Chapter 13 - Transmigrated as a Fake Daughter in Cultivation Novel

Chapter 13 When Song Wei Zhi saw Song Zhi Xia return to her room, she also headed back to her own. As soon as she entered the room, a mechanical sound from the system echoed in her mind: "Congratulations to the host for completing the task. Reward: 50 points. Current total points: 550. Would you like to exchange?" Song Wei Zhi pondered for a moment before choosing "No". Later that evening, the long-lost aroma of cooking wafted in from the courtyard. Since arriving in this world, Song Wei Zhi hadn't eaten much, as she no longer felt hungry after reaching the foundation building stage. However, now, the scent of the food made her surprisingly crave a meal. ◇This work is collated and published by the readers online on the Sishu website◇ Without overthinking it, Song Zhi Xia, with a slightly flushed face, came knocking at the door. Feeling a bit nervous, she wasn't sure if her senior sister would join her for dinner. After all, for her senior sister, having a meal would mean a delay in cultivating. "Knock, knock, knock," the sound of a knock on the door followed by Song Zhi Xia's voice: "Senior sister, I've prepared dinner. Would you like to have some with me?" Since the female lead had said so, she must be courteous. Moreover, the enticing smell made Song Wei Zhi actually feel like tasting the food. She took a few steps, opened the door, and saw Song Zhi Xia standing obediently outside, waiting for her response. Song Wei Zhi chuckled and said, "Zhi Xia, how obedient of you! Making delicious food and still thinking of your senior sister. Of course, your senior sister must taste your cooking. Let's go." Originally, Song Zhi Xia thought Song Wei Zhi might refuse, but her senior sister agreed just like that? In a daze, Song Zhi Xia moved to the kitchen. When she regained her senses, she found Song Wei Zhi following her. She hastened to say, "Senior sister, why did you follow? You could just sit in the hall. Everything is ready, I can handle it." "How could I let you handle it all? It's already inappropriate for your senior sister to mooch off your meal, let me help you." Song Wei Zhi stood behind Song Zhi Xia, feeling that this kind of day finally had some homely warmth. Back and forth a few times, the food in the kitchen was almost ready. Song Zhi Xia casually asked, "So, does the lady want to join us for dinner?" Song Wei Zhi pondered for a moment. After all, she was amongst allies, so she might as well ask. However, given Wei Zhao's tough personality, the likelihood of him dining with them was slim. She took out the voice transmission stone and sent a message to Wei Zhao: "Wei Zhao, Zhi Xia and I are having dinner together. Would you like to join us?" The next moment, she heard Wei Zhao's voice through the transmission stone: "It's unnecessary, host. After the foundation building stage, don't we no longer need to eat? I'll pass." "Alright, you go ahead then," Song Wei Zhi helplessly looked at Song Zhi Xia and shook her head. "He won't join us. Let's just have our meal." "Okay, senior sister," Song Zhi Xia smiled. For some reason, she felt somewhat happy that Wei Zhao didn't come to eat with them. This way, there wouldn't be anyone vying for her senior sister's attention. Song Zhi Xia was startled by her own thoughts and hastily chased them away. The two sat down at the table. Song Zhi Xia's culinary skills were impressive. The golden and translucent fried sweet potato strips and the succulent fried pork melted in the mouth. The other dishes were equally delectable, and Song Wei Zhi enjoyed quite a bit. "Zhi Xia, your cooking is delicious. I haven't eaten like this in a long time. I've eaten so much today." Song Wei Zhi smiled as she looked at Song Zhi Xia across the table. Song Zhi Xia blushed at the praise and couldn't meet Song Wei Zhi's eyes: "As long as senior sister likes it, I can make it for you every day from now on." "Alright, then I'll look forward to tasting Zhi Xia's cooking every day." Song Wei Zhi smiled. Song Zhi Xia stole a glance at Song Wei Zhi, meeting her smiling eyes, and felt her ears grow even warmer. To avoid her own embarrassment, she stood up and began clearing the dishes from the table. Song Wei Zhi naturally noticed Song Zhi Xia's blushing cheeks and ears, but she didn't call it out. She just found the shy female lead rather cute. That night, Song Wei Zhi continued her cultivation diligently. She had achieved the cultivation of the golden core perfect stage. However, the patriarch of the Song family, Song Chaozong, had already entered the Nascent Soul stage. To obtain the female lead's fragment of the spirit here in the Song family, she would have to confront Song Chaozong. With her current strength, she didn't have full confidence. Therefore, she needed to work hard to enter the Nascent Soul stage. Only then would Wei Zhao's cultivation progress along with hers, increasing their chances of winning against Song Zhi Xia. Early the next morning, Song Wei Zhi went to knock on Song Zhi Xia's door, wanting to take her to the martial arts library. She remembered that in the original story, Song Zhi Xia endured neglect and, by a coincidence, found a high-class martial art book called "Blazing Sword" in the martial arts library after the male lead refined her spiritual roots. It was a yellow-ranked martial art, hidden in the library until the female lead practiced it and displayed its prowess. In a small city like Linhai, high-level martial arts were rare, and