Chapter 50

After the illusion was shattered, a blood-red stone as big as a seed slowly fell from the air and began to spin gently.

System: "Scanning completed, identification completed, genuine Huan Yue Xin, congratulations host!"

Chu Jinglan gave the control of his limbs to Xiao Mo again. Xiao Mo stepped forward and held Huan Yue Xin in his hands.

When they touched the stone, the functions of the Fantasy Moon Heart automatically flowed into their minds. As a growth-type magic weapon, the stronger the master, the stronger it is. With Xiao Mo's current cultivation level of the early Yuanying stage and his solid spiritual strength, he can even use it to hold back a Yuanying peak stage.

In the world of cultivation, there are limited techniques that use consciousness to fight directly, and even fewer people who can use them. Therefore, there is no definitive conclusion on the classification of consciousness strength. However, in general cognition, people tend to directly link consciousness strength with cultivation strength. After all, the state of mind of a cultivator with a high cultivation level must be good.

Of course, the exception is the demon cultivators, whose mental states are well known to be terrible.

But there are indeed some people whose consciousness is stronger than their cultivation. For such people, mind-related techniques and spiritual weapons will be even more powerful. Xiao Mo is a typical example.

The strength of his spiritual consciousness is no longer just at the early stage of Yuanying.

Chu Jinglan said in surprise: "This magic weapon is suitable for you."

Xiao Mo was not polite: "Yeah."

But the blood oath can only be done by Chu Jinglan's body. There is no other way. The inner demon has no flesh and blood and cannot do this.

It was not fair to Xiao Mo, but from the moment he signed the contract for the ball, he showed an indifferent attitude. He gave all the ownership to Chu Jinglan without any worries, as if he only needed the right to use it.

Chu Jinglan once thought that even if all this was a trap set by Xiao Mo, the purpose was to make him let down his guard so that he could take it away one day. If that day really came, it didn't matter. After all, he needed Xiao Mo's cultivation now, so he was ready to take the risk.

He thought that when the time comes he will remain calm, without any agitation in his heart.

But... when Huan Yuexin constructed the illusion, a "Xiao Mo" actually appeared.

Could it be that Xiao Mo's shadow in his heart is heavier than he thinks?

Chu Jinglan remained silent.

Xiao Mo squeezed out some blood with his hand, and after the blood recognized the owner, he held the Fantasy Moon Heart in his hand, infused spiritual power into it and felt the flow. It was obvious that Xiao Mo was very satisfied with this treasure.

In fact, Huan Yuexin’s protective illusion is not so easy to break. If multiple people come, they will be dragged into the illusion separately. Even Chu Jinglan was in a trance for a moment when he first entered the illusion.

The reason why he was only affected for a short period of time was because of Xiao Mo's existence.

If Huan Yuexin's illusion is a game, then the combination of Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan is a bug.

Originally, the Taoism of a cultivator with an inner demon will only become more unstable, and he will be more easily deceived and trapped. No cultivator is willing to give up the control of his body to the inner demon, and no inner demon will help the cultivator. What the normal inner demon will do is to seize the opportunity to destroy the cultivator's consciousness and successfully take over the body.

However, neither Xiao Mo nor Chu Jinglan was normal. They found the loophole in Huan Yue Xin and easily broke through its defense.

Xiao Mo held the Huanyue Heart in his hand and played with it. He came up with an idea and said to Chu Jinglan, "Jinglei only allows you to use Xuan-level instruments. The Huanyue Heart in your hand may not reach Xuan-level, but it is definitely better than the rope."

The rope can still be easily blocked by the thunder, but using the Fantasy Moon Heart, even if it can only make the thunder dazed for a moment, it is an opportunity for Chu Jinglan.

Chu Jinglan groaned: "Indeed, I will try it later."

The ropes still require physical movements to control, but Huan Yuexin does not. Moreover, even if the shocking thunder can be defended with a strong spiritual power, invisible attacks are always more difficult to defend than visible attacks.

