The only clue now is the mysterious courtyard on this island. It is said that it has generated heavenly elixir energy several times before, but this time it did not, and even produced these strange mists...
Luo Xue calmed herself down and followed Nangong Mian.
They wandered around in the fog for an unknown amount of time, but still couldn't find the courtyard.
Even for Nangong Mian, who was always familiar with secret realms, it was quite difficult for him to move around in the fog where his spiritual consciousness was blocked and his vision was obstructed.
But...what a coincidence, the figure that Nangong Mian hadn't encountered for several days kept appearing when Luo Xue followed her.
As soon as they met, he cast a spell without saying a word. Luo Xue and Nangong Mian could only work together to help the other party to be liberated.
In less than half a day, Luo Xue and Nangong Mian together saved the souls of seven immortal souls wandering around the island. Such an achievement made even the professional monks in charge of salvation admire them.
Nangong Mian looked at Luo Xue from time to time. She had a lot of doubts in her heart, such as why she had been walking alone for several days without meeting anyone, but now she met them frequently; and why the phantom had never appeared again after meeting Luo Xue.
But no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't see what was weird about Luo Xue.
"He should be as strong as me... Although I'd like to say this is weird, it's obviously not."
Nangong Mian's eyes flickered slightly, and he kept his thoughts to himself, while at the same time becoming a little wary of Luo Xue.
Luo Xue's mind has always been immersed in these immortal souls. When she freed them, she could feel the immortal will in these souls, which was increasing with time.
The surrounding fog seemed to be gradually strengthening the immortal will, but it was obvious that the fog was not the source of the immortal will, otherwise Nangong Mian would have been infected long ago.
The invincible Foundation Establishment Realm is nothing in front of the Immortal Will. Even the invincible Jindan and Yuanying Realm are no match for it. Only the Shenhua Realm and above can barely contend with it.
So... where does the immortal will of the dead souls come from
Could it be that it was all through contact with the sea of blood
Not necessarily. It is impossible that all cultivators have come into contact with the sea of blood. So far, Luo Xue has only met one living person, Nangong Mian, who is conscious.
Then, there seems to be only one answer left.
"Shadow..."
That’s right, Nangong Mian is the only person known to have never come into contact with a phantom so far. Except for her, all the cultivators have been chased by phantoms.
But when she thought of Nangong Mian saying that she was somewhat similar to the phantom, Luo Xue felt a little strange in her heart.
"It should have nothing to do with me... I am Withering..."
In addition, Luo Xue has another guess about the Nangong disciples who may exist in the secret realm.
If they exist, then they will stay in the secret realm longer than the first batch of monks who entered, and the immortal will accumulated in their bodies will be even stronger...
Luo Xue had no idea what the ultimate immortality would turn into.
"Hey, if it withers, maybe I can still see some problems."
Luo Xue rubbed her temples. Of course, this was just what she said. If it was the Will of Withering, the situation would not be much better than it is now.
Immortality and withering, either one is fatal to living beings, and this fatality has even reached the level of rules.
The legendary emperor might be able to establish the existence of rules, but Luo Xue is obviously not at that level yet...
Just as Luo Xue's thoughts were drifting, she suddenly heard Nangong Mian's surprised voice.
"Yeah, I found it! The mysterious courtyard is right in front of us!"
"Um?"
Luo Xue came to her senses and looked forward.
The outlines of some buildings appeared in the fog, and there were two lanterns hanging at the gate. The faint light shone through the fog, flickering and swaying.
In the gloomy environment around, such a scene seems even more bizarre and creepy.
Even Nangong Mian couldn't help but lower his steps and looked much more nervous when he approached.
"It wasn't this scary last time I came here," she muttered under her breath.
"It should be scary..."
Luo Xue said in a low voice.
But why don’t I feel scared at all, but instead feel it’s very normal
hiss...
Could it be that I have experienced too many things that I am no longer able to feel such classic weird and scary scenes
As they got closer, the outline of the building became clearer and Luo Xue frowned slightly.
That’s not right. Why does this courtyard look so familiar
Luo Xue thought as she approached.
It was not until they approached the courtyard gate that the entire courtyard finally came into view, and Luo Xue was finally able to dig out information about this courtyard from the corner of her memory.
For a moment, she almost jumped up.
"Shit, this is the place!"
"Have you been here?"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Mian immediately became alert. Wouldn’t this delicate young lady transform into a shadow and pounce on him ferociously in the next moment
This kind of plot is very common!
By then, I will lose my life and regret bringing the weirdness back to my hometown...
Fortunately, what Nangong Mian imagined did not happen. Luo Xue held it in for a long time before she said awkwardly,
"Yes, I saw it in my dream."
"In a dream?" Although Nangong Mian was somewhat relaxed, he was still a little wary. "What weird things do you usually dream about?"
"well enough... "
Luo Xue touched her nose, which slightly eased the embarrassment.
She looked up at the courtyard, her expression becoming a little more serious.
Yes, it’s this haunted courtyard again...
