The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Captured the Villainous Demon Venerable - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: You are a Fool

Mo Xun had assumed that Yun Wushang had unilaterally severed the Life-and-Death Contract the moment she recovered her Great Ascension stage cultivation.

The Life-and-Death Contract meant they shared life and death; if one party was killed, the other would also fall. This offered no benefit to the party with the higher cultivation, and Mo Xun could think of no reason not to sever the contract immediately.

However, in response to Mo Xun’s verification, Bai Muqing answered with certainty: “Yes, half a year ago. The Life-and-Death Contract between you and Yun Wushang was only severed half a year ago. If the person who severed the contract wasn’t you, it could only have been Yun Wushang.”

“It wasn’t me…” Mo Xun replied, her voice trembling. “She severed it, in order to…”

She couldn’t continue.

But why didn’t she sever it earlier?

Not only did she not sever it, but she also didn’t let her know… Why?

Mo Xun couldn’t understand. Her relatively rational brain could not comprehend Yun Wushang’s actions. If it were her, after breaking through to a realm capable of severing the contract, she would have done so without hesitation, as it offered her no benefit.

My position in Yun Wushang’s heart is far higher than I imagined.

Mo Xun pressed her lips together in silence. Bai Muqing looked at her for a while, then sighed: “I didn’t tell you this to make you sad… It’s just that I may never find true love in this life, but you have. I don’t want you to miss it.”

“Mm, I’m not sad. I’m just… heartbroken.” Mo Xun raised her hand to press her chest, her fingers tightening slightly, feeling a suffocating ache there. “Because she is the Demon Venerable, because her strength is dozens, hundreds of times greater than mine, I am like a cat standing before a tiger in her presence, so I always…”

Mo Xun knew that although her love for Yun Wushang was genuine, it was mixed with too much calculation. She could feel that before Yun Wushang said, “I believe you,” she wasn’t completely trusting of Mo Xun. But even without complete trust, Yun Wushang had done everything she could for her.

Mo Xun felt she owed Yun Wushang far too much, perhaps an unpayable debt in this lifetime.

“I understand,” Bai Muqing comforted her. “Because she is the Demon Venerable, and because she is a woman just like you, your relationship is bound to be rejected by the world, so you have many concerns.”

Mo Xun shook her head.

She had never hesitated because of Yun Wushang’s status as a demonic cultivator or her gender. She never believed that immortals and demons had to be enemies, and she was very clear that she liked women.

Her constant concern was the imbalance in power between herself and Yun Wushang. She wanted to quickly close the gap, and even surpass Yun Wushang, to completely seize the initiative into her own hands.

But now, she suddenly realized that although her realm and strength had been inferior to Yun Wushang’s for a long time, she had barely suffered any loss. She hadn’t even felt Yun Wushang’s Great Ascension stage pressure. On the contrary, Yun Wushang had constantly been protecting her and helping her acquire everything she desired.

However, others did not need to know this.

So, while Mo Xun shook her head in denial, she didn’t offer any explanation.

Before leaving, she only said one thing to Bai Muqing: “Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely rescue her and help her get revenge.”

Bai Muqing nodded. Although she knew how dangerous Mo Xun’s intentions were, she showed no intention of stopping her.

Before removing the anti-peeking restriction, her last words to Mo Xun were: “Mo Xun, I leave Wushang in your care.”

Mo Xun left the Inner Sect’s main peak of the Water Moon Immortal Sect, preparing to go to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion to deliver the artifact to Lin Lanyue and get the remaining 6 million spirit stones.

However, the moment she stepped out of the sect-protecting array, she ran into Chu Jiuqu.

“Senior Sister!” Mo Xun’s eyes lit up.

Meeting acquaintances was always a joy, especially since Mo Xun had long regarded her Master Bai Muqing and Senior Sister Chu Jiuqu as her own family.

Chu Jiuqu was equally happy to see Mo Xun, responding with a smile: “Junior Sister Mo, safe travels. I’ve heard from our fellow disciples about your heroic performance in driving away the Spiritual Sword cultivators. Your cultivation is growing higher, and your strength is getting stronger. As your Senior Sister, I am very gratified.”

