The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 270 Crossing South
At that time, the Cold Pool Cave on Shattered Star Island.

"Jinshu, what's wrong with you?!"

Qing Teng noticed that Chen Jinshu's mood was a bit off and asked in a low voice.

"Because of me, Medicine King Valley has been besieged by the demonic forces."

Chen Jinshu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his turbulent emotions, and whispered in the direction of the green vine.

"But Jinshu, the conflict between the righteous and demonic paths has been going on for a long time. How can we start a war just because of one person?"

"The Demonic Sect has probably already taken over Medicine King Valley," Qingheng comforted her.

"I know, but I'm still a little dissatisfied."

"Even though he has achieved the Golden Core stage, he is still just an ant in the vast world of cultivation."

Chen Jinshu sighed softly, his gaze returning to the puppet that had just returned:
"Can we find out more details? What is the actual situation of the battle?"

The puppet's empty eyes flickered for a moment:
"Information about the mud-dredging workshop is mixed and mostly hearsay."

The Demonic Sect is powerful, and Medicine King Valley seems to be on the verge of collapse.

On the way back, three people, eyeing the 'goods,' intercepted us outside the market; they have been dealt with.

The puppet gave a brief account of the ambush.

……

Time flies by in the blink of an eye.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the substitute puppet quietly returned once again.

This time, it brought back a paper crane with a talisman.

The paper crane's wing was scorched in one corner, and the edges were roughened by the sea breeze, clearly indicating that it had experienced a long and unstable flight.

The faint aura of Liu Qingchen's divine soul attached to it gave Chen Jinshu a glimmer of hope.

Chen Jinshu pointed a green light at his fingertip and infused it with a trace of spiritual power.

The paper crane trembled twice, emitting Liu Qingchen's intermittent voice:
"Fellow Daoist Chen. Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"
The reinforcements from the Yan Yun Sect, the Beast Taming Sect, and the Yu Qing Sect have arrived! Medicine King Valley has held its ground! The Demonic Sect has been defeated and has fled…

After Fu Zhihe finished speaking, it flashed a faint light one last time before turning into a handful of ashes and disappearing completely.

“The three sects have all arrived…” Chen Jinshu murmured to himself, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

It seems that Medicine King Valley's status and importance in the righteous path of the Eastern Region far exceeds her previous estimates.

"The retreat of the Demonic Sect is a blessing for Medicine King Valley."

However, with that scoundrel Xuan Yinzi not yet eradicated, I cannot afford to relax my vigilance!

She needs to nip it in the bud before it can possess and regenerate.

"The Blackwater Marsh in the Southern Frontier and the Flowing Sand City in the Western Regions are vastly different. Xuan Yinzi is truly a master strategist."

"Xuan Yinzi's main soul was injured, and after being reborn through possession, he will inevitably be weak and in urgent need of recovery."

Which container will he choose?

"The more corrosive water elemental body, or the slightly less corrosive dual elemental root whose attributes are more compatible with some of his cultivation techniques?"

She pondered, her gaze sweeping over the key descriptions in the jade slip regarding the possession of another body after the main soul was injured:
"...If the main soul is damaged, it will follow the guidance of the soul threads and choose the one most deeply eroded and most compatible with the spirit to escape into..."

After possessing a body, the spirit merges with the remnant soul of the vessel, resulting in a murky and impure state that requires time to stabilize…

"The Soul's Threads of Guidance... Perfectly Fit for Spiritual Bodies..."

Upon seeing this, Chen Jinshu's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "A water spirit body with a 70% erosion rate is clearly closer to the 'complete form' than a wood and fire dual spirit root with a 50% erosion rate, and is more likely to be chosen by the injured main soul's instinct!"

"However, to prevent future troubles, neither of them can be let off the hook!"

However, a new problem has arisen before her.

This place is Shattered Star Island in the Sky-Piercing Sea, which is separated from the Blackwater Marsh in the Southern Frontier by tens of millions of miles.

The vast ocean obstructs the way, the space is chaotic, and danger lurks everywhere.

How can we cross this endless perilous path?
"Jinshu, have you decided where to go?" Qingheng asked telepathically.

"Okay, let's go to the Blackwater Marsh in Southern Xinjiang first."

Chen Jinshu nodded, his brows furrowing instantly:

"However, the journey is long and arduous, and the Void Sea is not a safe place; crossing it is fraught with unpredictable dangers."

"Though the road is long, we will surely reach our destination."

"This fang is like a carbuncle clinging to the bone; if its roots are not severed, it will eventually become a malignant tumor."

"Why not cultivate while having the puppet scout out the way for you?"

Looking at the deep green, jade-like, and vibrant vines, Chen Jinshu felt a slight sense of reassurance.

Although the fairy vine was incomplete, its knowledge and temperament were far beyond those of an ignorant child.

"Alright! We'll do as you say."

"Cultivating while searching for the path."

……

"The cold and yin energy here is very compatible with the nature of the Xuan Yin Grass."

Qingheng squatted in front of the Xuan Yin Spirit Field, carefully tending to the newly planted Xuan Yin Grass, her small face slightly furrowed.

"However, things reach their extremes and then decline; excess is as bad as deficiency. The deathly stillness of the cold pool is too heavy, which has instead damaged the innate spirituality of these new seedlings."

Starlight danced at her fingertips as she precisely adjusted the yin energy that the blades of grass received.

