Chapter 36 The Mist (Part 3) Is there something wrong with your creator god? Master…
The ability to silently allow Nascent Soul stage cultivators to enter the formation, and the array-drawing skills are so superb that even the Duanmu family, who have been guarding the Peach Forest for hundreds of years, have not been able to detect anything amiss.
Moreover, Qingxing had previously used magic to investigate and found no trace of any magic array.
"The mastermind behind this is probably a master of array formations," Qingxing whispered.
But in today's world, array cultivators are so rare that even a slightly pure Golden Core array cultivator like Qingxing can attract attention. Someone who can cover an entire peach grove with an array must have already reached the Tribulation Transcending realm.
Even without the title of "array cultivator," a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage should be the number one in the world, and his name should be known throughout the cultivation world.
But I've never heard of Qingxing.
"But why? You're just a bunch of greenhorns, who could you possibly have enemies with?" Gudako couldn't understand.
“It’s not about enmity. You told me before that Tingzhu would die.” Qingxing pondered, “In his three previous lives, he perished here. That means that person was lying in ambush here for all three lifetimes. Their entry into the magic array was pre-arranged. But why did I enter the Illusionary Dream Array?”
Logically speaking, her appearance was a variable in this lifetime, and the person who drew the array should not have been prepared. When she first entered the Illusionary Dream Array, she only thought it was a magic array relic left by a powerful being hundreds of years ago.
However, judging from the series of events that have occurred so far, her entry was not accidental. The person in the shadows acted with great order and efficiency, as if it had been planned in advance.
Thinking of this, Qingxing's mood became heavy: "Could there be others like me who are constantly being reborn?"
She had suspected this matter when she encountered the evil book and Li Xu at Mount Taihua.
The visitor didn't seem to have much malice towards her. Each time, they would throw out some trivial puzzles and let her solve them on her own. This didn't seem like an attack; it was more like... a kind of test.
“That’s impossible!” Gudako retorted. “The Creator God never told me that!”
Qingxing glanced at it: "Then there's something wrong with your creator god."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Qingxing smiled slightly and said, "Did He tell you that Duanmu Tingzhu had an older brother who died five years ago, named Duanmu Rui? He frequently appears in the formation to confuse those who enter the formation."
"Of course..." Gudako stopped mid-sentence, then suddenly lost its nerve. It remained silent for a long time, seemingly trying its best to search its memory.
After a moment, it reluctantly said, "...No."
The next moment, it added, "But that doesn't prove anything!"
“Yes, it doesn’t prove anything.” Qingxing’s tone was indifferent, but every word she spoke was like a sharp sword, dissecting the aspects that she had long been unable to understand. “Don’t you think ‘the spirit of the Heavenly Book’ is an extremely absurd gimmick? It is clearly a book responsible for correcting the Heavenly Dao, yet it has given birth to a spirit with the mind of an infant. You were clearly sent here to help me find the villain, but what you know is all irrelevant information.”
"And you've always kept my identity a mystery to me."
Qingxing glanced indifferently at Gudako from top to bottom: "Gudako, I may not care, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid or can be controlled at will."
Her expression was so serious that Guda was momentarily startled, having never seen Qingxing like this before. Moreover, everything Qingxing said was true, making Guda feel guilty, and it dared not say anything more.
It shrank its neck, and Qingxing continued, "No matter what your reasons are for doing this, since I promised to help you find the villain, I will definitely do it."
"Apart from this, don't even think about having any ulterior motives."
"I won't have any ulterior motives!" Gudako immediately assured her. "Shen Wan and Duanmu are my friends too, and I want them to be happy as well!"
Qingxing glanced at it, but ultimately said nothing more, which meant she accepted its explanation.
The Blood Peach Forest fell silent for a moment. The person and the book spirit remained silent for a long time. Perhaps knowing they were in the wrong, Guda took the initiative to break the ice. It gently tugged at Qingxing's clothes and cautiously asked, "So what should we do next? Go find Chen Wan and the others?"
“No need, we won’t find it.” Qingxing looked at the pit. “If he can avoid the Blood Peach Forest’s restrictions, he won’t leave any evidence.”
Gudako hesitated: "Then..."
"Tell me what you know first," Qingxing said decisively. "Elder Qinghe told you to split up and search. Master and the others have disappeared. Where is Senior Brother Wenren?"
Gudako: "I don't know, they're heading southeast."
“I sent a message to my senior brother, but he didn’t reply,” Qingxing recalled. “When I entered the Dream Illusion Array, I also had to use a special communication talisman to communicate with you.”
If Wenren Xi had seen her communication talisman, she would never have ignored it.
They joined the fray as well.
The thought of being all alone in this world, and being inexplicably burdened with the task of "finding relatives," gave Qingxing a headache.
She sorted out her thoughts and finally came up with the best solution: "Go find the Duanmu family mansion first."
Since the Blood Peach Forest is a large formation, the power of the formation's core must be considerable. In addition, with her master and the others missing and Elder Qinghe's group still inside the formation, she dared not act rashly.
The expedient solution was to inform the head of the Duanmu family and request that he send more men.
"Oh right, Qinghe sent a telepathic message to Patriarch Duanmu and Xuan Ying before he left." Guda suddenly remembered this.
