Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 46

Ruan Dongling had a vivid memory of that insect.

It wasn’t just its peculiar appearance that stood out; more importantly, it had crawled onto her Crimson Cloud Sword and tried to gnaw at it.

Ruan Dongling retrieved the Demon Sealing Stone and released the Treasure-Seeking Insect Demon.

The moment the little worm emerged, it began wriggling excitedly, coiling and uncoiling in Ruan Dongling’s palm.

At that moment, the Treasure-Seeking Worm’s consciousness transmitted directly into Ruan Dongling’s mind.

“Good stuff over there? Excellent!” Following the Treasure-Seeking Worm’s guidance, Ruan Dongling swiftly ventured deeper into the mountain valley.

With the Treasure-Seeking Worm, Ruan Dongling’s speed in collecting Spirit Plants and spirit objects accelerated dramatically, and she now focused exclusively on rare and precious specimens.

She no longer even glanced at ordinary Spirit Plants.

“Xiao Die,” Ruan Dongling asked the Little Butterfly Demon, “do you think this Treasure-Seeking Worm will become a Treasure-Seeking Butterfly after it molts?”

Unexpectedly, the Little Butterfly Demon remained silent again.

Undeterred, Ruan Dongling continued, “Where’s the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass? Can the little worm find it?”

Ruan Dongling had assumed the Little Butterfly Demon couldn’t speak, but this time, she received a response: “The Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass will mature in three days.”

“Ah? We have to wait three more days?”

“Mm.”

Ruan Dongling’s ultimate goal was that Azure Profound Grass. She would wait not just three days, but ten or even twenty if necessary.

Which cultivator entering the Secret Realm wasn’t after that very grass?

Following the Treasure-Seeking Worm’s guidance, Ruan Dongling entered a mountain cave.

As she ventured deeper, the cave began to slope downward, extending ever further underground.

Ruan Dongling didn’t know what lay within, but the Treasure-Seeking Worm’s intense eagerness suggested something truly valuable awaited.

After walking for about an hour, she finally discovered a dilapidated stone gate.

Though crumbling, the gate radiated an astonishingly potent Water-Attribute Spiritual Energy.

Ruan Dongling stood before it, greedily inhaling the spiritual energy, and sighed contentedly.

“There’s definitely something good here! Even the gate is extraordinary!”

As she spoke, she stepped forward, only to cry out, “Ouch!” and stumble back, clutching her head.

A ripple of spiritual energy spread outward from the stone gate before her.

“A Restriction?”

Far from being discouraged, Ruan Dongling’s eyes lit up with excitement.

The presence of a Restriction meant the treasures within were even more extraordinary!

Judging by the gate’s weathered appearance, it had stood for at least several millennia, if not tens of thousands of years. The fact that the Restriction remained intact after such a long time proved the cultivator who established it possessed immense power.

And the more powerful the cultivator, the more valuable their legacy!

Ruan Dongling carefully recalled the methods for breaking Restrictions she had read about. She tried them one by one, but each attempt was met with a far stronger rebound than she expected, sending her flying back dozens of meters.

It was as if she had channeled all her spiritual power into striking herself.

After several more failed attempts, the Restriction remained unscathed.

“Hmph! I refuse to believe it!” Frustrated by the ineffective methods, Ruan Dongling decided to brute-force her way through.

Drawing the Crimson Cloud Sword, she executed the Void Cicada Sword Art, thrusting the blade directly at the Restriction.

“Ouch!”

If once doesn’t work, try twice. If twice doesn’t work, try three times.

Her fifth attempt was the most forceful, pushing her to her absolute limit!

Consequently, the Restriction’s rebound was also at its strongest.

Unwilling to be injured by her own power, Ruan Dongling activated the Divine Shield Technique!

A flash of purple light erupted from her Dantian, and a silver barrier materialized, blocking the spiritual energy rebounding from the Restriction.

The mountain cave echoed with a cacophony of crackling and shattering as the spiritual energy wave carved through the stone walls, sending debris flying. It took a while for the chaos to subside.

After five futile attempts, Ruan Dongling had only managed to injure herself severely.

During the brief flash of purple light from her Dantian, the Little Butterfly Demon perched above her head suddenly fluttered its jade-like wings a few times.

“Hmph!” Ruan Dongling thrust the Crimson Cloud Sword into the ground and plopped down beside it.

If effort is useless, might as well give up. If I can’t get in, I can’t get in. Maybe there’s nothing worthwhile inside anyway!

After all that struggling, Ruan Dongling was utterly exhausted.

Comforting herself, Ruan Dongling pulled out a roasted chicken from her Storage Pouch and began to eat.

After finishing the chicken, she cast a Purification Art to clean herself up, immediately feeling drowsy.

She had a Lounge Chair stored in her pouch, which she promptly retrieved. She reclined on it, covered herself with a thin cotton blanket, and decided to take a nap before thinking about anything else.

Unbeknownst to her, as she set up the chair, one end had already slipped past the Restriction.

