"Lead the way!"
Sun Mo had thought that he would have to spend quite a lot of time to search the ancient castle. He didn't expect little loachie to be so awesome and discover a 'good place' so early.
Spirit qi roaming dragons were a type of lifeform that lived on the third level of the Darkness Continent. They loved to eat fruits that were rich in spirit qi, and their numbers were very low.
Their battle prowess was average, but they were ranked 36th on the dark mysterious species list because they had a strong sense of spiritual energy.
What was spiritual energy?
It was the foundation for the natives of the Central Plains to become stronger.
The Spirit Qi Roaming Dragon considered a good place to be. The most obvious characteristic was the density of the Spirit Qi, and the density of the Spirit Qi meant either a mine or a powerful Secret Treasure.
"We're rich!"
One had to be content with what they had. Hence, Sun Mo decided to leave the ancient castle after he finished exploring the place little loachie had discovered.
Wait, did I just raise a flag?
Ding!
"Congratulations, you have used your talent to convince your teacher, Qian Dun. The prestige relationship between you and Qian Dun has broken through a thousand points. As such, you are rewarded with one silver treasure chest!"
"Can you not give such a sudden prompt? It's quite scary!"
Sun Mo looked at the surroundings. This was a passageway, and the light from the torches shone on the walls, causing the shadows to sway. It had the atmosphere of a horror movie.
"Teacher, is something the matter?"
Li Ziqi was very sensitive.
"I'm fine."
Sun Mo patted Lu Zhiruo's head like he was stroking a cat. "Open the chest!"
After a flash of white light, a skill book glowing with green light was left behind.
"Cool!"
Sun Mo whistled softly.
Ding!
"Congratulations on obtaining 100 types of plants from the Darkness Continent. Would you like to learn them immediately?"
The system's voice was emotionless. Clearly, it was bothered by Sun Mo's complaints earlier.
"Teacher Sun, you are the group leader and need to stay in the middle to command the troops. Why don't you let me take the lead?"
Qian Dun suggested.
Right now, he had just leveled up and was brimming with confidence. His thirst for battle was off the charts, and he couldn't wait for a student group to come knocking on his door so that he could defeat them all by himself.
"It's alright!"
Sun Mo rejected.
Because Lu Zhiruo had to lead the way, she walked at the very front. Sun Mo naturally followed at the side to protect her.
Sorry, he was worried!
"Oh!"
Qian Dun stroked his saber, feeling a little disappointed. Sigh, my saber is already thirsty, but there are no heads for me to chop!
"Learn!"
Sun Mo didn't hesitate at all. Now that he was in the Darkness Continent, there would definitely be no harm in gaining more knowledge.
The skill book shattered, and the green light shot into Sun Mo's forehead. Hence, many scenes immediately appeared in his mind.
Many plants, from seeds falling to the ground, taking root and germinating, to flowers blooming and withering, played out many cycles and were imprinted in Sun Mo's memory.
"Xuanyuan Po, Jiang Leng, help me guard the front!"
After Sun Mo gave the instructions, he immediately started to deepen his memory while he had just learned the skill book and had a good impression of it.
An hour passed.
Ding!
"Congratulations, the proficiency index of your 100 types of Darkness Continent's plants has been raised to the grandmaster-grade!"
Upon hearing the notification, Sun Mo revealed a satisfied smile.
I became stronger, but I didn't go bald. It was perfect!
"Zhiruo, are you familiar with this place?"
When Wang Chao saw Lu Zhiruo leading the way, she would only stop occasionally to get her bearings. However, most of the time, she would move forward with confidence. This made him very curious.
"Nope!"
The papaya girl shook her head.
"Then you …"
Wang Chao still wanted to ask but was interrupted by Gu Xiuxun's coughing.
"Cough cough, Teacher Wang, what do you think of the buildings here?"
Gu Xiuxun changed the topic.
"I don't know much about buildings."
Wang Chao's EQ wasn't bad and he felt embarrassed to continue asking. After all, this was a student's secret.
Two hours later, even Sun Mo, who trusted the papaya girl, couldn't help but frown.
"We haven't arrived yet?"
Sun Mo surveyed the surroundings.
Lu Zhiruo immediately communicated with the spirit qi roaming dragon and reported, "Little loachie said that it seems to be lost!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless.
(Even a guide like you would get lost?) (Are you joking?)
Naturally, because they wanted to give Sun Mo face, no matter how unhappy they felt, they didn't dare to show it.
"I... I'm sorry …"
Lu Zhiruo lowered her head. Her two index fingers twisted her sleeves, hating herself for being useless.
(I'm really trash!)
Tears welled up in the papaya girl's eyes.
"There's no need to apologize. You're also thinking for the sake of the group!"
Sun Mo patted the papaya girl's head and consoled her softly. He activated Divine Sight in passing, but he didn't discover anything abnormal.
Ancient castle, unknown region.
"Teacher!"
Lu Zhiruo couldn't help but hug Sun Mo's arm. Her teacher was so gentle.
"It's actually not a bad thing that we can't find the way. This means that we're getting closer and closer to that secret treasure of darkness. As long as we resolve the reason for getting lost, we'll be able to obtain it."
Li Ziqi analyzed while helping the papaya girl out of the predicament.
To be able to make the spirit qi roaming dragon lose its direction, that secret treasure was definitely very powerful.
"That's right!"
Sun Mo gazed into the distance. "From now onward, everyone should try to stay closer. No matter what accidents happen, don't leave the group!"
