Chapter 149 Mirage Zhong Xinyue did not faint, seeing the fast...
Zhong Xinyue didn't faint. Seeing Mu Yuan walking towards her quickly and feeding her the elixir, she looked complicated, "Young Master!"
"Yes," Mu Yuan nodded. "You are seriously injured. I will have Venerable Xuanjian send you both back."
Zhong Xinyue's eyes lit up, knowing that this meant that he didn't object to her doing those things. She immediately felt confident and said, "No, send him back to the Wen family's residence. I want to retreat and recuperate!"
This is the tactic of playing hard to get. When Wen Jingchi couldn't see her for a long time, he would frantically guess in his heart how badly she was injured. However, this only deepened the pain and despair of the moment just now. When he saw the strong Zhong Xinyue again without leaving any trace, he would feel even more distressed.
And in this process, the feelings will be consolidated again and again until Wen Jingchi falls in love with her completely.
Mu Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Okay!"
Before leaving, Zhong Xinyue paused and suddenly said, "Young Master, be careful of Zhong Lingyue. She... isn't quite right!"
Mu Yuan turned to look at her, "What do you know?"
Zhong Xinyue shook her head. "I don't know, but she's too quiet. It's not normal!"
Xu Hui was surprised. It turned out that the person who knows you best is always your enemy.
Even though Zhong Xinyue didn't know what Zhong Lingyue was trying to do, she was able to keenly sense that something was wrong. No wonder she was able to escape unscathed from Zhong Lingyue's repeated traps!
"I understand," Mu Yuan frowned and signaled Master Xuanjian to send the person back.
It took only a cup of tea for Master Xuanjian to hurried back, and Xu Hui happened to locate his previous position.
She briefly explained the situation, and the group dived underground without hesitation, and soon found the cave entrance that was accidentally opened by the Wanxiang Sword.
Descending along this deep cave, we soon arrived in front of Lingtan.
The scene before them made the three Mahayana cultivators frown at the same time, and an inexplicable sense of alertness arose in their hearts.
The water in the spiritual pond is crystal clear, but in the eyes of those with such cultivation, there is something strange beneath the spiritual pond.
Reverend Xuan Jian's gaze was as sharp as a torch as he scanned the surroundings. He said in a deep voice, "This... is definitely not a natural formation. Someone cleverly utilized the Spirit River's endless, cyclical flow to set up a formation here to suppress some kind of evil spirit!"
Xu Hui was stunned when she heard this. The image of the Netherworld Cold Flame quickly flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but blurt out, "Could it be the Netherworld Cold Flame?"
Reverend Xuan Jian shook his head, his expression solemn. "No, although the Netherworld Cold Flame originates from the underworld, it is a masculine fire, completely different in nature from the things suppressed here. Jingyuan, come and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Jingyuan quickly formed seals with his hands, and lightning bolts of varying thicknesses instantly raged around the Lingtan, as if they were going to tear the space apart.
As thunder and lightning bombarded, gusts of cold and cruel aura gradually leaked out from the depths of the spiritual pond, causing the three Mahayana cultivators present to change their expressions drastically and feel an unprecedented chill in their hearts.
Venerable Lotus frowned, "Don't break the seal yet. Let's deal with the Netherworld Frost Flame first. With it, any evil spirit will be no problem."
The others had no objection. From the evil aura leaked out, they knew that this suppressed thing was not easy to deal with.
The Netherworld's cold flame is specifically designed to counteract the evil spirits of the underworld, while the Glazed Pure Fire is extremely yang and pure, and can burn away all the evil spirits in the world of the living. No matter what it is, it will not be able to escape.
The group followed Xu Hui's previous route and jumped into the Lingtan Pond, letting the water push them down, and finally arrived at the previous corner.
The road became easier to walk on after that. The hole in the glacier had not been completely sealed, only the top layer. However, they could feel that there was no storm nearby, so they simply rushed out.
