I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

She was a super attractive beauty, bright and entrancing. Yet now she was being used as a tool to lure cultivators, something no one had ever dared to do to her.

Could it be that this Li Xiaobai has a problem with his sexual orientation? Perhaps he doesn’t fancy women but instead has a preference for men?

She felt it was very likely, having heard more than once that all big demon heads have strange predilections, and sure enough, this guy seemed to have the potential to become one.

A few minutes later.

Cultivators began to trickle into the trial grounds.

They had barely taken a few steps before they saw Zhen Jian collapsed on the ground, wailing in pain—a rare sight in the wilderness.

“Miss, are you hurt? Let me heal you, I’ll take you to a quiet place for proper treatment!”

“Miss, what happened to you? Why are you in such a place?”

“Come with me, miss. I am well-versed in medicine and can surely restore you to your former health.”

A group of cultivators, drawn by Zhen Jian’s beauty and the glimpse of her form, gathered around her, offering feigned concern, their eyes roving greedily over her.

However, they were a bit puzzled since the frail woman didn’t seem to have any injuries, merely appearing disheveled and slightly distressed.

“Miss, where are you injured, let me have a look?”

“Giggle giggle giggle, thanks to all the young masters for your kindness, and for taking such good care of me. To show my gratitude, I have a big surprise for you!”

As more and more cultivators gathered around her, Zhen Jian suddenly started giggling coquettishly, bewitching all the young men around her ’till their hearts fluttered and their throats went dry.

But they soon seemed to realize something was wrong, and quickly raised their heads to look around. They saw a little yellow chicken on an old tree nearby, hugging a Purple Gold Gourd, shouting with a drake’s voice, “If I call you, do you dare to answer?”

In an instant, a huge suction force erupted from the mouth of the Purple Gold Gourd, sweeping all the cultivators on the clearing into it, including Zhen Jian.

“Awesome!”

Ji Wuqing laughed heartily, feeling immensely satisfied. With a shake of the gourd, Zhen Jian was tossed back to the roadside.

This haul had netted twenty cultivators—a considerable wealth of resources.

Stretching out a small claw, Ji Wuqing pulled out the Firecracker Thunderclap prepared in advance and stuffed it into the mouth of the gourd. After a burst of terrifying aura, green smoke billowed from the gourd, and piles of Immortal Stones and Magic Treasures kept erupting from within.

It was so happy that it was all smiles.

“I’ll be damned, they really think I’m…”

“Cough cough, I will play my part well.”

Zhen Jian was terrified by this scene and almost lost her nerve; if the little yellow chicken hadn’t let her out, she might have been turned into charcoal in the gourd by now.

A big villain indeed, killing without batting an eyelid.

At that moment, a blood-red light flashed in the void, and the number above Ji Wuqing’s head directly broke through ten thousand.

“I’m rich!”

“It’s definitely these kinds of schemes that make money the fastest!”

Li Xiaobai’s eyes shot out a sharp glint, his expression reflected the Formation. These twenty cultivators eked out over a hundred thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones from their Dantians—a sizable fortune indeed.

These were just ordinary cultivator disciples with no value in captivity, slaughtering them for Immortal Stones was much more efficient.

He felt that this maneuver could even be streamlined into an assembly-line operation in the future, one person responsible for playing weak to lure cultivators, another one in charge of capturing them with the gourd, and the rest lying in ambush to prevent any mishaps—an utterly perfect plan.

“Let’s hunker down here for a day and take away every Human Immortal Realm cultivator who comes in, process them all at once; after all, in the trial realm, life and death are destined, and even if they are annihilated as a group, no one would say anything.”

“Heh heh heh, Young Master Li, that’s really wicked—I like it!”

“Kill those without backing and hold those who have it captive; this trial realm is simply tailor-made for us!”

The group continued to squat in the bushes, silently watching everything that was happening before them.

Stimulated by Ji Wuqing’s action just now, Zhen Jian put even more effort into her acting at this moment, even deliberately cutting a few wounds on her delicate skin. She was a little panicked, fearing that little yellow chicken would not be satisfied and might dispatch her in the same way.

From the current situation, this gang didn’t seem to understand the concept of pitying and cherishing jade; her beauty appeared to have no place to be utilized.

Before long, another group of cultivators arrived, also attracted by Zhen Jian’s cries as soon as they entered the Secret Realm. Human Immortal Realm cultivators dared not traverse the jungle recklessly, so obtaining firsthand information was undoubtedly very important.

Some came out of lust, others out of a desire to explore what dangers lay within the Secret Realm. They surrounded Zhen Jian, offering faux concern and making small talk while taking the opportunity to cop a feel, clearly enjoying themselves.

Seeing the right moment, Ji Wuqing slapped the gourd, and a powerful suction force once again swept away all the cultivators in front of him.

After a few cycles of this, Li Xiaobai’s assets had reached a staggering total of one million Lower Grade Immortal Stones.

Zhen Jian was quite attractive; this method was proven effective time and again. Almost all those who came to take advantage were Human Immortal Realm cultivators. Earth Immortal Realm powerhouses disdained to act alongside these lower-level cultivators. They had more formidable tasks and therefore paid no attention to these minor disturbances, occasionally pausing for an instant before disappearing deeper into the jungle.

Thanks to their help, the little yellow chicken was on a killing spree today, unknowingly accumulating a Sin Value of ninety thousand, just shy of Li Xiaobai’s one hundred thousand.

Li Xiaobai had no doubt that this little fellow had also been placed on the Enforcement Team’s hit list.

Two hours later.

Rustling sounds announced the arrival of a few more, the last group of cultivators entering the Secret Realm.

Li Xiaobai was amused to see that this batch was all acquaintances. Leading them was Chen Yuan, the grandson of the dopey Elder from the Sword Sect’s outer sect who had been there earlier, followed by several disciples from the Great Flame Dynasty such as Yan Xiao, Luo Bing, and others. He even spotted Bai Ling from the Sword Dynasty among them.

These were all cultivators who had managed to escape from his clutches in the Demonic Beast Mountains. To think they’d meet again today—what fate.

He patted the little yellow chicken, and it understood instantly. The big fish had arrived; it was time to draw in the net. It silently aimed the Purple Gold Gourd towards them, ready to strike.

Below.

Hearing Zhen Jian’s cries for help, Chen Yuan and his group looked puzzled. They had just entered the trial realm, not having delved deep yet. How could someone already be lying on the ground, unable to get up?

“There’s a woman lying over there, calling for help!”

“Could it be that a powerful being has made its way to the outskirts?”

“Let me question her!”

Chen Yuan strode forward, calling out loudly, “Miss, how long have you been lying here? Are there any powerful beings lurking nearby?”

“Young Master, as soon as I entered, I was treacherously attacked and almost lost my life here. I implore you to help me!” Zhen Jian said pitifully.

Luo Shui’s expression suddenly changed as he barked, “That’s not right; so many groups of cultivators entered before us, why didn’t anyone save you? Where are they?”

“Something’s fishy; that woman isn’t injured, retreat quickly!”

Yan Xiao and the others realized the anomaly with her as well and, shouting angrily, leaped back into the air. But it was at that moment that a nasally voice entered their ears.

“If I call out to you, do you dare to respond?”