The search for a quilt in the illusory realm is fraught with hardship.

Bai Yuqi didn't sleep well that night, nor did Rong Yun and Mo Heng. They had a vague feeling that the longer they were trapped here, the more severe the trouble they would encounter.

Breaking this formation and escaping is of paramount importance.

Bai Yuqi asked the two officials how they found such a secluded cave, and Mo Heng smiled and said that Xuan Ye had brought them there.

"Did A-Ling bring this in?" Bai Yuqi asked Mo Heng again to confirm.

“Yes.” Mo Heng laughed. “He’s different from us. When he came here, he had a bunch of followers who recognized him as their leader.”

Bai Yuqi frowned and pressed, "Little follower? There are other people here?"

Mo Heng shook his head: "It's a little fox."

Bai Yuqi's face instantly turned cold: "He's Little Fox's boss, don't you have any doubts about his identity?"

Mo Heng and Rong Yun exchanged a glance, nodded, and then shook their heads. They explained to Bai Yuqi that they had been suspicious when they first met Huai Wen and Xuan Ye. However, they later discovered that the two had no intention of being enemies with them as priests and even helped them pass their first assessment after becoming priests, so they naturally built trust.

Bai Yuqi had never heard Huaiwen mention this matter before. He began to think about it. When Fulin asked him to go down the mountain with Huaiwen, the reason given was that there were evil spirits causing trouble in the human world, and the origin of those evil spirits.

Fu Lin simply summarized it as a debt left over from a mistake he made in his early years. He should have resolved it himself, but he had just emerged from seclusion, and if he were to deal with it now, Fengqin Mountain would be shaken. Therefore, Huai Wen took the initiative to shoulder this heavy responsibility, and Fu Lin, worried about him, asked him to accompany Huai Wen down the mountain.

As for the origin of Xuan Ye, Fu Lin said it came from a human and a demon. But if it came from a human and a demon, why wouldn't they have invited a visiting card? However, Bai Yuqi didn't think too much about it at first, and he trusted Fu Lin's words.

If we hear Mo Heng and Rong Yun say that Xuan Ye initially appeared as Huai Wen's little follower, then it is believable.

But then the two priests mentioned something else: Xuan Ye fell into this formation, and his identity was different from everyone else here. He was the leader of the little foxes, so it went without saying that he was the fox.

Bai Yuqi pondered in silence, a fact observed by Mo Heng and Rong Yun. They communicated telepathically, recalling their last meeting. During their fight, Xuan Ye seemed to remain inactive, yet he always managed to pull them out of danger.

Thinking about it this way, the Xuan Ye Di technique must be extraordinary, and the person's identity may be hidden.

Furthermore, when Bai Yuqi pressed Xuan Ye about his identity as someone who had fallen into this place, they began to have doubts again. Logically speaking, Huai Wen, Xuan Ye, and Bai Yuqi should be a group of people. However, judging from Bai Yuqi's words and actions, their relationship did not seem close.

Something seems to be hidden.

Too many suspicions kept them awake, so they waited for Xuan Ye and Huai Wen to return. When Mo Heng and Rong Yun saw Xuan Ye, who had changed his clothes, their suspicions naturally grew even stronger.

The two asked with concern, and Xuan Ye didn't hide anything, saying that he had killed a demon. Bai Yuqi raised his eyelids, feigning emotion, explaining that everyone here had to kill a corresponding demon in order to escape.

Xuan Ye nodded in agreement.

Bai Yuqi suppressed his inner turmoil and suppressed his suspicious expression. He said, "Then tomorrow we'll go find the demons together and kill them."

Huaiwen glanced at Xuan Ye: "It's not that we have to kill every demon we see."

“If we were outside, Junior Sister, that would be fine. But this is the Void Mirror, and besides, we're trapped inside this formation,” Bai Yuqi retorted. “The demons here only want your life. You can't be careless, and you can't be soft-hearted.”

Huaiwen then advised, "I know, but we don't have to kill every demon. You should know that this cave was given to us by a group of little foxes."