Not to mention the three towers built on Fengyin Mountain, there is also one in Feng Zun’s small world, and there is another one here.
Coupled with the immortal will surging everywhere in the secret realm, Luo Xue would never believe that all this had nothing to do with Feng Zun.
"Master Fengzun, are you so fond of your courtyard?"
Luo Xue couldn't help but complain in her heart, but appeared unmoved.
At this time, Nangong Mian had been looking at Luo Xue, not because Luo Xue was pretty, but because she vaguely felt that Luo Xue should know something.
But Luo Xue refused to speak, and she had no way to pry Luo Xue's mouth open...
"Where did you say the Heavenly Pill Energy was originally from?" Luo Xue asked.
"Follow me, this way."
Although Nangong Mian was wary of Luo Xue, he still waved his hand, signaling Luo Xue not to get lost.
She did not choose to walk in front, but stayed less than half a body length away from Luo Xue, mainly because she felt a little scared leaving Luo Xue behind...
Luo Xue followed him. Stepping into the mysterious courtyard again made her feel a little complicated. For a moment, she did not pay attention to Nangong Mian's unusual movements.
It can be seen that although this courtyard is similar to the ones Luo Xue has seen or lived in, there are still some differences, which is enough to show that this place is not Fengyin Mountain or Fengzun Small World.
To be more precise, the several peaks of Fengyin Mountain are simplified versions.
The courtyard here is much larger than the former one in terms of size and number of buildings. The interior is intricate and one can roughly see that the layout is similar, but much more complicated.
"Will every island have such a courtyard?" Luo Xue asked.
"No... Every island has a corresponding landmark," Nangong Mian shook his head and replied, "It's just that this one is a courtyard."
Although she never let her guard down, she still couldn't see anything strange about Luo Xue. She began to doubt whether her judgment was wrong.
Finally, under the cover of fog, Nangong Mian took Luo Xue around for a long time but still couldn't find the right place.
"This... The fog is so thick that I could only see 300 to 400 meters away last time I came here." Nangong Mian scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "It's really too complicated in there... And these rooms all look the same."
The room that Nangong Mian was referring to was the one that Luo Xue had once lived in. In this enlarged version of the mysterious courtyard, there were many more similar rooms.
Luo Xue pondered for a moment and asked,
"Are you going to the main room?"
"The main room?"
Nangong Mian was slightly stunned.
Luo Xue gave her a brief description of the main room and pointed out the differences between the main room and the other guest rooms.
However, she did not mention Feng Zun's inscription and simply ignored it.
Nangong Mian widened his eyes and asked,
"Have you been here?"
"In my dream..."
Luo Xue's eyes were somewhat evasive.
"Your dream is so clear!"
Nangong Mian gave a thumbs up and moved away quietly.
Miss Jiao, when you talked to us, it was as if we were at home, and you said it was a dream... Okay, if you say it is, then it is.
"If it's the main room, maybe I know where it is..."
Luo Xue said weakly. She had seen Nangong Mian's undisguised suspicion of herself from his expression, but she still said it out loud.
Even though it is much bigger, the layout is actually the same.
In order to escape from this courtyard, Luo Xue memorized the surrounding terrain to the point that she could run away with her eyes closed.
Nangong Mian took her around for a long time, and she had already determined the location of the main room, but she just didn't say anything.
"...Isn't this really your hometown?"
After hearing this, Nangong Mian finally couldn't help but ask.
"If I say no, will you believe it?"
"Ken Ken Ken..."
Nangong Mian nodded repeatedly, but his action of taking a half step back was quite serious.
Even though Luo Xue had an alibi when the phantom appeared before, Luo Xue had displayed so many strange things during this period of time together that even Nangong Mian felt a little scared.
In addition, she had always been confused. She had never heard of the name Nangong Jiao before, but she was holding one of the few direct lineage tokens...
The token cannot be faked, Nangong Mian can be sure of that.
But what if Nangong Jiao is a senior who has been wandering in the secret realm for hundreds of years
Was she originally the wronged ghost here
All kinds of terrible guesses emerged in Nangong Mian's mind, making her unable to help but look at Luo Xue for a while longer. The more she looked, the more scared she became.
"If you go any further, I really won't be able to catch up." Luo Xue said helplessly. She had seen Nangong Mian's eyes. "Don't worry, I'm really not a ghost."
"That's not what I meant..."
Nangong Mian took a few steps with difficulty and moved a little closer to Luo Xue.
Luo Xue was too lazy to joke with Nangong Mian. She was in a complicated mood. Coming to this courtyard again reminded her of many things.
She followed her memory and walked straight towards the main room.
The closer they got to the main room, the more familiar everything around them became, gradually overlapping with Luo Xue's memories.
It seems that the layout near the main room has not changed at all.
"I heard, just heard, that the original ancestral land of the Nangong family seemed to be like this..."
Nangong Mian said cautiously.
"Um."
Luo Xue nodded slightly.
Of course she could guess this, and it wasn't strange.