"Xiao Jiu, is this the place you mentioned that might be a way out?"

Looking at the smooth stone wall in front of her, Yun Sining was somewhat puzzled.

However, this stone wall does look rather unusual.

The glowing vines around them extended and grew to the vicinity of this stone wall before suddenly stopping, as if there was some untouchable forbidden area ahead.

But apart from that, there's nothing particularly special about this place.

"Hey, Xiao Ning, look here."

Xiao Jiu smiled, quickly ran to the bottom of the stone wall, and pointed to an area of ​​the stone wall close to the ground.

"What's this?"

Yun Si Ning looked at it, from left to right, but couldn't see anything different.

"How about this?"

As Xiao Jiu spoke, she placed her little hand on the stone wall.

Immediately afterwards, faint blue patterns appeared on it, like a chrysanthemum in the night, eerie and mysterious.

"this……"

Yun Si Ning was so amazed by the pattern that she was speechless for the first time.

Under her gaze, Xiao Jiu slowly inserted her hand into the stone wall.

"Can you put your hand in there?"

Yun Si Ning was taken aback, not expecting that there was a hidden secret within the stone wall.

However, Xiao Jiu's arm went in halfway, but as if it had encountered some kind of obstruction, it could not go any further.

"Look, Little Ning."

What's in here? What's blocking your way?

"It's a barrier, no, it should be said that..."

The little girl thought for a moment and then changed her approach.

"It's a kind of filtering array; only those who meet specific conditions can pass through."

"You can't do it?"

"I can't, but maybe Xiao Ning can."

"I?"

Yun Si Ning pointed to herself, somewhat hesitant.

Can I?

However, she quickly came to terms with it. It didn't matter whether it worked or not; she wouldn't lose money if she failed anyway.

Yun Si Ning nodded and squatted down to stand in front of the stone wall.

Then, she followed suit and slowly inserted her hand into the stone wall, just like Xiao Jiu did.

At first, she encountered no obstacles and easily put her hand in.

The blue patterns on the stone wall swirl and emit a faint glow, making it exquisitely beautiful.

But soon, Yun Si Ning felt as if something was blocking her path in front of her palm, making it impossible for her to move at all.

Immediately afterwards, a strange fluctuation flowed, as if some force had passed through her palm and was gently inhaling her scent.

Yun Si Ning paused, her body stiffening slightly.

But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.

The blue patterns, which were originally only the size of a palm, suddenly expanded, and the brilliant light shimmered on the smooth and flat stone wall, extending to the entire stone wall in an instant.

Then, a brightly colored door slowly appeared before the two of them.

A blue halo swirled around them, emanating a profound Daoist aura that drifted gently beside them.

"It's a success!!"

Yun Si Ning and Xiao Jiu exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock and excitement in each other's eyes.

"Xiao Ning, your cultivation is relatively shallow, so you walk behind me."

Xiao Jiu said to her.

"Ah... okay."

It's a bit... well, it's a little girl paving the way for me, but I'm just too weak right now.

If there were any real danger, Xiao Jiu could easily block it with a flick of her wrist. But if she looked down and found herself pulverized, that would be truly embarrassing.

Yun Si Ning followed behind Xiao Jiu, and the two of them walked into the dazzling doorway one after the other.

After they entered, the door vanished instantly, and the patterns on the stone wall disappeared completely, leaving no trace.

About half an hour later, spiders of all sizes crawled over from all directions.

Some spiders stopped in front of the stone wall, crawling around on it and weaving webs.

No matter what the spider did, the stone wall remained unchanged, just like any other ordinary stone wall.

After that, the spiders seemed to realize that there was no one left to look for, so they all left and crawled deeper into the cave.

…… ……

The two people inside the stone wall were completely unaware of what was happening outside.

At this moment, what Yun Si Ning and Xiao Jiu saw was a somewhat eerie world.

The surrounding area features pavilions, towers, carved beams, and painted rafters, resembling a royal villa with a palace-like appearance.

However, whether it was the palace maids and eunuchs hurrying by, or the birds and auspicious clouds flying above the distant mountains, everything was completely black and white.

Here, apart from Yun Si Ning and Xiao Jiu, there seemed to be no other color in the world.

Yun Sining felt as if she had stepped into a black and white movie.

A world devoid of any color, utterly eerie.

Xiao Jiu's mouth was wide open, her crimson eyes looking left and right, her face full of disbelief.

Soon, Yun Si Ning made another new discovery.

She noticed that although there were many people here and the palace maids and eunuchs were in a hurry, it seemed that no one paid attention to the two of them.

Is it ignoring it, or is it simply invisible?

Yun Si Ning walked forward with a puzzled look and stood in front of a palace maid.

The man seemed completely oblivious to her, and walked straight ahead.

Yun Si Ning was about to stop her with her hand when, unexpectedly, the palace maid passed right through her body.

"It really is a completely illusory world."

Yun Si Ning was completely certain of her suspicions. This was not a gate to exit at all; it had transported them to a virtual world.

Just as Yun Si Ning realized this, she heard Xiao Jiu's shouts.

"Little Ning, Little Ning, look over there."

Following the direction Xiao Jiu pointed, Yun Si Ning saw a small hill.

Similarly, the small hill was completely covered in black and white, without a trace of color.

However, upon closer inspection, Yun Sining's eyes lit up.

This is because, on that hill, halfway up the mountain, there is a very conspicuous big tree.

And that big tree has color!

"Let's go, Xiao Jiu."

Yun Si Ning said to her.

"Let's go take a look at that little hill."