It turns out that whether it’s a saintess or a witch, as long as they haven’t reached the realm of being detached from worldly desires, they can’t resist the temptation of food.
After taking a bite, Lian Xin was completely conquered by the Happy Otaku Meal, temporarily letting down her guard and enjoying it.
Tang Xin started eating as well, probing as she ate.
“Why were you targeted by demonic cultivators… Wait, let me guess, do you possess some kind of ultimate secret manual? The kind that, once obtained, can dominate the Nine Provinces?”
“That’s a reasonable guess,” the girl said while chewing, “but in reality, such things would never fall into the hands of a low-level cultivator.”
“Then maybe some demonic prince has taken a fancy to you and wants to take you back as a concubine?”
She guessed irresponsibly.
“If it were really a demonic prince, with so many demonic cultivators lost in the Hundred Poison Mountain Range, he would have given up long ago,” she said while chewing.
“I get it, you’re the reincarnation of some great senior, and others are here to fight over your fortune!”
Tang Xin said confidently.
“You’ve read too many strange tales. There’s no such thing as a reincarnated senior…”
Despite eating and chatting, Lian Xin still didn’t reveal any information about her identity.
The main storyline’s goal is to “preserve the spark of the demonic path.” From the literal meaning, it seems that this person in front of her holds key information that could affect the entire demonic path and even the Nine Provinces continent.
Well, since she doesn’t want to talk, there’s no need to pry. It doesn’t affect the mission anyway.
After being well-fed and watered, Lian Xin’s attitude softened considerably.
“It seems you really don’t have any hostility towards me,” she said. “There’s no poison in the food.”
In her view, whether this person was good or evil, anyone with ulterior motives would definitely poison such delicious food.
“So, can you accept my help now?” Tang Xin pressed on.
“To be honest,” Lian Xin sighed and lowered her head, “I don’t want to drag anyone into this. Being around me will only bring endless disasters…”
“I’m not afraid!”
She spoke with righteousness.
“And your identity is just too mysterious. I’m starting to suspect, are you a reincarnated senior from the demonic path…”
“…”
Didn’t you just say there’s no such thing as reincarnation?
“Do you really want to help me?”
Lian Xin stared at her.
“One hundred percent!”
Tang Xin looked back into her eyes.
After a moment of eye contact, the former nodded slightly.
“Alright, no matter what your purpose is,” the girl took a deep breath, “I accept your help… I will definitely remember this favor.”
Done!
“Is this Poison Flower Valley safe? Should we wait until all the righteous cultivators have withdrawn before we leave? Or should we go now?”
Tang Xin asked.
According to the main storyline objective from the previous stage, the longer it drags on, the more variables there will be in the mission. If it can be completed quickly, it should be done without delay!
“The demonic cultivators also know about Poison Flower Valley, but because they can’t find a safe passage, their entry is slower,” Lian Xin said. “If I hadn’t saved you, I would have already left.”
“No time to lose, let’s get moving,” Tang Xin stood up. “Let’s get out of this hellhole!”
Then complete the mission and hurry home!
“No.”
Unexpectedly, Lian Xin shook her head.
“I still have something I need to retrieve. I have to go back and find it.”
“Something,” Tang Xin frowned, “where is it?”
“At the Hundred Poisons Hall,” she replied, “it should be occupied by demonic cultivators now.”
“You mean,” Xuanling Sect senior sister’s mouth twitched, “you want to go to the demonic cultivators’ base and snatch something from them?”
“That’s right.”
Lian Xin nodded.
[Ensure Lian Xin’s safe departure from the Hundred Poisons Mountain Range]
Damn, I knew this task wouldn’t be that easy!
“I know saying not to retrieve it now is definitely not an option,” Tang Xin complained, “what’s the defense like at the Hundred Poisons Hall?”
“There are some Golden Core cultivators, about twenty or thirty Foundation Building ones,” Lian Xin said without changing her expression, “there are many things in the Hundred Poisons Hall, they probably can’t move everything at once, so they must have left some people there.”
Good grief, what kind of hellish difficulty task is this!
“I still want to ask,” Tang Xin scratched his face, “is it really necessary to retrieve it?”
“Yes.”
Lian Xin replied.
A demonic cultivator who saves people for fun, and a righteous model with a bunch of unrighteous things on him, these two are going to storm the demonic cultivators’ base.
“Let’s do it!”
Tang Xin gritted his teeth and confirmed.
Anyway, this has to be better than the last task of gaining favorability and shyness points, right?
They said it was easy difficulty before, and now it’s normal difficulty, really?
[Main storyline triggered]
[“Lian Xin’s 108 Ways to Die”: Before Lian Xin leaves the Hundred Poison Mountain Range, she will encounter various deadly crises. If the host wants to complete the main objective, they need to anticipate and handle these situations in advance.]
What?
What is this all about?
Just as Tang Xin was feeling completely confused, the little fox in her arms suddenly became agitated, and a chill ran straight to Tang Xin’s head.
“Run!”
Without a second thought, she grabbed Lian Xin and, with a few quick movements, used the rebound force from the cave walls to get outside.
Boom—
As soon as they got out, the cave they had been hiding in completely collapsed, blocked tightly by a pile of rubble.
Judging by the situation, even a Foundation Building cultivator would be dead if buried inside.
The problem was, there hadn’t been any natural disasters, nor were there any high-level cultivators fighting nearby. How could a perfectly good cave just collapse like that?
“Come to think of it,” Lian Xin said, looking at the scene in front of her with sudden realization, “there’s a type of spirit beast around here that likes to burrow, and it’s currently their breeding season, so they’re digging holes everywhere…”
Seriously?
Why don’t you just have a meteor hit the mountain?
Boom—Bang—
A red light streaked across the sky, and a meteor with a long tail crashed right into the small mountain in front of them.
“…”
“A meteor from the heavens?” Lian Xin said happily, “What luck! Meteors often contain rare materials for crafting, and it’s not something you come across every day!”
Hey, did you summon that meteor?
After happily knocking some rare materials off the meteor, the “Saintess” looked at the collapsed cave and sighed.
“Who would have thought we’d receive such a gift from nature as we were leaving…”
Beep beep beep—
A large group of burrowing spirit beasts with iron-tipped horns emerged from the rubble, chattering noisily.
“By the way, I heard that when these burrowing spirit beasts appear in groups, they attract another kind of predator that specializes in hunting them. It’s a spirit beast with a hard shell all over its body, and even Golden Core cultivators can’t handle it…”
“Stop talking,” Tang Xin patted her shoulder. “I already understand what it means to have one disaster after another… Let’s go, grab what we need from the Hall of Hundred Poisons, and get out of this cursed place!”
