Chapter 7:

Yao Yao carefully collected the rose seeds and walked out of the familiar cave.

Inside, many things were gradually added by her, giving a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Although the cleanliness-obsessed Little Devil cleaned them, Yao Yao still felt that the quality of the beds and pillows wasn’t great. They looked like they had been used for thousands of years, even though she had only given them a year ago.

As a spender of the game who spent money on in-app purchases, she had some opinions.

But Chong Yan was able to put her unconscious body on the bed, making her feel comforted. Seeing that weak little devil trying his best to lift her up, the thought of that scene was really touching.

Yao Yao walked outside but didn’t see Chong Yan anywhere.

The little demon was not sitting under his usual tree. She wondered where he had gone.

However, the Snail-liked demon was pinned to the tree, forced to guard the entrance of the cave, hanging there weakly.

Yao Yao walked over and poked its head, “Have you seen Chong Yan?”

“No, I haven’t.” It replied dejectedly, avoiding her and not daring to speculate on his whereabouts.

Well, the fish demon and sheep demon under the abyss were in trouble.

Hehe.

Yao Yao didn’t think much about it and tilted her head to rub her sore arms after her high fever. This body was indeed a typical fragile and useless one, with soft arms, legs, face, and everything.

No wonder the tasks in the game’s store were all physical activities, and the experience points she gained from completing tasks could be exchanged for her spiritual cultivation.

But in the original settings, Yao Yao, as a blood bag, didn’t have this function. In the plot, her only role was to be wasted by the male lead, drained of blood, and offered everything to the male and female leads. However, after obtaining this role, Yao Yao’s original player identity merged with this character.

Now her blood could transform into spiritual pearls for her own use, essentially becoming her in-game currency. Yao Yao could use the coins to exchange for items in the store or extract blood pearls by doing store tasks, secretly increasing her spiritual power.

With a little effort, not only could she improve her physical health, but she could also become a powerful cultivator, protecting their weak little devil. Satisfied, Yao Yao carefully placed the six blood pearls in the treasure chest.

However, this sudden fever was too strange, and the interval between the first and second occurrences was too short, making it hard not to arouse suspicion.

At that time, she was burning and experienced a rapid onset. She didn’t even have time to react before losing consciousness.

Besides the icy touch, she vaguely felt a surge of spiritual energy, which was abnormal in the Forsaken Abyss.

Yao Yao looked around and unexpectedly found a ladder hanging on the icy wall not far away from the cliff bottom. It towered into the sky, like a man-made path leading beyond the forsaken abyss.

“Huh?”

The nearby snail-liked demon weakly raised its head and glanced at her.

At that time, the ancient demon instantly pierced through the highly ranked Golden-winged Spirit Eagle without hesitation.

But he could have easily ignited a small cluster of ice flames, instantly reducing this towering ladder to ashes, without the little girl ever noticing when she woke up.

So why didn’t he do it? Did he want to give her the choice to return home?

The snail-liked demon couldn’t simple comprehend the actions of the ancient demons.

Yao Yao gazed at the ladder, a creation of the Spirit Continent, and after a while, her clever mind understood.

The setting did not provide a detailed description of Yao Yao’s bloodline, but only the male lead knew her bloodline characteristics well enough to trigger her condition silently. Only the male lead could do that.

But the mistake was that the male lead probably didn’t know that she had her first blood fever on the day she left the Spirit Continent. So he used other means to induce her illness and then offered her a helping hand, hoping to become her savior, her benevolent fiancé, and make her willingly become his blood source.

Ah, how absurd.

Not only would she not become his tool, but she would also take away his other tools.

The male lead would never expect that, thanks to him, the treasure chest store in Yao Yao’s sea of consciousness received a new mission.

—Mission: Climb the ladder.

—Reward:  Blood Spirit Pearl, with a bonus character card.

Collecting seven of them can summon the Divine Weapon Dragon Spine Sword, one of the three divine artifacts in the world, with great power and formidable killing ability. It was the first divine weapon the male lead possessed, and it held great significance for him.

Yao Yao rolled up her sleeves, stretched her legs, and grabbed the ladder, starting to climb.

If Yao Yao want it, Yao Yao will get it.

Meanwhile, the demon below raised its bewildered snail-like head.

Ah, are you really leaving?

It stretched its soft neck and glanced in the direction the ancient demon had left, for some unknown reason, then silently hid behind the tree trunk.

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“Sword Saint, Sword Saint!”

At this moment.

In Wuji sect.

A group of Wuji sect disciples, including Li Cangyan, were holding a mysterious map obtained by Su Yilin, searching for lost artifacts when they saw the hurried arrival of the Sword Boy.

Li Cangyan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

The task assigned to Jian Tong was actually not difficult. There was also the high-level spiritual beast, the Golden Winged Spirit Eagle, to handle it. I’m sure Yao Yao, who must have been trapped in such a cold and harsh place for several days, finally saw the ladder to Spirit Continent and must have been moved to tears.

But this matter must not be known to outsiders. Li Cangyan just looked calmly and asked, “What’s the rush?”

Originally, Jian Tong wanted to inform him discreetly, but when he asked, all the disciples looked over. So Jian Tong had no choice but to explain the urgent situation.

“The Golden Winged Spirit Eagle… is injured.”

Li Cangyan’s pupils contracted, “What?”

The Golden Winged Spirit Eagle was one of the top-grade spiritual beasts among all the beast riders. It took a considerable amount of effort to tame it, so how could it get injured so easily?

Jian Tong looked troubled because the eagle’s wing had been pierced by a sharp object, leaving a large penetrating wound. It was already impressive that it managed to fly back.

Now, everyone was surprised and exclaimed in astonishment. Several disciples from other sects were also on this journey of training, and they all showed curious expressions.

Li Cangyan’s face tightened, and he lowered his voice, asking, “What about Ji Yao?”

Jian Tong quickly whispered back, “She couldn’t grab onto the ladder at first, but she has started climbing on her own.” Although there was a considerable time gap, it shouldn’t matter.

Li Cangyan paused, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He knew. He knew that she would never refuse the hand he extended to her.

Su Yilin was very close to him, and even though he lowered his voice, she still heard Ji Yao’s name. She bit her lip, suddenly feeling restless in her heart. Could it be that Brother Cangyan hasn’t given up searching for her? Has she really become his moonlight?