Chapter 9
After a long silence, he spoke earnestly: "Little Wenwan, you can't let others examine your spiritual root. If anyone tries to examine it in the future, you must refuse!"
Wen Wan nodded. Aunt Yue had said the same thing to her, but Uncle Zhong was a good person.
The person who gives her a big meat bun is a good person.
Aunt Yue: This silly child will be sold sooner or later.
So Uncle Zhong was able to spot the problem the first time, but had no other way to solve it?
"What a waste of your talent." Uncle Zhong's confident expression vanished, replaced by a look of regret. "Uncle Zhong will find a way to help you."
"By the way, you have no cultivation at all. Why did Mo Xuan Yue let you out? Did he abandon you?" Uncle Zhong was somewhat indignant at the thought of this possibility.
"Of course not, Aunt Yue entrusted me with an important task," Wen Wan said proudly.
Hearing this, Uncle Zhong got even angrier!
Entrusting her with an important task?? Little Wenwan has no cultivation at all, and you're sending her on a mission? That damned Mo Xuanyue!!
Uncle Zhong was furious, but he channeled his anger into motivation and made a huge pot of meat buns.
Wenwan: The big meat buns I haven't had in fifteen years, hehehe.
After saying goodbye to Uncle Zhong, she also put several large meat buns into her spirit ring space.
This was specially made for her by Aunt Yue, incorporating her supernatural abilities. It's a spatial ring that can be opened simply by using her supernatural abilities, without requiring spiritual power.
She met up with everyone right on time and found that everyone had already arrived; she was the last one.
Several people looked at her with hostility, seemingly blaming her for arriving late and delaying the descent from the mountain.
Wen Wan didn't bother arguing with them and consciously stood at the end of the line.
Along the way, Wenwan learned that the disciples' purpose for this trip was to gain experience. The Lingwu Valley Secret Realm in the southern border town would open in three days. Although it was an orange-level secret realm, the danger level was relatively low.
The Spirit Mist Valley is a special secret realm. It mainly contains ordinary spiritual treasures, but good treasures are extremely rare, such as her goal for this trip: the Marrow Cleansing Grass. Ordinary Marrow Cleansing Grass is already difficult to obtain, let alone a top-grade one.
Therefore, it has a very low chance of dropping extremely rare spiritual treasures, which is why it was designated as an orange-level secret realm.
However, powerful cultivators generally don't try their luck, firstly because the odds are too low, and secondly because they have better secret realms to explore.
Therefore, the Spirit Mist Valley became an excellent training ground for disciples of various immortal sects.
Wen Wan roughly understood that there should be many people on this trip, but they were all disciples with the strength of Golden Core or Nascent Soul. She didn't know where the person Aunt Yue said would cooperate with her was.
As darkness fell, the group arrived at the inn to rest. Wen Wan immediately ordered several dishes, which she displayed excitedly, leaving everyone looking at her with puzzled expressions.
"Junior Sister Song, what kind of mortal food do you eat? Aren't you afraid it will affect your cultivation progress?" someone asked, voicing everyone's doubts.
Wen Wan gave herself a new name for this trip: Song Wen Nuan.
"Cultivation is nothing compared to eating." Wen Wan didn't care much; she didn't need to cultivate, and she couldn't cultivate anyway.
She was fed all sorts of magical treasures as she grew up, read many ancient books, and tried many methods of cultivation, but all of them ended in failure.
She could feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy in her dantian, and she could also feel that her spiritual energy was very pure, but she just couldn't cultivate.
"Alright, she doesn't care about cultivation at all, why are you so concerned about her?"
Wen Wan looked over upon hearing the sound and realized it was one of the people who had scolded her when they met up; he even looked somewhat familiar.
As soon as she finished speaking, the person who asked the question looked embarrassed.
The girl who was with her tugged at her sleeve cautiously: "Senior Sister Zhang, please don't say that."
Senior Sister Zhang?
Oh, I remember now! Isn't this the same blind fellow disciple of that little green tea bitch?
What a coincidence! Could the person advising her be that little green tea b*tch? She does look quite delicate. Wen Wan took a closer look and confirmed that both of them were in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.
Aside from being unable to cultivate, she has made considerable progress over the years. It's not difficult to discern a person's cultivation level unless they are a powerful being who has hidden it well. For ordinary cultivators like them, it's no problem.
Soon, the hushed conversations around her gave her the answer.
"Senior Sister Zhang's mouth is indeed a bit sharp," someone whispered.
