I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

The integrity of scholars, when faced with these malevolent mountain bandits and their corpses, unleashed an astonishing power.

Unlike the true qi of a martial artist, or the magic of a sorcerer, and certainly not the yin energy of a ghost, it is a pure and righteous scholarly aura.

This scholarly aura is extremely effective against the bandit corpses that can be resurrected within the great formation.

Just as the sun shines on ice and snow, the faint black mist quickly dissipated.

Without exception, all the bandit corpses affected by Qin Yueyao's scholarly aura were unable to reform, and their bones quickly turned to dust.

"This, this is..."

Jiang Chao was shocked to see this scene. When did Qin Yueyao become so powerful?

Even Qin Shaoling, who was fighting with the corpses, was shocked and couldn't understand why his seemingly delicate younger sister suddenly possessed such terrifying power.

At this moment, Jin Yu's voice suddenly rang out:

"Young Master, there's no need to be surprised. This Miss Qin's talent is actually no less than yours. If she were born in the Eternal Heaven, she would probably have already communicated with heaven and earth and officially embarked on the path of cultivation at her age."

Jiang Chao said, "But this isn't the Eternal Heaven, it's the mortal realm. The spiritual energy you mentioned doesn't exist here, does it?"

Jin Yu laughed and said, "Who said it doesn't exist?"

Jiang Chao suddenly turned his head to look at the woman beside him, and said in surprise:

When did you get here?

Jin Yu smiled slightly, "I just heard from my sister that the young master needs me, so I switched places with her and let her help the young master with the shopping."

Jiang Chao knew that the Jin Yu sisters had a mysterious background, but he did not expect that they would have such a mysterious method similar to "shifting positions".

I couldn't help but marvel at it.

"Can we learn your ability to instantly switch positions?"

Jiang Chao couldn't help but ask.

This skill is too incredible; if he could learn it, it would surely be of great use in the future.

Jin Yu laughed and said, "This is just a minor skill. If you, young master, would like to learn it, I can teach you."

She paused, glancing at the scene not far away, "However, now is not the time. Young Master, would you like me to take care of them for you?"

Jiang Chao pondered for a moment, "Let's wait a bit longer and let them gain more experience. After all, we'll inevitably encounter similar situations in the future, so it's not a bad thing for them to get used to it."

The appearance of Jin Yu immediately put Jiang Chao at ease.

Unlike her younger sister Qingling, Jin Yu is calm, meticulous, and extremely capable. She is a rare talent, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed by her mother's side for so many years.

After about an incense stick's time, Qin Shaoling exhausted his last bit of strength and was completely drained.

After dispersing the condensed corpse demon, he slammed the long spear in his hand into the ground, leaning on it as he stood there, panting heavily.

Chu's female warriors had exhausted their hidden weapons, Su E's face was pale, and Qin Yueyao's scholarly air had vanished, replaced by wisps of murderous aura that turned her originally fair skin crimson.

On the contrary, Bai Su Niang, this "yin spirit," became more and more courageous in battle. Her eyes, which had become no different from those of an ordinary person, turned as black as ink again, and her body was filled with yin energy and evil energy, making her look like a ghost.

If she hadn't been at the forefront, Qin Shaoling and his group probably wouldn't have had this moment to catch their breath.

Jiang Chao frowned slightly as he watched this scene, and said to Jin Yu beside him:

"Let's do it. We can't let Miss Bai continue fighting alone..."

This is a strange array set up around the mountain stronghold by some unknown person. It can not only generate evil energy, but also continuously strengthen the corrupted corpses through the creatures trapped inside, turning them into corpse evil.

Jiang Chao suddenly thought of the Blood Demon Child and the Eight-Foot Lady he had met not long ago.

Could it be that this grand formation is related to that eight-foot-tall lady?

Just as Jiang Chao's thoughts were wandering, Jin Yu made his move.

She didn't make any big moves; she simply strolled around the mountain stronghold as if taking a leisurely walk. When she returned to Jiang Chao's side, the "cage of heaven and earth" that she could clearly sense instantly crumbled under the grasp of her slender fingers.

At the same time, the corpses of the bandits, who were no longer recognizable as living people, exploded one after another with loud bangs.

The corpse exploded, and clusters of malevolent energy, almost solidified, shot into the sky.

Bai Su Niang, who was fighting with the corpses, was stunned for a moment when she saw this, and then she began to swallow the remaining evil energy in large gulps.

Jiang Chao stared in disbelief and asked Jin Yu:

"Is she alright, swallowing like that?"

Jin Yu knew what Jiang Chao was worried about. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head: "She should be fine. Her body has been dead for many days. This evil energy will not affect her mind."

Jiang Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want internal strife, much less to fight Bai Su Niang; in his view, it was completely unnecessary.

After absorbing a large amount of malevolent energy, Bai Su Niang's originally cold and gloomy face became more vibrant.

But it's not the vitality of a living person.

Rather, it possesses a fierce and menacing aura, mixed with coldness and ferocity.

Jiang Chao called out from afar, "Miss Bai, are you... are you alright?"

Bai Su Niang quickly concealed the fierce aura emanating from her body and smiled gently at the young man: "Thank you for your concern, young master. I'm fine."

It seemed that his mind was indeed unaffected, and Jiang Chao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, let's leave this place."

Jiang Chao suggested leaving the area because the great formation had been temporarily damaged by Jin Yu and could not be restored in a short time, so they could leave without worry.

Most importantly, the source of this malevolent energy is too strange, and it would be dangerous to stay here any longer.

Not long after the group left the mountain stronghold, a huge stone statue standing in the interior of a cavernous mountain, hundreds of feet underground where the stronghold had been, slowly opened its eyes.

"Damn ants! How dare you ruin my good deed!"

The stone statue, clad in golden armor and jade robes, wearing a golden crown, and wielding a giant axe, roared repeatedly.

A deep, resonant sound echoed from within the cave.

At the same time, the stone fragments on His body fell off in a rustling sound, gradually revealing a burly body that was nearly three zhang tall.

Shi Gandang moved his limbs, making a terrifying sound like metal rubbing against metal.

"Click-clack—"

The next moment, this three-zhang-tall figure took big strides and walked towards the underground river in the cave.

With each step he took, he became a little shorter.

Once the other party disappeared into the cold underground river, their appearance was no different from that of an ordinary person.

……

Not long after Jiang Chao and the others descended the mountain, a sudden gust of mountain wind swept in, and the temperature in the previously slightly hot mountain forest plummeted.

Jiang Chao shivered involuntarily and asked in confusion, "Strange, why do I feel like I'm being watched by something?"

Jin Yu, who was closely following behind him, changed his expression slightly and said in a somewhat urgent tone:

"Young master, let's go!"

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