Chapter 83

The Nine Secret Pagoda will be open for two months this time. Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan also received more accurate information before entering the pagoda, such as the communication jade token can be used, but only for the first to seventh floors. Also, the time perception on the ninth floor will be different from that outside.

One day outside is equivalent to one month inside. Apart from anything else, if I can cultivate to the ninth level, this trip is definitely worth it.

However, getting to the ninth floor depends too much on luck, and even the Wang family themselves don’t know where the mysterious door is.

Chu Jinglan's landing point was a little far from the Daozhong Plain, but fortunately, his location could be seen on the map.

Each level of the Nine Secret Pagoda is a different secret realm, and some small places often change. If you find that the place you are staying does not match the map, you must spread your consciousness out or fly up to find the route.

But if you fly too high, you may become a target.

Chu Jinglan's communication jade seal flashed. It was Chang Daozi asking about his location. After getting the answer, he compared and found that Chang Daozi and the other two spirits were actually farther away from the Daozhong Plain than Chu Jinglan.

It seems that after Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan arrive, they will have to find a place to wait.

The Yingyue Sect had three Spirit Severing cultivators leading the team into the secret realm, and the rest of the major sects had about the same number. Chang Daozi's cultivation had originally reached the peak of Spirit Severing, but after entering the secret realm, his cultivation was suppressed to the early stage of Spirit Severing. In the Nine Secret Pagoda, the early stage of Spirit Severing was the highest level of cultivation, and one could walk all over the place in front of most cultivators.

There were many trees and plains on the first floor. Yuan Yingqi could resist the wind, Chu Jinglan was flying at low altitude resisting the wind, while Xiao Mo was sitting on a flying magic tool, which looked like a leaf and also like a shuttle. After all, he was a "golden elixir" and could not fly.

As they hurried on their way, they were also aware of their surroundings. If they came across something good, they would naturally not miss it.

Xiao Mo has replaced the flute on his waist.

Before the Yingyue Sect's main force set out, Xitie's master quickly tempered the flute that Chu Jinglan wanted and asked Chang Daozi to bring it over.

Based on the earth-level jade flute that Chu Jinglan won in the middle realm competition, it was upgraded to heaven-level. Because the material was very good, just a little bit old, the flute that was tempered was even better than many flutes that were originally heaven-level.

It was still a white jade flute, but it was visibly more moist and delicate, and more beautiful than Xiao Mo's original one. The tail of the flute was still engraved with a nightshade flower as Xiao Mo requested.

Xiao Mo put away his previous flute and put it away properly. After replacing it with the Tianjie Jade Flute around his waist, he felt like he was filled with treasures.

A heavenly instrument naturally has to have a name. Although Xiao Mo is using it, Chu Jinglan originally won it. After Chang Daozi handed the flute to Xiao Mo, he said to Chu Jinglan, "You name it."

A lot of names flashed through Chu Jinglan's mind, but when it comes to selfishness... Chu Jinglan tried to say after a while: "Jingmo, how about it?"

Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Why are you copying me and picking characters directly from our names?"

After he finished laughing, he stroked the flute and said, "It sounds nice, it turns out that the combination of our two names sounds good. Okay, this is the name."

"Mo Lan" is just a pseudonym, but Jing Mo is the real name of the flute. Chu Jing Lan watched Xiao Mo fiddling with the flute, with a faint glow hidden under the frost in his eyes. He said softly, "Hmm."

So the flute named Jing Mo was now hanging around Xiao Mo's waist.

On the way to Daozhong Plain, they did come across some spiritual treasures, but they were not worth wasting their time on. After all, they were wealthy now and had to consider the cost-effectiveness instead of grabbing everything they came across. Time is also money, so they should choose whichever has greater value.

It took Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan a day to reach the edge of Daozhong Plain. The plain was in the middle, and there were mountains surrounding the edge. Yue Ming had arrived half a day ago. Following his direction, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan found Yue Ming in a corner of the edge mountains.

There are six Yuanying and two Jindan around Yue Ming, who are also disciples of Yingyue Sect.

Yue Ming saw them and waved, "Here."

Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan landed on the ground, and the other disciples stood up and saluted Chu Jinglan according to their generation.

Although Chu Jinglan's name is already known to everyone, not many Yingyue Sect disciples have seen him in person. Many people today are meeting him for the first time and say in a polite and clear voice, "Hello, Junior Uncle-Master."

Xiao Mo thought this scene was very interesting. Although Chu Jinglan was young, he had a strong aura and nodded calmly. Chu Jinglan glanced at Xiao Mo and added, "Don't be so reserved."

