Transmigrated into the villain? Watch my epic comeback in the ethereal fairy realm!

Dai Yao slowly woke up, feeling sore all over, with fragments of strange images remaining in her mind.

She hissed and sat up, clutching her forehead. She found herself in a cave, filled with spiritual energy and shimmering with light, exuding a sense of grandeur.

"Wow, this VIP treatment, could it be a huge perk giveaway for transmigrating into a book?" Dai Yao muttered to herself.

She looked around and found a clear spring in the center of the cave, radiating a soft light.

A crystal-clear bead floated above the spring water, emitting a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation; it was the spiritual source she had been longing for!

"I'm so lucky! This is going to be a sure thing!" Dai Yao thought to herself with delight, but on the surface she pretended to be weak and coughed a few times.

Youyingfeng stood to the side, a meaningful smile on his face.

"You're awake?" His tone was gentle, but it concealed a murderous intent.

Dai Yao rubbed her eyes, feigning a blank expression: "Where is this? What happened?" She secretly observed You Yingfeng's expression and noticed a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes. She thought to herself, "Old fox, he's definitely up to no good. Back in the day, all the hardships I went through in the Demon Palace were far more dangerous than this. This little trick can't stump me."

Seeing Dai Yao's weak and vulnerable appearance, Youying Feng secretly felt smug.

He strengthened the spiritual energy barrier and set up some small spiritual energy traps around it, preparing to trap them like turtles in a jar.

“Don’t worry, this is a safe place. You were just knocked unconscious by the power of the spiritual source,” he explained, a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Dai Yao sensed the growing danger around her and knew she had to act quickly, or she would really be "doomed".

She forced herself to stand up despite her discomfort, staggered a few steps, and almost fell.

"Ouch, my leg seems to be injured..." she groaned deliberately, pretending to be in great pain.

Seeing Dai Yao in this state, You Yingfeng felt even more smug, thinking that she was powerless to resist.

Just then, Shui Lingji walked over, staring sharply at Dai Yao, and asked in an icy tone, "Did you have some ulterior motive for approaching the Spirit Source just now?"

Dai Yao's heart tightened, but she put on an innocent expression and said, "I just wanted to see if the changes in the spiritual source would pose a greater danger to us. Honestly, I'm just a weak little woman, what bad intentions could I possibly have?" She blinked her big eyes, looking completely harmless.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and everyone was waiting to see how Dai Yao would explain herself.

Just then, Chi Yan suddenly shouted, "You bastard Xing Mang, how dare you collude with this witch and try to steal the spiritual source! Prepare to die!" With that, Chi Yan's body burst into flames, and he shot straight at Xing Mang like an exploding fireball.

Caught off guard, Xingmang had no choice but to hastily prepare for battle.

"What the hell is going on? I was just passing by as a bystander!" Starlight cried out inwardly, but dared not slack off with his hands. Starlight flashed as he engaged in a fierce battle with Crimson Flame.

Flames and starlight intertwined, illuminating the entire cave like festive fireworks.

Seeing this sudden "divine assist," Dai Yao was secretly delighted: "Old fox, you're still too green to fight me!" Taking advantage of everyone's attention being drawn to her, Dai Yao secretly took out a dark-colored thing from her storage bag—this was a magical artifact she had casually obtained while "treasure hunting" in the Demon Palace, known as the "barrier-breaking expert," which was specifically designed to counter all kinds of barriers and obstacles.

Dai Yao silently recited the incantation, and the demonic artifact immediately shone with a bright black light, a black beam of light shooting directly at the spiritual energy barrier set up by You Yingfeng.

With a "rip," as if tearing silk, a crack appeared on the barrier.

A triumphant smile appeared on Dai Yao's lips as she increased her spiritual energy output.

The cracks are widening, and it looks like it's about to shatter completely...

Youyingfeng was watching Chiyan and Xingmang's "chicken fight" with smug satisfaction when he suddenly heard a "sizzle" sound. He turned around and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What?!" He was shocked and furious, watching helplessly as the barrier peeled away piece by piece like shattered glass.

The moment Dai Yao broke through the barrier, she turned back and gave You Yingfeng a provocative smile. You Yingfeng felt that smile was like a thorn piercing his heart.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Dai Yao flashed and rushed towards the direction of the spiritual source.