Xiao Mo nodded while turning the Huanyue Heart over and over again. The system speculated that clues to the Moon Lord's Sword Manual could be found in the Huanyue Heart, but where were the clues?

There were no runes or marks on the red Fantasy Moon Heart. Xiao Mo could only try to inject more spiritual power into it. At this moment, the Fantasy Moon Heart flashed slightly and projected a picture.

Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan looked at the same time and saw a young man practicing sword in the picture. As soon as the sword came out, Chu Jinglan knew that he was a master and his sword skills were very perfect.

A sword creates a ripple out of nowhere; the sword's shadow appears real and illusory, like a flower in the mirror or a moon in the water, making it hard to tell the real from the fake, or to distinguish a lie.

Chu Jinglan was watching intently when the man swinging the sword disappeared. The water in the picture swayed slightly, reflecting the shape of a pavilion on the waterside. The water swayed again, and all the images were blown away in the air, condensing into a faint line, pointing in a certain direction.

Xiao Mo hummed: "Are we supposed to find this water pavilion in the illusion?"

"It's very likely." Chu Jinglan was still thinking about the swordsmanship just now, "His swordsmanship is very exquisite."

"Maybe it's a hint for the next treasure, maybe it's related to the sword." Xiao Mo pretended not to know the Moon Lord Sword Manual, and walked around the inner palace. "Let's go take a look?"

Chu Jinglan's mind was obviously attracted by the swordsmanship: "Okay."

According to the direction pointed by Huan Yuexin, they had to go through the stone wall again. When they returned to the cave, Mu Jian and Su Baimo were gone. They followed Huan Yuexin's guidance all the way, and when they found other people appearing, they would hide their breath and avoid them.

On the way they came across some herbs that could be picked, and they picked them.

Huan Yuexin did indeed bring them directly to the water pavilion in the picture, which could be seen from a distance, but Xiao Mo immediately concealed his figure with black mist and did not approach immediately.

Because a lot of people have gathered outside the water pavilion, including the Immortal Alliance, the Six Yunduan Sects, and even the Jinxiu Pavilion.

Just as he hid his body, a powerful being immediately cast his spiritual sense in his direction to capture him. Their spiritual senses were scattered around this area, and if Xiao Mo had not dodged quickly, he might have been sensed.

After all, there are cultivators in the Spirit Severing stage in the Immortal Alliance and the Six Sects of Yunduan. Even if they are suppressed to the peak of the Yuanying stage, they are still stronger than the other.

So many people?

However, they all gathered outside the water pavilion, and their men were trying. Obviously, no one could successfully enter the water pavilion.

There were some independent cultivators around, but seeing the large force present, they didn't dare to get too close.

After Xiao Mo saw the situation clearly, he felt relieved. The fact that several major forces were restraining each other was actually more advantageous to Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan, because when there was only one family left, they would most likely block the surrounding areas and only allow their own people to try. Only when there were checks and balances among several parties would outsiders have a chance.

If Xiao Mo guessed correctly, only those who possessed the Fantasy Moon Heart could enter the Water Pavilion, which was equivalent to a key.

We must not let the powerful ones see clearly who has successfully entered, otherwise it will be difficult for them to take the treasure out of the Fantasy Moon Secret Realm.

The outside of the water pavilion was shrouded in a layer of moist air after the rain, making the pavilions and towers inside vague and illusory, and indistinct. Xiao Mo wrapped Chu Jinglan's body in a black mist that was invisible to outsiders, hiding his figure, and slowly moved towards the vicinity of the casual cultivator.

A little closer to the waterside pavilion.

then--

Xiao Mo took light steps and flew towards the water pavilion like an arrow shot from a bow!

The opportunity is short, you must be quick!

Almost at the moment when he approached a hundred meters outside the water pavilion, the leaders of the Six Yunduan Sects and the Immortal Alliance raised their heads at the same time, staring intently at a place in the void that seemed to be empty.

The Immortal Alliance monk raised his hand and grabbed at the air: "Which Taoist friend wants to try to enter? It's not that we don't allow it. Why hide your head and show your tail? Please come out and see us!"

