Chapter 9 Do you want to eat grass too?
Early the next morning, the Xuan Tian Secret Realm opened wide. Within a radius of a hundred miles, centered on the Immortal Gate, a surge of abundant true energy flowed out. Mu Jianjian did not rush there like the others, but instead leisurely lagged behind.
In the original book, this is a major and detailed chapter. The reborn female protagonist re-enters the secret realm. She knows the locations of most of the treasures and dangers, and with this information, she quickly becomes one of the best. However, she is also targeted by people with ill intentions in the shadows.
Saint Ye Wuluo and the heroine met after he rescued her. The heroine later met the second and third male leads.
But these weren't Mu Jianjian's concerns. She didn't want to get involved in the romance between the male and female leads. "Could we modify the original plot descriptions?"
She asked the system in her mind.
【Yes, host.】
As the voice in her mind fell, every word of the original book instantly appeared in Mu Jianjian's mind.
Magic Linvine and Butterfly Valley.
This is where the spiritual herb that can cure my senior brother's blocked meridians is located.
Her primary destination is here.
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The banks are covered with smartweed and reeds, the stream is filled with green water lilies and fragrant water chestnuts, the trees are lush and green, and the exotic flowers are in full bloom. Looking at it, it doesn't seem like a dangerous secret place, but rather a warm and beautiful paradise on earth.
The female protagonist had never been to Butterfly Valley, so the original book only briefly mentioned it, and Mu Jianjian could only slowly explore it.
After all, she knew her own limitations—she was a novice who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage and hadn't yet experienced any real combat.
Butterfly Valley is located in the southern corner of the outer layer of the secret realm. Colorful butterflies flutter in the vast sea of flowers. Mu Jianjian picked up a fallen petal, and a faint fragrance wafted to her nose, indicating that she had arrived.
She took a deep breath, but before she could take out the Qi Condensation Talisman from her spatial bag, she could vaguely hear loud "boom boom boom" sounds in the distance. The sounds grew closer and closer, and the ground beneath her feet started to tremble slightly and then began to shake like an earthquake!
The whole process took less than five seconds!
Mu Jianjian turned towards the source of the sound and saw a huge white shadow rushing towards her from behind billowing smoke. She estimated it to be about three zhang tall!
No… it wasn’t running towards her. Mu Jianjian quickly darted backward and stared at the four figures running and attacking in front of the giant shadow.
Amidst the flashing blades and the chilling aura of true energy, the smoke slowly dissipated, finally revealing the giant shadow's true form: eight eyes and eight legs, a white face and black feet, with black liquid nimbly spitting out from its venomous fangs between its upper and lower jaws to attack the four-person team.
Mu Jianjian nearly died on the spot; isn't this just an enlarged version of a spider?
She couldn't understand why there was such a big spider in Butterfly Valley. She wouldn't be this afraid of any giant butterfly!
The blue-clad woman, the leader of the four-person team, noticed the arrival of others. After barely dodging a layer of sticky black liquid, she shouted at Mu Jianjian, "Girl! If you join us in killing this monster, we can split the treasure in the cave behind it fifty-fifty!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jianjian's eyes quickly swept over the other members of the team.
Besides the woman in blue, there was a young man in purple with an obscured expression wearing a veil, and a middle-aged couple assisting in the battle. Judging from their coordination, they were most likely a Daoist couple.
She extended her divine sense and only managed to discern the cultivation levels of the middle-aged man and woman. Both of them were at the peak of Qi Condensation, meaning that the blue-clad woman and the young man in the lead were stronger than her.
However, if they wanted to obtain the Illusionary Vine, this battle was inevitable. Mu Jianjian didn't hesitate and quickly joined the battle after shouting "Good!"
With the addition of new members, the pressure on the team was instantly relieved. The giant spider gradually became agitated. It shook its body, crouched down, and then suddenly emerged from the ground, launching the sand and stones it kicked up at the Daoist couple!
The two struggled to dodge, but little did they know that behind the sand and stones lay a scorching, corrosive black liquid. Even a light touch was enough to cause excruciating pain.
The woman in the Daoist couple let out a scream. The woman in blue didn't even look. She glanced down and raised her curved blade to slash at one of the giant spider's legs. "Brother Ye, if we don't kill this beast now, we'll all die here!"
The man surnamed Ye reluctantly put his wife aside and turned back into the battle.
With a "crack," the limbs snapped off, and the giant spider's legs pounded the ground helplessly, emitting a series of mournful cries.
