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Nan Yi began to examine the object in his hand. It was a square silver cube, but he didn't know what it was for.
He put it away first, intending to ask about it later when he had the chance.
He quickly returned to his room, pulled out a piece of paper from under his pillow, on which were drawn a few simple diagonal lines.
That was after Chu Li showed him the map of the Myriad Manifestations Sect last time, he redrew the key areas himself.
The lines drawn on the map at this moment represent the route from his residence to his master's residence.
Based on his previous observations, it would take Chu Li at least half a month to enter the Domain Pavilion, and now was the perfect time for him to visit his master's residence.
He had just tucked the paper into his pocket when a crisp knocking sound came from the window.
He was taken aback, and immediately went to the window and opened it.
A bird flapped its wings and flew in, then opened its beak and spat out a tightly wrapped object that landed precisely in Nan Yi's palm.
Nan Yi's eyes lit up with surprise. He reached out and patted the little bird's head. "Thank you. Please wait a moment while I write back."
He pried open the outermost metal clasp, revealing a letter inside.
The text above reads: I heard you were sent to the Myriad Manifestations Sect. How are your wounds? Are they still healing?
At the very bottom are a few crooked fox footprints.
Nan Yi curled his lips and immediately wrote on the back of the paper: Staying in the Myriad Manifestations Sect is not bad. The wound is still there, and it is uncertain whether it can be fully healed.
He put the paper back in its original place and handed it to the little bird in front of him.
The little bird chirped softly, then spread its wings and flew away again.
It was a bird specifically used for delivering messages; it was very fast, and soon it disappeared from sight in the sky.
Receiving their letter today was a complete surprise, but it certainly lifted his spirits considerably.
He stuffed all the things he had packed into his own space—the fox tail of their fox clan has a space that expands as their cultivation level increases.
He followed the path he had marked, crossing suspension bridges the entire way—riding a crane would be too conspicuous, especially since that direction was in the deepest part of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, a place almost no one would normally go.
The vegetation in front of him began to grow lush, and Nan Yi cautiously stopped next to a rock.
The huge, standing rock had nothing written on it, but for some reason, Nan Yi felt that it represented a dividing line.
That will be the true residence of our master.
Just like the domain he accidentally stumbled into on his first day at the Myriad Manifestations Sect, that domain was also bounded by stone.
For some reason, he felt that the two places were trying to express similar meanings.
The vegetation, almost as tall as him, blocked his view of what lay beyond. He didn't wait any longer, but pushed it aside with his hand and began to walk deeper into the area.
But the further he went, the more unchanged everything seemed, even the road itself remained the same.
His vigilance instantly rose to its highest level.
This time, he moved only slowly, his eyes fixed intently on his surroundings—
All the plants are exactly the same!
The plants themselves are very similar, and he stayed among them for too long. Over time, he would subconsciously ignore the scenery around him.
Is this some kind of formation?
No, that's not right!
He remembered Chu Li telling him before not to come near this place, because there were many realms here...
Did he not know when he stepped into the realm?
Was it when he parted the grass and trees in front of him, or when he saw the rocks?
Upon realizing this, he broke out in a cold sweat. Although his cultivation level had dropped, his previous level of insight was still intact, yet he had fallen into the trap so easily!
He recalled the world's evaluation of the Grandmaster of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, calling her a genius, the first person in the field of creation, and having already reached the Tribulation Transcending stage at a young age.
Some have suggested that she could have broken through to a higher level much earlier, but she stayed because she wanted to create more realms in this world.
With so many conflicting statements, it's impossible for anyone to distinguish the truth from the falsehoods.
However, those who say these things will probably only understand the true value hidden beneath their words once they see the field she has built.
Looking at the almost real surroundings, Nan Yi realized that if he hadn't been so observant, he probably wouldn't have realized that this was just a field even after walking for a while.
Compared to this domain, the fire element domain he had previously managed to construct was simply too pathetic.
Moreover, this is not an attack domain. If it were an attack domain, he would probably have little chance of resisting it with his current strength.
The most important thing right now is to find a way out.
But Nan Yi tried in all directions, and no matter which path he took, the surrounding vegetation was exactly the same. He didn't know what kind of area this was. It couldn't possibly be just a place to confuse the opponent, could it?
He tried using foxfire to burn the plants along the way, but the foxfire that had always worked was ineffective this time. The flames passed through the plants, making it seem as if the plants in front of him were all fake.
Fake?
Nan Yi immediately began searching through his own space. He remembered that he had previously kept a magical artifact that could see through illusions.
In no time, he took out a magical artifact with a pointed end and a rounded end.
He aimed the sharp end of the magic weapon at the surrounding vegetation and plunged it in—but there was no reaction.
He then repeated the same actions in several other directions.