Who wants to meet you?

Xiao Mo's figure stopped for half a second under his pressure, and he immediately opened his mouth and let out a low, light whooshing sound. The whooshing sound was filled with spiritual power, and his magic skills were activated, attacking directly towards people's consciousness.

The Immortal Alliance monk frowned. He reacted very quickly and his sea of ​​consciousness immediately erected a solid barrier. But in just a blink of an eye, Xiao Mo plunged into the mist and rain barrier of the water pavilion and passed through smoothly.

The Immortal Alliance monk failed to catch the person, put down his hand, and said coldly: "Someone went in."

Many people with low cultivation levels still didn't understand what was going on. He looked at the leader of the six Yunduan sects across from him and asked, "Why don't you take action?"

"I just want to confirm whether this place can really be entered." The man said, "It seems that the person who broke in had a chance that others did not have, so he was able to enter smoothly."

The people in Jinxiu Pavilion also heard it. Although Young Master Wang Ludian's cultivation was not the highest in the Jinxiu Pavilion team, his status was here and his words carried weight. He spread out his fan and fanned the air, suggesting: "Let's wait outside to see if there will be any changes."

He was not the only one who thought so. After all, the spiritual energy near the water pavilion was too dense. They had not encountered a place with denser spiritual energy than the water pavilion in the illusion in the past few days. This meant that there must be great treasures inside. It was really frustrating that they could not even get in and returned empty-handed.

What if something unexpected happens that will allow them to gain something from this trip?

Xiao Mo and Chu Lan rushed into the water pavilion at such a high speed that they had to brake in mid-air to avoid close contact with the buildings inside.

It seemed easy, but it was actually very dangerous. The pull from the Immortal Alliance monks was so powerful that it must have been uncomfortable. If Huan Yuexin was not the key who came in directly, after hitting the barrier, their figures would have been pulled out by the Immortal Alliance monks who broke through the black mist and exposed to everyone.

Even with a mask on, there are still a lot of troubles.

Just now they took a bold gamble.

People who practice Taoism need to be careful and prudent, but they also need to be decisive when they need to be bold. Fortunately, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan were not indecisive people, and they won the gamble.

Xiao Mo fell slowly from mid-air.

The waterside pavilion is suspended over the lake, connected by a corridor. There are two pavilions and a small building. Water lilies are blooming on the lake. If you look closely, you can see that they are all in pairs.

This place is small and exquisite, leisurely and has a sense of tranquility that transcends the mundane world.

Outside the small building, a man was sitting cross-legged on the ground. He was the man swinging the sword in Huan Yuexin's picture.

Xiao Mo stepped forward cautiously, and the man slowly opened his eyes.

"I am a phantom left by the Moon Lord to teach the sword manual to those who are destined to be with me."

Hearing the word "sword manual", Chu Jinglan concentrated and waited quietly.

The man had no hostility or murderous intent. He looked at the newcomer and said, "The person who is destined to be with me needs to meet two conditions."

"First, get the Phantom Moon Heart."

Nonsense, Xiao Mo thought, I can’t get in without the Huanyue Heart.

But he did not interrupt, knowing that the second condition was the key point.

What kind of test will it be? Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan waited together.

"Second," the Moon Lord's phantom said slowly, "there is a Dao Seal on the body."

Xiao Mo/Chu Jinglan: “……?”

What do you mean, can you say it again?

Xiao Mo was stunned. He had never expected this answer. So in the original novel, Chu Jinglan didn't take away the main sword manual of Li Yue. Could there be another reason for this? ?

"No, why does it have to be the Dao Couple Seal?" Xiao Mo couldn't accept that he was stuck at such a ridiculous step when he was so close to completing the level. "Can I change the request to a more difficult one?"

"The conditions cannot be changed. I am just an illusion, following the master's will." Moon Lord's illusion said, "As for your question, I can answer it. Because the master and Huan Yue Xin's master are Taoist couples, he set the second condition at will."

Xiao Mo: “…”

Isn't this too casual! ?

