Chapter 59: Obstacle
It was still that puff of smoke, and suddenly there was a blur in front of me. When the vision was clearer again, the dark ground crack in front of him was gone, and the surrounding grass and trees seemed to have changed.
"It's here. Ruyuan smiled.
On the other side of the abyss, there was a slight light pouring down through the canopy of the trees, and I seemed to smell the sun. I can't help but secretly speculate in my heart: Could it be that this is another world?
The grass and trees on this side are slightly different from before, but I feel that the colors are more vivid, the smell of plants is stronger, and the flowers and plants that grow from the soil are also more fresh. I guess it's because I'm getting closer and closer to the shrine.
Although the goddess has passed away for thousands of years, her residual spiritual power is still nourishing all things, which shows the kindness and compassion in front of her. It's a pity that even the ancient gods, as long as they step into the world, they can't escape the word "love" after all. What about a long life? I am full of thoughts, and even my own life is on the way. Is it worth it? willing, regretting it?
"In front of us is the ruins of the tomb of the goddess. Ruyuan continued, "However, no one has ever really found the exact location of the tomb of the goddess, and I only feel that the spiritual power around here is particularly strong. Moreover, the legendary Xianzhi, that is, the grass transformed by the spirit of the goddess, has not been found, but it is mysterious. ”
"The tomb of the ancient gods, how can anyone find it casually? I guess the spirit of the goddess must have remained in the tomb. Spirited Grass...... Guess what, will Yao Ji turn into a spirit in the grass again?"
"Look at what you said, then according to what you say, as long as those gods find something else to seal their spirits after death, won't they be able to continue to be reborn?"
"Isn't it?" I asked rhetorically. Cang Li suddenly came to mind in his mind, didn't he also use this method to resurrect? Could it be that even Shennong hoped that the goddess of Wushan could be resurrected again, so that her spirit was intentionally planted in this immortal zhi? Unfortunately, even the gods could not control life and death, so what about Shennong? Does he also have a moment when his life is approaching? Will he also think about resurrection?
I was speculating endlessly, but fate interrupted my train of thought.
"Yinluo, I think something is unusual. ”
"What's wrong?"
"The last time I came, there were many guards patrolling the periphery of this barrier, why is it so quiet today?"
"Since you're here, you can't take care of a lot, so let's go inside first. ”
Although Ruyuan no longer answered, I saw that she was still thoughtful. So I walked in front, and she slowly followed.
With her reminder, I also lifted my spirits a little and carefully observed the movements around me.
I don't know how far I walked, except for the trees on both sides, I didn't feel any spiritual power fluctuations, but I felt that the road ahead was very long, and there was no end to it.
"Is the tomb of the goddess so big? How can this forest go deeper and deeper, and there is no bottom?"
The more I walked, the more irritated I became, so I turned back to Ruyuan and said. But as soon as I turned around like this, my heart tightened, except for the lush canopy and a deep vegetal smell behind me, how could there be a figure like a fate!
"Ru Yuan!" I shouted with a slight increase in my voice.
It was still silent, as if my voice had been instantly sucked in by the deep woods, and it was so quiet that it made me more and more uneasy.
For a moment, I was a little flustered. In this dense forest, there was a sudden change of taste, and I looked through the depths of the shadows of the trees, but there was no end at all. If the fate is gone, how could she disappear for no reason? Even if she walked slowly, she would not have fallen so far!
At this moment, I suddenly felt that my vision in front of me was gradually blurring, and I did not know where a lot of fog seeped out, and I suddenly realized that I could not see even a foot clearly.
"Ru Yuan!" I shouted again, though my instincts told me it didn't help at all.
Sure enough, there was no response.
I had a vague feeling, as if the world I was in now was no longer the woods just now, and everything around me was unknown, and I didn't even have the courage to take a step, as if there was no road in front of me, but an abyss.
But what's going on? Is there an illusion barrier near the tomb of the goddess? But Ruyuan didn't mention it at all.
