After Changing Her Fate, the Vicious Female Villain and the Protagonist Got an HE! - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Secret Realm

“This is a Qiansiyin (Silk Thread Guide). They are crafted in pairs. Wear them on your wrists after entering the secret realm, and you can sense each other’s location. Even if the teleportation is random, you will be able to rendezvous in the fastest way.”

Wen Shurong was astonished at this moment.

The Qiansiyin, in terms of rank, was considered a spiritual artifact. She had naturally heard of it, but… in the cultivation world, only Dao Companions usually used such an item.

Once worn, the daily whereabouts of one party would no longer be a secret to the other.

Why would Senior Sister Qin have this item?

In the dream realm, until her death, she never saw this Senior Sister fancy anyone. Her greatest impression of her was cold-hearted and unemotional.

This Qiansiyin…

Perhaps sensing her confusion, Qin Niyun added: “This item is one of the rewards accompanying the first place in the sect competition. It holds no special meaning for me. Junior Sister should not overthink it.”

Hearing this, Wen Shurong’s pretty face flushed slightly. She softly replied ‘yes’ and accepted the red string presented to her.

She had intended to distance herself from the other party and decline her kindness, but at that moment, an inexplicable intuition urged her to agree.

Being by Senior Sister Qin’s side in the secret realm was an advantage far outweighing the disadvantages.

Although Wen Shurong was constantly tormented by the cold poison, she had never given up on cultivation. She had already formed her Golden Core and was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

In the Xuan Yuan Realm, cultivators’ cultivation consisted of six major realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and Mahayana.

Cultivating to the Grand Completion of Mahayana would trigger the lightning tribulation, leading to ascension.

Whether in the dream or reality, Wen Shurong’s cultivation goal had never changed. She desired eternal life and freedom, hoping that one day she could ascend to the Immortal Realm and witness the immortal scenery.

Putting aside the experiences in the dream realm, the Ancient Origin Secret Realm was indeed an opportunity for her.

The secret realm contained celestial treasures she needed. If she could successfully obtain them all, she could not only suppress the cold poison but also further advance her cultivation realm.

A few minutes later, Wen Shurong returned to her cave dwelling on Ruoyun Peak with the Qiansiyin.

The trip to the Ancient Origin Secret Realm was now set in stone. She needed to make full preparations for it.

Outside the Lingxiao Sect, there was a large cultivator market.

In the market, pills, talismans, magical treasures, and array materials were all available. As long as one had enough spirit stones, they could buy anything.

Wen Shurong checked her current savings and arrived at the market at one minute past the hour of Wei (1-3 PM).

Her sole purpose for this trip was to purchase defensive treasures.

After careful selection in several shops, she ultimately spent nearly ninety percent of her savings to purchase ten pieces of third-rank high-grade Jindun Fu (Golden Shield Talismans) and a jade hairpin that could withstand two full-strength attacks from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The latter was a true life-saving item.

In principle, power beyond the Golden Core stage would not appear in the Ancient Origin Secret Realm. No demon beast could breach the defense of the jade hairpin.

As for cultivators, everyone entering the secret realm had to pass through a special restriction, making it impossible to bring in treasures with overly strong killing power.

The only uncertain factor was the various secret techniques that could forcibly raise one’s cultivation realm.

However, these secret techniques came at a great cost after casting. Unless they were in a desperate situation, no one would do this.

Wen Shurong had tried to be as thorough as possible. She thought that if she truly encountered the last scenario, she could only consider herself unlucky, as her savings were limited…

A month passed in a flash.

On this day, the Ancient Origin Secret Realm was about to open.

In front of the Lingxiao Sect’s mountain gate, a gigantic flying ship hovered in the air. At a glance, it looked magnificent.

Wen Shurong flew to the deck of the spirit ship with her specialized token. Qin Niyun followed, landing beside her.

Before long, the spirit ship rose high into the sky, breaking through layers of clouds and heading southeast.

The entrance to the Ancient Origin Secret Realm was located above an endless sea area, which cultivators of the Xuan Yuan Realm named the Xuwang Hai (Sea of Illusion).

