The Lay Flat Life: My Wife's Cultivation Makes Me Stronger - Chapter 81

The evil cultivator wore a gray hemp robe, his face marred by a knife scar. His beard was scruffy, and his eyes exuded a fierce, sinister aura. In his hand was a curved blade, extraordinarily sharp, which he swung relentlessly at the little girl.

The little girl looked to be no older than ten, small and slender. Her long blue hair was tied into twin ponytails, and she wore a blue dress adorned with delicate ornaments made of seashells and starfish. She appeared as refined and lovely as the daughter of a noble family.

Despite her young age, the little girl was remarkably skilled. As she exchanged blows with the evil cultivator, she found herself at a disadvantage but still managed to unleash streams of water arrows. These arrows left the evil cultivator covered in wounds.

“We’re still too late. Everyone here is already dead,” Gao Hai said grimly.

Han Feng immediately responded, “Not everyone is dead—there’s still that little girl! Quickly, we need to break the formation and save her!”

Jiang Surou frowned. “The key question is, can we judge by appearances alone? Is the evil cultivator that man, or could it be the little girl?”

“Doesn’t matter. Break the formation first. Whoever panics is the evil cultivator,” Han Feng said decisively.

With that, the three of them launched an all-out assault on the formation.

Their strikes caused the formation to shake violently, drawing the attention of those inside.

The little girl noticed the newcomers and immediately called out,
“Heroes, please save me!”

The man’s eyes flickered with malice as he pointed toward them and shouted,
“Who are you? Stop meddling in my business and get lost! If you keep attacking my formation, I’ll make sure none of you leave here alive!”

There it was—confirmation that the man was the evil cultivator.

Gao Hai, continuing his assault on the formation, shouted back,
“Who are you, and why are you killing people to refine blood pills? Do you not realize this region is under the jurisdiction of the Yin-Yang Sect? Surrender at once and return with us to face justice!”

“You’re from the Yin-Yang Sect?” The evil cultivator’s expression instantly darkened.

Clearly, he needed to finish refining the blood pill quickly. If they called for reinforcements, it would spell trouble.

As a rogue cultivator, the last thing he wanted was to provoke sect disciples. Kill one, and more would come. Kill more, and even stronger ones would follow—it was a never-ending cycle.

Raising his blade, the evil cultivator unleashed several arcs of blade energy that sliced through the formation and shot toward Han Feng and the others.

The three quickly swung their swords to block, shattering the blade energy.

Seeing this, the evil cultivator launched wave after wave of blade strikes to hinder their attacks on the formation.

His goal was simple: to prevent them from breaking the formation long enough for the blood pill to finish refining. Once it was ready, he could grab it and escape without engaging these sect disciples.

Han Feng and the others found themselves frustrated, constantly deflecting his attacks. He could attack them, but they couldn’t retaliate against him through the formation.

The blue-haired little girl inside gritted her teeth. Turning toward the three outside, she shouted,
“I can hold him off, but you have to break the formation quickly! Don’t let his blood pill form—you must hurry!”

With that, the little girl’s body floated gently into the air. She raised her small hands and shouted,
“Through the ages eternal, let the threads of the sea rise!”

Her hair suddenly transformed into strands of water, which formed a curtain that wrapped around the evil cultivator.

The evil cultivator immediately swung his blade to slash at the water threads.

But no matter how many he cut, the water reconnected and continued to flow.

The countless water threads wrapped around the evil cultivator, attempting to bind him. However, he wasn’t so easily subdued. With his excellent footwork, he dodged the threads, slashing them apart just before they could ensnare him.

Even so, the little girl successfully kept the evil cultivator occupied, giving Han Feng and the others precious time to attack the formation.

“Hurry! Time is of the essence! Attack the formation with everything you’ve got. We don’t understand formations well enough to exploit the weak points, so brute force is our only option!” Gao Hai urged as he struck the formation with his sword.

Han Feng and Jiang Surou followed suit.

Watching the little girl inside, Han Feng remarked with amazement,
“Who is that little girl? At such a young age, she can go toe-to-toe with a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator and even launch water arrow attacks. Her hair can even turn into water. That’s incredible.”

Jiang Surou thought for a moment and said,
“She might have a Water-Attribute Spirit Root. Still, for someone so young to be this powerful—she’s truly exceptional.”

Gao Hai sighed and said,
“Don’t be fooled. She’s not human; she’s a demon.”

“A demon? That little girl is a demonic beast? But she doesn’t have any of the characteristics of a beast. Is her transformation really that perfect? And aren’t beasts capable of transforming usually strong enough to crush our entire sect? Why is she struggling with a Qi Refining cultivator?” Jiang Surou asked, surprised.

“I don’t know. All I can tell is that she’s a demon. I used my divine sense to probe her, and she has none of the internal organs of a human,” Gao Hai replied.

“Whether she’s human or a demon, she’s helping us stop the evil cultivator. That makes her a good demon. Let’s focus on breaking the formation!” Han Feng said firmly.

The three intensified their attacks, bringing out their best magical treasures and channeling all their strength into breaking the formation.

With their relentless assault, cracks began to spread across the formation. It wouldn’t hold much longer.

Inside the formation, the evil cultivator grew increasingly anxious as he saw the cracks spreading. He stopped trying to fend off the little girl and abandoned the blood pill, which was not yet fully formed, to seize it prematurely.

But the little girl wasn’t about to let him have his way. With a shout, she sent her water threads surging toward him once more.

The evil cultivator, gnashing his teeth in frustration, roared,
“You’re forcing me to do this!”

Raising his blade, he infused it with spiritual energy and his own vitality, drawing in the blood energy permeating the air. He was preparing a killing move to eliminate the little girl.

The little girl puffed up her cheeks and shouted in her childlike voice,
“I’m not afraid of you! Bring it on!”

“Under the protection of eternity, gather all forms into a dragon!” she cried.

A massive water sphere formed in her hands. With a push, it transformed into the head of a giant, shimmering blue dragon that surrounded her protectively. The dragon opened its mouth, releasing a massive torrent of water that surged toward the evil cultivator.

The evil cultivator roared and charged forward, his blood-infused curved blade clashing directly with the water dragon.

The two forces collided, with the evil cultivator pushing through the torrent to strike at the little girl. His blade slashed into the dragon’s head, shattering it in an explosive burst of water.

Both the evil cultivator and the little girl were sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.