After Changing Her Fate, the Vicious Female Villain and the Protagonist Got an HE! - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Searching for the Cure

Luo Hua reminded her: “Once the divine fruit of the Spirit Restoration Divine Flower is picked, it must be consumed within a day, otherwise its medicinal properties will rapidly dissipate.”

Wen Shurong nodded: “Your disciple understands. At that time, I will find a way to take Senior Sister to a relatively safe place near the Kunlun Mountains.”

Luo Hua turned and walked away: “This journey is fraught with unknown dangers. I hope all goes well for you.”

Before leaving, Wen Shurong visited the shrine to bid farewell to her Master.

Yue Lan had already heard about her disciple from Jiu Xuan and was deeply moved by Qin Niyun’s act of removing her Core to save her.

Thus, although she knew the trip would be extremely dangerous for her disciple, she did not stop her, only repeatedly emphasizing the need for caution.

After Wen Shurong left, Jiu Xuan looked at Yue Lan, who was staring at the shrine entrance, her gaze fixed for a long time, and said with an unclear meaning: “Since you are so reluctant, why didn’t you stop her just now?”

Yue Lan recovered and gently explained: “I know Shurong’s personality too well. Even as her Master, I cannot change her decisions. Moreover… Junior Niece Qin is truly worth this much to her.”

“Is Junior Sister implying something by saying this?”

“I cannot be certain yet, but it’s close enough. Of course, no matter the final outcome, I respect their choice.”

Wen Shurong left Futian Ancient City and hurried along the path indicated by the Zither Spirit, Shan Hai, towards Ghost Howl Ridge.

After flying for about two zhuxiang (about an hour), she finally saw the figure that was etched in her memory, the one she was most familiar with.

Even though she had lost her cultivation, her demeanor remained undiminished, clear and peerless.

She slowly approached and called out, “Senior Sister.”

The figure ahead suddenly stiffened, instantly freezing in place.

Wen Shurong immediately rushed forward and embraced her, her tears falling like broken pearls.

“Senior Sister, why are you so foolish? Why are you so good to me?”

Qin Niyun had not expected her Junior Sister to chase after her and was momentarily flustered.

After losing her cultivation, she hadn’t planned to return to the Lingxiao Sect. She simply let the Flute Spirit, Cang Lan, guide her around. Without a destination, she unknowingly approached Ghost Howl Ridge.

Feeling the warmth of the person in her arms, Qin Niyun hesitated for a moment, then reached out and hugged her back.

This was the person she loved. Now she was vibrant and full of life, no longer the cold, lifeless person she had been before.

She never regretted the act of removing her Core.

The girl in her arms sobbed continuously, her tears gradually dampening her collar.

A genuine smile appeared on her face as she comforted her: “Junior Sister, stop crying. Look, aren’t I perfectly fine now?”

Wen Shurong wiped her tears: “Senior Sister, let’s go together to the Kunlun Mountains area, okay?”

Qin Niyun was a little surprised: “The Kunlun Mountains are tens of thousands of li away. Why do you suddenly want to go there, Junior Sister?”

Wen Shurong was worried that telling the truth would lead to her Senior Sister disagreeing, so she answered semi-truthfully: “I heard that it is covered in ice and snow all year round, and the scenery is beautiful. Before I fell unconscious, I thought I would never wake up again. In that moment, I had many regrets. Now that I have been given a new lease on life, I want to travel across the Xuan Yuan Realm according to my own wishes.”

Qin Niyun did not suspect anything and smiled, nodding: “Since that is the case, let us set off immediately.”

Having lost her cultivation, she could not use the treasures, so everything was led by her Junior Sister.

Wen Shurong was thorough in her preparations. Before leaving, she took out multiple Wind Evasion Talismans and set up a Wind Shelter Array on the flying magical artifact.

This way, it could protect her Senior Sister from the onslaught of strong winds.

In addition, after traveling a certain distance, she would make a temporary stop to gather spiritual fruits or visit a cultivator market to purchase delicious spiritual food to sustain her Senior Sister.

The climate in the Kunlun Mountains was cold. To prevent her Senior Sister from freezing, when Wen Shurong controlled the artifact to approach a cultivator city, she spent a great deal of money to purchase a cloak equipped with Constant Temperature and Defense Arrays.

As long as one wore this cloak and was enveloped by the corresponding arrays, one would not feel the slightest cold, even when in a snowy landscape.

Five days later, the Kunlun Mountains.

Wen Shurong controlled the flying artifact, bringing her Senior Sister close to the area. The view was one of silver-clad mountains, with an endless expanse of snow.

Since arriving here, she had paid extra attention to the surrounding terrain, intending to find a relatively safe place for her Senior Sister to stay temporarily.

