Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 51

Too Flashy sheepishly shared his storage pouch with Ruan Dongling.

When Ruan Dongling opened it, she found only a handful of common spirit plants—seven or eight at most.

“So, Too Flashy, you’ve been secretly eating all the spirit plants! If you don’t reach Foundation Establishment by the time we return, I’ll pluck your feathers and roast you like a chicken!”

“Aren’t you wasting these precious resources? Do you really think eating them raw is as effective as taking Medicinal Pills?”

“A single spirit plant, when refined into a Medicinal Pill, is at least three times more potent than eating it directly! Seriously!”

“No more eating them raw! Take them back and refine them into pills first!”

Too Flashy nodded vigorously.

“Fine, what’s done is done. Now you need to redeem yourself by gathering even more spirit plants!”

With that, Ruan Dongling released her grip, and Too Flashy darted away like his tail was on fire.

By now, it was afternoon, and the heat was stifling. Ruan Dongling decided she’d had enough running around for the day.

She glanced up at the dense canopy of a towering tree, then leaped onto its thickest branches.

Finding a sturdy fork, she settled into a reclining position, swallowed a Medicinal Pill, and cradled her Crimson Cloud Sword as she closed her eyes to meditate.

The pill, called an Aura Concealing Pill, had been given to her by Duan Tianhe.

After taking it, she could completely suppress her aura. By controlling her breathing and remaining hidden in the shadows, she could avoid detection by other cultivators.

Of course, these Medicinal Pills were useless against High-Rank Cultivators, but they were perfectly effective against Cultivators below the Golden Core stage.

The highest Cultivation Realm anyone could reach here was the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Duan Tianhe had claimed that after taking the pills, even Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage wouldn’t be able to detect her.

Ruan Dongling immediately recognized these as invaluable treasures—essential for those who preferred to lie low and indispensable for Yin Bi specialists. She absolutely loved them.

So she claimed the entire bottle for herself.

Now, Ruan Dongling was considering the pills’ wide range of applications. Maybe I should learn alchemy from Senior Sister Xu Wan when I get back? she thought. That way, I can refine pills myself whenever I need them. As long as I have the Pill Formula, I can make whatever I want!

Her Storage Pouch was overflowing with Spirit Stones, and her Spirit Plants were piled up like mountains. Not refining pills would be such a waste.

Closing her eyes, her hearing sharpened.

The forest was silent, allowing her to hear the melodious calls of birds, the faint chirping of insects, and the mystical sounds of all things growing…

Amidst these sounds, Ruan Dongling gradually drifted off to sleep.

In her dream, she saw the woman in red again.

The woman remained facing away from her, her face hidden no matter how hard Ruan Dongling tried to see it.

This time, Ruan Dongling noticed a raging fire burning beneath the woman’s feet.

The flames were a faint purple…

The woman’s voice drifted softly, “Ling’er… Ling’er… save me, save me…”

Ruan Dongling couldn’t explain her sudden urgency.

Frantically hopping in her dream, she cried out, “How can I save you, Elder Sister? Tell me!”

This time, Ruan Dongling heard the woman say, “I’m… in the sword…”

Ruan Dongling jolted awake, forgetting she was perched in a tree. She sat up abruptly and nearly tumbled to the ground!

Fortunately, her reflexes were sharp, and she managed to cling to the branch in an impossibly awkward position.

Thank goodness no one saw that.

Ruan Dongling quickly scrambled back into a proper sitting position, replaying the dream in her mind. This time, she had gained a crucial piece of information:

The woman said she was… in the sword…

What could that mean?

Ruan Dongling’s hand instinctively tightened around the Crimson Cloud Sword.

A thought struck her, and she raised the sword.

Both times she had dreamed of the woman, it had been while she was sleeping with the Crimson Cloud Sword in her arms.

Could she be trapped within the sword?

As Ruan Dongling was lost in thought, her ears picked up an unusual sound.

Someone was approaching!

She quickly hid herself, suppressed her breathing, and imagined herself as nothing more than a leaf.

