The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 256

Chapter 256

Ling Chunann woke up feeling groggy, lying on a vast grassland with the faint scent of grass in his nose. Opening his eyes, he saw the blue sky above and a peach forest in the distance, with the sound of flowing water further away. Ling Chunann also noticed that the spiritual energy here was particularly rich, almost as dense as the Lingxiao Peak, which Yun Su had re-arranged for him to cultivate.

Yun Zehan was lying next to Ling Chunann, looking unscathed but with a very weak breath, clearly in bad shape.

098 said, "Host, this seems to be an independent space, but I haven't sensed any other life forms in this space, and there's no description of it in the plot."

The independent space mentioned by 098 is what's referred to as a secret realm in the cultivation world.

Ling Chunann wasn't surprised to be in this space; he figured it was due to the protagonist's halo that brought them here. He stuffed a pill into the protagonist's mouth and said, "098, check which direction has the densest spiritual energy in this space."

"Understood."

As Ling Chunann had deduced, battling a cultivator of a higher realm and the rapid increase in cultivation level had severely damaged Yun Zehan's meridians and even his spiritual root. If not treated in time, he might never be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm or even reach the Nascent Soul stage.

However, Ling Chunann wasn't concerned about this; he just needed to ensure the protagonist didn't die. The protagonist's halo would help Yun Zehan with the rest.

Removing the demonic barriers, especially for a cultivator like Yun Zehan who had entered the early stages of demonic cultivation, was no easy task.

Yun Zehan's inner demon came from his past life. In the original story, the protagonist had the Water Spirit Pearl, a spirit pet that could help him dispel distractions, and other opportunities, so his inner demon didn't erupt before killing Yun Zehan. After killing Yun Zehan, his inner demon naturally resolved.

Ultimately, it was because Yun Zehan couldn't let go of his hatred for Yun Zehan.

Ling Chunann thought for a moment and had an idea that could potentially ease the protagonist's inner demon significantly, but it would require a lot of preparation. Given the unclear situation, he decided to put it on hold for now.

"Host, the spiritual energy is relatively abundant in the southeast direction, but the exact location is yet to be determined. I suggest you check it out first."

"Okay," Ling Chunann stood up.

"Host, aren't you going to care for the protagonist anymore?" 098 glanced at the protagonist still lying there.

At that moment, Yun Zehan's appearance was quite pitiful, his originally handsome face now marred with several cuts, not to mention his tattered clothes.

"Where did you see me not caring for him?" Ling Chunann said, effortlessly picking up the protagonist and carrying him on his shoulder.

098: "..." Although the protagonist's posture seemed uncomfortable, it seemed like the host always treated other men this way.

"If it were him, I might consider a princess carry," Ling Chunann said with a smile.

The "him" naturally referred to Yun Su. Thinking about the adult being carried princess-style by the host, 098 couldn't help but want to cover its eyes.

The secret realm was much larger than it appeared, especially the peach forest, which was made up of a massive maze.

Ling Chunann had barely taken a step inside when he realized it was too late to leave. He was suddenly surrounded by peach trees on all sides without warning.

This maze was very peculiar. Ling Chunann had studied many formations over the years but had never seen such a tricky maze, especially these peach trees. He was sure that if he took one wrong step, he would be attacked by the swirling peach petals, facing a deadly threat.

"Host, I've found the name of this formation. It's called the Seven Illusion Killing Formation, but this should be a formation from the Immortal Realm," 098 was a bit anxious and guilty, "Sorry, host, 098 didn't notice the intricacies."

"It's not your fault," Ling Chunann shook his head, as the formation couldn't be discerned from the outside. "Send me the formation diagram."

"Okay."

After studying the formation diagram sent by 098, Ling Chunann couldn't help but admire it. It was indeed the work of immortals. The formation was complex and terrifyingly, it had several cores, but only one could break the formation. Choosing any other core would result in death, even for a Golden Immortal.

Memorizing the formation diagram, Ling Chunann surveyed the peach trees around him. He noticed that the frequency at which each tree's peach blossoms fell was

regular. After observing for a while, he took his second step.

"Be careful, host!" 098 hurriedly warned, as this place was not to be taken lightly.

However, the expected danger did not occur, and Ling Chunann stood firm.

This was unbelievable. How could the host so easily find the right path in an immortal formation?

After much thought, 098 concluded with a phrase, "Our host is a genius!"

