A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

To ensure absolute safety, the system even used 30% of its own life force to transform into the Gu worm of the Heart-Severing Gu, and personally entered Sheng He's body in the form of a clone.

As long as the Red Feather Bird exists, Sheng He is doomed.

But it never expected that Song Jinzhi could break its Heart-Severing Gu and cause it to suffer a backlash.

The screen began to freeze, and various data points in the body kept issuing warnings. The system gritted its teeth and said, "Someone has broken my Heart-Severing Gu."

"You don't need to wait here anymore. Song Jinzhi and Sheng He are together, and the masked man from last time was also Sheng He. The poison on that iron sword must be Biluo Grass. Nothing but Biluo Grass can break my Juexin Gu!"

“My main body is damaged now, and I need to go back to the main world to heal. Chu Heng’s favorability is already full, so you don’t need to worry about him. If necessary, you can use the Soul-Soothing Incense to control him.”

"Remember this! Blame Sheng He for your and Chu Heng's injuries, and for Xu Qingqing's death. Even if she doesn't die, she'll be badly injured. If that doesn't work, kick her out of the Qingyun Sect. Without anyone protecting her, I'll kill her sooner or later!"

The system spoke a lot, and Zhao Yanran keenly picked out a few keywords from it.

"What! Song Jinzhi isn't here? Then I've been waiting for nothing! Are you even reliable? Didn't you say Song Jinzhi would definitely come?"

The system was furious. It had just said so much, and Zhao Yanran only noticed this? It had no doubt that if it were a person, it would be driven to death by Zhao Yanran sooner or later.

Zhao Yanran wanted to ask something more, but the image of the system in her mind had already disappeared, leaving only a few sticks of calming incense and a note.

The note contained only two sentences.

The Soul-Soothing Incense can control Chu Heng.

They'll pin all the blame on Sheng He for your and Chu Heng's injuries and Xu Qingqing's death.

Zhao Yanran stared at the handwriting on the note, but her mind inexplicably recalled what the system had just said.

Didn't the system just say that the masked man who tried to kill her was Sheng He?

Zhao Yanran looked down at the storage bag hanging from her waist and suddenly chuckled softly.

……

"what is this?"

"Heart-Severing Gu".

Mu Yao held Sheng He, whose complexion had returned to normal, in her arms, and carefully examined the fragment of the Heart-Severing Gu.

“I’ve heard of the Heart-Severing Gu before. It’s said that the Gu worm is a six-winged golden ladybug. This Gu worm is strange. It doesn’t seem to be an ordinary Gu worm. Instead, it looks like a bunch of fake insects made of cast iron.”

"Yes, and the Crimson Feather Bird went extinct a thousand years ago. Why would it suddenly appear in the secret realm, and why would Fairy Sheng happen to run into it?"

Song Jinzhi casually tossed the already soiled stone aside.

Mu Yao looked up, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes: "You mean..."

"Someone wants to harm me."

Sheng He stared at the corpse of the Heart-Severing Gu, his eyes clear.

The only beings in the secret realm who could possess such extraordinary power are Zhao Yanran and that system.

"Xiaohe, you're awake?"

"Yes, I'm sorry to have worried my two senior sisters."

Yun Qianshan waved his hand, then pointed to Song Jinzhi beside him, winking at Sheng He and saying, "You were able to wake up this time thanks to Fellow Daoist Song. If he hadn't drawn the array with his blood, you would have been in danger, Xiao He. Why don't you thank him properly?"

Sheng He looked at Song Jinzhi and smiled, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Song. I thought I was the one protecting you, but I didn't expect that you would save me in the end."

"Fairy Sheng, there's no need to be so polite. You've saved me twice, and I'm only repaying you once. I still owe you a favor."

Sheng He smiled gently, noticing that Mu Yao's body was still trembling slightly behind her, presumably still blaming herself for what had just happened. Sheng He patted Mu Yao's hand reassuringly, struggled to stand up from her embrace, picked up the hoe, and said happily:

"By the way, didn't Senior Sister Yun say there were many crystals here? I'm waiting to make a fortune!"

Mu Yao burst into laughter through her tears: "The crystal is right there, it's not going anywhere, why are you in such a hurry? Is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable or unwell?"

Sheng He patted his chest, his voice full of energy: "I'm as strong as an ox now, I could run ten laps around Moonfrost Mountain without a problem!"

"nonsense."

Mu Yao patted Sheng He's shoulder with a light smile, and the last trace of unease in her heart finally dissipated. She picked up her hoe and walked towards the mine, laughing, "Little money-grubber, don't worry, all the crystals your senior sister digs are for you!"

"Really?" Sheng He's eyes lit up instantly, and she threw herself into Mu Yao's arms. "Waaah, you're the best senior sister in the world! I want to be your best friend forever!"

Yun Qianshan:?

After jogging a few steps to catch up, Yun Qianshan put his hands on his hips, grabbed Sheng He's arm, and said irritably, "You little ingrate, you just said you were my best friend!"

Sheng He quickly put his arm around Yun Qianshan, and with one arm around each of his senior sisters, he said with a grin, "Hehe, they're both great, both of them are the best senior sisters in the world, the three of us are the best in the world!"

Little Radish Head, whose leaves were plucked and who is now lame in one leg: So, nobody cares about me?

……

Six months later.

Sheng He left the Pure Moon Secret Realm satisfied with several large bags full of crystals. If these crystals were converted into spirit stones, she would be a well-off woman with some assets by now.

Sheng He patted the storage bag that Yun Qianshan had just given him with satisfaction, and swaggered towards the Qingyun Sect's flying boat.

Before she could tell Tianyu about her gains from this trip to the secret realm, she saw Tianyu standing on the flying boat with an unusually serious expression, her eyes fixed on the exit of the Pure Moon Secret Realm.

Behind Tianyu, the disciples of the Qingyun Sect stood in a neat row, each with an uneasy expression, as if something major had happened.

Sheng He frowned, instantly realizing that this was probably related to Xu Qingqing's death.

After each disciple joins the sect, the sect will light a life lamp for him/her; the lamp will go out when the person dies.

It must be because the sect leader discovered that Xu Qingqing's life lamp had gone out that Master Tianyu acted so strangely.

The three of them exchanged glances, remained silent, and quietly boarded the flying boat.

As soon as they boarded the flying boat, Tianyu pulled Shenghe aside and asked anxiously, "Did you encounter Xu Qingqing in the secret realm?"

Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan shook their heads: "Uncle-Master, we've been at Moonfrost Mountain the whole time and haven't seen Senior Sister Xu. Has something happened?"

Tianyu didn't answer, nervously clutching Shenghe's sleeve, her voice trembling without her even realizing it: "Shenghe, what about you?"

“Xu Qingqing is the sect leader’s personal disciple. She has the twin pendants given to her by the sect leader for self-defense. Even the Jade-Eyed Serpent cannot kill her.”

"Sheng He, tell me, have you ever seen Xu Qingqing?"

“Uncle-Master Tianyu, Xiaohe has been digging for crystals with us in Moonfrost Mountain. We’ve never met Xu Qingqing, so of course Xiaohe hasn’t either!”

Yun Qianshan smiled and pulled Sheng He away from Tian Yu's hands. Tian Yu did not move, her eyes still fixed on Sheng He.