Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

“Master,” Qinglong’s deep, melodious voice broke the silence, a hint of worry flashing in his blue eyes, “Although the Heavenly Sound Realm is extremely mysterious, it is ultimately not a place to stay for long.”

Lu Lingxi nodded gently, her gaze involuntarily falling on Nalan Rongzhi. She saw that his handsome face was slightly pale, and fine beads of cold sweat were seeping from his forehead. Clearly, the demonic poison in his body had begun to flare up again. Her heart ached, and she quickly stepped forward to hold his slightly cool hand, her voice filled with heartache, "Rongzhi, hang in there a little longer. Once we get all the medicinal herbs, we will definitely be able to completely remove the demonic poison from your body."

Nalan Rongzhi endured the pain, a gentle smile curving his lips as he raised his hand to lightly stroke her cheek. "With you by my side, what is this little bit of pain?"

A golden light flashed around Zhuque, transforming her into a stunningly beautiful woman in flowing red robes, her long hair dancing in the air like flames. "Master, I know a secret path to leave the Heavenly Sound Realm, which can save us a lot of time."

Led by Zhuque, the four of them passed through layers of spatial mist and finally returned to Cuizhu Manor. Zhu Qingying stood in front of the manor gate, and when she saw them return safely, her emerald eyes flashed with joy.

Upon hearing the secret of the Heavenly Music Score, her expression became complicated, and a hint of emotion appeared between her brows. "So that's how it is. No wonder our ancestors spent their entire lives trying to understand the true meaning of the Heavenly Music."

“Master Zhu,” Lu Lingxi Yao bowed solemnly, “We are grateful for your care these days, but for Rong Zhi’s condition, we must set off for Zhaixing Cliff immediately.”

Zhu Qingying nodded solemnly, “The Star-Picking Cliff is surrounded by spatial rifts. If you are not careful, you will be torn to pieces. Over the years, countless exceptionally talented cultivators have turned into eternal stardust there.”

“We have no other choice,” Lu Lingxi Yao said firmly, looking at Nalan Rongzhi with a determination to follow him to the death. “The Dew of the Stars is the hope to cure the demonic poison.”

“Since you have made up your minds,” Zhu Qingying took out a jade slip that glowed with a blue light, “this is a collection of secrets about Zhaixing Cliff that my manor has gathered over the past few hundred years. It may be of some help to you. Also, take this magic artifact with you.”

She presented an ancient bronze mirror with both hands. Runes flowed across its surface, emitting a faint starlight. "This mirror is called the 'Star and Moon Mirror.' It can warn of fluctuations in spatial rifts and help you find a way to survive in times of crisis."

Lu Lingxi accepted the gift with both hands and solemnly thanked them: "I will never forget the great kindness of Master Zhu."

As they parted, Zhu Qingying stood at the highest point of the mountain villa, watching their figures gradually disappear into the distance, and softly prayed: "May the heavens protect you, help you overcome the dangers, and return safely."

After leaving Emerald Bamboo Manor, the group sped towards the direction of Star-Picking Cliff. Nalan Rongzhi's demonic poison was getting worse, and every step he took was extremely difficult, but he gritted his teeth and refused to show any pain.

Lu Lingxi saw his forbearance and felt a sharp pain in her heart, wishing she could take his place and bear this excruciating torment for him.

“There’s a city ahead,” Zhuque’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as she keenly sensed something amiss, “but… something seems off.”

Qinglong also noticed the abnormality, his brows furrowing. "There's a strange aura in the air, it's unsettling."

As they drew closer, the city's appearance gradually came into clear view. The towering city walls were covered with cracks, like hideous scars. The streets were deserted, deathly silent, and the entire city was shrouded in a thick, eerie atmosphere that sent chills down their spines.

“This is… corpse energy?” Nalan Rongzhi’s expression changed drastically, and his tone became solemn.

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of cold wind howled past, and countless dark shadows emerged from the ground. They were all different in shape, ferocious and terrifying, and exuded a thick aura of death that made people nauseous.

"They're corpse puppets!" Suzaku spread its seven-colored wings, which shimmered with light. "Someone is controlling these corpses!"

