Although everyone had experienced the journey from Earth to the back of the crater in the illusion, it was completely different for them to experience it for themselves. Moreover, it was a lonely voyage that lasted for more than ten days.
Even though they were all cultivators, the lonely space voyage still brought them a lot of psychological pressure.
Now that the destination was close at hand, everyone felt a sense of relief.
Of course, Xia Ruofei and the others did not completely relax because of this. On the contrary, they became even more vigilant because so far, everything they experienced in the illusion had been confirmed on the moon. And if the portal at the final destination really appeared, it meant that this must be a secret realm set up by a cultivator. Then, it was likely that there would be all kinds of unknown dangers and tests waiting for them.
Therefore, the five Aurous Core stage cultivators, including Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan, all expanded the range of their mental power perception and raised the alert level to the highest level.
As for the four Qi Refining stage cultivators, Ling Qingxue, Yu Xin 'er, Mu Jianfei and Xu Yurou, they did not release their mental power. Their mental power was not strong to begin with. If they released their mental power all the time, it would consume too much of their mental power. Moreover, the range of their mental power perception was so small that if there was any danger, Xia Ruofei and the others would have already noticed it. Therefore, they naturally did not need to waste their mental power needlessly.
Xia Ruofei controlled the Obsidian Airship to descend further, directly flying at an altitude of about one or two hundred meters above the surface of the moon and constantly adjusting the flying posture with the rise and fall of the moon's altitude.
The Obsidian Airship flew at high speed along the periphery of the huge crater. When Xia Ruofei found a small crater, he immediately controlled the Obsidian Airship to approach it while constantly increasing the flying altitude. This small crater was also an obvious landmark in the illusion. In the illusion, they climbed from the crater to the top of the crater and then to the valley on the back of the crater.
Xia Ruofei controlled the Obsidian Airship to fly over this small crater. The Obsidian Airship flew almost close to the ridge and soon reached the top.
What appeared in front of everyone was a huge crater with a diameter of at least a dozen kilometers. Moreover, it looked unfathomably deep.
One could imagine how violent the meteorite impact was when it formed this crater.
The Obsidian Airship leaped into the sky and immediately descended towards the valley behind the crater.
Because the surface of the moon was a vacuum environment, no matter how fast the Obsidian Spaceship was, there was not the slightest sound of wind. All they could hear was the faint static in the communication channel.
At this time, it was night on the far side of the moon. The crater formed by the huge crater was pitch-black, like the bloody mouth of a bloodthirsty monster. It gave off an inexplicable pressure in the dead silence.
Xia Ruofei and the others remained calm. At the same time, several Golden Core cultivators also expanded the range of their spiritual perception to the limit, maintaining a high level of vigilance at all times.
As for Ling Qingxue and the other Qi Condensation cultivators, they also stood on the deck, helping to check the landmarks. If the Obsidian Airship's flight path deviated, they would be able to warn them in time.
However, under the control of Xia Ruofei, the Obsidian Airship's flight path was very accurate. It almost completely followed the flight path that everyone had experienced in the illusion.
Of course, this was also thanks to the magical music. As long as everyone experienced the music illusion once, everything they experienced would be deeply engraved in their minds. Every detail was clear and impossible to forget.
The Obsidian Airship flew in the huge crater for about fifteen minutes. Everyone's eyes were fixed on a position about fifty meters ahead. At this time, Xia Ruofei was already prepared and slowed down the Obsidian Airship.
The communication channel was silent for a moment. Then, Xia Ruofei's voice came from everyone's earphones. "We're here!"
"It wasn't easy!" Chen Xuan said, "Everyone, let's get ready to go!"
At this time, the Obsidian Airship had basically stopped hovering. Xia Ruofei controlled the airship to slowly descend until it was about two meters above the ground. Then, the Obsidian Airship completely stopped hovering there.
Xia Ruofei looked around and said, "Let's get ready to disembark! Everyone, check your spacesuits again! "
The nine of them checked their spacesuits in an orderly manner, and at the same time, they tested the communication system again.
