Chapter 014

Chapter 14: Golden Finger Appears (1)

Wei Yun Xi laughed sheepishly and said, “Elder Sister Feng, cultivating felt so wonderful, I couldn’t help myself.”

Feng Xiu shook her head gently and replied, “Young Miss, you’re still too young and haven’t yet begun fasting. Cultivating without rest or food isn’t good—what if you faint from hunger?”

“I understand. Next time, I’ll eat a fasting pill first.” Wei Yun Xi couldn’t bear to lose the sensation of floating in that warm current. She decided to be fully prepared for her next cultivation session.

Feng Xiu smiled slightly, about to speak, when suddenly her spiritual sense swept over Wei Yun Xi. Surprise flashed in her eyes as she exclaimed, “Young Miss, you’re already at the second level of Qi Refining!”

Wei Yun Xi showed shock, then asked happily, “Elder Sister Feng, am I truly at the second level now?”

Feng Xiu nodded earnestly. “Yes, Young Miss, you are at Qi Refining level two. Your energy is a bit unstable, but I wouldn’t mistake something like this.” Her brow furrowed lightly, revealing her worries as she slowly said, “Young Miss Yun Xi, previously you struggled with Qi Induction, yet you’ve reached Qi Refining level two in only two days. The Wei Clan will certainly reassess your value.”

[And that will disrupt the Feng Clan’s plans.] Feng Xiu kept those words to herself, but Wei Yun Xi understood clearly. Currently, her spiritual root was hidden, but once she started cultivating, her cultivation level would be harder to conceal unless she had a special artifact or technique.

“Let’s put that aside for now. I want a bath and a good meal first.” Having successfully reached Qi Refining level two, she knew she could now enter the red wooden talisman space. She had a feeling there was something helpful hidden there.

Feng Xiu advised, “Young Miss Yun Xi, I don’t think your success in Qi Induction should be hidden. Otherwise, it’ll be inconvenient for you to go to the cultivation hall later, and it’ll also explain why you’ve disappeared these past two days.”

Wei Yun Xi immediately nodded, showing agreement, “Yes, let’s do that—but don’t let Zhen Zhu near me. I’m afraid she’ll discover I’m already at Qi Refining level two.”

Feng Xiu nodded in understanding and turned to make arrangements.

After a warm bath and a hearty meal, Wei Yun Xi told Feng Xiu she wanted to rest.

Worried that Wei Yun Xi might lose herself in cultivation again, Feng Xiu insisted on guarding her door personally, telling her there was no need to activate the isolating array disc.

Yet this time Wei Yun Xi insisted on activating the isolation disc. [What a joke! If someone finds out I have a special space, I’m done for!]

In the end, Feng Xiu gave in to her little master’s persistence, carefully handing Wei Yun Xi a bottle of fasting pills before resuming meditation by the door, determined to keep away Zhen Zhu, who might come to spy.

Once sure her room was safe and the isolating disc was active, Wei Yun Xi focused her consciousness on the red wooden talisman in her Sea of Consciousness again.

After successfully inducing qi, she had smoothly opened her Sea of Consciousness. Due to being a transmigrator with the soul of an adult, her soul power was especially strong, and her newly opened Sea of Consciousness was much larger than others her age, almost rivaling that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Though unaware of the true significance of her extraordinary Sea of Consciousness, Wei Yun Xi instinctively sensed its importance and urgently wanted to explore the wooden talisman’s secrets.

This time, when her consciousness entered the space again, she wasn’t rejected. Yet the space in front of her was less than a hundred square meters, filled only with gray mist—no spiritual plants, no spirit herbs, not even fertile soil.

Wei Yun Xi stared blankly. [This is my space? That can’t be! How come when Wei Yun Qing got it, it was full of amazing treasures, but now, in my own hands, it’s completely barren?]

Grinding her teeth, she paced angrily before placing her hands defiantly on her hips and began to vent loudly: “You damn heavens! Are you deliberately making life difficult for this young miss? Is it necessary to treat me so unfairly? It’s not like I raided your ancestor’s tomb! You tossed me into this world without permission, didn’t even give me any advantages, and now you’re playing this trick?”

Wei Yun Xi cursed freely, not noticing that her soul form within the talisman had grown slightly dimmer. Just as she paused to catch her breath, a sudden mechanical voice sounded in her ears:

“Chat group reactivated. Would the user like to log in now?”

Wei Yun Xi instantly shut her mouth. She rubbed her ears, thinking she’d misheard, but the mechanical voice repeated clearly:

“Chat group reactivated. Would the user like to log in now?”

Wei Yun Xi kept her mouth tightly closed, choosing not to reply. It felt too surreal. If she remembered correctly, she’d transmigrated into a fantasy romance novel. Where did this chat group suddenly come from? It clearly shouldn’t exist in this timeline.

“Chat group reactivated. Would the user like to log in now? No response detected; default login initiated!”

“User ‘Shaman Clan Maiden’ has successfully logged in!”

“Would the user like to read unread messages?”

Wei Yun Xi stared blankly as the chat group announced her login without permission, pulling up a transparent glowing screen. Lines of text scrolled rapidly before her eyes.

She rubbed her eyes, feeling overwhelmed. Yet perhaps due to her new cultivation level, she actually managed to read everything clearly. Her expression quickly turned serious.

From the content she’d read, it appeared this chat group previously belonged to a user named “Shaman Clan Maiden.” It seemed more like an internet username, and there was no telling who the person actually was.

Based on messages from other group members, Shaman Clan Maiden had been offline for a long time. Many expressed concern and had even sent various items to help her through difficult times, which remained unclaimed.

“Shaman Clan Maiden, would you like to receive the transferred items?”

The mechanical voice spoke again. This time Wei Yun Xi answered without hesitation: “Receive!”

She decided she’d accept first, ask questions later. Who knew—maybe there’d be something useful among these gifts! Anyway, it wasn’t really deceitful; after all, the wooden talisman was engraved with the Feng character and was something left behind by her mother. Since her mother was no longer here, as her sole daughter, she naturally had the right to claim these items.

“Initiating item transfer… Transfer complete.”

Soon, a pile of boxes appeared at her feet. Wooden, stone, and metallic boxes stacked around her, including a clear glass box containing a small green plant that glowed faintly.

Delighted, Wei Yun Xi was about to inspect her first batch of gains when new messages appeared on the glowing screen:

Tribe Warrior: “Shaman Clan Maiden, is that you?”

Star Trek: “Shaman Clan Maiden, have your people escaped the disaster?”

Ox Head and Horse Face: “She isn’t Shaman Clan Maiden. Their entire clan was annihilated.”

Survival is Truth: “Brother above, how can you be sure? Not just anyone can log into this chat group.”