I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 57

“I should have known that a peaceful life never belongs to me,” Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

This cursed female protagonist physique—trouble followed wherever she went.

The opponents clearly had five Nascent Soul cultivators, yet they still pretended to be pitiful and followed them, plotting robbery and murder. If this wasn’t the female protagonist physique at work, she would eat her own sword!

“Be careful. These people have killed quite a few. Their methods won’t be clean,” Mo Xiao frowned deeply. By all accounts, this should be their most dangerous situation yet.

Two and a half Nascent Soul cultivators against five Nascent Soul cultivators—she and Eldest Senior Sister would each have to hold off two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Mo Xiao wasn’t scared; after all, they all had trump cards. The worst-case scenario was using her still-unpolished Dao of the Sword.

However, the current enemy numbers were high. Mo Xiao wasn’t sure if she could protect Zuo Wuyi without her getting injured under these circumstances.

“Eldest Senior Sister…” Seeing the complete change of faces of those people, Yun He was somewhat confused. Were all those cultivators bad people? Did I act foolishly again?

“Their intentions are malicious. You did nothing wrong. You merely wanted to help disadvantaged cultivators,” Yun Yu said, correcting Yun He’s mindset. “Doing good deeds is never wrong, and standing up for others is never a flaw.”

“Alright, stop overthinking, and prepare to face the enemy,” Yun Yu didn’t give Yun He a chance to overthink.

Since the opponents had already shown their intention to kill them, the best response was to strike first, killing as many as possible to alleviate the pressure.

This was Yun Yu’s thought, and Mo Xiao felt the same.

Without any warning, Mo Xiao threw a barrier onto Zuo Wuyi and charged toward the enemy group.

At this moment, she wouldn’t bother with any high-level composure or so-called chivalry. She directly targeted the Golden Core cultivators, cleanly stabbing one before they could react.

“What a vile person. You refused to help us earlier, and now you specifically target the weak,” The leading young cultivator’s eyes darkened. The two Nascent Soul cultivators beside him quickly lunged forward, launching killing moves at Mo Xiao from the get-go.

Yun Yu’s actions were similar to Mo Xiao’s, except she didn’t throw a protective barrier over Yun He but launched an attack on the nearest enemy.

In a single exchange, two Golden Core enemies were dead. The remaining thirteen people grew cautious. Even with a numerical advantage, they didn’t rush forward recklessly.

“Trying to deplete our spiritual energy?” Yun Yu quickly noticed their intention. Seeing the two sword wounds on Yun He, she immediately took out a pill that could temporarily enhance her power and swallowed three without thinking.

“She’s a tough one!” The leading cultivator stopped observing and directly joined the battle with Yun Yu, shamelessly turning it into a three-on-one situation.

The pressure on Yun Yu increased significantly, but thanks to the pills, she could barely hold off their attacks, ensuring she wouldn’t be severely injured.

Mo Xiao could manage against the two Nascent Soul cultivators, but she had to divide her attention to look after Zuo Wuyi and Qiu Wu. Since she couldn’t focus entirely on the fight, the situation became a stalemate—no one could definitively defeat the other.

“Target the youngest one! Kill her first!” The Nascent Soul cultivator fighting Mo Xiao couldn’t help but yell. To divide her attention while facing me? Is she looking down on me?

This sentence, upon reaching Mo Xiao, was like throwing a spark onto a powder keg, exploding instantly.

Mo Xiao no longer cared about a perfect or imperfect Dao of the Sword. She instantly drew out all the sword Dao and sword intent from her dantian, forcefully channeling it into her meridians.

“Did she take a pill?” Seeing Mo Xiao’s aura surge, the two Nascent Soul cultivators were startled.

Mo Xiao had no time to mind them. She endured the tearing sensation in her meridians and immediately swung her sword.

The Nascent Soul cultivators assumed Mo Xiao had simply taken some cultivation-boosting pill, like Yun Yu, so they weren’t overly concerned. They still raised their weapons to block as before.

Clang— A crisp sound of metal collision rang out. The Nascent Soul cultivator’s eyes were filled with shock as he watched his weapon be cut in half by Mo Xiao’s sword, which continued down and struck his shoulder.

“Damn it, why do I feel like this person is more demonic than us!” The Nascent Soul cultivator couldn’t help but curse, looking at the wound on his shoulder. He also took out a pill and swallowed it.

Their business was robbery and murder. They had encountered tough opponents over the years.

Seeing Mo Xiao’s change, they were startled but not terrified. A hint of madness even appeared in their eyes. They wanted to test exactly how capable Mo Xiao was.

After releasing the sword intent from her dantian, Mo Xiao’s strength visibly increased greatly, immediately suppressing the two opponents. She could even spare a hand to eliminate one or two Golden Core cultivators, reducing the pressure on Zuo Wuyi’s side.

