The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Captured the Villainous Demon Venerable - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Breakthrough to Golden Core!

Yun Wushang silently observed the woman before her.

She saw Mo Xun with curved lips, a relaxed posture, and a casual tone, as if joking, yet sincerity was hidden in her eyes—a look that showed she was determined to get this hug.

Does she really like me?

How is that possible.

Yun Wushang denied the thought almost immediately.

She was the last inner disciple taken in by the Water Moon Immortal Sect Leader, having joined less than a month ago.

She entered at the early Foundation Establishment stage, quickly advanced to the middle Foundation Establishment stage in a few days, and recently reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The Sect Leader had once said in front of both her and Mo Xun that Yun Wushang’s talent was superior and that her future was promising, unlike Mo Xun, who had been stuck in the Foundation Establishment stage for nearly 40 years. Although Mo Xun had reached the great perfection of Foundation Establishment, it was still unclear who would form the Golden Core first.

Therefore, Yun Wushang would believe it if someone said Mo Xun kicked her into the water out of jealousy for her talent.

Liking her? That seemed more like an excuse made after a moment of impulsiveness.

However, it was probably true that Mo Xun liked women. That kiss, and the avoiding gaze when seeing her naked body, couldn’t be faked.

If she really did like her, it was mostly because of her face and body.

Heh, such shallow affection.

Forget it. No matter how she views me, I don’t need to care.

They were merely using each other.

Thinking this, Yun Wushang responded: “Fine.”

“It’s a promise.” Mo Xun said cheerfully, then raised her hand to form seals, circulated her spiritual energy, and began treating Yun Wushang’s injuries.

She finely controlled the speed of her spiritual energy circulation, giving Yun Wushang the illusion that she had been treating her diligently for a long time.

The time taken was double that of yesterday, but the effect was about the same as yesterday, perhaps even slightly worse.

The moment the system announced the task completion, Mo Xun immediately stopped the treatment and feigned a look of physical exhaustion.

“Junior Sister Yun, I’ve done my best today, too. Give me a hug, and let’s continue tomorrow,” she said, her voice weak.

Yun Wushang didn’t say anything. She stood up, holding her sword, gave Mo Xun a perfunctory hug, and then turned to leave without reluctance.

Mo Xun pretended to look disappointed as she watched her leave, but her heart was ecstatic.

Good. I’ve got all the reward points I can get today. 100% Evasion is within sight!

System: “Congratulations to the Host for completing the task of hugging Yun Wushang. Because the hug was initiated by Yun Wushang, the task was over-completed, earning 2 reward points. As per the Host’s request, the probability of the Host instinctively evading attacks has been raised to 25%!”

Mo Xun: “15% increase per day. I’ll reach 100% in five more days!”

System: “Yes. However, the reward for over-completing a task will not be duplicated. The next time the Host kisses Yun Wushang or is voluntarily hugged by Yun Wushang, you will only receive 1 reward point. To gain more reward points, please unlock more intimate positions!”

Mo Xun: “Is that so? Not a big problem. Even if it’s a 10% increase per day, it only takes eight days to reach 100%. Yun Wushang’s injuries are so severe, I probably won’t heal her completely in eight days, right?”

System: “You won’t.”

However, Yun Wushang did not come the following evening.

Mo Xun waited until dark, opened the door several times to no avail, and finally couldn’t hold back anymore. She proactively went to Yun Wushang’s room.

She found that Yun Wushang had set up a barrier outside her room. This barrier shielded all interference. To let Yun Wushang know she was there, she would have to force her way through.

Mo Xun naturally couldn’t force her way in. She stood at Yun Wushang’s door and recalled the original plot. Could it be…

Mo Xun: “How many days until the Sect Grand Competition?”

System: “Less than a month.”

Mo Xun: “Is Yun Wushang forming her Golden Core?”

System: “To be precise, she is attempting to repair her demonic core and restore her cultivation to the Fiend Core Realm.”

Oh no.

The Water Moon Immortal Sect and the Hundred Flowers Immortal Sect hold a joint Grand Competition every 20 years. Only cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage but have not yet formed a Nascent Soul can participate. The purpose is to display the strength of the new disciples of both sects and encourage them to form their Nascent Souls sooner.

In the plot before this point, the Female Lead Chu Jiuqu, the Villain Yun Wushang, and the Cannon Fodder Mo Xun all broke through to the Golden Core stage.

Mo Xun had been so focused on milking reward points from Yun Wushang to stack Evasion that she almost missed a critical plot point.

She quickly returned to her room, sat cross-legged on the bed: System, teach me how to form my Golden Core!

System: “No problem! The Host is currently at the great perfection of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from the Golden Core. Forming the Golden Core requires the Host to strictly control your spiritual energy, squeezing and compressing it in your Dantian, which is in your lower abdomen, like wringing a towel!”

Mo Xun: “…What a vivid analogy.”

System: “It is important to note that during the Golden Core formation process, the spiritual energy must be condensed in one direction. You must not change direction midway, or the spiritual energy will flow in reverse, stirring up desires and easily giving rise to inner demons. The other thing to note is that the Host has dual spiritual roots. To form a high-grade Golden Core, it is best to only condense one type of spiritual energy and prevent the other type from mixing in and affecting the quality of the Golden Core. As for whether the Host wants to form a Water Element Golden Core or a Wood Element Golden Core, that’s up to the Host!”

Mo Xun: “Which spiritual energy do I use for spiritual energy healing?”

System: “Water.”

Mo Xun: “Then it must be Water! The Water Moon Immortal Sect cultivates Water, right!”

System: “Then, if the Host is ready, let’s begin!”

