Chapter 227 Illusion

Su Qingwu did not refute Xuanwu's words.

The true strength of Heaven's Dao, perhaps only the immortals in the immortal world know.

"What was the purpose of the predecessors leaving behind that treasure map to guide future generations to come here?"

"Those who can reach this palace must have good fortune. I have a wish that has not been fulfilled. My friend, are you willing to make a deal with me?"

"If it's about revenge for my predecessor, I don't think I can do it."

"My friend, you are worrying too much. I will never let you go against the Heavenly Dao."

"So what exactly is the deal?"

"If one day you can ascend to the immortal world and meet Senior Xuansheng of the Xuanwu clan, please express my gratitude to him on my behalf."

"That's all?"

"Yes, actually, Senior Xuan Sheng noticed my existence back then, but he not only did not drive me away, but he also helped me to realize the truth. I have no way to repay him, and I was unable to communicate with him at that time. Now I no longer have the opportunity to go to the fairyland, so I can only rely on you, Little Friend Lao, to pass on the teachings for me."

At this point, a crescent-shaped jade pendant that was entirely aqua blue gradually emerged from the body of the Black Tortoise transformed by the white mist.

"This is my reward. The jade pendant contains the water spirit energy accumulated over ten thousand years. As long as you use it properly, it will not be difficult for you to break through your current realm."

“There are many uncertainties in this transaction.”

"I know this too, so I don't require you to complete it. Just keep it in mind and start working on it when the time is right."

"Apart from this, are there any other restrictions?"

"no."

"Okay, I agree to this deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, a water-blue jade pendant was handed to Su Qingwu.

She took it, hesitated for a moment, and continued:

"Senior, will you stay here forever?"

"Yeah, where else can we go?"

"Does the Heavenly Dao of this world know about the existence of the predecessors?"

"This kind of thing cannot be hidden. That person didn't kill them all. Otherwise, my two consciousnesses would not be able to stay."

"If there comes a day in the future when I fulfill your request, will you be able to notice it?"

"I can't be sure about this, but since it is an unfulfilled wish, I will probably feel grateful when it is fulfilled."

After these words were spoken, Xuanwu turned into white mist again, lingering around the crystal palace.

Seeing this, Su Qingwu immediately said:

“How can I leave here and go to the outside world?”

"I will send you out directly, but there is a mental test in the hall. If you have nothing urgent to do, you can try to open it and strengthen your state of mind. This way, when you break through to a higher realm in the future, you will be more confident in facing the inner demons."

Su Qingwu agreed to the deal, and Ji Xuan's consciousness naturally hoped that she could ascend smoothly, otherwise everything would be empty talk.

What I am doing now is also helping her.

Every time one advances to a higher realm, the inner demons one encounters are extremely dangerous.

Throughout the ages, no matter whether they were giving birth, transforming into spirits, returning to the void, or advancing to the highest level and achieving the Dao, countless cultivators have died from the calamity of their inner demons, especially the calamity of thunder.

Su Qingwu would naturally not refuse anything that would help her, but before starting the test, she had one thing to confirm.

"There is a good friend of mine in the Ghost Cave. She is looking for the Soul-Nourishing Tree there. Once she finds it, she will join me. If I enter the test, how long will it take to get out?"

"There is no time limit in the fantasy world. As for the reality, it can take half a month at most or one or two days at least. I know your friend. If she comes to look for you, I will try to bring her to this palace."

"Thank you, senior."

......

After half a cup of tea, the test began.

Su Qingwu's original memory is completely blurred at this moment.

The scene I saw changed suddenly, and suddenly I felt an unbearable pain all over my body.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the scapula was pierced and that soul-locking nails were nailed into various vital acupoints along the meridians.

Not only that, there is also a black iron chain locking each of his hands and feet.

The other end of the chain leads to a stone pillar.

At this moment, she was standing on an open-air stone platform, facing the judgement of the monks.

Strange memories came suddenly and flooded into my mind.

After she ascended from the small world, she came to the Tianxuan Sect and was automatically assigned to the Yuehua Sect.

This faction, which is weak in the overall strength of the sect, is often suppressed by other factions, and its cultivation resources are repeatedly deprived.

Su Qingwu followed the advice of his faction elders, swallowed his anger, used limited resources, and devoted himself to cultivation.

Because she controlled the Qiankun Bottle and owned a piece of space, she focused on cultivating spiritual plants. Every time she harvested a spiritual plant, her cultivation level would increase greatly.

As time went by, it attracted the attention of some interested people in the sect.

Once, when he was out, he was followed and besieged by a hostile faction.

Those people ignored the sect's ban and tried to kill her.

Su Qingwu directly killed them.

Unfortunately, one of them possessed an extremely sophisticated secret method to save his life, and he escaped.

Not only that, this person also used a camera stone to record the scene of her killing spree, but the initial siege was not recorded.

In short, the situations recorded in the images and stone carvings are all favorable to them.

After escaping death, the man immediately handed the stone over to the sect's law enforcement hall and slandered Su Qingwu, saying that he had evil intentions and harmed his fellow disciples.

Later, she was captured by people from the Execution Hall.

Facing a group of seniors from the sect, Su Qingwu explained the whole story in detail and swore an oath to prove that what he said was true.

Her eyes were calm, without a trace of fear.

At that time, all the elders present believed her words.

However, members of the opposing faction shouted and swore the same oath, not about the siege, but about the secret treasure she held that could turn the tide.

At that moment, Su Qingwu clearly saw that most of the elders changed their expressions.

In the hall, everyone started to question her about the treasure in both open and covert ways.

She was indignant at what the elders had done and did not answer.

Of course, she knew very well that if she told the truth, her life would be in danger.

The Qiankun Bottle has already recognized its master, and no one else can use it except her.

If these people knew this, they would kill her immediately so that this innate treasure would return to being ownerless.

Because he did not reveal the news, Su Qingwu was accused of harming his fellow disciples and was thrown into an ice prison, which sealed his cultivation.

During this period, the seniors of Yuehua wanted to rescue them, but they were too weak and could not help at all.

Recalling this, Su Qingwu felt extremely angry.

How is a first-class Taoist sect different from those evil sects when it does such a thing?

What are you still doing in a place like this?

At that moment, Hong Yu, hidden in the void, gave her infinite power.

The black iron chain was torn apart in an instant, and the sealed cultivation level suddenly surged, breaking through all constraints.

She went on a killing spree in the sect and wiped out all her enemies.

After everything was settled, he sat for a long time in front of the mountain gate where blood flowed like a river, and finally realized the way of killing.

From then on, he called himself a demon cultivator and never joined any sect again.

Hundreds of years later, the catastrophe of ascension came. Su Qingwu raised his eyes and stared at the somewhat familiar calamity thunder of destruction, and suddenly woke up.

The illusion was shattered at this moment, and true memory returned.

Ji Xuan's voice immediately reached my ears.

"In the illusion of your mind, what appeared were things that you were unwilling to face in your subconscious mind. Now you have escaped from the illusion on your own, and will face the inner demon tribulation in the future. If you encounter a similar situation again, it will be easy to overcome the tribulation."