The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 204 The Journey to the Ruins
"This matter is easy to resolve. We can ask the other fellow disciples to help take care of things. Moreover, Elder Gao Fanzhi of the Xuanming Sect will be coming to the Immortal City to oversee things in half a month. At that time, we will be able to relax a lot. We can just leave for a few days and report to the elder."

"What brings the Golden Core Elder to Guanghan Immortal City?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshu sensed something was amiss. Logically speaking, although Guanghan Immortal City was one of the largest immortal cities in the vicinity, it shouldn't have warranted the presence of a Golden Core elder to guard it. Something extraordinary must have happened.

"Junior sister is clever. She guessed it right away."

"Six months from now, the demon race to the west will unleash a beast tide. The Golden Core Elder came here to be aware of the timing of the beast tide. Otherwise, once the beast tide breaks out, the surrounding towns and cities will all fall."

"I see!" Chen Jinshu nodded.

That makes much more sense; no wonder the Golden Core Elder came.

The west is the area where demons cultivate and live. However, demons are usually extremely aggressive creatures when it comes to their territory, and they would never let go of this beautiful place in the Central Region.

"I would appreciate it if my senior brothers could provide some information about the ruins of the Nascent Soul cultivators so that Jinshu can make some preparations as soon as possible."

"Alright! We plan to set off in half a month. In the meantime, Junior Sister, please try your best to prepare your things. Although we are traveling together, what we get in the end will depend on Junior Sister's own abilities."

"I understand, Senior Brother Chu Ke!"

Chu Ke's invitation to her this time was most likely not because of her strength, but because breaking the Nascent Soul Formation required the combined efforts of many cultivators, hence the invitation for her to contribute her strength to breaking the formation.

Resources during exploration are then acquired through one's own efforts.

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Half an hour later, Chen Jinshu left the sect's shop.

Besides the poisonous insects outside, this Nascent Soul ruins may contain a large number of poisonous creatures. It is said that the scene inside is pitch black and completely invisible.

Back in the rented courtyard, I saw my mother and second uncle cleaning up the trash that had been piled up in the yard.

The group raised their hands and released several fireballs to incinerate the trash, while simultaneously casting cleansing spells to dissipate the black smoke.

This resulted in a foul, pungent smell permeating both inside and outside the courtyard.

"Mother, I'm home!"

Chen Jinshu called out to the three of them.

The three of them looked over at the same time.

"Are you done with your work?"

"Mmm!" Chen Jinshu immediately activated the formation after entering the courtyard.

She did not intend to inform her mother and others of her plans to set off to explore the ruins.

It's not that I don't trust them, it's just that I don't want to cause any more trouble.

Where are the Ning family members?

"They've already left!"

"Thank you so much, Jinshu. I didn't expect you to be so powerful." Ning Lingwei recalled Chen Jinshu's dashing figure when she played the zither against the Ning family's eldest elder, and a sense of guilt rose in her heart.

If it weren't for the fact that neither she nor Chen Wentan had yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and their cultivation levels in combat were still at a shallow level, they would have been powerless to resist the large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Ning family.

Without Chen Jinshu, they would have been separated. She would have been taken back to the Ning family, and Chen Wentan would have devoted himself to cultivation in order to marry her. The two would have been separated by several decades of ties.

"I wonder what your plans are next? Although Guanghan Immortal City looks large, it's not actually that great inside. In fact, the total number of cultivators there is less than that of Hongxia Market. You'd better leave."

Chen Jinshu helped her second uncle with his wedding without any complaints, as it was a way of repaying him for the care he had given them over the years.

After she finished dealing with things here and returned to her sect, she didn't know if they would ever have the chance to meet again. "We plan to go to the Yan Yang Sect in a few days to explore cultivation. We'll eventually find our own direction," Ning Lingwei said, taking Chen Wentan's hand.

"Seeing you support each other puts our minds at ease. With the Ning family here, it wasn't convenient for me to give you the Foundation Establishment Pill. Now that you're leaving, take the Foundation Establishment Pill with you. However, never let outsiders know you possess the Foundation Establishment Pill. Not even acquaintances."

Chen Jinshu took out two brocade boxes and handed them to the two men.

"Your second uncle doesn't know how to thank you enough. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to your second uncle and your second aunt."

"I will tell you if I have something to say."

"Don't come back after you leave. There's nothing in the Chen family worth your lingering. As for your elder brother's grave, I'm sure Huaiyang and the others will help clean it." Wu Shuya knew the two would be leaving soon, and although she felt a little reluctant, she still gave them these words of advice.

"Yes, sister-in-law!"

Three days later, Second Uncle Chen Wentan left with Ning Lingwei.

Chen Jinshu and his mother escorted him to the outskirts of the city.

During this time, she explained to her mother that she had been away for the past few days and would most likely return in three to five days.

Then you can wait patiently for the ship returning to the Xuanming Sect before leaving.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Jinshu purchased many pills and talismans to counteract poisons, and even sachets, in the Guanghan Immortal City.

Poisonous insects and Gu worms are different species. Yinshan Que said she could handle them, at least within a certain range, poisonous insects wouldn't dare approach her.

It will fall into a deep sleep once you get close.

"Junior Sister! You've arrived! The Golden Core Elder has already come. We've taken five days off. Of course, we also gave Senior Brother some compensation. We need to work together." Chu Ke said to Chen Jinshu, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time.

"That's only right."

Chu Ke then took out a spirit ship, which was much smaller than the sect ship she had previously traveled on, and could only accommodate about twenty people.

There were a total of twelve Foundation Establishment disciples from the Xuanming Sect participating this time.

Chen Jinshu invited Wang Quan and a few others, with whom he had gotten along well the other day, to travel together.

"The journey is about a thousand miles, and it will take two hours to get there. However, there are many poisonous insects fifty miles away from Qingfeng Island, so we have to walk there, otherwise we will be attacked by poisonous flying insects."

During those few days, they were attacked by a large number of poisonous flying insects while passing through this area. The origin and quality of these insects were unknown, but they were highly venomous.

This also led them to discover a large formation by chance, confirming the site of the Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, many disciples in the early stages of Foundation Establishment suffered from the venom of poisonous insects, which corroded their skin and had a hypnotic toxicity.

Two hours later.

The spirit ships carrying Chen Jinshu and the others arrived at a series of light gray mists. The air was filled with a pungent odor, and the surroundings were completely silent, as if they had entered a forbidden land of unimaginable horror.

"Let's set off from here. But don't stray too far apart, or you'll be easily harmed," Chu Ke whispered, taking out a bead from her storage bag that could block poison gas. It emitted a faint green light and looked quite extraordinary.

Chen Jinshu then placed the Yinshan Sparrow on his shoulder, its sharp claws gripping her clothes.

She put on a white veil to protect herself from the poisonous gas. The veil in front of her was thin, but she could see the scene in front of her without any obstruction.

'Rustling, rustling...'

"Watch out! The poisonous insects have been awakened!"

I spent a few days on May Day holiday and caught up on the later plot points. Any plot holes left will be filled in the extra chapters. My new book, a historical romance, will be released this month.