The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Captured the Villainous Demon Venerable - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: I Believe You

Mo Xun flew in the direction of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, with Yun Qianchong, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, following closely behind her, her gaze fixed on Mo Xun’s back.

Yun Qianchong and Yun Wushang did not look alike at all. This was, of course, because Yun Qianchong was Yun Wushang’s foster mother, not her birth mother.

However, the two were somewhat similar in temperament, both exuding a chilling indifference that kept people thousands of miles away.

But Yun Wushang’s coldness, in Mo Xun’s view now, was more a facade of composure and self-protection, simply put, stubbornness. Apart from her mouth, she was soft all over.

As for the nature of Yun Qianchong’s coldness, Mo Xun had no idea.

Mo Xun only knew that with Yun Qianchong’s eyes glued to her, she dared not use the Spatial Folding technique and could only honestly fly at her Void Refinement stage escape speed.

Suddenly, Yun Qianchong spoke, asking in a clear, cold, and authoritative voice: “Was it you who was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation yesterday?”

Mo Xun’s heart clenched.

She knew she couldn’t deliberate for too long, so she ultimately chose the “No” in the dilemma between “Yes and No.”

“Why does the Sect Master ask?” Mo Xun inquired, feigning surprise.

Yun Qianchong was silent for a moment before replying with three words: “It’s nothing.”

Mo Xun felt somewhat uneasy.

It was indeed her undergoing the tribulation yesterday, chasing the Great Ascension stage spiritual energy with the Spatial Folding technique to rescue Yun Wushang.

Although she felt that with the commotion she caused and Yun Qianchong’s Great Ascension stage divine sense, it should be easy to confirm that the person undergoing the tribulation was her, what if it wasn’t?

If Yun Qianchong wasn’t certain, and she admitted it, she would not only expose her ability to use Spatial Folding but also potentially reveal her true feelings for Yun Wushang.

Once Yun Qianchong became suspicious and forcibly searched her, she would have no choice but to make a desperate escape, risking her life to flee to the Demon Realm, which would disrupt all her subsequent plans.

After flying for a while in anxiety, to confirm Yun Qianchong’s thoughts, Mo Xun tentatively asked, “I heard that the Demon Venerable was once your disciple?”

“Yes,” Yun Qianchong replied indifferently, her tone devoid of emotion.

Mo Xun: “How did she fall into the demonic path? May I ask? I’m a little curious.”

Yun Qianchong was silent for a moment. She did not refuse to answer the question, but neither did she answer directly. Instead, she countered with a question: “Did she only ask you to refine artifacts for her? Did she not have any demands beyond artifact forging?”

Mo Xun: “She also asked me to refine pills for her.”

Yun Qianchong: “And what else?”

Mo Xun: “She also asked me to teach her array formations, but she was too slow-witted and simply couldn’t learn.”

Yun Qianchong: “…”

This time, Yun Qianchong was silent for a long time. Mo Xun didn’t know what she was thinking, but recalling the rumor Meiyan mentioned about the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, Mo Xun could roughly guess what the “demands” Yun Qianchong was referring to were.

She asked bluntly, “Could it be… that the rumor that the Demon Venerable liked women is true?”

Yun Qianchong: “…”

Mo Xun’s patience gradually wore thin, and a trace of genuine urgency entered her tone: “Did she fall into the demonic path because of this?”

Yun Qianchong was silent again for a moment. With the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion right in front of them, she finally spoke: “Yes, Yun Wushang likes women. Perhaps she realized it when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, or perhaps even earlier. She felt guilty about her concealment, which gave rise to an inner demon.”

Mo Xun stopped flying and hovered in mid-air.

Yun Qianchong stopped beside her and continued indifferently, “After she broke through to the Soul Transformation stage, her inner demon worsened. She felt she couldn’t hide it from important people anymore, so she came to confess to me. I was shocked but also knew it wasn’t her fault and intended to conceal it for her. However, someone overheard this matter, and it quickly spread throughout the entire sect.”

Mo Xun slightly pursed her lips, imagining how helpless Yun Wushang must have felt at that time.

“She couldn’t bear the gossip and was eventually consumed by her inner demon, falling into the demonic path,” Yun Qianchong continued, her tone always calm, as if sharing something completely unrelated to herself. “Since she had fallen into the demonic path, the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate could not keep her. At that time, I didn’t want to take her life and merely expelled her from the sect. Who knew that before leaving, she killed her three Senior Sisters and several other Inner Sect disciples? I sensed the anomaly and rushed there immediately, but it was too late…”

At this point, a slight ripple finally appeared on Yun Qianchong’s face. Her brow furrowed slightly, then quickly smoothed out: “She fled to the Demon Realm and stayed there for hundreds of years. When I next heard news of her, she was the Demon Venerable ruling the entire Demon Realm.”

