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Everyone roused from the Zhuyan’s illusion completely unaware of what had happened. It was as if they had briefly lost consciousness. Even Hou Yi was a bit confused.
“What just happened?”
“Sister Chang!!”
“Damn you, what did you do to Sister Chang!!” The group suddenly noticed Chang unconscious against Qi Lin’s chest and were furious. Xuanxuzi exploited the opportunity to create difficulties for Qi Lin, using an ability to attack, but when he exercised his magical energy, he suddenly felt pain in his arm. Only then did he notice he was covered in wounds.
Not only him, but Gan Man, Shi Xuan, and Hou Yi all felt very exhausted, as if they had undergone a grueling battle.
“You were mesmerized by the Zhuyan.” Qi Lin coldly said.
“Zhuyan?”
“What is this thing.”
“Have you forgotten?” Qi Lin sneered.
“Are you saying that ape’s name?” Hou Yi frowned.
Everyone also recalled that they had all caught up to the strange ape, that it had already fallen into their encirclement. But at the end, something happened that they had forgotten. The color drained from their faces. For it to have somehow cast an illusion upon them, just how strong was that Demon Beast. “Impossible!!” Xuanxuzi’s eyes were cold: “If it truly is as you said, why were you unaffected. You are merely Golden Core Stage, are you saying you are stronger than us?”
“Hm?” The others also felt this was logical and stared at Qi Lin with doubtful expressions.
“It’s up to you whether or not you believe me. Next time we encounter the Zhu Yan, you are welcome to try again. But I fear Chang won’t be able to save you all a second time.” Qi Lin waved his sleeve, unwilling to linger.
“Bastard, to be so impudent to This One.” Sensing that he was being looked down upon by a Golden Core cultivator, Xuanxuzi was furious.
He shot a ray of cold light at Qi Lin.
Before Qi Lin could defend, Hou Yi’s arrow intercepted his attack.
“Enough.” The woman barked.
“There is definitely something strange about this brat.” Xuanxuzi coldly said.
“Look there.” Shi Xuan suddenly shouted.
When they looked, at a distant hill, they saw a white-headed, red-footed Strange Ape coldly glaring at them, its four eyes filled with a chilling intent.
Hou Yi did not hesitate to draw the Sunset Over Western Hill.
The Zhuyan screeched and immediately fled into the mountain forest, vanishing without a trace.
“Big Brother, Big Sister, Brother Qi Lin isn’t deceiving you. That Demon Beast made Big Brothers and Sisters attack each other. Chang used a special method to restore your minds.” Chang opened her eyes at this time and weakly said.
“I know, Sister Chang. Rest well, your Big Brother Qi Lin will be fine.” Shi Xuan walked over and gently spread her arms, pulling Chang into her embrace.
“Since Chang has said so, forget it.” Xuanxuzi retracted his power.
“We must hurry to the Nine Divine Gates.”
With no time to lose, everyone caught their breath and increased their pace.
Afterwards, Qi Lin noticed that Zhuyan kept following a certain distance from them, as if it was looking for an opportunity.
Xuanxuzi would not tolerate this Primordial Infant Middle Stage Demon Beast staring at them with such greedy eyes as it followed along. Several times, he wanted to slay it, only for it to flee.
“I feel this Zhuyan is nothing special.” Xuanxuzi was displeased with its evasiveness.
“Be careful, Big Brother Xuanxuzi. That this Demon Beast keeps following us is too abnormal.” Shi Xuan warned.
Qi Lin’s gaze was fixed on the Zhuyan. He could not understand just what it was doing. Could it be that its powers had limits?
The second “mutual slaughter” very quickly commenced.
Today, Qi Lin and the others were still vigilant of their surroundings. All of a sudden, Gan Man launched an attack on Qi Lin without any warning. This man of the Great Shaman Clan was like a bloodthirsty beast, throwing a thundering punch towards Qi Lin, who hastily blocked using the Dual Modes Seal.
