Hearing Hua Jian say this, Youye didn’t show much surprise.
Instead, she lowered her head and thought for a moment.
“That makes sense.”
Well, that was the awareness of a villain. They didn’t hesitate at all when doing such beastly things.
The brief deliberation just now was probably just weighing pros and cons and thinking about whether Hua Jian was tricking her.
‘Is this really not okay?’ Such a thought had probably never appeared in Youye’s mind.
From any angle, Youye was a genuine demonic cultivator—a demon among demons, the cream of the crop, perfectly fitting every stereotype of the demonic path.
Cruel and ruthless, cold-blooded and heartless, she was the obstacle the protagonist had to overcome on their path of growth.
Unfortunately, Hua Jian was also a demonic cultivator now, so the two of them were currently on friendly terms.
And if nothing unexpected happened, Youye was going to fall into her hands this time.
Next, Hua Jian sold Youye a lot more things, stuffing her with various preparations needed in the secret realm.
After finishing the sales pitch, she left the temporary camp satisfied.
Another big deal closed. Happy~
Over the following days, the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley’s grand plan unfolded steadily.
Those demonic cultivators who hadn’t obtained entry quotas for the secret realm had already left.
Now, only the demonic cultivators who would enter the secret realm for the slaughter remained.
At this point, the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley began to promote a new service. Simply put, it was storage for storage pouches.
During the time these cultivators entered the secret realm, they could store their storage pouches with the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and retrieve them when they came out.
The Ten Thousand Flowers Valley charged very few spirit stones—almost nothing, in fact.
In their own words, this was a convenience service for everyone, so they wouldn’t charge many spirit stones.
Many cultivators were fooled by the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and stashed their storage pouches there.
After all, in their eyes, the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley was a major demonic sect.
They wouldn’t just take their storage pouches and not return them.
Leaving them with the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley was better than carrying them or hiding them somewhere outside.
If they carried them and died in the secret realm, wouldn’t that just benefit their enemies?
If they hid them outside, what if someone else found them?
After thinking it over, entrusting them to the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley seemed like a good choice.
At least they’d be safe in the Valley’s hands. If they made it out, they could get their storage pouches back.
If they didn’t make it out… well, what was the point of the storage pouch if they were dead?
As long as the one who killed them didn’t get it, that was a victory.
Of course, they probably didn’t know how much effort the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley had put into making sure they never left the secret realm.
……
“Are you really going to put yourself in danger?”
“How is this putting myself in danger? Their space talismans won’t work, but mine will.”
Hua Jian tossed the space talisman she had just received into the air, caught it, and said with a nonchalant expression.
Yes, she planned to enter the secret realm as the big catfish inside.
Or rather… a BOSS that would spawn randomly at any location.
Compared to the demonic cultivators who had no protection measures, her survival measures were much more thorough.
With the space talisman in hand, if she encountered danger, she could just teleport out of the secret realm. How great was that?
Besides, by entering the secret realm herself, she could better control the situation inside and make the battle more colorful.
Hua Jian was a generous person. She couldn’t stand to see those demonic cultivators die in the secret realm in such a pathetic way. She wanted to give them a spectacular ending.
“But if you personally go down and kill people, won’t those cultivators…” Huaxinhu hesitated, “feel like we’re deliberately harming them?”
“That’s simple. Have someone tip them off that a powerful individual carrying precious treasures might appear in the secret realm. If they can defeat her, they can obtain those treasures.” Hua Jian wagged her finger, indicating this wasn’t an issue at all.
“Isn’t it just the Ten Thousand Flowers Saintess entering the secret realm to pick a fight? What’s the problem?”
“It’s a secret realm opened by my Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. Can’t someone from the Valley enter?”
Hua Jian was also at the Ling Wang realm, fully meeting the entry criteria. What was wrong with her entering the secret realm?
Nothing!
“Besides, as long as everyone who sees me dies, no one will know I’m in the secret realm.”
This time, Huaxinhu was truly left speechless. What Hua Jian said was indeed correct.
As long as no one who saw Hua Jian survived, then no one in the secret realm would know she was there.
So… the prerequisite was: could Hua Jian really kill everyone who saw her?
“Are you confident?”
“I won’t make such a guarantee. But even if someone manages to escape from me, they won’t be able to cause any trouble.” Hua Jian shook her head.
She had never actually fought a true genius of the same rank from the demonic path. How would she know if she could crush them?