As Sun Mo spoke, he stared at Xuanyuan Po.
"Teacher, why are you looking at me?"
The combat addict scratched his head.
"Hehe!"
Tantai Yutang silently mused that this fellow's brain was really filled with muscles.
Although Sun Mo had given a warning, when danger arrived, there were really no signs at all.
Over ten minutes later, everyone still hadn't found their way. However, a white fog gushed over like tidal waves, enveloping everyone.
The fog was very thick, and they couldn't even see their fingers if they stretched out their hands!
"Be careful, don't wander around recklessly!"
Sun Mo activated Divine Sight once again.
Fog, harmless, duration uncertain!
Seeing that it was harmless, Sun Mo heaved a sigh of relief. After that, he stretched his hand out to pull Lu Zhiruo, but he didn't. This caused her expression to change.
The papaya girl was very obedient to him. If he said not to move, she definitely wouldn't move. But why didn't he touch anyone?
"Zhiruo, did you hear that?"
"Speak!"
"Ziqi, speak!"
Sun Mo called out a few times and discovered that there was no response. After that, he turned and started running rapidly.
This direction was where the new student group was. Even if he ran randomly, he should have bumped into someone. However, after running for 30 steps, he didn't encounter anyone.
Sun Mo's heart sank and he hurriedly asked.
"System, what's going on?"
The system was cold like a stepmother, not replying.
Sun Mo took two deep breaths and calmed himself down. After that, he unleashed his perception to its maximum, but he didn't sense anything.
There were no sounds of breathing or heartbeats at all.
Everything was silent in the area covered by the fog.
Sun Mo hesitated for a few minutes. In the end, he didn't leave and chose to sit quietly. He took out his pocket watch and brought it before his eyes, but he couldn't see the time clearly.
Everything was milky white. That feeling was like he was soaked in milk.
Sun Mo could only count silently. After roughly 12,000 seconds, the fog started to dissipate. Then, five minutes later, it completely disappeared.
Sun Mo searched around. The place was still the same as before, but there was no one around him. It was as though Sun Mo had always been alone.
Sun Mo stared at the surroundings.
Ancient castle, unknown region.
Sun Mo frowned so tightly that he could squeeze a bunch of crabs to death.
When he heard the words' unknown region 'earlier, he thought that he had just arrived at a new place and the system didn't know about it. But from the looks of it now, the words' unknown region 'most probably didn't have a simple meaning.
Sun Mo pondered for a while. Then, he suddenly punched the ground.
Bang!
The ground cracked like a spiderweb, and shattered rocks flew everywhere.
Stone slabs, composition, marble.
After Sun Mo left a mark on the wall, he continued to advance.
Over 100 meters above the ancient castle, there was a dome made of soil. There were no signs of life, and the surroundings were just dilapidated walls.
It wasn't a place destroyed by war. Rather, it was a place that had existed for many years and was washed away by the long river of time into an uninhabited region.
Sun Mo explored as he pondered.
Where was he? Why did the others disappear in an instant? Were they teleported away? Or could it be that he was in an illusion?
It shouldn't have been teleported away. Leaving aside how powerful a cultivation art was required to accomplish such a thing, there would surely be spirit qi fluctuations. However, he didn't sense any.
In that case, was this an illusion?
After that, there was the next question. Was this illusion targeted at him or all the living creatures in this space?
Very good, he had to verify it now.
Sun Mo halted his steps and entered a house at the side. He used Divine Sight to inspect the place. After there were no abnormalities, he pulled out Chasing Cloud and sliced his index finger.
Fresh blood flowed out. Sun Mo started to draw a circular rune on the ground.
This was a summoning formation.
Five minutes later, the formation was completed. Sun Mo inspected it again and after ascertaining that there were no mistakes, he started to chant the incantation while channeling spirit qi into the formation.
A blood-colored fog emanated from the formation and spread out. After a total of ten minutes, faint rustling sounds rang out in the surroundings.
Sun Mo didn't stop and continued with the summoning.
More and more bugs of all kinds appeared and gathered here.
Very soon, the ground was covered with a thick layer of bugs. They were like a carpet, causing one's hair to stand on end.
"Who can tell me what this place is?"
Sun Mo asked.
These bugs weren't alive. They were wisps of mental energy left behind by the bugs after they died. Sun Mo used the spiritual control technique to summon them over.
"It's an ancient castle!"
"It's home!"
"It's a land of death!"
Countless answers rapidly gushed into Sun Mo's mind.
These bugs died at different times and lived in different regions. Hence, their understanding of the ancient castle was also different.
This was like a blind man touching an elephant. What they said was what they thought it was.
"What caused this land of death?"
Sun Mo started to use more precise questions to filter out the bugs. He could give up on those who answered that it was a castle or home.
Sun Mo soon confirmed that the illusory realm was targeted at invaders like them. The bugs were too insignificant and weren't within the attack range of the illusory realm. The bugs usually moved about freely, and some of them just happened to live in the surroundings of that secret treasure.
"Many bones, a big meal!"
"A black-colored building!"
"You will die very soon."
There were all sorts of replies from the bugs.
"Bring me to that building!"
Sun Mo instructed.
At this moment, Sun Mo deeply experienced how powerful the spiritual control technique was. However, if those spirit controllers were to see this scene, they would probably be angered to death.
Many people learned the spiritual control technique because they wanted to summon powerful spiritual beasts to increase their combat strength. However, Sun Mo was actually asking for directions.
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