Finally, a crisp cracking sound rang out, and all the scenery before my eyes receded like the tide.
He finally saw the entire field in its entirety.
Without the disguise of vegetation, the area is empty, devoid of anything else.
How similar this scene is!
Isn't it exactly the same as the scene in that so-called training ground he entered last time?
The memory of being covered in blood in a car accident and being seen in such a disheveled state made my vision go black.
He didn't overestimate himself and try to break through the boundary of the domain again. His master was in the Tribulation Transcending stage; how could he possibly break through the hardness of her domain?
He began to wonder if his senior sister would still remember him after leaving the Domain Pavilion. If she did, perhaps he would only need to stay here for half a month before he could leave.
Then he remembered that he had sneaked over while she was inside the Domain Pavilion, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself.
He always seemed to secretly hope that his senior sister would stop looking for him, but in truly critical moments, he wished she could come to his rescue.
Just like his injury, he was about to give up, but because of that faint possibility, a few glimmers of hope remained in his heart.
"What are you doing?"
A voice came from afar, and by the time the last syllable faded, it was already in front of Nan Yi.
Nan Yi tensed up instinctively. Who could be the person who appeared at this moment?
Could it be that mysterious grandmaster?
He looked around but couldn't see anyone, yet the voice was definitely right next to his ear.
“Look here, I’m on top of you.”
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi looked up and saw a transparent figure clinging nimbly to the smooth edge of the domain.
This alone made Nan Yi realize that the other party was not a real human, but at most a wisp of soul, so naturally it could not be his master.
It wasn't the person he was thinking of, and he immediately lost interest.
Perhaps it was someone else trapped here, just like him, who, over time, became a wisp of soul.
"Why aren't you speaking?" the voice rang out again. "You disrupted her domain, so you should..."
"Something seems off..." The voice suddenly became quieter, as if someone was muttering something.
"No wonder the vines didn't attack him, so that's why. Sigh, I slept for too long and forgot about it."
Since he carries her scent, he must be someone close to her. We can't just kill someone like that.
The figure slid down the edge, changed angle, and immediately saw Nan Yi's fox tail.
The soul seemed to suddenly realize something, and clapped its hands: "That's right, everything makes sense now."
When Nan Yi looked up again, he saw a transparent face without any breath in front of him.
He was so frightened that he almost fell backward, and the strange soul in front of him even tried to reach out to help him up!
With his strong and agile body, he managed to stay still and escape the fate of being inexplicably touched by a soul.
"You must be the fox she recently acquired, right? Goodness, why are you running around like this? Luckily, you have her scent on you, otherwise this vine domain would have riddled you with holes."
She still remembers that person who liked furry things, but she doesn't know why she didn't keep one. Now she's finally starting to keep one.
Nan Yi looked at the rambling soul in front of him, completely bewildered. He could only glean one key point from those few words: this domain was called the Vine Domain, which was an attack domain, but for some reason, it hadn't attacked him.
"I've been asleep here for far too long. If you see her, please say hello for me and ask if I can leave. It's so boring in here, and I can't see what's happening outside..."
The soul continued talking to itself, and Nan Yi listened intently from the moment she began recounting her birth until she arrived in this realm.
"So you were thrown here by Venerable Xuanling?"
After listening, Nan Yi concluded with this sentence.
The soul paused for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Well, not really. I actually stayed here voluntarily."
Voluntary my foot!
If she could regain her freedom, she couldn't imagine how happy she would be!
She had promised Venerable Xuanling many times that she would never do anything wrong again, but unfortunately, he never believed her. Every time, he would just glance at her and then go back to his lousy cultivation.
However, she had to admit that she was quite envious of Venerable Xuanling, who was not only highly talented but also so passionate about cultivation.
It's amazing that such a perfect combination could happen to one person, which makes it easy to understand why she was able to reach the top in such a short time.
"Alright, alright, that's all for today. If you have time, feel free to come here and listen to my stories."
A door suddenly appeared at the boundary of the area, with white light shining from outside.
Her soul gazed longingly at the light. She had sent many people away before, but she herself could not leave until the bonds were broken.
Nan Yi got up and left. Although he didn't understand much of what the soul said, he knew that the door was the exit of the realm.
"Oh, and most importantly, if she doesn't like you getting close to other women, then I can become a man, and you can choose whoever you want!"
Just as she finished speaking, the woman's voice, which had been somewhat delicate, suddenly transformed into a deep and resonant one.
Nan Yi was startled by the words spoken by the spirit and swayed slightly. He quickly quickened his pace and, as he left, couldn't help but look back one last time. He saw that the spirit seemed to have grown much taller than before...
He had heard that many plants do not distinguish between male and female, so could the original form of that soul be a plant?
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