Ling Chunann didn't pay attention to what 098 was thinking, calculating his next step at a rapid pace. From the moment he took his second step, the formation began to activate. If he didn't move to the next safe spot in time, death awaited him.

What he needed to do was reach the next safe point within a set time.

He calculated the position of the first safe point to be at the eighty-first step, but just as he reached the eightieth step, he noticed something wrong. According to the pattern, the next step should be sixty centimeters to the left front, but he discovered another safe point, this time to his right front.

Clearly, this formation was not the traditional Seven Illusion Killing Formation but a modified version.

Now, Ling Chunann had less than two seconds to make his next move.

Seeing the host suddenly stop, 098 was extremely anxious, but it had no way to help. Its system could calculate, but it couldn't match Ling Chunann's speed, and data integration and transmission would take too long.

A second passed.

The peach petals that had been softly falling seemed to become restless, and even 098 felt the sudden surge of lethal intent around them.

Then, Ling Chunann made his move.

He stepped forward to the left, choosing the original path.

098 held its breath, wishing it could close its eyes if possible.

One second, two seconds, five seconds passed, and the gathering peach petals returned to calm.

098 cheered, "Host, you did it! You're amazing!"

Ling Chunann wiped the sweat from his forehead and put the protagonist down, "Don't celebrate too soon." They were still far from the first core of the formation.

Moreover, the change in the formation caused his originally calculated path to deviate.

Most crucially, in this formation, his spiritual energy was draining very quickly. Each step consumed 10% of his spiritual energy, which couldn't be replenished from the outside world and could only be slightly recovered by consuming gathering spirit pills.

After resting for a while, Ling Chunann replanned his route and set off again. This time, he was much more adept than before, but the formation's unpredictability still caused several crises. Fortunately, Ling Chunann's timely reactions prevented any mishaps.

Ling Chunann was most grateful that Yun Su had prepared enough gathering spirit pills for him, allowing him to approach the end smoothly.

The consequences of using a large number of pills in a short time were not his main concern now.

Just as Ling Chunann was about to take the last step, Yun Zehan suddenly woke up.

Ling Chunann didn't notice and quickly took the last step, feeling dizzy after a long period of rapid calculations. After putting Yun Zehan down, Ling Chunann rubbed his throbbing temples before looking down at Yun Zehan, who sat on the ground looking confused. Realizing he was awake was a good sign, especially seeing his black eyes, there was still hope.

Thinking this, Ling Chunann simply sat down opposite Yun Zehan.

"Are you alright, host?" 098 was full of concern.

Ling Chunann's condition didn't look good. Not to mention his pale complexion, even his usually rosy lips were now white. He looked as if he had been pulled out of water, covered in sweat, and 098 even worried he might faint at any moment.

Ling Chunann took a few breaths and turned to look at three peach trees not far away.

They were the formation's cores, and Ling Chunann was lucky. Although he took a roundabout way, he found all three at once.

The Seven Illusion Killing Formation had seven cores, but they would randomly shift positions in many places, so finding them was not easy, let alone determining if they were the real cores.

Ling Chunann's mind was somewhat blank now. He could clearly feel his thought process was much slower than usual. Calculating which of the three was the real core would require a massive amount of computation, and in his current state, it would take at least seven minutes.

But according to the pattern he had previously calculated, each core would only stay in one place for a maximum of three minutes, and one minute had already passed.

With this in mind, Ling Chunann turned his gaze to Yun Zehan.

"What?" Yun Zehan finally regained clarity and looked worriedly at Ling Chunann, "Little junior brother, are you alright? Where are we now?"

"There's no time to explain now, senior brother.

Those three trees ahead, go and chop one down," Ling Chunann pointed to the peach trees and said to Yun Zehan.

Yun Zehan looked around the environment, then at Ling Chunann, and nodded, standing up and walking towards the three trees.

The three peach trees were lined up side by side, and Yun Zehan stopped in front of them without immediately acting.

One minute left.

Yun Zehan still didn't move.

Half a minute.

Fifteen seconds.

...

098 was nearly spinning in circles with anxiety when it turned to look and saw that Ling Chunann's expression hadn't changed, "Host, aren't you worried?"

"Worried about what?"

If he chooses wrong, you'll fail the mission!

With only five seconds left, the protagonist moved.

He drew his sword and swiftly slashed at the tree on the left!

With a crack, the floating peach petals instantly disappeared.

The formation was broken.

098 was dumbfounded, "Why? Is the protagonist even more powerful than the host?"

Ling Chunann wasn't surprised and replied leisurely, "Because..."

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