Mortal: Transmigrated into Han Li, becoming a person with five spiritual roots

"I've given you the storage bag, now release your sister!"

Yuan Yao remained calm, but her voice trembled slightly as she stared at the fierce-looking middle-aged man and spoke.

The middle-aged man glanced at Yuan Yao, a playful smile appearing on his face.

He loosened his grip on Yanli's neck with his left hand, and the feeling of suffocation suddenly disappeared. Yanli coughed incessantly.

His body went limp, and he became unsteady in the air, almost falling headfirst into the sea.

Finally, he managed to use a sliver of his magic power to stop in mid-air.

"elder sister!"

Yuan Yao was about to step forward to help Yanli up.

The ruthless middle-aged man winked at the tall, thin man beside him.

The tall, thin man immediately understood and, before Yuan Yao could get close, he captured Yan Li again.

"What are you doing? You said you'd let my sister go if I handed over the storage bag."

Yuan Yao slowed her movements and stared coldly at the fierce middle-aged man.

Hahahaha.

The ruthless middle-aged man exchanged glances with the people beside him, then laughed loudly, causing the surrounding black mist to vibrate.

The laughter lasted for quite a while before it stopped.

"That's right, I released your sister, but I didn't say I'd release my brothers too, hahahahaha."

The ruthless middle-aged man glanced at Yanli's delicate body, then turned back to look at Yuan Yao.

His gaze lingered on Yuan Yao's body, especially pausing for a moment on her full breasts, before he licked his lips.

"You really think I'd let you two go? How naive! Let you go back so you can tip off your lovers?!"

Do you think we're fools?!

The ruthless middle-aged man, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, spoke his mind.

"Aren't you afraid of the Star Palace's enforcement team for such demonic acts?"

Yuan Yao's face was pale, but she suppressed her unease and fear and said.

"The righteous path? The demonic path? It's all bullshit!"

The ruthless middle-aged man seemed to have been hit where it hurt. Because of the scar, his face was already terrifying, and now his brows were furrowed, making him look like a demon who had escaped from hell.

"You hypocrites, always spouting nonsense about righteousness and demonic paths, how could you possibly know the suffering of us lowly cultivators!"

"We worked diligently and assiduously for years, bowing and scraping before those important figures every day, going through countless hardships, only to finally obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill and, by sheer luck, successfully establish our foundation!"

"And what about you? You rely on your looks to sleep with important figures and easily obtain cultivation materials, even Foundation Establishment Pills!"

"You bitch! See the scar on my face? And look at your smooth faces!"

"Why? Why can you reap without sowing, while I have to endure this suffering!"

The ruthless middle-aged man took out his magical weapon and lightly ran it across Yanli's face, his expression gradually becoming crazed.

"Yuan Yao, don't worry about me, run!"

Yanli shouted.

"Run? Run to where?"

"I was originally planning to spare your lives, but now I've changed my mind. I'm going to rape you and then kill you!"

"If you have someone to blame, blame it on the fact that you were born with such good looks!"

"Hahahahaha!"

The group burst into maniacal laughter.

"Third brother, grab her! You can have her first this time!"

The fierce middle-aged man looked at the burly man on his right.

He was tall and imposing, like a small mountain, and exuded a strong aura of menace. A red light flashed in his already bloodshot eyes.

"Thank you... big brother!"

Upon hearing this, the burly man's eyes gleamed even brighter, and he stared unabashedly at Yuan Yao's body, licking his dry lips with his dark tongue.

But what he didn't notice was that his trusted leader was frowning and glancing at the sky not far away from time to time.

There seemed to be some anxiety in his eyes.

"Beautiful...beautiful woman, please...please give in to me."

"If you make me feel good... I'll let you have your fun, then I won't kill you."

The burly man charged toward Yuan Yao like a small mountain.

Several red talismans appeared in Yuan Yao's hand at some point, which she threw at the burly man before immediately creating distance.

The talisman instantly transformed into several enormous fireballs, shooting towards the burly man. Each fireball was equivalent to a strike from an early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"boom--!"

