This Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator was now blatantly revealing his desires, his eyes filled with a possessive lust, which made Zhao Min feel an indescribable disgust.
"These are not native Gu-insects of the Forsaken Continent? So you're an outsider cultivator! Hmph, no matter where you come from, plundering other people's medicinal pills like this, do you know you've broken the law? Today, I will capture you and bring you to justice!"
Although the Golden Core cultivator's gaze was evil, his words were full of righteousness as he shouted loudly.
His knowledge was not as limited as that of the other low-level cultivators. He had vaguely recognized that these strange flying insects should be the legendary Gu-insects.
On the Forsaken Continent, there were endless varieties of demonic beasts, and Gu-insects also existed, but their types were extremely rare.
Moreover, due to the influence of the laws of heaven and earth, the Gu-insects on the Forsaken Continent were several circles larger than Zhao Min's, more like a bird of prey.
Due to their small numbers, cultivators who commanded Gu-insects were very rare, so few cultivators ever saw them.
This Golden Core cultivator had only seen descriptions of similar Gu-insects in some jade slips. For a moment, he couldn't think of any other demonic beasts with such a form, which was why he spoke with uncertainty.
However, although he couldn't be sure, after sensing the aura of these strange flying insects, he didn't pay them much mind.
The strongest of these flying insects were only at the initial-stage of Foundation Establishment. They couldn't cause him any harm. They were just winning by numbers.
At the same time, he could also see that Zhao Min had a lofty and cold temperament and didn't seem like a rogue cultivator. Her background was definitely not ordinary. If she was a disciple of some great family out for experience, then he would have to consider many things.
So, in order not to cause trouble for himself in the future, the Golden Core cultivator first sealed off that possibility with his words.
And the reaction of the white-robed woman opposite him made the Golden Core cultivator even more overjoyed.
Zhao Min didn't give any answer at all. A slender, azure blue longsword, glowing with a blue flame, was already in the air in the next moment. She had completely ignored his words.
'I was just afraid you would use some powerful backing as an excuse. With so many people here, it would have been difficult to act!'
The Golden Core cultivator thought to himself.
The azure blue longsword instantly transformed into an azure profound ice bird and, with a flap of its wings, sent several blue wind blades, crossing over each other in layers, slashing through the night sky towards the Golden Core cultivator.
Zhao Min, on the other hand, took the opportunity to retreat rapidly. How could she be a match for a Golden Core cultivator, let alone a Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator?
The Gu-insects she had placed in front of her for protection had been half-destroyed by a casual blow from the other party. How could she dare to stay here any longer?
Taking advantage of the chaos, she had summoned her natal magical treasure, just to try and delay the other party for a moment.
Facing the layers of crossing blue wind blades, a mocking look appeared on the Golden Core cultivator's face. He lightly raised his right fist and punched forward.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
A series of shattering sounds rang out continuously. One after another, the blue wind blades exploded under his fist, turning into specks of blue light that quickly dissipated in the sky.
With a mournful cry, the azure profound ice bird in the sky had already transformed back into a slender sword. It was caught by the rapidly retreating Zhao Min.
The blue flames on the sword had already become dim and flickering. Zhao Min's body also shook violently, and a large amount of blood immediately trickled from the corner of her mouth.
The difference in strength between the two was too great. If not for her strong physical body, the heavy internal injuries she had just sustained would have definitely made her fall from the sky.
"Eh?"
A surprised sound came from the Golden Core cultivator behind her. He hadn't expected that he would fail to keep the white-robed young woman with his punch. This also surprised him greatly.
Although he hadn't used his full strength just now, as he wanted to capture the other party alive, the force of his punch, even if an initial-stage Golden Core cultivator took it head-on, would probably still be knocked out of the sky.
In just that momentary delay, a blue light flashed on Zhao Min's body, and she had already taken the opportunity to fly onto the courtyard wall.
But the remaining force of the Golden Core cultivator's punch did not stop after shattering the blue wind blades.
It formed a fist the size of a head in the void and continued to fly towards Zhao Min's back.
Zhao Min sensed the strong wind approaching from behind. Her body suddenly ducked and twisted in mid-air, assuming an incredible angle.
If it were another Foundation Establishment cultivator, just this forceful twisting of the body would have probably caused their qi and blood to surge, and they would have lost their momentum.
This surprised the Golden Core cultivator again.
The speed of the fist in the void increased by a fraction. This time, Zhao Min could no longer completely dodge it.
With her body tilted and her torso half-bent, she could only suddenly expand, and her body erupted with a heart-palpitating force from this contraction and expansion.
With a "bang," the edge of the fist in the void had already swept across Zhao Min's lower back.
But this was exactly when her strength was expanding outwards. As the two collided, a jet of blood shot out from Zhao Min's crimson lips.
Her entire body was instantly thrown far into the night like a projectile.
A strange look flashed in the Golden Core cultivator's eyes. The white-robed young woman's successive techniques had surprised him again and again.
Immediately, a flush rose to his fair face, and he became even more inexplicably excited.
"Her physical body is actually so strong, to be able to withstand even that. Good, very good!"
With a long whistle, he had already stepped forward to pursue her. This time, he had to capture the other party no matter what.
This devastatingly beautiful young woman's physical body could even be compared to some Golden Core cultivators. This was his favorite type.
The Golden Core cultivator's name was Yan Tantuo, and he had a craving for torturing and killing women. Ordinary female demons, although their bodies seemed very strong, would quickly breathe their last under Yan Tantuo's methods, so he had long lost interest in non-cultivator female demons. He would basically only seek out female demonic cultivators to satisfy his desires.
However, as his cultivation increased, female cultivators at the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages would often not survive for more than half an hour under his lewd torture.
