"Host, I'm back. The Crimson Flame Fruit Tree has been dug up. I'll find a place to plant it once I get back to the sect!"
The little fox hopped back into the group, nuzzled its head against its host's thigh, and then walked proudly to the front.
"Now that we're back, let's hurry up and move on. After we've explored this place, we still need to go see other places!"
Lin Xue quickened her pace. This place gave her a very bad feeling, as if some kind of danger was lurking in the shadows.
Although the source of the danger has not yet been discovered, Lin Xue at least trusts her intuition.
"Host, there seems to be a light ahead!"
629, which was in the lead, had already noticed the anomaly ahead.
It stood in front of the light but did not go in immediately.
“Something’s wrong with these lights. They seem to be emanating from some kind of creature rather than naturally occurring light.”
Standing there was to test the light ahead, and the test results proved that 629 was right not to rush in.
"Disciple, throw a fireball in and take a look!"
Lin Xue stood at the entrance for a while, but couldn't figure out what was inside, so she winked at Zhao Yunting next to her.
Since the thing inside is a living organism, it will definitely react to fire.
It doesn't matter if we can't see it now. One fireball and I don't believe the opponent can still hold their temper.
"Master, please step back a little!"
Zhao Yunting wasn't worried about the others who possessed spiritual power, but he knew his master's situation best, so he gave him a reminder.
"good!"
Lin Xue responded by taking two steps back and standing beside her youngest apprentice.
Zhao Yunting channeled his spiritual energy, made a hand seal, and cast a spell. A fireball appeared in his palm, which he then tossed forward, landing on the spot of light and exploding.
The moment the flames exploded, the once brightly lit cave immediately descended into chaos.
A huge ball of light appeared and disappeared intermittently, and began to flutter back and forth inside the cave.
Lin Xue and the others saw it clearly now; the ball of light was actually a giant skeletal moth.
This skeleton moth is completely transparent and emits a faint glow. When it is still, it looks like a luminous body, and there is nothing unusual about it.
But as soon as it moves, the blood vessels hidden in its body slowly writhe, and several huge skull patterns appear on its body.
"This thing looks really sinister, is it poisonous?"
Zhao Yunting looked at the huge thing inside and was at a loss for what to do.
"System, have you found any information about this?"
Since neither of the two apprentices knew each other, Lin Xue, as an outsider, knew even less.
We can only rely on 629's database. After all, 629 collects data in a different way than humans. It can obtain the information it wants to know through various channels in this world.
"Host, we've found it!"
"This thing is a kind of spirit beast called the Illusion Butterfly!"
"The Illusion Butterfly glows when it stays in the dark, and it also has a special ability: hallucination."
"Anyone who walks into a place shrouded in its light will unknowingly fall into the illusion created by the illusionary butterfly."
"This creature's weaknesses are obvious, but its abilities are equally outstanding!"
"Host, would you like to capture this phantom butterfly and bring it back to the sect? Releasing it at night could bring a glimmer of light to the sect!"
Although the skull marks on the Phantom Butterfly's body are a bit creepy, it is a true spirit beast.
If I brought this back to the sect, it wouldn't be bad to have it as a light bulb that doesn't require any energy.
"Your idea is excellent, but who will make a contract with this phantom butterfly?"
Lin Xue turned her gaze to her two apprentices, only to see them shaking their heads like rattles.
Although the Illusion Butterfly was very powerful, the two of them felt uneasy when they saw the huge skull on its body.
Despite Zhao Yunting's high cultivation aptitude and his usual demeanor as a senior disciple, he is actually afraid of ghosts.
If you had to spend all your time with such a spirit beast, you'd really break down.
Li Zichen, needless to say, although he envied his master and senior brother for having spirit beasts, he really didn't like the phantom butterfly in front of him.
He's like a little sun at night; I bet he doesn't need to sleep at all.
After all, Li Zichen has a little-known problem: he can't fall asleep if the lights aren't turned off at night.
Lin Xue noticed that none of her disciples wanted to form a contract with the illusionary butterfly.
Then I looked at the adorable little fox.
The system has no way to contract spirit beasts; if you want this phantom butterfly, only she can do it.
"Sigh, then I'll just have to make a sacrifice!"
"You must remember the sacrifices your teacher made."
Lin Xue reluctantly took a drop of essence blood from her fingertip, and then flicked her finger to send the drop of essence blood into Huan Die's forehead.
With 629's intervention, the Illusion Butterfly quickly became Lin Xue's first true spirit beast in this world.
After completing the contract with the Illusion Butterfly, Lin Xue learned that this giant moth could actually change its shape.
At her request, the other person transformed into a butterfly hair clip and landed in her hair.
"Master, this illusionary butterfly looks absolutely perfect for you!"
Li Zichen fawned over him.
As expected, judging from the name, Illusion Butterfly is more suitable for girls to form a contract.
If a butterfly hairpin were to fall on his head, he would probably be laughed at by others when he went out.
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do!"
"My teacher's stunning good looks are a natural beauty that cannot be ignored!"
Although Lin Xue was somewhat unwilling when she first made a contract with the Illusionary Butterfly.
But after the contract was actually signed, she realized that the Illusion Butterfly did not have only a few functions as rumored.
Fortunately, we didn't give up on this phantom butterfly. If they had killed it, it would have been such a waste.
"Master, there's no road ahead!"
After walking for a while, the group found that they were in a dead end. They had not found any other forks in the road along the way. Did this dead end mean that their adventure had come to an end?
"etc!"
Just as Zhao Yunting was about to lead the way back, he was stopped by the little fox standing behind the group.
"Young people, as someone who's been there, let me teach you a lesson: when you encounter situations like this, don't jump to conclusions too quickly!"
"It would be best to thoroughly inspect this passage and confirm it multiple times before drawing any conclusions."
After saying that, 629 ran to the end of the passage and started digging at the wall.
It is very fast and has sharp claws, which can easily dig through even huge rocks.
Under the incredulous gazes of Zhao Yunting and Li Zichen, 629 quickly dug out a new passage.
"As expected of the Grand Steward, if we had turned back just now, we probably would have missed out on some good stuff!"
Li Zichen stood beside his senior brother, looking at the scenery across the cave through the opening.
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