Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 41

“The situation at the Demon Suppression Tower is dire. Great Demons… have escaped!”

Duan Tianhe’s face was grave as he leaned close to Ruan Dongling’s ear, lowering his voice.

“And not just one. These Great Demons have been suppressed for over ten thousand years. Their power likely surpasses even a Nascent Soul cultivator like me!”

“The Sect fears for the disciples’ safety while capturing small demon beasts, so they’ve sent us Golden Core and above cultivators to find you all!”

“But why send you personally? Don’t we have Communication Jade Slips?” Ruan Dongling asked, puzzled.

“The Magic Artifact that activates the Communication Jade Slips was destroyed when the Great Demons escaped that day! A Low-Grade Heavenly Artifact, no less! Rong Qian’s face turned green with fury!”

“Tsk tsk, he was heartbroken!”

Ruan Dongling struggled to imagine Rong Qian’s face turning green.

She nodded. “Indeed, without the artifact, we couldn’t be notified through the Jade Slips.”

“We’re sorry for the trouble!”

“For the other Junior Brothers, this is their sole mission. But I have a second task!”

“Oh?” Ruan Dongling responded with perfect timing, playing the straight man.

“A secret realm has appeared in the Heavenly Dry Mountain Range outside the capital of the Heavenly Dry Holy Dynasty! Reliable sources confirm that this realm contains a stalk of Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass!”

“This is the primary ingredient for refining the Wandering Void Pill!” Duan Tianhe exclaimed, his excitement palpable.

Ruan Dongling rolled her eyes. Duan Tianhe’s addiction to medicinal pills was truly incurable.

The Wandering Void Pill was an auxiliary medicinal pill used to assist cultivators in breaking through from the Spirit Transformation Realm to the Void Refinement Realm. It could increase the success rate of a breakthrough by thirty percent!

A truly heaven-defying divine medicine!

With this pill, Ding Chengyang’s breakthrough to Void Refinement would be a certainty!

Ruan Dongling recalled that her father had also ventured to the Battlefield of Fallen Gods in pursuit of a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm. She wondered how he was faring.

“News of the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass has likely spread. Rumor has it that powerful figures from other prefectures are already bringing their most talented disciples to our True Martial Prefecture!”

“Hmph! Bandits! Our True Martial Prefecture is already spiritually barren. After finally nurturing such a rare Heaven-Earth Spirit Plant, they dare to come and steal it!” Ruan Dongling fumed.

“Exactly! But this time, we’re not entirely without hope!”

“The secret realm is governed by the laws of heaven and earth. Only disciples below the Golden Core Realm can enter!”

“The powerhouses from other prefectures are bringing their Heavenly Pride disciples, not coming themselves. So we still have a chance to win!”

“Besides, spiritual medicines like the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass possess their own sentience. Since it grew on the True Martial Continent, it likely won’t acknowledge outsiders as its master!”

Ruan Dongling stared at Duan Tianhe as if he were a fool.

Putting your hopes in a spiritual medicine? How pathetic!

“Disciples below the Golden Core stage? So the highest cultivation level allowed inside is Foundation Establishment?”

“Exactly! That’s why, Junior Sister, this crucial mission falls to you!” Duan Tianhe patted Ruan Dongling’s shoulder, his tone earnest.

“If it’s just Foundation Establishment cultivators, then I’m definitely getting that medicine! How could we let outsiders steal treasures from our own doorstep?” Ruan Dongling cracked her knuckles. “Quick, Senior Brother, let’s go now!”

“Right! We got this news late. They say the Heavenly Dry Dynasty’s capital is already overflowing with people. If we delay any longer, we might not even find lodging!”

As they spoke, the pair set off.

Ruan Dongling rode Too Flashy, while Duan Tianhe flew on his sword.

Compared to Duan Tianhe’s speed, Too Flashy seemed sluggish.

“Junior Sister, now that you’ve reached Foundation Establishment, why don’t you try Sword Flight?”

Ruan Dongling, sprawled comfortably across Too Flashy’s broad back, immediately shook her head.

“No, no, no! I need to conserve my energy and stay in peak condition. Sword Flight is so tiring…”

Ding! Host has successfully slacked off. Understanding of the Sword Flight Technique has increased by 100%!

Ruan Dongling, once utterly inept at Sword Flight, was now at least no longer a complete novice.

“Heh, slacking off is the best!”

Duan Tianhe flew on his sword for a while, watching Ruan Dongling relax so comfortably. After a long internal struggle, he finally couldn’t resist.

He reached over and yanked Ruan Dongling upright. “Move over! I want to sit here too!”

And so, both of them ended up riding on Too Flashy’s back.

Too Flashy: Heh…

Fortunately, Too Flashy had recently advanced to the sixth layer of Qi Refining. Otherwise, carrying two people across such a long distance without collapsing from exhaustion would have been nothing short of a miracle!

Along the way, the pair lingered in the Human Realm, indulging in food and drink, and dawdling leisurely. Three days later, they finally arrived at the capital of the Heavenly Dry Holy Dynasty.

The Heavenly Dry Holy Dynasty was the largest, most powerful, and wealthiest nation in the Human Realm of True Martial Prefecture.

It was the only nation to call itself a “Holy Dynasty”; all other countries were referred to as Empires, Great Nations, or simply Nations.

Naturally, the capital of the Heavenly Dry Holy Dynasty was exceptionally prosperous, its vast expanse nearly rivaling the entire territory of some smaller nations.

The capital teemed with activity, its streets thronged with crowds ten times larger than usual.

Ruan Dongling and Duan Tianhe observed that, aside from the capital’s native residents, nearly all the newcomers were cultivators.

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators were ubiquitous, and even Nascent Soul experts lurked discreetly among the masses.

In contrast to the scarcity of cultivators elsewhere, here they were as common as cabbages in a field, utterly unremarkable.

Everywhere they went, they overheard snippets of conversation, almost all revolving around the mysterious realm.

The most coveted treasure within the realm was undoubtedly the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass, but other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were also abundant.

Moreover, this realm was appearing for the first time, untouched by human hands, promising countless opportunities within its unexplored depths.

Every cultivator below the Golden Core stage yearned to enter and test their luck.

Some Golden Core cultivators beat their chests in frustration, lamenting their advancement and wishing they had lingered longer in Foundation Establishment.

Duan Tianhe and Ruan Dongling were swept into the bustling crowd on the main street, so tightly packed they could barely move freely.

They had inadvertently entered the most crowded street.

Their intention was to find an inn, but the street was teeming with street performers, and the surrounding onlookers had completely blocked the way.

“Senior Brother, Lai Fu Inn up ahead looks decent. Let’s stay there…”

“Holy sh1t! My steamed bun… Which heartless bastard took a bite out of it?”

Ruan Dongling had just bought a steamed bun and was holding it when someone, lost in the crowd, took a bite.

Furious, Ruan Dongling cursed loudly, “Is it your bun? Then eat it all! You rotten-hearted bastard! I hope you get poisoned!”

Seeing the large bite taken out of her bun, Ruan Dongling threw it away.

She didn’t see where it landed, but she heard someone cursing loudly.

“Senior Brother, it’s too crowded!”

Ruan Dongling, being short, was practically buried in the crowd, only her head visible.

Realizing they couldn’t continue like this, Duan Tianhe used his spiritual energy to create a barrier around them, pushing back the crowd. He grabbed Ruan Dongling’s hand and quickly led her down a narrow alleyway.