“Okay, okay…” Tian Haotian nodded blankly.
Why is Bai Mumu being so proactive with him? His charm is truly immense.
He watched as the distance between him and Bai Mumu gradually closed. The other woman took out a handkerchief from her bosom, stood on tiptoe, and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The unique blend of medicinal and sweet scents emanating from Bai Mumu wafted into Tian Haotian's nostrils.
He felt dizzy and his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
The atmosphere was quite ambiguous.
[Ding—Tian Haotian's favorability +5, favorability has reached 100 points.]
[The host can kill it to prove its Dao and gain a significant boost in cultivation.]
Bai Mumu was waiting for this sentence from the system.
Her expression changed instantly, the affection on her face turning into a sinister smile, and the murderous intent in her eyes was fully revealed.
Before Tian Haotian could react, his body was pierced by a spiritual force.
The icy spiritual energy rapidly spread from the wound throughout his body, transforming into sharp ice spikes that grew from the inside out.
The pain of being pierced all over his body caused Tian Haotian to convulse continuously, but his throat had also been pierced by an ice pick, so he could not make a sound.
The more pain the person being killed suffers, the higher the cultivation level Bai Mumu gains through the ruthless path she cultivates.
Even as Tian Haotian collapsed, lifeless, he still didn't know why Bai Mumu, who "liked" him, suddenly attacked him.
Looking at the gradually cooling corpse, Bai Mumu gave a disdainful sneer.
How dare someone like that have designs on her? He's only fit to be her stepping stone.
Then Bai Mumu sat down on the ground, and countless spiritual energies leaked out from Tian Haotian's body, forming small vortexes around her.
In just a few breaths, Bai Mumu broke through from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the early Golden Core stage.
If she hadn't failed to obtain the Fire Scale Vine in the Crimson Peak Fire Sea last time, which prevented her body from fully recovering and made her cultivation twice as difficult, she would have achieved half the results.
Why would she resort to such a desperate measure? Then the system granted her special privileges, allowing her to conquer and kill others to improve her cultivation and prepare for the upcoming Young Sect Master competition.
She curled her lips into a smile as she stood up, disguising Tian Haotian's corpse as if it had been attacked by a snow beast. She used her divine sense to check and found no one else around before turning to leave.
As Shen Sangri watched Bai Mumu's departing figure, she was filled with mixed emotions.
Although she had already experienced Bai Mumu's ruthlessness during the fire at Chifeng, the way Bai Mumu killed Tian Haotian still made her somewhat frightened.
It was a complete torture to death.
Her previous harmless demeanor was such a good disguise that no one could tell she was so ruthless.
Shen Sangruo was certainly not standing up for Tian Haotian; Tian Haotian deserved to die.
What bothered her even more was that after Bai Mumu killed Tian Haotian, she actually had a sudden enlightenment and broke through on the spot.
This breakthrough method reminded her of a rumored cultivation method that required killing people to achieve righteousness.
The Path of Ruthlessness.
Shen Sangruo's gaze flickered between light and darkness.
To be precise, it wasn't the orthodox path of ruthlessness, but rather a so-called heretical and unorthodox path.
The true path of ruthlessness is the Great Way of ruthlessness, treating all things equally, without bias or favoritism.
This ruthless path, which requires killing to attain enlightenment, is fundamentally different. In reality, this ruthless path involves plundering the life and cultivation of others to elevate oneself; it is a truly evil and crooked path.
As the daughter of Shen Daochen, the sect leader of Feiyun Sect, and the disciple of Lingxiao Zhenren, the number one cultivator, Bai Mumu is by all accounts a righteous person.
How could she possibly practice such a technique?
Furthermore, no one in the sect, including Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren, was able to discover the cultivation technique she was practicing.
If she hadn't stumbled upon it by chance, she probably would never have discovered Bai Mumu's secret.
Shen Sanruo lowered her eyes in thought, and suddenly remembered what Immortal Lord Changli had told her about the "evil spirit" inside Bai Mumu's body.
Then, as if she had thought of something, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The righteous path and the evil path have only one thing in common: ruthlessness.
The people of Feiyun Sect poured their hearts into being good to Bai Mumu, but they never expected that their daughter and disciple, their junior sister, cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness.
Their supposed feelings for Bai Mumu were all fake; they were all an act by Bai Mumu.
No, perhaps it's much more than that.
In fact, Bai Mumu regarded them as objects of enlightenment.
She tried hard to disguise herself and gain their favor, perhaps just to use them as stepping stones.
Looking at the people of the Flying Cloud Sect in this light, she found them laughable.
I wonder what they would think if they learned that Bai Mumu cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness, or if she were killed by her own beloved Bai Mumu.
Their past actions will eventually backfire.
Shen Sangruo's smile grew increasingly sarcastic.
But ultimately, this has nothing to do with her anymore; she can just treat it as a joke.
He took out a speed-travel talisman and continued towards the sloping ice plains.
Several hours later, when the leader of the Flying Cloud Sect counted the number of people, one person was missing.
A few hundred meters away from where the team was stationed, they found Tian Haotian, who was already lifeless and covered in blood.
The manner of their death was quite gruesome and terrifying.
It was determined that the creature was killed by a snow beast that roamed the area, and the rest of the group were warned to be on high alert.
"That's really scary." Bai Mumu shrank her neck, grabbed Luo Chu's sleeve, and hid behind him in fear.
Luo Chu shielded her behind him and said in a steady voice, "Junior Sister, don't be afraid. With me protecting you, no snow beast or ice beast can hurt you."
Bai Mumu seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline, and nodded emphatically, "Mm!"
"That Tian Haotian is really something. Instead of staying with the others, he insists on going out to his death alone," Luo Chu said, pouting.
He listened to Bai Mumu's words and has been actively making friends with other young masters from other prominent families, including Tian Haotian.
Tian Haotian was utterly disgusted by Bai Mumu's lewd and infatuated gaze.
Only his innocent, kind, and pure junior sister couldn't see through Tian Haotian's thoughts.
He sighed. His junior sister was really too naive. What would she do without the protection of her senior brothers?
It's good that Tian Haotian is dead; it saves him the trouble of having to be wary of him.
"Hey, Junior Sister, you've broken through? You've formed your core?" Luo Chu suddenly exclaimed, her eyes filled with surprise.
This attracted the attention of a group of people.
"Yes, that's right." Bai Mumu smiled sweetly.
"When did you form your core? How did you form your core? Oh dear, it's all my fault for falling asleep without protecting you." As she spoke, Luo Chu began to blame herself.
Bai Mumu's body already struggles to cultivate, and this breakthrough is fraught with peril.
"It's alright, Fourth Senior Brother. I don't know why, maybe it's because I'm feeling better, but I suddenly had an epiphany and broke through without encountering any danger."
"That's good, that's good."
Everyone around looked on with envy and praised Bai Mumu, saying she was truly a chosen one.
Luo Chu straightened her chest, extremely proud.
It was his junior sister who brought him honor, unlike Shen Sangruo, who only caused them trouble and embarrassment.
The group continued onward, heading towards the Xieshan Icefield.
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