“What’s wrong with you? You’re utterly useless! You can’t even handle a simple task like this!”

It was Yun Yan’er’s voice!

Ruan Dongling’s interest was immediately piqued.

“I’m sorry…”

It was Ran Bing’s voice!

Ruan Dongling’s excitement surged.

“If I ever see those people from Floating Star Prefecture again, I’ll take full responsibility for all the mistakes…”

After a moment of silence, Ran Bing continued.

“It’s your fault for being so useless! If your cultivation hadn’t been so weak, you could have held off that Azure Scale Python. Then I wouldn’t have been attacked!”

“And that Azure Spirit Fruit wouldn’t have been stolen by that bald-headed little monk from the Zen Sect!”

“You humiliated me in front of Senior Brother Murong from Floating Star Prefecture! Now they suspect I’m colluding with those Zen Sect monks!”

At this, the sound of a sword hacking wood echoed through the air.

It was likely Yun Yan’er venting her frustration.

“Now that they want us dead, how can I ever stand by Senior Brother Murong’s side again?”

Ran Bing remained silent.

Ruan Dongling understood. It seemed Yun Yan’er had somehow gotten mixed up with the people from Floating Star Prefecture.

When they went to harvest the Azure Spirit Fruit, they were attacked by the guardian beast. Yun Yan’er, eager to curry favor with the group, had volunteered to hold off the creature.

But her cultivation proved insufficient. She was attacked by the beast, and the Azure Spirit Fruit was stolen by someone from the Zen Sect, one of the Three Great Sects.

The people of Floating Star Prefecture must have realized Yun Yan’er was a double agent and turned against her.

Yun Yan’er and Ran Bing were either driven away by the group or fled on their own.

Ruan Dongling suspected the group had turned violent. Otherwise, Yun Yan’er likely wouldn’t have left.

That girl’s nature was to seduce every outstanding man she encountered.

After all, she was the group’s darling!

Everyone should be on her side, adoring her, protecting her, and going mad for her—even banging their heads against walls for her!

As the voices grew closer, Ruan Dongling quietly rose and peered through the leaves.

Sure enough, Yun Yan’er strode ahead, sword in hand, her face flushed with anger.

Ran Bing followed behind like a scolded wife, head bowed low.

Ruan Dongling frowned when she saw Ran Bing.

Ran Bing’s left shoulder was injured, the wound untreated and still bleeding, the bl00d already turning dark.

It seemed the guardian beast’s attack had been poisonous.

Ran Bing’s complexion was also terrible—pale from bl00d loss, her lips even tinged with blue.

Earlier, Yun Yan’er had claimed the guardian beast attacked her, yet Ran Bing was the one injured.

Ran Bing must have been injured by the guardian beast while saving Yun Yan’er. Not only did Yun Yan’er fail to thank her, but she even blamed her?

Did she really think Ran Bing was her slave?

This was utterly absurd!

The two grew closer to the large tree where Ruan Dongling was hiding.

Ruan Dongling gripped the Crimson Cloud Sword tightly, itching to end Yun Yan’er with a single strike right there.

But remembering the Dao-grade magical artifact protecting Yun Yan’er, Ruan Dongling sighed in frustration.

Damn it! The Child of the World really is extraordinary!

Once this is over, I absolutely have to find a way to figure out what’s up with Yun Yan’er’s Dao-grade magical artifact—and preferably steal it!

Without that Dao-grade magical artifact shielding her, Ruan Dongling could kill her ten thousand times over!

As the two continued forward, Ruan Dongling heard movement again!

More people were approaching, judging by the sound, quite a few of them.

Yun Yan’er’s face tensed. She tightened her grip on her sword and formed a hand seal with her left hand.

Instantly, her expression changed drastically. “They’re chasing us again!”

“Just those few from Floating Star Prefecture?” Ran Bing asked grimly.

Yun Yan’er nodded urgently, her face contorted with resentment.

“Senior Brother Murong seems to have completely abandoned me. It’s all your fault, you useless trash!”

Ran Bing lowered her gaze, her long lashes concealing the emotions in her eyes.