Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 78: Prelude to Self-Destruction

The sudden attack did not surprise the senior sisters.

It can be said that scenes like this have been seen all along the way, and arrogant and ignorant cultivators are never in short supply. Until the moment of imminent death, no one truly regrets.

A translucent white bone tower with seven floors appeared. Golden runes danced on the tower, spinning and releasing layers of soft light screens, blocking all the sharp sword energy attacking from all directions. Despite the fierce and swift attacks from the other side, the light screens appeared extremely resilient and were never breached.

At this moment, Qin Muling had already seen the appearance of the attackers. Leading them were nine individuals in the Immortal Transformation realm, both men and women, young and old. In addition, there was a large group of cultivators with mixed auras and various attire, seemingly affiliated with their Independent Cultivator faction.

This group of people gathered together, appearing quite numerous, and could intimidate some inexperienced cultivators without making a move. However, once they encountered disciples and followers from the Apex Level Sects and Supreme Daoist Lineages, they would definitely be exposed.

"So it turns out to be the riffraff from Lu Ming Island. Truly ignorant and arrogant!"

Xue Bingxuan's cold voice sounded, "Since you've come, leave your lives here before going back!"

The duster in her hand suddenly lit up, bursting with silver-purple lightning, resembling a small sun. Thousands of fine needles shot out, sweeping across all the people on the opposite side.

Qin Muling's expression showed a hint of surprise. In terms of overall strength, Lu Ming Island's Daoist Lineage seemed to only rank among the ordinary first-class factions. However, the people who came out from there seemed to have a special fondness for causing trouble. When they supported Linzhou last time, Qi Yalan and herself encountered their group. Because they were ignorant and arrogant, Third Senior Sister wiped them all out. Unexpectedly, they encountered another group now.

Screams resounded one after another. This group of cultivators with varying strengths gathered together, actually not much different from a mob. In an instant, more than ten people were knocked down by Senior Sister's attack. An unlucky fellow, covered in blood, fell straight down from the floating mountain peak and disappeared into the water below.

"Damn!"

The leader, an old man with silver hair, scolded angrily and waved his hand to summon a cloud-shaped Law Weapon. It turned into rolling crimson clouds suspended above everyone's heads. Then, more than ten defensive Law Weapons flew out one after another. With layers of reinforcement, they finally managed to slightly hinder Xue Bingxuan's fierce attack.

"Hehe, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace has become worse with each generation. Just a few people dare to come in and compete for opportunities? Are you really not afraid of death? You might as well go home and have babies!"

The old man wielded two bright battle knives and counterattacked while mocking with a dirty mouth. The surging blade energy struck like tidal waves, with a formidable momentum.

However, cultivation realm does not equate to actual combat power. After just a few rounds, he was suppressed and left in a sorry state by Xue Bingxuan, with his wounds rapidly increasing.

"So noisy!"

Second Senior Sister, Cheng Yulan, had a white light appear in her hand. At the same time, a plain cloud-patterned silk banner slowly rose. Milky white clouds poured out like mercury, instantly covering all the people on the opposite side, leaving them no time to react.

In the depths of the cloud light, there was a rolling and surging movement, with faint cries for help coming from inside. After a few breaths, there was no more movement.

On the surrounding mountains of varying distances, some divine senses that were paying attention to the situation here retreated one after another, as if they had encountered a pack of lions. No one dared to provoke trouble anymore.

When the cloud light dispersed, dozens of relatively intact Law Weapons, spatial bracelets, and spatial rings were taken in by Cheng Yulan. After a thorough inventory, the total harvest of resources could be considered a small unexpected fortune.

"It seems that the sect has been going through difficult times in recent years. Even the lowly characters like cats and dogs dare to come out and target us!" Yu Lingzhou's voice was somewhat melancholic. She had been sleeping in the Grotto-Heaven Secret Realm for many years, so she was not very clear about recent events. However, during the heyday of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, forces like the Lu Ming Island would avoid the disciples of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and would never dare to attack them.

Yueyi Tianjun glanced at her and said, "The situation is starting to improve now. In the hundreds of years before the repair of the Taiyuan Infinite Soft Water Banner, the sect was really going through tough times. We relied on a few of us and the Sect Master to support the overall situation. There were all kinds of frustrating and distressing things that couldn't be finished in three days and three nights!"

After the end of the great war, Yueyi Tianjun was one of the few Supreme Elders in the sect who had not been injured. It was precisely because of their presence that the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was able to barely hold on to its last foundation and avoid complete decline.