The Restriction had silently dissipated sometime earlier.

Ruan Dongling, ever carefree and with a heart as vast as the universe, remained oblivious.

She fell asleep almost instantly on the Lounge Chair.

The Little Butterfly Demon perched on her head waited until she was sound asleep before fluttering through the crack in the stone door.

Ruan Dongling woke up naturally, feeling completely at ease. After all, the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass wouldn’t mature for another three days, leaving plenty of time.

Moreover, the cave entrance was extremely well-hidden. Without her Treasure-Seeking Worm, she never would have found it.

Assuming no one else would find this place for a while, Ruan Dongling slept soundly, free from worry.

Ding! Host has successfully slacked off and gained twenty days of cultivation!

The sudden notification startled Ruan Dongling awake.

Twenty days! Had she unconsciously slept for ten hours?

That shouldn’t be possible!

But trapped in the mountain cave, Ruan Dongling couldn’t judge how long she’d been asleep by the weather.

Quickly stowing her lounge chair, she drew her sword and struck the stone gate’s restriction with a single strike!

To her surprise, the dilapidated stone gate shattered with a single blow.

“Huh?” Ruan Dongling waved away the rising dust. “What’s going on? Did the restriction disappear?”

Though she couldn’t understand what had happened, the restriction’s disappearance was good news. Ruan Dongling immediately sheathed her sword and eagerly stepped through the stone gate.

Beyond the gate lay a simple, ancient stone chamber.

Inside, there was only a crude stone bed, a stone table, and a futon resting on the bed.

The futon appeared to be woven from some mystical plant. Despite being sealed in the chamber for countless years, it still radiated a faint, vibrant energy.

The plant-woven cushion still radiated a vibrant life force.

Ruan Dongling stepped forward and touched the cushion. It felt soft and supple, as if woven from freshly picked leaves.

The leaves resembled willow leaves, their color a tender green. Each leaf bore distinct veins, and upon closer inspection, she could even see wisps of spiritual energy flowing slowly within them.

It was truly miraculous!

As if compelled by some unseen force, Ruan Dongling sat down on the cushion.

Cross-legged on the cushion, a flood of images suddenly surged into her mind.

The perspective remained fixed, yet within that unchanging frame, countless scenes flashed through her mind like a movie reel, depicting a constant stream of diverse beings: humans, demons, monsters, and Buddhas.

As the images flickered, mountains and rivers shifted, oceans turned to fields, and fields became oceans.

A gentle breeze stirred, and Ruan Dongling noticed countless branches and leaves swaying.

It was a tree, and the perspective was the tree’s own, eternally fixed.

In what felt like an instant, Ruan Dongling snapped awake. She looked down at the cushion beneath her, recalling the swaying branches and leaves she had seen, and a surge of joy filled her heart.

“Could this cushion actually be made from the ancient divine tree, Azure Immortal Wood?”

Recalling the descriptions in ancient texts, Ruan Dongling immediately calmed her mind and began meditating.

Sure enough!

A massive surge of spiritual energy flooded into her body!

Cultivating on this cushion allowed her to absorb spiritual energy more than ten times faster than usual!

What a treasure! What a treasure! I’ve struck gold! I’ve struck gold!

Ruan Dongling leaped off the bed in delight and stowed the cushion in her Storage Pouch.

Accelerating cultivation speed was merely the most trivial function of Azure Immortal Wood!

Legend held that Azure Immortal Wood had cultivated its own tree body to ascend to godhood, becoming the first tree deity in all realms and the ancestral master of countless plant-based demon cultivators.

With the extinction of Azure Immortal Wood, several Medicinal Pills that relied on it as a primary ingredient had also vanished.

These pills were used by Great Cultivators above the Spirit Transformation stage, making them incomparably precious.

The Spirit Nurturing Pill was among the most prized of these.

This pill could directly enhance a Spirit Transformation Cultivator’s cultivation level, but its most crucial effect was extending lifespan!

Azure Immortal Wood inherently contained vital energy that could directly prolong the lifespan of Human Cultivators. When refined into a Medicinal Pill, its effects were amplified even further.

Human Cultivators have limited lifespans. What is the purpose of their cultivation?

Eternal Life.

Many High-Rank Cultivators, reaching the later stages of their cultivation, find their vital energy waning and their lifespans nearing their end. They all regret not being able to advance further, making lifespan-extending Medicinal Pills incredibly precious.

For these Old Monsters, even a single year added to their lifespan might be enough to break through their cultivation bottleneck, granting them an even longer life.

It’s said that a single leaf from the Azure Immortal Wood is worth a fortune. Yet Ruan Dongling had harvested so many.

If she were to give this meditation cushion to Ran Bing, the Child of the World, wouldn’t that be…

Ruan Dongling stood there, grinning foolishly.

After a few chuckles, she realized how silly she looked and quickly stopped laughing.

This Cave Abode contained such a miraculous Azure Immortal Wood. There must be other treasures hidden here. Time to search again.