Half a month later, Lin Wuxi’s injuries had healed. After changing her dressings twice and resting for a few more days, Lin Wuxi, who would have originally needed to lie in bed for half a year, could now circulate her spiritual energy without any issues. Once they confirmed that Lin Wuxi’s injuries were indeed fully healed, Yu Huang and Lin Wuxi finally summoned their flying swords, preparing to head to Lianhen Mountain.
Although Lianhen Mountain was called a mountain, it was actually an extremely vast mountain forest composed of countless peaks. There were innumerable high-level demonic beasts in Lianhen Mountain; even experts at the Aperture Opening stage wouldn’t dare to venture in easily.
However, Lin Wuxi and Yu Huang were only going to the outer areas of Lianhen Mountain. Lin Wuxi, being only at the Enlightenment stage, would be fine as long as she was careful. Moreover, with Yu Huang, who was at the Golden Core stage, by her side, this trip was unlikely to have any danger.
After just half a day, Lin Wuxi could already see the magnificent mountain range of Lianhen Mountain. Each peak was very tall, and the sight of countless peaks connected together was quite breathtaking.
“Senior Sister, let’s descend first.”
“Alright.” Yu Huang steadily carried Lin Wuxi down to the edge of Lianhen Mountain. After retracting her Qingluan Sword, Yu Huang turned to look at Lin Wuxi, waiting to see how she would find the Purple Orchid.
Lin Wuxi wasn’t in a hurry. She first looked around at the surroundings, then took out a guinea pig from her storage pouch. She applied a talisman to it and then leisurely followed behind it.
“This guinea pig is just a very common type of rodent in the cultivation world, without a shred of magic. Can it find the Purple Orchid?” Yu Huang asked curiously, following behind Lin Wuxi.
“It naturally can’t find the Purple Orchid. The Purple Orchid has extremely strict germination conditions; it won’t sprout without a specific temperature and spiritual energy. However, guinea pigs prefer to reproduce under these very conditions. As long as we follow this pregnant guinea pig, we will definitely find the area where Purple Orchids grow.”
Is that so? Yu Huang nodded and casually applied a speed-enhancing spell to the guinea pig. The ordinary guinea pig’s speed instantly became like an arrow loosed from a bowstring as it darted forward.
Lin Wuxi gave Yu Huang a strange look. Spells that could be cast on other living creatures were already extremely rare, and a spell like this, which could be cast on a living creature with no spiritual energy at all, would probably make everyone in the cultivation world fight desperately for it.
The unusual things Lin Wuxi had already seen about Yu Huang were countless. Adding what Lin Wuxi hadn’t seen, she suspected that if her own strength surpassed Yu Huang’s and she didn’t know her, she might also resort to such acts as murder and robbery.
As Lin Wuxi was thinking, the guinea pig stopped on the ground. Lin Wuxi checked the soil’s moisture, estimating they had arrived. Under Yu Huang’s puzzled gaze, she took out a Severed-Tail Butterfly.
“So, it’s this butterfly that can find the Purple Orchid.”
“No, this butterfly can only find the Purple Orchid’s companion spirit plant—the Butterfly Kite.”
The Butterfly Kite was an extremely common spirit plant in the cultivation world, small and pale yellow, blooming all year round.
“But aren’t Butterfly Kites very common?”
“Purple Orchids won’t necessarily be where Butterfly Kites grow, but next to a Purple Orchid, there will definitely be a Butterfly Kite.”
“Oh, interesting.” Yu Huang raised an eyebrow. “Did you also read this in ancient texts?”
“No, I read this in the notes of an unknown alchemist from the cultivation world. He needed a large amount of Purple Orchids to refine a special pill, and this was the method he summarized after spending countless years searching for them.”
“Just how many books did you read before, to have even read the notes of an unknown alchemist?”
Lin Wuxi just smiled helplessly and released the Severed-Tail Butterfly, which she had already applied a talisman to.
Yu Huang also casually applied another spell to the Severed-Tail Butterfly, and the two once again prepared to set off, following the butterfly.