“Fellow Daoist Zuo, be careful,” Qiu Wu said, directly throwing her spiritual sword like a weapon.

Although Qiu Wu was a Nascent Soul cultivator, because she followed the path of artifact forging, her combat strength was only equivalent to half a Nascent Soul. She barely managed to hold back six late Golden Core cultivators.

The cultivator fighting Qiu Wu couldn’t help but mock her actions. “Idiot! Who throws away their weapon during a fight? You’re so stu—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qiu Wu pulled out a brand-new weapon from her storage space.

The Golden Core cultivator’s face darkened, not expecting someone to prepare two weapons for themselves, but then a hint of excitement flashed across his face.

“Brothers, this is a fat target! Let’s take our pills and take them all down in one go! All these weapons will be ours then!”

They were long accustomed to living on the edge. The death of one or two comrades was nothing to them. As long as they could devour this group, they would divide more spoils.

“Qiu Wu, step back a little,” Zuo Wuyi said in a low voice. She opened a small portion of the seals on her body, and demonic energy instantly flooded her meridians.

Demonic energy was known for its sheer destructive power. It immediately doubled her combat strength, briefly turning the tide of the battle.

“Damn it, what is wrong with these people? They’re all so ferocious!” The cultivator fighting Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but curse out loud. If only one person suddenly became stronger, it would be one thing, but why were two, three, and four people doing this? Are these people burning their lifespans to increase their power?! They are fiercer to themselves than we are!

After about fifteen minutes, the leading young cultivator suddenly realized that all the Golden Core cultivators he brought were incapacitated, either lying breathless in the snow or having broken arms and legs, with more air going out than coming in.

“Worthless trash,” the cultivator cursed angrily. Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was no longer optimistic, he gritted his teeth and said, “Retreat!”

He misjudged this time. He thought they could easily win with so many people, but he hadn’t expected every single one here to be ruthless, with more methods to enhance their power than he did.

He memorized all of them. When he returned to bring reinforcements, he wouldn’t believe it. They might be able to withstand Nascent Soul cultivators, but could they still resist a Spirit Transformation cultivator?!

After the thought of retreating took root, the remaining five didn’t continue to engage. They signaled briefly and prepared to withdraw.

Mo Xiao and Yun Yu both knew that letting them leave now was like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. People like them would definitely return with more cultivators to trouble them again.

However, even though she knew this, Yun Yu’s spiritual energy was overdrawn due to the pill, and she couldn’t spare a hand immediately.

Mo Xiao looked back and saw that Zuo Wuyi’s aura was unstable, so she halted her intended pursuit.

“Senior Sister, I’m fine. Don’t let them escape!” Zuo Wuyi noticed Mo Xiao’s hesitation and spoke up proactively.

“Good, be careful,” Hearing Zuo Wuyi’s words, Mo Xiao quickly pursued them with her sword.

The brutal sword intent had been raging through Mo Xiao’s meridians. At first, Mo Xiao’s body struggled to hold up, but as time passed, her meridians were widened considerably, and the speed at which she absorbed spiritual energy also increased.

“Young Master, they seem to be chasing us,” Nascent Soul #1 said, blood still seeping from his shoulder.

“It’s just one person. Why don’t we turn back and counter-kill?” Nascent Soul #2 said, slightly eager. The power-enhancing pill hadn’t worn off yet. If three-on-one didn’t work, five-on-one surely would.

“Only one person?” The young cultivator, referred to as Young Master, was also tempted. He slowed his pace, waiting for Mo Xiao to approach.

Clearly, he also thought they could definitely win five-on-one. After all, even a Nascent Soul cultivator taking a pill to boost power couldn’t instantly jump to the Spirit Transformation stage.

“Not running anymore?” Seeing the five stop, Mo Xiao tightened her grip on her sword, considering who to strike first for the best advantage.

Seeing that Mo Xiao was truly alone, the young cultivator couldn’t help but laugh. “You wouldn’t think you’re very formidable just because you killed a few Golden Core stage trash, would you?”

“Since you were brave enough to pursue us, I’ll give you a chance. Hand over all your belongings right now, and I can leave you a complete corpse,” the young cultivator said. Seeing that his four subordinates had surrounded her, the smile on his face became even more rampant.

“You think I will lose?” Mo Xiao raised an eyebrow. Am I an idiot? Would I pursue them if I weren’t confident in winning?

The young cultivator laughed again, saying dismissively, “What’s wrong? You still think you…”

Before he could finish his sentence, the young cultivator felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. When he regained his senses, he realized Mo Xiao had appeared in front of him at some unknown point, and the sword in her hand had pierced through his dantian.