I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 36

Following the patterned spiritual energy fluctuation, a large black hole appeared out of thin air in the woods. Two individuals wearing long black robes stepped out from within.

“Boss, the eggs in this area are all gone. They must have been eaten by the local demon beasts,” said the junior, whose cultivation was slightly lower. His tone was quite cheerful.

“Then just put down some more. The demon beasts further inside haven’t reacted yet.” Saying this, the ‘Black Boss’ took out a pile of black eggs from his spatial ring and manipulated them to be placed near the tree roots.

“Boss, why don’t we just feed these things directly to high-grade demon beasts? Wouldn’t the effect be better if we placed these eggs deeper inside?” the junior expressed his confusion.

“Just do what I tell you; you don’t need to know so much,” the Black Boss said expressionlessly. He did not intend to answer his junior’s question and immediately began working with high efficiency.

The junior rubbed his nose. Seeing that his superior was diligently working, he didn’t dare to ask further and also began selecting spots to place the black eggs.

Before long, the junior walked over to where Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi were hiding, directly tossing a dozen black eggs into a nearby dirt mound. He then poured some potion meant to attract demon beasts there.

Mo Xiao released Zuo Wuyi’s hand, placing her index finger in front of her mouth to signal silence, then directly emerged from their hiding spot and delivered a quick hand chop to the back of the junior’s neck.

The junior’s head tilted as he lost consciousness, completely unaware of what had happened.

Mo Xiao placed the junior near the tree root and quietly moved towards the Black Boss, searching for an opportune moment to act.

The Black Boss was clearly much more vigilant than his junior. Just as Mo Xiao was about to reach him, he sensed danger and immediately erected a defensive barrier, somewhat strenuously blocking Mo Xiao’s attack.

“Who are you?” The Black Boss frowned. His gaze swept around the area, and he quickly spotted his junior lying on the ground. “Are you from Nanfeng City?”

Mo Xiao did not have time to argue with the Black Boss. The person in front of her had the same early-Nascent Soul stage cultivation as herself. Her priority was to subdue him quickly before any complications arose from a prolonged fight.

Seeing that Mo Xiao ignored his question and that every move and strike was aimed at his vital points, the Black Boss felt somewhat suffocated.

At this moment, the Black Boss had no time to worry about Mo Xiao’s origin. He quickly pulled out a small pill from his spatial ring and swallowed it with a gulp.

Soon, Mo Xiao noticed that the Black Boss, who had already been showing signs of defeat, suddenly grew stronger. His aura surged violently upward, and he recklessly injected spiritual energy into his weapon, engaging in a head-on clash with her.

Did he take a cultivation-boosting pill?

Mo Xiao quickly realized that such pills were usually temporary. Therefore, she chose to reduce her offense and focus on defense first, observing how much the Black Boss’s strength had increased.

After a period of observation, Mo Xiao found that while the Black Boss’s strength had indeed increased, his combat skill had dropped significantly, his physical agility had greatly decreased, and his eyes were filled with madness, making him look like he had lost his mind.

A perfect opportunity! Mo Xiao immediately seized the opening created by the Black Boss’s sluggish movements, directly raising her sword and attacking fiercely, intending to finish him off in one go.

“Foolish.” The Black Boss suddenly smiled, his eyes instantly regaining clarity. He crushed something unknown in his hand and instantly appeared behind Mo Xiao, slashing down with his blade.

Darn it! Mo Xiao is in danger! Zuo Wuyi, who had obediently remained in place, was alarmed. Seeing Mo Xiao about to be injured, she rushed out without thinking, attempting to distract the Black Boss.

Unfortunately, the Black Boss did not pay any attention to Zuo Wuyi. Or rather, he did not believe a mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could injure him.

Mo Xiao quickly realized she had fallen into a trap. The earlier ‘loss of sanity’ was merely a façade designed to make her underestimate him and expose a weakness.

Mo Xiao reacted quickly, but still failed to completely block the Black Boss’s attack. She was struck on the back by the blade’s energy, letting out a muffled groan.

“Oh? Wearing a defensive artifact-suit, are we?” The Black Boss was slightly surprised to see that Mo Xiao was only shaken by the blade energy. This observation solidified his determination to eliminate Mo Xiao. To possess such an artifact at the early-Nascent Soul stage, the opponent must be from a major sect.

The Black Boss created distance between himself and Mo Xiao, catching a glimpse of Zuo Wuyi nearby. His brow twitched slightly, and then he dashed toward her at his fastest speed.

“Get out of the way!” Mo Xiao shouted, drawing her sword at the Black Boss, attempting to block him.

This is bad. I think I messed up.

Zuo Wuyi also realized that her anxiety had clouded her judgment upon seeing the shift in the situation. Under duress, she had no choice but to retrieve the spiritual sword Yun He had given her from her spatial storage, bracing herself to block one move from the Black Boss.

The Black Boss’s strike was aimed to kill Zuo Wuyi, using all his power. Even though Zuo Wuyi exposed her Golden Core stage cultivation, she could, at most, only deflect two-tenths of his force.

Just as the Black Boss thought he had easily cleaved Zuo Wuyi in two with his blade, the spiritual energy Xuan Shuang had placed within Zuo Wuyi’s body suddenly surged out.

As the spiritual energy left Zuo Wuyi’s body, it transformed into a fierce sword intent, whooshing straight through the Black Boss’s head.

