Chapter 285: Two Hundred Eighty-Four, Virtual World Chapter 285: Two Hundred Eighty-Four, Virtual World After making their decision, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen approached the service desk.
“We’d like to take on mission number one,” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen said as they took out their Peace Pendants and handed them to the staff member.
The staff member glanced at Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning, taking the Peace Pendants. She was quite familiar with the two of them, after all, as their rankings had always been at the top of the list.
“This mission is very dangerous, so you’ll need to be careful.” Having processed the procedure, the staff member handed the Peace Pendants back to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, unable to resist cautioning them.
“Thank you!” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen smiled and nodded, then walked towards the teleportation platform behind them.
As she entered the teleportation platform, Song Yan Ning felt a wave of dizziness. When she opened her eyes again, she was overwhelmed by a severe pain; she lay on the ground, being punched and kicked.
“You trash, you’re not fit to be a disciple of the Yunshan Sect.”
“You’re just wasting Cultivation Resources by living.” As they spoke, the group gave Song Yan Ning another round of punches and kicks.
“What are you doing?” A cold voice sounded at that moment.
The group, who had been assaulting Song Yan Ning, stopped their barrage and quickly stepped aside, bowing their heads, not daring to speak. Senior Brother Qing Yue was supposed to be out on a mission, so how had he suddenly returned?
The man stepped forward and swept a cold glance over the crowd, then bent down to help Song Yan Ning up from the ground. “Junior Sister Ning, take this elixir.” His junior sister, because she lacked a Spirit Root, had been constantly bullied by other disciples within the sect. If it weren’t for his protection, she would have been beaten to death by the others long ago.
Song Yan Ning took the elixir and popped it into her mouth. She already knew her mission: the man before her was Qing Yue, the Senior Brother of the Yunshan Sect, and she was currently in the identity of Song Ning, a waste of a disciple in the Yunshan Sect. Her task was to improve her cultivation, defeat Tianyi Sect’s genius disciple Qin Mo, and kill him. Otherwise, it would be her own death.
“How do you feel? Better?” Qing Yue asked, looking at Song Yan Ning with concern. He felt sorry for her, but he couldn’t stay by her side all the time.
“I’m fine now, thank you, Senior Brother. I’ll go back to rest.” Song Yan Ning withdrew her hand, staggering towards her dwelling. She had always suspected that there was more to the Emperor Realm than met the eye, and now she was sure of her thoughts. There must be Cultivators in the Emperor Realm; otherwise, it couldn’t possibly conjure up this virtual world. The cultivation levels in this world were exactly the same as those in the Cultivation World.
The house where Song Yan Ning lived was the worst among all the disciples, a dilapidated little bamboo hut at the foot of the mountain. Inside, there was nothing but a bed, a table, and a few chairs.
Song Yan Ning sat down cross-legged by the bed and closed her eyes, entering a state of cultivation. What she had to do now was to grow her strength. She wanted to see just how many secrets this virtual world harbored.
After a long time, Song Yan Ning frowned and opened her eyes. This body lacked a Spirit Root; she couldn’t cultivate her original Cultivation Technique. It seemed the only way was to use an elixir to derive a Spirit Root.
“Knock, knock, knock!” A knock on the door sounded.
“Come in,” Song Yan Ning said. She had already guessed who the visitor was. Now in the Yunshan Sect, aside from the aforementioned Qing Yue, there was only Xue Qi, who was always so kind to Song Ning. Not only did she give her money, but she often took her out to relax. Therefore, Song Ning greatly relied on Xue Qi and was very obedient to her.
The door was pushed open, and a beautiful woman dressed in a yellow gauze dress walked in. “Junior Sister Ning, I heard you were bullied again. Where are you hurt?”
Song Yan Ning scrutinized Xue Qi. Although her face was filled with concern, there was a hint of contempt and mockery in her eyes. “I’m fine now, thank you for your concern, Senior Sister Xue Qi.” It seemed that Xue Qi’s kindness towards Song Ning was nothing but pretense.
Xue Qi smiled gently and shook her head, approaching Song Yan Ning and handing her a bowl of medicine. “I brewed this for you; drink it while it’s warm.”
“Thank you, Senior Sister Xue Qi!” Song Yan Ning took the bowl and set it aside.
Xue Qi glanced at the bowl set aside by Song Yan Ning. “You must drink this medicine while it’s warm; otherwise, it will lose its effect.”
“I just took some Healing Medicine that Senior Brother Qing Yue gave me, I’ll drink it later.” Song Yan Ning replied with a smile. The old Song Ning might not have noticed, but she knew clearly what was in that bowl of medicine. This Xue Qi did indeed have ill intentions. But Song Ning, a good-for-nothing without a Spirit Root, why would Xue Qi bother doing this?
“Then you must drink it later. I have other things to attend to, so I won’t disturb you any longer. Take care and rest well.” Xue Qi thought for a moment, then took out a money bag and handed it to Song Yan Ning. “Here is some money for you; if it’s not enough, feel free to ask your senior sister for more.”
Song Yan Ning nodded and accepted the money bag, “Thank you, Senior Sister!”
Xue Qi smiled lightly, shaking her head. “What’s there to thank me for, you don’t need to be polite with your senior sister.”
After patting Song Yan Ning on the shoulder, Xue Qi stood up and headed towards the door.
Upon closing the door, a look of disgust appeared on Xue Qi’s face. If it weren’t for the task given to her by “the system” to silently poison and kill Song Ning within three months, she would never have bothered to curry favor with such a worthless person.
However, entering this virtual world had broadened her horizons. She had originally thought that the Cultivation Technique given to her along with the Peace Pendant was fake, but having seen this world, she began to suspect that the technique might actually be real. This world harbored many secrets unknown to her, such as superpower users and cultivators of this world.
Although this world was a virtual creation by the Emperor Realm, if the Emperor Realm was capable of such an illusion, then it certainly must be based on some reality. Perhaps cultivators really did exist. Once she returned, she was determined to cultivate according to that technique.
Song Yan Ning picked up the bowl of medicine that Xue Qi had brought, stood up, walked to the window, and poured out the medicine. If it weren’t for the fact that this was a virtual world, where certain things had to be done according to the system’s plan, she would have confronted Xue Qi about the poisoning right away.
After setting the bowl on the table, Song Yan Ning attempted to channel her consciousness into the Spiritual Pearl. The pearl contained numerous Spirit Grasses, and if she could refine an elixir that could induce the growth of a Spirit Root, she would be able to cultivate.
After trying for a long time, Song Yan Ning had to abandon this idea. Her entry into the Emperor Realm was not in physical form, and without Divine Sense, she couldn’t communicate with the Spiritual Pearl, let alone enter it.
Sighing in resignation, Song Yan Ning walked over to the bed and lay down. For now, all she could do was to heal her body; tomorrow, she would have the strength to visit the Medicine Garden of the Yunshan Sect. Waiting passively for fate had never been her style.
“Knock, knock, knock!” Just as Song Yan Ning was about to drift off to sleep, the door was knocked on again.