Chapter 42 A Second Blossom: The Boundless Thought Valley's main cultivators of spiritual healing...

The Wuliangsi Valley specializes in spiritual healing. Their methods are mostly unpredictable and erratic. They don't believe in the saying "saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda." Instead, they are carefree and unrestrained. If they see someone as worthy, they will save them, even if it means exchanging their life for another. If they don't see someone as worthy, they will kill them instead of saving them. It is a sect with a very eccentric mind, and it is a sect that is polarized in the cultivation world.

Suiyuan and Wuliangsi Valley have a deep connection. It is unknown what the snake clan traded with Hua Canglan, the sect leader of Wuliangsi Valley. Even though most of the great demons in Peach Blossom Valley were captured and bound by contracts by cultivators, and the snake clan was wiped out in the great war, this genius of the snake clan, who is rare in a thousand years, still survived.

He is now Hua Canglan's contracted spirit beast, and has a very nice name: Ruyi Zi.

When Fengxue heard this, she felt contempt. She thought it was truly pathetic and lamentable that this proud snake genius would willingly become a pet to be played with by humans in order to save his life.

The white rabbit was somewhat unhappy to hear this. The demon bloodline was preserved, and there was even a great demon who could stand on equal footing with cultivators. She was actually happy, though. Sui Yuan was very powerful, more powerful than all of them.

She also wanted to be that powerful, to protect the people she wanted to protect, but she was just a rabbit.

Most of their parents were ordinary spirits with no great abilities. They were eventually refined into pills, becoming highly effective tonics that demons could easily obtain. So when they died, they were gone, leaving not even a corpse behind.

As for those powerful demons who once dominated their regions, they were all bound by contracts, becoming contracted spirit beasts of the human or demon races, transforming from close companions into enemies facing each other in battle.

The only monsters that survived in Peach Blossom Valley were these insignificant little brats who couldn't cause any trouble. In fact, their survival was entirely due to Sui Yuan's protection.

Suiyuan is a snake, a cold-hearted and aloof snake. So, although the white rabbit is terrified on the surface, it admires her greatly in its heart.

Lu Ming had been crying ever since Sui Yuan appeared. He wiped Liu Mian's sleeve with snot and tears, and kept hiccuping. He looked miserable and pitiful.

Liu Mian patted his head. He seemed quite calm. In fact, he was just a young boy, but among these people, he was still the older brother.

He bowed to Suiyuan and said, "The lotus flowers in the pond suddenly bloomed. We just came out to pick some lotus pods. Fengxue is young and his demonic power is weak, so he could not suppress the malevolent energy in his body."

“Suiyuan, we grew up together.” He spoke with some difficulty, ultimately feeling a little embarrassed, but seeing the struggling and painful snow wolf, he still spoke up: “Could you please save her?”

The air quieted down, and even the crying deer waited anxiously. In fact, he had held the hand of his brother Suiyuan before. He was a sweet-talking and obedient sika deer. When his father was still alive, he often praised him for his clever and cute appearance, which made him loved by many uncles and aunts in Peach Blossom Valley.

Brother Suiyuan also likes him and will occasionally pinch his cheeks. The highest and most dangerous mountain in Peach Blossom Valley is called Unrepentant Cliff. Only powerful demons can climb it. The grass and flowers on the mountain are exceptionally beautiful. When Suiyuan returns home from cultivation, he will pick the tenderest and greenest grass for him.

That was a very, very long time ago.

He had been starving for a long time; his eyes were not clear, and his face was sunken. He was an unwanted little monster, a little monster that everyone wanted to kill.

Sui Yuan sneered, "I told you not to leave the cave casually, but you still insisted on coming out? Are you going to starve to death?"

"I'm sorry..." Liu Mian murmured. He knew that it was not easy for Sui Yuan to protect them under the moonlit canal, but the lotus flowers tonight were especially fragrant. He was a plant, and he had a natural affinity for plants.

He genuinely believed that the revitalized lotus pond could also bring them back to life, like withered trees sprouting new life.

Just like this older sister who suddenly appeared.

Shi Wenzhe didn't quite understand the background of the group, but she realized that Sui Yuan was the undisputed leader. She asked softly, "A Yuan? May I call you that? This snow wolf is just being controlled by malevolent energy; it can still be saved..."

Sui Yuan interrupted coldly.

Shi Wenzhe hesitated for a moment, then heard the other party say, "I don't care who you are, what your purpose is in coming here, whether you're trying to make them happy or not." He took a step forward with a fierce aura, and Shi Wenzhe felt a powerful pressure, causing his legs to involuntarily take a step back.

"This place is a one-way trip." With that, Sui Yuan lashed out with her long whip. The fierce wind from the whip shattered the flowers and leaves. Shi Wenzhe was pinned to the spot by the powerful pressure, his feet seemingly glued to the ground. He had already considered several ways to escape, but he could only frantically try to escape like an ant on a hot pan.

With a "thud," she was swept away by the long whip. The scenery kept flashing and changing on her retina. With a whoosh, she fell into a puddle, splashing water everywhere.

A second time.

Withered leaves and fallen flowers tumbled onto the pond, their broken petals drifting pitifully on the water. Occasionally, she would pick up a petal, its fragrance still lingering, but now carrying a strong, rotten, pungent odor of something crushed. She watched helplessly as the scattered leaves and flowers transformed in an instant back into their withered and decayed state of the daytime.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Wen twisted his fingertips together, a hint of reluctance rising in his heart.