After confirming that everything was normal, Xia Ruofei said again, "Next, everyone, replace all the oxygen supply modules of your spacesuits with new ones. No matter how many you've used, replace them now."
He also considered the situation below. Everything was unknown, and he didn't know what kind of situation they would face after going down. If it was too dangerous and they didn't even have time to replace the oxygen supply modules, replacing them now would at least allow them to last a little longer.
Everyone followed his instructions and replaced the oxygen supply modules one after another.
In terms of experience, Xia Ruofei was definitely not as experienced as Yang Liu and Shen Tianfang, who were veteran Golden Core cultivators, especially Shen Tianfang, who was at the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. However, Xia Ruofei had made a great contribution to the expedition this time. If he hadn't taken out the Obsidian Airship, everyone could only look up at the moon on Earth. It would have been impossible for them to pass through the harsh space environment and fly more than 300,000 kilometers to get here. In addition, during the flight, Xia Ruofei also showed strong leadership and was very careful, so everyone began to faintly regard Xia Ruofei as the center.
Although the expedition team didn't have a clear captain, Xia Ruofei had undoubtedly taken on the role of captain now.
After everyone had replaced the oxygen supply modules, Xia Ruofei said again, "Let's start landing on the moon now! Brother Chen and I will take the lead, Elder Shen, Elder Yang, and Elder Mu will cover the rear, and the four Fellow Taoists in the Qi Refining realm will be in the middle. What do you think of this arrangement? "
"No problem!" Chen Xuan was the first to say, "Let's do as Brother Xia says!"
Seeing that the Young Master had agreed, Shen Tianfang naturally didn't have any objections. Besides, it was not necessarily a loss to cover the rear. After all, everything below was unknown, so he also said readily, "Agreed!"
Since the two Golden Core cultivators of the Tianyi Sect had no objections, the rest of the people naturally didn't have any objections. Everyone expressed their agreement to this arrangement.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan exchanged a look, then gently stepped on the deck at the same time. The two of them floated over the side of the ship and landed on the surface of the moon.
The gravity of the moon was only about one-sixth of that of the earth. Ordinary people could be as light as a swallow on the moon. Those who had watched the Apollo program knew that after the Americans landed on the moon, although they looked very clumsy in their bulky spacesuits, they could easily pick out the athletes on Earth every time they jumped, so the astronauts preferred to jump forward like kangaroos on the surface of the moon.
Ling Qingxue, Mu Jianfei, Yu Xin 'er, and Xu Yurou followed Xia Ruofei and the others. They jumped out of the Obsidian Flying Ship one after another and landed lightly on the surface of the moon.
Shen Tianfang and the other two didn't delay and soon left the Obsidian Flying Ship.
Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan landed first.
After the two landed on the surface of the moon, they jumped more than a meter high and took another step forward with the help of inertia, leaving two pairs of clear footprints on the moon.
Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan stood still and turned back to wait for the others.
Looking at the footprints he left behind, Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I suddenly thought of the famous words Armstrong said back then."
"My small step is a big step for mankind?" Chen Xuan asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Xia Ruofei said, "I'm thinking, if humans land on the moon again in the future, and come to the crater on the far side of the moon, and see these footprints, will they be scared …"
Because sound couldn't be transmitted in a vacuum, everyone communicated through the radio through the communication channel. Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan's conversation naturally passed clearly to the others' ears.
Elder Muhua of the Canglang Sect jumped off the flying ship with Shen Tianfang and Yang Liu. They had just landed on the surface of the moon and left a pair of footprints.
Muhua said with a smile, "The dust on the moon is so thick, the footprints will disappear soon! How can they scare people? "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Elder Mu, there's something you don't know. On the moon, footprints won't disappear easily. The first time Americans landed on the moon was in 1969. It's been decades, but the footprints left by Armstrong still exist, and there's almost no change. If you're interested, when we return, we can go to the other side of the moon to visit! "
The moon was much smaller than the earth. At the fastest speed, the Obsidian Flying Ship could circle the moon once in an hour, so it wasn't particularly troublesome to visit the historical footprints. However, everyone was now focused on unlocking the ultimate secret of the Rising Dragon Token, so naturally, they weren't in the mood to visit.
