The Sect Leader’s Daughter Awakened - Chapter 17

Xi Wei was not someone who liked meddling in other people’s business. All her sense of justice and hot-bloodedness had already been exhausted in her previous life.

To Yun Sheng, Xi Wei counted as a newly made friend, and one she had a good impression of. But to Xi Wei, Yun Sheng was only a friend in name. In reality, they did not have much of a relationship, and it was even less worth risking herself for her.

So the moment she saw Yun Sheng clearly, Xi Wei did not even furrow her brows before already planning to turn and leave. It was just that Yun Sheng’s reaction was too fast. Not only did she sense Xi Wei’s gaze, she also quickly looked over and met her eyes.

That made it difficult to leave directly. Especially when she heard Yun Sheng subconsciously call out her name, Xi Wei only felt that trouble had come knocking.

Her beautiful brows lightly furrowed, and she had already prepared herself to be asked for help, then be entangled by the other woman until she had no choice but to save her. But who would have thought that after Yun Sheng called out to her, not only did she not rush toward her, she instead bit her lip, changed direction, and ran off to the other side.

Was she… unwilling to drag me into this?

Xi Wei found it somewhat novel. Although with her current cultivation, facing the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python would indeed be troublesome, it was not impossible to deal with. On the contrary, Yun Sheng’s cultivation was much weaker. Even if she carried many protective treasures given by Dao Lord Qing Yan, enough to keep her from being harmed, this Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python was clearly extremely difficult to shake off. Who knew how long it had already been chasing her?

If this pursuit continued, Yun Sheng would have no time to explore the secret realm. This opportunity would basically be wasted.

Could there really be someone willing to give up such a great opportunity for the sake of a person with whom they had only a shallow friendship? Before Xi Wei could think it through, she suddenly felt the ground beneath her tremble. The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python had caught up to the base of the giant tree.

By now, Yun Sheng had already changed direction, but the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python was clearly in an extremely violent state. It did not care how large the giant tree before it was and lashed its tail at it in passing. The force of that strike was more than ten thousand jun. Even a giant tree so wide that several people could not wrap their arms around it could not withstand such force. With a series of crisp cracks, the tree actually snapped into two from the middle. Its massive crown had nothing left to cling to and slowly toppled downward.

The space beneath Xi Wei’s feet emptied, but she was not anxious. The spiritual sword in her hand turned into a stream of light and suddenly appeared beneath her feet. Her reaction was so fast that her body did not even have time to fall, but the spiritual light naturally emitted by her sword attracted the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s attention.

This Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python was a native of the secret realm. Moreover, when it was born, this secret realm had already long since been sealed. After countless years, it had almost never seen humans. And after the secret realm opened, the first human it saw was Yun Sheng, who had stepped on and broken its egg and stolen its spiritual herb. Without a doubt, this was a great enmity. And Xi Wei was clearly of the same kind as Yun Sheng, so naturally, she was also angered by association.

The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python, which had originally been about to continue chasing Yun Sheng, suddenly turned around. Its huge snake mouth opened, and a spray of emerald-green venom shot straight toward Xi Wei on her sword.

Given the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s enormous size, this mouthful of venom was practically overwhelming when it came at Xi Wei.

Yun Sheng heard movement behind her and turned back just in time to see this scene. Her expression changed drastically from fright. “Xi Wei, be careful!”

Xi Wei had far more battle experience than Yun Sheng. She did not need the reminder at all and was already controlling her sword to dodge. However, this attack came extremely quickly and abruptly, so completely avoiding it was impossible. As she dodged, she raised her palm upward. A cluster of blue-purple lightning instantly surged out, weaving into a net of thunder around her body in the blink of an eye, wrapping her inside like a cocoon.

In the next instant, scattered drops of emerald venom splashed onto the thunder cocoon. Immediately, it was like water falling into hot oil, exploding into a burst of crackling sounds. At the same time, the emerald venom was evaporated by the lightning. Most of it was worn away entirely, while a small portion turned into a faint green poisonous mist nearly invisible to the naked eye.

