Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 12

Spiritual roots were talent, a gift given by heaven. To change spiritual roots was to act against heaven.
Yan Zhuguang had forcibly transformed five spiritual roots into a poison spiritual root. This was an act that went against heaven from beginning to end. So when her refining was about to succeed, lightning tribulation descended on her.
If she had used another method, such as the treasures for washing spiritual roots that the system provided, then lightning tribulation would not have come.
It was not that other methods of refining spiritual roots did not go against heaven. The main reason was that those treasures that improved spiritual roots had already been struck by lightning tribulation when they matured.
This was also why treasures that refined spiritual roots were so rare. The conditions for them to form were already extremely harsh, and their numbers were very small. Each time they matured, they had to face lightning tribulation. Many treasures were destroyed by lightning tribulation, so the remaining number was even smaller.
The treasures that survived were objects that had already gone against heaven. Using a heaven-defying object to do a heaven-defying thing could blur heaven’s perception, so lightning tribulation would not descend again. To put it plainly, under those circumstances, the heavenly Dao would also turn a blind eye.
The method Yan Zhuguang used was truly too simple. It was only some poisons and a few spiritual grain worms. She had not used any heaven-defying treasures at all, so heaven’s perception was naturally not fooled.
Other than the poisons and spiritual grain worms, the most important part was actually the secret art for refining spiritual roots that Yan Zhuguang had created. That was the key step in transforming a poison spiritual root. Calling it a forbidden art would not be too much.
So when Yan Zhuguang used that heaven-defying art to transform her spiritual roots, the heavenly Dao discovered it and sent down a bolt of lightning tribulation as a warning.
This was within Yan Zhuguang’s expectations.
Back when she created that secret art, she had already gained this bit of understanding in her heart.
Lightning tribulation was vast and loud. With her current situation, Yan Zhuguang had no way to find an absolutely safe place to pass through it.
And if she crossed tribulation in Yimiao Sect, it would definitely draw the attention of the people there. Even if she luckily succeeded, she might face Yimiao Sect’s suspicion and interrogation. At that time, she might be in danger.
But Yan Zhuguang could not give up transforming her poison spiritual root either.
That was why Yan Zhuguang had told the system she would make Yun Mixue take her away. It was not boasting. It was because she had to make Yun Mixue take her away. It was the only choice she had.
The reason she acted so urgently was that she needed Yun Mixue’s strength to protect herself. She had to make this gamble so that after transforming her spiritual roots and becoming fragile, she could leave danger and enter a safe place.
That was why today happened.
Yun Mixue was leaving Yimiao Sect today, so Yan Zhuguang chose today to transform her spiritual roots. This way, lightning tribulation would certainly draw Yun Mixue’s attention.
With Yun Mixue’s nature, after seeing Yan Zhuguang’s miserable state after being struck by lightning, she might soften her heart and treat her. Then, as long as Yan Zhuguang revealed a little strangeness, Yun Mixue might take her away.
Of course, Yan Zhuguang did not believe that the arrangements she had made would definitely succeed. She would create the best chance for success that she could, but whether it truly succeeded still depended on later developments.
That was why Yan Zhuguang had also asked the system for a Bright Mending Pill as a fallback in case her plan failed, just in case.
She simply had not expected things to go this smoothly.
She had not even used the later arrangements. She had not even shown her heavenly spiritual root. Yun Mixue had directly asked the sect master to let her take Yan Zhuguang away.
It seemed the last time had been the same. Yan Zhuguang had barely done anything. Instead, under Yun Mixue’s guidance, step by step, the suspicion on her had been washed clean.
Yan Zhuguang finally truly understood why Yun Mixue had become the white moonlight in everyone’s heart.
In her last life, Yan Zhuguang had schemed with every move and climbed upward. Even when she reached the very top, looking back at everything she had done, she had felt no guilt or regret.
She had not expected that in this life, after only plotting a little to preserve her own life and using Yun Mixue’s kindness, she would actually feel a kind of unwillingness in her heart. It was as if she were some unforgivable villain guilty of terrible crimes.
Yan Zhuguang deeply felt the charm of a white moonlight.
A person like this truly did have the power to make both body and mind fall.
Perhaps it began when Yun Mixue gently picked her up and placed her in her arms. Or earlier, when Yun Mixue carefully covered her with clothing and gently fed her a pill. Or even earlier, when Yun Mixue held her hand and spoke close to her ear.
A ray of light had softly shone into her heart.
Yan Zhuguang closed her eyes and relaxed her mind.
Right now, she was in Yun Mixue’s arms.
This embrace was warm. Yun Mixue had deliberately driven away all the cold air around her and held Yan Zhuguang carefully. Just like the last time she held Yan Zhuguang’s hand, her whole person was warm and soft. It was very comfortable.
Such an embrace made a person sink into it.
Yan Zhuguang was not someone who easily sank into anything. But this time, she rarely set down the vigilance in her heart. Perhaps, as the system had said, Yun Mixue truly had the ability to make people trust her from the heart.
