Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 152. Becoming Cultivation Partners? The Spiritual-Roots-Excavated Kind (4)

Shen Wan turned to see a man descending from the sky on a flying sword.

Clad in celestial white robes, tall and handsome, he moved with an air of importance, as if the wind itself accompanied him.

Surrounding cultivators greeted him as “Sect Leader Yin,” their tones respectful, tinged with flattery and fear.

Yin Jue’s beloved, Lan Wanling, naturally hadn’t come. Since stealing Shen Wan’s spiritual root, she could cultivate, but each attempt brought great pain, hindering her progress. Over the years, Yin Jue had tried countless methods and consulted numerous alchemists, all to no avail. Hearing of this secret realm’s opening, he came to try his luck.

Seeing Yin Jue, Shen Wan decided not to enter first.

As the male lead, Yin Jue would have the best luck. Following him would surely lead to many treasures.

[188: “Wan Wan, have you forgotten me? One scan and no treasure in this realm can escape my eyes. If you want them all, I’ll map them out for you right away.”]

“Thanks, Brother 8, but snatching them from Yin Jue will be more satisfying.”

“I want to steal from him, to snatch what he wants most right before his eyes.”

188: Alright, he understood.

“Miss Xie, I plan to steal from him. I think it’ll be more satisfying.”

Xie Yunfu glanced at Yin Jue, her eyes twinkling with amusement as she nodded. “I agree, it does sound more fun.”

Snatching treasures from righteous cultivators, watching them seethe with impotent rage – she found that quite enjoyable.

She’d always done this. This little girl suited her taste quite well.

Yin Jue felt a gaze upon him but couldn’t locate its source. Finally, he entered the realm. The moment he did, Shen Wan had 188 track his movements, following his position.

Xie Yunfu had no intention of going elsewhere. Tormenting righteous cultivators like Yin Jue was her favorite pastime. Moreover, this Yin Jue seemed even more detestable than other righteous cultivators, making her want to finish him off.

A quarter-hour later.

“Miss Xie, Yin Jue has a box on each side. Both contain treasures. When he opens them, let’s each grab one.”

Xie Yunfu was surprised. Yin Jue had just reached that spot and hadn’t touched anything yet. How did Shen Wan know? Was her divine sense that powerful?

She didn’t ponder long, as Shen Wan had already dashed out. Not to be outdone, she rushed to Yin Jue’s right while Shen Wan took the left.

At that moment, Shen Wan shouted, “Yin Jue, watch out!”

Sensing an attack from behind, Yin Jue instinctively leapt up, unable to secure the treasures in the boxes. When he realized the “attack” was merely a thrown rock, he turned back to find both boxes gone.

In their place stood two beautiful women.

One in blue, whom he recognized as the demonic cultivator Xie Yunfu.

The other in green, a stranger with an unfamiliar face.

“You two are going too far,” Yin Jue said, maintaining his righteous cultivator demeanor. “I saw those treasures first.”

“Everything in the secret realm is fair game. Finders keepers. I could say I saw this patch of ground first, so you can’t step on it.”

“I saw you first too. Does that make you my pet?”

Yin Jue’s face darkened. This green-clad woman must be another demonic cultivator. Only they would be so unreasonable and crude.

“What are you glaring at? Your eyeballs are about to fall out.”

Yin Jue frowned, displeasure flashing in his eyes. If not for their formidable strength, he would have attacked already.

Fine. He was here only to find treasures to help Wanling. Those two items, though valuable, weren’t irreplaceable.

Yin Jue turned to leave, thinking the matter settled.

To his shock, every time he discovered something, a small white hand would appear and snatch it away.

He tried to reclaim the items, but they were already stored in spatial rings.

Later, he wisened up and planned to immediately store any finds in his spatial ring.

Yet somehow, they always beat him to it, clearing out every treasure along his path, not leaving even a blade of grass.

Finally, Yin Jue used a technique to create multiple phantom images of himself traveling different routes while he took another path.

He believed he’d finally shake off those troublesome women.

Little did he know, under 188’s scan, he couldn’t hide. Shen Wan had been following his true self all along. Only after walking for a long time without encountering any treasures did he sense something amiss.

At last, Yin Jue arrived at the secret realm’s final point, scowling – the place where the rarest treasures were kept in every secret realm.

The original plot mentioned this place. It was where the original host had reunited with Yin Jue.

Yin Jue had competed with others for a treasure, nearly failing until the original host intervened, ensuring he didn’t lose it.

The treasure was likely a key that could open a hidden chamber in the main hall. This chamber held the realm’s ultimate treasures.

