"You bastards!"
"You'd even steal from a little girl? You don't spare anyone, not even children—how dare you!"
"I'll cut you down!"
Qin Linglong took out several more Sword Talismans and hurled them forward.
The talismans transformed into powerful sword qi, laced with sword intent, and slashed toward the cultivators.
Each strike rivaled the full force of a Returning Void Realm expert, leveling the land for miles around.
While Qin Linglong's formidable techniques had struck fear into countless cultivators, they also attracted the attention of reckless individuals.
Her immense wealth was undeniable—her talismans alone rivaled the full power of Returning Void Realm experts. And she tossed them out so recklessly, it was obvious she must possess a vast treasure trove.
If they could seize her treasures, they'd be set for life.
Thus, Qin Linglong became a target for many.
Of course, some recognized the danger. Her ability to roam the secret realm unchecked suggested powerful backing. And the sheer number of Sword Talismans she wielded spoke of an formidable background. Targeting such a person was pure suicide.
Many cultivators avoided Qin Linglong by three *she* (a unit of measurement, roughly equivalent to a *zhang*, or 3.3 meters).
Yet some dared to challenge her, hoping to claim the treasures she carried.
"Why are these bastards multiplying instead of dying?" Qin Linglong frowned as more cultivators surged toward her.
She had lost count of how many she had slain, yet they kept coming like moths to a flame, wave after wave.
The more she killed, the more there were!
Many were lurking behind her, clearly planning to ambush her.
She had thought the Sword Talismans would deter them, but it had only backfired.
"Still daring to come!"
Seeing several cultivators flying toward her, Qin Linglong instinctively reached for a talisman.
But she realized her talismans were gone.
"No talismans left!" Her face paled.
In the next instant, a thought flickered through her mind, and a treasure pagoda materialized before her. The pagoda erupted in radiant light, engulfing her completely.
Countless attacks rained down on the pagoda, but none could shake its foundation.
"Her talismans are depleted! Let's attack together and break her defenses!"
"Together!"
Seeing that Qin Linglong had used up all her talismans and was now wielding a defensive divine artifact, the cultivators who had been observing from the sidelines immediately emerged.
They had been waiting for this moment.
It was only a matter of time before her talismans ran out. Once they were depleted, she would lose her means to kill them.
Knowing that Qin Linglong's talismans were exhausted, these cultivators unleashed their most powerful techniques.
The air filled with the sound of explosions and roars.
However, the treasure pagoda before Qin Linglong proved incredibly powerful, effortlessly repelling all their attacks.
"Don't panic! Even the sturdiest divine artifact will eventually shatter!"
"If we combine our forces, we'll break its defenses. Then we can kill her and claim her treasures!"
"I will avenge my dao companion!"
"She killed my junior sister! I will have revenge!"
"She killed my master! I will kill her!"
"Kill her!"
The crowd erupted in a frenzy, as if injected with adrenaline.
Many twitched their lips. *What is wrong with these people?*
*They're all here to kill for treasures. Why pretend to be seeking revenge?*
*Dao companion? Junior sister? Master?*
*If any of that were true, they'd be thanking me!*
Qin Linglong was completely numb.
She never expected so many people to come seeking revenge.
Judging by their words, there were likely over a hundred of them.
*Have I really killed that many people?*
"Fang Chen, aren't you coming out yet?" Qin Linglong said anxiously.
Without her talismans, she had lost her powerful offensive capabilities and was completely defenseless.
She regretted not rationing her talismans earlier.
She had never lacked these things before and had never understood the meaning of conservation.
She hadn't imagined that these resources could ever run out.
Now, with so many enemies outside, and all of them at a higher cultivation realm than hers, she could have dealt with them if they were all at the Divine Sea Realm.
"I can't just wait to die!"
"If they keep attacking like this, that defensive divine artifact will be broken sooner or later!"
With this thought, Qin Linglong's expression turned cold, and a longsword materialized in her hand.
She raised the sword and slashed at the cultivators.
"Two half-step Saint-grade divine artifacts... What kind of background does this little girl have?"
The surrounding cultivators were startled. She had countless powerful talismans, each capable of unleashing the full force of a Returning Void Realm expert, and now she wielded two formidable divine artifacts.
*How many treasures does this little girl have on her?!*
*Especially those two half-step Saint-grade divine artifacts—their value is immeasurable.*
*They had only ever heard of divine artifacts of this caliber; they had never seen one before.*
"Kill her!"
"Those two half-step Saint-grade divine artifacts will be ours. Who knows what other treasures she might have on her?"
Greed consumed them all. Faced with divine artifacts of this level, the surrounding cultivators completely lost their minds.
Even within this secret realm, it might be impossible to find such divine artifacts. Yet this little girl possessed two of them.
The cultivators immediately went mad.
Countless attacks slammed against the pagoda's defenses, making the entire structure tremble.
Seeing the endless barrage of attacks directed at her, Qin Linglong's resolve wavered. A flicker of fear surfaced in her heart.
But she quickly overcame it, even growing excited. Her eyes burned with desire.
It was natural for fear to rise in the face of danger.
Only a few could remain calm when threatened, and Qin Linglong was one of the few.
As she felt the pagoda tremble, Qin Linglong grew increasingly excited, her fear completely vanishing as if this were what she had always craved.
She was like a small bird finally breaking free from its cage, soaring through the vast sky.
"Hmph! Don't think I'm easy prey!" Qin Linglong snarled. The longsword in her hand erupted with light, unleashing a torrent of sword qi as she slashed it forward.
Though she was only in the Divine Sea Realm, wielding such a divine weapon allowed her to display remarkable combat prowess. Some Divine Sea Realm cultivators were slain outright by her sword strikes.
Even surrounded by hundreds of cultivators, Qin Linglong managed to kill many.
"Let me handle this!" A furious roar erupted, and a terrifying aura spread through the air—the aura of an Enlightenment Realm expert.
A palm strike descended from the heavens, blotting out the sun and moon, as if capable of crushing all beneath it.
*Boom!*
The pagoda finally buckled under the assault. Its defensive shield shattered, and the tower's light dimmed drastically.
With the pagoda's defenses breached, Qin Linglong was fully exposed to her attackers.
Countless malevolent eyes fixed on her, and murderous intent filled the air.
"Perish!" The Enlightenment Realm expert struck again, his palm hurtling toward Qin Linglong.
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