A cold sweat broke out on her body. Facing such a thick-skinned monster, Yun Qingxue felt momentarily at a loss!
“Hiss~” A’Dai felt that his little teeth, which had been hurt by the monster, were finally not so painful anymore. His small round eyes glared hatefully at the monster, but he didn’t dare to bite the tongue that Yun Qingxue was holding again!
Too hard! Can’t bite through!
“A’Dai!” Yun Qingxue suddenly had an idea and said with a hopeful tone, “A’Dai! Climb into the monster’s mouth and bite it from inside!”
A’Dai’s eyes widened!
What did his master just say? To climb into the monster’s mouth and bite it?!
Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! So disgusting, isn’t it?!
“A’Dai! Hurry up, there’s no time. If it breaks free from all the vines, we’ll all be in danger!” Yun Qingxue urged again.
A’Dai looked at Yun Qingxue, then at the monster that resembled a giant toad—utterly disgusting. Finally, he steeled himself, climbed along the monster’s tongue to its mouth, found a gap, and slipped inside.
Yun Qingxue tightly controlled the vines to hold the monster’s tongue while nervously watching its mouth.
“Roar!”
Not long after A’Dai crawled into the monster’s mouth, it let out a painful scream and began thrashing violently.
Yun Qingxue strained to keep the vines securing the monster’s tongue, preventing it from retracting it.
The monster roared like an enraged lion, twisting its body wildly.
A drop of sweat slowly rolled down Yun Qingxue’s forehead.
After a while, the monster’s movements gradually slowed, and soon after, the light in its bell-like eyes faded.
“Thud!” With a dull sound, the thick-skinned monster collapsed lifelessly to the ground, its massive body twitching twice before falling completely still.
“Daisy!” Yun Qingxue released the vines and hurried to Daisy’s side, struggling to pull her free from the entangled red tongue.
“M…Master,” Daisy called weakly. Though rescued, the pain as if her body had been torn apart made her feel like she couldn’t hold on any longer.
“Don’t speak yet!” Yun Qingxue sat on the ground, letting Daisy rest her head on her lap. She waved her hand and took out a bottle of medicinal pills from her storage bracelet.
These were the same pills obtained in exchange for a roasted chicken that day. Mo Changxing had once told Yun Qingxue that these were rare, high-quality healing pills—as long as a person had a breath left, one pill could bring them back from death.
Without hesitation, Yun Qingxue quickly took out a pill and placed it in Daisy’s mouth.
“Hiss~”
A’Dai crawled out of the monster’s mouth, his small round eyes looking aggrievedly at Yun Qingxue as she tended to Daisy, like a wronged little wife.
Damn it! Only heaven knew how severe the monster’s bad breath was! It nearly suffocated Lord A’Dai! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck!
After placing the pill in Daisy’s mouth, Yun Qingxue couldn’t help but laugh at A’Dai’s dramatic antics.
“Hiss~ Hiss hiss~” A’Dai ranted in snake language, which Yun Qingxue couldn’t understand.
Master, that Purple Song Sage is no good! I was sleeping soundly when he dragged me out and inexplicably sent us to this godforsaken place. I won’t even complain about how dark it is, but right off the bat, we run into this thick-skinned, foul-breathed thing—what kind of grudge is this?!
“Hiss hiss hiss~”
Master, if you ever decide to rebel against your master, A’Dai will be the first to support you!
A’Dai vented his frustration about Purple Song Sage, while Yun Qingxue watched him with a smile, understanding not a single word of his snake language…
After taking the elixir, Daisy’s complexion quickly improved. Yun Qingxue sat on the ground, letting Daisy rest on her lap. She reached into her storage bracelet and took out the books Purple Song Sage had prepared for her.
They had just arrived in this pitch-black place and encountered this monster, which injured Daisy.
Now that the monster was gone, this dark cave had countless branching paths. It was unclear which exit led outside or what other dangers lurked in the shadows.
Since her master had sent her here for training, he must have anticipated the possible dangers. Therefore, among the books he gave her before sending her down, there should be one about the Yunhuang Illusionary Realm.
Sure enough, when she opened the bundle Purple Song Sage had given her, the topmost book was an introduction to the Yunhuang Illusionary Realm.
Yun Qingxue took the book and flipped through the others below, finding they were all about spell cultivation. She put those back into her storage ring and began reading the one titled “Records of the Yunhuang Secret Realm.”
The first page provided a general description of the Yunhuang Illusionary Realm, just as Purple Song Sage had told her: “The Yunhuang Illusionary Realm—where reality and illusion overlap, a place of both danger and opportunity.”
Everything here—people, demons, gods, fiends, even scenery and objects—could be real or fake, illusory or tangible. The illusory ones were like mirages, while the tangible ones could be good or bad. Sometimes, what seemed like a life-threatening danger was merely a mirage. Other times, beneath a seemingly peaceful and beautiful surface lay endless peril.
The Yunhuang Illusionary Realm had existed since the dawn of the Xuanling Continent.
There was only one way to reach the Yunhuang Illusionary Realm from the Xuanling Continent: tearing through the void. And to tear through the void and travel between dimensions, one’s magical power had to reach the pinnacle of mastery.
Once in the Yunhuang Illusionary Realm, one had to be prepared to face danger at any moment. You might find yourself in a serene, beautiful environment or fall into a real or illusory monster’s lair—all depending on luck…
Reading this, Yun Qingxue couldn’t help but laugh at herself. Encountering such an ugly monster right off the bat—her luck was truly unmatched!
“Master,” Daisy called weakly as she slowly regained consciousness while Yun Qingxue was engrossed in the book.
Yun Qingxue put the book down and looked at her. “How do you feel?”
Daisy moved her body slightly and smiled shyly. “This servant is fine now. Thank you for saving my life, Master.”
“Mm,” Yun Qingxue responded lightly and instructed, “Rest here for now. Once I’ve figured out this place, we’ll move.”
Daisy nodded and found a spot to sit, careful not to disturb Yun Qingxue’s reading.
A gentle breeze blew, and the sky was vast and blue.
After sending Yun Qingxue off, Purple Song Sage flew back to the main peak of Luoyun Mountain on the wind. The moment his feet touched the ground, the sky suddenly darkened, and multicolored rays of light swiftly approached from the east.
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