The speed of the spirit ship was incredibly fast. All the scenery flashed past, and nothing could be seen clearly.

As they were about to approach the Xuwang Hai, Wen Shurong saw the flying ships from the other three major sects, each with distinct features.

The Taiyi Sect, dominated by tiger-head decorations; the Tianxuan Sect, covered in gold and extremely luxurious in appearance; and the Dangqi Sect, entirely purple and shrouded in spiritual light.

Each sect was led by a Mahayana cultivator, responsible for safety during the journey, and their overall strength was comparable.

After gathering at one location, they exchanged a few courteous words and then jointly opened the entrance to the secret realm.

At this instant, Wen Shurong only felt a powerful suction force engulf her. At the same time, a layer of faint spiritual light emanated from her token, carrying her and the group of cultivators to instantly disappear from the spot.

A slight dizzy sensation followed. She subconsciously closed her eyes.

Her feet hovered in the air for a moment before landing on solid ground again.

At this moment, Wen Shurong had arrived inside the Ancient Origin Secret Realm, in a primitive forest.

The location of the teleportation was exactly the same as seen in the dream realm.

Ancient trees reached the sky, tightly interwoven, blocking out sunlight all year round, with swamps everywhere.

There were many silver-horned snake nests here. Wen Shurong’s sudden appearance was seen as an invader, and they immediately launched an attack.

Several silver lights flashed before her eyes, heading straight for her neck and other vital points.

As the crisis descended, Wen Shurong quickly retreated while simultaneously forming hand seals. A blue light defense rapidly rose around her.

With a series of crashing sounds, the silver-horned snake attacks were completely blocked.

Just then, a black streak of light flashed from the far distance, reaching her in an instant.

The momentum of this attack was immense, and it was difficult to withstand with her current defense.

In the nick of time, the jade hairpin in her hair radiated a faint spiritual light, followed by a loud boom that reached her ear.

The black light attack was successfully blocked.

Wen Shurong’s gaze was sharp, looking directly to the southwest.

This attack had also appeared in the dream realm, and it came from that enemy from the Taiyi Sect!

However, for some unknown reason, in reality, the time of this enemy’s attack was much earlier, and not only that, its power had also increased.

After the previous strike, she had locked onto the enemy’s location. She quickly waved her sleeve, unleashing an incredibly sharp sword light.

In the next instant, a furious roar accompanied by the clanging sounds of weapons clashing came from the distance.

The aftershock scattered, and all vegetation within a radius of ten miles was instantly reduced to dust.

After forming her Golden Core, Wen Shurong had already refined her destined magical treasure, the Liuyue Jian (Flowing Moon Sword), which she held in her right hand at the moment.

Although she was plagued by cold poison, as long as it wasn’t flaring up, her strength was not weak among those of the same stage.

Seeing the enemy block the first attack, she raised her hand and formed a Jianxin Jue (Sword Heart Incantation).

The Liuyue Jian instantly flew into the air. Under her spiritual sense control, the sword light split into ten thousand, slashing towards the enemy from all directions.

A moment later, a large patch of blood appeared in the distance.

Wen Shurong struck clean and decisively, directly crippling the enemy’s cultivation to ensure he had no power to counterattack before slowly approaching.

As expected, the appearance of the person who launched the attack was exactly the same as in the dream realm.

Seeing her approach, the enemy’s eyes showed deep-seated hatred.

“It’s a pity I couldn’t kill you!”

Looking at the other party’s expression, a sense of absurdity suddenly arose in Wen Shurong’s heart.

“Just because of a dispute over a piece of high-grade spiritual artifact at an auction years ago, you hate me so much?”

“If I had gotten that spiritual artifact, I would have gained Junior Sister Zhao’s favor. You ruined it. Since then, Junior Sister has never given me a kind look!”

Hearing this, Wen Shurong said no more and decapitated the person with a single sword stroke.

Whether in the dream or reality, she had never been infatuated with anyone and could not understand this person’s actions.

In her view, feelings that required a spiritual artifact to maintain were far too false.

Or perhaps, the so-called favor was merely the person’s wishful thinking.

