Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 62

Ruan Dongling noticed the Little Monk’s gaze and turned to Chengyuan. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

The Little Monk immediately lowered his head. “N-no…”

“Then why were you staring at me?”

His face flushed crimson, as if about to drip bl00d, the Little Monk hurriedly explained, “The Silver Treasure Fox is renowned for its ability to discern human hearts and distinguish between good and evil. It rarely approaches the Human Race…

“Just now, you mercilessly slew those three cultivators with your sword, demonstrating genuine killing intent. Logically, the Silver Treasure Fox should have avoided you. Yet, it’s acting so affectionate towards you.

“This humble monk found it strange and momentarily forgot his manners. Fellow Daoist, please forgive my rudeness!”

Hearing the Little Monk’s explanation, Ruan Dongling realized he was right. If that were the case, the fox’s behavior was indeed peculiar.

She glanced down at the drowsy little fox nestled in her arms, its eyes half-closed in a sleepy daze, and felt a flicker of confusion.

Could this be the special affinity granted to me as the Chosen One?

“Little Monk, why are you traveling alone? Where are your fellow disciples? Didn’t the Zen Sect enter this realm together?”

“I encountered an emergency earlier and became separated from my fellow disciples,” Chengyuan explained.

Ruan Dongling nodded. “So you saw these three Green King Turtles trying to kill the little fox and rescued it from them?”

Chengyuan nodded, his face flushing.

“Were you injured before that?”

Ruan Dongling had already clashed with these three cultivators and knew their capabilities. They were just weaklings with Combat Power Five. Despite his seemingly frail appearance, Little Monk Chengyuan was actually quite formidable; these three were no match for him. Therefore, Chengyuan must have been injured before rescuing the fox.

Chengyuan was astonished that Ruan Dongling had deduced even this. He immediately thought she was exceptionally intelligent!

Seeing the little monk nod, Ruan Dongling’s heart stirred. She suddenly wondered if the person who had injured him was none other than Murong Xuyao.

“Was the one who hurt you that exceptionally handsome cultivator in white robes?”

Chengyuan recalled the man’s appearance and nodded reluctantly.

He felt Ruan Dongling’s description was somewhat inaccurate. While the man did possess an otherworldly aura and extraordinary bearing, he wasn’t quite as handsome as she made him out to be…

“So, was your separation from your fellow disciples also his doing?”

“Not entirely,” Chengyuan corrected. “There were others involved as well…”

If he had single-handedly scattered the entire Zen Sect group, it would have made him seem too formidable.

While he was indeed powerful, he wasn’t that powerful…

Ruan Dongling, unaware of Little Monk Chengyuan’s inner monologue, pressed on, “How many members of the Zen Sect entered this place in total?”

“Do you have any special methods of communication among yourselves?”

“Five of us entered. I possess the Secret Sound Transmission technique, allowing me to communicate with my Senior Brother…”

“But I haven’t received any response…”

“Either Senior Brother is unable to reply, or he hasn’t received my transmission. The situation must be dire for my fellow disciples!”

As Chengyuan spoke, a hint of anxiety flickered across his face.

“When you were attacked by that cultivator earlier, was there a female cultivator in blue robes among them?” Ruan Dongling asked, wanting to confirm whether Yun Yan’er was indeed with Murong Xuyao’s group.

Chengyuan paused briefly to recall, then nodded. “Yes, I vaguely remember that female cultivator.”

That shameless Yun Yan’er is actually mixed up with those cultivators! What a disgrace!

Chengyuan took the Medicinal Pills Ruan Dongling had given him and applied some ointment to the wound on his neck. His body had recovered significantly, and he was no longer in any serious danger.

Realizing he was much better, Little Monk Chengyuan knew it wasn’t proper for a disciple of the Zen Sect to be alone with a female cultivator from another sect. He wanted to take his leave, but after stammering for a long time, his face flushed red, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Ruan Dongling, who was happily gnawing on a chicken leg, glanced at Little Monk Chengyuan and assumed he wanted some.

“Um… would you like a chicken leg? I brought plenty for this Secret Realm trip. Don’t be shy…”

Chengyuan recoiled in alarm, pressed his palms together, and chanted a Buddhist prayer. “No, no! We monks don’t eat meat…”

“Oh,” Ruan Dongling replied, nodding in understanding.

She casually handed the chicken leg to the Silver Treasure Fox, which was drooling all over her shoulder.

Looking at the Little Monk’s demeanor, Ruan Dongling could tell his injuries had mostly healed.

“Little Monk, your injuries have mostly healed, so I’ll be taking my leave now. Until we meet again!”

Ruan Dongling had stayed only to wait for Chengyuan’s recovery. With her task complete, she had no reason to linger.

She still needed to find a safe place to slack off, sleep, and boost her cultivation.

“Fellow Daoist,” the Little Monk said to Ruan Dongling, “you saved my life, yet you haven’t told me your name.”

“I am Ruan Dongling, a disciple of the Heaven Origin Sect!”

“Then farewell!” Ruan Dongling clasped her hands in a farewell gesture toward Chengyuan and turned to leave.

The Silver Treasure Fox unexpectedly followed her.

The little fox perched on Ruan Dongling’s shoulder, its fur around its mouth glistening with grease from the chicken leg it was devouring.

Ruan Dongling had been planning to find another tree to hide in, but instead, she stumbled upon a hidden tree hollow.

The massive tree with the hollow was incredibly thick, its entrance small and discovered by the Silver Treasure Fox.

Squeezing into the hollow, Ruan Dongling found it surprisingly dry and clean.

Oh, could this be some animal’s den?

Yet there was no unusual odor.

Never mind. This place is perfect. I’ll just slack off here.

The hollow wasn’t spacious, barely enough for Ruan Dongling to sit cross-legged.

Ruan Dongling calculated that the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass would mature in just two days. When the time came to fight for it, she wouldn’t have any time to continue hiding.

Moreover, once the ownership of the Azure Profound Grass was settled, the Secret Realm would likely close soon after.

Time was running out.

At most, she had less than two days left to gain tenfold cultivation.

What if she used the Azure Immortal Wood Meditation Cushion? Could it grant another tenfold increase in cultivation?

The reason she gained more cultivation in the Secret Realm was due to its exceptionally abundant spiritual energy—perhaps ten times richer than the spiritually barren True Martial Prefecture.

But the Azure Immortal Wood Meditation Cushion could accelerate the gathering of spiritual energy, increasing her absorption rate tenfold.

Normally, an hour of sleep yielded twenty days of cultivation. With the cushion, could she gain two hundred days in the same time?

Ruan Dongling’s eyes lit up.

If she also set up a small Spirit Gathering Array using Spirit Stones, could she absorb spiritual energy even faster and gain even more cultivation?

Let’s try it!

With a mountain of Spirit Stones at her disposal, Ruan Dongling didn’t hesitate.

Though she had never set up an array before, nor had she formally studied them, she had read several foundational array books during her earlier studies. The setup methods were etched in her mind.