Magic......
My heart tightened again, and I remembered the "strangeness" that Ruyuan said before......
Sure enough, we were careless. The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is good at illusion and space spells, but I'm afraid that we have passed the abyss of thought, but we have fallen into another illusion.
If it is an illusion, then there should be fluctuations in spiritual power, and I should also have some sense, could it be that the illusion of the nine-tailed fox clan has reached such a realm?
Usually in every illusion, there is a guardian spirit. Illusions are used to defend against enemies or protection, and there are also illusions deliberately set up because of beautiful memories. But without exception, there will be guardian spirits in this illusion. There are good and evil, strong and weak. Some guardian spirits are just to play a role that the caster wants to appear in the illusion, some are just to protect this illusion from being destroyed, and more are pure killing tools, and the existence of such guardian spirits has only one purpose: anyone who accidentally enters the illusion will be killed!
Originally, Ruyuan should be able to know some ways to crack the illusion of the nine-tailed fox clan, but now Ruyuan doesn't know where to go.
I looked around again, and the fog of confusion only grew heavier.
I tried to calm myself down, perusing even the slightest hint of change.
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"Yinluo, let me tell you, I saw that snake demon talking quietly with a mysterious person yesterday, and that person exuded black qi all over his body......"
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"Yinluo, don't you believe me?
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"Hmph, you don't believe me, you have to hang out with that snake demon!"
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"Yinluo, you've changed ......"
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I don't know why, there was a faint voice in my ears, the voice was so familiar, and it suddenly drew out the memories I had buried for a long time, and my eyes gradually became clearer, and a golden figure slowly emerged. The color was bright and brilliant, but it did not have the glare and heat of the sun, and for a moment, I felt warm all over my body.
The surrounding fog dissipated suddenly, and I was in a golden sunflower forest.
Even though I knew it was an illusion, even though I knew that there was a hidden danger, I still couldn't help but look carefully and carefully up and down at the person standing in front of me, and I couldn't help but feel distressed by the anger and helplessness in her eyes.
Xiaolu ......
All of a sudden, I went back to the sentimentality of the past, and I touched the pain in the depths of the memory.
"I haven't changed...... I haven't been ......" seemed to be infected by the desolation and sadness in that sentence, and I actually said to myself.
"You've changed!" suddenly became a high-pitched voice, so harsh, and the effect in front of my eyes also changed, a little hideous, a little deformed.
As soon as I shook my head, I felt a hot stinging pain in my left arm.
I snapped back to my senses, and when I looked down, I saw an extra scar on my left arm, and blood was leaking outward. I immediately turned my head to stare at the person across from me, and I blamed myself for being careless, and forgetting the danger in front of me in my memory.
But with this glare, my heart trembled again.
I remember that the face had become vicious and distorted in an instant, but at this moment, it was clearly a sad, confused, innocent face, and the eyes contained a warm liquid, which shimmered like pearls, as if it would pour out at any moment.
She stood face to face with me, looking at me, and I almost burst into tears.
"You've changed...... Because of her, you don't treat me as a friend anymore......" Xiaolu sobbed for a while, as if in pain.
"Are you going to kill me? Kill me, you still have to find Mo Sheng! You want to kill us all! You want to destroy the Lush Forest too, aren't you!" With this hoarse question, Xiaolu's eyes could no longer contain more and more tears, and they slid down the cheeks that shimmered with golden yellow.
"You don't want us anymore...... You don't want the forest of gloom...... You only have killing in your heart...... Only hatred ......"
"Xiaolu" said word by word, although I repeatedly reminded myself that this was an illusion, but in the face of the innocence and pain on that face, I hesitated, and the accumulated spiritual power gradually weakened.
I can't let go of the guilt I feel about Xiaolu, and I can't let go of the memory of the lush forest.
So, I seemed to be numb, and I just let this "Xiaolu" talk and cry.