"Goodbye!" Dai Yao's voice echoed in the cave.

"Not good!" You Yingfeng's expression changed drastically. He reached out to grab Dai Yao, but only caught a fleeting afterimage.

He turned sharply to look at Shui Lingji and said sternly, "What are you all standing there for? Stop her!"

Shui Lingji raised her eyebrows and shouted, "You audacious vixen, don't even think about succeeding!" With a wave of her hand, a water dragon roared out and headed straight for Dai Yao's back.

Dai Yao felt the strong wind behind her and cursed inwardly, "This woman is really persistent!" She lightly touched the ground with her toes, her figure as elusive as a willow catkin, barely dodging the water dragon's attack.

"A mere trick!" Dai Yao turned around and made a face at Shui Lingji before continuing to rush towards the Spirit Source.

The battle between Crimson Flame and Starlight had reached a fever pitch, with the two exchanging blows and fighting fiercely to a standstill.

While dodging the attacks of the Crimson Flame, Xingmang mentally ranted, "What the hell is going on? I just wanted to watch the show, how did I become cannon fodder? The Fire Spirit Clan's temper is too volatile, they're so easily ignited!" He glanced at Dai Yao's departing figure and thought to himself, "This girl is really audacious, daring to take advantage of the chaos under these circumstances. I admire her!"

Youying was furious. His carefully laid plan was about to succeed, but Dai Yao, the "Cheng Yaojin," intervened and ruined everything!

He roared and transformed into a black shadow, chasing after Dai Yao.

Dai Yao's breakthrough of the barrier attracted everyone's attention. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at Dai Yao in surprise.

Dai Yao ignored their gazes and quickly ran towards the direction of the Spirit Source.

She moved with incredible speed, rushing towards Lingyuan like a phantom.

Just when everyone thought Dai Yao would rush straight to the center of the Spirit Source, she stopped some distance away from it.

She began to carefully observe the fluctuations of spiritual energy around the source of the spirit, as if searching for something.

Although Dai Yao appeared calm, her palms were already sweating profusely. She knew that this step she was taking was extremely dangerous, and if she failed, she would be doomed.

Other factions were baffled by her actions, wondering what she was up to.

Dai Yao suddenly curled her lips into a mysterious smile and muttered to herself, "So that's how it is..." She reached out and gently touched the direction of the spiritual source.

Dai Yao tapped her slender fingers lightly, seemingly casually, but in fact containing a precise grasp of the flow of Qi.

The spot she touched with her fingertip was not the core of the spiritual source, but rather a seemingly ordinary node.

"That's it? I thought it was some earth-shattering secret!" Chi Yan scoffed, his long, fiery red hair flying wildly with his movements, like burning flames.

With a wave of his hand, a wave of fire swept towards Dai Yao. "Little girl, stop playing tricks and obediently hand over your opportunity!"

"Hey, don't be so irritable!" Dai Yao dodged the attack of the fire wave with a flash.

She looked at Chi Yan with a grin, her tone teasing, "Are you in such a hurry because you're afraid I'll steal your treasure?"

Xingmang watched in stunned silence. This girl was truly skilled and daring, remaining so calm even when facing a Nascent Soul stage expert.

He scratched his head, thinking to himself, "That was a brilliant move!"

Dai Yao's actions stirred up other forces as well. Shui Ling Ji, Shadow Wolf, and even You Ying Feng, who was hiding in the shadows, all focused their attention on her, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The node that Dai Yao touched with her fingertip suddenly erupted with dazzling light, as bright as the blazing sun, instantly turning the entire cave white. Powerful spiritual energy surged from the node like a raging tsunami, churning the surrounding spiritual energy like leaves caught in a storm. Everyone was stunned by this power and could only watch helplessly as Dai Yao stood in the light like a god.

As soon as Dai Yao's jade slip appeared, it resonated strongly with the spiritual source. Her body was enveloped in light, and she instantly gained powerful strength.

Her gaze swept over the crowd, and she declared loudly, "Today, this spiritual source belongs to me, and none of you can take it away!"

“This thing…” Dai Yao’s lips curled up slightly, a sly glint in her eyes, “It should come in handy…”