However, it was not long before an unexpected situation occurred.

Qin Niyun, sitting on the flying artifact, fainted without any warning.

Wen Shurong was shocked. She quickly held her Senior Sister and checked for injuries.

Other than the absence of spiritual power in her meridians, no other problems were found.

A thread of doubt arose in her heart. “What is going on?”

The Flute Spirit, Cang Lan, seemed to sense something and said solemnly: “Someone is remotely casting a spell to seize the Master’s Destiny.”

Wen Shurong quickly asked: “Is there any way to stop it?”

“We can only try to isolate the Master’s aura from the outside world. I will cast the spell immediately.”

As she spoke, Cang Lan formed hand seals, and a spell seal instantly materialized.

The Zither Spirit, Shan Hai, assisted from the side. In just an instant, an invisible barrier appeared around Qin Niyun.

It was also in this moment that the rapid loss of Destiny from her body ceased.

However, there was no joy on Cang Lan’s face. She only looked at the girl in green with eyes full of worry.

“The one remotely seizing the Master’s Destiny is that demon. Although Shan Hai and I have now isolated the Master’s aura from the outside world, we cannot maintain it long-term. There is only one way to change this: let the Master recover her cultivation.”

Wen Shurong immediately said: “I brought Senior Sister to the Kunlun Mountains precisely to find the divine medicine that can repair the Dantian. Give me some time. I will put forth my utmost effort.”

Cang Lan had previously heard Shan Hai’s voice transmission about the Spirit Restoration Divine Flower and knew that finding this divine medicine would be extremely difficult.

However, as long as there was a shred of hope left, they could not easily give up.

“Master Wen, please be careful on your journey.”

Wen Shurong nodded: “Before I return, I will trouble you to look after Senior Sister.”

“This is Cang Lan’s duty. Master Wen, please rest assured. As long as Cang Lan is still here, I will not let the demon succeed!”

The place where the Spirit Restoration Divine Flower grows is extremely perilous, and it is mostly invisible. Whether one can find it depends entirely on their Destiny.

Wen Shurong kept Luo Hua’s words in mind. After leaving her Senior Sister in a relatively safe location, she immediately entered the Kunlun Mountains, seeking out exceptionally dangerous areas.

Along the way, she encountered many snow-attribute demon beasts.

These demon beasts often prey on humans. Once encountered, it was a fight to the death.

Over the years, countless cultivators who went to the Kunlun Mountains had perished in the jaws of demon beasts.

For three consecutive days, Wen Shurong experienced over ten major battles.

The process of searching for the divine medicine also indirectly improved her combat strength.

In Futian Ancient City, although she had been ambushed by the enemy and her Cold Poison erupted, her cultivation had advanced as a result. She was now at the Nascent Soul Stage.

The continuous battles allowed her to adapt to her current realm, making her spell usage more proficient.

On the fourth day, Ruyi, who had been in deep sleep in the Spirit Beast Bag, gradually woke up.

At that time, Wen Shurong was flying slowly at a low altitude. A sudden thought transmission from Ruyi entered her Sea of Consciousness. She hesitated for a moment and released it.

The pure white spirit cat instantly appeared in front of her. It meowed twice, then turned into an afterimage, rushing towards the depths of an inconspicuous snowy mountain below.

Wen Shurong, fearing for its safety, quickly followed.

Just then, a gigantic, sharp-beaked black eagle swooped down from high altitude.

Its speed was extremely fast. Seeing its sharp talons about to grab Ruyi, Wen Shurong did not hesitate. She conjured a sharp arrow and locked onto the black eagle.

With a whooshing sound, the arrow instantly pierced the black eagle’s body, and a shrill cry immediately rang out.

Wen Shurong’s face suddenly turned pale.

The sound contained a sound attack, hitting her consciousness directly. Her Sea of Consciousness suffered a heavy blow, and intense pain instantly swept through her body.

To protect her Senior Sister as much as possible, Wen Shurong had left the Zither Spirit, Shan Hai, outside the Kunlun Mountains.

Now, she had no help and could only fight alone.

Fortunately, after being struck by the arrow, the black eagle had already fallen onto the snowy mountain and posed no further threat.

Wen Shurong slowed her flight speed, endured the pain, and took a healing elixir.

Ruyi had now vanished. She located its position through the contract and slowly flew toward it.

Midway, she encountered two more waves of ferocious snow beasts attacking her. After a major battle, she was wounded again.

After the difficult battle, Wen Shurong swallowed a handful of elixirs without hesitation and continued forward.

After about two zhǎncha (about 4 minutes), she finally found Ruyi.