Everyone stood up. Some disciples secretly looked at Chu Jinglan. When their eyes fell on Xiao Mo, they seemed to hesitate whether to give Xiao Mo the courtesy of seniority. Because although the news that Chu Jinglan and his partner were already spread throughout Yingyue Sect, they had not announced it in person. It would be inappropriate to call them that, and it would also be inappropriate not to call them that.

Xiao Mo read their expressions and said quickly, "Hello everyone, nice to meet you. Just call me Mo Lan."

In one sentence, it successfully solved the problem of people's calling.

After saying hello, Chu Jinglan said to Yueming: "There are other people in the nearby mountains."

"Yes," Yue Ming raised her hand and pointed out, "It seems that the Tian Ge Sect and Ling Xiao Sect are also gathering nearby. Look over there, there are people from Ling Xiao Sect."

There is no need to perceive this, it is visible to the naked eye.

The Tiange Sect has already had a Spirit Division Elder arrive, and everyone is keeping to themselves and staying in their own territory.

Over at Lingxiao Sect, Mu Jian and Wen Qingshui had already arrived. Mu Jian's breath became heavier after not seeing him for a long time. He kept his attention on the communication jade token in his hand, and it was obvious that he was keeping in touch with someone.

Chang Daozi will arrive in half a day, so the people from Yingyue Sect will have to wait a little longer.

After nightfall, people either chanted talismans or lit up colorful lanterns. A stunning aura floated around Xiao Mo, making it very bright. Qiuqiu squatted on his shoulder and fell asleep.

Among the 30-member team of Yingyue Sect, there are three Scattered Spirits, three Golden Cores, including Xiao Mo, the fake Golden Core, and the rest are all Yuanying. The configuration is already very good. Several more disciples arrived during the night. No one rested on the first night, so there was no need to arrange extra sentries for guarding because they were all alert.

With Chu Jinglan being such an unexpected presence, everyone was quite reserved at first. But after a few lively ones spoke to Yueming for a few words, they saw that Chu Jinglan didn't mind, so the atmosphere became lively and everyone started talking naturally.

Chu Jinglan was looking through the sword manual under the light. Xiao Mo sat beside him, eating spiritual dried fruits while listening to the other disciples talking. The dried fruits were fried and spiced with five spices. The aroma was rich. Yue Ming couldn't help but said, "It's definitely because I follow you that I'm greedy - five-spice ones? I want one."

Xiao Mo handed it to him, and Yue Ming really only took one: "I just want to taste it, I won't eat more."

Seeing that he wanted to eat but tried hard to maintain self-discipline, Xiao Mo was happy: "Okay."

A Yuanying disciple nearby took a look and said boldly: "I want to try it too, can I?"

Xiao Mo handed it to him, and the man ate it with his eyes shining: "Delicious!"

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "It's delicious, isn't it? Your junior master prepared it for you."

Wow, Junior Uncle-Master looks cold, but is he so considerate to his spouse?

Xiao Mo's words instantly made Chu Jinglan more humane, and people also had a new understanding of Chu Jinglan.

The disciple was about to say something when his expression suddenly froze. Not only him, but the others also raised their heads and tightened their grip on the magic weapons in their hands.

There was a rustling movement approaching, and with it came——

“Help, help!”

There were also cries for help approaching.

The disciples of Yingyue Sect stood up suddenly. The cry for help was indeed coming from their direction, becoming clearer and clearer. Chu Jinglan and Yue Ming leaped into the air and saw that it was a fifth-level monster chasing after the two Jindan.

The two Jindan seemed to be exhausted, even without the strength to wield their swords. When they saw someone in front of them, they shouted and ran wildly, but in their excitement, they stumbled and fell to the ground. They were about to be eaten by the monster behind them, but two sword energies came from the sky and cut the monster into pieces in an instant.

The monster let out its last roar and fell to the ground unwillingly, blood dripping onto the two Jindans. They were still in shock and trembled for a moment before they rolled and crawled towards the direction of Yingyue Sect. After making sure they were really safe, they sat down on the ground exhausted, wiping their faces and thanking them.

"Thank you, thank you. I'm sorry my legs are weak and I can't stand up to greet you right now. Please forgive me."

People don't care.

The leading elder was not here, so Chu Jinglan was the one in charge here temporarily. He stared at the two Jindan cultivators without saying a word. They did not have badges and might be casual cultivators. After sitting there and resting for a while, he stood up and bowed deeply to the people of Yingyue Sect.

When he looked up, a Jindan was still trembling a little: "Thank you very much, everyone. May I ask if we can rest near you for a while? I really haven't recovered yet."

Chu Jinglan said calmly: "A hundred meters away, yes."