Instantly, an extremely cold aura rushed towards them, causing them to shudder involuntarily. This chill was so strange that even a cultivator in the Mahayana stage would find it difficult to endure it for long.
"It's indeed the Netherworld Cold Flame," Venerable Lotus was very interested. "Xu girl, is this the mirage you mentioned earlier?"
Xu Hui looked around. The barrier projection had disappeared, and the crack she had created also disappeared, as if it had never appeared. But she would not make a mistake. "This is it!"
Wei Mubai clasped his hands together and cast several detection spells, "No trace of formation!"
"There are no traces of magical weapons or barriers either," Mu Yuan agreed.
"I can't sense any breath of living people other than us," Haitang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said. Her voice was clear and melodious, like the sound of jade colliding, and her tone was firm and extremely confident.
Xu Hui looked over in surprise, only to see Haitang's face was calm and expressionless.
Mu Yuan explained, "She is very sensitive to auras, beyond the average person. As long as someone has been there, even if it was a month ago, she can accurately identify it."
"There are only traces of you here," Haitang looked at Xu Hui, her eyes as clear as water, and her serious look made people unconvinced.
"It seems that Miss Xu's guess was right. It is indeed a mirage," said Venerable Jingyuan. He moved his fingers slightly, and several lightning spells instantly weaved into a huge lightning net. Crackling electric light flashed in the center of the net.
The air seemed to shift subtly at this moment, and when everything returned to normal, the scene before my eyes changed quietly.
Xu Hui's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "That's it!"
What appeared before her eyes was the same projection she had seen before. The snowman's movements and scenes were almost exactly the same!
"This is tracing the shadow, just a little trick," Venerable Jingyuan said calmly, then looked at Mu Yuan, "Can the little gadget you refined earlier be used to trace the location of the projection based on this?"
Mu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I haven't tried it, but I can give it a try."
Previously, when he was refining a weapon, he had a burst of inspiration and created a magic weapon that could trace back time. Its function was quite similar to that of "Tracing Shadows", but it was even better. It also had the ability to trace back to the origin.
This magic weapon can reverse-engineer the refining process and materials used in a complete magical weapon. It is a rare treasure for those who want to learn the essence of refining from others.
However, the Mu family's weapon refining skills are unique and unmatched.
Even if there are occasionally one or two unique refining techniques out there, with his attainments in refining, he can roughly understand it with just one look.
Besides, given his character, how could he learn things secretly?
Therefore, this treasure has been put aside and no one has paid attention to it since its creation.
Unexpectedly, the master still remembered it and planned to use it to trace the original location of the mirage.
Mu Yuan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, his thoughts gradually became clear, and he quickly took out the refining furnace, pinched his fingers to light the fire, and reforged the magic weapon.
The time for refining the weapon will not be short. Venerable Lotus casually set up a barrier to protect everyone inside and isolate them from the invasion of cold air from the outside world.
"No need," Mu Yuan took the initiative to walk out of the barrier, "I need to use the surrounding aura to transform this magic weapon."
The principle of tracing the location of a mirage is quite special. He must integrate into the atmosphere of the current environment in order to find the true location of the mirage.
Mu Yuan possesses a single fire spiritual root, and it is an extremely rare heavenly fire spiritual root, which gives him an excellent physique for refining weapons.
Even in this extremely harsh environment, he can still light the furnace and refine the equipment calmly.
He closed his eyes slightly, his expression focused, and quickly formed seals with his hands, guiding the heavenly fire spiritual power in his body into the refining furnace.
Inside the refining furnace, flames rose into the sky, their color was red and blazing, like a fire dragon tumbling in the furnace.
Mu Yuan placed the time-traveling magic weapon into the furnace. As the flames burned, a faint golden sheen appeared on its surface, as if awakened by a mysterious force. He kept changing hand seals with his hands and silently chanting various mantras. The flames in the furnace gradually became softer and more stable, as if controlled by an invisible force.
