After Transmigrating as a Blade of Grass (GL) - Chapter 6

Guanlan subconsciously wanted to use spiritual energy to teach this grass a lesson, but then she heard Eldest Senior Sister’s voice, completely devoid of warmth.

“Junior Sister Guanlan, Fan Boundary Mountain is here.”

The Tianjian Sect’s flying boat landed steadily at the foot of the mountain.

Zhai Wangyou held the flowerpot, with Guanlan beside her, while the ten outer disciples followed neatly behind them.

“Welcome, fellow Daoists of Tianjian Sect.” A middle-aged man came forward to greet them. He was an elder of the Deacon Hall, named Qingliu.

Zhai Wangyou nodded. Elder Qingliu then led the way, bringing them into a classical and elegant courtyard residence.

Fan Boundary Mountain was called Fan Boundary Mountain because it blocked the connection between the mortal world and the cultivation world. However, no one knew when it had started, but the barrier behind the mountain had loosened slightly, just enough to allow people to enter and exit.

The cultivation world had a prohibition: all cultivators were forbidden from stepping into the mortal world. The Deacon Hall, which existed outside the three great sects, was specifically responsible for guarding the exit on this side of the mountain.

But at the entrance on the other side of the mountain, ordinary people who wanted to seek immortality and pursue the Dao would always stream into the cultivation world without end.

Now, it had evolved into a rule where only on the Double Ninth Festival each year were people from the mortal world allowed to enter. After their spiritual roots were tested, those with spiritual roots could stay. Those without spiritual roots had to return the way they came.

As for the entrance on the other side of the mountain…

The courtyards before them, which were specially built for the three great sects to stay in, had been constructed with manpower, money, and resources from the mortal imperial family.

And looking at the disciples who were qualified to enter and test their spiritual roots every year, every single one of them was either rich or noble.

It was easy to imagine who controlled the entrance on the other side of the mountain…

Zhai Wangyou glanced toward Fan Boundary Mountain.

Before her master disappeared, she had come here.

Before leaving, Elder Beishan had once told her that she had discovered sect disciples secretly leaving the mountain despite the prohibition and committing evil deeds in the mortal world.

In the end, once she left, there had been no news of her at all. And Zhai Wangyou, while searching for her master’s whereabouts, had also been ambushed.

Zhai Wangyou sighed inwardly. The most important reason she had volunteered to come recruit new disciples this time was still because of her master.

“Fellow Daoists, this is where Tianjian Sect will be staying.” Elder Qingliu’s gaze paused briefly when it swept over Zhai Wangyou.

The Deacon Hall did not belong to any of the three great sects. It was similar to a yamen in the mortal world. Its main duties were to monitor all sides and judge right from wrong.

However, the three great sects each managed their own affairs and did not take the Deacon Hall seriously.

Zhai Wangyou keenly noticed Elder Qingliu’s paused gaze. This senior from the Deacon Hall seemed to have something to say to her?

When he saw her look over, Elder Qingliu quickly moved his gaze away, turned, and left.

Zhai Wangyou looked at his back, uncertainty flickering in her eyes.

“Eldest Senior Sister, then I’ll take the junior brothers and sisters to settle in.” Guanlan led the ten outer disciples to look at the side rooms. As for the largest main room, it was naturally left for Zhai Wangyou by default.

Zhai Wangyou came back to herself and set down the flowerpot in her hand. Perhaps she should go find that Elder Qingliu and ask around. Maybe there would be news related to her master.

The back of her hand was lightly touched. She lowered her head and saw that the Dream-Entering Grass seemed to be writing again, so she took paper and ink from her storage ring and laid them out properly.

Xi Zhou could not help praising inwardly. Eldest Senior Sister was truly clever. She had even brought paper and ink with her.

She dipped her leaf in ink, lowered her head, and wrote:

Eldest Senior Sister, do you want to take me out for a walk?

They had walked too quickly earlier, and she had not really seen anything clearly.

She only felt that the palaces and buildings here were very much like some modern ancient towns. She did not know what dynasty this was. If it was a real dynasty from history, perhaps she could even witness the grace of ancient famous figures, such as Li Qingzhao…

However, that possibility should not be very high. After all, she had never heard of any dynasty where people could cultivate immortality and pursue the Dao. But what if…

A surge of anticipation could not help rising in Xi Zhou’s heart.

Zhai Wangyou looked at the words on the paper, then glanced outside. “It is not suitable to wander around beneath Fan Boundary Mountain.”

Tomorrow was the Double Ninth Festival. She should first handle the matter of recruiting new disciples, then investigate her master’s traces afterward.

Xi Zhou shook her leaves, still wanting to fight for it a little, but then she saw Zhai Wangyou sit cross-legged on the bed, looking like she was devoting herself to meditation.

Was this cultivation?

But for some reason, Eldest Senior Sister had seemed somewhat absent-minded ever since they got off the flying boat. It was as though a few traces of worry had been added between her brows.

Xi Zhou looked at the person meditating with closed eyes.