“Senior Sister’s cultivation has also improved significantly.” Mo Xun noticed that Chu Jiuqu was already at the peak of the Soul Transformation stage. If she hadn’t heard that something happened to the Water Moon Immortal Sect, she would likely be in seclusion breaking through right now.

“Yes, my cultivation has also improved a lot, but I arrived too late,” Chu Jiuqu sighed. “If Junior Sister hadn’t arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

Mo Xun smiled: “I still remember Senior Sister’s heroic stance when protecting the sect last time. We are all cultivators of the Water Moon Immortal Sect; protecting this place is what we should do. It doesn’t matter who protects it, as long as the result is good.”

“Junior Sister is absolutely right,” Chu Jiuqu said, suddenly taking out a fan woven with black feathers from her storage brocade pouch and handing it to Mo Xun, her tone casual. “This is for you.”

Mo Xun didn’t take it, because she sensed the spiritual energy emanating from the feather fan. She could already determine that this spiritual energy came from an eighth-grade magic treasure!

“…No, this is too valuable. A magic treasure of such high grade must have taken Senior Sister years to refine. If you give it to me, what will Senior Sister do?”

Upon hearing this, Chu Jiuqu smiled, took Mo Xun’s hand, and placed the fan into it: “Silly girl, did you forget? You also refined a magic treasure for me. This is merely a return gift. Or are you dissatisfied with this return gift?”

“How could I be dissatisfied? But the magic treasure I gave Senior Sister was only fifth-grade.” Mo Xun’s emotions were already extremely sensitive because of Yun Wushang’s situation. Suddenly feeling such warmth from her Senior Sister, her nose stung, and she nearly cried.

But Mo Xun was ultimately not a person whose emotions showed easily, so she didn’t cry in the end, merely looking at the magic treasure in her hand with red eyes.

Chu Jiuqu raised her hand to show her the bracelet on her wrist: “It is precisely because you gave me this fifth-grade magic treasure that I gained so much from it, allowing me to upgrade it to seventh-grade, and then refine an eighth-grade magic treasure myself, ascending to the peak of the Soul Transformation stage. It can be said that without you, I, Chu Jiuqu, would not have achieved what I have today. So, Junior Sister, please accept this return gift without worry.”

Since Chu Jiuqu put it this way, Mo Xun accepted the feather fan.

Chu Jiuqu introduced it to her: “This fan is named ‘Black Feather Fan.’ It is woven from the feathers of a Dark Phoenix, infused with Dark Phoenix blood, and can release an eighth-grade black flame, incinerating everything. Whoever bullies you, use this fan to fan them. It will definitely burn them to ashes.”

“Thank you, Senior Sister.” Mo Xun was deeply touched. She flew back a short distance and bowed towards Chu Jiuqu.

Dark Phoenix feathers, Dark Phoenix blood. Chu Jiuqu spoke as if it had nothing to do with herself, but Mo Xun knew that this magic treasure was essentially refined from Chu Jiuqu’s own flesh and blood.

She must cherish this magic treasure well.

“Oh, right.” Chu Jiuqu looked at Mo Xun, was silent for a moment, then suddenly used spiritual energy to transmit her voice directly into Mo Xun’s mind.

I heard Yun Wushang was suppressed by the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate. If you want to save her, call me.

Hearing this, Mo Xun could no longer hold back, and her vision blurred.

She pursed her lips and composed herself for a long time before her emotions stabilized. She bowed to Chu Jiuqu again: “Thank you, Senior Sister, but I have my own plans.”

Chu Jiuqu didn’t press her: “Is Junior Sister returning to the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate now?”

“No, I need to go to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion first.”

“Then, farewell for now.”

“Farewell for now.”

Bidding farewell to her Senior Sister, Mo Xun put away the Black Feather Fan and flew towards the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

She could have used the Spatial Folding technique to instantly transport herself there, but she flew at the normal escape speed of the Void Refinement stage. She didn’t even know why herself, perhaps she just wanted a little more time to calm her emotions.

Speaking of which…

Mo Xun: I think the name Senior Sister gave the artifact is also quite “honest.”

System: No, that’s tactical confusion. She’s much smarter than you.

Mo Xun: …How so?