Luo Huan said calmly, "No matter how difficult it was, it's all in the past. With Junior Brother here, the situation of the sect will only get better in the future."

"That's true."

All the women had no objections to this. When Qin Muling grew up, perhaps the strength of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would have already recovered and become powerful enough to not need to consider the face of any other force.

"Alright, quickly take away that divine medicine and then find the next place!" Qin Muling urged. His gaze fell on a jade-colored giant rock on the mountaintop, on which grew a silver-colored small tree about nine feet tall. The leaves of the tree resembled pine needles, and its whole body emitted a silver brilliance, with runes shining. Several fist-sized round fruits hung on the edge of the tree crown, giving off a faint radiance and an aura of immortality.

A rough estimate indicated that this should be a divine medicine that had grown for over 150,000 years. Placed in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, it was already a strategic resource in its own right. Such things were usually strictly controlled by major forces and rarely sold to the outside world.

It was no wonder that the people from Lu Ming Island were tempted. This thing was too precious to them, especially for those Independent Cultivators who were not living comfortably. They might have never tasted the flavor of divine medicine in their entire lives.

With the large flag in Cheng Yulan's hand waving, a large cloud light spread over and enveloped the giant rock. In an instant, lightning flashed and electric arcs erupted, and the continuous sound of explosions filled the air as layer after layer of natural formations and restrictions were gradually broken.

When the last restriction collapsed, Qi Yalan waved her hand, and strands of sword qi fell like a gentle rain, revolving around the small tree, leaving countless deep pits on the surface of the jade-colored giant rock.

"Swish!"

Seven or eight dazzling golden lights, varying in length, shot out from the rock. Qin Muling could already see that they were ferocious insects emitting a chilling aura. They were transparent and resembled dormant silkworms, with a breath no weaker than that of an ordinary Immortal Transformation stage cultivator.

Qi Yalan was well prepared for this. With the swirling sword light, she effortlessly cut these strange insects into several pieces. Then, she used an ice sealing Divine Ability spell to freeze their bodies in mysterious ice, and finally threw them into her spatial bracelet as part of her collection of spoils.

After eliminating the formation restrictions and guardians of the strange insects, it became easy to collect the divine medicine. It was a bit regrettable that the jade giant rock was also a good resource, but it was too large to fit into the spatial bracelet, so it had to be abandoned.

Next, Qin Muling continued to calculate and determine the next suitable floating mountain peak to settle on. They needed to avoid great dangers while also finding as many benefits as possible.

Countless figures of cultivators, both human and non-human, hurriedly came and went on the surrounding floating mountain peaks. It was common for fights and battles to occur in order to compete for certain benefits. The radiance of Law Weapons, Law Treasures, and Divine Ability spells illuminated the starry sky, and various colors of blood were freely splattered. The vicious curses and curses of cultivators before their imminent death were endless.

However, most of the fights occurred between small groups or individual travelers. Those with a bit of intelligence would not provoke the powerful teams of Apex Level sects or Supreme Daoist forces.

Usually, conflicts between these Supreme Daoist forces were not easy to arise either. After all, they were all powerful, and engaging in a fight could easily lead to a loss of control. In the end, both sides would suffer, benefiting outsiders for no reason.

The Illusory Mist Secret Realm could only be opened for a maximum of three years, which was equivalent to one year in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. Time was precious and scarce, so every minute could not be wasted casually. Instead of fighting for their lives, it was better to search for resources.

Unless they encountered some particularly precious and rare opportunity that even Supreme Daoist forces found it difficult to let go of, the Apex Level teams would consider turning hostile.

At this time, Qin Muling's role was fully demonstrated. With his talent in Divine Ability, he could easily avoid most difficult challenges, including large-scale groups of cultivators, dangerous floating mountain peaks, or targets that had no value. Even the irregularly appearing magnetic chaotic flow vortexes in the starry sky and the deadly Yin wind on the water surface below could be avoided.

Other cultivators might fight to the death and expend great effort to break the restrictions on a floating mountain peak, kill all the strange beasts and insects inside, and finally search inside and outside the mountain peak, only to find that there was nothing good. This was not uncommon. Without special means, cultivators would not be able to know in advance which floating mountain peak held good things. Even if they discovered a great opportunity, they would often have to give up because the guarding strange beasts and insects were too powerful.

