164, Moonlight Illusion Stone

  Stepping on the white silk cloth, they entered the gate inside the grand hall. Mo Tian Ge took a look and found that it was still a narrow stone path, just like when they came in. However, the walls here were inlaid with moonlight stones, so there was no need to hold torches like before.

  It's strange to say, but moonstones are rarely able to last for thousands of years. The Dongfu from thousands of years ago should be as dark as the path that was first entered, so why is there still a moonstone?

  Fang Zhengdao and the other person thought so too, both of them stood in front of the wall, each prying off a piece of moonstone.

  "After studying it for a while, Fang Zhengdao said, 'It seems to be Moonlight Stone Mother!'"

  The song of the wild sky is inexplicable.

  After a careful look, Fang Zhengdao nodded: "That's right, there is a moonstone mine here, these are all moonstone mothers, and they can last for so long."

  As for experience, Fang Zhengdao has been in the immortal world and the mortal world for hundreds of years, so it's naturally extremely rich. Mo Tian Ge listened to him say this and nodded. He threw the Moonlight Stone Mother into his own Qiankun bag and continued on his way.

  Although moonstone mines are rare, this thing has no other use in the cultivation world except for lighting, so it's not very valuable.

  The two of them proceeded cautiously, treading on the stone slabs.

  Since entering Kunwu, she has encountered countless dangers. Mo Tian Ge has always been cautious and careful. But this Fang Zhengdao person, in her eyes, behaves a lot like Second Uncle. Her way of handling things was all cultivated when following Second Uncle, so it is very compatible with this Fang Zhengdao person.

  This time, Fang Zheng let the bird fly ahead to explore the way. The two of them walked along, with no unexpected dangers - there were several mechanisms in the passage, but they had lost their spiritual energy over the years, and the birds led the way, avoiding each one.

  They found several corpses on the ground instead.

  These corpses, entwined with each other, had all turned into skulls. Their clothes had long since rotted away, leaving only a few damaged magical instruments and an intact Qiankun bag. Between the corpses, some treasures were scattered, either materials or magical artifacts.

  Fang Zhengdao saw him and immediately showed a happy expression. He squatted down to pick it up.

  Moy Tian Ge saw this and shouted: "Fang Zheng Dao You, wait!"

  Fang Zhengdao looked up at her, his eyes wary. At his age, he had been through many adventures and had seen many companions fight over things, so when he heard Mo Tian Ge's words, he became cautious.

  Mo Tian Ge looked at his expression, which was not hard to guess, but she just said lightly: "There are so many skulls here, and they are not all from the same group of people. They all died in this place, perhaps there is some mystery."

  After hearing her words, Fang Zhengdao relaxed and took a closer look again.

  Indeed, this passageway, only a few dozen feet long, had nearly twenty corpses piled up, almost shoulder to shoulder, with no room to set foot. Looking at their postures again, they were all twisted together in twos or threes, as if they had perished together.

  Fang Zhengdao was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. From their posture, it could be seen that these people had killed each other to death, and the degree of freshness of the corpses was different. The newer ones had snow-white bones, while the older ones had already turned black. The flesh of the cultivators did not have any impurities, so they would not rot, but would dissipate into spiritual energy, leaving behind only their skeletons, which could be preserved for a long time. The color of the skeleton could reveal how long it had been since death. The skulls in front of him were of different colors, with the blackest ones having almost turned into a pile of dark ash, indicating that they had been dead for at least several thousand years. However, there were also skeletons with snow-white bones, which should have died no more than a thousand years ago.

  They all knew how terrifying the outside illusions were. Nine people, only two of them walked here intact. And the spiritual energy fluctuations outside this valley can't always exist, otherwise they wouldn't have heard about it. This means that for thousands of years, there won't be many people coming here, and the treasures and rare materials all over the ground also prove that no one has left safely. If so, would the treasure in front of them let them pick it up at will?

  It suddenly dawned on him that he had underestimated her. At first, he didn't think much of Mo Tian Ge, just a novice disciple from an ordinary sect. Although her cultivation was high, her abilities were probably average, similar to those of the two Lu Wangs from the Guiyuan Sect. But unexpectedly, in the illusion array, she was able to wake him up with just one word, and here, she was much calmer than him. After these two incidents, he no longer dared to underestimate Mo Tian Ge.

  "Yè Dàoyǒu, yī nǐ kàn, zhè shì..."

  Translation: "Ye Daoyou, according to you, what is this..."

  "This road has a problem." Mo Tian Ge said slowly, "It seems to be able to confuse people's wills." Even in the illusion array, her Zang Ling Pei did not have any unusual feelings, because that illusion array did not invade people's minds, but rather tested the hearts and wills of those who entered. But as soon as she approached this road, her Zang Ling Pei suddenly became icy cold, as if warning her.

  It's only natural, the cultivators who can reach this place have all passed through the Five Elements Platform's illusion formation, their hearts should be extremely stable. Apart from having a problem with their willpower, what other reason could there be for them to disregard their rationality and perish together? These people are the ones who understand the most that one must live in order to enjoy the treasures of heaven and earth.

  "How did Yè Dàoyǒu know?"

  Moy Tian Ge said faintly, "I have a magical instrument that can sense illusory objects." With a simple explanation, she didn't say more, her body having a mysterious treasure, no need to be too clear.

  Fang Zhengdao was also a clever person and didn't ask any more questions.

  The two of them carefully searched around for anything unusual.

  This stone path is no different from the previous one, a simple stone path opened up from the mountain body, only with a smoother ground surface, and the mountain wall is inlaid with moonlight stones.

