After transmigrating As The Sickly Junior Sister - Chapter 5

What Jiang Li cared about most was her body and strength. Otherwise, without even the slightest ability to protect herself, how was she supposed to survive in this cultivation world where the strong were respected?

Wait a minute. She was a demon. If her cultivation recovered, would she also be an all-powerful great demon?

Xiao Hu nodded. “That’s right. As long as you undo the seal, your cultivation can recover.”

Jiang Li asked with eager anticipation, “Then what cultivation level are we? Golden Core? Or Nascent Soul?”

The cultivation stages in this book were set very simply. In order, they were Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and Mahayana.

Each stage was further divided into early and late stages. For example, Ye Qingruo was at the early Golden Core stage.

It was said that after the Mahayana stage, one would ascend to the upper realm. It was just that for several thousand years, no one had ever been seen ascending. Therefore, the final fate of many great cultivators was to exhaust their lifespan and be forced to perish.

Since the original owner had dared to infiltrate Qingxi Sect and get close to Ye Qingruo, at worst, she should be at the same Golden Core stage as Ye Qingruo, right?

Xiao Hu said, “I’m at late Golden Core, just a tiny bit higher than Ye Qingruo.”

Jiang Li’s eyes could not help lighting up. “Mm, and then? What about me?” Keep going. What cultivation level was she?

Even the little fox was at the Golden Core stage, so didn’t that mean she should at least start at Golden Core too?

Xiao Hu’s tone paused for a moment. “You’re at late Qi Refining, just a tiny bit worse than me.”

Seeing that her brain-broken little companion seemed to care a lot about cultivation level, she tried to phrase it a little more tactfully.

“I’m… hm? I’m at Qi Refining!” Jiang Li froze. What was this?

She had not even reached Foundation Establishment!

Jiang Li was a little dazed. Other people transmigrated as the female lead or a female supporting character. She was cannon fodder who died right at the start.

And she was even a low-cultivation… little bug demon!

Were they sure this was not a joke?

Seeing how deeply struck she looked, Xiao Hu comforted her. “Ah Gu, don’t be too sad. Your talent is just a little low, and your opportunities are just a little fewer. As long as you cultivate diligently, you’ll catch up to me sooner or later.”

Jiang Li put down her teacup and glanced at the little fox. Thanks, but she had not been comforted at all.

Before she could ask anything else, the girl in front of her suddenly changed back into a sword. She hurriedly left behind one sentence, “Not good, I’ve been discovered,” then flew out through the rear window.

Very soon, there was a knock on the door.

“Junior Sister Jiang Li?” It was Ye Qingruo’s voice.

As soon as the door opened, Ye Qingruo used her divine sense to investigate, but discovered nothing.

She looked at Jiang Li. Just now, she had clearly sensed demonic aura in this room next door, but now it had vanished in an instant.

Jiang Li was nervous inside, but she tried to make her expression as natural as possible. “Young Sect Master, what brings you here?”

The long sword should have already flown far away. According to what the little fox had said, her demonic aura and cultivation had been sealed, so human cultivators could not discover her at all. In that case, there was nothing to worry about.

Ye Qingruo studied Jiang Li and said lightly, “Nothing. I only came to tell Junior Sister that we will go to Jiaoyue Sect tomorrow morning.”

After saying that, she walked toward the door.

Jiang Li nodded and saw her out.

Just as the door closed, Ye Qingruo suddenly seemed to think of something and turned around. There were two cups of tea on the table, and two chairs had been pulled out.

Just now, there should have been two people in the room. Or rather, one person and one demon.

Ye Qingruo stared at the tightly closed door and once again released her divine sense. There was only Jiang Li’s aura in the room. So the other one had fled.

To be able to move so quickly, it seemed to be a demon with rather high cultivation.

Ye Qingruo lowered her brows slightly. Who exactly was this Junior Sister Jiang Li? She was like a mass of dense fog, making it impossible to see what secrets were hidden behind her.

Inside the room, Jiang Li did not know that Ye Qingruo had continued investigating outside for a long time before leaving. She held a red pill in her hand, unable to make up her mind.

Were the little fox and the original owner truly on the same side? Could she be trusted?

She had not seen this part of the plot at all in the original book!

And what exactly was this instinct that would activate on the night of the full moon? Could she eat this medicine?

According to the little fox, tomorrow night would be the night of the full moon. If she did not take this pill, her instincts would activate. What kind of instinct was it?

Could it be that she would turn into a bug?

Jiang Li thought about it and ultimately chose to wait and observe for now. If she felt something was wrong, it would not be too late to take it then.

This town where mortals gathered was right at the foot of Jiaoyue Mountain, very close to Jiaoyue Mountain.

The two of them rose early in the morning. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they did not go up the mountain. Instead, they went to the dense forest behind the mountain.

Ye Qingruo took out a communication jade talisman from her storage pouch and tossed it into the air. The jade talisman shattered into several specks of light and disappeared.

Jiang Li was puzzled. “Young Sect Master, are we not going to Jiaoyue Sect?”

Ye Qingruo gently shook her head. “Junior Sister Jiang Li only needs to wait here quietly.” After saying this, she walked some distance forward and stood there silently.

Her father had said it would be best not to directly alarm Jiaoyue Sect’s old sect master. It would be best to first speak with Xia Zhidi in secret and settle things. If they could not reach an agreement, she should return to Qingxi Sect and plan slowly.