Chen Jinshu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the vibrant spirit field before settling on Qingheng's focused profile:

"Qing Teng, I owe you a lot for taking care of the spirit field. Otherwise, I would have had a hard time managing it all by myself."

"Hehe. Jinshu, just give me some more Herbal Elixir."

Chen Jinshu smiled faintly, then began to sense the barely perceptible fluctuation of her divine consciousness within her sea of ​​knowledge. The puppet far beyond the treacherous sea was searching for a route to the Blackwater Swamp.

After confirming that the puppet was not in any trouble, her gaze fell on the "Sea Chart of the Surrounding Area of ​​Shattered Star Island in the Trap Sea" that the puppet had just brought back.

She lightly tapped the jade slip, and in an instant, the dangerous area expanded.

"The Blackwater Marsh is south of the Southern Frontier, while the Sky-Sinking Sea is beyond the Easternmost Point."

"The two places are separated by hundreds of millions of miles of ocean, with dangerous areas lurking between them and the space being unpredictable."

To cross the Hainan Island alone is nothing but a fool's dream.

Then, she focused her attention on the puppet.

At this moment, the puppet double is heading to the extremely remote Ghost Market to search for news about the Blackwater Marsh in the Southern Frontier.

puff~
Suddenly, the surface of the swamp lake ahead began to boil violently, producing a large number of pale green bubbles.

In an instant, a dark blue-black third-tier demonic beast leaped out of the water and swiftly lunged at the puppet.

"Third-tier Demonic Swamp Poisonous Turtle!"

This demon is known for its highly corrosive toxins; the more poisonous the place, the more beneficial it is to its cultivation.

This suggests that the puppet's route was actually correct, based on information gathered from nearby markets. This information was extremely well-hidden, but the ghost market leading to the surrounding seas was located near a highly toxic swamp.

She immediately controlled the puppet to dodge quickly, narrowly avoiding the giant pincers that could snap steel.

call out!
The next moment, a hazy, dark light shot out from the puppet's right hand.

puff!

The dark light instantly entered the venomous turtle's pair of dark, gleaming eyes.

"Ow!!!"

The venomous turtle let out a deep, painful growl, its massive body thrashing and struggling wildly in the mud, stirring up a cloud of foul-smelling mud.

Taking advantage of the brief moment, the puppet's figure swiftly swept across the boiling swamp and rushed forward.

A moment later, he arrived at the front of a hidden cave.

Then they saw the words "Ghost Market" written on a plaque on the top of the cave.

However, there is a restrictive barrier in the cave, which prevents the puppets from entering.

The puppet took out a small jade pendant from its storage bag.

The moment the jade tablet was touched, the cave's restrictions silently revealed a path for one person to walk on.

Soon, following the method obtained from the mud-crossing workshop, the puppet found the trading caravan shop 'Swallowing the Sea Gang' that specialized in overseas trade missions.

"You think you can trade my 'Hurricane Eye' sea chart for three 'Ghost Tooth Shark' teeth?"
Are you still asleep?!

The turbulent currents around that godforsaken place could tear your little wrecked boat to shreds; without a precise route, it's impossible to get in.

Add another fifty mid-grade spirit stones!

Not a penny less, not a chance!

As Chen Jinshu controlled the puppet to arrive in front of the shop, he heard angry curses coming from inside.

"Oh dear, fellow Daoist, let's discuss this! Fifty mid-grade spirit stones are a bit too much..."

"Get lost! What are you doing here if you don't have money? Don't stop me from making my fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshu walked indifferently to the front of the shop.

Rumor has it that this trading caravan is extremely profit-driven; as long as you pay the right amount, they'll do anything for you.

It is often these kinds of people who can get things done.

The sharp-eyed caravan leader quickly spotted the puppet and said with a hint of enthusiasm:

"Oh, this fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar. Are you looking to buy information, or..."

"Is there any way to get to Blackwater Marsh?"

"Blackwater Marsh?" Upon hearing this, the caravan leader's smile froze, and a hint of caution flashed in his eyes.

"That's a terrible place, full of poisonous miasma, demonic snakes, man-eating swamps... and the deadly 'Black Water Serpent'..."

"The caravan hasn't been to such a far place in a long time."

"Besides our Demon Sea ship, who dares to cross this southern border, I'm afraid no one else can go to this Shattered Star Sea."

"It's just the price..."

"What's the price?"

"Three Golden Core stage sea monster inner cores, or a rare treasure of heaven and earth that is equivalent to these three inner cores! Not a single spirit stone less."

Chen Jinshu looked somewhat surprised after hearing this.

The price of three Golden Core demon beast inner cores is practically a pipe dream in the resource-scarce outer reaches of the Shattered Star Sea, where Golden Core sea beasts are all regional overlords.

However, it was something she could easily produce. Without even a tremor of her eyelashes, she casually took out a jade box.

He casually opened the box and found six high-grade, third-rank Purple Mansion Spirit Nourishing Pills inside.

Its value is much higher than that of three single Grade 3 demon cores.

The medicinal value of the elixir alone has reached a thousand years.

"Three months from now, our Demon Sea will head to the outer waters of the 'Guixu Sea Eye' to hunt 'Dragon Whales'."

Our ships are exceptionally sturdy, equipped with Nascent Soul-level protective formations, and are adept at navigating treacherous seas.

Their final destination was 'Nutao City,' less than 3,000 li away from southern Xinjiang, for resupply and sales.

This is the jade token used to board the ship! Keep it safe.

"I'm not responsible if it's lost."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist!"