Chapter 473: Between Reality and Illusion

After three days of rest in Huangyun City, Xiao Mian and his two friends set off again.

On that day, another rumor spread like wildfire - the Buddhist guardian who claimed to have come down from the mountain to join the world was killed in the Ghost Howl Valley on the east side of Huangyun Desert!

When Xiao Mian and his two friends heard the news, they all looked strange.

If the three of them had just ignored the matter of the Buddhist guardian before, they were not so calm after learning about the opportunities the Buddhist guardian had along the way - because the so-called Buddhist guardian's opportunities were exactly the same as theirs!

Killing the Swift Wind Wolf Pack, exploring ancient ruins, and crossing the Ten Thousand Miles Cloud Lake, if these three things were coincidental, it would be fine, after all, the cultivation world is vast and boundless, but if it was said that more than one sixth-level Scorpion King appeared in a few days, even Xiao Mian would not believe it.

The Scorpion King is a mutant monster that is rarely seen in a thousand years. How can it be so easy to see?

In this way, the guardian of Buddhism that everyone has been talking about is probably among the three of them, and if nothing unexpected happens, it is specifically referring to Tuoba Lan!

But Tuoba Lan is alive and well, how can he be killed?

"Xiao Lan, do you have a twin brother? Little table? Little stool?"

"Brother Guihai, can you be serious?" Tuoba Lan said tentatively, laughing and crying, "This matter is full of strangeness, or let's go..."

"No!"

After interrupting Tuoba Lan's temptation, Xiao Mian said no more.

Knowing that there is something strange, you still want to fall into the trap?

If Xiao Mian has already achieved the Nascent Soul Patriarch, he doesn't mind accompanying Tuoba Lan to play, but now, he is just a small cultivator at the initial stage of the Golden Core.

This is the second thing. Although Xiao Mian's cultivation is not high, he is very courageous. He dared to challenge the Nascent Soul Patriarch before he formed the Dan. Now that he has formed the Dan, it is naturally impossible for him to be as timid as a mouse. It's just that the matter of the Buddhist guardian is already full of strangeness, and now the Buddhist guardian was killed, which is even more incredible. It is obvious that someone set a trap.

There are only a few people who are willing to set a trap for Tuoba Lan. Xiao Mian is certainly not a coward, but if he knew that the person who plotted against him really had the power to destroy him, Xiao Mian would not bother to deliberately step on that trap!

Tuoba Lan opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

After that, the three left Huangyun City and Huangyun Desert.

Because of prudence, the three chose a route that was completely different from the Ghost Howl Valley where the Buddhist guardian was rumored to have been killed, intending to avoid that place of trouble.

After nine days, everything was calm.

Unexpectedly, on the tenth day, something unexpected happened.

Mieyuan, the one-armed man, descended from the sky and launched a thunderbolt attack on the three without saying a word. However, the attack on Xiao Mian and Gui Hai was just a feint. Most of the attack was directed at Tuoba Lan, the rumored guardian of Buddhism.

As a quasi-Nascent Soul cultivator, Tuoba Lan was bullying the weak. He was not killed on the spot, but it was Xiao Mian who warned him in advance.

Fortunately, although the three people's realms had not been broken through, their combat power had increased a lot.

Gui Hai roared, and the broken sword technique was used to kill, dismembering the puppet that Mieyuan used to restrain him. After beheading the fifth-level puppet, Gui Hai rushed to help Tuoba Lan. If Tuoba Lan had not been protected by the red cassock, he would have been captured by Mieyuan. After finally holding on until Guihai came to help, Tuoba Lan breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head, he saw that Xiao Mian had already launched the Qingmu Flying Boat.

The three of them had a tacit understanding, and they understood each other at a glance.

The next moment, the Broken Precepts Sword Technique, the Ghost Dragon Roar, the Wind Wolf Sound Kill, the Nine-gift Zen Staff, the Purple Gold Bowl, and the Star Magnetic Sword were all released. Even the Ghost Head condensed his own consciousness and floated in the air to prevent Mieyuan from suppressing the three with his consciousness in a hurry.

After a chaotic fight, the three finally escaped with the help of the Qingmu Flying Boat.

That night, in the endless desert.

"It's really weird! After Mieyuan was possessed by the devil, could it be that he became a spirit? How did he know that we would take this path?" Thinking of what happened during the day, even the carefree Gui Hai couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, Mieyuan came alone. If there were more helpers, the three of them would probably have died on the road today. Xiao Mian ignored Gui Hai's words and just frowned slightly. Tuoba Lan couldn't help but say: "Could Mieyuan be deliberately mysterious? The previous rumors may be misleading us! I'm afraid that the 'Ghost Howling Valley' is the truly safe passage!"