Recalling her previous encounters, she felt a slight resentment in her heart. If Ruyi hadn’t run around, she wouldn’t have been injured repeatedly while looking for it.

The snow spirit cat immediately trotted to its Master’s side upon seeing her approach. It rubbed against its Master’s ankle and meowed twice.

This time, its voice was full of guilt.

It knew it had caused trouble by running off, but it also didn’t know why. The moment it awoke in the Spirit Beast Bag, it felt an extreme attraction to something outside.

Thus, after emerging from the Spirit Beast Bag, it headed straight for the corresponding location.

However, upon reaching the place, it found that the cave was empty, save for the ice and snow. There was nothing there.

But… that strange attraction still lingered and had not disappeared.

It tried to explain its actions roughly to its Master through the contract.

Wen Shurong’s slight accumulated anger gradually dissipated after hearing this.

She crouched down and gently asked: “Ruyi, can you sense exactly what kind of treasure is attracting you?”

A meowing response immediately came from her Sea of Consciousness.

The general meaning was that it could confirm it belonged to the Spiritual Plant category, but it was not on the snow spirit cat’s diet. That strange attraction seemed to be indirectly telling the snow spirit cat that this item was very important to its Master.

Upon learning this, Wen Shurong guessed that what Ruyi was looking for might indeed be the Spirit Restoration Divine Flower.

Since entering the Kunlun Mountains, she had found nothing. Could the divine medicine truly be here?

Thinking this way, more anticipation gradually grew in her heart.

The Spirit Restoration Divine Flower is mostly invisible. If it was truly here, she would need to wait patiently.

However, although this cave was secluded for a cultivator, demon beasts could easily find it.

During the waiting process, a pack of Red-Eyed Ice Flame Rats broke in.

Wen Shurong did not know the exact location of the Spirit Restoration Divine Flower in the cave. To prevent these demon beasts from destroying the divine medicine, she immediately took action, attempting to drive them out.

However, things did not go as she wished. After being driven away, the Red-Eyed Ice Flame Rats were completely provoked. They bared their teeth and pounced.

The snow spirit cat, Ruyi, joined the fight, battling the group of rat demons.

Its combat strength was not weak among its peers, but there was a fourth-tier presence among the rat demons, so it was injured shortly after.

Wen Shurong rescued it in time, quickly fed it a healing elixir, and placed it back in the Spirit Beast Bag.

At this moment, a small portion of the hundred intruding Red-Eyed Ice Flame Rats had been killed or injured.

Wen Shurong held the Flowing Moon Sword. With killing intent in her eyes, when she struck again, the sword light split into thousands, each locking onto a rat demon and slicing them down simultaneously.

A series of sharp, ear-piercing squeaks instantly reached her ear. The sounds gradually subsided after a few breaths.

Having dealt with the rat demons, she immediately summoned Ruyi to check its injuries. Confirming that there were no major issues, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Before long, another disturbance came from outside the cave.

Ruyi, who was quietly lying on the ground, heard the commotion outside. Sensing the rapidly approaching powerful aura, its body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Wen Shurong’s expression was similarly solemn. In her sensing, the demon beast that appeared this time had reached the fifth tier, equivalent to a Soul Transformation cultivator.

Now, with the Shan Hai Zither not by her side, it was extremely difficult for her to fight across realms alone.

Before she could think further, the familiar swooshing sound of something breaking through the air had already reached her ear.

Countless ice blades materialized from afar, transforming into numerous afterimages. They pierced through the cave entrance, attacking Wen Shurong.

In this moment of crisis, she grabbed Ruyi, quickly placing it back into the Spirit Beast Bag. At the same time, she controlled the Flowing Moon Sword with her divine sense to hover in mid-air. She quickly formed several hand seals, creating a sword-shaped defense in front of her.

A moment later, a continuous series of bangs sounded.

The ice blades struck the defense formed by the Flowing Moon Sword, bursting apart one after another. A massive shockwave, centered around the impact point, rapidly spread outwards.

Wen Shurong was worried that the attack’s aftermath would affect the potential Spirit Restoration Divine Flower in the cave, so she divided a thread of her divine sense to constantly monitor the surroundings.

Distraction is most taboo during a fight. This flaw was quickly discovered by the highly combat-skilled demon cultivator outside the cave. Seizing the opportunity, it instantly breached the sword-shaped defense.

An even more powerful shockwave rapidly burst forth. In an instant, sharp ice blade fragments scattered everywhere, covering the entire cave.

Wen Shurong’s body fell to the ground. The moment her blood-stained clothes touched the ground, another anomaly occurred.

A dazzling golden light emerged from the ground, instantly enveloping her and carrying her away from the spot…

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