After Changing Her Fate, the Vicious Female Villain and the Protagonist Got an HE! - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Besiegement

The moment the three moved, the zither spirit and the flute spirit each transformed into a stream of light and flew into their respective treasures.

Around the Bishui Hantan, a total of seventy-six cultivators were currently suspended in the air, continuously attacking the barrier.

Before long, accompanied by several splashing sounds, Wen Shurong, Qin Niyun, and Su Tianyue flew out of the cold pool one after another.

The expressions of the cultivators varied the moment they saw them.

Some looked surprised; some were full of calculation; others stared intently at the Shanhai Qin and the Canglan Di, seemingly recognizing the extraordinary nature of the two treasures at a glance.

Only eighteen people quietly retreated from the crowd, silently flying away from the area.

Those who left were mainly disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

They previously did not know the identity of the cultivators at the bottom of the cold pool, so they participated in attacking the barrier together, thinking that if there was truly a strange treasure, they could also get a share.

Now that they saw the Sect’s Senior Disciple, firstly, they did not want to become enemies with her, and secondly, they clearly knew the strength of the Senior Disciple and realized they were no match.

Furthermore, the Lingxiao Sect strictly prohibited infighting among disciples. Their previous participation in attacking the barrier was equivalent to standing against their Senior Sister. If they continued to stay here, they would face very harsh sect punishments after leaving the secret realm in the future.

At this moment, they only hoped that the Senior Disciple and Junior Sister Wen had not noticed them and would not mention this matter to the sect after going out.

The departure of these people did not cause much commotion.

The remaining fifty-eight people weighed their options and stayed where they were. Evidently, they all had the intention of seizing the treasures.

A Golden Core cultivator of the Taiyi Sect, dressed as a scholar, looked at Su Tianyue and spoke with a veiled meaning: “Junior Sister Su has always been reclusive. I wonder when you became friends with the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect. Could it be that the two sides have reached some sort of deal?”

“Whether it is or not, what does it have to do with Senior Brother Zhao?”

Su Tianyue’s gaze was icy. She had a past feud with this person. Meeting him now in the secret realm was a good opportunity to resolve it completely.

Hearing her words, the cultivator surnamed Zhao twitched his mouth and said with a fake smile: “Is Junior Sister Su admitting to colluding with the Lingxiao Sect disciples?”

“Lingxiao and Taiyi are both Daoist sects. I was unaware that the word ‘collusion’ could be used for the association between Daoist sects. A normal person should never react this way. Senior Brother Zhao, could it be that you yourself have some involvement with the Demonic Sect, leading to a preconceived notion?”

The cultivator surnamed Zhao was so angry that his face turned red: “Su Tianyue, you are slandering me!”

“Oh, I just said it casually. Senior Brother’s intense reaction truly makes one suspicious.”

“You…”

The cultivator surnamed Zhao was furious and raised his hand to unleash a killing move, directly targeting Su Tianyue’s face.

The latter immediately held her feather fan and waved her sleeve to block it.

With a loud bang, the killing move vanished into thin air.

Since the three of Wen Shurong’s group left the Bishui Hantan, the altar slowly disappeared, and the invisible barrier ceased to exist. However, those people did not take action just now, so they did not realize this in time.

Until this moment, seeing the killing move easily pass through the place where the barrier originally was, they all reacted and attacked simultaneously.

As for the prohibition against infighting among the four sects’ cultivators after entering the secret realm, it had long been forgotten by them. As long as all three of them were killed, the rest would be accomplices. Who would leak the news?

Fifty-eight people attacked at once, creating a huge momentum.

Qin Niyun and Wen Shurong exchanged a tacit glance. In the next instant, they simultaneously activated the Innate Spiritual Treasures they had each mastered.

The Shanhai Qin and the Canglan Di integrated both offense and defense. The former could make enemies fall into an illusion, unable to break free; the latter could cause the enemies’ spiritual power to stagnate, making them unable to unleash even half of their full strength.

The moment the zither music and flute sounds rang out, Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun each had an extremely strong defensive aura rising around them.

The sound attack was ceaseless, and the defense would not dissipate.

Unless an extremely powerful being broke through the defensive circle, they could be said to be in an invincible position.

As the sound attack continued, the fifty-eight enemies surrounding the cold pool were hit one after another, falling into the illusion and killing each other. A scent of blood gradually spread.

At the same time, Su Tianyue waved her sleeve and took out a crystal clear jade bead. With the operation of spiritual power, she instantly activated it, forming a spiritual light defense around her. She also held her feather fan, constantly targeting the cultivators who had feuded with her in the past and killing them one by one.

The battle, which was expected to be evenly matched, now showed a one-sided trend.

The might of the Innate Spiritual Treasures was demonstrated to the fullest at this moment.

Although they were all Daoist cultivators, the animosity had been exposed now, and these people were the ones who struck first. Naturally, there was no reason to let them leave.

After a short period, all fifty-eight people were killed.

Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun withdrew their spiritual power simultaneously. The sound attack ceased in an instant.

At this moment, Su Tianyue waved her sleeve, took out a net-like magic treasure, activated it, and threw it high into the sky. She explained at the same time: “This object can isolate spiritual sense from probing within a hundred-mile radius. We can use this time to clean up the battlefield.”

In the cultivation world, there were many secret techniques that could uncover the truth from corpses. There were a total of four hundred cultivators who entered the secret realm. If these corpses were left unattended and taken away by subsequent arriving cultivators, it would become a huge trouble.

In addition, war trophies could also be collected, serving as extra resources.

Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun naturally had no objection to this. The three divided the work and handled the follow-up matters.

A short while later, everything was dealt with. The scent of blood that had filled the air completely disappeared. Looking at the battlefield, it was covered by a stretch of newly sprouted green vegetation.

Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun each received four-tenths of the war trophies, and the remaining two-tenths went to Su Tianyue.

With the matter settled, Su Tianyue promptly removed the huge net suspended in the sky.

At the same time, Ruyi, which had been hidden under the parasol tree by the pool using illusion techniques, revealed itself and quickly ran to its Master’s side.

When the barrier still existed, the demon race could not enter the cold pool area, so it stayed on the shore and did not go to the altar with its Master.

Its fighting power was not strong. Seeing dozens of human cultivators of the same realm appear, it could only hide itself with illusion techniques, fearing being discovered and captured to threaten its Master.

Fortunately, this situation did not occur.

Arriving beside its Master, it meowed twice. It wanted its Master to hold it, but its peripheral vision caught sight of its Master’s Senior Sister, and it immediately deflated.

Never mind. Following its Master like this was fine too.

Beside them, Su Tianyue watched this scene, smiling without speaking.

Wen Shurong half-squatted down, stroked Ruyi’s fluffy head. Then, remembering something, she stood up again, her bright gaze turning to Su Tianyue.

“Fellow Daoist Su previously said that soul possession was to retrieve the separated soul. Is this an isolated case that happened to Fellow Daoist, or were all those who perished in the Canghai Realm back then like this? Half of their souls were separated for reincarnation, and the other half fell into a deep sleep?”

Su Tianyue responded with a smile: “Naturally, it is an isolated case. When the Canghai Realm was destroyed, I was protected by a secret treasure left by my Master, preventing my soul from completely dissipating. Later, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Yuan Realm compensated all living beings, gathering the fragmented souls. I woke up prematurely. Because of the strong obsession in my heart, only half of my soul entered the Six Paths of Reincarnation.”

Wen Shurong suddenly understood: “I see. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Su, for resolving this doubt.”

Su Tianyue still wore a smile on her face: “I will tell you everything I know. If Fellow Daoist Wen has any other questions, you can ask directly.”

Wen Shurong recalled the rumors she heard in the dream realm. After hesitating for a moment, she continued: “Influenced by that evil object, I saw some future events… accurately speaking, the future it fabricated. There was a piece of news about Fellow Daoist Su, saying that Fellow Daoist sneaked into the forbidden area of the Taiyi Sect and stole the Xingmo Jian (Awakening Demon Sword) suppressed at the bottom of the Black Water Pool, and then defected to the Demonic Sect.”

Hearing these words, Su Tianyue’s expression remained unchanged.

“That certainly sounds like something I would do. After all, I have been dissatisfied with the Taiyi Sect for a long time. However, the future is never fixed. Even divination can only predict a general outline. No matter what Fellow Daoist Wen saw, do not take it as truth, lest you be used by the evil object.”

“Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Su. I understand.”

Su Tianyue continued: “The Xingmo Jian suppressed in the sect comes from a mighty demonic cultivator who perished a thousand years ago. Since the sword’s baleful energy is too heavy to be purified, the Sect Master invites a mighty figure from the Buddhist Sect every ten years to assist in reinforcing the seal. Currently, I have no intention of stealing this sword.”

After speaking, she waved her sleeve and took out two pale yellow talismans, using spiritual power to hand them across the air to Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun.

“These two sound transmission talismans both contain my spiritual sense imprint. If the two Fellow Daoists do not mind, please accept them to facilitate future contact.”

Wen Shurong picked up one of the talismans and asked softly: “Is Fellow Daoist Su planning to leave?”

Su Tianyue nodded: “The Ancient Origin Secret Realm is open for half a month. While here, the focus should be on exploring for treasures. I plan to act alone next.”

Qin Niyun accepted the other talisman and nodded: “That is also good. Then I wish Fellow Daoist Su a smooth journey.”

“And I wish Fellow Daoist Wen and Fellow Daoist Qin all the best.”

Not long after Su Tianyue left, a spiritual light emerged from the Shanhai Qin and the Canglan Di.

The zither spirit then revealed her form.

“When Fellow Daoist Su was here earlier, some matters were inconvenient to mention to the two Masters. Now is a good time to explain in detail.”

Wen Shurong casually set up a soundproofing restriction, then asked: “What specifically is the matter?”

“Master had guessed it earlier. The true purpose of the evil object that threatens Master and the mastermind behind it is to seize the Qi Yun on Master Qin’s body.”

Hearing this, Qin Niyun was confused: “If that is the case, why did the other party not attack me directly, but instead threaten Junior Sister Wen?”

The flute spirit also appeared, responding gently: “Those with strong Qi Yun are additionally protected by the Heavenly Dao. The Qi Yun on Master’s body is so strong that no one in the entire Xuan Yuan Realm can surpass it. Because of this, the demon is limited by the law and cannot directly attack Master. The other party likely can deduce past and present lives and knew that Master Wen had a deep relationship with Master in her past life. Therefore, they chose to deal with Master Wen first.”

“I see.”

Qin Niyun frowned and pondered for a moment, then continued to ask: “Is the other party’s goal to make Junior Sister Wen and me turn against each other, using Junior Sister Wen’s hand to deal with me?”

The flute spirit nodded repeatedly: “That is exactly right.”

The zither spirit added: “As long as the two Masters work together, the enemy will not have an opportunity.”

Qin Niyun looked at the girl in green beside her, a trace of worry in her eyes.

“Junior Sister, the cold poison you suffered suddenly worsened earlier. Is it related to that evil object?”

Wen Shurong did not hide it: “It was indeed the other party’s doing. Fortunately, if the cold poison does not act up on a daily basis, it will not affect my cultivation. As long as I try my best to improve my cultivation, once my strength greatly increases and I kill the enemy, all problems will be readily solved.”

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