After killing the person, Wen Shurong took stock of the spoils of war. She gained twenty thousand spirit stones, various pills and talismans, and one low-grade magical treasure.

In the cultivation world, weapon ranks were generally divided into four categories, from low to high: Faqi (Dharma Artifact), Lingqi (Spiritual Artifact), Fobao (Magical Treasure), and Lingbao (Spiritual Treasure). Each category was further divided into four grades: low, middle, high, and extreme.

Faqi were suitable for Qi Refining cultivators; Lingqi for Foundation Establishment; Fobao for Golden Core and Nascent Soul; and Lingbao for Soul Transformation and Mahayana cultivators.

At the auction, both Wen Shurong and this deceased enemy were at the Foundation Establishment cultivation stage, competing for a spiritual artifact. Now, spiritual artifacts were not of much use to them.

When Wen Shurong formed her Golden Core, she needed a destined magical treasure. She had long used that spiritual artifact as one of the materials to refine the Liuyue Jian.

Now that the enemy was dead, the biggest crisis encountered in the secret realm in the dream was completely averted.

However, the earlier timing of this villain’s move meant that variables had arisen. She would not let down her guard after this.

At this moment, Wen Shurong thought of the entity that called itself the Book of Destiny again.

Was this change also related to the other party?

That thing harbored strong malice towards her and appeared and disappeared mysteriously. Logically, if it truly disliked her, with its ability, it could have killed her directly. Why go through so much trouble?

Could it be that… the other party was also constrained by some rules and couldn’t directly act?

Once this thought emerged, the intuition in Wen Shurong’s heart grew stronger.

She subconsciously clenched her fists.

If everything was truly as she suspected, then in this struggle against destiny, her chances of winning might be greater than she originally imagined.

Regardless, as long as she was alive, she would not be controlled by anyone or anything!

With this thought, Wen Shurong regained her composure. She looked down at the corpse on the ground, flicked her hand, cast an Fantushu (Soil Turning Spell), and buried it underground.

Then, she took out a handful of vine seeds, scattered them on the surrounding ground, and formed a hand seal, casting a Runlingshu (Spiritual Nourishing Spell).

In an instant, dozens of vines emerged from the ground, covering all traces of the spar.

This was done to cut off any subsequent trouble.

Ostensibly, the cultivators of the four sects entering the Ancient Origin Secret Realm were forbidden from fighting among themselves. Although the other person struck first this time, if their fellow sect members discovered it, the matter might not end well.

The cultivation world had always valued strength, not reason.

After casting the relevant spells, Wen Shurong retracted her spiritual power and quickly left the area.

For her, the most important thing in her future cultivation journey was to suppress the cold poison.

Although such treasures were scarce in the secret realm, they were not nonexistent. Finding them was Wen Shurong’s next goal.

Thinking this, the red string on her wrist lit up with a spiritual light.

Qin Niyun had sensed her location through the Qiansiyin and was rushing over at full speed.

Before long, a familiar figure appeared in Wen Shurong’s line of sight.

Noticing a slight residual smell of blood in the distance, the girl in white frowned slightly.

“Junior Sister Wen encountered an enemy just now?”

Facing Qin Niyun, Wen Shurong subconsciously did not want to conceal it and said directly: “It was someone from the Taiyi Sect. He tried to kill me, but I counter-killed him.”

“Is Junior Sister injured?”

“No. Before entering the secret realm, I purchased a defensive jade hairpin in the market. It can be activated autonomously when attacked. Although that person launched a sneak attack, he did not harm me.”

Qin Niyun had noticed the jade hairpin in Wen Shurong’s hair earlier on the spirit ship.

She had thought it was a gift from someone else, but she didn’t expect Junior Sister to have purchased it herself.

Learning this, she involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a bit of joy in her heart.

Qin Niyun didn’t understand the source of this emotion for a moment. They were in the secret realm, and time was limited. She composed herself, waved her sleeve, and took out a map made of animal skin.

“According to this map, there is a large volcano in the secret realm, located in the southeast corner. There are many fire-attribute spiritual plants there, and the Tianyan Lingguo is highly likely to appear. We might as well go together and seek opportunities.”

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