System: Based on your naming style, it would likely be the Dark Phoenix Fan, or the Black Flame Fan, something like that. Do you feel the difference?

If the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s style was to exaggerate, pushing the artifact’s name to sound as formidable as possible, Chu Jiuqu’s was the exact opposite, making the name sound as ordinary as possible.

Although the “Black Feather Fan” truly was a fan made of black feathers, the name neither revealed the true identity of the black feathers nor the function of the artifact.

Unlike Mo Xun, whose protective bracelet was called the Defensive Bracelet, and whose indefinitely evading bracelet was called the Infinite Evasion Bracelet, completely exposing the functions.

Mo Xun: Tell me, if Senior Sister were to name this Bone Bracelet Eighteen Blades for me, what would she name it?

System: White Jade Bracelet Inlaid with Cyan Beads, the Cyan Bead White Jade Bracelet.

Mo Xun: …Worthy of my Senior Sister.

Mo Xun truly admired Chu Jiuqu for being able to choose names from such an angle.

But she was more impressed with the System.

Mo Xun: How did you figure that out? I didn’t even notice the difference until you mentioned it. Did you used to work at the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?

System: No, but I have a friend who is an artifact forger. She only refines artifacts and doesn’t name them. I named all her magic treasures.

Mo Xun: Is that the one you mentioned before—the one who, like Senior Sister Jiuqu, went through the Dark Phoenix trial and converted her spiritual root to a Fire Spiritual Root?

System: Yes.

Mo Xun: What names have you given? Let me see your naming skills.

System: Stop probing, focus on your journey.

Mo Xun chuckled.

Although she couldn’t extract any more information from the System, she was almost certain that the System was, or once was, a cultivator on this continent.

It was a person, not a machine.

No, it should be “she.”

A while later, Mo Xun arrived at the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. Facing the cultivator who came to greet her, she stated directly: “I’m looking for Lin Lanyue, the Young Pavilion Master of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.”

The Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator bowed to her and went to relay the message.

Lin Lanyue had been waiting for a long time. Upon hearing the news, she rushed to Mo Xun in a gust of wind: “It’s born already? So fast! As expected of Mo Xun!”

Mo Xun: “…What nonsense are you talking about?”

Lin Lanyue: “Don’t all artifact forgers compare refining artifacts to giving birth?”

Mo Xun: “Who told you that?”

Lin Lanyue: “The nurturing of the Artifact Spirit! Nurturing, doesn’t that mean giving birth?”

Mo Xun: “…”

Mo Xun: That actually makes sense, but the artifacts I refine shouldn’t have Artifact Spirits, right?

Mo Xun recalled the strange movements of the Bone Bracelet Eighteen Blades she glimpsed in her periphery when she was killing people at the Water Moon Immortal Sect. She wasn’t sure if it was her own poor control of spiritual energy, or…

Never mind, that’s not important right now.

Mo Xun didn’t waste any more words with Lin Lanyue. She took out the Purple Jade Wrapped Gold Bracelet she had refined for her from her storage brocade pouch, handing it to her while repeating her requirements: “Seventh-grade protective magic treasure, bracelet, purple, evasion-type. It won’t affect your speed; it will only make you run faster.”

“Really?” Lin Lanyue took the bracelet and examined it closely, full of admiration. “Is there really such a perfect artifact for me in this world?”

Mo Xun didn’t mind and continued the introduction: “When it senses danger, it will automatically absorb your spiritual energy to make you evade. As long as you have enough spiritual energy, you can dodge attacks not just from the Void Refinement stage but even from the Great Ascension stage. Also, you can inject spiritual energy to initiate instantaneous movement.”

“Let me try!” Lin Lanyue said, putting the bracelet on her wrist. With a thought, she instantly flashed a hundred meters away.

“Wow, wow, wow!” She flew back, exclaiming all the way, “Mo Xun, this bracelet you refined is miraculous! With my escape speed and this bracelet’s instantaneous movement ability, who in the entire cultivation world can harm me now!”

“Calm down, don’t get ahead of yourself.” Mo Xun was genuinely worried she would swell with pride and show off in front of Yun Qianchong or Luo Baozhu.

Yun Qianchong could control hundreds of flying swords simultaneously and drain her spiritual energy in minutes. Luo Baozhu’s tower could also simply trap her inside with one swift move.