At this time, the surrounding aura was cleverly introduced into the refining furnace and merged with the magic weapon.
Gradually, the golden luster on the surface of the magic weapon became more and more dazzling, as if it had condensed the essence of heaven and earth.
Mu Yuan's expression gradually became solemn. Suddenly, a brilliant light burst out from the refining furnace, illuminating the entire space like daylight.
He clasped his hands together and shouted, "It's done!"
With a loud bang, the refining furnace seemed unable to withstand the surging power inside and suddenly exploded, with fragments flying everywhere.
In this deafening moment, a stream of light shot out from the wreckage of the furnace, cutting through the sky and rushing towards the horizon. The newly born magic weapon had already become spiritual and knew how to escape.
Mu Yuan's face was serious, his fingertips flew, and a series of complicated spells poured out like flowing water, instantly weaving into an invisible giant net in the air, trapping the magic weapon that tried to escape between his fingers.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, feeling it carefully for a few times, then he sent in one seal after another.
This is the seal formed after refining the weapon, and it is also a unique method passed down by the Mu family for a long time.
Generally speaking, ordinary magic tools do not require this process, because no matter how magical a tool is, it is still an object and does not have independent consciousness.
But this treasure is obviously different. It has developed spirituality and cannot be easily subdued.
Only weapon refiners can sense its intentions, but if they want to subdue it and use it, they can only cast a seal, just like making a pact, and make various contracts with it.
Once the treasure has a master, these contracts can be used to control it.
Such treasures are extremely rare, and there are only a handful of them in the entire world of cultivation.
Mu Yuan is worthy of being the male protagonist. His talent in refining equipment is jaw-dropping. He can actually refine a magic weapon of this grade.
Although this was just a flash of inspiration, it was unexpectedly successful, and the power of the magic weapon was far beyond his expectations, which was enough to show his extraordinary talent.
Mu Yuan gently stroked the surface of the magic weapon, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he gently waved his arm and threw it into the air.
The treasure drew a brilliant trajectory in the air and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Follow me!" Mu Yuan shouted softly, and with a flash of his body, he took the lead in chasing in the direction where the treasure disappeared. His speed was so fast, like a flash of lightning across the sky, and he instantly widened the distance between him and everyone else.
Seeing this, the others also spread out their bodies and followed closely behind.
They shuttled through the clouds and mist, accelerating continuously, and in an instant they arrived at a terrifying place.
In the distance, the storm raged, like an out-of-control beast dancing wildly between heaven and earth.
The wind howled violently, like countless sharp blades raging in the air, cutting every inch of space and making a sharp and piercing sound.
The dark clouds rolled in, covering the sky and turning it into a pitch black darkness, as if even the sun could not penetrate the thick clouds.
In the center of the storm, lightning and thunder flashed, and lightning flashed through the air like dragons, carrying destructive power and tearing apart the surrounding air.
The thunder rumbled and was deafening, as if even the heaven and earth were shaking.
Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief, "That's it!"
Looking through the puppet's eyes is frightening enough, but seeing it with your own eyes is even more terrifying!
"Let's go!" Without saying a word, Venerable Canglan opened the boundary, protected Wei Mubai and Xu Hui inside the boundary, and rushed in first.
Xu Hui's heart seemed to be tightly gripped. She watched herself getting closer and closer to the center of the storm, and the fear almost suffocated her.
However, the moment they actually rushed into the storm, they found that everything was unexpectedly calm.
They seemed to be in a peaceful place isolated from the world, without even a hint of breeze.
Venerable Canglan stood in front of them, strolling leisurely into the center of the storm, still calm and composed.
Not only did the storm not cause any harm to him, but as if it was afraid of him, it automatically separated a wide windless area for him, allowing him to move freely.
Xu Hui turned to look at the other three venerables and found that they were equally relaxed, as if this storm, which seemed extremely terrifying to her, was just a trivial trick for the Mahayana cultivators.
