After Transmigrating into a Book, the Trash Substitute Tamed the Cultivation World Chapter 100

Chapter 100: You Are at a Life-and-Death Juncture

Amidst the chaos, Feng Shi felt as if he were being endlessly ignited in fire.

His bones and blood turned to ash, and his soul suffered.

He didn’t know how much time had passed; it felt like many years.

The heat all around him suddenly and rapidly dissipated.

At that moment, Feng Shi was startled to find himself transformed into a light leaf, falling from a sun-baked treetop into a lukewarm stream, bobbing up and down.

From afar, Qingqing’s voice reached his ears, seemingly trying to wake him up.

Feng Shi opened his heavy eyelids and searched around.

Qingqing’s voice became closer and clearer, accompanied by the sound of shallow water.

[Host, wake up!]

[Feng Shi!]

A pair of cool little hands rubbed haphazardly over Feng Shi’s face, then pushed his shoulder twice.

Feng Shi moved his fingers. His eyes moved slightly beneath his thin eyelids, and his senses gradually returned.

He was no longer surrounded by scorching, maddeningly thick lava.

His body felt light, as if floating on the clouds.

Feng Shi paddled his arms enjoyably, feeling his whole body relax. It was incredibly comfortable. He simply turned over and continued to sleep.

Seeing this, Qingqing’s mouth twitched. It moved in front of Feng Shi, using its small, fleshy hands to forcibly prop open Feng Shi’s eyelids. It raised its voice: “Host is a lazy pig! Get up! If you sleep any longer, the Huaihuan Grass will be gone!”

Feng Shi’s hazy consciousness suddenly became clear upon hearing “Huaihuan Grass.” His body struggled twice, and then he opened his eyes.

The first thing that entered his vision was Qingqing’s anxious little face.

Feng Shi took a breath’s time to figure out his current situation. His heart couldn’t help but sink.

He was here to find the Huaihuan Grass, not to sleep!

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Seeing that Feng Shi had finally woken up, Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. Its small hand pointed: [Host, the Huaihuan Grass has appeared!]

Feng Shi looked in the direction it was pointing.

Not far away, a spiritual herb emitting a jade-green light and blooming with pale-red stamens was floating in the water. It was rooted in a crevice of a giant, deeply buried rock at the bottom of the pool.

It truly was that sacred herb, the only one of its kind in the world, capable of bringing back the dead and regrowing flesh on bones.

Within a hundred-meter radius of where the Huaihuan Grass grew, the pool water was exceptionally clear, without a hint of impurity. One could only see the rich spiritual energy flowing within.

Feng Shi swam a few meters forward and asked Qingqing, “Is there any restriction around this spiritual grass?”

Qingqing performed a scan and replied: [No. Host can simply harvest it.]

Feng Shi had already prepared himself for a fight with a restriction. Hearing this, he couldn’t believe it.

It was really that simple?

But since the system had spoken, there shouldn’t be any mistake.

Feng Shi didn’t dwell on it. He approached the herb and tried to reach out.

The Huaihuan Grass swayed of its own accord in this pool of stagnant water. As the cool pool water bumped into Feng Shi’s palm, it was like a child rubbing its head against an adult’s palm.

Feng Shi was surprised.

This grass was sentient, and very harmless.

Pursing his lips, Feng Shi slowly gripped its root.

It felt slightly warm to the touch.

Feng Shi closed his eyes and exerted force.

The long, thin roots were pulled out from the rock. The jade-green light in Feng Shi’s palm flared brilliantly, making it difficult to open one’s eyes for a moment.

At the bottom of the water, with the Huaihuan Grass and Feng Shi as the center, a ripple with a massive impact suddenly exploded. The rich spiritual energy condensed into a whirlpool and then abruptly dissipated. This was the sign of a top-tier treasure appearing in the world.

Outside the pool, the entire secret realm trembled twice. Cultivators looked up and around, sensing a different aura.

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Feng Shi covered his face with his sleeve, blocking out the silt that had suddenly risen from the bottom.

After a while, the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the Huaihuan Grass finally ceased.

A few slivers of thin sunlight suddenly filtered through the bottom of the water.

Feng Shi turned his head.

At first glance, he was stunned.