Mo Xun sat cross-legged on the bed, took a deep breath, straightened her back, placed her hands on her knees, and began circulating her spiritual energy.

For dual spiritual roots, it was extremely difficult to condense only one type of spiritual energy, because both types would react as long as spiritual energy was circulated.

Not to mention she had Water and Wood dual roots. Water nourishes Wood, so her Wood spiritual energy was stronger than her Water spiritual energy. Separately extracting the Water spiritual energy was like picking out a slender blood vessel from a piece of bloody human tissue… Wait, she was familiar with that.

What did surgery require? Rich medical knowledge and superb operating technique. Knowledge is supported by theory and experience, and technique is supported by patience and meticulousness.

She concentrated, peeling back layer by layer, slowly, little by little.

In life, Mo Xun was impatient. If there was something to do, she did it immediately. If she made an appointment, she always arrived early.

In her work, her patience knew no bounds, because she was responsible for every life she handled.

Although her clinical experience was only three years and three months—three years of standardized training and three months of internship—she mainly performed minor surgeries like appendectomies. However, a “minor” surgery for her was a reconstruction of flesh and blood for the patient, requiring patience and meticulousness.

Five days passed like this.

Mo Xun solidified the last trace of Water spiritual energy. The Golden Core formed, and her spiritual energy surged, creating a powerful wave of air that stirred the flowers and plants around the room.

System: “Congratulations to the Host for forming a Rank 9 Water Element Golden Core! Cultivation talent has been greatly increased, and cultivation speed has improved by 125% compared to before! The ability to heal with spiritual energy has been significantly enhanced, increasing wound recovery speed by 25%! You have caught up with Yun Wushang’s restored cultivation realm and the quality of her demonic core, granting an additional 6 reward points!”

Mo Xun: “Stack them all on Evasion!”

System: “Understood. The probability of the Host instinctively evading attacks has been increased to 55%!”

Mo Xun: “It’s over halfway! Yay!”

Although for Mo Xun, there was no difference between 1% and 99% if Evasion wasn’t stacked to 100%, progress was always good.

She stretched, feeling the surging sensation of spiritual energy after breaking through to the Golden Core, filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Just then, there was a triple knock on the door.

Mo Xun subconsciously looked at the door. The shadow reflected on the door wasn’t clear, but for some reason, her first thought was that it wasn’t Yun Wushang.

Before she could speak, the person outside spoke first: “Junior Sister Mo, did you break through to the Golden Core?”

That voice was the Female Lead, Chu Jiuqu!

This time, Mo Xun didn’t need to cover for anyone. She immediately flipped off the bed, crossed the room in a few strides, and opened the door.

The person outside wore the same long robe as her. Her hair was half-up, half-down, unlike Mo Xun’s casual style or Yun Wushang’s formal look.

She was slightly taller than Mo Xun. Her appearance was beautiful and refined, but her features had a sharp, blade-like coolness. Mo Xun’s first impression of her was that she was cold and difficult to get along with, yet her voice was very gentle.

Mo Xun gave her a smile: “Yes, Senior Sister, I broke through to the Golden Core!”

Seeing her lively appearance, Chu Jiuqu curved her lips slightly: “That is excellent. Come with me to see Master. She will surely be overjoyed to know you successfully formed your Golden Core.”

“See Master? Why?” Mo Xun looked confused.

Chu Jiuqu patiently explained: “The Sect Grand Competition, held once every twenty years, is about to begin. Master wants to test the skills of Junior Sister Yun and me before the competition… Oh, you don’t know yet, do you? Junior Sister Yun and I have both broken through to the Golden Core stage. We were just waiting for you. Now that you’ve also broken through, we can all participate in this competition.”

“I see.” Mo Xun nodded, looking left and right: “Why don’t I see Junior Sister Yun?”

Chu Jiuqu: “She heard you were in closed-door cultivation for your breakthrough and went ahead to Master’s place. I wanted to wait a little longer. Forming a Golden Core takes a minimum of three days and a maximum of six. Waiting a few extra days wouldn’t hurt. If you needed help, I could be there immediately.”

“Senior Sister, you’re such a good person,” Mo Xun said, very moved.

Mo Xun: The Female Lead is so gentle now, but she’ll cultivate the Heartless Dao later…

“By the way, about Junior Sister Yun…” Chu Jiuqu suddenly mentioned Yun Wushang.

Mo Xun was startled, barely maintaining her composure: “What about Junior Sister Yun?”

“It’s nothing,” Chu Jiuqu retracted the words she hadn’t yet spoken and smiled gently. “Let’s go to Master now. We shouldn’t keep Master and Junior Sister Yun waiting.”

“Okay!”

Mo Xun followed Chu Jiuqu to where the Master was.

Their Master, the Sect Leader Bai Muqing of the Water Moon Immortal Sect, was gentle in character and dedicated to her duty. She was good in every way, except she loved too deeply. She had been stuck at the great perfection of the Nascent Soul stage for over two hundred years, only waiting for someone to come and dual-cultivate with her. She was ultimately betrayed and made into a spiritual energy refining cauldron, which directly led the Female Lead Chu Jiuqu to resolutely cultivate the Heartless Dao after leaving the Water Moon Immortal Sect, beginning a decisive and ruthless life.

While following Chu Jiuqu, Mo Xun had a sudden idea.

Mo Xun: “Master’s insidious and cruel lover is only at the middle Golden Core stage, right? If I cultivate faster and kill him before he contacts Master, will Master not perish?”

System: “Uh, I think… she might fall into the Demonic path?”

Mo Xun: “Speaking of which, why did Yun Wushang fall into the Demonic path?”