I'm farming treasure chests in the female-oriented world.

Chapter 83 Burning Crime

Xia Xueqing chuckled and said, "I've already taken away all the money in your basement. It seems your technique of escaping disaster in place of the spatial barrier isn't working anymore."

Undeterred, Qingfu Daoren defied the suppression of his mental power and, even at the cost of injury, insisted on obtaining the Wind Escape Talisman. With a thought, Xia Xue stored all the magical artifacts in the cabinet in front of him into her dimensional space.

"Without the money and magical artifacts, what methods do you have left?"

This method is definitely not the work of a Xuan Master or a supernatural being; it's probably...

Thinking of his suspicions, Qingfu Daoist revealed an expression even more unsightly than crying; this time, he was truly afraid.

"My lord, I am but a lowly Xuan Master of the Qingfu lineage. How dare I resort to tricks before you?"

Xia Xue continued her investigation silently, not in a hurry to kill Qingfu Daoist.

"Tell me about the Xia family."

Qingfu Daoist quickly recounted everything he knew.

"Twenty years ago, Xia Jun's rise was too rapid. I had heard of him in Yongcheng, so I made a special trip to Jiangcheng to see Xia Jun in person. I found that he had amazing luck, especially in terms of wealth. He was practically the reincarnation of the God of Wealth."

Seeing this, I was very tempted. In fact, I guessed that such a person must have a Xuanxiu (mystical cultivation) force behind him. However, after searching carefully, I did not find any Xuanxiu force behind him. So, I took a chance and began to make plans.

To be on the safe side, I specifically contacted Minghuo, thinking that with Minghuo's power, if Xia Jun had a Xuanxiu force behind him, he would definitely not dare to take this job. Unexpectedly, they did, which once again proved that Xia Jun did not have a Xuanxiu force behind him.

In addition, I was thinking that if the water inside was too deep, I should immediately cut off the connection with the Netherfire if an accident occurred. As a result, the whole process went very smoothly, which made me even more certain that there was no Xuanxiu force behind Xia Jun.

I really had no idea you guys were hiding this so well! If only I had known sooner…

At this point, Qingfu Daoist glanced speechlessly at the adult floating in mid-air.

[Only a Xuanzong expert could stand in mid-air. I never expected that a Xuanzong expert, who hadn't appeared in the world for decades, would actually show up to deal with someone as insignificant as me. I am truly honored.]

However, if possible, he would not want this honor at all.

Emperor Xuanzong?

Is this the next level of the Mystic Master realm?

Unfortunately, Qingfu Daoist only knew this much information; he knew nothing else.

Why are you chasing Xia Xue?

Qingfu Daoist dared not harbor any ulterior motives and quickly answered truthfully, "Because Xia Xue's fate has changed. I calculated that she is my calamity. In addition, you have hidden it too well, and Xia Xue's information is too clean. I thought it would be a very simple matter, but I never expected... So, as usual, I used the power of the Netherfire to help me block this calamity. However, I did not expect..."

Alas! Who could have imagined that this calamity would be so immense, even the Netherfire couldn't withstand it.

Xia Xue's ears twitched as she heard the noisy footsteps outside. After tracing the source, she understood who they were and why they were there. She scoffed and said, "As expected, they are peripheral members of the Qingfu lineage. For money, they will flock to it even if they know that their lives are in danger."

When Qingfu Daoist heard that someone had arrived, he realized something and his face turned pale instantly. He begged loudly for mercy, "My lord, my lord, I know I was wrong. I really didn't know that Xia Jun had such an important figure behind him. Please spare my life!"

[So that's why so many people noticed Xia Jun's unusual behavior, but no one intervened? It turns out the situation was so complicated. I regret it, I really regret it, I don't want to die.]

Yes, at that time, only Qingfu Daoren from Yongcheng made a move. How did that happen?

Could it be that there really is some kind of mystical cultivation force behind Xia Jun?

This would deter experienced cultivators from making rash moves.

Only Yongcheng, a rogue cultivator who unintentionally inherited the lineage of Qingfu, would be so audacious.

Does the Shen family have that kind of deterrent power?

If it's not the Shen family, then who is it?

Xia Xue traced the source twice more, but still couldn't find the answer she wanted. Hearing the approaching footsteps, she gradually lost patience and coldly said, "The hatred for someone's life is irreconcilable. Let your death be a tribute to her."

With a thought, Xia Xue directly activated the Karmic Fire.

Towering black flames erupted from Qingfu Daoren's body, and he died in agony amidst silent wails.

Finally, he glanced at the Qingfu Daoist, whose body was free of any external injuries, whose face looked as if he were wearing a mask of pain, and whose eyes remained open in death.

Xia Xue turned her head to look at the group of peripheral members who were attached to Qingfu Daoren and had already come to the courtyard outside the room.

Xia Xue's gaze swept across them, and upon observing their auras, she realized that each of them was more or less tainted by sin.

"Each of you has at least one life on your shoulders. Heh, I was thinking of sparing your lives, but it seems I was wrong."

Xia Xue randomly traced the origins of one person and "saw" what he had done, her expression growing increasingly cold.

"Perfect timing. After the Crimson Lotus Space is upgraded, I can barely use Karmic Fire twice to deal with you ordinary people. The dozens of scattered sparks that split from Karmic Fire once are enough to ignite your sins."

A thought crossed my mind.

A wisp of illusory black flame appeared, splitting into sparks that disappeared into the noisy crowd.

Black flames, strong or weak, instantly ignited on their bodies, and they died in agony in the blink of an eye.

Xia Xue glanced one last time at Cai Xu, who was still loudly making promises for Qingfu Daoren even as the karmic fire was about to engulf him, and shook her head.

"Such abundant fortune, yet he aided and abetted evil, becoming entangled in sins. What a pity."

Of these dozens of people, he had the strongest luck, but also the most sins.

Naturally, when the karmic fire strikes, his black flames are the most intense.

Xia Xue's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot. When she reappeared, she had already returned to her bedroom.

Xia Xue glanced around and found no signs of anyone coming or going.

Just to be on the safe side, Xia Xue used the Tracing Technique to go back in time and confirmed it again before taking off the pure white mask from her face and letting out a long breath.

"The energy consumption of the space is not significant."

As expected, it wasn't consumed based on distance, but on the number of uses. Even though Yongcheng was thousands of miles away from Jiangcheng, the energy consumed was almost the same as that consumed by Youyou, who was only a few miles away.

Xia Xue said wearily, "Using the Source Tracing Technique consumes a lot of true essence, and using Karmic Fire consumes a lot of mental energy."

However, this time, the karmic fire caused the Red Lotus Space to expand a bit more, so it can be considered a slight gain.

"It will take three hours to fully recover."

The key is that the mental energy is completely depleted, and the recovery speed of mental energy is also the slowest among them.

"From now on, you'll have to be more careful when using telekinesis."