Although the butterfly’s speed wasn’t as fast as the guinea pig’s, its search area was also smaller. So, without much effort, the two saw the Severed-Tail Butterfly fly to the side of a cliff and stop there.
It seems we found it. Lin Wuxi’s spirits lifted. She walked over to the cliff where the Severed-Tail Butterfly had stopped and carefully searched for the Purple Orchid.
Cultivators had astonishing spiritual sense, so even though the Purple Orchid was hidden in a crevice between the rocks, Lin Wuxi found it. Just as she was about to reach out and pick it, a very small, faint beam of light shot out from the side.
Lin Wuxi had no time to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the beam of light struck towards her. At the instant it was about to hit her, it was narrowly blocked by Yu Huang’s Qingluan Sword.
Yu Huang was furious. Who dared to sneak attack Lin Wuxi right under her nose? If she hadn’t rescued her in time just now, Lin Wuxi would probably be seriously injured right now!
Lin Wuxi first breathed a sigh of relief, then became vigilant. She had clearly scanned the surroundings with her spiritual sense just moments ago, and there was nothing around except this Purple Orchid. How could such a beam of light suddenly appear?
Retracting her arm and summoning her Qingyu Brush, Lin Wuxi and Yu Huang flew up the cliff on their swords. After a careful search, they discovered a place that looked slightly different from the surrounding rocks.
Getting closer to look, Lin Wuxi was so frightened she almost fell off her flying sword. There was actually a young Qilin there!
The Qilin was weakly lying on a small rock, its eyes glaring fiercely at Lin Wuxi. It even waved its small paw at Lin Wuxi from time to time, as if warning her that if she got any closer, it would make her regret it.
Seeing this Qilin, on the verge of death, still trying to act fierce, Lin Wuxi chuckled kindly. From the beam of light earlier, this Qilin was probably not lightly injured.
The rocks here were very unstable and could crack and fall at any moment. Seeing that Lin Wuxi seemed to want to rescue it, and fearing the Qilin might injure Lin Wuxi again, Yu Huang quickly scooped up the Qilin and brought it back to the cliff edge. Although the Qilin struggled during this, the beam of light earlier had probably exhausted all its remaining strength, and it couldn’t launch any effective attacks.
Placing the Qilin on the ground, Yu Huang checked its injuries. She found that it seemed to have been wounded by a powerful formation, with multiple injuries all over its body. If no one attended to it, it would probably die here.
Lin Wuxi frowned, tapped the struggling little Qilin’s nose with her finger, and said seriously, “Little Qilin, your injuries are very dangerous right now. Stop struggling. We won’t hurt you. Quickly and obediently let us check your wounds.”
The Qilin snorted air from its nostrils, as if saying it didn’t believe her, and struggled even more fiercely.
Where did this Qilin come from? Its temper is so arrogant.
Yu Huang saw that Lin Wuxi really liked this Qilin. She pouted, took out the last few Golden Jade Dew Pills from her storage pouch, refined them again, and had Lin Wuxi apply the medicine to the Qilin. She wouldn’t bother applying medicine to anyone other than Lin Wuxi.
Cool spiritual energy mixed with the ice-cold medicinal liquid seeped into the Qilin’s meridians, greatly improving its previously dried wounds. The struggling Qilin finally, gradually stopped struggling, allowing Lin Wuxi to apply the medicine.
Lin Wuxi lifted the Qilin’s small rump, took a look, and said teasingly, “Oh, it’s a female.”
The Qilin lying on the ground immediately pulled back its rump, turned its head, and glared fiercely at Lin Wuxi, baring its teeth threateningly.
Just then, Yu Huang, who had been sitting nearby, suddenly stood up. She snatched Lin Wuxi, simultaneously activating a defensive barrier, and darted to the side like lightning.
Lin Wuxi turned her head to look and saw that their original position had been blasted into a large, bowl-shaped crater by a huge explosion. Dust and smoke rose everywhere, a truly perilous sight.
Then, a completely black Qilin appeared menacingly in the sky not far away. In the blink of an eye, the Qilin was in front of the two of them.
