Chapter 50: Seven Secrets of a Scumbag’s Heart

"Fifth Junior Sister!"

Nan Wang's eyes suddenly turned red.

This feeling of losing and regaining is so subtle.

He knew that Lingzhi was in danger this time and had prepared for the worst, but he still had unrealistic hopes.

Now that his extravagant wish has come true, he can hardly believe it.

"Brother, don't cry. You have already broken through the Qi Refining stage. You will be an inner sect brother from now on. You must set a good example for inner sect brothers and not cry easily."

Lingzhi seemed to have no awareness that he had just escaped death, and even had the time to congratulate Nanwang on his improved cultivation.

"Wuwuwu, Fifth Junior Sister..."

Nan Wang sniffed, covered his eyes, and choked up, "Wuwu, Fifth Junior Sister, I'm so glad you're okay. I was really worried about you..."

Lingzhi said proudly: "At the critical moment, I tempered the Thousand Flower Bell with blood, not only withstood the full force of the Heart-Digger, but also saved my consciousness without the Thousand Flower Bell destroying itself. This is something that only a top-grade weapon cultivator can do. What do you think, Senior Brother, am I awesome?"

Nan Wang nodded vigorously: "Too amazing! Too amazing!"

Du Xueling, who was following Lingzhi, spoke up at the right time, exposing Lingzhi's self-praise:

"Your consciousness has been out of your body for a long time, and your soul has been damaged. If we hadn't arrived in time, you would have died."

Lingzhi's face fell, and he pouted and said, "How can it be so exaggerated? Senior Sister, you are talking nonsense."

Du Xueling said, "You know whether I am talking nonsense or not. You cannot maintain your human form for a long time now. You must transform back to your original form and take good care of yourself for a while until your spirit and soul recover. I happened to have a soul-nourishing bottle with me. Quickly transform back to a flower branch and take care of yourself. When we return to the sect, I will arrange a better soul-nourishing pool for you."

"I don't want to, I'm fine." Lingzhi's little mouth pouted higher and higher: "I haven't seen my senior brother for a long time, I don't want to go into the bottle, I want to eat delicious food with my senior brother."

"No, Fifth Junior Sister, listen to the First Junior Sister. It's very dangerous in the secret realm. When we return to the sect, I will cook you a feast every day!"

Nanwang said seriously.

He still knew what was important at this time.

Lingzhi said aggrievedly: "Okay, Senior Brother has said so...but the delicious food is ready, I'll eat a few bites before leaving."

In the end, Lingzhi finished a whole bowl of cold vegetables and gulped down three cups of spiritual fruit juice. Only then did he reluctantly change back to his original form and was put into the soul-nourishing bottle by Du Xueling.

The originally withered branches regained vitality after gaining consciousness. Several tender yellow flowers proudly bloomed on the fingers, looking extremely energetic.

Du Xueling carefully put away the flower branches, turned to Nanwang and said:

"Except for Lingzhi, all other Qingyun Sect disciples who entered the Immortal Fox Secret Realm have died. Lingzhi led me to find their remains. There were too many people, so it took some time to collect them, so we came back a little late."

"Is that so..."

Nanwang let out a sigh of regret.

Being able to save one spiritual branch is already a miracle, and he should be content.

Not all disciples have the ability to survive like Lingzhi, but even if they understand these principles, Nanwang still feels heavy-hearted when he hears the news of his fellow disciples' deaths so bluntly.

Nan Wang consciously changed the subject. Just then he noticed that there was someone missing, so he asked, "Big Sister, where is Third Brother?"

"Here I come, here I come."

Before he finished his words, a figure emerged from the water, pushed forward with big hands, and climbed ashore easily.

"Oh my god! Third Brother, how did you become like this? Are you okay?"

Zhan Chenming's appearance really scared Nan Wang.

He was covered in wounds, his skin was torn and bloody, the worst wounds were so deep that you could see the bones. It was no exaggeration to say that he was covered in blood.

The reason why he didn't show up immediately was to wash off the blood in the water so that he wouldn't look too scary.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, it will heal on its own in half a day."

Zhan Chenming didn't care about the injuries on his body at all. He was like a stone sculpture that couldn't feel pain, extremely heavy and solid.

Nan Wang frowned and asked, "How did it become like this? Did you encounter the enemy?"

"No, just breaking the formation."

Zhan Chenming briefly explained it to Nanwang:

"There is a bone formation underground that can trap the mind. I had to break the formation to save Fifth Junior Sister, but I didn't have enough time and couldn't figure out how the formation worked, so I had to break it by force. That's how it turned out. It's okay, it's just superficial injuries."

His steel bones are the best weapon in the world for breaking formations, but... it's not without a price.

Nanwang was a little shocked. Hearing this, he murmured, "Really, you have worked so hard, Third Senior Brother."

Zhan Chenming waved his hands: "No, it's nothing to save Fifth Junior Sister. If it wasn't for me, Fifth Junior Sister wouldn't have come to the Fairy Fox Secret Realm. So, it's my fault. I owe her."

Upon hearing this, Nan Wang's face turned pale in an instant: "How can it be Third Senior Brother's fault? If I must say, it should be my fault..."

He still feels extremely guilty for not stopping his fifth junior sister from going to the Fairy Fox Secret Realm.