Seeing Qi Lin was surprisingly capable of warding off a Primordial Infant Realm cultivator’s power, Xuanxuzi was left dumbstruck. Only then did he believe Qi Lin’s words. It turned out that the Zhuyan truly was able to easily influence their minds.
Later on, so long as the Zhuyan had an opportunity, it would make a member of the team enter an illusion of internecine strife, and the target of the person caught in the illusion would invariably be Qi Lin, without fail.
“Why is this Zhuyan so pesky.” Shi Xuan was already unable to take anymore. Every time it harassed them, they were put on edge.
But the Zhuyan was considerably smart, never initiating contact.
Tonight, everyone was gathered in front of the campfire, their brows showing clear exhaustion.
“Why does this Zhuyan not control us to kill each other as with the first time? This creature keeps following behind us, just what does this mean?” Xuanxuzi’s tone was filled with irritation. If not for fear of straying too far from the team and meeting danger, he would have already stopped at nothing to pursue and slay the ape.
But even if the Zhuyan was only harassing them, one could well imagine that they could fall into a “mutual slaughter” illusion suddenly without warning. Any other person would be quite unhappy.
“Is it toying with us?” Shi Xuan took a deep breath.
“Did the rest of you not notice?” Qi Lin was perplexed.
“Notice what?”
“Senior Hou Yi should have sensed it.” Qi Lin glanced at the always beautiful and deliberate Hou Yi.
Hou Yi spoke: “We have already hastened along this path for five days, but the distance to the Kunlun Void has remained the same…I fear we are already caught in the Zhuyan’s illusion.” The woman was very perceptive of their surroundings and had already noticed something was not right.
Hearing her say this, Xuanxuzi, Gan Man, and Shi Xuan were stunned.
Because they were keeping their guard up against being controlled by the Zhuyan, they were completely unable to mind other matters. Only now did they notice that the situation was far more dangerous than they had imagined…If they were being controlled by the Zhuyan all this time, then it was possible they would spend the rest of their lives without a way out.
“Are you sure? But This One does not sense any sign of being trapped.” Xuanxuzi hesitated a moment.
“This is precisely the Zhuyan’s brilliance.” Qi Lin said: “Logically, we should have already arrived at the Nine Divine Gates, given our speed, but we have made no progress at all. It can only be that we have fallen into a trap.”
“It seems we must kill that Zhuyan in order to be able to step before the Queen Mother Of The West.”
Hou Yi ruminated.
Qi Lin was in strong agreement with her assessment, but the Zhuyan was naturally crafty. With just the thought that its four eyes could control a cultivator, it had forced all of their focus onto itself. Let alone killing it, even just confronting it was very difficult.
“It would be better for us to split up.” Shi Xuan suggested. Even if they were put under the mutual slaughter spell, should they have split off from one another, that Zhuyan’s illusion would fail to induce infighting and naturally be able to be dispelled.
This line of thinking was very quickly rejected, and the reason was very simple: it was too dangerous to be alone. Other than Hou Yi, no one was confident enough to dare face the Zhuyan alone.
“I noticed that this Zhuyan seems to be very focused on QI Lin, as if it is targeting you?” Xuanxuzi suddenly recalled something. Over these past few days, it seemed only Qi Lin did not fall into the Zhuyan’s illusions.
“What does Senior want to say?” Qi Lin smiled.
“Hmph, I think it is time to make you go visit the Queen Mother Of The West alone.” Xuanxuzi did not hide his thoughts.
“Fine.”
Qi Lin nodded in agreement.
“Fine…You agree?” Xuanxuzi had thought Qi Lin would shamelessly stay. He did not expect the boy to agree so readily, which made even Xuanxuzi feel a bit guilty.
“Of course I agree. If you want to reach the Kunlun Void, there is only this way…” Qi Lin was very understanding.
“Very well.”
Xuanxuzi sneered. This young man actually was quite adept at adapting to the situation.
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Other than Chang, I very much d8slike th8s group….
Well, she is the healer of the group. Compassion comes with the role, I guess.