Even if she won, the opponent might have a life-saving spirit tool that could teleport them away instantly, and Hua Jian wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
But as she just said, even if others knew she was in the secret realm, so what?
They were already inside. No matter how much they cursed the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, the Valley wouldn’t hear them.
At worst, the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley could just throw up their hands and shamelessly claim that this was a practical training exercise for their Saintess.
The other demonic sects wouldn’t be able to say much.
As long as they had no shame, the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley was invincible. And they had no shame to begin with, and others knew it.
So even if Hua Jian was discovered, it didn’t matter at all.
“Since you’ve already made up your mind, I won’t say anything more.” Huaxinhu sighed, knowing she couldn’t talk Hua Jian out of it.
But she was curious about one thing: where had Hua Jian gotten the space talisman?
She hadn’t had one when she left before.
“You’re asking about this? I asked the Valley Master for it.”
“So you’ve already discussed this with the Valley Master? Then why didn’t you say so earlier? I wouldn’t have tried to persuade you.” Huaxinhu couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
This time, it really was like the eunuch worrying more than the emperor. If the Valley Master had no objections, why was she so concerned?
“By the way, I think Linglong will come into the secret realm with me. You should prepare yourselves so you won’t be too surprised.”
“Oh? She’s going too?” This news caught Huaxinhu off guard. Hua Jian going was one thing, but why did the Saintess of Yao Chi want to join the fun?
“I’m guessing, but it’s almost certain. Her reason will probably be that she can better assess the situation inside the secret realm and guide the Yao Chi elders in attacking the Tianmomen experts.” Hua Jian seriously fabricated a reason for Linglong that sounded fairly normal.
But anyone knew that reason was definitely fake.
There was only one reason Linglong would follow Hua Jian into the secret realm: she didn’t want to be separated from her.
Huaxinhu obviously knew this, so she didn’t buy Hua Jian’s explanation at all. Instead, she used her tail to pull Hua Jian close and lowered her voice to ask, “Won’t this cause problems?”
“This problem has two sides: one, whether Yao Chi will have objections if Linglong follows you in; two, whether you’ll take the opportunity to elope with Linglong.”
Seeing Huaxinhu’s unease, Hua Jian said, “Good sister, you’re overthinking it. Even if I eloped with Linglong now, I couldn’t go back to Yao Chi.”
The agreement between the saints wasn’t a joke. The five-year period hadn’t passed. Even if she ran to the foot of Yao Chi Mountain, Sect Master Yao probably wouldn’t let her up.
Besides, her mother was still in the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. She couldn’t just abandon her mother.
“She probably just doesn’t want to be apart from me. And it’s true that we need someone from Yao Chi inside the secret realm to relay information.”
No matter how sophisticated the monitoring equipment was, it couldn’t compare to having a trustworthy disciple like Linglong go directly into the secret realm to witness the situation first-hand.
Even in the original plan, there were supposed to be Yao Chi cultivators inside the secret realm to confirm the situation.
It was just that now, that role had been replaced by Linglong.
“Sigh. Since you’ve already settled everything between you, I’ll just be a spectator.” Huaxinhu sighed and accepted the arrangement.
Since Hua Jian had brought this up, the rest must have already been taken care of. This wasn’t a discussion; it was a notification.
Even if she disagreed, she couldn’t stop Linglong from entering the secret realm.
“Don’t be so down, Sister Xinhu. I think you’ll really like this upcoming show.” Hua Jian chuckled twice, then reached out her wicked little hand and gently plucked at Huaxinhu’s fox tail.
A few pink fox hairs were effortlessly pulled off.
Huaxinhu looked at her tail, then at the fox hairs in Hua Jian’s hand.
The next moment, she quickly retracted the tail she had been protecting.
“Why are you pulling my tail hairs? Doesn’t Hua Jian know how much effort I put into maintaining this tail?”
“Let me take a couple more! Just a little bit!”
“No way, no way. If you keep pulling, it’ll go bald. What do you want my fur for?”
Huaxinhu hastily retreated, guarding her tail as if it were her lifeblood.
“Nothing much. I just think the color of your fur is pretty, and I want to use some to make clothes for a doll.” Hua Jian chuckled twice.
Hadn’t she been learning to make dolls from Qian Feixue lately? Now she was thinking about what kind of clothes to make for the doll.
During this time, Hua Jian had been like a diligent little bird, wanting to pluck any pretty fur she saw.