However, with Lin Xuan’er, a Great Ascension stage cultivator who could perceive worldly affairs and comprehend Yin and Yang, guarding the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, nothing should go wrong.

“Such a powerful magic treasure definitely needs a powerful name!” Lin Lanyue couldn’t let go of the bracelet, constantly fiddling with it.

She paced back and forth in front of Mo Xun a few times, then confidently raised the corners of her lips: “I’ve got it! I’ll call it ‘Divine Flash’!”

Mo Xun: “…”

“How’s the name? Isn’t it absolutely amazing!” Lin Lanyue had an expression that said, “I’m such a genius.”

Mo Xun: “…Mm.”

“Worthy of me!” Lin Lanyue was very pleased.

Mo Xun smiled helplessly, feeling a sense of relief internally: So, not everyone in the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion is good at naming artifacts.

System: …Mm.

Lin Lanyue happily instructed the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator to pay the final installment. She then proceeded to flash all over the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, afraid that others wouldn’t know she had acquired a seventh-grade magic treasure.

The Heaven’s Secret Pavilion cultivator put the 6 million spirit stones and the proceeds from the pill trade from Mo Xun’s previous visit into the same storage brocade pouch and handed it to Mo Xun.

After receiving the spirit stones, Mo Xun did not linger at the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion and returned directly to the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate using the Spatial Folding technique.

On the way, the System reminded her: Congratulations, Host, you have earned 10 million spirit stones. You can raise your cultivation by one major realm at any time.

Mo Xun gave an “Mm” but said nothing more.

She returned to the Qionglou, confirmed that Luo Baozhu was still in seclusion, and secretly sighed in relief. After setting up five layers of restrictions, she immediately took out the Nest of the Two Poles and entered it.

Heaven knew how hard she had tried to hold back along the way.

The moment she left the Water Moon Immortal Sect, she desperately wanted to see Yun Wushang, but because she wasn’t sure if Yun Qianchong’s divine sense was watching her, she could only pretend to be calm.

Upon returning to the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, Mo Xun could no longer restrain herself and immediately appeared before Yun Wushang.

Yun Wushang was sitting on the edge of the bed drawing talismans. She had just sensed Mo Xun’s aura, and before she could react, Mo Xun embraced her tightly.

Yun Wushang blinked in surprise: “What’s wrong?”

In Yun Wushang’s eyes, Mo Xun was always calm, bright, and confident, as if everything was under control, and nothing could rattle her.

Yun Wushang rarely saw Mo Xun lose control of her emotions; even the Mo Xun who entered the Nine Heavens Demon Suppressing Pagoda to save her seemed calm.

Therefore, Yun Wushang was very surprised to feel Mo Xun’s violently fluctuating emotions through the embrace.

Mo Xun held Yun Wushang tightly, her arms wrapped around her body, her head resting on her shoulder. Her nose was filled with Yun Wushang’s scent. That pleasant, faint fragrance always made Mo Xun’s heart uncontrollably soften whenever she smelled it.

She held her for a long time before finally speaking four words: “You are a fool.”

Yun Wushang: “…”

Yun Wushang wanted to get angry, but she heard the choked sound in Mo Xun’s voice and couldn’t bring herself to say anything harsh. Instead, she asked again, “What is it?”

“Why did you only sever the Life-and-Death Contract half a year ago?” Mo Xun whispered into Yun Wushang’s ear.

Hearing this question, Yun Wushang first froze for a moment, then showed a hint of awkwardness on her face: “…Bai Muqing is too talkative.”

“So, you are a fool,” Mo Xun concluded. “Since you recovered your strength, why didn’t you sever the contract? Since you weren’t planning to sever it, why did you suddenly do so?”

“I…”

“Don’t answer. I don’t want to hear it. I just… just want to hold you for a while.”

But whether it was worth it, Yun Wushang had already given her answer.

Mo Xun held Yun Wushang for a while. When she let go, her emotions had calmed down, and the moisture and redness in her eyes were smoothed away by spiritual energy.

Yun Wushang looked at her with regret: “I thought I might see you cry hysterically. What a pity.”

