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However, at this moment, Ling Mo Xie could no longer care about what good things he might see. All around him were rock walls, and he and Hong Chi felt as if they were trapped in a cage made of stone.
Ling Mo Xie could even see some details on the rock walls, such as the returning Little Bird or the grass leaves swaying in the wind.
"This must be the spell of the Mist Fish. Boss, what should we do now?" Hong Chi, who was not far from Ling Mo Xie, transformed into flames and appeared beside him. He casually pulled out a Candied Hawthorn, licking it while surveying their surroundings, and helplessly asked Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie looked seriously at the rock wall in front of him, reached out to touch it, and nodded as he said, "If I'm not mistaken, this spell is called Mirage. It's all an illusion; it should be a distant scenery. Let's try to pass through it first. However, since it can be a spell cast by the Mist Fish before its death, it shouldn't be that simple!"
Ling Mo Xie had previously seen the Mist Fish's body pass through the rock wall while its tail had not yet followed. From his Detection Skill, he learned that the Mist Fish had a skill called Mirage. Combining this with his knowledge of Mirage from his past life, he made this guess.
"Alright! Let me give it a try!" Hong Chi nodded and didn't wait for Ling Mo Xie to act before transforming into a flame and charging toward the rock wall.
Ling Mo Xie was worried about any unforeseen changes but couldn't stop him. He also couldn't just leave Hong Chi behind, so he sighed and quickly followed Hong Chi toward the rock wall.
As expected, they successfully passed through the rock wall; it was indeed an illusion!
However, Ling Mo Xie couldn't feel happy when he looked at the scenery before him.
What lay in front of them was clearly no different from before; all around were still those rock walls with no changes at all, as if they hadn't passed through the previous rock wall at all.
Hong Chi shrugged and looked at Ling Mo Xie, saying, "Boss, it seems that this rock wall illusion is not just limited to what we thought was four sides."
"I know that without you telling me. Please come up with something constructive!" Ling Mo Xie glanced at Hong Chi with crossed arms and then shrugged again, saying, "Sigh, forget it; I won't make it hard for you since you're just a kid!"
"Boss! You... you!" Hong Chi clenched his fists and pouted at Ling Mo Xie while shaking his fist in defiance. "I'm not just any ordinary kid."
"Haha!" Ling Mo Xie laughed heartily and patted Hong Chi's shoulder. "Okay, okay, I get it; you're a kid—just trying to lighten the mood!"
Then he turned back to look at the rock wall in front of him, squinting as he said, "Since we already know this rock wall is an illusion, then passing through it is all we need to do. No matter how many layers there are, we'll pass through however many layers there are. The Mist Fish is dead; it can't meddle with this anymore. Otherwise, it would take quite some effort!"
"Hmph! Then let's give it a try! I bet this Mirage can't be that simple!" Hong Chi nodded heavily and said.
Ling Mo Xie glanced sideways at Hong Chi, the corner of his mouth curling up as he said, "I know it's not that simple either. Let's adapt to the situation. I refuse to believe that Mist Fish has already been killed by us and can still be trapped by this spell. It's a spell, and all spells have time limits. We just rushed to find Dragon Snake Grass and didn't have time for the spell to disappear on its own."
"Tch! Let's go, let's go! We don't have time to waste." Hong Chi said, charging towards the rock wall ahead. As expected, he passed through it, and his voice echoed in the air, "I'm charging straight ahead; I should be able to get out the fastest. Boss, keep up!"
Ling Mo Xie shook his head, channeling his Spiritual Energy to follow. He had just said it wasn't that simple, yet here he was being reckless.
Sure enough, Ling Mo Xie and Hong Chi didn't know how many layers of Mirage-like illusory rock walls they had passed through, but they still couldn't break through. When they finally stopped, panting for breath, they found themselves in a space surrounded by rock walls.
"Boss, how many layers of illusory rock walls did this Mist Fish create? We've been flying for so long; why haven't we broken through? Logically speaking, that Mist Fish shouldn't have such powerful magic, right?"
At this moment, Hong Chi couldn't care less about his beloved Candied Hawthorn, clutching his chest and gasping for breath.
Ling Mo Xie steadied his breathing and looked around. Suddenly, as if he had seen something incredible, his pupils contracted and he said in a deep voice, "It's not about how many layers of rock walls there are; it's that we think we've been flying in a straight line, but that's not necessarily true!"
"What?" Hong Chi was taken aback for a moment before waving his hands in disbelief and shouting, "How is that possible? How could I not know whether I'm flying in a straight line? Although I look like a child, I'm still a Fire Spirit!"
Ling Mo Xie turned to look at him and pointed to a cave on the left rock wall, saying, "Take a close look; doesn't it seem familiar? Like you've seen it somewhere before?"