mostly, they were just basic ones. Even the internal disciples of the Song family mostly practiced intermediate-level martial arts. Guiding Song Zhi Xia, Song Wei Zhi arrived at the entrance of the martial arts library. The disciples on guard saw Song Wei Zhi and came forward to bow. Song Wei Zhi nodded in response and then led Song Zhi Xia into the library. "Zhi Xia, look around. Sometimes, finding a martial art also requires destiny. I'll be with you," Song Wei Zhi said, standing behind Song Zhi Xia. Song Zhi Xia nodded and walked among the rows of bookshelves, occasionally picking up a martial art book to browse through. There were many martial arts in the library, but most of them were basic. Song Zhi Xia looked through many books, but in the end, she didn't pick any. Although she had just entered the Qi-Refining and Comprehension stage, she could tell that the martial arts on the bookshelves were too simple. Song Wei Zhi remained silent, fearing that she might ruin what should have been the female lead's destiny. Finally, at the corner of the third floor, at the top of a bookshelf, Song Zhi Xia found a blank-covered book. She didn't know how she found it. She felt as if something there was drawing her toward that book. She picked up the book with an empty cover and turned to look at Song Wei Zhi: "Senior sister, this book is so strange. There's nothing written on the cover." Song Wei Zhi leaned over. She wasn't sure if this was the "Blazing Sword" from the original story. "Open it and take a look." Song Zhi Xia nodded and began flipping through the pages. It turned out to be a martial art book for cultivating fire-based spiritual roots. It wasn't until she reached the end of the book that Song Wei Zhi saw the two words "Blazing Sword". She thought that it was the female lead's destiny after all and ended up back in Song Zhi Xia's hands. "This is a high-level martial art. It's very suitable for you to practice. Put it away quickly," Song Wei Zhi said. Song Zhi Xia placed the martial art book into the storage bag given to her by Song Wei Zhi, and only then they left. Back in Song Zhi Xia's room, Song Wei Zhi placed her hand on Song Zhi Xia's wrist and used her spiritual energy to assess Song Zhi Xia's cultivation. She found that in just one night, Song Zhi Xia had already reached the pinnacle of the Qi-Refining stage. Indeed, only the female lead could achieve such speed. Then, Song Wei Zhi remembered that from the foundation building stage onwards, there would be tribulations, and the number of tribulations would increase with each realm. The foundation building stage required enduring the first tribulation. Song Zhi Xia didn't know why her senior sister suddenly grabbed her wrist, but she obediently stood there, allowing Song Wei Zhi to grasp her. However, a faint blush colored her earlobes. "Zhi Xia, you've already reached the pinnacle of the Qi-Refining stage now. You just need to take one more step to reach the foundation building stage. However, the foundation building stage requires passing through a tribulation. You don't need to worry too much. Senior sister has prepared everything you need, and there's nothing I can teach you about your martial art because our spiritual roots are different," said Song Wei Zhi, admonishing like a mother, afraid that the female lead would be struck by the tribulation. "Senior sister, you don't need to prepare so much for me. You've already helped me so much," Song Zhi Xia bit her lip. Her senior sister's care for her surpassed that of anyone else, and she didn't know how to repay her. Song Wei Zhi smiled and said, "Why can't I help you prepare? What if my beautiful little sister gets struck? Who will give me a beautiful little sister exactly like Zhi Xia?" Song Zhi Xia was made even more embarrassed by Song Wei Zhi's words. Her cheeks and earlobes were quickly tinted pink, and she shyly glared at Song Wei Zhi and said, "Senior sister, you're being absurd again." Song Wei Zhi looked at Song Zhi Xia's blushing cheeks and earlobes and suppressed her laughter, "I wasn't being absurd. My beautiful little sister even gets shy. Alright, I won't tease you anymore. As you don't have your own spiritual sword yet, here, use this one of mine for the time being." As Song Zhi Xia gazed at Song Wei Zhi in a daze, she didn't reach for the sword. Song Wei Zhi knew her well, and she didn't like being indebted to others. So, she said, "What's the matter? You don't want the things your senior sister gives you?" Song Zhi Xia hurriedly waved her hands and explained, "No, senior sister. I didn't mean that. I just... I don't know how to thank you." "Zhi Xia, we don't need to be so formal in the future. Are you treating me as an outsider?" Song Wei Zhi raised her eyebrows. "No." Song Zhi Xia denied loudly, then she lowered her voice and continued with a hint of shyness, "Senior sister is not an outsider. She is someone very important to me." After saying that, she felt so shy that she nearly buried her head in her own chest, resembling a quail. Song Wei Zhi no longer teased her and said, "Then take this." She held the sword and handed it to Song Zhi Xia. "Thank you, senior sister," Song Zhi Xia obediently expressed her gratitude. "Alright, then focus on refining your skills these days. Once you feel a significant fluctuation in your spiritual power, be sure to inform me immediately," Song Wei Zhi admonished, much like a mother, and only returned to her residence after she was sure Song Zhi Xia had heard her clearly.