Ghost Howling Valley is the place where the Buddhist guardian died in the rumor.

Xiao Mian still kept silent after hearing this.

Xiao Mian was not surprised at all by Mieyuan's appearance.

That day, through the spiritual mirror technique of the holy monk Ananda, Xiao Mian had the honor of meeting the Northern Weizhou Demon Emperor Wei Changtian. It was by Wei Changtian's side that Xiao Mian saw the Demon Seal.

When the change happened in the Illusionary Palace, Bai Shouweng clearly mentioned that the North Demon also rushed to the Illusionary Palace, but everyone waited for a long time and no one came. I'm afraid he went to attract the Demon Seal.

But beside the Demon Emperor, Xiao Mian did not see Mieyuan, who was also possessed by the devil.

In other words, Mieyuan is likely still in Xishuzhou!

After that, Xiao Mian and the other two traveled eastward. Although they did not find any clues, don't forget that Guitou also has a divine consciousness. Although Guitou did not find Mieyuan's tracking, the intuition derived from the divine consciousness allowed Guitou to see through Mieyuan's existence.

Mieyuan and the three people can be said to have new and old grudges.

Last time at Wanning Temple, Mieyuan made a three-palm agreement with the three people.

Miyuan didn't want to give up his old face in the end, so he secretly used his spiritual consciousness to oppress the three people, but he still couldn't keep the three people. Miyuan's reputation as a monk once attracted criticism.

It can be said that this was the cause of Mieyuan's demonic possession.

After that, Mieyuan attacked with Moyin.

After the battle, not only did he fail to embarrass the three people, but by chance, his left arm was cut off by Guihai in one fell swoop, and he was frightened by the golden body Arhat and fled.

At this time, the Demon Emperor Wei Changtian came to Xishuzhou because of the change in the Magic Temple. Because of the induction of the demonic energy between each other, Wei Changtian was curious and found Moyin and Mieyuan who were healing, and even accepted Moyin as his disciple.

As for Mieyuan, the Demon Emperor didn't even look at him.

This is also the reason why Mieyuan didn't return to Beiweizhou with the Demon Emperor. It was not that he didn't want to, but Wei Changtian didn't like him.

After this incident, Mieyuan's temperament became more sinister.

After learning that Xiao Mian and the other two had left Shichahai by accident, he had the killing intent and followed the three all the way. It was only because of the existence of the ghost head that he did not dare to follow too closely. A quasi-Nascent Soul cultivator followed the three so deliberately, but it was definitely not to protect the safety of the three. His purpose was naturally self-evident.

This was also the reason why Xiao Mian thought of Mie Yuan the first time he learned about the rumors of Ghost Howl Valley, and that was why he insisted on staying away from Ghost Howl Valley.

Unexpectedly, it seems that there is a possibility that he was calculated by Mie Yuan...

Real is false, false is real, this is not Xiao Mian's patent.

"Brother Guihai, what do you say?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Mian asked Guihai for his opinion.

Guihai was stunned when he heard this. Along the way, he did not make any comments on the route or behavior. For Guihai, as long as there is wine to drink, fight, and treasure to pick up, it doesn't matter which road he takes or where he goes. Seeing that Xiao Mian and Tuoba Lan were both looking at him, Gui Hai also knew that the matter was of great importance.

Obviously, Tuoba Lan wanted to go to Ghost Howl Valley to take a look, but Xiao Mian did not agree to go to Ghost Howl Valley.

It was just because they did not go to Ghost Howl Valley that the three of them were still attacked by Mie Yuan, and Xiao Mian could no longer insist on his own opinion. If it was just Xiao Mian alone, he would naturally do whatever he wanted; but now that the three of them were traveling together, they naturally had to discuss with each other.

Looking at this and that, Gui Hai expressed his thoughts.

"How about we go and take a look? Let's take a look..."

"Okay!"

It was Xiao Mian who made the final decision.

Since Gui Hai also expressed his opinion, and since Tuoba Lan had already made up his mind, he, Xiao Mian, was naturally not a coward - even if Mie Yuan blocked the way, so what?

Practice the way, follow your heart.

Where the heart goes, the way ends.

Xiao Mian believed that if he insisted on not leaving Ghost Howl Valley, Gui Hai and Tuoba Lan would definitely accommodate him, but in that case, not only would Gui Hai and Tuoba Lan be obsessed, but Xiao Mian's heart would also have a crack that would hinder the smoothness and transparency of his Tao heart.

Taking a step back, if Gui Hai and Tuoba Lan could accommodate him, Xiao Mian, why couldn't he accommodate his companions?

Even if the road was full of hardships and every step was difficult!

Because there is a kind of responsibility called sacrificing one's life to accompany a gentleman!