Buddha

When everyone landed on the ground, Xu Shulou looked at the endless plain in front of him and smiled knowingly: "Yunjing put us in the safest place."

Bai Roushuang was still thinking about the beautiful cloud whale. She looked up at its slowly swimming figure in the sky and asked curiously, "Why have we never seen any traces of them outside the Yuankong Secret Realm?"

Xu Shulou explained to her: "Because their skin can be made into very powerful defensive vestments, which are worth a fortune."

Bai Roushuang was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "Someone is hunting them?"

"Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts," Xu Shulou nodded, "In this regard, the cultivation world and the mortal world are no different."

Bai Roushuang felt a little disappointed, but this vague disappointment was soon interrupted by Jiang Yan, who was waving her arms at them not far away: "Senior Sister! Come and see, there are chalcedony fruits here!"

Bai Roushuang ran after the crowd and saw several fruits that looked like they were carved from green jade growing on the lush tree in front of her. They were crystal clear and very cute.

Bai Roushuang held her face in her hands in ignorance: "It must be a very powerful spiritual fruit!"

Jiang Yan looked at her and shook her head cruelly: "Junior sister, you think too much."

...Then what are you excited about?

Xu Shulou smiled and explained to her: "The effect of Chalcedony Fruit is to beautify and nourish the skin, making it whiter and tenderer. It's not very useful. The most important thing is that it tastes good."

Bai Roushuang glanced sideways. In your eyes, is there anything more important than eating and drinking?

Everyone started to gather around the tree and eat the fruit.

By the time the fifth fruit core piled up at her feet, Bai Roushuang had already forgotten the complaints she had just made in her heart.

This chalcedony fruit is indeed very delicious, sour and sweet, fresh and juicy. After taking a bite, the refreshing juice overflows the mouth, and the fragrance is refreshing. Bai Roushuang secretly made up her mind that in the future, when it comes to eating and drinking, she must trust the recommendations of the senior sister and follow the senior sister's footsteps.

The disciples of Wuchen Island, adhering to their master's principle of seclusion from the world, all exude a temperament of letting things take their course and leaving everything to fate. In fact, they don't have much ambition, and now that they have entered the secret realm, they are not in a hurry to look for treasures.

At this time, while chewing the chalcedony fruit and chatting, Ji Ci mercilessly gossiped about Immortal Chang Yu: "I heard that Master was very poor when he was young, and he often took this kind of fruit to the mortal world to sell to officials' daughters, and exchanged it for silver to eat and drink lavishly."

Bai Roushuang: ...

The image of Immortal Chang Yu has gradually collapsed in her mind.

After eating all the fruits, everyone prepared to go on the road to search for treasure. Xu Shulou quietly called Bai Roushuang over, picked a bunch of chalcedony fruits, put them in his clothes, and stuffed them into the storage ring of the junior sister: "They are good for beauty and skin care. Take more and save them for the road."

Bai Roushuang was stunned for a moment before she realized that her senior sister must have done this because she had said that she was worried about getting old and ugly.

Xu Shulou took what she said to heart.

Bai Roushuang felt a slight heat in her heart.

In the Yuankong Secret Realm, the more dangerous the place, the more likely it is to find spiritual treasures. So the group chose a direction and left the plain.

The cloud whale really carried them to the safest place. As soon as they stepped out of the plain, everyone's eyes darkened. A disciple from Yinji Peak suddenly disappeared, and was swept away by a huge plant.

Xu Shulou raised her hand and threw the brown jade and gold-sprinkled fan in her hand. The fan blade cut off the roots of the plant like a sharp blade and flew back into her hand.

The disciple fell to the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and thanked Xu Shulou: "Thank you, Senior Sister Xu."

"You're welcome. Just be careful."

Xu Shulou leaned over and poked the huge plant that emitted a foul smell with his fan. He reached out and pulled out a meat cleaver from his Qiankun bracelet. He chopped the plant into several pieces and turned to hand it to a female cultivator, saying, "Junior Sister Shen, you guys at Biqu Peak are best at refining spiritual plants. You should be able to use this Heart-Eroding Vine?"

The person called Junior Sister Shen smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed: "Then I won't be polite to Senior Sister Xu. This thing can be used in elixirs and can also repel mosquitoes. When the time comes, I will make a sachet and give you one."

As the stench at the tip of his nose had not yet dissipated, Xu Shulou wanted to refuse when he heard it.

Bai Roushuang couldn't help but look at the meat cleaver with curiosity. "Sister, why do you carry this thing with you?"

Xu Shulou wiped the meat cleaver lovingly: "What if we need to have a picnic outside? I always have a complete set of pots, spatulas and stoves in my Qiankun bracelet."

Bai Roushuang's mouth twitched slightly. It turned out that this was really just a meat cleaver, and not some powerful magic weapon that she didn't recognize.

No, we are here for an outing, right? Also, you brought a pot with you, but you also brought a stove?

Jiang Yan said excitedly: "Senior sister is really thoughtful. By the way, I remember that when the secret realm was opened last time, I caught a lot of ice shrimps on the snowy mountain. They tasted so delicious. If I pass by this time, I will catch some!"

The others echoed: "Okay, no problem!"

