Chapter 132
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“The cliff you saw just now was the first layer of illusion, and the wooden cabin we’re seeing now is actually the second layer of illusion.”
“What your sister entered before should have been the illusory realm, which is the most basic illusion that can only create false scenes without affecting reality.”
“But this time the opponent has clearly tampered with it, adding a layer of reality on top of the illusory realm, essentially creating an additional parallel independent illusion space where the two spaces don’t interfere with each other.”
“What we’re seeing now is the false scene created by the reality layer. The real wooden cabin and people should be hidden in another space.”
Listening to Xiaotao’s successive explanations, Lin Muyu’s brows furrowed even tighter, feeling more confused the more she listened:
“Wait, what do you mean by the reality layer? What’s the difference between that and illusory realm? I don’t really understand.”
She couldn’t help but sigh inwardly that learning truly had no end.
In the cultivation world, there were simply too many things she didn’t know. If she didn’t learn more knowledge, when encountering situations she could only be completely in the dark, not even knowing how to respond.
“Simply put, the illusory realm is like covering a thin veil over a real scene. It’s just an optical illusion that can be easily seen through by entering it or using illusion-breaking abilities, and won’t cause any impact on reality.”
Xiaotao tried to explain in terms that were easy to understand.
“While the reality layer maps the illusion into reality, giving the false scene a texture similar to reality, essentially turning the illusion into a real small world.”
Seeing that Lin Muyu still looked dizzy and confused, Xiaotao simply said directly:
“It’s fine if Master doesn’t understand. You just need to remember that we currently can’t afford to provoke whoever set up this illusion!”
“The opponent can simultaneously control both illusory realm and reality layer. Their cultivation is at least above Golden Core stage, possibly even higher. If we force our way through now, we have no chance of winning!”
“Should we report this to the sect?”
Lin Muyu’s brows were full of conflict.
A stone had been hanging in her heart all along.
If this matter was really done by someone inside the sect, then she couldn’t act rashly.
If she really reported it to the sect, that imprisoned little girl would definitely be transferred, and then it would be impossible to find her even if she wanted to.
But if she didn’t report it, with her current abilities, how could she possibly rescue the person?
Just as Lin Muyu was somewhat undecided.
Xiaotao’s voice suddenly rang in her mind, with a hint of cunning in her tone:
“Master doesn’t need to be so conflicted. I have a way~”
Just from hearing this tone, Lin Muyu could clearly imagine Xiaotao’s current appearance.
Her chin must be slightly raised, with the corners of her mouth turned up high.
“You little Xiaotao! Getting better and better at keeping secrets. Hurry up and tell me!”
Lin Muyu pretended to be dissatisfied and scolded playfully, lightly tapping the little bead with her fingertip.
Ever since this little one followed her in reading a few books, she always liked to put on airs from time to time, speaking in a half-concealed manner.
Completely incomparable to the “simplicity” of the AI assistants from her previous life.
More like a pretentious mystic now.
Xiaotao probably heard the dissatisfaction in Lin Muyu’s words and didn’t continue teasing, quickly saying:
“Actually, once Master breaks through to Foundation Establishment stage, the current problem will be easily solved!”
“What does this have to do with me breaking through to Foundation Establishment?”
Lin Muyu was stunned for a moment, her brows furrowing even tighter, full of confusion, completely puzzled.
“Once you break through to Foundation Establishment stage, you’ll be able to unlock my other abilities.”
Xiaotao’s voice was full of confidence, as if she had already made up her mind.
“Xiaotao, you can unlock other abilities? Can Xiaomu do that too?”
Lin Muyu’s eyes suddenly lit up, and a surge of joy immediately welled up in her heart.
“That’s right~”
Xiaotao explained leisurely.
“Every time Master breaks through a major realm, spirit weapons will unlock a new ability.”
“However, what kind of ability gets unlocked depends on the spirit weapon’s own characteristics. Each spirit weapon is different.”
Only then did Lin Muyu truly understand what kind of tremendous advantage spirit weapons had over ordinary weapons.
No wonder people in the cultivation world were so eager to pursue spirit weapons, willing to pay any price to compete for one.
But thinking about it again, she calmed down.
Spirit weapons naturally also had good and bad distinctions.
If luck was bad and the unlocked abilities were useless trash, then this spirit weapon would be no different from ordinary weapons compared to them, no different from waste.
“Alright then, let’s wait until I break through to Foundation Establishment first.”
Lin Muyu took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing the distracting thoughts in her heart.
She remembered what Lin Xiaoyun had said before, that imprisoned little girl was temporarily not in life-threatening danger.
Now that the bad guys were keeping the little girl locked up, they probably wouldn’t do anything excessive to her.
And she had already reached the peak of Qi Refining stage, only one step away from Foundation Establishment. As long as she could get a Foundation Establishment pill, she could break through in just a few days.
By then, with Xiaotao’s new ability, rescuing the little girl shouldn’t be difficult.
But if she rashly reported to Qinglan Sect now, once she alerted the enemy, those people would definitely immediately transfer the little girl.
At that time, trying to find the little girl’s whereabouts again would probably be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Muyu turned to look at Lin Xiaoyun, who still carried some sadness, and told her about her plan in detail.
“I knew Sister would have a way! Sister is amazing!”
After listening, Lin Xiaoyun’s eyes immediately brightened, the previous gloom swept away completely. She pounced into Lin Muyu’s arms again.
Her fluffy little head rubbed against her chest, praising her with all her might, her tone full of worship.
“Xiaoyun should go back to the village first and wait. Sister will come find you in a few days.”
Lin Muyu gently patted Lin Xiaoyun’s back and said softly.
The village chief’s family had already been handed over to the Mortal-Immortal Association by Su Wanqing for handling. Now that the village no longer had those troublemaking people, it should be safe.
The rules of the cultivation world had always been clear.
Sects were responsible for managing cultivators, dynasties were responsible for managing ordinary people.
And the Mortal-Immortal Association was an organization that managed mortals related to the cultivation world, jointly established by large sects and dynasties, usually handling mortals who had connections with cultivators.
Lin Muyu raised her hand to touch Lin Xiaoyun’s head, looking at this adorable cat girl in her arms, and slowly let go.
When she let go, Lin Xiaoyun reluctantly tugged at her sleeve.
Time was of the essence. In order to rescue the little girl as soon as possible and to root out the traitor in the sect, Lin Muyu didn’t delay any longer and immediately turned around to head toward Qinglan Sect.
Lin Xiaoyun stood in place, gazing longingly at Lin Muyu’s gradually departing figure, secretly encouraging herself:
“Sister, I will definitely work hard in cultivation! Once I have strength, I’ll be able to stand by your side and won’t always need you to protect me…”