Barren Forbidden Ground.

Chilling winds swept through the ancient black forest, emitting a low, wailing sound.

Bai Xi stood behind the crowd, watching Yu Wantang as the smile on her face gradually faded.

"Sister, I'll give you one last chance. Kneel and apologize to me, or else..."

Yu Wantang was unconcerned.

"Or else what?"

The smile on Bai Xi's face froze for a fraction of a second.

She hated this look of Yu Wantang the most.

Clearly having fallen into her hands, she still maintained such a high-and-mighty attitude.

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

She raised her hand. "Attack her, all of you."

Over a dozen figures surged forward simultaneously.

"Today, I am going to make you, this high-and-mighty Fairy Shangqing, fall into the mortal dust, and in the end, only I will be able to stand by Brother Cang Wu's side."

Bai Xi stood in the distance, unable to hide the excitement in her voice.

Hearing this, Yu Wantang felt a bit emotional.

They had already cultivated immortality.

Why were they still playing that catfight routine?

She originally only wanted to deal with the male lead; after all, he was the source of all disasters.

It was impossible to want to gracefully fade into the background.

As a result, the female lead insisted on jumping out on her own initiative.

Since that was the case, she couldn't let down the other party's enthusiasm.

Yu Wantang touched the ring on her hand. The next second, a pitch-black weapon appeared in her hand.

That thing was completely different from all magical treasures in the Immortal Realm.

There was no spiritual light, no runes, and not even the slightest fluctuation of immortal Qi.

Bai Xi was slightly stunned, then laughed. "Sister, are you scared out of your wits?"

She covered her mouth, laughing so hard her shoulders were trembling.

"Have you forgotten that this is the Barren Forbidden Ground? All immortal arts and magical treasures fail here."

"You pulled out a piece of junk, are you trying to laugh us to death?"

After seeing clearly what was in her hand, those fox-clan men all stopped.

"Fairy Shangqing, you don't really think you can scare us by just pulling out some random thing, do you?"

"As a dignified Immortal Monarch, you actually throw away your final shred of dignity."

"Hahaha."

The laughter echoed through the forest.

Yu Wantang looked at them with a very serious expression.

"Who told you this is a magical treasure?"

The next second.

Yu Wantang pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

A huge roar resounded through the entire Barren Forest, and everyone's laughter abruptly stopped.

The fox-clan man standing at the very front suddenly stiffened.

His face still maintained the mocking expression from just now.

Lowering his head.

He glanced at his chest, where a huge blood hole had already appeared.

He hadn't even reacted to what had happened.

"How..."

The whole person collapsed heavily, crashing into the rotting leaves, and fresh blood rapidly stained the ground red.

The smile on Bai Xi's face completely vanished.

"..."

She widened her eyes, her mind completely blank.

How could this be possible?

This was the Barren Forbidden Ground.

Yu Wantang lowered her head to glance at the corpse on the ground.

She sighed.

"Sigh."

"I originally didn't want to kill, but you forced me to break my vow."

She raised her head. "This puts me in a really difficult position."

"You... what on earth are you holding in your hand?" Bai Xi's fingers trembled.

Yu Wantang lowered her head to take a look.

"Oh, you mean this? It's called a gatling gun. It's a local specialty from my hometown, and we also call it the 'God of War'."

"You're spouting nonsense. There's no such divine artifact in the Immortal Realm."

"It's true, I'm not lying to you. There's no candy to be won by lying to you."

The remaining fox-clan members looked at each other in dismay, completely unable to understand, but fear had already overwhelmed doubt, and their arrogance from just now had completely vanished.

Over a dozen figures soared into the sky, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

Yu Wantang stood in place, the gatling gun in her hand slowly spinning.

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Tongues of fire instantly spewed out, the dense sound exploding like thunder.

The slumbering fierce beasts in the distance opened their eyes, looking in terror toward the direction from which the sound came.

Those fox-clan members had no chance to resist at all.

They had cultivated for many years, relying on immortal arts and demonic power.

But this place suppressed immortal power, and the thing in Yu Wantang's hands was not restricted by the rules of the Barren Forbidden Ground at all.

Their proud cultivation was completely useless at this moment.

"She is of the Demonic Path!"

"She must have cultivated forbidden demonic arts!"

"Run!"

"This woman is a monster!"

The fox-clan members fled wildly.

Yu Wantang carried the gatling gun on her shoulder, watching their fleeing backs.

"What are you running for?"

"I still prefer how arrogant you looked just a moment ago."

As an ordinary person wanting to live well, she naturally needed a trump card to save her life, otherwise she'd just be sending herself out to be slaughtered.

This is called: with truth in hand, the world is mine.

In the forest, a one-sided hunt began.

Bai Xi's face was pale. She never expected that a meticulously arranged setup would end up like this.

What kind of monster was Yu Wantang anyway?

How could she possibly possess such a miraculous item.

"Bai Hua!"

Bai Xi suddenly turned back and grabbed the arm of the fox-clan man beside her.

"Block her!"

Bai Hua was stunned, and before he could react, his body had already been pushed out by Bai Xi.

The next second, gunshots rang out.

Bai Hua's pupils constricted sharply, fresh blood splattered, and he lowered his head to look at his body, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Xiaoxi... you..."

Bai Xi, however, had already turned and fled. She didn't look back at all, nor did she have time to look back.

In her eyes.

As long as she survived.

What clan members, what companions, none of it mattered.

Yu Wantang watched this scene and raised an eyebrow.

"How touching."

"At the critical moment of life and death, she's the first to sell out her teammate."

"The fox clan's relationships are quite plastic."

The two fox-clan men who had been scared out of their wits halfway and fallen completely broke down.

They dropped to their knees with a thud and kowtowed frantically.

"Fairy Shangqing, I was wrong! I beg you to spare us! We promise to keep our mouths shut and say nothing!"

"I also know I was wrong. From now on, I will be your beast of burden! I only beg you to spare our lives."

Yu Wantang stopped in her tracks and slowly approached.

"Be beasts of burden?"

The two nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"We are willing to do anything!"

Yu Wantang fell silent for a moment.

Then she smiled.

"Pity, I don't need it."

The expressions of the two instantly changed.

"Why?"

Yu Wantang raised her arm, her tone calm.

"Because only dead men's mouths can keep secrets."

"Bang!"

Gunshots rang out.

Two figures fell.

The entire forest returned to quiet, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

Yu Wantang put away the gatling gun and glanced at the messy scene all over the ground.

"Finished dealing with the mob minions."

She raised her head and looked in the direction where Bai Xi had fled.

"Next."

"It's time to go find that mastermind for trouble."

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Barren Forbidden Ground, a figure stumbled as she fled.

Bai Xi's face was pale. She didn't dare look back and could only continue charging forward. Those clan brothers couldn't block her for long.

Thinking it was a matter in the bag, things went wrong here; how unlucky.

Just when she thought she was temporarily safe.

Black mist surged ahead.

A low voice suddenly sounded.

"Interesting, how many years has it been since someone from the Immortal Realm dared to trespass here."

Bai Xi's footsteps abruptly stopped.

She raised her head.

Only to see within the black mist.

A pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened, and a terrifying pressure far surpassing an Immortal Monarch instantly enveloped the entire dense forest.