I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist - I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist chapter 131

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Just Wanting to Live Yet Surpassing the Protagonist – 39 Internal and External Troubles

“Watch out!” By the time his companions noticed the poisonous needle glinting in the sunlight, it was too late to pull him away.

“Clang!” The poisonous needle struck a transparent barrier just three centimeters away from him and fell to the ground.

“Thank you for saving me, Junior Sister Qin,” said the formation master, Nan Ji. He was drenched in cold sweat. He didn’t know what kind of poison was on the needle, but it was fast enough to pierce his throat .

Qin Shimeng didn’t say anything. When she heard about the formation aura, she had taken out a defensive artifact given to her by her master and deployed a barrier around them. She hadn’t expected to be attacked the next second.

Everyone looked in the direction the poisonous needle had come from and saw two Nascent Soul cultivators emerging from behind a loess hill.

As they appeared, more than ten Nascent Soul mid and early-stage cultivators also appeared from all sides.

“Seniors, what is the meaning of this?” The Golden Core’s eyes burned with anger. “Don’t you know that we are disciples of the Tianluo Sect?”

“Oh my, the Tianluo Sect, how terrifying,” the leading Nascent Soul tenth-stage cultivator sneered. “Cut the crap and hand over the treasure, and we’ll spare your lives.”

“Absolutely not!”

“So there’s no room for negotiation?” The other party raised an eyebrow.

“Handing over the treasure isn’t a problem, but you’ll definitely go back on your word, won’t you?” Liang Xiaorou rubbed her temples and took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down and look at the other party . “I don’t know if you’re demonic cultivators, but it’s obvious that you’ve done your fair share of killing and stealing.”

Handing over the treasure wouldn’t save their lives. It was obvious that they were lying. If Qin Shimeng hadn’t been vigilant enough to deploy the barrier in time, Nan Ji would have been dead by now.

Trust these people who were ready to kill without even negotiating and only showed up after their sneak attack failed? Don’t be ridiculous.

“The little girl is quite clever.”

The two sides were at a complete standstill.

The Golden Core senior brothers tried to contact their fellow sect members for reinforcements but found that their communication talismans and sound transmission stones had been blocked. He whispered to Liang Xiaorou and Qin Shimeng, “Junior Sisters, can you use your powerful magic treasures to kill them directly?”

“These people must have followed us for some time. They know we have magic treasures, and they’re not as stupid as monsters. How could they be killed so easily?” Liang Xiaorou rubbed her temples again in pain. “No, my headache is getting worse, but I’m not poisoned. What’s going on?”

The Nascent Soul cultivators who had ambushed them had a brief discussion and then said to the three Golden Core cultivators from the Tianluo Sect, “They have powerful magic weapons, but you don’t. If we leave you behind and go, you’ll be dead for sure.”

“Your plan of alienation won’t work,” Nan Ji hummed dismissively.

“I just don’t think it’s necessary to waste everyone’s time. How about this? If any of you can take them down, I guarantee your safe passage.”

Seeing that Nan Ji and the others were not interested, the other party chuckled coldly. “Since that’s the case…”

Several Nascent Soul cultivators activated their magic weapons and began to bombard the barrier.

The barrier could withstand the attacks of a Yuanying cultivator. The other party’s magic weapons were not low-level, and each attack had the power of a Yuanying early-stage cultivator. The barrier’s spiritual power was rapidly depleting.

The other party would take turns bombarding the barrier. With more than ten people taking turns, the barrier was bound to break sooner or later.

Nan Ji and the others were getting anxious. “Junior Sister…”

“Ugh.” Liang Xiaorou didn’t know why, but her headache was so bad that she couldn’t focus on activating her magic treasure. The only one who could change the situation right now was Qin Shimeng.

Qin Shimeng had also been observing the situation, waiting for an opportunity. The moment the other party switched people to attack the barrier with their magic weapons, she threw out a sword talisman.

A terrifying Nascent Soul mid-stage sword qi flew out instantly, heading straight for the other party. However, they seemed to be prepared. Not only did they dodge the sword qi, but they also moved their magic weapons out of its attack range in time.

“Boom!” The sword energy struck the loess hillside in the distance, instantly blasting it apart, sending dust flying through the sky.

“How formidable. The two of you are either granddaughters of some big shot or personal disciples of an elder. Unfortunately, you only have Crystal Cores and no props that can make your moves stronger. One of you even seems to be in bad shape. Tsk, tsk, tsk.” The other side let out a sinister laugh. “How many more times can you unleash an attack like that?”

They began to take turns attacking the barrier again, which was creaking and groaning, looking like it wouldn’t hold out much longer.

“I advise the three of you to make a choice quickly. Otherwise, once the barrier is broken, it’ll be too late for regrets.”

Without a doubt, this was a psychological battle.

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Because they didn’t know how many more magic treasures Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou had, and they couldn’t possibly stay there indefinitely, wasting time waiting for the secret realm to close. So, launching a psychological attack to break their unity from within was the best solution.

Sure enough, one of the three Golden Cores was already wavering.

Although they were inner sect disciples and their masters were Nascent Soul cultivators, compared to powerhouses like An Yufang and Liang Mengchao, their masters were undoubtedly inferior. Moreover, they had several disciples, so it was impossible for them to give them any particularly powerful life -saving magic treasures.

“Junior Sister Qin, think of something quickly. Do you have any high-level Swift Spirit Talismans or something? Give them to us.”

Qin Shimeng shook her head. An Yufang had indeed given her many magic treasures, including some for escaping. However, it was obvious that she hadn’t considered too many people at the time, and at most, she could only allow three people to leave together.

Their conditions were unstable, so she might as well let them go first.

Seeing that the barrier wouldn’t hold out much longer, Qin Shimeng was just about to take out a magic weapon that could unleash Nascent Soul speed, ensuring that the Golden Cores wouldn’t be able to catch up, when suddenly, one of the Senior Brother Golden Core pointed his sword at Liang Xiaorou’s neck. “Junior Sister Qin, lift the barrier and surrender.”

“Zhai Yuanhang! Do you know what you’re doing?” Although Nan Ji was also afraid, he couldn’t understand and glared at the Golden Core who was holding Liang Xiaorou hostage.

“This isn’t going to work. Resistance will only lead to death. If we do as they say, there’s still a glimmer of hope. I’d rather believe in that glimmer of hope.”

“Well said.” Another Golden Core named Ning Tao also stood opposite Qin Shimeng. “It must have been Junior Sister Qin who led them here. If not for you, they definitely wouldn’t have dared to go against the Tianluo Sect.”

“Haven’t you considered that they’re Demonic Sect cultivators? Just indiscriminately killing righteous sect disciples?” Nan Ji was furious. Qin Shimeng had just saved his life, so he didn’t believe those cultivators.

“What if they are Demonic Sect cultivators? That might be even better. We could take their special poison pills and become undercover agents. Then we’d have a chance to survive.” “Well said.”

“Zhai Yuanhang! Ning Tao! Are you even human?!”

Zhai Yuanhang smiled. “I’m still young. I don’t want to die. As long as I can live, anything is fine.” “After all, there’s nothing left once you’re dead.”

“That’s still better than living on your knees!” Nan Ji felt a tightness in his chest. He and the two of them were considered friends, but he had never imagined that one day they would become so estranged.

“A very correct choice.” The Golden Cores continued to fan the flames. “Capture that woman, lift the barrier, and we’ll do as we say.”

Qin Shimeng looked at the two senior brothers and bit her lower lip. Internal and external troubles, a very bad situation.