Inside were a premium magical sword, a cultivation manual, and two bottles of pills. Though these pills couldn’t fully resolve Lan Wanling’s condition, they could ease her pain during cultivation.

In the original plot, Yin Jue had given the sword and manual to the original host, keeping the pills for himself. He’d spoken pretty words about feeling indebted to her, claiming the valuable sword was compensation.

He might have felt some conflict, but Lan Wanling was still more important to him then.

Yin Jue’s indecisiveness had left the original host sad yet reluctant to let go. After all, he had taken her in and personally taught her cultivation. He was her entire world, which was why she hesitated and couldn’t break free.

This time, as Yin Jue fought the others, Shen Wan had no intention of helping. Just as Yin Jue seemed about to lose, he revealed a secret move, severely wounding his opponent.

Shen Wan was amused. So this guy had been hiding an ace up his sleeve.

As Yin Jue sighed in relief, using the key to open the hidden chamber and reach for the sword and pills, a small hand appeared before him, snatching the two bottles of pills.

Before Yin Jue could speak, the pills vanished into Shen Wan’s spatial ring.

“Hand over those pills!”

By now, Xie Yunfu had grabbed the sword and stood beside Shen Wan, offering her the weapon as if to say, “Here’s the sword, go ahead and cut him down.”

“I don’t care who you are, return those two bottles of pills.”

Yin Jue was truly angry. These two had been thwarting him all day, and now they dared to steal the pills he’d found for Wanling, her only hope for relief.

He absolutely wouldn’t let them take them.

“What do you want? I can trade you something for them.” Yin Jue exhaled, clearly aware these two were trouble. If negotiation was possible, he’d try.

But Shen Wan wasn’t interested. “These things were just lying here. They’re not yours. I took them, so now they’re mine. Sect Leader Yin, you’re being unreasonable. Is this how big sects bully us little nobodies?”

“I’ll ask once more. Will you return them or not?”

“No.”

Yin Jue’s gaze turned cold, looking at Shen Wan as if she were already dead. In an instant, his body erupted with powerful spiritual energy. Just as he was about to rush at Shen Wan, he suddenly froze.

His expression changed, and under their incredulous gazes, he collapsed to the ground.

Xie Yunfu was also surprised. “What’s wrong with him…” Before she could finish, she saw Shen Wan wave a medicine bottle. “I drugged him.” The drug was her own concoction. Among the jade slips from her former master were not only cultivation techniques and experiences but also some strange medicinal recipes. She’d mixed this one to test it out, and it seemed quite effective.

Yin Jue felt a hint of panic. He was at the Unity stage, yet this drug had felled him without his notice. It was truly inconceivable.

Shen Wan approached Yin Jue with the sword, crouching before him and tapping his face with the blade. “You were so fierce earlier, weren’t you? Looking like you wanted to kill me. Now you can’t move, can you? Sect Leader Yin, the treasures in this realm go to the most capable. You can’t get angry just because you’re not good enough. That doesn’t seem to fit the standards of your righteous big sect.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”

Shen Wan truly had no intention of killing Yin Jue. That would be too unsatisfying.

She handed the sword to Xie Yunfu, then grasped Yin Jue’s ankle. Under his furious gaze, she dragged him out by the ankle.

She didn’t even lift him over the threshold.

Yin Jue’s head smacked against the doorframe, then thudded onto the ground as Shen Wan pulled him across. Though such pain meant little to him, this humiliation was unlike anything he’d ever experienced.

To Xie Yunfu’s astonishment, Shen Wan casually dragged Yin Jue by the ankle, strolling leisurely towards the exit.

Passersby looked on in horror.

Shen Wan explained to everyone they met, “Sect Leader Yin was ambushed, but he’s too heavy for a weak girl like me to carry. Besides, I’m an innocent maiden. It wouldn’t be proper to get too close to a man. I might not find a partner in the future. But leaving him inside would be dangerous. I couldn’t bear that, so I had to bring him out. As they say, when you see injustice, draw your sword to help. Helping others is my basic principle.”

In this manner, Shen Wan forcefully dragged Yin Jue out of the secret realm. She called out to those outside, “Is anyone here from the Void Sect?”

Of course, there wasn’t. Yin Jue had come alone this time.

“No one?” Shen Wan glanced at Yin Jue’s bruised and swollen face, sighing. “Sect Leader Yin, why didn’t you bring anyone with you?”

Xie Yunfu smiled, suppressing her laughter. “Since we’ve come this far, why don’t we escort Sect Leader Yin back to the Void Sect?”

“Excellent suggestion, Miss Xie. It’s so dangerous out here, I’d be worried sick.”

Yin Jue: If he didn’t avenge this humiliation, he’d no longer call himself Yin Jue.