Chapter 25
Entering the Illusionary Realm Formation
The book says that this formation can enter the depths of the mind of the person entering it, creating illusions based on their thoughts, thereby trapping them.
Shi Anxu was not concerned with the formation's ability to trap people, but rather with its ability to see through a person's heart.
If he learns this formation, he will know what Mu Qingzhou desires most in his heart. In this way, he can help Mu Qingzhou realize his wish in a targeted manner, making Mu Qingzhou's path to immortality smoother.
Shi Anxu marked the pages of the book, and after reading the rest, he put the book aside, planning to learn the interesting formation later when he had time.
There are many books about formations. After reading ten of them, Shi Anxu still had a mountain of unread books.
Given Shi Anxu's past patience, he would definitely throw down the book and wash his hands of the matter now.
Now, for Mu Qingzhou's sake, he could only sigh and pick up the book at the very top of the small pile to continue reading.
Finally, Heaven took pity on Shi Anxu after seeing how hard he had worked, and Shi Anxu found the formation he wanted after only flipping through two pages of the book in his hand.
He carefully read the steps for setting up the formation in the book, word by word, and halfway through, he suddenly realized that he had a wrong understanding of the formation.
The setup of this formation is very simple; the key to the formation is directly on the person setting it up, so they don't need to bother finding its location.
Moreover, the pattern of the formation diagram is not complicated. Shi Anxu felt that he could draw the formation independently after copying it for a day or two.
Yes, how could he not have thought of that?
This formation was set up at Mu Qingzhou's request. Mu Qingzhou knew his cultivation level and strength, and would never allow him to learn a high-difficulty formation.
Now, thinking back to his earlier assumptions about the difficulty of this formation, Shi Anxu couldn't help but laugh.
It's because he hasn't studied enough and doesn't understand the cultivation world enough. What's difficult for him to achieve with his modern mindset is nothing to the cultivation world.
He seemed to have integrated into this world, yet he hadn't.
Previously, before he regained his modern memories, he felt that he was Shi Anxu here, a useless disciple under the Qingyun Sect's Immortal Venerable Qin Yi.
He had no grand ambitions; he only wanted to live a peaceful and uneventful life, remaining the carefree little disciple on Qin Nian Peak.
After falling into the water, he regained his memories of the modern world, and it seems that all his thoughts now are being processed from the perspective of a modern person.
As his desire to return to the modern world grew stronger, his understanding of the cultivation world seemed to diminish.
He knew this was a sign of leaving this world, a way to avoid returning to his original world and still feeling attached to it.
But in his heart, he felt things shouldn't be this way.
He didn't want to downplay anything here; everything was so vibrant, everyone had their own thoughts, and everything was so beautiful.
In fact, the person he least wanted to forget was Mu Qingzhou. Although Mu Qingzhou was indifferent to everything, he could feel Mu Qingzhou's care and concern for him.
This person would exhaust all their spiritual power to heal him despite their illness, teach him formations, and guide him in cultivation.
Most importantly, he liked Mu Qingzhou's looks the most; Mu Qingzhou's face had absolutely captured his heart.
If he were a woman, she would definitely have used the excuse of taking care of Mu Qingzhou to pursue him.
Shi Anxu doesn't have many requirements for his other half. He doesn't care whether his partner is male or female; he just wants the right person.
If someone is someone you like and believe is someone you can entrust your life to, then you can be with that person.
Although Mu Qingzhou was to his aesthetic sensibilities, he was his mission target, and Shi Anxu himself believed that Mu Qingzhou was straight, so he only drooled over him in private and never thought of making a move on him.
However, he still didn't want to forget Mu Qingzhou, but he couldn't figure out why he didn't want to forget him.
Perhaps it was because she had exhausted her spiritual power for him this time, or perhaps it was because Mu Qingzhou resolutely stood behind her when they encountered danger.
Shi Anxu is not the type of person who likes to get to the bottom of things. If he can't figure something out, he won't keep racking his brains to think about it.
He knew that a catalyst was needed to understand this matter. He didn't know when that catalyst would arrive, so continuing to dwell on things he couldn't understand was, in his view, a waste of time.
He shook off the jumbled thoughts in his mind, conjured up paper and pen, and began to copy the array diagrams in the book.
Shi Anxu had absolutely no talent for drawing. When he copied from the book, the lines of the formation diagram he drew were crooked and twisted, like a centipede crawling.
Looking at his appalling painting, he was suddenly filled with fighting spirit. He crushed the array diagram he had just drawn into a ball and threw it away, then picked up his brush and started copying it again.
Shi Anxu gradually became so engrossed in his painting that he lost all sense of time and place.
The sun outside the window gradually set in the west, and the afterglow of the sunset quickly enveloped the sky.
Shi Anxu brushed the hair that was blocking her view, and when she looked up, she saw the pale pink glow of the sunset. Her fatigue from drawing vanished, and she smiled faintly.