Ye Qingruo remembered the expression on her father’s face when he had given those instructions. Based on her understanding of him, there probably was no such thing as planning slowly. Her father would secretly kill Xia Zhidi, wouldn’t he? At that time, Jiaoyue Sect would have no choice but to agree to cancel the engagement.

That was not the result she wanted to see.

Ye Qingruo pressed her lips tightly together. In the cultivation world, the weak were prey to the strong. Although there was an Enforcement Hall that patrolled the six sects and maintained order, incidents of killing people for treasures and slaughtering the innocent were not rare.

As long as one acted carefully and the Enforcement Hall could not find evidence, there was nothing they could do.

Very soon, a communication jade talisman flew down from the mountain and landed before Ye Qingruo.

Not long after, a young man was seen flying over.

The young man looked around sixteen or seventeen. His appearance was handsome, but his temperament carried a trace of gloom.

Jiang Li studied him from afar and thought that this young man must be Xia Zhidi, the male lead who was aggrieved in the early stage and made a comeback in the later stage.

The young man was indeed Xia Zhidi. He cupped his hands slightly toward Ye Qingruo and said in a proper manner, “Zhidi greets Senior Sister Ye.”

“Junior Brother Xia, there is no need to be so polite.” Ye Qingruo nodded gently.

At this time, the male lead was only sixteen, while Ye Qingruo was thirty.

Although Xia Zhidi was the young sect master of Jiaoyue Sect, he knew that his cultivation was low. In a cultivation world where strength was supreme, he had no capital to be proud of, so his posture was very humble.

From this distance, Jiang Li could still hear their conversation. This was a close-range viewing of the male lead and the white moonlight’s scene together. It was far too exciting.

In the next second, Ye Qingruo moved her fingers slightly and set up a barrier, cutting off all sound.

Jiang Li could only see them opening and closing their mouths, without hearing a single sound.

She turned around and silently rolled her eyes.

Who cared about listening? Even without hearing it, she knew the contents. The book had said that once the male lead heard about the engagement being broken off, his pride immediately flared up. He directly agreed and even refused the spirit stones Qingxi Sect offered as compensation. Out of guilt, Ye Qingruo took the initiative to give him an opportunity. This time, the male lead did not refuse.

Spirit stones could be earned, but opportunities were difficult to come by. Only a fool would refuse one. And it was precisely because the male lead leaked news of this opportunity that Ye Qingruo invited fatal disaster upon herself.

At this moment, Ye Qingruo and Xia Zhidi had just happened to reach this topic.

“This spiritual talisman is something I obtained by chance in the North Sea. It should be the key to an immortal residence. In this matter, Qingxi Sect has wronged you. Junior Brother Xia, please do not refuse again.”

Xia Zhidi looked at the spiritual talisman in Ye Qingruo’s hand and could not help being tempted.

An immortal residence referred to the place where a cultivator at least at the Soul Transformation stage or above had passed away in meditation. Inside, there would generally be all of the original owner’s possessions from before death. With some luck, there might not just be heavenly treasures, but also top-tier cultivation techniques.

Ye Qingruo had obtained this jade talisman in the North Sea, so the location of the immortal residence could basically be determined to be in the North Sea. As long as manpower was spent searching, it would be found sooner or later.

Xia Zhidi accepted the jade talisman and said solemnly, “Many thanks, Senior Sister Ye.”

Once the two had reached an agreement, they each said farewell.

Ye Qingruo came to Jiang Li’s side. “Junior Sister Jiang Li, let us return to the sect.”

After saying that, she rose on her sword.

Jiang Li’s breathing immediately became stifled. She had not even stepped onto the sword yet, and she already wanted to vomit.

She took two deep breaths and smiled awkwardly. “Young Sect Master, can we walk back? Taking a carriage is fine too. Otherwise, you can return first, and I will follow after you. To be honest, I get sword-sick. Whenever I fly, I feel like throwing up.”

It felt the same as getting carsick in the modern world. It was too unbearable.

Ye Qingruo stared at her frail complexion, and what she said made Jiang Li let out a breath of relief.

“It is fine. We will take a carriage.”

This trip had settled an important matter. Returning to the sect a few days late was not bad either. It just so happened that she wanted to see what secrets this new disciple was hiding and what connection she had with the demon race that could make her father act so abnormally.

The two of them then hired a carriage and set off toward Qingxi Mountain.

Of course, they still did not spend a single coin.

Ye Qingruo did not think there was anything wrong with it, but Jiang Li felt a little uncomfortable. Eating, lodging, and traveling without paying—was that not taking advantage of others for free?

However, she also knew that the people of this world were already used to it. Since mortals needed to seek protection from cultivators and avoid being harassed by demons and fiends, then certain compromises were inevitable.

For example, the coachman currently driving the carriage not only did not dare say anything, but even showed an expression of great honor on his face. As for what he truly thought in his heart, that was unknown.

Jiang Li looked at the scenery outside the carriage window and sighed inwardly over the rules of this world.

Ye Qingruo, on the other hand, sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, resting her mind as though she had entered meditation.

When the sky darkened, the coachman slowed the carriage and asked with a smile, “Two fairies, it is dark now. There is a village up ahead. Would you like to stop and rest for the night?”