"Yes, with Senior Sister Zhang's mouth, if it weren't for Junior Sister Ruotong always stopping her, who knows how many people she would have offended," someone next to her chimed in.
"Tsk, whether they care or not is none of your business. You have to criticize them for everything they say. If you have nothing better to do, go and serve the customers for the waiter."
A man walked in through the door, rudely confronted Senior Sister Zhang, and then went straight to the table opposite Wen Wan, where he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it.
Seeing this, Senior Sister Zhang sneered: "Birds of a feather flock together. What future can someone who can't control their mouth have?"
"How could that be? You're the only one who can keep your mouth shut. Everyone's words are related to you."
"Others your age don't come to these kinds of secret realms for training anymore, so what does it mean that you're the only one who's here?"
"That means you have a bright future!"
The man's words were full of mockery, implying that although she was old, her cultivation level was low, and his face was full of provocation.
"you……"
Enraged, Senior Sister Zhang made a move to get up and fight him, but the disciples quickly stopped her and advised her to avoid causing trouble while out and about.
She calmed down and secretly vowed that he would get what's coming to him in the secret realm.
"Would you like a steamed bun?"
Seeing that the farce was over, Wen Wan took out a large meat bun from her spatial storage and handed it to him.
"Thanks." The man took the bun and took a bite without hesitation.
"Are you the person Aunt Yue told me about?" Wen Wan asked him with a smile.
She likes this personality.
"Yes," the man readily admitted.
"Where are your fellow disciples?" She always mingled with the other disciples who were undergoing training when she came down the mountain.
"Fellow disciples?" Seeing Wen Wan looking behind him with a puzzled expression, he realized, "Oh, I'm a rogue cultivator, I don't have any fellow disciples."
"Alright, then you can come with me. I'll have to trouble you when I'm not available to help." Wen Wan poured him a cup of tea.
"No problem, no problem. My name is Lin Zhu. May I ask your name?"
"Song Wennuan".
"Huh?" Lin Zhu looked stunned.
"My surname is Song, and my given name is Wen Nuan. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No...no." Lin Zhu waved his hand awkwardly: "Miss Song, a nice name."
That's natural.
The group continued their journey as usual the next day and successfully entered the secret realm within its opening time.
Upon entering the secret realm, the group was immediately dispersed by the mist.
"The mist is poisonous; prolonged inhalation of the air here can cause mental confusion." Lin Zhu immediately told her this as soon as they met up, and activated her magical artifact to create a shield that enveloped the two of them, preventing them from inhaling more mist.
Wen Wan, who had been inhaling the mist for a while, remained calm.
The further they went, the thicker the fog became, making it impossible to see the path beneath their feet. Wen Wan had no choice but to take out the East Sea Night Pearl she had hidden in her spatial storage. Instantly, the path within a radius of thirty feet became crystal clear.
"This fog is something else; my luminous pearl only illuminates this little bit of the road."
You should know that when she takes out this luminous pearl at night, even roosters will think it's dawn and crow, but here it only illuminates a path about ten meters around.
"Lin Zhu, which way do we go next?" Wen Wan asked.
It was her first time entering the secret realm, and she lacked experience. Lin Zhu should be more experienced than her.
"Follow your instincts."
"..."
The two continued deeper into the area, and along the way they saw several disciples from other sects who were unconscious due to the fog.
Although this secret realm is extremely dangerous, if even a low-level monster were to appear while the person is unconscious, they would likely perish in its belly.
Left with no other choice, the two settled them in one place, fed them antidote pills, and then left, leaving life and death to fate and wealth to heaven.
Lin Zhu noticed that Wen Wan seemed to have put something in their pockets.
They found nothing even after reaching the depths of the secret realm.
Watch your step.
Lin Zhu quickly stopped her from taking another step forward, only to see a magical plant on the ground unwillingly retracting its vines.
"Everything in the secret realm is dangerous, so don't let your guard down."
Seeing this, she nodded gently.
"Wait a minute." Lin Zhu stopped her again: "Look what's that?"
Wen Wan looked in the direction he pointed, but saw nothing.
"Put the luminous pearl away first."
Wen Wan did as she was told. As the surroundings were once again shrouded in mist, a tiny purple light appeared in the direction Lin Zhu was pointing.
"Is this Firefly Fungus?" Wen Wan was shocked; she had seen this plant in ancient books.
There is a firefly fungus in Liangchang Mountain. Its leaves resemble grass, its fruit is as big as a bean, and it has purple flowers that glow at night.
Lin Zhu smiled and said, "Junior Sister Song has a good eye. I didn't expect this trip to have such an unexpected gain."
