Chapter 438 - 22: The Cannon Fodder Eldest Senior Sister in Cultivation Novels (22)

Jiang Lai stood up, nodded, and slowly walked toward Rong Yin.

Everyone thought she intended to admit her mistake.

Rong Yin thought the same, his clear eyebrows slightly furrowing with some impatience. But at that moment, a surge of killing intent came from behind, making him instinctively tense up and turn to strike out with a palm!

This dangerous feeling was stronger than what he’d felt facing the Mixed Heaven Beast before.

The direction of his palm faced only one person, Jiang Lai.

Rong Yin was confused and frowned, then saw Jiang Lai easily block his palm strike delivered with eighty percent of his power, and slowly unsheathe the sword from her body.

Rong Yin took a closer look; the sword turned out to be the one he had given to Meng Tao, now held in Jiang Lai’s grasp.

"The sword you gave to Meng Tao truly is a good one, but it’s a pity she can’t use it."

With that, Jiang Lai charged forward with the sword, the stones underfoot shattered by the terrifying force, the longsword slashing down fiercely. The power of the top-grade sacred artifact and the fusion of immortal and demonic energy released by Jiang Lai surged like a roaring dragon, pressing down on Rong Yin.

He had no time to be surprised, directly raising his hand to block.

It wasn’t about saving face for him; internally, he looked down upon Jiang Lai’s small tricks.

He had killed countless demons throughout his life, witnessed all kinds of scenes, always standing unscathed before demon corpses. How could this Jiang Lai do anything to him?

What could she do?

Jiang Lai’s tense lips curved, as the hurricane, carrying a dragon’s roar, descended heavily.

"Boom——!!!"

The mountains and rivers trembled, the Heaven-Reaching Cliff shook and swayed, causing disciples standing at the cliff’s base to tumble and scatter, while the waterfall below splashed wildly, soaking Jiang Lai’s clothes.

There was still some blood on her.

Bright red, like blossoming flowers.

"Turns out Immortal Venerable Rong Yin’s blood is red too, how enlightening. I thought you high and mighty immortals would have black blood."

After speaking, Jiang Lai grabbed at the air with both hands, causing stones from the Heaven-Reaching Cliff to fall and roll to her feet, forming a massive rock, which she lifted to block out the sky.

Seeing Rong Yin kneeling in the pit and struggling to catch his breath, Jiang Lai, skilled at kicking others when they were down, ruthlessly threw another rock at him.

This time, the rock shattered mid-air before getting close to Rong Yin.

Though it didn’t injure him, Jiang Lai achieved her aim, leaving his heart vein damaged, rendering him incapable of opposing her for a while.

Jiang Lai always believed in seizing the chance for a decisive strike when an enemy was weakened; while she couldn’t kill him, she could at least render him unable to confront her for hundreds of years, so she directed her sword at Rong Yin with a flick of her fingers.

"Ah, you gifted such a good sword to Meng Tao, did you not consider the existence of someone like me?"

With that, Jiang Lai waved her hand, sending the longsword through the air, carving blood streaks across Rong Yin’s face before he caught it, snapping the blade with force.

He had underestimated her, and Jiang Lai’s attack had injured his immortal vein. Now he realized the frightening power and unrestrained nature of the woman before him; he couldn’t bear to face her!

The broken sword was no matter; it flew up from behind him, landing at Jiang Lai’s feet, where she stomped it into the dirt.

"Really think the Three Realms revolve around you? If you have the audacity to say the Three Realms hold only what you want and don’t want, then prepare to experience being trampled into dust."

Jiang Lai was purely retaliating for his earlier strike; although it strengthened her cultivation, being hit was still being hit, and she had to strike back.

Behind her, several disciples stood dumbstruck.

Until Jiang Lai turned to look at them.

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and take him up for treatment."

"Ah... oh, we’ll leave, we’ll leave now..."

They had no choice but to leave.

Jiang Lai was insane; her tone was as usual, but her eyes held no laughter, only a cold gleam.

Recalling how they used to conspire to exclude her, a chill ran down everyone’s spine, making their knees tremble.

The area quickly fell silent, because no one dared to stay further.

Even Immortal Venerable Rong Yin couldn’t defeat Jiang Lai; what on earth was this Jiang Lai?

Rong Yin wanted to know, for Jiang Lai’s moves contained not only immortal energy but also demonic qi; immortal and demon had always been irreconcilable, unable to coexist, yet Jiang Lai managed to fuse them, her power so overwhelming he couldn’t withstand it.

"What exactly, are you?"

Rong Yin suspected the person in front of him was not Jiang Lai; his foremost disciple had never possessed such temperament or cultivation.

Jiang Lai approached, looking down on him, satisfied with the humiliation and fury in Rong Yin’s eyes, she smiled.

"Feel free to kill or maim, no need to continue humiliating me here."

But Jiang Lai withdrew her foot, shaking her head carelessly.

"Killing you would only make me an enemy of the Immortal Realm. Forget it, beating you is enough."

Hearing her casually utter these words, Rong Yin’s eyes filled with even colder fury.

In his lifetime, when had he been so humiliated by another!

"Jiang Lai, arrogant and self-important over a little talent, beware..."

"Save those words for when you can beat me. Immortal Venerable, huh? Go back and meekly vacate your position; occupying without producing, it’s disgraceful."

After speaking, Jiang Lai left Rong Yin and walked away gracefully, heading straight for the Qianqiu Tower.

Meanwhile, in a county town a hundred miles away from Qianqiu Tower, Chu Xiuhuan, in the guise of a regular merchant, had bought a courtyard in the town to live with Meng Tao.

Every day the two roamed the town, with Chu Xiuhuan even cooking meals for Meng Tao, offering her the first experience of being cared for, which greatly altered her view of Chu Xiuhuan.

"Brother Han, although the Human World is fun, I somewhat miss my master in the Immortal Realm. I’ve been out playing for so long, Master will surely worry about me."

While picking jewelry in a shop, Meng Tao suddenly felt a bit wistful.

"Brother Han, why don’t you let me visit my master? I promise, I’ll return after just one look."

Chu Xiuhuan calmly inserted a hairpin into her hair and said warmly.

"Not happy in the Human World? Still thinking up there."

"Master treats me well too. I just left like this, he’ll definitely be concerned about me."

"Immortal Realm folks all claim to be superior, especially Immortal Venerable. They’ve probably long forgotten about you, their disciple. If you want to return, I won’t stop you, but would you really leave me here alone?"

Hearing this, Meng Tao’s heart softened immediately.

"Brother Han, I know you consider me your only friend. You are also my best friend. If those immortals come looking for trouble with you, I’ll be the first to stand up and protect you!"