"The realm is so terrifying!" She murmured, and then looked at Wei Mubai, "Can your alien space reach this level?"
Wei Mubai nodded slightly, "It won't be that easy, but it's not difficult either."
Xu Hui was speechless. The gap between people is sometimes even greater than that between people and dogs.
Wei Mubai's talent is so strong that it can be described as incredible!
Xu Hui smacked her lips twice and stopped talking. Some people could not be envied. She was doing well now and there was no need to envy others blindly.
After easily crossing the storm area, Venerable Canglan did not let go of the boundary, but took them directly, and each step was a thousand miles away.
I guess he was dissatisfied with their slowness, or he was leading the way faster.
The other venerables also followed suit. With the help of the Mahayana cultivators, they arrived at a misty valley in just a few breaths.
In front of me, there was a vague light and shadow, which was the entrance to the mirage.
And that treasure was quietly floating above the entrance, as if waiting for their arrival.
"Huh?" Xu Hui was deeply surprised when she saw the scene before her. "This doesn't seem to be a physical entity either?"
Was it another projection? Or were they looking in the wrong place?
"There can't be any mistake!" Mu Yuan said, his magic weapon couldn't be wrong!
Wei Mubai explained, "It's a mirage. It originally had no substance. The ancient gods used the mirage to trap the Netherworld Frost Flame within the illusion. Only in this way can the threat of the Netherworld Frost Flame be confined to a certain area, and the area where the mirage can be projected forms a glacier."
"So what you mean is that even if it is trapped in an illusion and is just a projection, it can have such a big impact on the outside world!" Xu Hui was surprised and shocked. The power of this Netherworld Cold Flame was even more terrifying than she had imagined.
The ancient gods used mirages to control it, and used barriers to limit the mirages to a certain range, so that they did not affect places outside the glacier.
"Using illusion to trap the Netherworld Fire, this ancient god is truly a genius," his ideas are always so unexpected!
The Netherworld's cold flame is both real and illusory. When it is real, it burns everything and is unmatched.
The phantom body is different. It is illusory and there is nothing to burn, so it is naturally trapped.
"But isn't the most talented thing about him the ability to create illusions out of thin air?" He can even use such means to deal with the Netherworld Flame. He is truly incredibly powerful!
"Yes, at least I can't do it!" Venerable Jingyuan couldn't help but exclaim.
Venerable Lotus sneered, "Isn't it your thunder spirit power that naturally restrains all illusions?"
"Since it's an illusion, how can we get in?" As a sword cultivator, Venerable Xuanjian had no way to deal with these strange methods.
If it were him, he would just break everything with one force and chop it down with one sword.
But in that case, the entire mirage will collapse, and then, nothing will happen.
The consequences of releasing the Netherworld Cold Flame, tsk, I dare not even think about it!
Venerable Xuan Jian couldn't help but take a few steps back and leave the thinking to someone else.
Venerable Canglan looked at the illusory entrance in front of him, his eyes slightly brightening, "Just turn the illusion into reality."
This reminded him of the passage that led back in time, which was similar in nature and was both virtual.
If the illusion before our eyes can be turned into reality, does it mean that the time channel can also be turned from virtual to real?
His eyes lit up. In this way, he could go back five hundred years!
He thought that if he could go back to the past, he could prevent his parents from meeting and his mother would not die young.
This thought made him excited, and he completely forgot that if Venerable Haotian and Senior Tuqi had not met, he would not exist. How could the two of them agree to this?
"No!" Venerable Lotus immediately rejected his proposal. "Once it becomes solid, the Netherworld Cold Flame will be uncontrollable."
If it breaks out, they will all suffer.
Venerable Lotus didn't care whether he would be branded as a ghost or god, and was even eager to try.
She has a strong murderous aura and an even stronger desire for power. Ever since she learned about the situation in the fairyland and the divine world, she is no longer so eager to ascend.
The Mu family's influence in the fairy world is not enough to satisfy her desire for power.
