When Yun Xiange heard Wen Jingshu's questioning, her heart beat wildly.
She was never a good actress, and being pressed like this repeatedly had already thrown her into a complete panic.
But in order to obtain Wen Jingshu's opportunity, she could only brace herself and say, “What are you joking about, Junior Sister? How could I possibly know there are treasures in this direction?”
“I just feel that you are young and inexperienced, Junior Sister. I only suggested this because I was afraid you would suffer a loss.”
Wen Jingshu fell silent for a moment upon hearing Yun Xiange's words.
Just as Yun Xiange was waiting anxiously, nearly buckling under the pressure of Wen Jingshu's cold demeanor, she finally heard the other speak.
“So Senior Sister had good intentions. In that case, I will head east.”
“Senior Sister, you should also be careful on your journey ahead.”
After saying this, Wen Jingshu turned and left. Yun Xiange let out a sigh of relief as she watched her depart.
No matter how formidable the female protagonist was, she was still just a child right now, actually believing such a clumsy excuse.
Yun Xiange cautiously used a disguise artifact to change her face. Seeing that no one was around, she continued heading west.
As soon as Yun Xiange left, Wen Jingshu followed close behind.
Seeing Yun Xiange change her appearance, her doubts deepened.
Was she planning to do something shameful? Why did she need to change her face?
Yun Xiange hurried forward at a rapid pace, seemingly certain that there was a treasure in a specific direction.
One rushed while the other trailed. After traveling for about half a day, Yun Xiange finally stopped and began to carefully observe her surroundings.
Yun Xiange searched for a while, then suddenly looked toward a certain direction alertly and shouted, “Who's there? Come out!”
Wen Jingshu did not think Yun Xiange had discovered her. Sure enough, shortly after those words were spoken, Bai Han emerged from the shadows.
When Yun Xiange saw it was Bai Han, her expression turned somewhat strange.
The last time she went to Jiangyuan Valley to intercept Wen Jingshu's opportunity, Bai Han was there. Now that she had come to the secret realm to snatch an opportunity, Bai Han appeared again!
Bai Han was equally puzzled to see Yun Xiange.
Last time in Jiangyuan Valley, he had met Yun Xiange and her senior brother. This time, he met a strange cultivator.
Wasn't Wen Jingshu's opportunity a secret? How did it feel like everyone knew about it after he was reborn?
Sensing that Yun Xiange's cultivation was higher than his, Bai Han said, “Pardon me for startling you, Senior Sister. I merely happened to pass by this place and felt that the spiritual energy here was exceptionally dense, so I wanted to investigate.”
Wen Jingshu was speechless.
Wait, she could clearly sense that this area was incredibly desolate, with spiritual energy so thin it was even scarcer than in the mortal realm. How could Bai Han lie so blatantly?
Yet, upon hearing Bai Han's explanation, Yun Xiange actually seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, “So that's how it is. To tell you the truth, Junior Brother, I also passed by this place and felt it was somewhat unusual, which is why I wanted to see if there was any opportunity here.”
Wen Jingshu was speechless once again.
Wait, hadn't Yun Xiange just tricked her into leaving and then headed straight here?
In any case, after exchanging a few awkward words, the two guilty-minded individuals began searching the area, seemingly convinced that there must be an opportunity here.
Relying on her superior divine sense, Wen Jingshu silently swept the area.
And to her surprise, she actually found a strange spot.
From a small blade of grass growing in a crevice between giant boulders, Wen Jingshu clearly felt a wave of spiritual energy.
No matter how she looked at it, the blade of grass seemed completely ordinary. But how could an ordinary blade of grass emit such a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy?
Could it be an illusion?
At this thought, Wen Jingshu's heart skipped a beat.
Spiritual plants were categorized from first to ninth grade. For a spiritual plant to be able to disguise itself, its grade had to be at least Eighth-Grade or higher.
An Eighth-Grade spiritual plant would, at the very least, serve as the main ingredient for refining Eighth-Grade pills.
Every single spiritual plant capable of refining Eighth-Grade or higher pills was a rare treasure.
The highest-grade spiritual plant she had purchased at the Fusheng Auction was only Seventh-Grade. She hadn't expected the sect secret realm to hide an Eighth-Grade spiritual plant!
Since Wen Jingshu had found it first, she naturally had no intention of handing it over to others.
Since Yun Xiange had disguised herself, Wen Jingshu simply revealed herself openly in front of the two.
Without offering any explanation, Wen Jingshu walked straight to where the Eighth-Grade spiritual plant was.
She then used a specific hand seal to break the illusion around the Eighth-Grade spiritual plant, retrieved a jade box, and transplanted it inside.
Bai Han and Yun Xiange were dumbfounded by Wen Jingshu's sudden appearance.
Only after Wen Jingshu had put away the Eighth-Grade spiritual plant did they snap out of it.
Wen Jingshu stood up and looked at them calmly. “Please do not blame me, Senior Brother and Senior Sister. Opportunities in secret realms have always belonged to whoever finds them first.”
Of course they knew this unspoken rule.
It was precisely because they knew it that they were in a daze.
Besides, in the original novel, this Eighth-Grade spiritual plant had originally belonged to Wen Jingshu anyway.
However, while this Eighth-Grade spiritual plant was merely the icing on the cake for Wen Jingshu, it was a massive fortune for them.
Knowing that this spiritual plant had the effect of increasing spiritual root values, neither Bai Han nor Yun Xiange wanted to miss out on it.
Yun Xiange said, “To tell you the truth, Junior Sister, this Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass is something I urgently need. I wonder if you could let me have it, Junior Sister?”
Let her have it?
Hearing Yun Xiange's words, both Wen Jingshu and Bai Han frowned instinctively.
As Wen Jingshu had just said, everything in the secret realm was ownerless; whoever found it claimed ownership.
Putting aside the value of this Eighth-Grade spiritual plant, even if Wen Jingshu had only found a first-grade spiritual plant, Yun Xiange shouldn't expect to get it for free.
Bai Han was still calculating what good items he had to trade with Wen Jingshu, yet Yun Xiange actually wanted to obtain it without any effort?
In truth, Yun Xiange's thoughts were very simple.
Wen Jingshu was a super second-generation cultivator. Her parents and sister had left her countless treasures. Forget Eighth-Grade spiritual plants, she might even possess ninth-grade or once-in-a-millennium divine plants.
Since she was already so wealthy, what was wrong with letting her have this Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass that could increase spiritual root values?
Besides, Wen Jingshu's spiritual root value was already full, so what use did she have for this Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass?
Both of them despised Yun Xiange's behavior of just holding out her hand to demand it. Bai Han silently rolled his eyes at Yun Xiange and said to Wen Jingshu, “Junior Sister Wen, I also greatly need this Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass. I heard you possess a lightning spiritual root, Junior Sister. I have a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood here. I wonder if I can exchange it with you for this Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass?”
Hearing this, Yun Xiange quickly chimed in, “I can trade something for it too!”
Wen Jingshu wasn't considering whether to trade or give it away at the moment. What she cared about more was how the two of them could be so certain that what she held was the Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass.
She had studied pharmacology under Wen Shuyi for several years and prided herself on being far more knowledgeable about spiritual plants than either of them.
Even she hadn't recognized what it was at first glance. So how could these two, who weren't even considered alchemists, be so sure it was the Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass?
“You are right, Senior Brother and Senior Sister. The Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass indeed doesn't have much of a use for me. However, there is one thing I don't understand, and I would like to ask you both to enlighten me.”
The two of them adopted attentive expressions.
“How did you two know that the spiritual plant in my hand is the Supreme Spirit-Transforming Grass?”
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