Bai Roushuang finally understood why these people didn't want to travel with the people from Lingxiao Sect. As she was complaining, she stepped on empty air, and the normal ground beneath her feet turned into quicksand and swept her in.

She was horrified and struggled, but she heard Xu Shulou whispering in her ear: "Don't be afraid, relax, the quicksand in the Yuankong environment will not hurt you, but will guide you to a magic weapon."

Bai Roushuang subconsciously relaxed her body and fell straight down.

Only when I fell to the ground did I realize that I had unknowingly developed such trust in Xu Shulou.

This is very dangerous, Bai Roushuang's eyes dimmed, it's not like she has never been betrayed by someone she trusted.

Ji Ci lay at the entrance of the quicksand cave and sighed: "Junior sister is lucky to encounter such an opportunity as soon as she came in."

Bai Roushuang landed in a cave. The cave was dark and mysterious, and looked like the magical cave that storytellers described as hiding treasures from heaven and earth.

Bai Roushuang poked the bump on the ground and said, "But this doesn't look like a magic weapon, does it?"

"It's not really that," Xu Shulou poked his head out of the cave and took a look, "It's a stalagmite. Keep going forward."

Bai Roushuang cleared her throat awkwardly and continued to grope forward, following the faint green light, and came to the only source of light in the cave.

The thing floated in the air, emitting a cold light, and it was extremely beautiful.

Bai Roushuang excitedly turned around and asked her senior sister what magic weapon this was.

Xu Shulou also followed and was slightly surprised when he saw the magic weapon: "It's called Futu Nian."

This name sounds awesome!

When Bai Roushuang was young, she had listened to storytelling in a restaurant in the mortal world. At this moment, she felt that she was the child of destiny described by the storyteller, who could pick up a secret book even if she accidentally fell off a cliff.

Tsk tsk, look at this light, look at this texture, Bai Roushuang couldn't help but hold her face and said excitedly: "This must be a very powerful magic weapon!"

"How should I describe this magic weapon?" Xu Shulou tried his best to describe it in a way that would not be too discouraging to his junior sister. "When you are in irreversible danger and on the verge of death, this magic weapon can temporarily obscure your consciousness, allowing you to... um... die happily."

“…”

Xu Shulou concluded: "That is to say, although it cannot save your life, it can make your death more pleasant."

That's really thoughtful.

Bai Roushuang felt that she was being played a trick by the secret realm. She looked down at the magic weapon that was emitting light and sighed: "What use is there for you?"

Xu Shulou reached out and grabbed the dejected junior sister by the collar and dragged her out of the quicksand pile.

Bai Roushuang's mood went up and down, and she followed her like an eggplant hit by frost.

Everyone continued to move forward, and everyone tacitly gave the seat next to Xu Shulou to Bai Roushuang, who had the lowest cultivation level.

After walking for a while, they didn't encounter any danger except that Xu Shulou chopped a few strange-shaped branches with a meat cleaver and killed a giant mosquito that could suck a person's blood in one bite.

Until Bai Roushuang stepped on empty air again and let out a scream, but this time what she encountered was not quicksand. A dazzling light flashed around her and she was actually teleported out.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself on the top of a mountain. She crushed the paper talisman given by her senior sister in a panic, then looked around vigilantly, but did not notice any danger. There was only a life-size water mirror standing in the cave in front of her.

She moved closer with a little curiosity. The closer she got to the mirror, the more pleasant the air became. There was the subtle fragrance of tea mixed with the scent of magnolia. It reminded her of when she was young and followed her mother to set up a tea stall and helped boil water and serve tea. When the stall was closed, her mother bought her a magnolia bracelet for one penny as a reward.

Mother... Bai Roushuang was a little dazed. She was tempted to take a few more steps and stood in front of the water mirror.

The Bai Roushuang reflected in the mirror was not in her current attire, but was wearing a slightly thin gauze dress, with red lips, and leaning against the door with a smile.

Bai Roushuang was startled and subconsciously sent out a stream of spiritual power to try to break the mirror.

But the spiritual power emitted was like a drop in the ocean. Instead, Bai Roushuang was swept away by the spiritual power ejected by the mirror and fell straight into it.

A moment later, when Xu Shulou and the others followed the trail and came here, they saw the water mirror and sighed slightly: "It's the Heart Demon Mirror."

This water mirror can evoke people's deepest fears and cruelest past events.

It will test the cultivator's state of mind. If one can successfully pass the test, his state of mind will naturally break through. If not, he will be lost in the illusion forever.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know if Junior Sister's luck is too good or too bad."

Ji Ci also asked worriedly, "Can Junior Sister do it?"

"Don't worry, the test also takes time. The Heart Demon Mirror won't make people lose their way so quickly," Xu Shulou gave everyone a sleeping bag, "You should go and rest first. It will be in time to look at it again in a few hours."

The two men had unconditional trust in Xu Shulou. Upon hearing his words, they set up a defensive formation in the cave and closed their eyes to rest.

Xu Shulou said it lightly, but she had no intention of falling asleep at this moment. Instead, she was always paying attention to the movements in the water mirror.

She couldn't sleep all night, so she started to clean up the vampire bats in the cave, and the bats also spent a sleepless night with her.