With Yun Sheng’s eyesight, she naturally could not see that poisonous mist. But as an alchemist, her instincts told her something was wrong the moment she saw this scene. At once, she no longer dared let Xi Wei deal with the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python alone. She immediately took out Ling Yun and hurried back.

Yun Sheng’s return was not slow, but Xi Wei’s movements were clearly even faster.

She was not someone who liked meddling, nor did she have much of a heart for saving people. Even after seeing Yun Sheng’s goodwill, she had not intended to help her. But that did not mean she was a soft persimmon, and even less did it mean a mere Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python could dare use her as an outlet for its anger.

Before falling into the demonic path, Xi Wei might have been modest and restrained. But in her previous life, cultivating demons and refining ghosts had long since ruined her peaceful temperament and developed in her a habit of repaying every slight.

After the venom evaporated, Xi Wei raised a hand and broke open the thunder cocoon. At the same time, a sword light shot toward the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python with the speed of thunder. That sword light was covered in lightning, and its target landed precisely on the python’s vital point. Its killing power went without saying.

The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python relied on its Nascent Soul cultivation and had dominated its territory like a king for many years. It had not expected this tiny “insect” to dare counterattack. It first froze for a moment, then flew into a rage. Having just spat venom once, it temporarily had no venom left to spit. It simply opened its bloody maw wide and bit down toward Xi Wei, looking as though it wanted to swallow her alive and tear her apart.

From afar, Yun Sheng saw this scene, and her heartbeat nearly stopped for half a beat. She hurriedly threw Ling Yun from her hand. Fortunately, Ling Yun was fast enough, and after several days of pursuit and fighting, she had long since pulled the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s hatred firmly onto herself.

Sensing the familiar spiritual energy approaching, the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s attention was immediately diverted for an instant.

And in that instant, Xi Wei’s sword landed on the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s body.

Compared with the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s enormous body, Xi Wei’s spiritual sword was as short and small as a toothpick. But this toothpick was exceptionally sharp. Not only did it break through the snake skin’s defense, the sharp sword energy drove straight into flesh together with lightning, aiming directly for the vital point.

In that instant, the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python sensed a trace of danger, but only a trace.

A demonic beast’s physique was already far stronger than a human’s, and the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s cultivation was even higher than Xi Wei’s. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for the latter to cause it too much damage.

The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python did not take a Golden Core cultivator seriously at all. It even shook its body, intending to throw Xi Wei, who had attacked it, off.

But clearly, it had underestimated Xi Wei, and even more so, it had underestimated her methods.

From the start, Xi Wei had not planned to rely on one spiritual sword to finish it off. The sword strike aimed at its vital point was merely to break open the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s defense. Once the defense was broken and blood and flesh were exposed, Xi Wei wrapped her hand in lightning and pressed straight against the wound on the demonic beast’s body.

On the surface, she was only using the power of lightning, but if one looked closely, they would discover that the usual blue-purple lightning was now faintly tinged with red, carrying an ominous air.

The awe-inspiring Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python suddenly stiffened all over. Immediately after, it raised its head and let out a hiss-roar, its body rolling across the ground. It went mad, trying to drive away or crush the person at its vital point, but Xi Wei naturally would not let it have its way.

The sharp spiritual sword sliced along the original wound. Once the flesh had lost its defense, it could no longer withstand the blade as before. It was easily cut open into a massive wound. And as the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python rolled, that wound circled all the way around it. Although the depth of the wound was far from enough to sever the snake’s body, this ring-shaped injury was more than enough for Xi Wei to use.

Snake blood spilled all over the ground. Xi Wei flew up and down to avoid being crushed by the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python, but her palm never left the latter’s wound. Nor did the red-tinged lightning in her palm.

That lightning seemed alive, drawing away the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s vitality.