Because this pool…

Was simply too shallow…

But clearly, when he came down, he had swam for an unknown amount of time. Based on preliminary estimates, it should have been a thousand meters deep.

Not only that, but the lava and the foul-smelling black water had all disappeared.

The pool water was clear and blue. One could see everything in the water at a glance. Aside from some soft green water weeds, there were only some finger-long small fish swimming leisurely. It was simply impossible for it to harbor a giant monster fish that could attack Feng Shi.

[Host, it was an illusion.]

Feng Shi looked down at the shimmering Huaihuan Grass in his hand.

Not a physical entity…

Illusion…

In that case… it seemed everything made sense.

It was only because the illusion was too realistic that one simply couldn’t distinguish it. If one didn’t wake up for a long time, they probably would have drowned in that pain long ago.

It turned out he had been trapped in this shallow pool, swimming for so long…

[This is the Huaihuan Grass’s method of self-protection.]

[It’s precisely because this pool is so ordinary, the stench is unbearable, and there are no monster beasts guarding it that no one would have thought it held a peerless treasure.]

Those that are too sharp and prominent are always more likely to be coveted.

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Returning to simplicity is a very good disguise.

Feng Shi recalled the sensation of being swatted by that big tail and floating in the lava. It still felt incredibly real.

He looked down again at the grass, which didn’t look particularly special on the outside. He used the system panel to store it in his account.

The commotion made by the Huaihuan Grass just now was not small. It was bound to draw the envy of some cultivators. Before long, people would definitely come to snatch the treasure.

Thus, Feng Shi didn’t think any more. He tore off the respirator and goggles from his face, spat out two strings of bubbles, and with a kick of his feet, he swam toward the surface.

On the shore, the three monsters led by Hei Mang had grave expressions. They crouched by the shore and waved at Feng Shi, pointing their fingers to the side.

Unsure of what they meant, Feng Shi tilted his head to look. He saw that for some reason, the bottom of the water on his right had suddenly collapsed, as if it were about to cave in.

Immediately afterward, a muffled, rumbling sound reached his ears.

It turned out the fluctuations from earlier had actually shattered the bottom of the pool!

If he remembered correctly… on the other side of the pool was a bottomless cliff…

Feng Shi: !!

He mobilized his spiritual energy to increase his speed. He was about to touch the shore, but the bottom of the pool over there wouldn’t wait. It completely broke.

In the blink of an eye, that side became a waterfall. Because the terrain on this side was high, all the water surged toward that side, and Feng Shi was swept along with it.

He immediately summoned Wucheng.

The sword was in his hand, but he suddenly remembered he couldn’t fly.

Feng Shi: “Fuck!”

As soon as he spoke, he was washed over the cliff by the current.

“Young friend Feng!” Hei Mang rushed over immediately, but it was already too late.

Feng Shi fell rapidly. The system also let out a piercing alarm in his mind.

“Qingqing! Item!”

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Qingqing hurriedly pulled up the account: [Host! Survival Gift Pack has been opened in an emergency!]

Time all around instantly stood still.

Feng Shi entered the system space, leaning on his knees and panting.

Before him, a giant holographic virtual gift pack was slowly being opened.

[Congratulations, Host!]

[Obtained one special item! (Choice)]

[Heart-Piercing Arrow, two uses!]

[Life Closed Loop, one use!]

Feng Shi: “What the hell? Just tell me which one I can use now!”

[Host, items have been filtered based on the current situation. There are four special items that meet the criteria. You can choose the special item you will use from the following options.]

[A: Flip Hair Braids to Ascend to Heaven.]

[B: Step Left Foot on Right Foot to Ascend to Heaven.]

[C: Swing Flower Hands and Flower Legs to Ascend to Heaven.]

[D: Continuous Farting to Ascend to Heaven.]

Hearing A, B, and C made Feng Shi’s temples throb. Hearing these options made him want to spray out a mouthful of blood.

“System, I fuck your ancestors!”

How was one supposed to choose?

Which of these options could even be chosen?

Feng Shi suppressed his temper and waved his hand. “Never mind. I’ll buy one with my own money!”

Qingqing looked troubled: [Host, you can only use the gift pack right now…]

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The veins on Feng Shi’s forehead were twitching: “Why!?”