Seeing this, Lu Lingxi Yao immediately took out a fragrant pill and handed it to Nalan Rongzhi, saying, "Take this pill first to temporarily suppress the demonic poison."

Then, she made hand seals and chanted incantations. Countless talismans condensed in the air and then transformed into sharp blades of light, cutting the oncoming corpse puppets into pieces.

The Azure Dragon let out a deafening roar, revealing its true form. Its massive body coiled in the air, its dragon might overwhelming all directions.

The Vermilion Bird spread its seven-colored wings, and the raging flames, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, burned the corpse puppets to ashes. However, more and more corpse puppets continued to emerge from the ground, seemingly endless and impossible to kill.

"There!" Nalan Rongzhi suddenly pointed to a towering tower in the city center, "Someone is casting a forbidden spell!"

Following his gaze, Lu Lingxi Yao saw a mysterious figure in a black robe standing at the top of the tower, holding a strange bone mirror in his hand, exuding a chilling aura, and controlling these corpse puppets.

"You deal with these corpse puppets, I'll go and meet that person." After saying that, Lu Lingxi Yao flashed and rushed towards the tower.

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes let out a chilling laugh. "I didn't expect anyone would dare to step into this dead city. In that case, I'll turn you all into my puppets!"

The bone mirror in his hand suddenly emitted an eerie light, like the eye of a demon, and countless black threads wrapped around Lu Lingxi Yao, attempting to bind her.

Lu Lingxi remained calm and composed, her hand flashing with spiritual talismans that transformed into beams of light, severing the black threads.

“You’ve got some skill,” the black-robed man chuckled sinisterly, his voice as piercing as an owl’s. “You actually managed to break through my bone-binding entanglement. Looks like I underestimated you.” He paused, a hint of contempt in his voice. “However, your time ends here!”

As the man in the black robe spoke, he slowly raised his withered hand and took out a pitch-black skull from his wide sleeve. The skull was only the size of a palm, completely black, and exuded a chilling aura.

"Witness my true power!"

The man in black robes injected a strange black energy into the skeleton. As the energy was injected, the small skeleton began to tremble violently, emitting a series of teeth-grinding grinding sounds. It expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, its bones extended, and finally transformed into a behemoth—a huge bone dragon!

This bone dragon was made entirely of white bones, with two eerie green flames burning on its huge head and bloodthirsty light flashing in its empty eye sockets. It spread its huge bone wings, let out a deafening roar, and pounced on Lu Lingxi Yao.

As Lu Lingxi faced the menacing bone dragon, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. The talisman in her hand shone brightly, instantly transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that slammed into the bone dragon.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the massive body of the bone dragon was struck by the beam of light, instantly shattering into countless fragments that scattered across the ground.

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes' expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that his proud forbidden technique would be broken so easily.

"This is impossible!" the man in black exclaimed in disbelief. "Who are you?"

Lu Lingxi Yao slowly landed, her body radiating powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, and said in an icy tone, "The one who will kill you."

Before she finished speaking, the talisman in her hand burst forth with dazzling light once more, like a golden lightning bolt, instantly enveloping the man in black robes.

"what--"

A piercing scream echoed through the sky as the man in black robes was devoured by powerful spiritual energy, turning into a wisp of black smoke that dissipated into the world.

With the death of the man in black robes, the once ferocious corpse puppets also fell to the ground, turning back into ordinary corpses, leaving only a deathly silence.

Lu Lingxi Yao gracefully descended from the tower and came to Nalan Rongzhi's side. "This city was used by that person to practice forbidden techniques," she said solemnly. "All the residents were turned into corpse puppets."

The Vermilion Bird flapped its seven-colored wings and spewed forth raging flames, burning the corpses to ashes. "May their souls rest in peace."

Azure Dragon also returned to human form and said, "Let's continue on our way. There's still a long way to go to Star-Picking Cliff."

Nalan Rongzhi suddenly groaned, his face turned even paler, and his body swayed slightly. Lu Lingxi Yao quickly supported him, her eyes filled with heartache: "We must speed things up."

The group left the dead city and continued their journey towards Star-Picking Cliff. However, no one noticed that after they left, a faint wisp of black mist quietly followed them, as if waiting for some opportunity…