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Chapter 41: Fellow Traveler

  She didn't know that she had already become a mysterious and powerful person in the eyes of the Taoist priests. At this moment, her hair was disheveled and her face still had bloodstains, making her look extremely disheveled. She was being tightly held by Ji Youfei's large hand as they fled downwards. That broad and thick palm grasped her firmly, making her feel a few strands of reassurance. This man was indeed someone worth getting to know deeply, at least he protected them before facing the enemy and didn't run away alone, truly having the demeanor of an elder brother.

  Through the white marble balustrade, below is a winding and deep tunnel. At this time, they couldn't care about identifying directions, fortunately, there was only one road, they rushed forward with their heads down, although they couldn't see their fingers when stretching out their hands, but fortunately, there were no dangers on the way, they probably escaped for half an hour, didn't know how many turns they took, only knew that they stopped to catch their breath when they were deep in the mountain.

  They had not reached the boundary of Jindan, and only Ji Youfei had a flying artifact on his body, which was destroyed in the battle just now. They could only rely on their two legs to run wildly, and by this time, they were already feeling somewhat exhausted. At this moment, they also discovered that the road ahead seemed to be branching out, so they stopped.

  On the riverbank, Wei said with difficulty: "This... what place is this?" Ji Xue took out an object from her bosom, a pearl the size of a fist, emitting warm and gentle light, like candlelight. Although the light was not dazzling, it was enough to see things.

  Mo Zi Chen couldn't help but secretly admire the pearl in Ji Xue's hand, which was actually a night pearl. In the mortal world, it would be considered a rare treasure, but to cultivators, it was nothing special. They called this thing Moonlight Stone, and although it also contained spiritual energy, it was extremely thin and usually only used for lighting and decoration, making it almost worthless.

  Ji Youfei and the Taoist priest faced their enemies head-on, with Ji suffering the most severe injuries. He first took out two medicinal pellets and swallowed them, then sat down cross-legged on the ground, circulating his true energy for a full cycle before standing up again to look around in all directions.

  The place where they stood seemed to be a stone chamber hollowed out from the belly of a mountain, all formed by following the terrain. He took a glance at the four walls and exclaimed: "There's actually lighting here!"

  On the walls, there were several bronze candlesticks, with rust spots on them, apparently no one had touched them for a long time. However, there was no dust here, and it was clearly isolated from the outside world, but the air circulation was very good, and they didn't feel any hindrance to their breathing at all.

  Ji Xue muttered: "Could this be the legendary ancient battlefield remains? Are we... mistaken?"

  Ji Youfei shook his head: "It's hard to say. However, I didn't feel any strong killing intent. Even if it is indeed an ancient battlefield relic, we still haven't found the exact location." He turned around and bowed to Mo Zichen, saying: "I haven't thanked you yet, Miss Mo. If not for your timely intervention, the three of us would have probably fallen into the hands of the demon path."

  Ji Xue and Yu Wei both bowed their heads in courtesy, expressing gratitude, but their faces couldn't hide a suspicious color. Apparently, they still couldn't shake off their doubts about Mo Zi Chen, who was mysterious in origin but could turn the tide of battle with his extraordinary skills at critical moments.

  Ji Youfei glared at them and transmitted his voice with his true energy, saying: "As a member of our group, we should act uprightly. How can we have doubts about the person who saved our lives? A real man does things in a straightforward manner, one is one, two is two, kindness and resentment are clearly distinguished, what's the point of having those treacherous thoughts?"

  Mo Zi Chen naturally couldn't see through their secret transmission, and waved her hand saying: "Actually, I don't know what's going on either, I'm not intentionally holding back. It's just that..." She hesitated for a moment, but still decided to push the blame onto that cheap master, "I had just entered the sect not long ago, and that nameless master gave me a protective artifact, only my talent is dull, and I don't know how to control it yet. Just now, the artifact automatically activated, and even I was scared."

  She has been studying the jade slip these days, and also knows that in the immortal cultivation world, there are many boundaries between spiritual instruments, law instruments, etc. Thinking about it, making the jade pendant a law instrument is also reasonable. The people in front of her won't go to find that guy for verification either.

  As expected, the other two heard this and the doubt on their faces dissipated. Yu Wei said: "Miss Mo has only just entered the door and already has such skills, her future is indeed boundless. I wonder if it's possible to find a way out?"

  Mo Zi Chen waved his hand and said: "I just accidentally hit it by mistake, what's the skill, still ask Ji Gege."

  Ji Youfei took the Moonlight Stone from Ji Xue's hand and infused a strand of true yuan into it, causing its light to suddenly intensify. The place they were in was a small stone chamber about ten or so zhangs square, with only two forks in the road ahead, one leading left and the other right. Each entrance was dark and seemingly bottomless, and even the faint sound of wind could be heard howling, like the roar of a monster.

  At this time, Yu Wei took out two more talismans from his sleeve. His sleeve seemed to be an inexhaustible treasure trove, and Mo Zi Chen had no idea how many talismans were hidden inside. On the two talismans, each was painted with a small figure. Yu Wei took out a large brush, dotted a few points on it, then placed one at each entrance. Suddenly, a puff of smoke rose, and the two talismans transformed into two small figures, running towards the entrances and disappearing into the darkness.

  "This is a route-finding charm. When we're lost or trapped in an illusion, we usually use it to find our way. Let's take a look and see where the end of this path leads."

  He said, his eyes slightly closed as if sensing the aura emanating from the talismans. "Hmmm, the path on the left seems to have some hidden mechanism, and it appears more dangerous. The one on the right is relatively flat."

  This route symbol, after all, is only a low-level talisman, and at most can rely on breath to sense, knowing some fixed information, but it's impossible to have spiritual intelligence, and completely convey the message inside.

  After a moment, Yu Wei suddenly said: "Hmm, they seem to have all reached their limits."

  Ji Xue said: "How is it going to be? You'd better say it."

  He scratched his head and said, "I'm not sure either, I just know that both roads have an end, but which one is the exit, I don't know." He turned to Ji Youfei and said, "Why don't we split into two teams and explore the road?"

  Ji Youfei hesitated for a moment, then said: "Alright. Since the left path is more dangerous, I'll go with Mo Niang on this side. You two are both injured, so you should go together on that side and be careful."

  He made such arrangements, which can be considered meticulous. After all, among the four of them, his strength was the strongest, and Mo Zixun also had a mysterious protective artifact. The two of them joined forces, enough to resist general dangers.

  But Mo Zi Chen secretly lamented in her heart, that jade pendant was mysterious, but she didn't know the method to activate it, what if it only worked sometimes, would she die here today?

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