CSMCDB - Chapter 115
Chapter 115
This guy was so poor, his eyes lit up just seeing a Profound-rank Spirit Treasure. He definitely didn't have the Star Stones to buy spiritual herbs and fruits. This was clearly what that Golden Treasure Mouse helped the old guy gather from all over.
"1947, are Golden Fortune Mice expensive?"
[Not particularly, but the ones trained to lead people to spiritual fruits and herbs are specially trained and generally not sold to the public.]
Fair enough. Wen Yuncheng stopped thinking about it. She took everything she could, tossed the storage ring aside, and continued on her way.
After a peaceful week, Wen Yuncheng started to get restless. She calculated the time; the secret realm was probably about to end, but she had only killed one member of "Fu" here—what a waste, right?
The secret realm suppressed cultivation levels. Even the strongest "Fu" members who snuck in could only be at the third layer of Star Spirit. Even if a Star Emperor entered, the most they could unleash with a life-risking burst was the third layer of Star Spirit, unless they wanted to be crushed by the realm's laws before they could even make a move.
So, Wen Yuncheng began moving through the secret realm using her Mechanical Wings.
The moment she stopped hiding, people started targeting her. The secret realm was vast, so as long as Wen Yuncheng didn't stay in one place for too long, she wouldn't attract too many people trying to capture her. After Wen Yuncheng killed two "Fu" members and received 1300 experience points as a mission reward, 1947 suddenly remarked:
["Fu" thinks you're only a first-layer Star Lord. Star Spirits who want to kill you generally won't cooperate with others from their organization, since the reward is limited.]
[For you right now, killing the "Fu" members who have infiltrated the secret realm is the best way to gain experience!]
The only unknown was... just how many "Fu" members had snuck into the secret realm.
In the days that followed, Wen Yuncheng didn't encounter any more secret realms, but she did gain a lot of experience. Among her targets were "Fu" members, ranging from Star Lord to Star Spirit level. Others simply coveted the opportunities she had gained and tried to kill her for them, but she handled it all with ease.
The only drawback was probably having to drink a few low-level potions every day to replenish her blue bar. After all, the Star Cannon's consumption was immense, and there were too many tactless people, so she had to replenish it often.
If two or three people pursued her at once, Wen Yuncheng would also deploy the Enemy-Annihilator. The only issue was that frozen or flame rounds would consume a large number of her points. Of course, compared to experience and her life, points were nothing.
About ten days later, Wen Yuncheng encountered Lin Jinyu in the secret realm. When she found her, Lin Jinyu was in the middle of a fight. Wen Yuncheng didn't act rashly, but waited for the man to reveal an opening, then raised her hand and fired two shots from her Star Hand Cannon. The man was startled by the sudden sensation of another's Star Power fluctuation. Lin Jinyu seized the opportunity to cut off his head, killing him instantly.
"Who was that?"
"Just someone coveting opportunities," Lin Jinyu said faintly, her reaction to such an attack extremely calm. She looked at Wen Yuncheng. "You were being reckless again."
"Huh?" Wen Yuncheng froze for a moment before realizing Lin Jinyu was talking about her exposing her location. She rubbed the tip of her nose, recalling Lin Jinyu's warning to be careful. "I only did it because I was confident. They weren't united; most of them came to die one by one. If there was any danger, I would have fled immediately. Really, every time I was attacked, I sent Number Two out to dash to the furthest possible distance I could teleport to."
"Don't be arrogant in the secret realm. Some people have special methods."
"Mm, I know. I fought with my full strength every time, giving them no chance to unleash anything." Wen Yuncheng smiled. She knew Lin Jinyu was worried about her. Seeing Lin Jinyu's face was still cold, she sidled up, linked her arm with Lin Jinyu's, and whined coquettishly, "We haven't seen each other in so long, and you're giving me this look? Do you not like me anymore? Were you lying when you said you missed me..."
"I'm not!" Lin Jinyu denied, a hint of grievance in her tone. "Even I know that someone put a bounty on your whereabouts in the secret realm, and you still acted like that..."
"I only did it because I was confident. Don't be angry, okay? Hmm?" Wen Yuncheng coaxed, slipping off her storage ring and handing it to Lin Jinyu. "Look, I got a lot of good stuff. Several million Star Stones, plus pills, spiritual herbs, spiritual fruits, Yellow-rank Spirit Treasures, and a few cultivation manuals. These were all contributed by those people."
Lin Jinyu didn't take the ring. She pulled her arm from Wen Yuncheng's grasp, walked over to the cultivator she had just killed, and sliced off the man's finger with her longsword. She used her Star Power to draw the storage ring into her hand and tossed it to Wen Yuncheng.
Wen Yuncheng quietly caught it and followed silently behind Lin Jinyu for a good while before the Little Ice Mountain finally cooled down a bit and called her over.
"This secret realm will probably close in a few more days. I'll stay with you." Lin Jinyu paused for a moment, then added, "To lure out 'Fu'."
!!! Wen Yuncheng's first instinct was to say, How could I possibly let you face danger with me? But she managed to swallow the words in time. Otherwise, the Little Ice Mountain would probably start sulking again.
They stayed together until the secret realm was about to close, then left together.
