Shi Longgu couldn't contain her anger, "Why run? I'll butcher them! This lady will uphold justice herself today—if one comes, I'll kill one; if two come, I'll slaughter both."

Having said this, she took out the Five Fire Red Smoke Flag left by her mother, gave it a gentle shake, and immediately jets of colorful flames burst forth flying towards the adversary.

The female adversary was from the Huashan Sect, well-versed in playing with fire. She sneered at the sight, "A lowly maid dares to show off her skills in the face of a master!"

She took out a round fan, casually waved it, and thunder erupted from inside it.

"Crackle," a series of thunder sounds boomed, emitting numerous Thunderbolt flames.

The Five Elements True Fire clashed with the Thunderbolt, bombarding each other, causing sparks to scatter and flames to soar.

Shi Longgu didn't expect her opponent to be so formidable, hurriedly wielding her mother's Double Dragon Scissors.

These scissors, once a revered treasure of the Golden Needle Saint Mother that dominated the world, transformed into two golden-scaled dragons upon deployment, head to head and tail to tail. With a flash of golden light and a crisp "snap," the woman was chopped in half at the waist.

Before the corpse hit the ground, it was seized by nine hidden demons nearby and devoured completely.

After killing her opponent, Shi Longgu turned to find the young man, who had scrambled a long distance away, now clambering over a mountain ravine. She snorted coldly, her mind flashing momentarily with thoughts of her husband Xiong Xue'er.

She didn't pursue the young man, considering he might have companions, and instead flew towards the ridge by controlling her sword.

Indeed, she spotted another woman on the hillside beneath several towering trees, amorously engaging another robust young man asking for a reward.

At this moment Shi Longgu wasn't as promiscuous as described in the original book, and she scolded, "Shameless wench, to come to my Gupo Ridge and behave like this, utterly disgraceful!"

Seeing it was Shi Longgu who returned, not her own companion, the woman got startled and asked, "Where is Eighth Aunt?"

"What Eighth Aunt? Is it that wench wearing a pink robe just now?" Shi Longgu spoke, "I've already killed her!"

The woman leapt up in shock, "You dare to kill her? Do you know who she was? She was Zhu Fengxian, the Blithe Fairy of the Huashan Sect! The Huashan Sect won't let you off for this."

Hearing that the adversary belonged to the Huashan Sect, Shi Longgu felt both surprised and somewhat regretful.

She recalled her mother telling stories about the great sects of the realm, the disciples of the Huashan Sect being numerous and their swordsmanship outstanding, particularly skilled in Fire Element Daoist Techniques.

That woman had indeed used Fire Element Daoist Techniques, and if she truly was from the Huashan Sect, she probably was a major future problem.

Shi Longgu to the woman, "Are you also from the Huashan Sect?"

"I am from the Kunlun Sect!" the woman stood and clothed herself, "Listen well, I am Sun Lingbo, the Peach Blossom Fairy, and my master is Yin Sutang, an elder of the Kunlun Sect!"

Upon hearing Yin Sutang's name, Shi Longgu internally cried out in dismay.

Yin Sutang was a good friend of her mother. When her mother encountered a calamity, Yin Sutang helped with the aftermath. If Sun Lingbo truly was Yin Sutang's disciple, it indeed seemed like a flood washed over the Dragon King Temple.

Shi Longgu declared her own identity, thinking if a confrontation ensued, she would rise to the challenge, at most sparing her opponent's life out of respect for Yin Sutang.

Little did she know, Sun Lingbo had initially no intention of avenging her companion from the Huashan Sect. Hearing her name, she expressed joy, "I have long revered your name! It's such a pity never to have met you before. Often, I've passed over your Gupo Ridge, but your cave was always closed, and I couldn't visit."

Shi Longgu was overwhelmed by her enthusiastic demeanor.

"Are you not going to take revenge on that woman just now?"

Sun Lingbo laughed and uttered some words.

It turned out that she and Zhu Fengxian had only recently met and shared a common interest in traveling the Four Seas to find handsome men.

Once, the two of them took a fancy to the same martial arts hero and jealousy sparked a fight between them, which ended in a draw—neither could overcome the other. They agreed that the hero would choose whomever he liked, and the other would not compete.

So, they each used their means to win over the hero, and ultimately, he chose the other.

Sun Lingbo said the other used Evil Skill laced with aphrodisiacs, yet Zhu Fengxian just laughed as if it were expected.

Sun Lingbo admitted defeat willingly and did not persist.

A few days later, she found another martial arts hero and was about to make her move when Zhu Fengxian suddenly appeared from the sky, initiating another round of competition; yet again, the hero chose the other.

This time, Sun Lingbo couldn't bear it and decided to start alchemy back in the mountains.

As Gupo Ridge here harbored a special herb called Warm Fragrant Lotus, considered a rare medicine, she came to Gupo Ridge to gather herbs. After refining them, she fought Zhu Fengxian again and won every battle.

Finally, Zhu Fengxian completely admitted defeat, became her friend, and taught her many secrets about enchanting men. Both having similar foul tastes, they became close girlfriends.

Today, Sun Lingbo found a Jade-faced Scholar, who was a lustful demon in disguise, appearing decent superficially but dropping all pretense upon seeing Sun Lingbo, displaying a myriad of embarrassing behaviors.

Sun Lingbo brought him to the mountains for enjoyment, encountering Zhu Fengxian who came to find her, and the three started digging up mandrakes in the dappled forest.

After half a day the scholar was exhausted and even using the Warm Fragrant Lotus did little to help.

Zhu Fengxian deemed him useless and went out to capture a rich young master from a family where they practiced martial arts. She was about to enjoy his company thoroughly.

He carried Nine Dragon Coins, not one but nine, tied with a red string into a circular formation of four inside and five outside, professionally made and transformed into a Magic Artifact through sacrificial refinement.

Wearing it, he broke Zhu Fengxian's Evil Skill and, clever enough himself, pretended to be confused and lost his senses but managed to escape quickly when the two women were not paying attention. He ran into Shi Longgu, saving his own life, otherwise, he would have died from exhaustion and been left in the wilderness.

In the original story, Shi Longgu and Sun Lingbo were close girlfriends. As Xiong Xue'er was often away from home, she was an unsatisfied widow. Previously, she spent the years alone in the cave but after meeting Sun Lingbo, she began having affairs behind her husband's back.

Initially feeling somewhat guilty towards her husband, she grew increasingly unrestrained with more encounters, wreaking havoc daily with Sun Lingbo, victimizing many innocent handsome young men.

She also befriended a group of seductive women from the Huashan Sect through Sun Lingbo, completely led astray, recklessly throwing herself into the Huashan Sect, becoming a disciple of Fiery Fire Ancestor, and ultimately suffering eternal torment devoured by myriad ants, unable to transcend after death.

Now, due to Shi Feiyang, Shi Longgu's karmic path had changed. Her mentality was vastly different, especially when she severed many worldly desires in the face of the great terror during the Demon Tribulation, and she felt that she and Sun Lingbo were too different to be plotting together.

Sun Lingbo still tried to make an effort to befriend her: "Do you know who the number one handsome man in the Sichuan martial arts is now?"

"I don't care who he is!" Shi Longgu said sternly, "Are you here to take revenge on that vile woman? If you want to take revenge, come at me, otherwise I'm leaving!"

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