In a flash, the Qilin landed on the ground. It raised its paw and pointed. Lin Wuxi felt as if she were bound by something and flew towards the Qilin. Without a moment to spare for anything else, she pulled out talismans from her storage pouch and hurled them head-on at the Qilin in front of her.
However, the numerous talismans Lin Wuxi had painstakingly crafted had no effect at all when they hit the Qilin. Its scales weren’t even slightly damaged by Lin Wuxi’s talismans.
Yu Huang’s Qingluan Sword had also arrived by this time. The magnificent sword light erupted with unprecedented dazzling brilliance, thrusting towards the Qilin’s eyes with lightning speed.
Sensing the powerful energy contained in the flying sword before it, the Qilin gave Yu Huang a surprised look. This little Golden Core stage cultivator could actually unleash an attack comparable to that of a Nascent Soul stage expert.
The opponent was aiming straight for its vital points, so the Qilin didn’t dare to take the hit directly. It raised its paw and condensed a semi-circular defensive light shield, blocking Yu Huang’s attack. But at the same time, the invisible force pulling Lin Wuxi faltered for a moment.
Lin Wuxi seized this opportunity and took out the two highest-grade talismans from her storage bag. These were originally kept to save her life, and wasn’t this precisely such a moment?
Lin Wuxi, using an extremely complex technique, merged the two highest-grade talismans, infusing them with lightning. The two separate talisman papers instantly became a single blue talisman crackling with electricity. Fueled by all of Lin Wuxi’s spiritual energy, it shot towards the Qilin.
Just as the Qilin dealt with Yu Huang, Lin Wuxi’s lightning talisman arrived, striking the protective shield the Qilin had just raised. The shield flickered violently and actually cracked. The remaining energy smashed directly onto the Qilin’s paw.
The Qilin felt a jolt of electricity shoot through its paw, and its movements actually became a little sluggish. The Qilin was truly shocked. A mere early-stage Fusion Realm cultivator could actually break its shield and injure its true body? This world was truly too wondrous, wasn’t it?
Not allowing the Qilin to hesitate, Yu Huang had already flown over. The Qingluan Sword in her hand was already wreathed in a layer of black flames. The Qilin’s eyes narrowed. Indeed, it’s Netherflame!
Yu Huang twirled the Qingluan Sword in her hand and chanted: “Nine Heavens Divine Might, Qingluan Sword, transform origin into force, utterly unstoppable, break!” As she spoke, the Qingluan Sword, wreathed in raging black flames, once again thrust towards the Qilin in the midst of the fire.
Seeing the world’s most terrifying flame, the Qilin chuckled. If it were any other Qilin, they might find this Netherflame troublesome. But I was born and raised in fire. Netherflame of this level can’t do anything to me. As it spoke, the flames on its claws slowly changed, finally turning purple, and it met Yu Huang’s attack head-on.
Yu Huang smiled faintly. Her fair fingers pointed, and a long-prepared Pale Soulstone flew out.
Meanwhile, the Qilin, which was parrying Yu Huang’s Netherflame, had already coughed up blood. Pale Soulstone! Even among Qilins, it was an incredibly rare artifact-refining material. Now, it was actually being wasted as a disposable weapon by a mere Golden Core stage girl! It was heartbroken! More heartbroken than by the impending impact of the Pale Soulstone itself.
Then, something happened that made the Qilin’s heart bleed: Yu Huang threw out eight more Pale Soulstones in succession, smashing them towards the Qilin.
With a mournful howl, the Qilin was engulfed in a cloud of rising dust. Yu Huang quickly flew to Lin Wuxi’s side and found Lin Wuxi, who had exhausted her spiritual energy, enveloped in a faint purple light. And the restrictive spell binding Lin Wuxi had actually loosened considerably. Overjoyed, Yu Huang quickly pulled Lin Wuxi out through the gap in the loosened spell, and pulling Lin Wuxi, she flew away on her sword to escape.
“Hold on. You can’t leave now,” the Qilin’s voice came.