Suddenly, the crying "Xiaolu" disappeared in an instant, the sunflower forest also disappeared, and even the crying disappeared cleanly, except for the face that still faintly appeared in front of me. I came back to my senses suddenly, I only felt a throbbing pain in my chest, and I couldn't help but take a few steps back before I realized that I was once again in the endless mist. It's just that I was obviously hit hard by something, and I almost spurted blood.
My left arm was still shaking, and at this moment, I was really starting to get scared.
Could it be that this illusion is actually aimed at the fragile memories in everyone's heart? No matter how fierce and cruel the phantom beast is, I am not enough to justify, but in the face of my own inner weakness, I am afraid.
So, fear spread in my heart. In this fog, I can't move forward, but I don't know what kind of scene will appear next, what kind of illusion, even if I won't be hurt by those phantom beasts, I'm afraid that I will fall into despair because of the shadow in my heart.
Before I had time to think, another illusion appeared. This time, the scene that gradually became clear in front of me deepened my fear......
Like a nightmare, I deliberately did not allow myself to think about the bloody and cruel scene of the past, and not to remind myself of the bloodless face that was extremely distorted by pain. It was the most painful and painful moment of my life, I couldn't accept it, I couldn't predict it, but I could only watch death spread little by little, taking away my most important and dearest people. I can't afford to feel like that a second time!
However, in this illusion, I was once again on the verge of collapse.
The fog gradually cleared, and the light dimmed, but the wooden door carved with the image of the crane could not be clearer. The dots of light and shadow swayed with my increasingly chaotic thoughts.
The door was hidden, there was no light in the crack of the door, and I seemed to hear a faint ** sound, just like countless sharp knives piercing my heart.
My whole body began to tremble, or maybe my heart was trembling. The wooden door that seemed to lead to hell was like a slightly open demon's mouth, smiling and roaring, as if to mock my fear and timidity.
I couldn't help but take two steps back, just trying to get away from the door, and thought to myself:
"It's just an illusion...... It's just an illusion......"
But the more I thought about it, the stronger the smell of blood gradually overflowed from the crack in the door, and even a little black mist leached out.
"Yinluo, save me!"
It was like an explosion in my head, the voice! the shout!
No, no, that's just an illusion...... Again, I remind myself.
But the cry for help still didn't stop, and all that came to my mind was that my mother was slashed by a dagger by a demon covered in black gas, and the demon smiled sinisterly and hideously, as if enjoying the pleasure of cruelty......
"No!
Finally, I ran desperately to destroy the door and the cabin!
Just as I was about to hit the wooden door, I felt a shock to my body, and my hand stopped just an inch away from the wooden door.
I was still breathing heavily, almost completely unable to control my emotions, even though I knew it was just an illusion.
"Can't go in!"
Behind me, there was a shout, and I finally sobered up a little.
It's like fate.
I stopped struggling, only to find a long whip firmly wrapped around my waist, and then I faintly felt a little pain in strangulation. I turned my head and saw that the whip was stretched straight, and Ruyuan seemed to be struggling to pull the end of the whip not far from me.
I looked at the wooden door again, it was still hidden, it was still dark in the gaps, and there was still a ** sound......
My heart was still trembling, but I was trying to control it.
"I'm fine......"
I spoke dimly, but my whole body almost lost strength, and I let the long whip pull me, as if I could rely on this strength to stand firm.
Seeing that I was relieved, my hand twitched, and I put the long whip back, and my body shook and I almost fell.
Ruyuan walked towards me quickly, subconsciously helping me, and I let her help me.
"If you go in, you'll never get out of this illusion!"
I was still a little confused, as if I couldn't help myself from that painful memory, but I looked up at her with questions.
"This is the Thousand Fox Obstacle, the illusion is repeated one after another, if you continue to go deeper, you will be trapped in the illusion forever!" Ru Yuan explained again.
"Thousand Fox Obstacle......" I repeated in a trance.