Qin Muling had witnessed it with his own eyes. On a floating mountain peak with a radius of ten li, a strange beast resembling a pixiu roared and killed the attacking cultivators one by one, displaying its terrifying might in the starry sky.

In this Weak Water Galaxy, there were many opportunities, but whether one could gain something and ultimately return alive depended on their own luck.

"...Fourth Senior Sister, there are Violet Palace Stoneheart Lotuses on that mountain peak over there, but they are all sealed in the rock layers. There is a group of powerful Golden Ape Demons guarding them. You should go and deal with them," Qin Muling said.

Luo Wanqing excitedly agreed and flew towards the mountain peak with her wolf-tooth war hammer in hand. The Golden Ape Demons on the floating mountain peak were fierce and extremely difficult to deal with. Several groups of cultivators had already fallen to them. However, for Senior Sister who had awakened her ancestral bloodline, it could only be considered a good appetizer.

"Second Senior Sister, a group of reckless guys has come over. They seem to be disciples of the Seven Fiends Temple. You should find a way to trap them. Just delay them for half an hour," Qin Muling said. At this moment, Xue Bingxuan, Qi Yalan, and Luo Huan were working together to deal with a group of tall Earthfire Bearmen. Not far away, on the golden branches, dozens of bright red and fragrant fire dates swayed in the wind, exuding a strong aura of the Dao.

Cheng Yulan agreed and waved her formation flag to intercept the group of cultivators who were trying to cause trouble. The strength of the Seven Fiends Temple was similar to that of Lu Ming Island. Apart from having more members, their top combat power was actually average and not worth fearing.

Yueyi Tianjun and Yu Lingzhou rarely take action and stay close to Qin Muling at all times. Although their cultivation is the lowest, their status is the most important, so the two of them are specifically responsible for his safety.

After a moment, accompanied by a mournful cry, the last King Kong Demon Ape on the nearby mountain peak had its head smashed by Luo Wanqing. Immediately, the wolf-tooth war hammer swept through, smashing open the rock layer they had guarded in their lifetime.

In an instant, purple qi rose and rosy light surged. In mid-air, a magnificent cloud shaped like a Lingzhi mushroom appeared. Four deep purple lotus flowers the size of washbasins revealed their true forms and were eagerly grabbed by Luo Wanqing, who put them into her spatial bracelet.

This divine medicine has a significant nourishing and strengthening effect on the soul origin of cultivators. It is an extremely scarce resource in the Extreme Void Starry Sky and is rarely seen at the Apex Level auctions of major trading companies.

"Second Senior Sister, I'll help you!"

Luo Wanqing rushed over with her war hammer. Cheng Yulan timely released the formation, allowing her to rush in and kill everyone. In just a few dozen breaths, this unlucky team met their demise, their bodies dissolving into light rain and dispersing in the air, with everything on them becoming the spoils of the Fourth Senior Sister.

Next, it was the turn of the Earthfire Bear. The five senior sisters joined forces and soon killed them all. Then the eldest senior sister took action, carefully picking the fire dates and putting them in a box before placing them in her spatial bracelet.

"Be careful, powerful individuals are coming!"

Qin Muling's face turned serious. The team that had arrived this time was not to be underestimated. The leading cultivator was comparable to the dead ghost Yanling Ji from last time, and he had many guards by his side.

The opponents' speed was extremely fast. Before the eldest senior sister could turn around, this team had already approached the outer area of the floating mountain peak.

"It turns out to be Fairy Qi from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. Long time no see!"

Lin Shengqing, the junior sect master of Bright Moon Sword Sect, immediately spotted Qi Yalan in this small team and put on a smile on his face, politely greeting her.

He was surrounded by nearly a hundred people, among whom more than thirty female sword guards with different charms and beauty were particularly eye-catching. These female cultivators acted as bodyguards during the day and concubines in bed at night. Lin Shengqing's reputation for being flirtatious and lecherous was well-known throughout the Extreme Void Starry Sky.

Qi Yalan glanced at him and asked stiffly, "What does Junior Sect Master Lin want to do? We have already obtained the opportunities here. It would be better for you to go elsewhere."

"Oh?"

Lin Shengqing's eyes flashed slightly, and he calmly said, "There are quite a few fire dates here, and there are only eight of you. You won't be able to use them all. How about sharing some with me? I will remember your favor."

"Moreover, Fairy Qi, you have fewer people, and it may not be safe for you to travel alone. Why not join us? I will take good care of you."

"..."

(End of this chapter)