After Changing Her Fate, the Vicious Female Villain and the Protagonist Got an HE! - Chapter 25

Chapter 25: The Auspicious Encounter

The name Soul Severing Cliff comes from its perilous terrain.

Legend says that spiritual qi does not exist at the bottom of the ten-thousand-foot abyss. Even if one survives falling to the bottom of the cliff, they cannot cultivate until they leave.

After jumping off the Soul Severing Cliff, Qin Niyun accelerated her escape speed and caught Wen Shurong, whose clothes were stained with blood and who had already lost consciousness.

The pulse of the person in her arms was weak, almost nonexistent, and her Dantian was on the verge of shattering.

In this situation, healing pills could not be swallowed whole, otherwise, the impact of the medicinal power would completely shatter the already fragile Dantian.

Qin Niyun knew this well. After taking out a pill, she did not hesitate to place it in her own mouth. When the medicinal power gradually dissolved, she fed it to her Junior Sister through a mouth-to-mouth transfer.

Before long, the two landed at the bottom of the cliff.

The vegetation here was extraordinarily lush. Upon closer inspection, some scattered bones could be found.

Qin Niyun did not pay attention to the surrounding environment. As soon as her feet touched solid ground, she immediately formed hand seals with one hand and set up a warning-type restriction array around them.

This way, if any enemies approached, they could be detected immediately.

The Zither Spirit Shan Hai and the Flute Spirit Cang Lan flew out from their treasures together, guarding their two masters and staying vigilant of the surroundings.

The two spirits felt remorseful. In the previous battle, limited by the Demonic Qi, they hadn’t been of much help. They were now exceptionally alert.

Qin Niyun fed her Junior Sister the dissolved healing pills bit by bit, occasionally checking her pulse to monitor her physical condition. Her furrowed brows never relaxed.

Due to the severity of the injuries, there was no possibility of recovery with the existing medicinal pills alone.

At this moment, she recalled the secret technique she had obtained in the ancient cultivator’s inheritance site, which could be used to save a life at a critical moment.

Once cast, the two would be bound in life and death, and her Junior Sister’s injuries would be completely healed.

The current situation left her no choice but to use this technique to save her.

However…

According to the records on the golden jade slip, the casting of this technique required a full seven days, during which they absolutely must not be disturbed.

The dangers at the bottom of the cliff were unknown. If something went wrong midway, not only would her Junior Sister not be saved, but her own life would also be in peril.

However, her Junior Sister’s injuries could no longer be delayed. Qin Niyun looked at the pale-faced girl, her heart throbbing with intense pain.

Now, she could only stake everything on one throw.

If they failed, they would go to the underworld together with her Junior Sister. This did not seem like the worst outcome either.

Qin Niyun’s eyes gradually became determined. She informed the two spirits guarding nearby of her plan.

Shan Hai and Cang Lan were moved by the affection between their two masters. They silently vowed in their hearts that this time, even if it meant sacrificing their lives, they would protect their masters.

To this end, they jointly set up the Solid Spirit Seven Absolute Array through the main bodies of the two treasures.

This array focused on defense. It was linked to the aura of the two spirits. Once set up, as long as they still existed in the world, no enemy could break through the array.

They did not tell their masters about this.

When Qin Niyun memorized the steps of the secret technique and saw the unfamiliar array surrounding them, she asked about its origin. They unanimously claimed it was an ordinary high-level defensive array.

They did this because they were afraid their master would object upon learning the truth and force them to dismantle the array.

Qin Niyun’s mind was focused on her Junior Sister and she did not think too much, nor did she doubt the two spirits’ words.

Before long, having made all preparations, she sat down cross-legged, formed hand seals, and began casting the secret technique.

As time passed, a phantom image of a phoenix, symbolizing the Heavenly Phoenix Spirit Body, slowly emerged from her body.

A crimson phoenix heavenly fire mark gradually appeared between Qin Niyun’s eyebrows, adding an exotic beauty to her entire being.

At the same time, a complex Dao Seal emanating an ancient aura was slowly forming in front of her.

There were a total of nine Dao Seals involved in the secret technique. When all casting was complete, the nine seals would merge into one and converge on Wen Shurong’s Dantian, signifying success.

…

Morning dawned and evening fell. Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, ferocious beasts and ghosts attempted to approach the array but were immediately driven away or outright killed by Shan Hai and Cang Lan.

On this day, the last Dao Seal successfully condensed in front of Qin Niyun.

Immediately afterward, the nine Dao Seals, controlled by her divine sense, floated toward the location of the unconscious girl in green’s Dantian. They instantly merged into one, and a powerful life force instantly spread outward from this center.

Wen Shurong’s nearly shattered Dantian recovered as quickly as the eye could see.