With her strength and talent, it is difficult for her to achieve hegemony in the fairyland. The fairyland is divided into six levels: celestial fairy, golden fairy, Daluo golden fairy, nine-day mysterious fairy, fairy lord, and fairy emperor.
Only those who have cultivated to the level of Immortal King can become the overlord of a region, and have the final say in the fairy world. The former emperor is even more unique!
However, with her qualifications, it would be difficult for her to even reach the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level, not to mention that above the Immortal Realm, there is the God Realm.
When she thought about the fact that after she ascended, there would be so many people pressing down on her, preventing her from doing what she wanted, and her desire for power and killing would not be satisfied, she felt that ascension was nothing more than this.
On the contrary, becoming a ghost or god is more in line with her expectations!
First of all, the Void Realm values strength, and the ghost clan is even more inclined to the path of killing. However, there are shortcuts to the path of ghosts and gods, one is to kill, and the other is to stop!
First kill those who disobey her, knock down all the spirits and ghosts, and then contain the ghosts and prevent them from wreaking havoc in the realm of nothingness. Then she will be a qualified ghost god and the lord of the underworld recognized by the heaven!
Venerable Lotus has thought more than once about breaking into the realm of nothingness and nourishing his own murderous aura with endless killing, so that hell would change color.
Unfortunately, the reality is cruel. She is far from the realm of ghosts and gods. Even among the spirits, there are countless strong ones who are superior to her.
So after stepping down as the head of the family, she went hunting the Sky-Devouring Beast in order to hone her murderous aura.
But this method was too slow. After killing for hundreds of years, her strength did improve, but it was far from enough for her to break into the Void Realm alone.
In fact, she was disappointed!
However, today, Xu Hui brought her good news, there was actually the Netherworld Cold Flame!
This thing is unreasonable, ignores talent, and is the best shortcut.
As long as she contracts the Netherworld Cold Flame, her growth rate will be like a rocket, and she will no longer be restricted by her talent.
By then, unifying the underworld will no longer be a dream!
Therefore, not only did she not care about being stamped with the mark of ghosts and gods, but she was eager to try it.
But other people can't do that. Not to mention Venerable Jingyuan, who is in the Mahayana stage and whose ascension can bring so much spiritual energy to the entire world of cultivation, even this kid Mu Yuan is the only hope she has seen for the Mu family to rise in the fairy world in the past thousand years!
Mu Yuan's talent was so strong that it was completely restricted in the world of cultivation. Only when he reached the fairyland could he truly unleash his true talent.
What's more, except for Mu Yuan, Wei Mubai, Lei Xiao, and Xu Hui, everyone here has unlimited potential.
The geniuses of this generation of aristocratic families are the most likely to lead their families to dominate the fairy world, achieve the status of Fairy Lord, or even Fairy Emperor, and they cannot be thwarted here!
As for the divine position, well, the realm is too far apart, and it is impossible to understand that kind of existence.
As the head of the Mu family, Venerable Lotus naturally has a long-term vision. The rise of Wei Mubai and others is not a threat to the Mu family. Instead, they are the most reliable allies in the fight for interests in the fairy world.
After all, they came from the same world of cultivation, and the friendship and tacit understanding between them were incomparable to those outsiders.
In the fairy world, the number of immortal kings is limited, and the higher the position, the scarcer the resources.
Therefore, as more Immortal Lords appeared in their world, the number of Immortal Lords in other factions would naturally decrease accordingly. Venerable Lotus was well aware of this.
And even if something happens to Mu Yuan in the future, Wei Mubai or others who have the opportunity to achieve the high position of Immortal King will protect the immortals from the same cultivation world.
For them in the lower world, it is still a great thing.
So she would never allow anything to happen to them here. It is not advisable to turn the virtual into the real!
After it turned solid, not to mention her, even if the four of them joined forces, they couldn't do anything to the Netherworld Cold Flame!
"What should we do then?" Xu Hui asked.
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