Hong Chi skeptically glanced at Ling Mo Xie, then followed his finger's direction. After looking for a while, he furrowed his brows and nodded in confusion, saying, "It does seem somewhat familiar..."
After observing for a bit longer, he suddenly realized and exclaimed, "Oh! Right! I think I've seen this cave many times! Look at that flickering silver light inside; I don't know what it is, but it looks like a treasure. It left quite an impression on me!"
Hearing Hong Chi's words, Ling Mo Xie gave him a light smack on the head: "What treasure? Haven't you figured it out yet? We don't know how many times we've run back and forth; we're definitely going in circles within these maze-like rock walls! If you don't believe me, I bet there's a three-leafed Dragon Snake Grass on the right rock wall this time!"
"Alright, we'll find out when we go take a look!" Hong Chi rubbed his head and nodded. In an instant, he transformed into flames and charged towards the rock wall before them.
Ling Mo Xie quickly followed, passing through the rock wall, and saw Hong Chi wide-eyed, crouching in front of the right rock wall. He turned to Ling Mo Xie and said, "Boss, it's true! You guessed right!"
Ling Mo Xie shot him a glare and replied, "What guess? This is something I remembered! I recall seeing the Dragon Snake Grass on the rock wall. Even though I knew it was an illusion, I was still quite happy for a while and stayed to look at it, so it left a deep impression!"
Hong Chi nodded and said, "The cave we were in before was the same; there were even eight-leaf Dragon Snake Grass outside the cave, which made a strong impression on us!"
"Alright, enough about that. These Mirages are projections of real things. Since the Mist Fish can create a rock wall with Dragon Snake Grass, it means that the real rock walls with Dragon Snake Grass aren't far from us. We have a lead on the Dragon Snake Grass; our priority now is to get out of this damn Mirage!"
Ling Mo Xie waved his hand angrily and propped his chin up in thought.
What should we do? It seems our eyes and senses have been misled; we're going in circles among these Mirages. It's no wonder; although the rock walls have slight differences, they are generally similar. In this space where there are rock walls on all sides, it's easy to be misled.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie deep in thought, Hong Chi could only pout and restlessly fiddle around in this not-so-large space filled with rock wall illusions, poking around on the left and then on the right.
Ling Mo Xie suddenly recalled a story from his past life. He opened his eyes and said, "Let's try again. This time we'll close our eyes and swim underwater. For every distance we swim, we'll step left by that same distance!"
"Huh... You thought for so long just to come up with this method? Why not fly instead of swimming?"
Hong Chi looked shocked and pouted at Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie glared at Hong Chi: "Just follow my instructions!"
He turned away but couldn't help smiling awkwardly because he knew that when people walk, they think they're going straight, but without realizing it, their right foot might step larger, causing them to veer off course. Swimming should be similar, right? As for flying, no one has tried that; how would he know?
As for closing our eyes, that's easy to explain—don't let your eyes deceive you!
"Alright, alright!" After all, Hong Chi was Ling Mo Xie's Celestial Servant and could only reluctantly submit to Ling Mo Xie's "authority," looking conflicted as he sank into the sea and started swimming with a splash of his arms.
Ling Mo Xie shrugged and smiled. He naturally knew how much Hong Chi, as a Fire Spirit, hated the sea, but during extraordinary times, everything was for the sake of getting out!
The two of them closed their eyes and swam, sensing each other's presence through the sound of splashing water, ensuring they wouldn't get lost, until... a sound like seagulls echoed, and Ling Mo Xie felt a faint attack coming towards him.
Thus, Ling Mo Xie quickly opened his eyes, jumped out of the water, and instantly used a skill to block in the direction of the attack.
"We're out! Haha!" Ling Mo Xie laughed and said.
The attack just now had come from a low-level Spirit Beast Flying Bird flying in the sky, likely mistaking him for prey.
At this moment, Ling Mo Xie suddenly realized that perhaps the Mist Fish's Mirage had powerful magical fluctuations, and there were no living creatures inside. When they felt the fish swimming past them, they should have already been out.
Hearing Ling Mo Xie's voice, Hong Chi quickly leaped out of the sea surface, transforming into a flame that appeared beside Ling Mo Xie, saying, "Finally out."
Looking towards the direction of the Mirage, his expression changed as he said, "So we were already out; we wasted so much time swimming in the sea!"
"As long as we're out, it turns out that Mirage is only this small!" Ling Mo Xie lamented.
The Mirage could be seen in its entirety from the outside, covering only a few dozen miles. Such an area might seem large to ordinary people, but for cultivators who could fly, it was merely a small area that could be crossed in about ten minutes.
It was lamentable that they had been flying inside for so long without finding their way out.
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