Mu Jianjian took a deep breath, flipped over and leaped, using the giant spider's limbs as a springboard, and swung her hand like a blade towards its eyes!
Seeing that the giant spider was about to spit silk to cover it, the veiled boy next to him suddenly raised his hand, and under the powder he sprinkled, the white silk turned into ashes inch by inch!
The two worked together, and with a "splat" sound, a bluish-green, putrid blood spurted out. Mu Jianjian consciously tried to dodge, but was still splashed with blood.
She landed gracefully on the surface, but inwardly, ignoring the system's attempts to comfort her, she began screaming incessantly, "Damn it—"
The woman in blue chuckled and, together with the man surnamed Ye, pressed their advantage, each wielding a sword to cleave a hole in the giant spider's skull.
It was a success!
Mu Jianjian's eyes lit up, and she ran to the woman in blue, about to speak, when she saw the giant spider behind her raise its fangs again!
"Little—" Before she could finish speaking, the woman in blue's eyes swept over her with resentment and impatience. With her true energy almost exhausted, she knew she couldn't escape the giant spider's death throes. She curled her cold smile and threw Mu Jianjian behind her.
Before anyone could react, Mu Jianjian was struck instantly and flung several meters away, dying just like the giant spider.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, the previously seriously injured woman pointed at the woman in blue in disbelief, "Fellow Daoist Qiu, why did you push her out?"
"Did I push her? Didn't she run into it herself?" Qiu Bin glanced coldly at the woman and put away her sword. "Sister-in-law Ye is not well, but I didn't expect her eyesight to be so bad."
Master Ye pulled his wife, who was about to argue, behind him and smiled kindly, "Fellow Daoist Qiu, please don't mind, my wife made a mistake."
The boy in purple robes and a veiled hat put the collected black liquid from the giant spider into a porcelain bottle, then turned to Qiu Bin and said, "I saw it. You were the one who pushed her out."
The boy's face was obscured by a veil, making it impossible to discern his expression. His soft, sweet voice sounded as if he had a piece of candy in his mouth.
"So what if I pushed her out? Are you trying to avenge her?" Qiu Bin looked at Aunt Ye with disdain. "Or do you want to kill me?"
Sister Ye retreated behind Master Ye, avoiding Qiu Bin's gaze, and remained silent.
Qiu Bin walked up to the giant spider as a matter of course, took out the beast core and put it into her spatial bag. "If no one has any objections, let's continue. This beast probably had a lot of treasure inside when it drove us out of the cave."
Master Ye, supporting his wife, didn't say much and followed behind Qiu Bin.
They need the treasures in the secret realm to save the lives of their loved ones outside. Even though they feel guilty, they are helpless when they see the innocent girl who came to help them perish.
The purple-clad youth didn't move. Facing the blue-clad woman's retreating figure, he smirked, "You promised to give me the beast core."
This was a prerequisite for him joining the three-person team, as agreed upon beforehand.
Qiu Bin whirled around and strode up to the purple-clad youth, looking down at him. "What did I say? Our team has never needed you. If you don't want to be with us, you can get lost. Do you understand?"
He dared to challenge her, who was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, when he was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment. Once the giant spider died, his value disappeared, and it was already a favor not to kill him.
Seeing that the boy had fallen silent, Qiu Bin glanced at the two silent people beside her, seemingly certain that they would follow, and walked towards the distant cave without looking back.
"Take care, fellow Daoist." Cultivator Ye sighed and helped his wife up.
The words faded into the air as the three walked further and further away. The fragrance of flowers in Butterfly Valley mingled with a faint stench of blood, creating an unreal atmosphere.
A thin, black and red snake emerged from the boy's neck, swaying its body as if showing off.
"So what if I've been tricked?" Even after being told to "get lost," the purple-clad youth didn't care. He glanced at the smug slender snake and snorted. A black scorpion crawled down from his wrist, flashed a few times, and disappeared into the grass.
Just as the boy in purple was about to leave, he noticed a figure appear in the seemingly endless field of flowers and grass on his right.
The woman, who should have been killed by the giant spider, sat up and was frantically stuffing... grass into her mouth?
The boy thought he was seeing things.
Under the sunlight, the girl's face was covered in dust, but it couldn't hide the clarity in her eyes. Noticing their gaze, she smiled and generously extended a green leaf towards him, "Would you like to eat grass too?"
Purple-clad youth: ?
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