The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

After withdrawing the domination map to her Sea of Consciousness to nurture it, Lu Sangjiu found a corner and sat down.

The once pitch-black cave was now illuminated by the fire enveloping Luo Linlang.

Although the flames were without temperature, the light they cast still gave off a feeling of warmth.

’But the moment I remember it’s Luo Linlang burning in that fire... well, it suddenly doesn’t feel so warm anymore.’

Lu Sangjiu sighed. Although everyone’s injuries seemed to have stabilized for now, a mountain of difficulties still lay ahead, which made her worry.

She sat in a daze for a while before she couldn’t resist taking out her Communication Talisman for a look.

Now that they were in the Forbidden Land, it went without saying that the Communication Talisman was useless again.

However, she should have already received any messages sent before they left the Cold Crow Sect. Even if the signal was blocked now, she could still view old messages.

Unfortunately, when she opened it, there was still no news from Xie Ningyuan.

’That guy... I wonder how he’s doing now?’

Lu Sangjiu had always known she couldn’t rely on others; she had to handle her own problems herself.

’But at a time like this, I can’t help but cling to a sliver of hope... If only Xie Ningyuan could descend from the heavens right now. He’s in the Body Integration Realm; he could definitely get us out of here.’

’Once we leave this place, the others would surely have a better chance of treating Master and the rest.’

Unfortunately, at this very moment, Xie Ningyuan was still trapped in a small Secret Realm.

He had been searching far and wide for a medicinal herb to save his Master, and had finally gotten a tip that a small Secret Realm here might contain it.

But after he arrived, he discovered it was all a trap.

The small Secret Realm had been rigged with mechanisms and traps long ago. Although he wasn’t killed, he was severely injured and trapped, unable to get out.

Moreover, the person who ambushed him likely knew his condition and had even used methods that attacked his Divine Sense and created Illusions, inducing his backlash to become even more severe.

Now, Elixir Pills alone were not enough to suppress the backlash. His cultivation had plummeted directly to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

And this was a true fall in his cultivation, not like before when it was merely sealed and he could break through the seal in an emergency.

No matter how much he tried to muster his power to break out of this Secret Realm now, it was simply impossible.

Feeling the pain wracking his body, a bitter look appeared in Xie Ningyuan’s eyes. ’Am I going to die here?’

’Actually, if I had already arranged everything, dying here wouldn’t be so bad. It might even be for the best... No one would know I was dead. They would just think I was still alive and well somewhere, and simply didn’t want to see them anymore.’

’But right now, Master is waiting for me to save him, and I don’t know how Little Jiu is doing... How could I possibly die here in peace?’

Staggering to his feet, Xie Ningyuan ignored the pain in his body and, for the countless time, stubbornly attacked the barrier of the Secret Realm that imprisoned him!

PFFT! The rebound sent him flying, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground with his aura growing ever fainter.

And at that very moment, as Lu Sangjiu was still in a daze waiting for Luo Linlang and the others to wake up, she suddenly felt a searing pain on her neck!

"HISS!"

She instinctively reached up to touch it, only to brush against a scalding hot bead, so hot that she couldn’t help but snatch her hand back.

But then she immediately realized—it was the Bodhi Pearl that was burning hot!

Although she didn’t know what was happening, she knew this Bodhi Pearl was special and was inextricably linked to Xie Ningyuan.

So, without a second thought, she hurriedly grabbed the cord and pulled the Bodhi Pearl off her neck.

Then she saw that the once-unremarkable Bodhi Pearl was now emitting a soft, white glow.

Lu Sangjiu’s brows furrowed. For some reason, she could feel a sense of anxiety coming from the Bodhi Pearl.

’...Anxiety?’

Lu Sangjiu didn’t know if she was overthinking it or if it was real, but her instincts told her that something might have happened to Xie Ningyuan.

’But even if something did happen, there’s no way I could get to him in time to save him!’

She instantly grew anxious herself. "What should I do?"

’Talking to a bead seems a little strange, but it works.’

The Bodhi Pearl suddenly leaped from her palm and landed on the sword beside Shen Yuzhao.

Lu Sangjiu was filled with confusion, but through the Bodhi Pearl’s persistent efforts, she finally began to understand its meaning. "...You want my blood?"

After getting a confirmation from the Bodhi Pearl, Lu Sangjiu didn’t even need a sword. She simply formed a blade with her finger, gathering Spiritual Power on it, and swiped it across the fingertip of her other hand.

A drop of crimson blood fell from her fingertip, landing on the Bodhi Pearl.

In that instant, Lu Sangjiu once again felt a wisp of the Heavenly Punishment Qi within her separate and, along with that drop of blood, fall upon the Bodhi Pearl.

The next moment, the Bodhi Pearl erupted with a blinding light, then shot out of Lu Sangjiu’s palm. Ignoring the Array she had set up at the cave entrance, it flew out with a WHOOSH, disappearing into the sky in an instant, gone without a trace.

Lu Sangjiu was stunned for a moment. She quickly repaired the Array before murmuring, "I hope... he’s okay."

As she worried, she also began to faintly guess something from this incident.

’I’d suspected before that Xie Ningyuan had some special identity that prevented the Pseudo Heavenly Dao from arranging his fate.’

’Now, seeing how unusual this Bodhi Pearl is seems to confirm that.’

’Moreover, just as the Bodhi Pearl showed its anxiety, I also felt a stir from the Heavenly Punishment Power within my body, as if it too were anxious.’

’If my previous guess that the Heavenly Punishment Power is the work of the true Heavenly Dao is correct, then for it to be so worried about Xie Ningyuan... could it be that the true Heavenly Dao is also connected to him somehow?’

Just as she was thinking, Lu Sangjiu suddenly heard a low groan from behind her. She whipped her head around and saw Li Qiancheng’s hand twitch slightly.

She immediately forgot her thoughts and ran to his side, overjoyed. "First Martial Brother? You’re awake?"

Li Qiancheng slowly opened his heavy eyelids, his gaze still dazed and blank.

After a moment, he seemed to recall what had happened and subconsciously glanced at his raised hand.

It was wrinkled and shriveled—the hand of an old man.

Li Qiancheng fell silent for a moment before forcing the corners of his mouth into a smile. "...Looks like I’m not dead yet."

Seeing him like this, Lu Sangjiu felt her nose tingle and her eyes redden, but she held back her tears.

She simply helped Li Qiancheng sit up and forced a smile. "Of course. None of us died. I even killed Bai Heng at the last second, you know."

Hearing this, Li Qiancheng also managed a slow smile, but then he subconsciously shielded his eyes with his hand. "...That fire you made is a bit too big. It’s a little blinding."

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

She was silent for a good moment before her lips twitched. "...I didn’t make that fire. That’s Second Martial Sister."

Li Qiancheng: ...?

’Wait, didn’t you say we were all alive? How did Second Martial Sister get cremated???’

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