Chapter 400 - 406: The Setup

The Cultivators who had been about to make a move all shuddered at the sight. The male Cultivators, in particular, felt an inexplicable tightening in their groins, their gazes toward Song Wanning now tinged with fear.

’This woman is too ruthless...’

Even Yue Lin gulped, a jolt of fear shooting through his heart.

’She kicked him so hard they burst!’

’How much must that hurt!’

"AHHH—"

Xiao Heyun’s bloodcurdling scream nearly tore through the sky as his body curled tightly into the shape of a shrimp.

No matter how many injuries he had suffered in the past, none came close to the pain he felt now.

In that instant, he felt he might never be able to function as a man again!

*Host, Host, quickly activate the talisman treasure and run! What are you standing around for?*

The system was frantic. ’This host is such a useless piece of trash! It was bad enough he failed to win her over, but now he’s gotten his junk completely destroyed...’

’If he doesn’t run now, all that’ll be left is a corpse to collect!’

Xiao Heyun was in so much pain he was about to lose consciousness. Hearing the system’s voice was like clutching at a final straw.

He immediately took out the talisman treasure. Just as he was about to activate it, Song Wanning’s foot came kicking out again.

CRUNCH—

His entire arm was pulverized in an instant.

A wave of pain shot straight through his Heavenly Spirit, engulfing his entire body.

"AHHH—"

Xiao Heyun couldn’t bear it any longer and let out a horrified scream.

But to his greater despair, the talisman treasure was suddenly snatched from his grasp and landed in Song Wanning’s hands.

He bared his teeth, glaring murderously at Song Wanning, but the crowd swarmed him once more, launching another wave of attacks.

Everyone was afraid the divine beast would fall into Song Wanning’s hands, so their attacks grew even more vicious.

Song Wanning also pretended to be fighting desperately, but in reality, she was taking advantage of the chaos, landing a painful blow on Xiao Heyun whenever she had the chance.

Soon, Xiao Heyun was on the verge of death, his life hanging by a thread.

His body was covered in injuries, and Song Wanning had even managed to crack his Dantian amidst the chaos.

His Cultivation even began to regress, and the pain was so intense he had gone numb.

On the brink of death, Xiao Heyun had no choice but to ask the system for help again.

At this point, the system was about to explode with rage at this idiot.

It was just a system; it couldn’t comprehend the pain of having one’s privates destroyed. All it knew was that Xiao Heyun was an absolute piece of trash.

*I’ll loan you points one last time. This is absolutely the final time!*

The system’s authority was limited; it couldn’t keep loaning out points unconditionally. Sooner or later, it would be implicated and get demoted itself.

At this moment, it finally regretted why it had ever chosen to bind with such a host.

With the system’s help, Xiao Heyun suddenly vanished from amidst the onslaught of attacks, disappearing without a trace.

The crowd’s attacks hit nothing but air, and looks of astonishment flashed across their faces.

"Damn it, he got away again! What the hell is his background? He was about to die, how could he still escape?"

"Xiao Heyun... He won’t get away!"

"After him!"

The crowd scattered, chasing off in different directions. Xiao Heyun had vanished without leaving the slightest clue.

But he was severely injured; he couldn’t have gotten far. As long as they caught him, that divine beast would be theirs!

Excitement flashed in everyone’s eyes as they tacitly followed their own hunches in pursuit.

Holding the talisman treasure, Song Wanning remained where she stood. She wasn’t surprised by Xiao Heyun’s disappearance.

A flash of Evil Qi glinted in her eyes.

’If Xiao Heyun ever dares to have designs on me again, I’ll bust his balls every single time I see him, until he’s terrified of me!’

"Senior Sister Song, aren’t we going to give chase?"

Yue Lin’s brow furrowed, not expecting Xiao Heyun to get away in the end.

They didn’t covet the divine beast.

With Song Wanning here, there was no way the divine beast would fall into their hands, so their group was quite at peace.

The small group all looked at Song Wanning, waiting for her to make a decision.

"There’s no need."

Song Wanning waved her hand dismissively and put away the talisman treasure.

The methods for crafting talisman treasures had long been lost. Their power was immense, a hundred times more potent than a regular talisman.

Furthermore, the one she had snatched was a top-tier talisman treasure; it might prove to be of great use someday.

"It’s just a little cub, that’s all."

She didn’t want her companions to fall into this trap. After all, ordinary people would only suffer if they went up against Xiao Heyun.

"???"

Yue Lin and the others froze, only realizing what Song Wanning meant after several seconds.

"Senior Sister Song, you mean..."

’The divine beast is fake?’

Their eyes widened. If it really was fake, then what was all that suffering Xiao Heyun just went through for nothing?

Song Wanning said nothing, only offering a faint smile.

They understood instantly and couldn’t hold back their laughter.

"Hahaha, that kid came to our Southern Domain’s Secret Realm to steal things? Serves him right!"

"Exactly! If everyone started doing that, what would become of the rest of us? He needed to be taught a harsh lesson!"

"Senior Sister Song, that was a brilliant move, turning everyone against him!"

The more they thought about it, the funnier it got, and they all roared with laughter.

"Alright, just keep this among yourselves. Don’t let anyone else find out."

"For now, let’s part ways. Everyone go and seek your own fortuitous encounters!"

Song Wanning had other matters to attend to and needed to separate from the group now.

If she hadn’t brought it up, the others would have felt awkward suggesting it. But upon entering a Secret Realm, who wouldn’t want to search for some opportunities of their own?

Thus, no one objected. They happily bid Song Wanning farewell.

Once everyone had left, Song Wanning quickly departed, rushing toward the location of her main body.

Within Flame Mountain, her main body was still hard at Cultivation. The doppelgänger arrived but didn’t disturb it, simply taking the Memory Stone from the Dragon Spirit before quickly departing again.

Xiao Heyun was finished. Now it was time to set a trap for Jiang Cen.

The doppelgänger possessed the ability to change its appearance, and now was the perfect time to put it to use.

Thus, she changed her appearance, transforming into the very person Xiao Heyun had been impersonating earlier.

This person had been a disciple of the Piaomiao Sect. Xiao Heyun had murdered him and stolen his identity to sneak into the Secret Realm.

Song Wanning observed herself carefully in a mirror. After confirming that the disguise was perfect, she began her search for Yue Lin with satisfaction.

The search took three days. She finally spotted Yue Lin, who was fighting a crowd over some Spiritual Medicine.

She shouted, "Mr. Yue! Mr. Yue!"

Yue Lin whipped his head around, recognizing her from her robes as a disciple of the Piaomiao Sect.

His first reaction was that his killing of Song Lan Tian had been exposed. But the next second, he heard the disciple say, "Disciples of your Ancient Cold Sect are killing each other! I found out, and now they’re trying to kill me..."

Saying this, the disciple tossed a Memory Stone to Yue Lin. "That bitch! Even if she succeeds in killing me, I’m dragging her down with me!"

With that, Song Wanning—in her disguise—muttered a few more curses and quickly fled, appearing furious, but more than that, terrified.

This brief interlude drew the gazes of everyone nearby.

Settling grudges within the Secret Realm was normal, but to have it recorded on a Memory Stone made the problem far more serious.

After all, the number one rule for every Sect was the prohibition of disciples killing one another. The lightest punishment was having one’s Cultivation crippled and being expelled from the Sect; the harshest was immediate execution!