“She incited the Immortal-Demon War, causing great suffering to mortals and cultivators alike, with countless deaths at her hands.”

“This is all my fault, so I must personally execute her to set things right.”

“I let her escape last time. This time, she won’t escape the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate again.”

Yun Qianchong finished speaking. Mo Xun clenched her jaw throughout the entire process.

She wanted to ask if it was possible that Yun Wushang only killed the people who spread the rumors. Was it possible that she wasn’t the one who incited the Immortal-Demon War?

But in the end, to avoid arousing Yun Qianchong’s suspicion, Mo Xun didn’t ask anything.

“Thank you for sharing, Sect Master,” Mo Xun bowed expressionlessly to Yun Qianchong, then turned and continued flying toward the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

Mo Xun arrived at the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

A Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator saw her and proactively stepped forward: “Senior, long time no see.”

Mo Xun was surprised that the person still recognized her, while she had no recollection of the person’s name or even face.

Mo Xun pretended to recognize the person and, after an “En,” stated her purpose directly: “I’m here to see Lin Lanyue. She asked me to find her here.”

“Oh, you’re looking for the Young Pavilion Master, please wait.” The Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator signaled to the person beside him. That person bowed to Mo Xun and turned to leave.

Seeing Mo Xun’s confusion, the cultivator explained: “To inherit the position of Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, one must awaken the ability to perceive worldly affairs and comprehend Yin and Yang. Due to differences in male and female physical structures, this ability can only be awakened by females. Therefore, the position of Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion has always been passed down through the female line, not the male. The predecessors of the Lin family bloodline for the past few generations were all male, so this great responsibility falls to the Young Pavilion Master.”

Mo Xun: “I see.”

A moment later, Lin Lanyue, dressed in purple, appeared before Mo Xun with cheerful steps, excitedly calling out: “Mo Xun, Mo Xun, Mo Xun! Great-Grandmother said you would come today, and you really did! She is indeed miraculously prescient!”

Mo Xun was suddenly curious about this ability to “perceive worldly affairs and comprehend Yin and Yang.” Is it truly omniscient?

Speaking of which, the Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion advised her not to stay in the Artifact Forging Immortal Gate for long—could it be because Yun Wushang would be targeted by the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate?

Could it be… that the Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion already knew about her relationship with Yun Wushang?

Otherwise, why would she attribute Yun Wushang’s situation to her?

At this moment, Yun Qianchong was hiding outside the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. Her Great Ascension stage divine sense could easily penetrate the Pavilion, so Mo Xun dared not say much and spoke directly to Lin Lanyue: “Are you still refining that seventh-grade magic treasure? If so, tell me your requirements.”

“Refine it, of course, I’m refining it! It’s only been two and a half years. Where else would I find another artifact forger who can refine a seventh-grade magic treasure?” Lin Lanyue said, taking out a blueprint from her storage brocade pouch and handing it to Mo Xun. “Here, the requirements are all on it. You can name your price.”

Mo Xun took the blueprint and saw that, although it was called a blueprint, the artifact was just two circles drawn, a large circle surrounding a small circle. If it hadn’t been labeled as a bracelet, Mo Xun would have thought it was a donut.

Requirement one: A seventh-grade protective magic treasure that can retreat completely from a Void Refinement stage cultivator’s attack.

Requirement two: Cannot be too cumbersome or affect my agility. It should be easy to carry, a bracelet is best, a necklace is also acceptable.

Requirement three: Must be good-looking! Preferably purple. I love purple! White and black are also acceptable. If all else fails, any color is fine, function is the most important.

Mo Xun read the requirements and looked up at Lin Lanyue.

Lin Lanyue blinked twice: “Is there… any problem?”

Mo Xun: “Just one question. Do you want it made of jade or metal?”

Lin Lanyue: “Gold inlaid with jade?”

Mo Xun: “Fine.”

Lin Lanyue: “Eh? Is that really possible?”

Mo Xun: “No problem. Purple jade wrapped in gold, then.”

She only asked for a protective magic treasure, not one that activates a shield. Therefore, it could be refined as an evasion-type. Since it’s for evasion, the artifact’s inherent durability doesn’t need to be too high. Any material can be used, as long as the material itself reaches the seventh grade.