In the world of cultivation, there are many ways for Taoist couples to get married. The simplest way is to write a marriage certificate and do nothing else. If they want to make a seal, there are two kinds of Taoist couple seals.

Dao Couple Seals are drawn in pairs. The first type is drawn by the spiritual power and consciousness of both parties. They can sense each other's position at any time and share the ownership of each other's items, including storage containers, life instruments, etc.

The second type is more brutal, and requires the use of blood and essence. It has all the effects of the previous mark, and has one more thing - live and die together.

This second kind of Taoist couple seal is also called the Red Luan Seal. Red Luan Star represents destiny. If one does not love someone deeply, who would be willing to make such a vow?

Usually when people mention the Couple Seal they are referring to the first type, because there are so few Red Luan Seals that they are always mentioned separately.

Chu Jinglan really wanted the sword manual, but asking him to find someone to form a couple seal with him was absolutely impossible.

Chu Jinglan was silent for a moment, and finally said two words: "Forget it."

"Wait, let me think about it..." Xiao Mo's mind was working rapidly, "The Dao Couple Seal can be erased as long as both parties are willing, but--"

But even with an ordinary couple seal, all property will be shared, and the other party can be located. Even if you go out to find a partner for the sword manual, what should you do if the other party refuses to erase the mark after the seal is made?

Besides, human minds are unpredictable. Not to mention someone as wary as Chu Jinglan, even Xiao Mo would not take such a risk.

But the sword manual is right in front of him. Even if Chu Jinglan gets it in the future, he has waited too long. If he gets it earlier, maybe Chu Jinglan's life will be much easier.

Xiao Mo thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a solution. In the end, he was at his wit's end. He looked at the Moon Lord's sword shadow and sighed unwillingly: "If you have spiritual power, you can end it. Otherwise, you can try it with Qiuqiu."

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "..."

This is not the right way to try any possible means when you are desperate. The spiritual power of monsters and humans cannot be mixed together, and they absolutely cannot form a couple seal. Chu Jinglan also knows that Xiao Mo's words are not serious, but are a vent of helplessness, not suggestions.

Just by looking at the man's moves, one could tell that his sword manual must be quite good. Chu Jinglan naturally felt it was a pity to miss out on such a great sword manual, and he casually replied, "Why don't you try it with me?"

After hearing these words, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan were both stunned.

The two balls of different colors stopped in the inner palace, and the air fell into a strange silence.

After a long while, Heiwutuanzi spoke first, his tone was uncertain: "...Is this really a solution?"

Chu Jinglan said with difficulty: "I..."

Xiao Mo murmured: "Can the Dao Couple Seal be engraved on the inner demon's spirit body?"

Chu Jinglan: “…I don’t know.”

The black and white dumplings looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, only the white snow dumpling was left in the inner palace.

Xiao Mo broke away from Chu Jinglan's body and materialized beside him in spirit form.

Faced with the sudden appearance of a person, Moon Lord Phantom did not move at all. He only cared about his master's conditions and nothing else mattered.

Xiao Mo was not bothered: "Since you've thought of it, just give it a try. The sword manual is the most important."

Chu Jinglan didn't mean to say it, and he didn't reply immediately, because it was still a couple seal after all. But soon, Chu Jinglan realized another thing:

Ordinary Taoist couple seals can sense each other's location and share things' permissions. Isn't that what he and Xiao Mo do now that they don't have Taoist couple seals?

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "..."

Very good, no need to hesitate at all.

Xiao Mo stretched out his hand generously: "Just draw on your hand? Just wipe it off later."

Yes, as long as both parties agree, it can be wiped off at any time. If they want to form a couple seal temporarily, there is no other candidate except Xiao Mo. Chu Jinglan was convinced.

He raised his hand and first separated a little of his spiritual power and spiritual energy: "Let's gather the power together first."

Xiao Mo nodded and separated as well. The power of the two people was smoothly intertwined together to form a ball of spiritual light, which was then divided into two parts. The most important thing next was to see if the inner demon spirit could be marked with the Taoist seal.