"Ordinary communication talismans are useless in the Dream Illusion Array. Elder Qinghe's two talismans have probably been sent to the person who drew the array." The situation is quite serious, and Qingxing doesn't have much time left. She summons the Endless Wood, quickly draws a directional mark on the ground, and then turns it around to summon Qinggeng.
"Could you help me scout the way?"
The blue bird cried out and took to the air. After circling around the green apricot a few times, it got a clear view of the distance and gently stepped back onto the green apricot's shoulder.
Qingxing raised her hand, and spiritual energy, like threads, overflowed from her fingertips and slowly entered the beak of the Qinggeng bird.
Nourished by spiritual energy, the divine bird happily shook its feathers. It let out a clear, joyful cry, then spread its wings, circled Qingxing once, and glided straight behind her.
"Keep up." Qingxing said to Guda, then took a step to catch up with Qinggeng.
The two, a man and a book spirit, hurried ahead unnoticed. Behind them, a hooded black figure flashed by.
Qinggeng led Qingxing for quite a distance. The further they went from the area they had just left, the wider their view became, and the more lifelike creatures appeared. It was no longer as desolate as before; it even had the atmosphere of an ordinary forest.
"Are we almost there?" Gudako asked, looking at the pairs of birds in the tree.
"Maybe." Qingxing was preoccupied with other things, so her reply was somewhat perfunctory.
She had been paying attention to the fluctuations of spiritual energy nearby, and just now, a familiar spiritual energy came from the side.
The spiritual energy was rich and light, like the sultry, sinking wind in a valley, exactly the same as that of Senior Sister Chen Mo during the inner sect test.
It came suddenly and disappeared quickly. If Qingxing hadn't fought with her senior sister, she would have doubted that it was her imagination.
Seeing that she was absent-minded, Guda assumed she was worried about Duanmu Tingzhu, so she carefully considered her words and was about to offer some comfort:
"Don't be too..."
thump!
It had barely opened its mouth when a spherical object enveloped in a strong gust of wind attacked from the side. The ball came with great force, heading straight for Guda's face.
It was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye. Gudako had already started calling out, and Qingxing's ears twitched. She pushed Gudako away and simultaneously twirled the Endless Wood sword, slashing it towards the ball with a "whoosh."
Bang!
The azure and yellow spiritual energies met, bursting forth with a tremendous light. The next instant, the aftershocks stirred up a strong wind, causing the light gauze around Qingxing's waist to flutter. The wind and sand hit her face, forcing her to squint slightly to see more clearly.
The momentum of that side did not diminish, and Qingxing was forced to slide back half a step.
Her earlier senses were correct; her senior sister was nearby. Even the force of her fist was Chen Mo's.
But why would she attack her?
"Senior Sister!" Qingxing used her free hand to make a megaphone gesture, "I am Qingxing!"
But Chen Mo was unmoved by her words, because Qingxing clearly sensed that the power ahead was only increasing.
This can't go on. She's already used up a lot of spiritual energy, and there are still many places where she'll need it. She can't waste it on dealing with her fellow disciples.
Thinking of this, Qingxing used the momentum to flip over, and the ball lost its resistance, crashing straight backward with a "thud," and a peach tree fell down.
As the green apricots fell to the ground and the dust in front of her dissipated, she saw a tall, strong figure walking slowly toward her.
With thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tall and straight figure, she was none other than Chen Mo, the senior disciple of Mount Taihua.
"Senior Sister, I..."
Qingxing had only said a few words when Chen Mo immediately took action.
The person in front of her was her fellow disciple, but a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. She simply raised her hand indifferently and slammed it into the ground with a "thud".
In an instant, the entire earth trembled. Qingxing was stunned for a moment, then she formed a golden protective array and flashed in front of Chen Mo, grabbing his wrist.
He used extreme force, and his fingertips turned white.
"Senior sister, what did you see?"
Chen Mo ignored her and even used more force, his arm veins bulging, to suddenly throw her away and run towards Guda's direction.
Qingxing quickly raised her hand to block, but was still thrown several feet away by Chen Mo, leaving a long trail on the ground.
She frowned slightly and glanced at Gudako, who was pretending to be dead in fright.
"Did you bring something out of the magic circle?" she asked.
"What?" Gudako exclaimed in surprise, thinking carefully before replying, "I didn't! Absolutely not!"
Qingxing ignored its reply. While dodging Chen Mo's powerful punches, she grabbed Guda and, disregarding its cries, scanned it up and down with her spiritual eyes.
As she expected, she found a peculiar mark behind Gudako.
The mark was purple, a style she had never seen before, and it exuded a strange, demonic aura.
As if by some strange twist of fate, Qingxing reached out and touched it.
In an instant, memories flashed through her mind. Qingxing recalled the large pit, the evil books in the library, and even Li Xu, who had already been executed.
Their demonic energy all originates from the same source!
"Hey! Even though you're my master, you can't touch my butt! Give the Book Spirit some privacy, okay?" Guda protested loudly, pulling Qingxing back to reality.
She slapped the mark expressionlessly: "You didn't even know you were being used for demonic cultivation."
Snap!
With a crisp sound, the purple mark vanished in the wind, and Guda instantly lost its voice, lying limply in Qingxing's palm.
Qingxing quickly leaped behind Chen Mo and patted her on the shoulder: "Senior Sister, look at me again."
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