The man was still very scared, as if he had been frightened out of his wits by the monster: "But we are a hundred meters away. If there is another monster attacking us, we..."

He shuddered as he said this, but Chu Jinglan's attitude did not change at all, and he said simply, "No."

The man's eyes were red, and he kept bowing: "Please forgive me, I am really scared, really scared, I will be fine in a while, thank you all!"

The man next to him scanned the badges of the Yingyue Sect disciples and spoke with fear and a little doubt: "We once helped the Six Yunduan Sects. Shouldn't a righteous sect set an example and help those who follow them?"

This hat is really too big, and in the Yingyue Sect team, there was actually a Jindan disciple who whispered: "He seems to be quite pitiful, it's just a piece of cake for us--"

Before he finished speaking, he found that several brothers in the team were looking at him with strange eyes. The Jindan disciple stopped talking and shrank his neck: "Did I say something wrong?"

Yue Ming: "Which pavilion is this little fool from? Is this his first time to come out for training?"

There are so many people in the Yingyue Sect, it is impossible for him to remember them all. Only the direct descendants are familiar with each other.

The Jindan disciple's face turned red and white after hearing what he said, but although he kept his mouth shut, he looked unconvinced.

One of the disciples smiled and said, "It's definitely not us who asked Jian Pavilion. After all, even those in our lineage who have just reached the Golden Core stage have fought countless battles outside."

The Jindan disciple raised his head angrily and looked at the two poor people. He was about to say something, but Xiao Mo touched the awakened ball and spoke before him: "You two don't have to pretend. We are so weak, and you dare to approach us directly. I'm afraid you have used some magic weapon to change your cultivation aura?"

Xiao Mo: "Your murderous intentions cannot be hidden at all."

Xiao Mo threw out this sentence lightly, clearly without any strength, but the sharp sword roared out as his words fell, and spiritual power surged, allowing Xiao Mo's small stone to press out with a tremendous force.

It was Chu Jinglan. When the others hadn't reacted yet, he was the first to move.

This can only be done if one has no doubt about Xiao Mo at all.

While the other Yingyue Sect disciples were still in surprise or had not reacted, Chu Jinglan's sword light had already arrived, but he saw that the "poor Jindan" was suddenly agile and narrowly avoided the vital points, with only a cut on his shoulder.

The Jindan disciple of Yingyue Sect was about to scream, but when he saw this scene, his voice was cut off and he could not make any sound.

——How could an ordinary injured Jindan possibly dodge Chu Jinglan’s sword.

Their murderous intentions were actually hidden very well, but unfortunately, Xiao Mo used his inner demon ability to taste their moods.

As long as he wants, no one can hide their thoughts in front of him.

Chu Jinglan couldn't do that either, but Xiao Mo didn't use his ability on Chu Jinglan out of respect. However, there was no need to be polite to outsiders in an unfamiliar environment when trying to determine whether they had ill intentions.

The two Jindan who were timid just now suddenly had a strong aura. They were clearly two Yuanying. They knew they had lost and had no intention of giving up the fight. They quickly used some magic formulas to detonate several magic weapons and turned around to escape.

Chu Jinglan was close, but he immediately threw out his magic weapon to block. Even if it was destroyed in the aftermath, he didn't feel sorry at all.

The rest of the Yingyue Sect's disciples quickly followed suit and formed a sword formation. In terms of numbers and skills, they had the advantage.

The sword light broke the silence of the night, and after a moment, the two Yuan infants who pretended to be Jindan were successfully killed.

The moves of these two men were vicious and cruel. Someone almost got caught in their trap just now. It can be seen that they came prepared and their only intention was to take people's lives.

"He wants to sneak in, so he should kill whoever he can." Yue Ming picked out their storage containers, but found that the storage containers would be broken if the mark was touched. It was obvious that they did not think that the things could be left to their relatives and descendants one day, and they would be destroyed directly if outsiders touched them.

Yue Ming threw them away and raised her hand to use her spiritual power to throw the two bodies far away, but Xiao Mo said, "No need."

He lit the ball, and flames came out of its mouth, burning the two men to ashes.

Yue Ming clapped her hands and looked at Xiao Mo: "By the way, how did you detect their murderous intentions? I didn't notice it at all."

Xiao Mo rubbed the feathers of the ball: "My special way of compassion can clearly sense the good and evil of people."

Anyway, he was the only one practicing, so whatever he said was the truth. The others suddenly realized that the Jindan disciple who had been helping to speak earlier had almost buried his head in the ground.

The two assassins must have discovered their whereabouts and wanted to try to sneak in and assassinate them before the powerful person who was distracted arrived. They started trouble so early, they must have received a killing order and came here specifically.