Mo Xun: “The price will be 8 million spirit stones, but can half of it be paid in advance?”

“This…” Lin Lanyue looked hesitant. “Advance payment is definitely necessary, but is half too much…”

Just then, the system spoke in Mo Xun’s mind: Oh, I forgot to remind the Host: the advanced payment doesn’t count towards the money ‘earned.’ Even if the Host’s spirit stones exceed 10 million, the task will only count the spirit stones the Host has legitimately and actually earned.

Mo Xun: Fine.

“Then 2 million. I need some spirit stones in advance to procure the necessary materials,” Mo Xun amended.

This time, Lin Lanyue readily agreed: “Alright!”

Lin Lanyue gave Mo Xun the storage brocade pouch containing 2 million spirit stones. Mo Xun immediately handed it to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator, asking them to help her collect some artifact forging materials and medicinal herbs, as well as two sets of furniture. Her exact words were: “As you can tell from my clothes, I recently moved—to the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate. So I’d like to acquire a set of furniture to make my living space more comfortable. Bring one set in a dark color and one in a light color. Oh, and add some clothes to the wardrobe, any style will do.”

“Do you want a single bed or a double bed?”

“Double bed,” Mo Xun answered. “…I like big beds.”

“Understood.” The other person had an expression that clearly said, “I get it.”

Mo Xun: “…”

Mo Xun: I know you understand, but please don’t understand yet. You’re making me panic. Yun Qianchong is still watching outside!

It would take time for the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion to gather all these items. Mo Xun requested a room, went into seclusion for two days, and refined some pills.

After coming out of seclusion, she took the items and the remaining spirit stones collected by the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion and handed over some of the pills she had refined over the two days to the Pavilion, saying, “Please store the proceeds from the auction here. I will collect them next time I come.”

The Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator smiled and said, “Alright.”

Having completed all this, Mo Xun returned to the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate.

She didn’t see Yun Qianchong along the way and didn’t know if she was still following her.

Returning to her room in the Qionglou, Mo Xun immediately set up five layers of restrictions, pretending to go into seclusion. In reality, she took the furniture and pills into the Nest of the Two Poles.

This time upon entering, Yun Wushang was no longer lying on the ground, seemingly at death’s door, but was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Although her hair wasn’t tied up, it was neatly combed and draped behind her.

Sensing Mo Xun’s entrance, she opened her eyes and softly complained, “It took you this long to buy clothes?”

“I apologize for the wait.” Mo Xun wasn’t annoyed at all. Seeing the residual bloodstains on Yun Wushang’s cheek, she first knelt before her, raised a hand, and wiped them away with her finger.

Yun Wushang squinted one eye at Mo Xun’s action. Her expression was cold, but she completely submitted to Mo Xun’s movements, letting her do as she pleased.

Mo Xun couldn’t help but curve her lips, leaned in, and kissed her forehead.

Yun Wushang finally couldn’t hold back: “…So, where are my clothes?”

Mo Xun ignored her and asked on her own accord, “Do you prefer light-colored furniture or dark-colored furniture?”

Yun Wushang thought seriously for a while: “Light-colored. Dark colors are too depressing.”

“That’s certainly not the choice one would expect from someone who likes digging holes and living in caves,” Mo Xun teased.

Yun Wushang narrowed her eyes in displeasure: “I didn’t live in a cave because I liked it. You, on the other hand, lived happily in the Artifact Forging Immortal Gate tower; I didn’t see you arrange any decent dwelling for me.”

“Didn’t I refine this home for you? And my room in the Artifact Forging Immortal Gate tower was very simple; there was nothing there except a cauldron.” Mo Xun refuted her verbally, but hearing Yun Wushang say the words “arrange for me” gave her a secret thrill.

This indicated that, subconsciously, Yun Wushang was somewhat reliant on her.

And Yun Wushang, hearing the word “home,” slightly pursed her lips, her eyes glistening.

Mo Xun didn’t delay any further. She took out the light-colored furniture set one by one from her storage brocade pouch, arranging it on the side of the Nest of the Two Poles with dense demonic energy. Then, she placed the dark-colored furniture set on the side filled with spiritual energy.

Yun Wushang rose from the ground, watching as the reasonably spacious area became increasingly rich and cozy under Mo Xun’s hands.

She was still lost in thought when she suddenly heard Mo Xun’s voice: “The clothes are in the wardrobe. There are all styles. Pick one you like to wear.”

Yun Wushang came back to her senses, walked slowly to the wardrobe, opened it, and pulled out a dancing dress that barely covered her chest and hips. She looked at Mo Xun expressionlessly: “All styles?”