Did Eldest Senior Sister have something on her mind?

But why was it that even after coming outside, she still could only stay inside a room?

Autumn days were short, and it soon grew dark outside. The person who had originally been meditating on the bed had already lain down and fallen asleep.

Xi Zhou turned around and around in boredom. Because the excitement from going out still had not passed, she was not sleepy at all.

As the night deepened, a black figure appeared in the quiet courtyard.

The figure quietly walked to the door of Zhai Wangyou’s room, took out a brocade pouch, and released a small bead glowing faintly. Only after seeing the bead silently drift through the crack in the door and into the room did the figure quietly leave.

Inside the room, Xi Zhou was working hard at counting dumplings when she saw a small bead glowing purple float in.

She stared blankly as the little bead floated above the bed and slowly transformed into the phantom image of a fox.

What the—**

What kind of demon or monster was this?!

Seeing that the fox phantom seemed about to pounce onto Eldest Senior Sister, Xi Zhou shook her leaves wildly.

Eldest Senior Sister, wake up! There’s a monster! Damn it, stop sleeping! There’s a fox trying to do something improper to you!

Zhai Wangyou lay quietly on the bed, seeming to sleep very deeply, completely unaware of what was happening beside her.

The fox phantom slowly descended. Just as it was about to touch Zhai Wangyou, something suddenly blocked it.

It was a woman.

No, it was a woman whose soul had left her body.

Xi Zhou stood between Zhai Wangyou and the fox phantom, staring at it with wide eyes.

Dear heavens, Mom, help! Eldest Senior Sister, wake up quickly! Hurry and subdue this fox demon!

The fox demon slowly stretched out a paw and swatted at her. Its paw passed directly through Xi Zhou’s body.

The air went still for a moment.

Xi Zhou: She had forgotten that she and this fox demon were both basically air!

This was bad!!

She could not stop it!!!

In her panic, she raised her hand to hit the fox phantom in front of her. Unsurprisingly, her hand hit nothing.

Seeing that she posed no threat, the fox phantom seemed to grin, then lowered its head again.

Xi Zhou was shocked. Her mind began spinning rapidly.

She had it. To hit a snake, strike seven inches below the head.

She struck toward the glowing little bead in the fox phantom’s abdomen, but her hand passed through empty air again.

She tried using her foot. She tried throwing her whole body at it. Every time, she missed.

The fox phantom’s face had already covered Zhai Wangyou’s face, as though it was about to merge with the person on the bed.

Xi Zhou was frantic. In the end, she simply opened her mouth and swallowed the bead.

A piercing scream seemed to flash through her mind. The fox phantom before her disappeared, and the bead in her mouth also vanished.

Xi Zhou froze.

She had only swallowed it with the mindset of trying it out. How had she really swallowed it?

Dear heavens, what was that thing?

That thing could not be inside her stomach now, could it?!

After being stunned for a long while, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have transformed into human form.

How had she done that just now?!

Unconsciously, she walked to the table and looked at the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot.

How had she come out of that grass just now?

Wait, walked?

Wasn’t she floating?

At this moment, the person on the bed seemed to hear footsteps and quietly opened her eyes.

Zhai Wangyou looked at the person standing with her back to her in front of the table. The woman’s figure was graceful and seemed somewhat familiar.

Her breathing sank. She closed her eyes and quietly opened her spiritual sense, observing the person by the table.

It was the woman from the dream. That Dream-Entering Grass that had claimed it could not transform.

Xi Zhou was still trying to figure out how she had transformed and even gained a physical body. She clearly had not had one just now. Could it be because of that bead?

# This surprise had come way too quickly.

She could not help crying out in surprise.

Hm?

The room was completely silent.

A bad guess flashed through her heart. She tried calling “Eldest Senior Sister,” but there was still no sound.

It was over. She had finally turned into a human, but she could not make a sound…

Watching all of this, Zhai Wangyou reached the same conclusion. This woman seemed unable to speak?

Xi Zhou was speechless with frustration.

What kind of “after endless darkness comes light, only to fall into another pit” situation was this?

She turned to look at the bed.

Should she wake Eldest Senior Sister? Ask her what that bead and fox demon were about?

Zhai Wangyou watched the person walking toward the bed, and that dream flashed through her mind.

In the dream, this person had walked toward her step by step, leaned down, and pressed over her…

Her heart fell into disorder, and she withdrew her spiritual sense.

The person on the bed suddenly opened her eyes and looked straight over, her gaze calm and sharp.

“So this is what you called being unable to transform?”

Xi Zhou opened her mouth, wanting to explain. After reacting, she shook her head and gestured with her hands.

It’s not like that…

Zhai Wangyou got up and looked at her coldly, the long sword from her storage ring already in her hand.

“Just who exactly are you…”

Unexpectedly, before she could finish speaking, the space before her abruptly emptied. Once again, only she remained in the room.

Author’s Note:

I saw everyone in the comments being curious about what Dream-Entering Grass looks like…