  "Huh!" As she approached the stone wall, the chill from Cang Ling's pendant grew even stronger. Could it be a problem with the stone wall?

  Mó Tiān Gē thought for a moment, then took out his flying sword and pried off another moonstone from the stone path.

  The pale light was no different from the moonstone's glow earlier, but this faint spiritual energy gave her a sense of familiarity.

  "Yao Dao You!" Fang Zhengdao suddenly exclaimed, "This isn't Moonlight Stone!" As he spoke, he immediately took out a Calming Heart Symbol and stuck one on himself before handing another to Mo Tian Ge.

  Mò Tiān Gē didn't feel anything unusual, in the illusion array, it was her own heart that was fluctuating, so the Cáng Líng Pèi was useless. But here, it was an external factor, under the Cáng Líng Pèi, it had no effect on her.

  But she thought for a moment and still accepted the quiet heart charm, sticking it to herself, holding up the moonlight stone and asking: "Fellow Taoist said this is not moonlight stone? What is it?"

  "This is Moonlight Illusion Stone." Fang Zhengdao didn't look as calm as she did, and after forcing himself to calm down, he replied, "In the moonstone mine, a type of Moonlight Illusion Stone will be produced. This thing can cause hallucinations and is a good material for making illusions. However, although moonstone mines are not rare, Moonlight Illusion Stones are extremely rare, and few people know about them. I also saw a small piece in a secret shop decades ago, and that small piece was auctioned off for over a thousand spirit stones!" At this point, Fang Zhengdao's eyes showed excitement, "I didn't expect the owner of this Dongfu to be able to find so many Moonlight Illusion Stones. If they were all taken down..."

  Quietly sensing the spiritual energy emitted by this moonlight fantasy stone, a thought flashed in Mochen's mind. She reached into her Qiankun bag and flipped out several pieces of jade fragments. Compared to the moonlight fantasy stone, it was indeed the same material, but these fragments had exhausted their spiritual energy and were already fragmented.

  More than a decade ago, when she had just established her foundation, she and Wei Jiasi encountered the Wolf Pack Double Demons in the Beast Realm. The female demon was born with intelligence and designed an illusion array that nearly caused the two women to kill each other. This jade stone fragment was what she obtained in the end. Now it seems, this jade stone fragment is actually a Moonlight Illusion Stone.

  Upon realizing this, Mo Tian Ge looked at the wall full of Moonlight Illusion Stones and couldn't help but feel shocked.

  At that time, it was just a piece of Stone Cloth Array, which made her and Wei Jiasi two foundation-building cultivators enlightened to the Tao. With so many Moonlight Illusory Stones here, if they were all used to set up an array, wouldn't its power be such that even a Yuan Ying cultivator would find it difficult to escape?

  At this point, Mo Tian Ge's eyes also lit up like Fang Zheng Dao Ren's.

  The two of them fell silent, each taking out their flying swords and carefully prying off the Míhuàn Moonlight Stones from the wall.

  However, if this thing can be cracked so easily, there wouldn't have been so many monks dying here. As she approached the Mí Huàn Yuè Guāng Shí for a while, Mò Tiān Gē discovered that she was somewhat dizzy, fortunately, she had the Cáng Líng Pèi on her body and immediately distanced herself.

  Just as she was about to remind Fang Zhengdao, she raised her head and a sword light came straight at her. It turned out that Fang Zhengdao's eyes were emitting a fierce glow, and he had taken the small flying sword used to pry open the Moonlight Stone and stabbed it at her.

  Moy Tian Ge raised his hand and a spiritual energy wall blocked Fang Zheng Dao's attack. He then retreated, raised his hand again, and released the Fei Tian Shuo.

  Fang Zhengdao didn't say a word, put away the small flying sword, took out his duster, and with one flick, tens of thousands of dust threads shot out like steel needles, shooting towards her.

  Although the quality of this dust-removing artifact is not as good as her Flying Heaven Dart, Mo Tian Ge didn't dare to underestimate it. Fang Zheng Dao Ren's spiritual energy was deep and thick, and although his artifact wasn't very good, its power was great. With a flick of his sleeve, a white silk handkerchief flew out, transforming into a wall that blocked his attack.

  Taking advantage of this gap, Mo Tian Ge shouted: "Fang Zheng Dao friend, wake up!"

  Fang Zhengdao didn't react at all and still charged towards her with his head down.

  The stranger's song was unstoppable, and he used the Flying Heaven Dart to bind him while retreating.

  Although Fang Zhengdao is not weak, compared to the elite disciples of Xuan Qingmen, he can't be considered anything. However, Mo Tian Ge didn't want to hurt him. Now that they've arrived here, only one companion remains by Fang Zhengdao's side. The master of this place is extremely skilled in illusions and trickery, who knows what will happen next? Having someone as a companion, reminding each other from time to time, is much better than being alone.

  The man in front of her showed no signs of sobering up and continued to attack her mercilessly.

  The stranger's song was helpless, and he retreated slowly while defending himself on one side.

  After all, this place is too close to the Moonlight Mirage Stone, if it were a bit further away, the effect should be weaker.

  Slowly, he retreated more than ten zhang away before Fang Zhengdao's eyes suddenly cleared up, stopping his attack and exclaiming in surprise: "Ye Daoyou, this..."

  Seeing him awake, Mo Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief: "It's good that fellow daoist has regained his senses, this Moonlight Illusory Stone is indeed formidable."

  Thank you for the reward from Yixiaoqi classmates. Many fleas do not itch, many debts do not worry, and I still have a cold today... Remind myself to work hard, otherwise I will be drowned by debt...