The Black Boss’s face remained frozen in a wide smile, but his eyes instantly glazed over, and a red hole appeared on his forehead.

Right, Wuyi still has the protective spiritual energy Master gave her.

Realizing this, Mo Xiao let out a sigh of relief, then used her sword to stab through the Nascent Soul in the Black Boss’s Dantian, preventing him from using his Nascent Soul to escape and resurrect.

“Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?” Mo Xiao gripped Zuo Wuyi’s shoulders, carefully checking her body.

“I’m fine,” Zuo Wuyi lowered her head, licked her bottom lip, and whispered an apology. “I’m sorry, I didn’t listen to you and hide properly just now…”

“It’s my fault; I was careless,” Mo Xiao interrupted Zuo Wuyi’s apology and began to self-reflect. “Underestimation. That’s too amateur a mistake. I’ve been too lax lately.”

“It’s not all your fault; he was just too cunning,” Zuo Wuyi said, shifting to comforting Mo Xiao after seeing her self-reproach.

“Let’s both remember this lesson and not make the same mistake next time,” Mo Xiao concluded.

“Okay,” Zuo Wuyi cooperated and took the lead, then walked over to the Black Boss’s body. “Should we keep this person’s body?”

Mo Xiao pondered for a moment, then leaned down and took the spatial ring from the Black Boss’s hand. After wiping away the spiritual energy mark attached to it, she checked the contents.

Unsurprisingly, half of the spatial ring was filled with black eggs, and the other half contained various items tainted with Demonic Qi, including spirit stones, herbs, and spiritual artifacts, a wide variety of things.

After putting away the spatial ring, Mo Xiao carefully checked the Black Boss’s body again, feeling around in different spots until she found three spatial pouches. Seeing that they were filled with uncontaminated spirit stones and elixirs, a look of satisfaction appeared on her face.

“Keep this one safe,” Mo Xiao selected the spatial pouch with the most contents and handed it to Zuo Wuyi, then put away the remaining two spatial pouches herself.

“You… don’t mind… doing this?” Zuo Wuyi was somewhat surprised by Mo Xiao’s actions. These things belonged to the Black Boss, and wouldn’t Mo Xiao feel disgusted? Was this considered looting the body?

Mo Xiao tilted her head slightly, looking at Zuo Wuyi in confusion. “Why would I mind? We’ve already killed the person, so why shouldn’t we take his wealth?”

Zuo Wuyi felt that her understanding of Mo Xiao might not be entirely accurate. She no longer seemed to be the Mo Xiao in her memory, who focused purely on research and appeared upright and awe-inspiring.

Or perhaps her impression of Mo Xiao had been skewed from the start?

“Nothing, I don’t mind. It’s actually quite good.” Although Mo Xiao’s image in her heart had changed slightly, Zuo Wuyi was still happy. Because if Mo Xiao hadn’t changed, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted Zuo Wuyi, who had become a demon and attacked the Dao Inquiry Sect, so quickly.

Mo Xiao probably guessed what Zuo Wuyi was thinking, but she didn’t elaborate.

Mo Xiao was acutely aware that her image in Zuo Wuyi’s eyes was too positive. Therefore, whenever Zuo Wuyi did something she felt guilty about, she would habitually cover it up, lest Mo Xiao find out.

This influence was deeply ingrained in Zuo Wuyi’s subconscious, and it couldn’t be changed just by a few words from Mo Xiao. What Mo Xiao could do was show her own cold, ruthless, and even cruel side, letting Zuo Wuyi know that everyone has two sides.

Zuo Wuyi would make mistakes, and Mo Xiao would make mistakes too. There was no need to hide things back and forth; they could simply face their own and the other’s shortcomings and accept them gracefully.

With the Black Boss dead, Mo Xiao regretted not being able to learn the truth from his mouth. She could only store the body in a separate spatial pouch, hoping to make use of it later.

“What should we do with this person?” Zuo Wuyi said, kicking the unconscious junior lying on the ground. Seeing his eyelids flutter slightly, a mischievous smile appeared on her face. “Why don’t we just kill him too? A mere errand runner is worthless anyway.”

Zuo Wuyi said this while winking at Mo Xiao, signaling her to play along.

“Good,” Mo Xiao instantly understood Zuo Wuyi’s intention. She placed her hand on the sword hilt and slowly drew the blade.

Hearing the sound of the sword leaving the sheath, the junior couldn’t maintain his act any longer. He immediately made muffled sounds, pretending to have just woken up, and raised his hand to clutch his neck.

“It hurts so much,” the junior stood up with a pained expression, looking at Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi with confusion. “Who are you? Where is this?”

“Amnesia?” Zuo Wuyi raised an eyebrow. This junior was quite good at acting. Did he think he could escape by doing this?

“Then he has no value. Let’s kill him,” Mo Xiao cooperated by raising her sword and placing it right next to the junior’s neck.

The junior’s hairs stood on end. “What are you doing? I have no enmity with you. Why are you trying to kill me?”

Very well, he’s still pretending. This junior is quite bold.

Zuo Wuyi said nothing, only giving Mo Xiao a look.

Mo Xiao nodded, raising the sword in her hand and making a move as if to stab the junior.

“Two esteemed sirs, I was wrong!” The junior, who was highly observant, immediately fell to his knees, begging for mercy.