Legend has it that the human heart has seven orifices, and eating one Firefly Fungus will make one of them clear. If someone can eat seven of them, all seven orifices will be opened.
When a person's seven orifices are opened, they can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth infinitely, and their cultivation level will be greatly improved.
"We'll take this Firefly Fungus." Senior Sister Zhang and the others, who had been following them for a long time, went straight for the Firefly Fungus upon hearing that it was a valuable item.
"Lin Zhu..." Seeing Lin Zhu about to snatch it, Wen Wan hurriedly stopped him: "Don't go."
"Rare and precious materials are protected by high-level demonic creatures or spirit beasts. She doesn't even understand such a simple principle. No wonder she's lived to such an old age and still has such a low level of cultivation."
Upon hearing her mockery, Senior Sister Zhang rushed out, secretly vowing to capture Firefly Ganoderma.
He didn't care about the monsters, but he was afraid that the Firefly Ganoderma would be stolen: "Alright, I'll listen to Junior Sister Song."
Wen Wan glanced at him. Why did this rogue cultivator seem to keep calling her "Junior Sister"?
"ah--"
Before I could think any further, a scream rang out.
Several disciples who had come with Senior Sister Zhang were at a loss for what to do, but Liu Ruotong was the first to react, lighting a tinderbox to try and see what was happening ahead.
But the tinderbox was completely useless in the fog.
"Junior Sister Song, Senior Sister Zhang is in danger, it's a matter of life and death. Could you please take out your luminous pearl so we can see what's going on?" Liu Ruotong pleaded.
Senior Sister Zhang is her number one helper, and she can't afford to have anything happen to her now.
Wen Wan sneered: "Being greedy requires considering whether you have the ability to back it up."
The luminous pearl instantly illuminated the surroundings.
Senior Sister Zhang was hoisted high into the air by a huge, completely black demonic plant.
Upon closer inspection, the tentacles of this demonic plant were exactly the same as the vines from before. Fortunately, Lin Zhu stopped her at the time, otherwise she might have been hung up as well.
The demonic plant tightened its grip, and Senior Sister Zhang's face turned deathly pale, struggling to breathe: "Save...me..."
Seeing this, the others began attacking the demonic plant, trying to give Senior Sister Zhang a chance to catch her breath.
However, their attacks were like stones sinking into the sea, having no effect whatsoever on the magical plant, whose tentacles easily blocked them.
"Are there any disciples with fire elemental roots here? Let's concentrate our firepower on its weak point!"
Wenwan's words gave everyone a sense of security, and they obeyed her instructions, doing their best to help the fire spirit root cultivator attack the demonic plant's vital point. The demonic plant was hit and angrily threw Senior Sister Zhang to the ground, causing her to spit out blood and completely faint.
The demonic plant discarded the humans who were in its way and turned its attention to the group that was attacking it. Its tentacles slammed down, but Lin Zhu grabbed Wen Wan and dodged away.
Wen Wan: ……
Is she useless?
What do other people think?
The group was forced to scatter, and they relied entirely on the glowing luminous pearl in Wen Wan's hand to find their way. Wen Wan was passively brought into the attack range of the demonic plant.
After dodging several rounds of attacks, Wen Wan spoke up: "Lin Zhu, can you hold off this demonic plant? Its cultivation level is probably already at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."
Lin Zhu was wearing a magical artifact, completely concealing his cultivation level. She couldn't see it clearly and didn't know if he could deal with this demonic plant.
"Of course." The answer was given without hesitation.
The helper that Aunt Yue found for her was indeed reliable.
"You guys, take the trash off the ground, we'll hold it off," Wen Wan said to the group.
It would be best if someone could hold them back and allow them to escape unscathed.
"Junior Sister Song, the demonic plant is too dangerous. Can you hold it off?" Liu Ruotong asked with concern.
Wen Wan rolled her eyes at Lin Zhu. Even at a time like this, she was still pretending!
"If we can't hold them off, you can stay too. The rest of you, go."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruotong looked as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.
"Hurry up and go, don't get in the way here." Lin Zhu said to them before drawing his weapon and fighting the monster.
The others quickly grabbed the half-dead Senior Sister Zhang and fled in panic.
With those bouncy cultivators gone, the world is quieter, and they can focus on the demonic plants.
However, the demonic plant seemed to possess intelligence. After being defeated by Lin Zhu several times, it shifted its target. Taking advantage of Lin Zhu's full attention to it, it secretly sent out a vine to strike Wen Wan.
It was too late when he realized it.
"Song Wenuan!!"
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