart like a frightened horse, filling him with panic and a desperate desire to escape. However, his legs seemed nailed to the spot, unable to move an inch.

"Big...Big brother, this...this is all a misunderstanding! I really didn't know she knew you. Otherwise, even if I had a hundred lives, I would never dare to do this!" Facing the boy who was begging for mercy, Ji Daoyi did not say anything. He just exerted a little force with two fingers, and the blade of the long sword broke instantly. Then he flicked the blade gently between his two fingers.

With a whoosh, the broken blade hurtled toward the boy's neck like lightning, moving with the speed of a gust of wind.

The boy wielding the knife felt a chill on his neck. His right hand instinctively reached out to touch it, but before he could even raise his hand, he collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, his eyes filled with disbelief, as if he couldn't believe his life had ended like this.

Those who witnessed this scene gasped in shock; it all happened so fast, catching them completely off guard.

Ji Daoyi ignored the dead boy and instead smiled calmly at the others, saying, "It's your turn. He said he was too lonely down there and needed you to keep him company!"

His calm smile did not make these people feel relaxed; instead, it sent chills down their spines.

Someone screamed, "Run! He's a demon!!"

Their already extreme fear was now amplified, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. Just as they were about to flee like startled birds, a square-faced boy stepped forward and called out to the group that was trying to escape.

"Don't panic, everyone. He's just one person, but there are so many of us. Are we afraid of him? He's a member of the Ji family. You all saw it just now. The healing pills he took out were all high-grade. As long as we take him down, the pills on his body will be ours."

The square-faced boy's words acted like a stabilizing force, bringing their previously scattered team back together.

A contemptuous smile appeared on Ji Daoyi's lips. In his eyes, no matter how united these people were, they were nothing more than clowns.

"Since you're prepared to face death, then I'll begin!"

Ji Daoyi moved among them like a ghost, and in less than a few breaths, the few who still wanted to put up a fight were already lying on the ground.