The three walked toward the distant point of light.
As the distance closed, the light spot magnified, revealing itself to be an elliptical archway filled with a milky-white halo, looking not too different from the Mirror of Reincarnation.
Passing through the halo of light, the view suddenly opened up, no longer an endless black void, but a place with warm sunlight and a gentle breeze.
The path beneath our feet is rugged and the forest before us is dense.
Various unfamiliar, strange, and brightly colored plants climb and grow on the tree trunk.
Tsk, it seems like he didn't manage to pull off a good second challenge.
But there was no other way, so the three of them walked along the path. Before long, at the intersection ahead, they encountered cultivators from various sects who had entered earlier.
The disciples of Tianji Pavilion were the first to come forward, their expressions eager: "Elder Chu! Senior Brother!"
In my memory, it seems that as long as Elder Chu is around, any predicament can be easily resolved.
Yes, they're stumped again.
Chu Hongluan glanced at it and saw that there were thorns growing ahead, with only four paths branching out from them.
They tried it, but the thorns could not be burned by fire, could not be broken by swords, and could not be flown away from; there were restrictions on them.
It's basically a matter of choosing one of four paths and taking a side path to get through the thorns.
As for which path to take and which path to take that would be dangerous, the cultivators of the main peak of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had all consulted the divination, one divination after another, and each one was different.
This is likely some kind of targeted restriction.
The only thing we can study now is the four road signs that stand in front of the four forks in the road.
The four road signs were all inscribed with some kind of complicated script, and they looked bizarre and ancient.
The elders and disciples gathered in groups, writing and drawing on the ground, using various methods such as array patterns, runes, and ancient texts to deduce the meaning of the words on the road signs.
When the disciples from other sects saw her arrive, they instinctively looked up, wanting to hear what she had to say, but were too embarrassed to speak.
To be honest, now, apart from a very few who have personal grudges against Chu Hongluan, everyone respects her.
The moment they emerged from the Mirror World and regained their memories, they felt a chilling fear that seeped into their very bones.
In just a few dozen days, nearly 30% of the righteous disciples in the realm have already fallen victim to the evil cultivators.
Moreover, demonic cultivators continue to be introduced wave after wave.
They simply couldn't imagine what would have happened to them if Chu Hongluan hadn't broken the deadlock with her powerful actions.
It's probably...
No one survived.
They barely escaped their predicament and left the Mirror Realm, only to find themselves facing certain death. So many high-level demonic cultivators were lying in ambush outside, and the enemy was numerous, powerful, and far more skilled than they were.
However, Chu Hongluan has become a variable again.
With her Xuanfeng armor, she broke through ten thousand troops and even turned the tables, catching the demonic cultivators off guard.
However... they still don't understand whether the Xuanfeng Mech is an ultra-high-level magic weapon or some kind of mutated Xuanfeng.
"Elder Chu, how is your little Jiu?"
They knew that staying to entangle with those demonic cultivators was unwise; the best course of action was to let the Xuanfeng mecha hold the line while everyone else who could leave did so.
After all, not everyone is as skilled and daring as Chu Hongluan, and has the courage to take advantage of his illness to kill him.
"My spiritual energy is depleted, so I'm resting."
Oh, so the Xuanfeng Mech is a spiritual artifact? After all, it's common knowledge that personal spaces like the Mustard Seed Pouch cannot hold living beings.
As for magical artifacts...
A glint of greed flashed in someone's eyes.
Chu Hongluan has always believed that in the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are just fancy tricks.
So she doesn't care if anyone has ulterior motives, as long as they don't fall into her hands.
"Elder Chu, please give us some advice. How should we choose among these four paths?"
Xu Qingqiu then passed the question on to Chu Hongluan.
Because she's currently in a state where she wants to kill everyone she sees.
The thought of sleeping with an old man in the mirror world made her so disgusted she felt like vomiting up her bile.
More importantly, almost all of these people knew that she had slept with the old man.
"Don't you have a brain? You always need others to come up with ideas for everything?"
"That's right, that's right." Ke Tinghe didn't hear what they were saying at all, but he just wanted to cheer them on.
"That's right, that's right." Qiao Yue was absolutely protective of her beautiful older sister.
“That’s right, that’s right.” Li Dazhuang felt like he had developed a Mirror Realm aftereffect. Having been Qiao Yue’s bodyguard for so long, he now subconsciously agreed with whatever she said.
"......"
Are you all born in the Year of the Dog?! Why are you all so possessive of your food? Can't you even tolerate a single word from you?
Chu Hongluan was amused by them and leisurely walked over. After looking at all four road signs one by one, she pondered for a moment and suddenly looked up amidst everyone's expectant gazes.
"What kind of nonsense is this? I can't understand it."
"......"
Ignoring their utterly dejected mood, Chu Hongluan gestured with her chin towards Liu Jinghong and said, "Open your third eye and take a look."
"...Okay, good."
Well, it doesn't matter that the Taixu Karma Eye has been renamed, as long as Junior Sister is happy.
Liu Jinghong opened her "Heavenly Eye" as instructed and observed for a while. Due to the restriction, the scene in front of her was blurry, but she could clearly see that the halos emanating from the four branch paths were different.
The first band is gold, the second is green, the third is red, and the fourth is blue.
As for which route leads to which destination and whether it is safe, there is no definitive conclusion.
Liu Jinghong told everyone what she had seen; there were four colors, so everyone could choose whichever they liked.
"Red is so pretty, I choose red." Chu Hongluan made her choice of path very hastily.
"We'll follow Elder Chu!"
The disciples of Tianji Pavilion quickly lined up.
"No, no? Is it really that hasty? Shouldn't we investigate the meaning of the text on these road signs and the relationship between the text and its corresponding colors?!"
A disciple of Penglai asked incredulously.
"That's something you newbies should be thinking about."
Liu Jinghong has now become Chu Hongluan's personal mouthpiece, praising his junior sister to the skies every day, shouting to the world through a megaphone: "See? See! My junior sister is amazing! Envious? Jealous? It's no use! My junior sister is mine!"
"With a talent like my junior sister who possesses both wisdom and combat prowess, she can choose which path to take based on her mood. After all, no matter what kind of predicament she encounters, she can be invincible and undefeated."
Liu Jinghong said this with a face full of pride; if he had a tail, it would be wagging its tail to the sky.
The Penglai disciple who raised the question was thoroughly embarrassed, his face turning a deep purplish-red, and he ultimately couldn't utter another word.
"Hmph, what arrogance! So many of us here, some at the Nascent Soul stage, and even some at the Tribulation Transcending stage, have not uttered a word. How dare you spout such nonsense!"
It's Xu Qingqiu again.
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