The Dao Couple Seal must be drawn in pairs. If Xiao Mo cannot draw it, then even if Chu Jinglan draws it by force, the mark will disappear immediately when the last stroke is made, which means it is useless.

So Chu Jinglan painted for Xiao Mo first.

Anyway, it's just a formality, just draw casually. Xiao Mo had already handed over the back of his hand, and Chu Jinglan pointed his finger at the spiritual light, and when he was about to move, he suddenly stopped.

Xiao Mo: “What?”

Chu Jinglan curled his fingers and looked at Xiao Mo's hand. After a moment, he suddenly said, "Show me the lotus pattern on your forehead, and I will draw one along the lotus pattern."

Isn't it enough to just draw two strokes? However, Xiao Mo didn't get disappointed: "Okay."

A long-lost red lotus appeared on his smooth forehead, its color bright and in full bloom, just like Xiao Mo himself, extremely gorgeous.

Chu Jinglan raised his fingers and used his spiritual light to trace the pattern of the red lotus in the air.

The finger was still a little distance away from Xiao Mo, but Xiao Mo still closed his eyes subconsciously.

After the inner demon closed his eyes, his lively eyes were covered, and his gorgeous aura turned into quiet and pure, appearing a bit obedient. Chu Jinglan looked at his dense eyelashes and slightly tightened lips, but his hands did not stop.

Xiao Mo closed his eyes, a spiritual light passed across his forehead, and he felt a little numb.

Chu Jinglan quickly withdrew his hand: "Okay."

Xiao Mo touched his forehead and couldn't help but look up at the lake. He found that there was still only a red lotus pattern on his forehead. The pattern painted by Chu Jinglan seemed to be completely overlapped with the previous one. He couldn't tell which extra strokes were there, but inexplicably, Xiao Mo felt that the current pattern looked better.

The red lotus is bright and beautiful, enchanting yet not vulgar, glamorous and bewitching.

Is this the confidence of a master of calligraphy and painting? That’s quite amazing.

And a major discovery was made: spirits can actually draw the Taoist couple seal!

The sword manual issue has been resolved.

Xiao Mo was in a good mood and looked away: "It's my turn to draw for you."

Originally, he just wanted to draw a few strokes, but Chu Jinglan drew a lotus pattern, and he didn't have to worry about the main business anymore, so Xiao Mo also became interested. He reached out and took off Chu Jinglan's mask directly: "I want to draw on your forehead too."

Chu Jinglan didn't move, and let him take off the mask and let him do as he pleased.

Xiao Mo lit up the spiritual light, thought for a moment, and then drew a silver-blue nightshade on Chu Jinglan's forehead.

The main color is silver, with a faint blue at the end of the petals. Xiao Mo finished the painting in detail and felt very satisfied. He withdrew his hand and motioned Chu Jinglan to look at the lake as well: "Come and see if it looks good."

Chu Jinglan turned his head and could see his own reflection on the lake. On his forehead was a vivid nightshade flower, with an ethereal look.

Chu Jinglan and his reflection in the water spoke at the same time: "It's a very good painting."

Xiao Mo: "I think so too. It's so beautiful. It would be a pity to wipe it off. Why not keep it? Anyway, it doesn't matter whether we have a couple mark or not."

Xiao Mo of course also thought about their current relationship of sharing everything. The flower on Chu Jinglan's forehead looked very fresh and really beautiful. Who doesn't like beautiful things?

The wind blew across the lake, and Chu Jinglan's eyes reflected in the water followed the ripples. He raised his eyes, and his gaze seemed complicated, yet seemed to brush across Xiao Mo very lightly.

Xiao Mo was still staring at the Epiphyllum on his forehead, with a smile in his eyes, and tilted his head slightly: "How is it?"

The ripples on the lake surface had not yet stopped. Chu Jinglan was shocked to hear himself answer like this -

"Can."

The author has something to say:

Mini-theater:

Xiao Mo: Why don't you try to be a couple with Qiuqiu?

Chu Jinglan:.

Qiuqiu: I’m still just a baby!