At the same time, affected by the secret technique, an invisible aura formed around her and Qin Niyun in the unseen world.

From then on, the two would be bound in life and death.

Wen Shurong awoke from her coma. Recalling the fall from the cliff, and the figure she saw following her down before her consciousness faded, she immediately sat up. Her vision gradually blurred.

It was also at this moment that she fell into a warm embrace, smelling a familiar fragrance near her nose.

“Senior Sister?”

A soft murmur escaped her lips, accompanied by continuous falling tears.

At the moment of her severe injury and fall, Wen Shurong thought she would never wake up again. She had many regrets: regretting not being able to be with her Senior Sister, regretting not being able to fulfill the promise she made to her Senior Sister.

She clearly knew the severity of her injuries, which were basically beyond the help of medicine.

Waking up now, it was clearly because her Senior Sister had used the secret technique obtained from the ancient cultivator’s inheritance site.

She had also memorized that secret technique and knew the danger of casting it. Her heart was incredibly moved at this moment.

Before meeting her Senior Sister, Wen Shurong was not one to cry. Even when wronged, she tried to remain calm, because at that time, she had no one to confide in.

After meeting her Senior Sister, she could express all her innermost emotions unreservedly. All of this stemmed from trust and reliance.

Wen Shurong wrapped her arms around her Senior Sister’s slender waist. Although there were tears in her eyes, it was clearly a joyful one, one of tears of joy.

Now that her injuries were fully healed, although they were at the bottom of the cliff, they could leave at any time.

The Zither Spirit Shan Hai and the Flute Spirit Cang Lan had received instructions at this moment and dismantled the Solid Spirit Seven Absolute Array.

Wen Shurong and her Senior Sister continued to embrace for a while, then got up and looked around, seeing some scattered bones.

Some came from ferocious beasts, and some could vaguely be identified as human.

Judging from the residual traces, some were recent, and some were at least a hundred years old.

Although the Soul Severing Cliff was desolate, throughout history, more than one person must have come to the cliff’s edge. For cultivators, the possibility of accidentally stumbling and falling was almost nil. Therefore, the owners of these bones basically fell after being injured in a fight with an enemy.

The bottom of the cliff saw no sunlight all year round, and the Yin Qi was extremely heavy. Over the long years, ghosts were born here.

After the array was dismantled, vague ghost figures appeared in the distance, slowly moving closer.

The evil ghosts slowly approached. They fed on fresh blood and had been at the bottom of this sunless cliff for countless years. Due to the scarcity of living beings, they were in a constant state of hunger.

In the past few days, many of their companions had tried to approach, but were either driven away or killed by the two powerful spirit bodies. However, this did not cause them to feel fear and retreat.

These evil ghosts had considerable intelligence. Knowing that an array existed, it would be difficult to succeed, so they chose to lie in wait for the time being.

Evil ghosts also had ranks. The ones appearing now, in terms of strength, three of them were comparable to Soul Transformation Completion Stage cultivators.

Qin Niyun noticed their movement and took out the Cang Lan Flute with a flick of her sleeve. Wen Shurong also took out the Shan Hai Zither at the same time.

In the next instant, the sound attack generated by the zither and flute playing in unison sounded, along with the roars of the evil ghosts.

The two distinct sound waves confronted each other invisibly. The weaker evil ghosts, under this impact, were instantly scattered and their souls annihilated.

However, the strength of the three leading ghosts was truly extraordinary. Their ghost wails were sharp and piercing. Aided by this, they avoided the influence of the illusion and did not fall behind in the sound attack confrontation.

The fight between the two sides continued in this manner.

Over time, the invisible sound attack caused some damage to the surrounding cliff walls, and fragments of rock began to continuously fall off.

Not only that, but more and more evil ghosts arrived from all directions, and the situation gradually became unfavorable for Qin Niyun and Wen Shurong.

The two tacitly summoned their Life-Bound Artifacts to further strengthen their offense.

Before long, a crashing sound reached their ears.

The cliff wall began to collapse over a large area, with rocks of various sizes falling from the sky.

The Zither Spirit Shan Hai and the Flute Spirit Cang Lan seized this opportunity, driving the falling rocks with a secret technique to set up a Falling Rock Array from the air, trapping the multitude of evil ghosts within the array.

Although the evil ghosts were incorporeal, they could not evade the attack of the Falling Rock Array, which was specially enhanced by the two spirits.

In just a short time, more than ten of them let out mournful screams and dissipated into dust.

Aided by the array, Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun completely gained the upper hand. The sound of the zither and flute playing in unison instantly drowned out the piercing ghost wails.

The evil ghosts dissipated one after another.

The increasingly faint ghost wails reaching the two suddenly turned into malicious curses.

The sound was extremely chilling, attempting to evoke the listeners’ deepest, hidden fears.