Mo Heng also spoke up: "I support A-Jun. These little foxes are quite good. They shouldn't be killed."

Since the priest had spoken, Bai Yuqi said no more.

And so, for two consecutive days, the group continued to slay different monsters and fairies. They gradually began to feel their inner energy surging, indicating a potential breakthrough.

Even so, their efforts to kill demons were fruitless. What was even more frightening was that the demons they were encountering were getting stronger and stronger. If this continued, they would surely suffer.

The situation has reached a stalemate.

Left with no other option, the group sat in a cave to rest and search for a way to break through. The two female priestesses were trying to maintain their hairstyles, but they only made a mess of them.

Two little foxes carrying fruit came in and offered to help. They hopped and skipped over, but tripped over a small stone and fell to the ground.

Mo Heng quickly helped the fallen fox up. He held the fox's wrist and saw that it was cut and bleeding slightly. Mo Heng felt sorry for it and hurriedly tried to take out some medicine powder from his pocket to apply to the fox's wound.

After searching for a long time without finding anything, Rong Yun couldn't bear to watch any longer and was about to get up to help when Bai Yuqi beat him to it.

Bai Yuqi first checked the little fox's injuries. He touched them with his hand, and his fingers were stained with the little fox's blood.

In an instant, Bai Yuqi suddenly felt a jolt of electricity coursing through his body. He pulled his hand back, caught off guard. Mo Heng and Rong Yun, seeing Bai Yuqi's body suddenly stiffen, couldn't help but feel worried.

"What's wrong?" the two priests asked.

Bai Yuqi didn't speak, but instead grabbed Mo Heng and Rong Yun's hands, making them touch the blood on the little fox's hand. The two priests immediately reacted in the same way Bai Yuqi had before.

While the little fox was still wondering, the three of them had other thoughts.

“I’ll tell A-Jun about this,” Bai Yuqi said first. “As for A-Ling, I’ll have A-Jun tell her.”

Mo Heng smiled bitterly: "How could this be?"

Rong Yun said unhappily, "This is really infuriating."

“This formation is inhuman! It’s inhuman!” Rong Yun cursed. “Damn it! Why should we…” He stopped mid-sentence, looking into the innocent eyes of the two little foxes.

The little fox thought they were worried about him and comforted them instead: "It's okay, your hand will be fine in a bit."

Mo Heng sighed, took out the medicine powder he had found, and poured it onto the little fox's hand. The little fox yelped in pain, but quickly cheered up and asked Mo Heng and Rong Yun if they wanted their hair combed.

Mo Heng and Rong Yun exchanged a glance and nodded. The two little foxes, as if granted permission, began to braid the hair of the two priests while praising their skills.

These events unfolded before their eyes, leaving Rong Yun and Mo Heng with a mix of emotions.

Just then, Huaiwen and Xuanye returned from outside and saw a peaceful scene. Huaiwen's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.

Bai Yuqi gave Xuan Ye a sharp look, feeling that he was about to reach the secrets Xuan Ye possessed. But Huai Wen feared that this might be the variable in the matter.

He wanted to rescue his bewitched junior sister.

Immediately, Bai Yuqi wanted to talk to Huaiwen about some private matters related to Fengqin Mountain, and brought Huaiwen out of the cave.

The two emerged from the cave. Bai Yuqi looked around, noticing the cherry blossoms growing increasingly withered and yellow. Several small foxes were playing beneath the cherry blossoms.

Huaiwen asked, "Senior brother, what do you want to tell me?"

"Junior sister, tell me honestly, how did you and A-Ling meet?"

Huaiwen was stunned, but quickly recovered: "As you know, he's a little follower of the transvestite."

Bai Yuqi shook his head and sighed: "Junior sister, you can't fool me. When you came back to Fengqin Mountain, you didn't bring any little follower with you. And those two little demons, Onikiri and Onikiri, could they possibly transform into your little follower? So there's only one guess: your little follower is that little white dog you brought back."