Host: Wen Yuncheng
Race: Human
Age: 19
Class: Mechanical Overlord
Level: 43
Experience: 16945/33000
Points: 2835
The experience she gained wasn't much, since the number of "Fu" members was limited. As for those greedy cultivators, killing them only yielded fifty experience points and a few points, a very low return. Of course, Wen Yuncheng's real gains from this trip weren't experience and points, but the body tempering from the stone steps and the Life Transformation Fruit.
As for imprinting the cultivation manual... Wen Yuncheng didn't know much about it, so she gave the Roaming Dragon Palm to Lin Jinyu to handle. Wen Yuncheng also showed her some of the other manuals, but the Little Ice Mountain wasn't impressed, so they let it be.
Wen Yuncheng also packed up the spiritual fruits, herbs, and pills for Lin Jinyu, keeping only a few that she could use herself. This included the Life Transformation Fruit. When Wen Yuncheng took it out, even Lin Jinyu was shocked.
"Are you really giving this to me?"
"Just take it. Eat it and refine it quickly, don't be reluctant," Wen Yuncheng urged. If Lin Jinyu was unwilling to eat it and someone discovered she possessed a Life Transformation Fruit, it would likely cause chaos.
The two exchanged the opportunities they had gained on this trip and returned to the Imperial Capital. Lin Jinyu escorted Wen Yuncheng to Star Academy before returning to the Flowing Cloud Sect herself. With the Life Transformation Fruit in her possession, she needed time in seclusion to refine it and comprehend its power, which was best done in her own sect. Lin Jinyu also hoped to use this to show Sect Master Lin Wen Yuncheng's sincerity and persuade him to accept her.
After parting with Lin Jinyu, Wen Yuncheng went to find Yan Ling and entrusted her with the spoils of war that neither she nor Lin Jinyu needed, asking her to put them up for auction at the Star Auction House.
"For these things, you could have just taken your token to the auction house. Why come find me specifically?" Yan Ling glanced at the spoils, which were quite plentiful. She had clearly given Wen Yuncheng a management token; why didn't the little one know how to use it? She took the items and estimated their approximate value. "The secret realm just ended, so auctioning these now might not fetch a good price. If you're not in a hurry, we can wait a while, do a little promotion, and they should sell for over forty million Star Stones in total."
"Then I'll have to trouble Teacher to help." Wen Yuncheng smiled and thanked her, then took out the Life Transformation Fruit and presented it with both hands. "I obtained this in the secret realm and brought it specially to honor you."
"A Life Transformation Fruit?!" Yan Ling recognized the treasure at a glance, but she didn't reach out to take it. Instead, she said seriously, "If you were to present this to a Star Emperor as a pledge of allegiance, even they would be immensely grateful to you."
"My cultivation is low, and I have no background. They might not be grateful and would instead want to know the whereabouts of the other two fruits. If they found out I ate one, they might even want to refine my flesh and blood." Wen Yuncheng pushed the fruit in her hands forward a little. "Teacher, you should take it and eat it quickly. If it's out for too long, I'm afraid someone will discover it."
"..." Yan Ling stared at Wen Yuncheng for a moment before raising her hand and accepting the Life Transformation Fruit. Although she didn't say anything, she had accepted this favor. Yan Ling said her thanks, her thoughts turning to Qiu Fei. This student, Wen Yuncheng, was someone she had made an exception to accept because of a favor to Qiu Fei, but now...
"Teacher, I also obtained a cultivation manual called Roaming Dragon Palm. This manual has a spirit and can be integrated into one's sea of consciousness. I plan to make some imprints to auction, and I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with that as well."
"It's a small matter." Yan Ling agreed, then said, "With this Life Transformation Fruit you've given me, I can probably advance to the third layer of Star King, and I might even have a chance to reach the Star Venerate level within three years. The Life Transformation Fruit is rumored to bring the dead back to life. When you consume yours, comprehend it carefully. It will be of endless benefit to your future cultivation."
"I'll probably be entering seclusion for a while. If you need anything, you can directly order that boy Yan Ci around. I'll let him know in advance, so you don't have to be polite with him."
Wen Yuncheng nodded in agreement. Refining such a spiritual fruit naturally required seclusion; Lin Jinyu had returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect to prepare for consuming the Life Transformation Fruit as well. After settling these matters, Wen Yuncheng hesitated before telling Yan Ling about the "Fu" members who had infiltrated the secret realm and the bounty they had placed on her.
Of course, she didn't mention the system, only that she had discovered a "Fu" contribution token while looting a storage ring after a counter-kill.
"Three hundred contribution points and four million Star Stones?" Yan Ling frowned. Offering such a price to hunt a first-layer Star Lord like Wen Yuncheng was truly excessive. She pondered for a moment, then said, "Stay at Star Academy until you graduate. I'll speak with an elder from the auction house and have them dispatch two Star Kings to protect you. I'll give you their communication stones later, so you can contact them if anything happens."
"Okay. Teacher, Lin Jinyu and I are together," Wen Yuncheng said with an obedient expression.
"I know. Tone it down a bit within the academy. Tao Jingyun has been complaining to me that she always sees you two being all lovey-dovey on campus." Yan Ling waved her hand dismissively. Seeing Wen Yuncheng's hesitant expression, she said, "If you have something else to say, just say it."
"...Um, I'm a woman," Wen Yuncheng said. "I came to the academy disguised as a man."
"?" Yan Ling looked Wen Yuncheng up and down. "What, did you encounter some illusion trial in the secret realm that you couldn't pass? Are you still not clear-headed?"
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