Finally, he had set his sights on female Golden Core cultivators. But female cultivators who could form a Golden Core were all pillars of a sect and were registered with the Upper Sect.
Yan Tantuo did not dare to capture them as easily as he did ordinary cultivators. Every time he went to capture female cultivators at the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages, he was extremely careful and terrified.
Now that the conflict between the two great clans on the Forsaken Continent was not as intense as before, evil cultivators like him could no longer live as easily as they used to.
In the past, the attention of the high-level members of the two clans was focused on each other. As long as nothing too serious happened below, it would not attract their particular attention.
But in the past hundred years, the major conflicts between the two clans had almost ceased, which had allowed the high-level cultivators of the Upper Sect to free their hands to vigorously manage the areas under their jurisdiction.
Evil cultivators like him were even more of a key target for execution. Once caught, extracting their souls and refining their spirits was a common occurrence, to serve as a warning to others.
Twice when Yan Tantuo was out looking for prey, he had almost been caught. Fortunately, he was experienced and managed to escape by a fluke.
The memory of it made him break out in a cold sweat every time he thought about it, and he would have nightmares in the middle of the night. The crime of lewdly torturing and killing female cultivators, if he were caught, his fate was something he didn't even want to think about.
After learning his lesson, he decided to completely hide himself. With his cultivation, he joined a sect as a guest elder.
However, every time he saw the female cultivators in the sect, he almost lost control of his desires many times. In the end, he could only travel thousands of li to commit his crimes.
Every time, he was terrified and afraid for a long time afterwards. And he only dared to target some unimportant small sects, or lone female rogue cultivators.
Although the physical bodies of those women were already very strong, under the long-term suppression of his desires, Yan Tantuo's nature had become even more tyrannical. Often, in less than half a stick of incense, the female cultivator would be tortured to death.
Yesterday, the sect he was in had received a request from a cultivation family. They were willing to pay a great price to capture a female cultivator.
Recently, Yan Tantuo had been eager to go out and commit crimes again. After hearing about it, he was secretly happy and volunteered to go.
He only asked for a very small portion of the Spirit Stones, which made the other guest elders look at him in surprise. For a Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator like Yan Tantuo, the amount he asked for was a bit too little.
However, in order to hide his identity, Yan Tantuo usually lived a very simple life and was seen by others as a devoted cultivator.
Therefore, everyone thought that he was very short of Spirit Stones and really wanted this mission. In the end, they did not compete with him for it.
For Yan Tantuo, this mission was perfect. The Upper Sect was currently strictly governing the areas under its jurisdiction, and the punishments were very severe.
A cultivator like the other party, who plundered the cultivation resources of other sects everywhere, was someone the Upper Sect would definitely kill.
When he captured her, he would first have his fun, and then find some random reason to destroy the body and eliminate all traces. No one would pursue the matter afterwards. He just had to be careful about it.
As for whether other Golden Core cultivators would appear, that was even less of a worry. This family was originally under the jurisdiction of their sect.
At most, they would just invite some friends to help. What kind of masters could a small family invite over? Just some Foundation Establishment cultivators.
And that was only because they were afraid that their own sect would not agree, so they had invited them in advance.
The matter proceeded as he had expected. And Zhao Min's beauty was even more exquisite than that of most female cultivators.
The white-robed young woman had actually taken his sixty-percent-power attack with her Foundation Establishment cultivation, and especially with her pure physical body.
What did this mean? It meant that the white-robed young woman's physical body was tough and strong. Thinking about the scene after he captured the young woman, Yan Tantuo's entire body began to tremble, and the hair on his body stood on end.
With a loud laugh, Yan Tantuo had already given chase.
And as Zhao Min moved away, the Gu-insects left in the courtyard, without anyone to command them, still fought to the death, trapping the other cultivators so that they couldn't pursue her together.
Before leaving the courtyard, Yan Tantuo had only glanced at these people and had no intention of helping them drive away the Gu-insects.
He wished that the others wouldn't be able to free their hands. That way, it would be much more convenient for him to act.
After pursuing her for a few breaths, Yan Tantuo's heart began to feel a little uncertain.
The moment the white-robed young woman left the courtyard, an emerald gourd had already appeared under her feet.
The gourd was entirely emerald green and semi-transparent, with a brilliant, flowing light. Its speed was incredibly fast.
He had been careless at first, but in less than five breaths, he had almost lost sight of the white-robed young woman.
This immediately made Yan Tantuo raise his guard. But in the following time, even when he went all out, he could only get further and further behind, the distance between them constantly increasing.
Yan Tantuo was so angry that smoke came out of his seven facial orifices. He had never expected the other party to have a flying magical treasure of such a high grade.
So, as he pursued her closely, he didn't hesitate to consume a large amount of magical power to attack her from a distance. But the devastatingly beautiful young woman just flew with her head down, ignoring his taunts and curses.
The white-robed young woman controlled the emerald gourd to dodge continuously. When she really couldn't dodge, she would constantly use various defensive talismans to block.
These talismans were all recently plundered by Zhao Min. Although their grade was not high, their strength was in their numbers.
In addition, Yan Tantuo had been slow to react. He was bent on capturing the other party alive, and by the time he attacked from a distance, the distance between them had already widened to several dozen li.
The power of his attacks had been reduced by more than half. In the end, although there was still some remaining force from the attacks that landed on the white-robed young woman, the threat to her had been greatly reduced.
"Damn it, what kind of body refining art does this woman cultivate? To still be able to display such combat power even when injured!"
Seeing that the remaining force of his attacks still couldn't cause any substantial damage to the other party, Yan Tantuo, while regretting not using his full strength from the beginning, also felt more and more shocked and uneasy.