Not only had Huaxinhu fallen victim to her, but the little spiritual civet had too.
Unlike Huaxinhu, who could resist, the little spiritual civet had been pinned down on Hua Jian’s lap and groomed for a long time, all its loose fur plucked away.
“You’re really…” Hearing the reason, Huaxinhu was at a loss for words.
Couldn’t she have more ambition? How old was she? Why was she still playing with cloth dolls?
“Oh, I won’t take too much. Besides, I’m helping you clean up loose fur. Trust me!”
Hua Jian flicked her wrist, and a wooden comb grew directly from her hand.
But Huaxinhu would rather die than comply. She felt that if her tail fell into Hua Jian’s hands, it would definitely go bald.
Hua Jian’s mouth was a liar’s devil. Those who believed her were in for a great fortune in this life.
Just look at those cultivators who managed to fight their way out of the secret realm—they were a bloody example!
And since Huaxinhu could run, Hua Jian couldn’t stop her. So today, Hua Jian only managed to pluck a few fox hairs, which was a real pity.
To be fair, Huaxinhu’s tail fur was really pretty. It would definitely make great clothes!
Unfortunately, this fox spirit was disobedient and wouldn’t stand still to let her pluck.
Even using her status as Saintess to order Huaxinhu to stop didn’t work. Huaxinhu completely ignored her and vanished in a flash.
Huaxinhu, truly someone who kept public and private matters completely separate.
“Sigh, too bad I didn’t get more fox fur. Otherwise, I could have made you a little pink dress.”
When Hua Jian returned to the Qian family home, Linglong was still studying the intricacies of doll-making with Qian Feixue, who had returned early.
She was learning very seriously.
Hearing Hua Jian’s regretful voice, Linglong simply waved for her to sit down beside her and showed her the Hua Jian doll she had made.
Although it was just a basic form at the moment, it already looked somewhat like her, with a vivid expression on its face.
It had a strong “little brat” vibe.
“For the clothes, what style do you like?”
“Whatever you like. It’s just a cloth doll, not the real me.” Hua Jian pouted, feeling that Linglong’s question was pointless.
“See, I don’t even ask you.”
“That’s true. If I knew too much in advance, there wouldn’t be any surprise.” Linglong nodded, thinking Hua Jian had a point.
“The secret realm is about to start. Want to go in and play together?” Hua Jian said, as if she had just remembered something trivial, asking Linglong’s opinion about the secret realm.
Her tone was as if she were asking Linglong if she wanted to go to the park tomorrow.
And Linglong didn’t hesitate at all. “Mm.”
Just as Hua Jian had assumed she would go, Linglong also assumed Hua Jian knew she would follow.
This brief, cryptic exchange left Qian Feixue confused. Weren’t you two supposed to be discussing something very important?
Why was the tone so casual? Was that reasonable?
“Isn’t that secret realm very dangerous?” Qian Feixue asked cautiously.
She was a little worried that Linglong might encounter danger in the secret realm.
“For others, it’s a perilous place full of danger. But for us, it’s not dangerous at all. Instead, it’s a real training ground to test our strength.” Hua Jian smiled and ruffled Qian Feixue’s hair, telling the little girl not to worry about them.
They were the GMs of this secret realm. Even if everyone inside died, they would be fine.
Remember, everything about this secret realm was personally arranged by Hua Jian. No one in the world knew it better than her.
If she still managed to mess up under these circumstances, she might as well not be the Saintess.
“Nobody knows secret realm exploration better than me, especially this Linglong Pavilion Secret Realm. Even without great strength, I could twist those fools around my finger!” Hua Jian mimed playing an accordion, confidence radiating from her face.
No way she’d mess up, period! She’d stake her word on it!
If she did mess up, she’d eat this table!
She had a full map and invincibility—just missing violent cheats like aimbot or locking on. Even the officials were herself. How could she mess up?
No way, absolutely no way!
Others who cheat have to worry about someone having higher stats than them or getting banned. But Hua Jian didn’t fear that.
Because she had plenty of lives. If she really encountered someone with a huge cheat, she could just teleport away.
Even if she couldn’t teleport back into the secret realm to stir things up, these guys had no chance of getting out.
“Look, this is the map of the secret realm. These are the predetermined spawn points. I plan to place our spawn point here.”
Hua Jian projected the map of the secret realm into the room and explained her plan to Linglong.