Chapter 59 Fog
It took an unknown amount of time before Luo Xuanyi finally felt her feet touch the ground. Thick fog pressed against her sides, making her feel chest tightness and shortness of breath. She immediately adjusted her breathing and lit the incense in her hand.
The cold yellow candlelight flickered into countless colors as it lit. Even after settling, it was still a chaotic mess. The sickening light was like a rainbow spun into foam, making the viewer dizzy. Luo Xuanyi calmed her mind, forcing herself to stare directly at the candlelight. After adjusting, she finally discerned twenty-two different hues.
Luo Xuanyi was momentarily baffled by the complex light, but she was certain some of the poison was attempting to circulate within her body along with the spiritual energy. She carefully attempted to absorb some of it, transforming it. Between the living things within her body and the unknown toxin, the living things were more dominant. The spiritual energy, mixed with the poison, transformed into a medicinal liquid, which she absorbed. After circulating it for a week, it had no effect. Great! At least she didn't have to worry constantly.
But the fog still gave her a bad feeling. As she moved in it, the fog followed her sleeves closely, like a snake that had bitten its prey and would not let go.
While she was still pondering, she faintly heard voices nearby. The entire group had been scattered and fallen, and someone was trying to regroup. Luo Xuanyi thought again and again, extinguished the candles and incense, and approached the group.
Even when she was close enough to see the figure, Luo Xuanyi still couldn't sense any presence from the other side. Suspicion immediately grew in her heart, and she slowly retreated. Thinking of the Mingtai wine in her hand, she hesitated for a moment, took out half of it and drank it all in one gulp.
Her vision immediately became clearer, and Luo Xuanyi could even see tiny gray particles floating in the mist. Her hearing and sense of touch were immediately amplified several times, but the strange thing was that the voices of the group of people in front of her were not clear at all, and she still could not sense their presence.
It's like their true bodies are just human shapes formed by mist.
She had only had a slight suspicion earlier, but now Luo Xuanyi was completely convinced of her feelings. There was definitely something fishy going on. Just as she was about to leave, a clear voice suddenly drifted to her ears. "Have you found Junior Sister Yi? Our elixirs are still in her possession. We must protect her quickly." It was the voice of Qi Mingzhe.
Luo Xuanyi's skin crawled with goosebumps. She had no doubt this was a fabricated illusion, but they possessed such clear memories and their own voices, and as if they were baiting their prey to avoid them, they suddenly spoke so lightly just as she was about to leave. Luo Xuanyi, unconcerned, simply turned and ran into the fog.
"Ah, ah, ah, gone, gone."
The voice, as pure and innocent as a baby's, was filled with disappointment and disappeared along with the phantom of the crowd.
Luo Xuanyi took only a few steps when she felt the resistance growing stronger. The mist seemed like a net, ready to engulf her. She gasped for breath, then quickly reacted and lit the incense. A strange, eerie light illuminated her surroundings, and the resistance immediately dissipated.
The burning incense dropped debris, which Luo Xuanyi took in her hands and examined carefully, only to find that it was human ashes.
Just like the scene seen before, those touched by the bright light would turn into mist, but due to the sealed ruins, the vengeful spirits of those monks could not escape and could only float in the mist attached to the ashes. What's worse, because the ancient monks who died here had advanced cultivation, they could even take over the bodies of intruders.
Even Luo Xuanyi, worried that the candlelight might reveal her position, dared not leave the incense burning. She kept an eye on the ceiling, but unfortunately, unable to discern her direction, she could only keep moving forward. The mist held too much ashes, and the incense burned rapidly, soon becoming much shorter.
It had only been half an hour. Luo Xuanyi had already taken a large amount of materials to make incense for her own use, but the others had only received two sticks. If things continued like this, there might be disciples who had been possessed. Even if the team did reunite, they wouldn't be able to trust each other.
Luo Xuanyi walked carefully in this foggy secret realm where there seemed to be no other danger except for the golden and red lights.
After walking for another hour, when the second stick of incense in Luo Xuanyi's hand was about to burn out, she finally encountered something other than fog again.
It was a blur of light and shadow. Even though she couldn't see clearly, Luo Xuanyi felt a familiar nausea and dizziness. It was the incense! But perhaps the thick fog, in addition to human memories and illusions, could also create similar objects?
The fog rolled in, and the other party had obviously seen her light. But they both stood in silence, not saying a word. His light gradually dimmed, and Luo Xuanyi's sharper eyes caught the ashes outside the light, ready to move towards him.
His figure was blurred by the thick fog and light and shadow, and Luo Xuanyi felt that he looked extremely familiar.
This was something the illusory figures just now lacked. The ashes followed Luo Xuanyi reluctantly all the way, wandering outside the candlelight's reach, ready to move as she changed the incense.
The candle flame grew dimmer and began to flicker from side to side. This was a sign that it was about to go out. As thick fog gathered around him, the man finally addressed Luo Xuanyi first.
"Yes, who is there?"
The slightly trembling voice immediately alerted the already wavering Luo Xuanyi. It was Su Yang's voice! She was almost fooled by this performance! Furthermore, Su Yang had never been to the secret realm before. The mist could capture more than just those who entered. It could also read a person's memory and mimic their form and voice.
Luo Xuanyi stared intently at the figure opposite her, a strange feeling rising within her. Both times, the apparitions hadn't made contact, hadn't moved, attempting to elicit the same response. She took out another incense stick and lit it, tentatively avoiding any escape. Instead, she observed "Su Yang's" movements.
The fact that she didn't turn and flee seemed to bolster the other person's confidence. Su Yang waved his arm gently, and the dimmed glow was about to fade. He spoke again, "Judging from your figure, you're Xuan Yi, right?"
When he spoke again, his tone was closer to the Su Yang in Luo Xuanyi's memory. He asked two questions in a row in an attempt to get an answer from Luo Xuanyi, but Luo Xuanyi still chose to remain silent.
"Even if you don't answer, I know who you are."
He suddenly extinguished the light in his hand, and the countless ashes that had been surrounding Luo Xuanyi rushed towards "Su Yang." He smiled bitterly and said, "Xuanyi, run away quickly. I'm about to be possessed by another body. If you see me again, show no mercy. Remember to be careful of the Qiming group. They have bad intentions and want to harm you..." Before he could finish his words, he was already engulfed by the gray fog. He desperately tried to attack the gray fog, but the fog seemed to no longer pay attention to Luo Xuanyi. A shallow gap without fog appeared in front of Luo Xuanyi.
Luo Xuanyi simply stood there speechless. Her initial fear was almost amused by his sudden action. She moved slightly as if to retreat, then suddenly turned and summoned the bamboo slips from her waist, sweeping across!
"Zheng!"
The stab missed, and the gray robe of Zang Yaozong, who had emerged from the fog, fell heavily to the ground. In Luo Xuanyi's sight, a disciple of Zang Yaozong with extremely strange movements crawled towards Luo Xuanyi and attacked!
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