Mo Xun raised a hand to cover her mouth and nose, coughing twice: “Yes, all styles…”

Mo Xun: …The Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator betrayed me!

Yun Wushang put the dancing dress back and chose a pure white long robe instead. She examined it carefully to ensure there were no issues, then let the black robe she was wearing fall to the ground.

Mo Xun stood behind her, her gaze lingering on Yun Wushang’s waist and hips for a moment, then guiltily shifting elsewhere.

Until Yun Wushang called out to her: “Mo Xun, cleanse my body for me.”

“Oh, alright.”

Mo Xun circulated water spiritual energy, washing away all the bloodstains on Yun Wushang’s body.

Yun Wushang circulated demonic energy to dry herself, then draped the pure white long robe over her body.

Mo Xun was somewhat surprised: “I thought you would choose black.”

Yun Wushang: “Why?”

Mo Xun: “Haven’t you always worn black clothes?”

“Dark-colored clothes are better for showing the Demon Venerable’s authority,” Yun Wushang said, then casually draped the snow-white long robe around her, lying down on the soft double bed. “But I don’t want you to see black and be reminded of my pathetic state.”

Mo Xun knew she was referring to the sight of her being suspended and tortured at the bottom of the Nine Heavens Demon Suppressing Pagoda. However, she couldn’t help but complain internally: You wore white when you were at the Water Moon Immortal Sect, and you were full of scars under the white sect robes. That was pretty pathetic too.

Thinking about it, Yun Wushang had suffered quite a lot of wounds in her life, both physical and emotional.

Mo Xun sighed inwardly: “I’ll treat you for two more days, and then I have to go into seclusion to cultivate.”

Yun Wushang said, “Alright,” then crooked her finger at Mo Xun.

Mo Xun approached the bed without overthinking. As soon as she got close, Yun Wushang grabbed her collar and yanked her down onto her body.

Mo Xun exclaimed, falling onto the bed, her hands resting on either side of Yun Wushang’s head. After a brief moment of surprise, she showed a helpless expression: “Can’t you be more well-behaved when you’re this injured?”

“Who knows how long you’ll be in seclusion this time? Of course, I have to make the most of the time we have,” Yun Wushang whispered into Mo Xun’s ear, chuckling softly. “What does it matter if I’m injured? The first time we did it, I was even more severely injured than this.”

Mo Xun knew which time she was referring to: “That time was an accident. I was accidentally struck by the Twelve-Petal Desire…”

“Then this time can also be an ‘accident.’ Didn’t you refine a lot of Xingyu (Sexual Desire) Pills? Don’t tell me you secretly finished them all by yourself.” As Yun Wushang spoke, she restlessly fiddled with Mo Xun’s sash.

She didn’t directly pull the sash off, as if waiting for Mo Xun’s permission.

Mo Xun fell silent, thought for a while, then said, “Alright.” She took a black medicine bottle from her storage brocade pouch, poured out a black pill, brought it to Yun Wushang’s lips, and pushed it into Yun Wushang’s mouth with a touch of her fingertip.

Yun Wushang instinctively felt something was wrong with the pill, but by the time she reacted, her throat moved, and she had swallowed it.

She stopped fiddling with Mo Xun’s sash, waiting for her body to react.

Yun Wushang looked at Mo Xun in surprise: “What is this?”

“I don’t know either,” Mo Xun replied. “How about calling it the Demon Recovery Pill?”

Yun Wushang: ?

Mo Xun looked at Yun Wushang’s bewildered expression and chuckled: “I don’t have Sha (Malevolent) energy, so I can’t refine the Demonic Malevolence Pill, but it’s no problem to reverse spiritual energy and refine a pill that can restore demonic energy.”

She spoke as she used spiritual energy to place the medicine bottle on Yun Wushang’s bedside table: “This bottle of Demon Recovery Pills, and this bottle of Vitality Restoration Pills—if you feel uncomfortable anywhere while I’m in seclusion, you can take them. I will be in seclusion for a long time, anywhere from a few months to a year. I am at the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate now, so you cannot go out. I’m sorry to make you stay here the whole time.”

Yun Wushang’s vision gradually blurred as Mo Xun spoke. She reached out and wrapped her arms around Mo Xun’s neck, saying in a choked voice, “I won’t be wronged… I don’t feel wronged… I’ve experienced worse things than this. The environment here is much better than the Demon Realm. I can stay here for as long as needed… but I don’t want you to suffer hardship because of me.”