However, the evil ghosts’ technique was destined to fail. Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun were completely unmoved, and the sound of the zither and flute playing in unison continued to be emitted.

Before long, the sound of the curses gradually weakened until it completely disappeared.

Within the Falling Rock Array, the three strongest evil ghosts were successively annihilated.

With the enemies gone, the fight ceased.

The Zither Spirit Shan Hai and the Flute Spirit Cang Lan simultaneously took action, dismantled the Falling Rock Array, and then each transformed into a streak of light, flying into their treasures to reside.

Wen Shurong paused her zither playing, looking at the largely collapsed cliff wall around her, her face showing evident surprise.

“Senior Sister, look there. Spiritual light is suffusing, as if there’s something else hidden.”

Qin Niyun also noticed the change in the cliff wall on the right. After observing for a moment, she mused: “It looks like a naturally formed restriction. Junior Sister, why don’t we go take a look together? What do you think?”

Wen Shurong nodded with a smile.

With their agreement, the two flew up and approached the corresponding cliff wall.

Upon drawing near, a huge suction force suddenly emanated from within.

Caught off guard, the two were carried by this suction force into the inside of the cliff wall. Their figures instantly disappeared from the spot.

Wen Shurong only felt a dazzling spiritual light flash before her eyes and subconsciously closed them.

A sudden weight pressed against her waist. Facing this sudden change, her Senior Sister timely hugged her, preventing them from falling to different places.

Before long, the suction force disappeared, and their feet touched solid ground.

Wen Shurong opened her eyes. As far as her eyes could see, green grass covered the mountains and fields.

She immediately realized that there was an independent space within the cliff wall.

Beside her, Qin Niyun surveyed the surroundings with her divine sense. After a moment, she affirmed: “No ferocious beasts, mortals, or cultivators can be sensed within a hundred li.”

The familiar scene reminded Wen Shurong of her experience searching for the divine medicine.

“Could this also be a place of opportunity?”

Qin Niyun mused: “We can’t sense any danger at the moment, and we were transmitted here by accident. This possibility does exist. However, the greenery growing all over the mountains is not spiritual vegetation. The opportunity should not be what is seen on the surface.”

The moment she finished speaking, a sudden anomaly occurred in the surroundings.

A wisp of emerald green spiritual light slowly emerged from the dense greenery, gradually converging in mid-air.

Wen Shurong focused her divine sense and found that a jade bead was slowly condensing into shape.

“Is this… the Wood Spirit Pearl?”

In a Great Thousand World, there is only one of each of the eight attribute Spirit Pearls, each unique.

She had never expected that after her Senior Sister obtained the Fire Spirit Pearl, she would see another attribute Spirit Pearl, and this one happened to align with one of her spiritual root attributes.

It is said that treasures go to those who are fated to possess them. Wen Shurong was uncertain whether this Spirit Pearl would belong to her. She tried to mobilize the spiritual power around her and slowly moved forward.

In the next instant, the Wood Spirit Pearl suspended in mid-air whooshed and transformed into a streak of light, flying toward her.

Wen Shurong took the opportunity to catch it, looking at the girl in white beside her, her face full of joy.

“Senior Sister, we have obtained the second Spirit Pearl! We can now use the secret technique to cultivate here and advance our cultivation realm!”

Qin Niyun nodded happily, her heart also filled with joy.

The two quickly found a suitable place, set up a restriction array around it, sat down cross-legged, and pressed their palms together.

The Wood Spirit Pearl, controlled by Wen Shurong’s divine sense, hovered in the air. Pure wood-attribute spiritual qi instantly poured into her, converging in her Dantian. Then, through the Spirit Cultivation Secret Technique, half of it was converted into fire-attribute spiritual power and transmitted to her Senior Sister…

…

The secret technique cultivation lasted for more than half a month. Compared to the time it took to refine the Fire Spirit Pearl, the duration was greatly reduced, only because there was a difference in their cultivation realms.

During this period, Qin Niyun and Wen Shurong’s cultivation advanced simultaneously. In less than two days, they advanced from the middle stage of the Soul Transformation Stage to the late stage of the Soul Transformation Stage. After three more days, they broke through to the Soul Transformation Completion Stage.

After cultivating for more than ten days following that, with the continuous supply of spiritual qi from the Wood Spirit Pearl, they successfully advanced to the Mahayana Stage!

Since the wood-attribute spiritual qi was noticeably much thinner compared to the beginning, the two paused their cultivation after breaking through to the major realm.

Wen Shurong waved her sleeve and put away the Wood Spirit Pearl. It was at this moment that she had a sudden realization and understood the method to leave this place. She then informed her Senior Sister.

The two cast a spell together. Before long, a teleportation force descended upon them, carrying them back to the bottom of the Soul Severing Cliff…

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