He clearly knew that his third senior brother died in the Fairy Fox Secret Realm, but he failed to imagine that his fifth junior sister who went there in his place would also get into trouble. It was all his fault due to his inconsideration.

Du Xueling interrupted, "Okay, stop messing around. We are all from the same school, so we should help each other. Why are you fussing about these things? Now that everyone is happy, why are you still looking so sad? Be happy, Fifth Junior Sister is watching us."

Zhan Chenming smiled and said, "I'm happy, of course I'm happy. Seeing that Fifth Junior Sister is safe and sound, my heart, which has been hanging in the balance for several days, is finally at ease."

Nan Wang nodded and forced a smile.

He was naturally happy too. The moment he saw his fifth junior sister, the joy in his heart almost swallowed him up.

However, the Fifth Junior Sister's soul is damaged right now, and she must stay in the soul-nourishing bottle to be nursed back to health. In order to protect the Fifth Junior Sister, it would be best for them to avoid fighting, wait peacefully until the secret realm ends, and then return to the sect.

Nan Wang thought for a moment and asked, "Senior Sister, now that the Spiritual Branch has been rescued, our next step is to end the Secret Realm, right?"

In fact, they don't need to do anything to end the secret realm, because the male protagonist is already in the Fairy Fox Secret Realm, and it is very likely that he has already found out the method to conquer the secret realm through various channels, just like in the original work.

Although the Fairy Fox Secret Realm ended up in the hands of Du Xueling in the original novel, the male protagonist also found a way to conquer the secret realm, but was overtaken by Du Xueling and was unable to implement it.

In other words, if everything goes well, theoretically they can just sit back and wait for the male lead to take action.

Du Xueling shook her head and said, "Before the secret realm ends, we must first find the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart."

She was not worried about the Fairy Fox Secret Realm itself. She had conquered too many secret realms before, and after visiting them during this period of time, she did not think that the Fairy Fox Secret Realm was anything special. After talking with Lingzhi, she was sure of this.

It was purely an accident that Lingzhi was defeated here. She was dragged down by her pig teammates. But now, she and Zhan Chenming have joined forces and don't have such worries at all. No matter how many people's hearts the fox fairies devour, they are no match for the two of them.

What she was worried about was the spiritual branch.

The body and consciousness of the spirit branch have returned, but the Seven Mysterious Heart is still missing.

Hearing Du Xueling say this, Nan Wang was a little confused: "Aren't Qi Liao Ling Long Xin and Fifth Junior Sister together?"

Du Xueling shook her head: "We only found the Thousand Flower Bell. I asked Fifth Junior Sister, and she said that before she was trapped in the White Bone Array, her Seven Secrets Linglong Heart had been dug out."

Nanwang said again: "But didn't you say, Senior Sister, that the Seven-Honored Linglong Heart is immortal and will return to the Qingyun Sect on its own after the secret realm ends? If so, can't we just go back to the sect and wait for the Seven-Honored Linglong Heart to return on its own?"

"Yes, the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart will not be swallowed by the secret realm, and will return to Qingyun Sect on its own, but..."

Du Xueling sighed helplessly:

"But there is no guarantee that the Seven-Demons Linglong Heart will not find a new host after it leaves. There are so many yellow cicada branches in the sect. If one is not kept under control, it will find a new one."

Nanwang: “?”

Du Xueling said: "This is not the first time this has happened. Once you have come into contact with the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart, you will know that it tends to... like new things and dislike old things."

Nanwang: “…”

no.

Is this the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart?

Why does it sound like a scumbag?

Nan Wang was completely confused and asked blankly, "I, I have a question, Senior Sister, what on earth is this Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart? Why is it so human... No, I mean, why does it seem to have consciousness?"

"I don't know much about the Seven Mysteries Exquisite Heart." Du Xueling spread his hands and said something that everyone knew: "I only know that the Seven Mysteries Exquisite Heart is the sect's most precious treasure, and it cannot be hosted by ordinary people."

Nan Wang speculated based on his own experience of reading the original novel: "Could it be that it is like those immortal swords, giving birth to sword spirits?"

Du Xueling said, "I'm afraid only the headmaster knows what's going on. But no matter what, the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart is very useful for refining weapons. Fifth Junior Sister has mastered the blood-tempered secret technique at such a young age. With such talent, she will reach the pinnacle of refining weapons sooner or later. The Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart is very important to her, so we have to get it back for her."

"Yes, yes, of course we have to take it back. This Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart originally belonged to Fifth Junior Sister, so of course we have to take it back."

Nan Wang nodded repeatedly, obviously having no objection to Du Xueling's words.

Du Xueling added: "It's just that the Seven-Demon Heart is not attracted by the Soul Lamp. In this huge secret realm... I really don't know how to find it."

"Wait, I have an idea."

While thinking about the details in the original work, Nanwang analyzed:

"In the first stage of the secret realm, the fox immortals collected hearts from everywhere. In addition to using them to improve their strength, they would also specially select the best ones and present them to the fox consorts at the Immortal Fox Banquet. The hearts of us, the outsiders who practice immortal cultivation, are naturally much more precious than the hearts of ordinary people in the secret realm."

"you mean?"

"I think... the Seven Mysterious Exquisite Heart will probably appear at the Fairy Fox Banquet."

Nanwang said.