Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 258 The Puppet Who Usurped the Nest

Ling Miao'an looked at the disciples lying on the ground, blood dripping from their mouths, yet showing no remorse, each glaring hatefully at their own sect members, and sneered.

He had maintained his gentle facade too long, to the point that these junior disciples thought he was easy to bully. Since they already harbored hatred towards him, why should he continue to protect them?

With that thought in mind, he raised his hand and cast a few spells. The bell-shaped magic artifact made a buzzing sound and shook a few times. The large protective shield covering the Xuan Shu Sect area began to shrink gradually, and the seriously injured junior disciples who had fallen to the ground were immediately exposed to the outside world.

"Has the leader of the Xuan Shu Sect gone mad? He actually opened the barrier?"

Those who were closer to the Xuan Shu Sect's barrier were instantly stunned, and some of them shouted in disbelief.

"He didn't open it! He clearly... abandoned these disciples!!"

As the barrier shrank smaller and smaller, the situation inside the barrier became clearly visible to everyone. All the inner and outer disciples of the Xuan Shu Sect who had come here were present, except for the true disciples and the leading senior disciple of the Xuan Shu Sect.

"The barrier must be supported by a magical artifact. A large barrier consumes too much spiritual energy. He is completely abandoning these people to conserve spiritual energy to rush into the Central Plains Secret Realm!"

"This person is terrifying!! These are all young disciples of the Xuan Shu Sect. By doing this, he is sending them all to their deaths. Isn't he afraid that if the Xuan Shu Sect tracks him down, he will be held accountable?"

"What's there to be afraid of? He's a rare genius in the Xuan Shu Sect, the sect leader's personal disciple, and known as the number one among the younger generation. It's said that he can even challenge opponents of higher levels. When he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, he could challenge Nascent Soul stage opponents. Now that he's already in the Golden Core stage, he might even be able to challenge powerful figures in the Soul Transformation stage!"

The taunts and sarcastic remarks from the rogue cultivators on the sidelines couldn't sway Ling Miao'an. He didn't even glance at them. Just as they had guessed, the spiritual energy saved after the barrier shrank was used to reinforce it, protecting Ling Miao'an, Yu Qing, Wang Zhuang, Bai Lu, and "Yu Liu." They crossed the battlefield and rushed towards the entrance to the Central Plains Secret Realm, which had cracked open.

Although his actions were reprehensible, they were a good method in such a chaotic situation! The junior disciples were not highly skilled and would only become a hindrance in this situation. Even if they were not abandoned, their chances of survival were slim.

Many people understand this principle, but apart from Ling Miao'an, no one would do it.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. Leaders of other sects have feelings for their sects and for the junior brothers and sisters who have always followed them around calling them senior brothers and sisters. Under such circumstances, how could they bear to abandon them?

The rogue cultivators cast sympathetic glances at the abandoned junior disciples and tacitly refrained from attacking them. However, in the chaotic battlefield, the magical attacks flying from all sides were enough to give them a hard time.

Whether we survive or not is entirely up to fate.

Meanwhile, Ling Miao'an led the other four safely to the entrance of the Central Plains Secret Realm. Ling Chuqing in the ring had once again taken out a yellow talisman. On the talisman, a strange and distorted human figure was drawn with bright red cinnabar. It was obviously not a good talisman.

Although Ling Chuqing was sealed away as a brilliant figure from ten thousand years ago, the countless precious magical artifacts and treasures he had hidden in his personal space did not disappear. Now he can take out some of these little things to annoy his enemies.

The talisman spontaneously combusted without wind, igniting a fireball within the cold blue space. Eerie red gas slowly drifted out through the crack in the ring.

"Hold on tight to each other. There's a teleportation array at the entrance to the Central Plains Secret Realm that might separate us. Remember, no one can let go!"

As she spoke, Ling Miao'an grabbed Yu Qing first, and then grabbed Bai Lu with her other hand. Yu Qing's chest heaved several times with anger, but finally, under Ling Miao'an's urging gaze, she reached out and grabbed Wang Zhuang, who naturally took the "Jade Willow's" hand.

The group of five rushed into the entrance, where the galaxy spun wildly, instantly making them dizzy. A red light silently enveloped Ling Miao'an, pulling her away and floating her in one direction.

Ling Miao'an kept his eyes closed, unaware of anything unusual about himself. His mind was still replaying the galaxy he had just witnessed. In his original world, countless stars formed the universe, an endless world containing far too many things beyond human comprehension. Among the limited known studies of the cosmos, constellations were a particularly intriguing topic. Ling Miao'an had even studied constellations before in an attempt to woo his girlfriend.

At the entrance to the secret realm, a section of the galaxy flows, and it looks like a constellation.

As I thought this, the galaxy that had been still in my mind began to flow, constantly changing into various patterns.

"These are... Aries, Taurus, Scorpio..." Ling Miao'an stared in shock: "The twelve constellations?!"

"What...do these represent?"

Ling Miao'an was immersed in his own thoughts, entering a mysterious state. Suddenly, his body trembled slightly, and an invisible force protected him. The red gas instantly broke and disappeared.

Ling Chuqing stared silently at the vanished fireball and the remaining talisman that hadn't completely burned out.

Tsk! This epiphany couldn't have come at the worst possible time!

If Yu Liu were awake at this moment, she would definitely tell Aning that this was not a coincidence at all, but the protagonist's halo.

Under the protagonist's halo, anything that poses a threat is just a paper tiger!

The protagonist's halo is practically an essential aura for everything – home, travel, adventure, and picking up girls. As for how to get it, that depends on luck.

Having failed to harm Ling Miao'an twice, Ling Chuqing's fighting spirit was aroused. With a flick of his wrist, various miscellaneous magical artifacts appeared in his hand—all of them were designed to torment people, guaranteed not to kill them, but capable of driving them insane.

When Ling Miao'an came to her senses, they entered the secret realm, where a grove of towering trees stood before them.

Ling Chuqing seized the opportunity and threw a skull-shaped magic weapon in her hand. Just as it was about to hit Ling Miao'an, a leopard suddenly rushed out from the side. The skull magic weapon smashed directly into the leopard's body, and the leopard's eyes immediately turned red and it went into a frenzied state. Ling Miao'an and the others were on high alert when they saw this. However, a monster that looked very much like a wild boar was chasing after the leopard. Before the leopard could attack Ling Miao'an and the others, it was knocked down by the wild boar behind it with its long tusks. The two monsters immediately started fighting.

Ling Chuqing: ...Tsk!