Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 28

The Demon Sealing Stone could not only seal demon beasts within it but also detect their presence.

Whenever a demon beast appeared within a one-kilometer radius, the stone would glow.

All the demon beasts that had escaped from the Demon Suppression Tower bore the Heaven Origin Sect’s mark, ensuring disciples wouldn’t mistakenly capture the wrong creatures.

Ruan Dongling rode Too Flashy, heading to find her Senior Brother Duan Tianhe.

This mission felt strange, and Ruan Dongling still had questions she wanted to ask.

As she traveled, she pondered why disciples below the Foundation Establishment Stage were being tasked with capturing demon beasts.

Why couldn’t Golden Core cultivators handle this?

With their higher cultivation levels, capturing low-level demon beasts should be effortless.

Could it be that Golden Core cultivators had other, more pressing duties?

Duan Tianhe’s Cave Abode was protected by an array, preventing unauthorized entry.

Ruan Dongling called out to a pine tree outside the array, “Senior Brother, come out quickly! I need to talk to you!”

This was a Voice-Transmitting Pine, capable of carrying her voice inside.

In mere moments, Duan Tianhe deactivated the array. His voice echoed from the Voice-Transmitting Pine.

“Junior Sister, come in. I’m a bit… indisposed to come out!”

Ruan Dongling found this odd. What could possibly be keeping him from leaving?

When she entered, she immediately understood why Duan Tianhe couldn’t come out.

He was soaking in the hot spring at the back of his Cave Abode!

A stone platter floated on the water’s surface, laden with colorful Spirit Fruits, pastries, and even a flask of wine.

“You sneaky Duan Tianhe! You didn’t even invite me when you had all this delicious food!”

Ruan Dongling knelt by the hot spring and took a bite of a Spirit Fruit.

“I just needed to relax after five days and nights of relentless cultivation without moving an inch!” Duan Tianhe sighed contentedly, sinking deeper into the hot spring. “It nearly killed me! My back and waist ache terribly. Thank goodness for this hot spring… Ah~”

“Senior Brother, can you at least try to cultivate properly? Five days hardly counts! Aren’t you afraid Master will find out and punish you?”

“And you have the nerve to criticize me?” Duan Tianhe, who had been covering his eyes with a towel, suddenly removed it and sat up straighter, clearly agitated.

“I’ve secretly come to find you three times already! Every time, you were asleep on the recliner. Do you think I didn’t notice?”

“You keep telling me to ‘grind,’ but all you do is ‘slack off’!”

Duan Tianhe scoffed and lay back down.

After spending some time with Ruan Dongling, he had finally figured out what “slack off” and “grind” meant.

Ruan Dongling clicked her tongue, devoured the fruit in her hand in a few bites, and reached for another. But Duan Tianhe slapped her hand away.

“There are only three left! You already ate one—these two are mine!” Duan Tianhe quickly grabbed the plate of Spirit Fruit and held it close.

“Stingy!” Ruan Dongling rolled her eyes and grabbed a handful of melon seeds instead.

“Didn’t you say you had something important to tell me? What is it?” Duan Tianhe took a bite of a Spirit Fruit, the crisp crunch echoing clearly.

Ruan Dongling, accustomed to her daily routine of slacking off and doing nothing, had completely forgotten her purpose in the midst of their idle chatter.

“Ah, right! The base of the Demon Suppression Tower cracked, and a bunch of low-level demon beasts escaped. They’re making us disciples below the Golden Core Stage go catch them,” Ruan Dongling said, cracking melon seeds between her teeth.

“Then go catch them yourself! Why are you bothering me?”

“You don’t expect me to go with you, do you? I’m not doing that. As a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, I’m not going to waste my time on such trivial tasks.”

Duan Tianhe’s mouth was still full of Spirit Fruit, making his words sound muffled.

“But I find it odd… Why aren’t disciples above the Golden Core Stage allowed to catch demon beasts? Wouldn’t that be faster?”

“Hah, those Golden Core and above disciples must have other assignments.”

Ruan Dongling nodded, as if confirming her suspicions.

