I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 61

On the other side, Zuo Wuyi’s situation was not as favorable as Mo Xiao’s. After she entered the passage, sword energy immediately attacked her. If her reaction hadn’t been fast enough, she would have had several new gashes on her body.

“System, come out and help me scan this Secret Realm,” Zuo Wuyi didn’t advance rashly but stayed put.

[Host, the system’s energy is limited; it cannot scan the entire realm.] The long-silent System popped out.

“Then what can you do? Don’t you have any information or data related to this Secret Realm?” Zuo Wuyi looked around. She could feel the surrounding spiritual energy was much richer. Visually, all she could see was a vast expanse of white snow, offering no clues.

[According to the data collected by the System, this Secret Realm was originally scheduled to become widely known forty years later. Many people obtained spiritual artifacts, rare spiritual herbs, and mineral resources from it, but there is no information about any Dao of the Sword inheritance.] The System diligently searched its database.

“That’s it?” Zuo Wuyi instinctively frowned. Widely known forty years later. Does that mean the so-called inheritance will be taken away in those forty years? Or am I going to be trapped here for forty years?

[Host, the System can provide detailed maps of the area within one kilometer. Would the Host like to use it?] The System asked weakly. [If the Host decides to use it, the System will begin drawing spiritual energy from the Host’s body, is that acceptable?]

“No need. Just keep quiet.” A distance of merely one kilometer—couldn’t she just cover it with her own spiritual sense? Why waste extra spiritual energy?

[Understood, Host.] The System desperately wished Zuo Wuyi would forget about it, preferably for hundreds of years, so it could unbind from Zuo Wuyi and find a new host.

Since the System was useless, all Zuo Wuyi could do was rely on herself. After confirming that no sword energy was attacking again, Zuo Wuyi sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a few dark crystals, and began absorbing the power within them.

Soon, Zuo Wuyi’s cultivation began to climb rapidly. In just one hour, her aura subtly indicated that she was nearing a breakthrough.

After absorbing the demonic energy within, Zuo Wuyi’s naturally rosy complexion turned pale, almost merging with the snowy white background.

Once her strength was boosted, Zuo Wuyi dismissed the so-called defenses. She stepped onto her spiritual sword and flew forward in a chosen direction.

She hadn’t flown for long before no less than twenty streams of sword energy assailed her.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Zuo Wuyi flexed her right hand, using the demonic energy in her body to conjure a spiritual sword from thin air.

Compared to her previous spiritual sword, Zuo Wuyi found this one, entirely condensed from demonic energy, much easier to use. All the attacks were easily parried.

In this manner, Zuo Wuyi traveled while constantly taking out black crystals from her storage space to replenish her demonic energy.

As time progressed, the number of attacks Zuo Wuyi faced began to decrease, but the intensity of each attack doubled. In just one day, the power of the sword energy had already reached the initial Nascent Soul stage level.

Realizing her body was approaching its limit, Zuo Wuyi slowed her pace, finally stopping near a large rock.

“Cough, cough—” Zuo Wuyi covered her mouth, quickly feeling a metallic taste inside. She put down her hand and frowned at the fresh blood in her palm.

“Indeed, I still can’t use spiritual energy and demonic energy at the same time,” Zuo Wuyi sighed, then wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and took out another pile of black crystals.

Since she would transition to being a demonic cultivator sooner or later, she might as well break through the realm now in one go. As long as she dispersed the demonic energy when leaving the Secret Realm, no one should be able to tell.

With her mind made up, Zuo Wuyi immediately dispersed all the remaining spiritual energy in her body, allowing the spiritual energy in her meridians to be completely replaced by dense demonic energy.

“Sure enough, I’m meant to be the bad guy,” Zuo Wuyi let out a long breath as the familiar power returned.

The cultivation method for demonic cultivators is very different from ordinary cultivators. In the early stages, it is very simple to increase their cultivation—they just need to continuously consume demonic energy.

Especially for the demonic tribes near the center of the Demon Realm, they don’t need to practice anything specific. If they are willing to stay for a hundred years, they will at least reach the initial Golden Core stage.

Of course, there is a risk in absorbing demonic energy. If you are too greedy and absorb more demonic energy than your body can handle, what awaits you is a body explosion. All the absorbed demonic energy will return to the air to be absorbed by other demonic tribes.

After an unknown period—perhaps a month, perhaps half a year—Zuo Wuyi’s aura finally stabilized.

After she had absorbed almost all the demonic crystals she had stockpiled, her aura was infinitely close to the Nascent Soul stage. She only needed one more opportunity to break through successfully.

“If I had known I’d get stuck here, I should have stockpiled more demonic crystals,” Zuo Wuyi let out a breath of turbid air, held out her hand, and looked at her palm.

Because she had been absorbing demonic energy while pushing her body to the breaking point, a few black threads appeared in her palm, which were remnants of demonic energy overflowing from her meridians.

