Zanxing

Chapter 7 – Pingyang Town (1)

The pill was blood red, and the hand holding it was extremely delicate and white.

“Is this it?”

Lao Niu had lived most of his life, and he thought he had seen many storms. However, he was shocked at this moment, and stammered, “This…this is…”

“I killed the demonic monster underwater, and this fell out of its body.” Zanxing replied.

In fact, this was not true. When she was underwater and hit the shadow of the ‘Hu’ with a ball of sand, the mosaic began to dissipate, the solid black ‘Hu’ began to churn violently, and a blood red pill flew out of it. Zanxing didn’t pay much attention to the blood red pill at first, but the Xiao Yuan Pearl in her chest began to heat up slightly, as if it was eager for that thing, so she stretched out her hand and snatched the red pill that was trying to escape.

“Ah, Uncle Niu, is this the demon core?” Hongsu was very excited, “It’s the first time I’ve seen a demon core!”

“I haven’t seen it before either…” Lao Niu murmured.

“Uncle Niu, didn’t you just say that this demon core is equivalent to a third-grade elixir? If our young lady absorbs this demon core, will it greatly increase her cultivation?”

“That being said,” Lao Niu pondered for a while, “the demon core is formed in the body of a monster after all, and it contains demon power. A person who is not cultivated enough may not be able to absorb the energy in it.” He glanced at the pensive Zanxing and suggested, “It’s better to stay in Pingyang Town and find a trade fair to exchange this demon core for spirit stones or low-grade elixirs, so that the Miss can absorb it more easily.”

“Isn’t that a pity?” Hongsu pursed her mouth, “Low-grade elixirs and spirit stones are common but demon cores are not. How about giving it to the young master?” Her eyes lit up, “The young master is going for the sect selection competition, and with the help of this demon core, he’ll be able to smoothly enter the sect. At that time, the young master will definitely thank the Miss, and have more affection for the Miss.”

Zanxing glanced at the little girl who was still indulging in her fantasy and thought that the child’s thinking was quite naive. Zanxing didn’t intend to give the demon core that she had earned so hard for to that scumbag.

…

It was already late at night.

Thick fog shrouded the entire mountain, and there was no moon tonight, only a little starlight fell through the branches of the trees in the forest. Beside the burning fire, the little girl slept soundly while leaning against the old coachman.

Zanxing walked over and gently draped the blanket she had taken out of the carriage over the two of them.

Hongsu smacked her lips, muttering in her sleep.

Zanxing walked lightly past them and headed to the other side.

She stopped not far from the two of them and found a clean stone to sit on. Looking at the night sky, she breathed a sigh of relief.

From the beginning of the transmigration journey to the present, she had been dealing with unexpected situations, so it’s only now that she had time to accept the reality of the world she was in.

She had indeed transmigrated to the world in the novel “The Peak of Nine Heavens”.

“The Peak of Nine Heavens” was a cultivation novel about the male lead. As the name suggested, the male lead did three things from the beginning to the end of the novel, 1. Slap face, 2. Cultivate, 3. Collect his harem.

As a female cannon fodder who went offline in less than 2,000 words, when Zanxing retracted the hand that pushed Liu Yunxin and fell into the water instead of the male lead, she should have changed the plot of the novel. In the role of “Miss Yang”, she wouldn’t repeat the ending of being slapped to death by the male lead, Mu Cengxiao.

There was no enmity with the male lead, so she could get rid of the fate of the cannon fodder. Even if she transmigrated, she could also leave the plotline of the original novel, and start over to live a new life in the world of the novel… If she hadn’t been hurt on her face.

Zanxing caressed her right cheek with her hand.

She was injured underwater by the mud shot by the ‘Hu’. The disfigurement was secondary, and more importantly, she could feel the demon ‘qi’ spreading deep down her face. If this continued, she was afraid that her life would be in danger.

As Uncle Niu said, Yue City was a small place, and the doctors only treated common injuries and illnesses. Perhaps only the skilled doctors in Pingyang Town could solve this kind of sequelae left by demonic monsters.

She had to go to Pingyang Town.

It’s just that… After going to Pingyang Town and healing the scars on her face? In this world, the strong were respected. Ordinary women were proud to marry a cultivator husband if they had no ability to protect themselves. The better ones were like Liu Yunxin, who found a strong man to rely on, but had to tolerate the man stepping on multiple boats. The bad ones were like Miss Yang, who not only followed the wrong man, but even lost her life.

The original author of “The Peak of Nine Heavens” was probably full of malice towards women. In the novel, ordinary women were like goods, beautiful vases, and bargaining chips for transactions, without the slightest bit of self-esteem and choice as a human being.

So what if… she didn’t want to be an ordinary woman?

Zanxing stared at the twinkling stars in the night sky.

Thanks to reading countless novels on cultivation, she was at least familiar with some general settings.

An ancient book said, “The records of the earth, between the six rivers and within the four seas, are illuminated by the sun and the moon, through the stars. Born by gods, their material forms and life or death, could only be understood by saints.”

The gods of ancient times seemed to exist only in distant legends, and ordinary human beings either pursued longevity, or a more distant world, learning and cultivating. Since young, humans have been studying hard every day, nourishing the ‘qi’, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nourishing with spiritual elixir and herbs, and longing to ascend to immortality.

Same for the cultivators in this world, from Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core to Nascent Soul, and leaving the body, distracting the mind, reaching Mahayana, eventually crossing the calamity and transforming into gods. Every step would be full of hardships.

Her fiancé, Wang Shao, entered Qi Refining at the age of 8, and reached Foundation Establishment at the age of 12. He was only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and already considered an outstanding person in Yue City, a so-called “genius”. And Miss Yang was 17 years old, and by only relying on the elixir pills given by Wang Shao, she barely entered the first stage of Qi Refining.

Of course, this was before Zanxing transmigrated.

And now…

She spread out her hand, the blood red pill in her palm appeared a bit strange under the thin starlight.

The demon core was formed by the demon ‘qi’ in the monster’s body. In addition to the energy that the cultivator desires, it also had the fierce demon ‘qi’ of the monster. As a rookie cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining, she might not only fail to absorb the energy, but also be injured by the ‘qi’ in the demon core.

However, she has the golden finger.

The Xiao Yuan Pearl in the chest began to heat up rapidly, as if it was unable to wait. Zanxing put the red pill in front of her, stretched out her palms against each other, and gradually solidified a golden ‘qi’ in her palms, firmly enveloping the red pill.

During the few days of cultivation in the sand cave, including when she fought with the ‘Hu’, she probably already understood how to use ‘qi’, which was the energy of heaven and earth. With her cultivation base which had not even reached Foundation Establishment, Zanxing’s energy was a little reluctant to subdue the demonic ‘qi’ in the demon core. But Xiao Yuan Pearl was simply a buff, and Zanxing’s energy had instantly increased tenfold with the blessing of the Xiao Yuan Pearl.

The golden light that burst out from her palm engulfed the red pill in an instant. The last trace of starlight dimmed, and there was only a silent darkness between the sky and the earth. She didn’t know how long it took, the wisps of red light which were like small red threads, flew from the golden light to the girl cultivating.