Even though the Tiange Sect and the Lingxiao Sect are nearby, the Tiange Sect still has its clones. If someone from the Yingyue Sect is really killed, the Tiange clones won't even blink an eye and will be lucky enough not to add insult to injury.

Not to mention that both sects are members of the Immortal Alliance, even if there are people from the Six Yunduan Sects nearby, they may be doing the same thing.

The fight within the secret realm has always been like this.

The bodies of the two killers were burned, and everyone sat down again, this time more alert.

Xiao Mo brought a ball of light over, and some fragments of memory flashed through his mind again.

It was when he returned to Chu Jinglan from somewhere in his previous life with a poison mark on his hand.

Chu Jinglan saw the poison mark on his hand and his face changed drastically. He pulled his wrist without saying anything and took his pulse. When he found that the poison had been eliminated and only the mark had not disappeared, his face became better. "How did you get hurt? Where is the person who hurt you?"

Xiao Mo took his hand back and said, "I just saved a kid... Don't look at me like that. I was careful and no one believed me, but I still got fooled."

Chu Jinglan said coldly: "You are always more patient with children."

He looked very angry, and in this clip, Xiao Mo heard the voice of his previous life self: Yes, who made me grow up in an orphanage? Even though the orphanage was old and run-down, and there were people inside who did nothing wrong, the children were innocent.

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "No one believes you, but sometimes I still can't help testing, as if I want to see if there is any possibility in people's hearts... Xiao Mo, was it the same when you dared to make a blood pact with me?"

The recollection stops here, without much information, but Xiao Mo knows that he grew up in an orphanage in his previous life, and the conditions did not seem to be good. Combining the memories he gained, he knows that he was later adopted by an old grandmother.

In this life, Xiao Mo was passed around among his relatives and then sent to an orphanage. The teacher and director of the orphanage was a nice person.

Both of them have little family connections in their lives, and are like a grass without roots.

Also, he was seventeen years old when he traveled through the book in his previous life. Unless he was gifted and was admitted to a higher grade, he would not have finished college at this age.

...No way, he hasn’t been a good college student in his two lifetimes?

Xiao Mo took a deep breath, touched the feathers of the ball, and was silenced by his own life experiences.

Well, those are all things of the past, it’s okay, it’s okay—Xiao Mo repeated this to himself several times before he suppressed the thought of going to college.

The past cannot be retrieved, and now he can only move forward.

As for the future, Xiao Mowubi hoped that Chu Jinglan could practice well in this Nine Secret Pagoda, and use the time difference of the ninth level to break through the state of distraction in one breath. That way, he would be able to overcome the calamity of his inner demons.

Besides, the pagoda is a good place, more convenient than doing things outside. Now I have to hope that Chu Jinglan can give some help.

Xiao Mo glanced at Chu Jinglan's profile. To be honest, with the ability of the inner demon to detect people's thoughts, he certainly wouldn't be fooled at the moment. Those two people just now also saw through him at a glance, which was very convenient. However, he didn't have this ability in his previous life, which showed the difference between him and Chu Jinglan in suspicion.

Both were equally vigilant and both maintained a healthy suspicion of outsiders, but their outcomes were different.

However, in this world, it is impossible for two leaves to be exactly the same. He and Chu Jinglan have differences, but also tacit understanding. For both of them, being able to become friends is a rare fate.

Aura floated around the two of them, quietly dispelling the darkness.

After a night passed, when it was almost dawn, everyone put away the lights. At this time, someone else arrived from the Lingxiao Sect’s headquarters not far away.

Xiao Mo looked over and saw Su Baimo.

Su Baimo did not come alone. There was another strange Yuanying with him, but he did not have the Lingxiao Sect disciple badge.

Xiao Mo's consciousness was still outside, so he heard their conversation. Su Baimo said that the man saved him on the road.

Savior?

Moreover, this person was knowledgeable and sensible. He sent Su Baimo to the side of the disciples of Lingxiao Sect, but did not ask them to go with him. Instead, he walked to a place two or three hundred meters away, sat there, and said that he also wanted to wait for someone. Lingxiao Sect could not find any fault with his behavior.

If it was anyone else, Xiao Mo might not care, but when Su Baimo suddenly appeared as his savior, Xiao Mo narrowed his eyes and asked the system to scan the identity of the strange Yuan Ying.

After the system scans, it will give the answer in seconds.

"The host is the Demon Lord Fen Xiu who has suppressed his cultivation and changed his appearance."

He was really caught by Xiao Mo. Why was it him again? Why did he want to do this by running to the Nine Secret Pagoda instead of recuperating in the Demon Realm?