As soon as Xia Ruofei finished speaking, even Elder Yangliu of the Soaring Flower Valley was very interested. She couldn't help but ask, "Why? Will the footprints solidify? "
Yu Xin 'er had a series of educational experience in the secular world. She even got a master's degree, so she naturally knew some common sense questions. When she heard the elder of her sect ask such a trivial question, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Before Xia Ruofei could speak, she hurriedly explained, "Shishu Liu, there is no air or water on the moon, so there will be no wind or rain on the moon. The dust on the moon's surface will not be washed away by rain or blown away by strong winds. As long as no one destroys it, the footprints will naturally never disappear."
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "It's not that absolute. The moon will occasionally shake slightly, just like the earthquakes on earth, but the amplitude of the shaking is very small, so it basically won't affect the footprints. In addition, the solar wind and the cosmic particle flow can also cause abrasion on the moon's surface, but it takes tens of millions of years to wear off one millimeter, so it can be ignored. Therefore, unless someone destroys the footprints, or if a meteorite or asteroid happens to hit the location of the footprints, they will naturally be destroyed. Of course, the probability of this happening is too small. "
Ling Qingxue couldn't help but roll her eyes at Xia Ruofei and say, "Xin 'er, this guy is just arguing!"
Yu Xin 'er said with a smile, "But there's nothing wrong with it! It's very logical! "
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "It's just a joke! Everyone, keep your spirits up! The secret of the token is right in front of us. It's up to us whether we can unlock it or not! "
Shen Tianfang stepped forward and said, "Mr. Xia, I think the key is the eight light spots we all saw. They should be the key to unlock the secret and open the door!"
The few people who had landed on the moon today had all passed the music selection. Everyone had experienced the wonderful illusion and clearly remembered that in this valley at that time, eight light spots had lit up one by one. A total of three times, then a ceramic gourd-shaped musical instrument had appeared, and then the door had appeared. They could even feel the rich Spirit Qi inside through the door, and they could even catch a glimpse of the beautiful scenery of a fairyland.
The most intuitive understanding was that the eight light spots in the music illusion were demonstrating the way to open the door to the secret realm, and it had been demonstrated three times in a row.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "My opinion is to use your mental strength to stab the eight light spots in the order of the demonstration in the illusion and see if there will be any reaction."
Muhua nodded and said, "Agreed! Let's stand outside first and use our mental strength to control it remotely to see if it works. In this way, if there is any danger, we can avoid it in time! "
Yang Liu and Chen Xuan also agreed. In this way, the five Golden Core cultivators' opinions were unified.
Xia Ruofei said, "To ensure that the operation is smooth, I suggest that one person do it."
For Golden Core cultivators, it was not particularly difficult to use their mental strength to test the eight positions completely according to the demonstration in the illusion. At least the five of them present could do it.
Therefore, no one had any objections. The cooperation of several people was definitely not as smooth as that of one person. Since they could achieve it with their ability, why should they make it more difficult?
"Since no one has any objections, I'll try first?" Xia Ruofei said, "If it doesn't work, I'll ask the other cultivators to do it!"
As the Mid-Stage Golden Core cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the exploration team, Shen Tianfang had originally planned to do it himself. However, Xia Ruofei did not wait for him to speak and said that he wanted to try first. In this way, Shen Tianfang could not refuse. Otherwise, it would be too offensive.
Shen Tianfang said with relief, "There's no harm in letting him try first. If it really doesn't work, I'll do it."
As for Chen Xuan and the others, their cultivation levels were about the same as Xia Ruofei's — at least that was what Muhua and Yang Liu thought. Chen Xuan knew that he had been left behind by Xia Ruofei.
Therefore, they naturally did not have any objections.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei adjusted his breathing for a while and adjusted his state to the best. Then, he decisively released eight wisps of mental strength and probed toward the position of the light spots in the illusion...
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