The system, which had held itself in its system space for a long time, also silently let out a breath.
It had finally ended safely.
Its host was far too reckless. Watching from the side had nearly scared the system to death. It felt its lifespan had been shortened by many years.
The system had never known that spiritual roots could be refined in such a way. But although the thickest wood root remained, the poisons left after corrosion still clung to the wood root.
The system had never heard of a method to purify spiritual roots after that. How would Host deal with the impurities on her spiritual root?
The system did not know that Yan Zhuguang wanted to transform her root into a poison spiritual root. It thought Yan Zhuguang simply did not want to gamble on the washing process and feared washing away the thickest wood root, so she had used this method.
There had been cases of spiritual roots with impurities before, but those people had all ended badly in the end. What would Host do now?
The system only wanted to grab Host and shake her hard. It would rather leave the thinnest root as a single heavenly root than let impurities stain a spiritual root. It wanted to question Host. Why was she so stubborn and so foolish?
But the system did not dare.
It did not even dare turn on its voice switch.
Only when Yan Zhuguang remembered it did it regain the ability to speak.
The system was about to ask about Host’s spiritual roots, but Yan Zhuguang cut it off. In the end, it could only swallow the words it had just prepared to say.
Its host was too independent. Even if it asked, it would be useless. Besides, the spiritual roots had already become like this. Unless she changed bodies, there was no way to fix it now.
Yan Zhuguang remembered the system she had earlier ordered not to disturb her. She turned on thought communication and asked, “Is the main quest complete?”
The system obediently answered, “Complete.”
The quest only said to follow Senior Sister to Fenghua Immortal Sect. It did not require reaching Fenghua Immortal Sect. When Yun Mixue said she would take Yan Zhuguang and truly carried her away, the quest was already complete.
After hearing this, Yan Zhuguang thought for a moment and said, “When transforming a special physique, are there any signs?”
“No,” the system said. “Because the Wood Spirit Body that matches Host is very gentle, and because the system directly transforms it, there will be no reaction. It will not attract anyone’s notice, and it will not get you struck by lightning.”
The system still had quite a few complaints about the lightning tribulation.
Yan Zhuguang acted as if she had not heard the system’s grumbling. “Then begin transforming now.”
The system froze. “Now?”
“Although the Wood Spirit Body is very gentle, to make Host more compatible with spiritual energy, the transformation will force Host into deep sleep.”
“In other words, during this time, Host will fall unconscious.”
“Host, you are still in Senior Sister’s arms right now. Are you sure you want to start?”
The system spent day and night with Yan Zhuguang, so it still understood its host rather well. Yan Zhuguang seemed to have everything in hand, but in truth, she was very cautious. At the slightest movement, her whole person became extremely alert, her nerves pulled tight like a lone wolf walking through a snowy night.
Now Host was still being held in Senior Sister’s arms. With Host’s nature, how could she possibly allow herself to lose consciousness in someone else’s arms?
However, today Host was destined to surprise the system. Yan Zhuguang said, “Were you not the one who told me to trust her? Why? Are you unwilling now?”
“No…”
The system felt as if it had short-circuited a little. What did Host mean? Had the sun risen in the west? Had she changed nature? When speaking of the white moonlight before, had she not looked as if she both believed and did not believe?
“How long will the transformation take?”
The system calculated. “About two days. Host has just experienced lightning tribulation, and your body was badly injured. Although you ate a healing pill, the power of lightning tribulation is very domineering and is still damaging your body.”
“There are three options now. First, repair the body first, then transform the physique. Second, transform the physique first, then repair the body. Third, do both at the same time. Host, which do you choose?”
Yan Zhuguang thought for a moment. “Can we only transform the physique and not repair the body?”
The system did not approve. “Yes, but it will hurt a lot. Host, cherish yourself a little.”
Being lectured by the system made Yan Zhuguang feel somewhat strange. “With my current condition, if my body is repaired, it will draw suspicion.”
“Host can blame it on the Wood Spirit Body. The Wood Spirit Body’s self-healing power is already very strong.”
“No need. Do not repair it. Transform directly.” She needed to enter Fenghua Immortal Sect in a weak posture, so she could be brought under Yun Mixue’s wings.
If she recovered too quickly, Yun Mixue would have no reason to keep her by her side. The connection she had worked so hard to build with Yun Mixue would break again.
She did not want to be only an ordinary junior. Right now, she wanted to catch this ray of light and stay beside her.
Hearing Yan Zhuguang’s thoughts, the system could not help sighing. As expected of the white moonlight. Even its all-powerful host had fallen.
Unable to persuade her, the system could only begin forcibly transforming Yan Zhuguang’s body.
Yan Zhuguang lost consciousness, but her body honestly reflected her current state.
The little soot-streaked cat in Yun Mixue’s arms frowned hard. Large beads of sweat rolled down, and her whole body looked as if she had just been pulled out of water.
Yun Mixue tightened her embrace. Her heart lifted as well. What was wrong with this child? Had her body not recovered properly? Was she hurting again?
She could not help increasing her speed.