Yun Sheng did not know the truth of what was happening. Seeing this from afar, she only felt alarmed. She tried to go forward and help, but the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s enormous body rolled endlessly, its tail destroying everything around it whenever it lashed out. She had no chance to get close at all.

With her alchemist’s fragile little body, if not for the many defensive treasures her dear father had given her, being struck once by that snake tail would probably kill her on the spot!

Very self-aware, Yun Sheng did not dare recklessly rush forward and add to the chaos. She anxiously flew around the area once before abruptly remembering that she had a magical treasure on her that could be used. She immediately took out a handkerchief from her storage ring and threw it toward the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python.

The handkerchief expanded with the wind. In the blink of an eye, it became as large as the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python and covered it from above. At the same time, Yun Sheng did not forget to warn Xi Wei, “Xi Wei, dodge quickly!”

Xi Wei was currently drawing vitality from the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python. She could feel the spiritual energy inside her body surging rapidly, and even her black-and-white eyes had become flecked with scarlet. Hearing this, she instinctively raised her head and felt the space above her darken, the sky’s light completely blocked. She pressed her lips together, instantly restrained her cultivation method, and did not linger at all. Obediently, she swept out from under the handkerchief.

The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s speed was originally extremely fast. If Xi Wei could escape, it should have been able to as well. But Xi Wei had drawn too much vitality from it in a short time, leaving it weakened for a moment. As a result, the handkerchief covered it squarely.

Even Yun Sheng had not expected things to go this smoothly, but she reacted quickly. She immediately formed seals to seal the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python.

When Xi Wei saw this, her beautiful eyes darkened slightly. Suddenly, she raised her sword and charged toward the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python once more. This time, the python was bound by Yun Sheng’s magical treasure, so Xi Wei no longer went out of her way to strike elsewhere. She directly swung her sword toward the red mark on the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s head.

That was the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s life gate, an even more fatal spot than its vital point. Once stabbed there, the blade would pierce straight into the skull and brain, leaving no chance of survival.

Although Yun Sheng felt surprised when she saw this, she naturally would not stop her. On the contrary, the seals in her hands changed, and for a short time, she completely suppressed the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python. It was this brief instant of total suppression that allowed Xi Wei to effortlessly send her spiritual sword into the python’s fatal point.

The small spiritual sword pierced into the snake’s head. The Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python’s body abruptly stiffened. A moment later, it crashed to the ground with a rumble, its body still twitching uncontrollably.

…

The dust stirred up by the giant snake’s collapse slowly settled. Yun Sheng finally let out a breath of relief, and her whole body felt limp, as if all her strength had been drained.

It was not only because of the counterattack just now, but also because the several days of pursuit beforehand had long since consumed most of the spiritual energy in her body. If she were alone right now, or if the ones beside her were familiar fellow disciples, she would probably have sat down on the ground without caring about her image.

But now Xi Wei was beside her. To maintain her image, Yun Sheng could only force herself to stand straight. Not only did she have to look as if nothing had happened, she also had to thank Xi Wei and show concern. “Xi Wei, thank you so much this time. Also, are you all right? When you were facing the Three-Eyed Green-Scaled Python earlier, did you get hurt anywhere?”

Xi Wei had already withdrawn her sword. Hearing this, she slowly shook her head. Though her expression was indifferent, nothing in it revealed the coldness in her heart. “I’m fine. It was just a coincidence. This new secret realm is filled with danger, so helping one another is only natural.”

Yun Sheng was a little moved, feeling that Xi Wei was as reliable as ever. “Don’t worry. Although my combat strength isn’t strong, I’m quite good at alchemy…”

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly saw Xi Wei’s brows furrow lightly. Before Yun Sheng could ask anything, the person before her swayed and collapsed toward her.

Yun Sheng instinctively reached out to support her. She did catch her, but she forgot that she herself was currently drained of strength. Her feet staggered, and she fell while holding Xi Wei. The only thing worth being grateful for was probably that Xi Wei fell on top of her.