After boosting her cultivation, Zuo Wuyi continued flying forward on her sword. Relying on the corrosive nature of the demonic energy, Zuo Wuyi finally saw something other than snow mountains after much effort: a purely black building.

Zuo Wuyi paused near the black building for a while, then pushed open the only door.

Whoosh— Countless streams of sword energy flew out from the door. Although Zuo Wuyi was prepared, she didn’t realize there would be so much sword energy. She could only block a portion, avoiding damage to her vital points.

The sword energy lasted only a very short time, disappearing completely after about a breath.

Zuo Wuyi looked at the new wounds on her body, sighed, and after a moment of hesitation, took out a blood-red crystal, wondering if she should complete the final awakening right now.

[Host, if you swallow one crystal, your demonic bloodline will fully awaken.] The System said weakly. [With that, the demonic energy in the Host’s body will leak out easily.]

“I know that, of course, but this Secret Realm is more dangerous than I thought. I don’t want to really be trapped here for forty years.”

Awakening her demonic bloodline was only a matter of time for Zuo Wuyi. More importantly, her constitution had already been revealed to Mo Xiao, and even if she became a demon, Mo Xiao wouldn’t abandon her.

That left only one concern in her heart: her Master and her fellow Senior Sisters. Mo Xiao might accept it, but that didn’t mean they would.

“The worst-case scenario is leaving the Dao Seeking Sect and moving to the Demon Realm,” Zuo Wuyi said, intending to absorb the blood-red crystal.

[Host! The System’s energy is running low! It can only last for ten more minutes!] The System’s sharp warning echoed in Zuo Wuyi’s Sea of Consciousness.

Zuo Wuyi gripped the blood-red crystal and immediately dove to the left.

The instant Zuo Wuyi left her original spot, a massive surge of sword energy struck that location, leaving a deep mark.

“Who?” Zuo Wuyi gripped her sword, watching her surroundings vigilantly.

“Demonic energy?” The person who arrived was a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator. He frowned slightly, looking at Zuo Wuyi. “Since when do even demons dare to spy on the inheritance?”

It’s a cultivator? Zuo Wuyi was momentarily stunned. Are there other cultivators who can enter this place? Why didn’t I find any traces of cultivator activity along the way?

“Senior, you are probably mistaken. I am just temporarily borrowing some demonic energy,” Zuo Wuyi bluffed to stall for time, thinking about how to escape the current predicament.

The opponent’s cultivation level was obviously above hers. Based on the intensity of the attack, the opponent was probably even beyond the Nascent Soul stage—most likely Spirit Transformation stage.

If she faced him head-on, her chances of winning were very low.

“Temporarily borrowing demonic energy?” The Spirit Transformation cultivator chuckled softly. “Considering your age, reaching the Golden Core stage is very rare. You could be called a peerless genius.”

“It’s a pity you arrived here and met me. Whether you are a demon or another cultivator, you are destined to die here.” The Spirit Transformation cultivator then raised his sword and swung it toward Zuo Wuyi.

Shit, Zuo Wuyi cursed inwardly. The opponent could see through her cultivation, meaning his cultivation was at least equal to her Master’s—late Spirit Transformation stage.

It was difficult to dodge an attack from a Spirit Transformation cultivator. Zuo Wuyi could only draw out the single remaining trace of sword energy her Master had stored in her body. After minimizing the power of the opponent’s sword move, she barely managed to evade it.

“Spirit Transformation stage sword energy?” The expression on the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s face became more serious. “It seems you are a disciple of a major sect. No wonder your talent is so outstanding.”

Zuo Wuyi could clearly feel the killing intent from the person in front of her intensify. In desperation, she could only place her hope on the blood-red crystal in her hand.

There was only one more trace of sword energy left by her Master in her body, which could only block one more attack.

With time running out, Zuo Wuyi couldn’t absorb it slowly. She directly swallowed the blood-red crystal and shoved it crudely into her dantian.

Simultaneously, the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s second attack arrived.

Zuo Wuyi used the last trace of sword energy, intending to counter the sword move head-on as before, buying herself a moment of respite.

However, just as the sword energy was about to collide with the sword move, the original sword move suddenly changed its trajectory, aiming straight for Zuo Wuyi’s neck.

Boom— A huge wave of air exploded in mid-air. Zuo Wuyi spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood. Her aura had already transformed from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage, an advanced Nascent Soul stage infinitely close to the Spirit Transformation stage.

“You broke through?” The Spirit Transformation cultivator was somewhat surprised. “No, there was no lightning tribulation. Did you take a pill to boost your cultivation?”

Zuo Wuyi wiped the blood from her mouth, then distastefully smeared it on her half-red outer robe, and sneered, “Wouldn’t you know if I really broke through if you just tried again?”

[Host! The System’s energy is low! It can only maintain [connection] for ten more minutes!] The System’s warning echoed in Zuo Wuyi’s Sea of Consciousness.

Zuo Wuyi looked at the sword in her hand. It was said that sword cultivators could fight beyond their rank.

Today, she would test whether that was true!