After several loud explosions, the burly man was too close and swallowed all the talismans.

As the thick smoke dissipated, the burly man's massive, mountain-like figure was slowly revealed, his body covered in wounds, with some places even oozing dark black blood.

However, these were all superficial injuries and did not damage the underlying tissue.

At such close range, he only suffered minor injuries!

Body Refinement Cultivator!

Yuan Yao's pupils contracted upon seeing this, and a faint look of panic appeared on her face.

"Third brother, are you alright? Do you need me to help you?"

The tall, thin man, exuding a menacing aura, grinned.

"No...no need, when it was my turn before, I was already...broken!"

"I want to be first this time!"

"My beauty, if you don't... obey me, then... don't blame me."

The burly man stammered, his face flushed with anger and his neck turning red, before finally stopping his stammering at the last sentence.

The burly man's black robe burst open, revealing his muscular physique and a hard suit of armor, his entire body enveloped in a faint black light.

Then it charged at Yuan Yao again.

Yuan Yao was only at the Qi Refining stage after all, and she had already used up all the talismans Han Li had given her, so she had no other options left.

She made a hand seal to control her sword, and the flying sword under her feet transformed into several sword lights, stabbing towards the burly man, but it was to no avail.

The difference between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment is too great!

The burly man grabbed Yuan Yao's arm effortlessly, a smile spreading across his face.

Is this the only way?

Did I guess wrong?

The expected scenario did not occur.

A hint of gloom appeared in Yuan Yao's eyes.

The burly man took the opportunity to put his arm around Yuan Yao's waist.

Just then!

A ripple rippled in the direction the ruthless middle-aged man had been frequently looking.

A young man's figure appeared silently at some point.

He was dressed in a brocade robe, his face was cold, and he seemed to be filled with rage.

"Anyone who dares to touch my people is asking for death!"

Om-!

After a brief sword cry, a dark cyan longsword, carrying the pressure of a Core Formation stage cultivator, shot straight out from his dantian, covering a distance of a hundred feet in an instant.

The burly man's hand was about to touch Yuan Yao's slender waist.

Before he could react to the sound of the sword ringing out, a flash of light appeared, and the dark blue longsword pierced straight into the strong man's head.

Passed right through!

Before the burly man could react, his head was severed.

It turned into a cold corpse and fell into the sea below!

The strong man died.

Instantaneous!

But the fierce middle-aged man did not show any surprise on his face; instead, he seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It finally appeared.

I can't keep up the act any longer!

Luckily, I'm a great actor.

Third brother, don't blame your elder brother. I've wronged you because of this opportunity to form your core. I'll repay you in the next life.

"Young Master Chu!"

Yanli's face lit up with surprise, as if she had known all along that Chu Qingyan would appear.

Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chu Qingyan.

"Senior! Senior, spare our lives! We were blind to your greatness!"

Yanli was immediately released upon seeing Chu Qingyan for the first time.

"Senior, we were blinded by greed, please spare our lives!"

The remaining four immediately kowtowed to Chu Qingyan in mid-air.

Yanli lost her balance, and Chu Qingyan immediately stepped forward to hug her. Yanli's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head as if she was a little shy.

He glanced at Yuan Yao, but after Yuan Yao noticed, he looked away again.

"Since you're so sensible, I should spare your lives."

Chu Qingyan's Core Formation stage aura swept over the group, a faint smile on his face.

The group relaxed upon hearing this.

But soon, Chu Qingyan changed the subject.

"Yet you all went and laid a hand on the woman I love!"

"This is truly unforgivable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dark blue longsword spun in the air, once again drawing a flash of sword light, and thrust towards the group without hesitation.

"Young Master Chu, this is related to..."

Upon hearing this, the ruthless middle-aged man at the head of the group showed an expression of disbelief, and raised his head as if to say something.

A flash of sword light appeared.

The ruthless middle-aged man felt his vision instantly flip.

I saw a headless corpse.

My body feels so familiar, isn't that my body?

Why is it different from what was agreed upon?

Chu Qingyan, I curse you!