Now that things had come to this, Huaiwen didn't argue anymore; she nodded. Bai Yuqi took a deep breath, clenched his fist, then relaxed it, and said helplessly, "Why don't Master and you tell me the truth?"

"Senior brother...that's not what we meant."

Bai Yuqi's face showed disappointment, but even more so, helplessness. He was the most senior disciple among the current disciples of Fengqin Mountain, and he had only maintained this appearance through cultivation. If he were an ordinary person, he would already be a haggard, centenarian.

He had repeatedly doubted himself, wondering if he was destined to become an immortal. If not, he had somehow managed to stand out among his peers. If he was, then he was, yet he has not yet achieved immortality.

Bai Yuqi had reviewed the records of Fengqin Mountain and found that almost all of Fulin's disciples had attained immortality. The remaining two or three who did not ascend to immortality were simply forced to give up their path due to severe injuries that caused them to lose their immortal bones.

He has everything, yet he cannot become an immortal.

Bai Yuqi understood that this trip down the mountain was yet another opportunity for ascension given to him by Fulin.

If Bai Yuqi had once asked Fu Lin why he hadn't become an immortal after a hundred years, Fu Lin would have said the time wasn't right. This trip down the mountain to Xujing was a perfect opportunity. He had to seize it; he didn't want to become the first person on Fengqin Mountain, free from illness and calamity, yet unable to become an immortal.

Perhaps Bai Yuqi had been thinking for too long. Huaiwen looked at Bai Yuqi's back and apologized again: "Senior brother, my master and I never intended to hide anything from you. It's just that I haven't asked A-Ling about this matter yet, and I don't know his intentions, so I can't tell him. Also, it was indeed my mistake to bring him into Fengqin Mountain back then. I'm sorry for not telling you the truth."

“I understand you have your reasons, but Ah Jun…” Bai Yuqi hesitated, then swallowed his words and changed his tone, “It’s not your fault. It’s because I didn’t ask. In the end, it’s because my cultivation is not up to par, and I couldn’t see through his transformation technique.”

Now it was Huaiwen's turn to hesitate. That was the Demon King Lingshan Xuanye; he had lived longer than any of them, let alone cultivated. If his magic was easily broken, then Lingshan Xuanye was simply unworthy of being a Demon King.

Bai Yuqi then asked, "Do those two priests know A-Ling's true identity?"

Huaiwen shook his head.

Bai Yuqi's eyes widened slightly. He sighed inwardly; this was clearly a high-ranking official, yet he couldn't even distinguish a demon. If word got out, people would laugh at him.

To put it another way, Mo Heng and Rong Yun, who had just become divine officials, couldn't distinguish that A Ling was a demon, and their cultivation techniques weren't much higher than Bai Yuqi's. Yet, the latter became immortals. He, on the other hand, hadn't, which was resentful.

Furthermore, since even the divine officials couldn't discern Xuan Ye's true identity, this demon must be extraordinary.

Just as Bai Yuqi was about to say something, Mo Heng and his group emerged from the cave. The two priests had been dressed up beautifully by the little fox; if one didn't know they were men, they would surely have been transformed into fairies.

"Is it pretty?" Mo Heng asked with a smile.

Huaiwen stepped forward and said, "It's beautiful."

Rong Yun waved his hand: "Being a woman is too much trouble. I still prefer to be a big, burly old man."

The group chatted and laughed until Bai Yuqi came over and asked them if they wanted to go outside and kill a few more demons today so that they could leave this place more quickly.

Rong Yun and Mo Heng instantly understood Bai Yuqi's meaning, and the atmosphere suddenly turned tense. Both of them hesitated; the worst thing that should have happened had occurred.

"Don't you all want to go out?" Bai Yuqi questioned.

“Of course we’re going out,” Rong Yun replied.

“Let’s come up with a solution,” Mo Heng replied.

Bai Yuqi sneered: "Then... I hope you won't disappoint me, you two, High Priest."