Two birds flew past the window, chasing and playing with each other, before finally disappearing into the towering trees.
Shi Anxu envied the freedom and liveliness of the two birds. He put down his paintbrush, walked out of the library, and breathed in the pure spiritual energy.
He really didn't expect that he could fight against the formation diagram for so long, but when he saw the final formation diagram that was exactly the same as the one in the book, a sense of pride welled up in his heart.
He stretched under the glow of the sunset and muttered to himself, "Although I think this feeling is not bad, I still prefer the carefree days before. When I return to the modern world, I must be free and go to scenic spots more often."
At this moment, Mu Qingzhou, who was in seclusion in the room, suddenly opened his eyes. He left a wisp of his divine sense on Shi Anxu, so that he could block a fatal blow for Shi Anxu when he was in danger, and also monitor Shi Anxu's location so that he could rush over in time if he was in danger.
These were all acts of selflessness on his part as a junior brother wanting to protect his senior brother, while his ability to hear Shi Anxu's voice was due to his own selfish desires.
He couldn't guarantee that Shi Anxu wouldn't leave Qin Nian Peak to do other things during his seclusion, and he didn't want Shi Anxu to be taken away.
He was now glad that he had kept this selfish thought, letting him know that his senior brother was going back to that so-called "modern" world, and he would never allow his senior brother to leave him.
He couldn't let his senior brother go back; if his senior brother went back, he might never be able to find him again.
Mu Qingzhou stared intently at the door, his tone icy, "Senior brother, don't force me..."
Shi Anxu had no idea how much trouble his words would cause for his future. Back then, he really wanted to go back in time and slap his present self for saying that one thing!
After he finished speaking, he returned to the library, sat back in his original spot, and began to copy the unfamiliar parts of the formation diagram.
As the sunset faded and the sky darkened, the clouds before the full moon brushed past it, meeting it briefly for a moment.
The place where Shi Anxu was copying the needlework diagrams faced the window. The clouds obscured the moon, making Shi Anxu's desk a little darker.
He looked up at the window and realized it was already dark. Time always flies when you're engrossed in something.
All things considered, he spent a day learning about formations in the library.
Shi Anxu never overworks himself. He has been studying for so long and feels it's time to rest.
Food shouldn't just be eaten without being digested; rest is the time for time to digest.
He gathered all the scraps of paper he had discarded and piled them in one place. Flames shot from his fingertips and ignited the discarded drafts. Then, he picked up the two manuals he wanted to learn, left the library, and returned to his spiritual abode.
The mortuary was not lit as usual; instead, it was shrouded in endless darkness.
A sudden feeling of melancholy welled up in Shi Anxu's heart. He clutched his chest and slowly pushed open the door of the spirit dwelling, lighting the oil lamps inside in the same way he had done in the library.
He dragged his feet slowly to the bedside and sat down blankly.
He seemed to have gotten used to the days when Mu Qingzhou was always by his side, and now that Mu Qingzhou was suddenly gone, he was no longer used to this kind of life.
He told himself that he shouldn't be unable to adapt without Mu Qingzhou; he would eventually have to leave this place.
If he can't adapt to being without someone like this, then he shouldn't go out anymore, otherwise he'll have to bring someone else with him when he does.
He took off his clothes and lay down on the couch, covering his head with the blanket in a way that forced him to sleep and stop thinking about these things.
However, Shi Anxu's method was actually effective. He had been studying formations all day and was exhausted, so even if he had something on his mind, he could fall asleep as soon as he hit the bed.
Sure enough, after Shi Anxu lay down, even breathing could be heard from inside the room shortly afterward.
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After hearing that Shi Anxu was going to return to the modern world, Mu Qingzhou was unable to calm down and focus on healing his injuries in seclusion.
He sped up his healing process, wanting to get out of seclusion as soon as possible to see Shi Anxu and prevent him from leaving.
The spiritual energy fluctuations around Mu Qingzhou suddenly became intense, and all the spiritual energy on the peak was converging on him, putting him in a vortex of spiritual energy.
A continuous stream of spiritual energy surged into Mu Qingzhou's body. His body couldn't withstand so much spiritual energy entering at once, and he leaned forward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He wanted to straighten up and try again, but Sect Master Qiu Yunli suddenly appeared in Mu Qingzhou's room, stopping him and taking his pulse by placing his hand on Mu Qingzhou's wrist.
"Mu Qingzhou, are you out of your mind? Pouring so much spiritual energy into your body at once, your body will burst!" Qiu Yunli shouted at Mu Qingzhou.
"I'm not risking my life, I'm healing," Mu Qingzhou replied coldly.
"Have you ever seen anyone heal like this? Healing should be done gradually. Don't you understand this principle?" Qiu Yunli looked at Mu Qingzhou in disbelief.
"I understand, but I want to get out of seclusion as soon as possible to see someone," Mu Qingzhou replied with her head down.
"Is he your senior brother?" Qiu Yunli asked.
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