“You Foundation Establishment disciples are only tasked with catching Second-Tier demon beasts and below. Those above Golden Core Stage hunt Third-Tier Great Demons and higher.”

“The Demon Suppression Tower has been acting up lately, constantly malfunctioning and releasing hordes of demon beasts—not just low-level ones, but also high-level Great Demons.”

“But to avoid panicking the lower-level disciples, the Elders rarely disclose such information.”

Ruan Dongling nodded again, finished her last sunflower seed, and stood up.

“Senior Brother, the mission is urgent. All low-level disciples have been mobilized. I should prepare to leave now.”

“I’m heading to the Human Realm this time, Senior Brother. Is there anything you’d like me to bring back for you?”

“Of course! Get me some Jade Forest Wine from the Human Realm! Bring back a few jars!” Duan Tianhe replied eagerly.

“Got it!”

As soon as Ruan Dongling left, Duan Tianhe immediately rose from the hot spring.

He quickly dressed and mounted his sword, rushing toward the sect’s Deliberation Hall.

By the time Duan Tianhe arrived, nearly all the sect’s Golden Core Stage Elders, Hall Masters, and disciples had already gathered.

Even Second Senior Brother Cui Hongwen, who preferred to seclude himself in his workshop refining artifacts, stood neatly dressed among the crowd.

Xu Wan and Xue Feiyuan rolled their eyes at Duan Tianhe for being the last to arrive again.

Duan Tianhe felt wronged. This time, it wasn’t his laziness; his Junior Sister was simply too sharp to fool.

Though they were of high cultivation, they were still juniors, so they stood toward the back of the assembly.

Time was of the essence. The sect’s lower-ranking disciples had already been dispatched, presumably to safety.

Under the leadership of Vice Sect Leader Rong Qian, the Heaven Origin Sect’s elite cultivators set off toward the Demon Suppression Tower.

The Demon Suppression Tower was protected by a powerful Tower Protection Formation, requiring the combined efforts of twenty-four Nascent Soul Stage cultivators to activate.

Once the formation opened, the cultivators entered one after another on their swords.

After everyone had entered, the formation sealed shut once more.

Thirty-six Golden Core Stage disciples stood guard outside the formation, their expressions tense.

Moments later, the entire Heaven Origin Sect began to shake violently, and even the Fengling Mountain Range, where the sect was located, trembled violently.

Within the sect grounds, blades of chaotic spiritual energy surged wildly, tearing through everything in their path.

Flowers, trees, pavilions, and buildings were all shattered into fragments by the relentless spiritual energy blades…

Ruan Dongling bid farewell to Duan Tianhe and rode Too Flashy down the mountain.

The nearest city to the Heaven Origin Sect was Spirit Mist City, but Spirit Mist City belonged to the Heaven Origin Sect and was considered a city of the Cultivation World, not truly part of the Human Realm.

When Ruan Dongling arrived at Spirit Mist City, she found the streets deserted, with every door and window tightly shut.

The roads were covered in dust and fallen leaves, clearly uncleaned for days.

Occasionally, a few pedestrians would appear, their faces panicked and their steps hurried.

Ruan Dongling understood immediately: this must be because of the demon beasts.

The demon beasts had escaped from the Heaven Origin Sect, and Spirit Mist City was their first target.

Now at the Foundation Establishment Stage, Ruan Dongling could sense faint traces of demonic energy in the air.

A young beggar boy clutching a broken bowl suddenly darted out of an alley.

He rushed past Ruan Dongling, his steps frantic.

Ruan Dongling called out twice, but the boy ignored her, as if he hadn’t heard, and continued running forward, his head bowed.

Unable to bear the sight, Ruan Dongling grabbed the boy by the collar. “Why are you running?”

The boy flailed his arms and legs, clutching his broken bowl tightly. “Let go! Let go! The demon beasts are coming…”

Ruan Dongling held firm, refusing to release him. Instead, she pulled out the Demon Sealing Stone from her robes.

The stone glowed with an astonishing intensity.

Ruan Dongling lifted the boy up, their eyes meeting.

An awkward silence hung in the air.

“Are you… a demon beast?”