“I won’t,” Mo Xun supported the back of Yun Wushang’s head with one hand, kissing her forehead. “As long as you don’t suffer, I won’t feel hardship. I was late this time, but there won’t be a next time. I promise you. Wushang, do you believe me?”

Yun Wushang was silent for a moment, then gave her answer.

This time, her answer was: “I have no one else to trust but you… Ah Xun, I believe you. And I only believe you.”

Mo Xun kissed Yun Wushang’s lips.

Yun Wushang closed her eyes, blinking away the moisture into drops of water that slid down the corners of her eyes.

Mo Xun didn’t have time to trim her nails, so she had a sudden thought and circulated wood spiritual energy, generating soft vines from her fingertips, wrapping and covering her fingers.

Considering that Yun Wushang’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, Mo Xun’s movements were extremely gentle, but Yun Wushang seemed to enjoy the touch of the vines and let out a satisfied gasp.

After soothing Yun Wushang, Mo Xun took out all the books from her storage brocade pouch, leaving them in the Nest of the Two Poles for Yun Wushang to pass the time. Then, she returned to her room in the Qionglou, checked the restrictions, confirmed everything was fine, set up a Spirit Gathering Array, and went into seclusion to refine the artifact Lin Lanyue needed.

Mo Xun had already refined an evasion-type artifact once. Although the first one was only fifth-grade, it provided valuable experience.

So, the second refinement came naturally, and her efficiency increased several times over. She had initially thought it would take at least eight months, but to her surprise, she succeeded in just six months.

The finished product had the texture and color of purple jade, adorned with gold thread wrapped into flower and bird decorations. The array patterns were carved inside like a skeleton, impossible to replicate without cutting the artifact open.

After successfully refining the artifact, Mo Xun didn’t immediately enter the Nest of the Two Poles to meet Yun Wushang. Instead, she first removed the restrictions and checked the surrounding situation.

Luo Baozhu seemed to still be in seclusion. She might have finished summarizing her experience and immediately started refining the next ninth-grade magic treasure.

But Yun Qianchong seemed to be constantly monitoring her every move.

“Refining a seventh-grade magic treasure in six months and advancing your cultivation to the middle Void Refinement stage. Your talent is truly remarkable.”

Hearing this, Mo Xun hastily turned and flew into the air, bowing toward Yun Qianchong: “The Sect Master overpraises me.”

“Are you taking this to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion now?” Yun Qianchong asked.

“To answer the Sect Master, yes.”

As long as she received the remaining 6 million spirit stones from Lin Lanyue, Mo Xun could earn 10 million spirit stones, complete the task, and advance one major realm.

Yun Qianchong was silent for a moment before saying, “I will escort you.”

“…Does the Sect Master treat all disciples in the sect with such care?” Mo Xun couldn’t help but ask.

Mo Xun felt that Yun Qianchong was monitoring her, but she dared not guess the reason for the surveillance.

Mo Xun admitted that she did intend to flee directly to the Demon Realm the last time she left the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate and was forced to change her mind only because of Yun Qianchong’s constant escort.

But if Yun Qianchong truly suspected her, why didn’t she take action against her directly?

Facing Mo Xun’s probing, Yun Qianchong’s response was: “Since I promised Immortal Venerable Baosheng that I would discipline you while she is in seclusion, I cannot allow you to make any mistakes during this time, which would cause me to break my promise.”

“I see. Sect Master’s commitment is admirable, Mo Xun is impressed.” Mo Xun praised her expressionlessly, deciding to ignore it for now.

Monitor me all you want. It won’t affect my plan anyway.

Mo Xun flew directly toward the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

However, just as she was about to leave the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, she overheard a discussion.

“The Water Moon Immortal Sect is being surrounded by the Spiritual Sword Immortal Gate again?”

“Yes. They probably heard the news that the Demon Venerable has been suppressed by us and no longer have any worries.”

“Aren’t we going to stop them?”

“Stop what? The Spiritual Sword Immortal Gate is using the pretense of protecting the Water Moon Immortal Sect. If we rashly intervene, it will only damage the alliance between the three major immortal gates and potentially lower the credibility of the three major immortal gates in the cultivation world.”

“Heh.” Mo Xun finally understood why the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate didn’t lift a finger when the Water Moon Immortal Sect was surrounded last time.

To hell with their damn alliance and credibility!

Mo Xun abruptly changed direction. Wearing the robes of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, she used the Spatial Folding technique to rush toward the Water Moon Immortal Sect.

Yun Qianchong: ?