Mo Xun sighed helplessly, leaned in, and kissed her lips, a light touch: “I would never cry over a foolish thing done by a fool.”

Yun Wushang let out a “Tsk,” frowning unhappily: “If you dare to call me a fool again, I’ll…”

“What will you do? You don’t even have the heart to suppress me with your Great Ascension stage pressure.” Mo Xun was already very clear about how soft Yun Wushang was at heart. She wasn’t afraid of her threat at all.

She pushed Yun Wushang’s shoulders backward with both hands, and Yun Wushang was easily pushed down onto the bed.

Yun Wushang relaxed completely on the bed. Mo Xun leaned over her, some strands of her hair slipping from her back, the ends brushing against Yun Wushang’s collarbone, causing a thrilling itch.

Mo Xun noticed that Yun Wushang’s hair had been neatly styled this time, twisted into the familiar style they both knew.

Even though only Mo Xun could enter the Nest of the Two Poles, it wouldn’t matter if Yun Wushang was messy; Mo Xun wouldn’t mind.

But Yun Wushang really cared about her image, like a meticulous cat, constantly grooming her fur to be clean and tidy whenever she had a moment.

Too adorable.

And too heartbreaking.

Mo Xun lowered her head and kissed Yun Wushang’s lips. This time it was no longer a fleeting touch but a deep entanglement.

After the kiss, both their breathing was slightly ragged. Yun Wushang’s eyes were red at the corners: “…The current me can do nothing but be touched by you.”

Mo Xun could understand her current powerlessness. No one liked being trapped in one place for a long time, but there was no helping it: “I’m sorry, I can’t go to the Demon Realm yet, but soon, it will be soon. After I come out of my next seclusion, I can help you get revenge.”

Yun Wushang gave an “Mm,” then suddenly raised her hands and pulled Mo Xun’s collar, forcing her closer. She whispered into her ear: “But you are the only one who can make me feel safe and happy while I’m imprisoned.”

Mo Xun paused for a moment. Before she could react, Yun Wushang wrapped her legs around Mo Xun’s waist: “Ah Xun, pleasure me.”

“Alright.”

Mo Xun pleasured Yun Wushang, then left the Nest of the Two Poles and began setting up the Spirit Gathering Array.

She took out all the spirit stones she had, nearly filling the entire room.

She sat cross-legged in the air, furiously absorbing spiritual energy, letting her cultivation increase at a terrifying speed.

In the fourth month, the surging spiritual energy broke through the constraints. Her Divine Soul and physical body completely merged, no longer separate. Both her physical strength and the concentration of her spiritual energy increased severalfold.

Then, immediately after the successful breakthrough, she used the mission reward.

Mo Xun: System, I want to advance one major realm.

A golden opening suddenly split open in the sky. A massive amount of spiritual energy poured into this world through the opening, passing through the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate’s sect-protecting array, through Luo Baozhu’s Qionglou Illusory Realm, through Mo Xun’s five layers of restrictions, engulfing Mo Xun, and then, as Mo Xun circulated her spiritual energy, compressed into her body.

The commotion was so massive that it caused a stir among the cultivators of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal Gate, who exchanged glances in shock.

“What’s happening?”

“Such powerful spiritual energy!”

“Look quickly! What is that in the sky?”

“A golden crack.”

“Could it be… a spatial rift?”

“What is that?”

“Cultivators have been ascending in the cultivation world, yet very few have ever seen true immortals. This proves there are worlds beyond this one, and immortals reside in that world. It is said that immortals can return to their original world by tearing space, and the rift they tear open is called a spatial rift.”

“So, an immortal has descended?”

“We don’t know if this is a blessing or a curse.”

Yun Qianchong listened to the disciples’ discussion, raised her head, and gazed at the golden rift in the sky. She saw that after it appeared, it did not last long and gradually shrank until it disappeared, giving no one a chance to peek at the world behind the rift.

But that powerful spiritual energy surging from the other side of the rift…

Yun Qianchong looked towards Luo Baozhu’s residence. Countless dark clouds were gathering in that direction, flickering with terrifying thunder light that even a Great Ascension stage cultivator found chilling.

Has Luo Baozhu broken through to the Tribulation Transcending stage?

Wasn’t she only at the mid-Great Ascension stage?