She thought, "This was created by Qin Wenxue's spiritual power. It's a pond of lotus flowers that he made bloom for her. They're so beautiful and dreamlike. She has to be very careful when picking them."

Peach Blossom Valley was in trouble at the moment, engulfed in war, but it had nothing to do with her. She was an outsider who didn't fit in, so she always had the saintly heart of an outsider. In this instant, she suddenly felt a little resentful towards the young man in front of her.

"What a pity," she thought. "She's probably thinking of giving up and sleeping here. Anyway, Qin Wenxue will definitely come looking for her when she sees she's missing. But how can she just stand by and watch her die? She's Shi Wenzhe. Although she's afraid of death, she's still a kind and soft-hearted person."

Her mouth and nose were covered by the muddy water, and she felt a strong sense of suffocation. Shi Wenzhe thrashed about like a landlubber, splashing water everywhere. Someone gently pulled her arm up, and she sat up, spitting out mud all over the ground.

She shook the water off her head, looking like a wet little kitten.

"Sister, are you alright?" Liu Mian looked at her with concern, while Lu Ming squatted down beside her, hugging his knees.

Snow Wolf was barely breathing, and Shi Wen's back ached. She was about to stand up and walk towards Snow Wolf when she drowsily looked at Sui Yuan and said, "Please don't hit me. I'm afraid of pain." Her tone was still timid.

Sui Yuan chuckled, tilting her head to look at this inexplicable woman as if she were watching a huge joke: "Afraid of pain yet still wandering around recklessly, you seem to have no idea where you are?"

Shi Wenzhe retorted, "What territory? Can't I come here? Is this your property? Are you going to charge me a toll?" She was so angry that she started talking nonsense and stood up, intending to slap the boy.

"This brat has no manners and doesn't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young."

"Alright, alright, little deer, stop crying." She patted her bun and instructed Anan to help the disabled but determined girl. "Should we save her or not? If we do, help me hold her down."

She pointed at the convulsing snow wolf and gave the order.

Sui Yuan looked over with an inscrutable expression and said lightly, "He can't be saved." She seemed to have endless regret, and also seemed to not care about this life. So she didn't pay any attention to what Shi Wenzhe said, and only put away her long whip.

The long whip suddenly shrank, transforming into a lifelike black snake coiled around Sui Yuan's waist, its scales gleaming with a faint, dark light and displaying a myriad of colors.

Shi Wenzhe stared wide-eyed; these soft-bodied creatures were her greatest fear in life, haha, they were really killing her.

Sui Yuan conjured several black halos in her hands. The halos grew larger and spun around, enveloping the children and immobilizing them. Their eyes darted around, but they couldn't speak.

People were stunned when they heard about the broken pieces.

"You...you're the warden?"

Sui Yuan ignored her and said in a deep voice, "You can leave now."

Shi Wenzhe was stunned, somewhat incredulous. Let her go? Wasn't this a place where there was no return? Could it be that this young man was just stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside?

She suddenly felt that the other person's expression was not so gloomy and cold anymore, and even the black snake at his waist seemed to have softened a bit.

"I can save her," Shi Wenzhe repeated, his eyes shining.

Her sincerity made Sui Yuan unable to help but scrutinize her closely, but she still felt that this person was just spouting nonsense. If there really was someone in this world who could save the masses from the torment of resentment, then she would have found that person long ago, even if it meant kneeling and kowtowing three times and kowtowing nine times.

Unfortunately, Heaven showed no mercy to the demon race, nor did it value their lives. Amidst the chaos of war across the Three Realms, they were the only innocent victims caught in the crossfire, their lives and deaths beyond their control, making even survival seem like a luxury and a joke.

"I don't know where you came from, little demon. Perhaps you were spoiled by your elders at home, so you are naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world. But this is malevolent energy, and you can't save her."

"Tonight, Sword Sect's One-Foot Snow is guarding Peach Blossom Valley. That bastard has a foul and stubborn temper, so you'd better leave as soon as possible. Don't worry about anything else."

“I really can do it, you see.” After saying that, Shi Wenzhe took Lu Ming’s hand.

A soft, white light shone forth, casting an endless, enchanting glow on the lotus pond under the moonlight. Lu Ming felt a warm sensation in his abdomen, and from the core of his demonic energy, his entire body began to feel lighter, as if floating on air.

He stared blankly at Shi Wenzhe with his round eyes, watching this strange older sister grope him all over. But after the groping, the cold, damp, and malevolent energy in his body disappeared, and his demonic power flowed smoothly, no longer as sluggish as before.

The black lines on his face disappeared, and even the faint red blood vessels in his pupils vanished completely. He turned back into the cute little white dumpling he used to be, only now he was thin and looked even more lovable.

Liu Mian felt it most clearly. He was closest to Lu Ming, and the white light, like a firefly, trembled and drilled into his body, as if it were taking pity on him, who was also suffering, and easing the resentment in his body. However, that white light was ultimately not meant for him. Compared to the resentment in his body, it was just a drop in the ocean. But a fish that has been thirsty for a long time is not satisfied with just rainwater after being nourished by it. It begins to yearn for rivers and seas, and it begins to yearn for the ease and freedom of its body.

So the fish, which was dying of thirst, prayed to the heavens, to the gods, and begged for mercy.