The Cultivator's partner went off track all the way

Chapter 1025 The Power of Desire

"That's all I know. What should we do now?" Tang Yue omitted the part about the Immortal Palace, knowing that even thinking about it would incur divine retribution, and revealing it would implicate others.

Xiao Sulan said, "This thing is only good at attacking people's minds. Its actual attack is not strong, and it can only affect us through the black mist. Its methods are limited. We were hit before because we were caught off guard. Now, as long as we isolate the black mist, we will not be harmed."

Tang Yue nodded, agreeing with Senior Sister Xiao's point, provided that the black mist truly only had the ability to influence people's hearts.

But does it really have no other capabilities?
"To control illusions, one must have the ability to see through them. I have a Xiao family technique here, taught by a True Immortal Ancestor. It can distinguish truth from falsehood and determine whether illusions or deceptions exist. This technique is called the Truth and Falsehood Technique. It should be helpful in our current predicament. If you trust me, I will teach it to you."

Xiao Sulan was still bothered by the fact that she had been misled, and now that she had the opportunity to use her skills, she shared them with everyone without hesitation.

Wang Zhiyuan said, "Of course we trust Junior Sister Xiao, but wouldn't it be inconvenient? After all, it's your family's secret technique."

Xiao Sulan shook her head, "Our Xiao family doesn't have such strict rules. Some techniques can be passed on to outsiders. The situation is urgent now, and it's not the time to keep secrets."

Ji Chongguang said, "The Xiao family's Dream Phenomenon is unparalleled, the best in Liuzhou. Their method of breaking it is also first-rate. Please teach everyone, Junior Sister Xiao."

Those present were all elites from the Liuzhou Realm, and they quickly learned the Xiao family's counter-technique.

Tang Yue found this method ingenious. It uses the laws of Heaven to distinguish between truth and falsehood, making it difficult to deceive such a technique. It truly deserves to be called the method of a true immortal.

She immediately tried it on the black mist, and the spell turned purple, indicating that there was an illusion within it. She exclaimed with delight, "Perhaps we can use Senior Sister Xiao's spell to find the people hidden on the ship."

Xiao Sulan nodded, "Junior Sister is indeed quick-witted." She had been healing her injuries, and when she regained consciousness, she was somewhat concerned about being bewitched, forgetting that she could still use the True and False Technique to find people.

It's clear that her self-cultivation skills are still lacking, and she needs to pay more attention to spiritual practice.

Zang Xian said, "Indeed, then the three of us will go out to find someone and think of a way to wake everyone up. Brother Wang and Junior Sister Xiao, please stay here and heal your injuries."

"I'm ashamed to say that my body does need some time to heal. Going out now would probably be a burden to you." Wang Zhiyuan always spoke his mind and wasn't afraid of losing face.

Xiao Sulan admired his frankness and felt that she should learn from him, so she said, "I am the same way, please help me."

Ji Zhongguang nodded slightly, "Of course."

He turned around and gave Tang Yue a deep look. "Let's go."

The three of them walked out of the cabin. Tang Yue walked in front, with the other two following behind her. Suddenly, she felt uneasy and turned around, saying, "Senior brothers, let's split up and search for the people. That way we can get there faster. Let's meet up here in an incense stick's time."

Ji Chongguang and Cang Xian remained silent, simply staring at her; the situation was extremely strange.

Unable to discern anything amiss between the two, she simply said to herself, "Then I'll check the right side. See you in an incense stick's time." With that, she dashed off.

Her two senior brothers were acting very strangely; she had to find a way to test them.

Using the True and False Techniques face-to-face is somewhat impolite. It's better to inscribe the spell on a talisman, put it in a sachet, and then secretly burn the talisman when you encounter the two people again, and then check it with your divine sense.

The place she was inspecting happened to be her own residence, Tianxuan Pavilion. There weren't many servants or guards there, only the people that Senior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Zang had given her, who were in the small room next door.

After using the True and False Technique, purple patterns appeared in the air. Although they were a bit complicated, they were enough for her to find a way to break the spell.

Soon, the three guards living in the house appeared, all of them motionless, still in the position of drawing their swords.

They must have been preparing to fight when they were frozen in place by the black mist.

Finding the people was easy, but breaking the curse on them from the black mist was much more difficult; they were completely clueless. Tang Yue decided to first find the people on the ship, count their numbers, and make sure no one was missing before trying to break the curse on them.

To her surprise, as soon as she opened the door, she saw Cangxian standing outside, staring into her eyes without saying a word.

"Why is Senior Brother Zang here? What happened?" She secretly lit the talisman in the sachet and probed it with her divine sense. The color was actually blue with a hint of purple!
Blue represents reality, purple represents illusion, what does it mean to have blue mixed with purple?
She broke out in a cold sweat.

"Junior Sister Tang, I have a suggestion."

"Brother Zang, have you found the other people on the ship? Do you have a way to remove the curse on them?" Tang Yue dared not listen to his suggestion.

"Junior Sister Tang, you still care about others so much. You're so kind."

Tang Yue suddenly had a strange feeling. She looked up at the sea behind him and found that the black fog outside the ship had turned into white fog. In front of her, there was a point that was flashing with golden light. It was getting bigger and bigger and turned out to be a piece of land.

"Senior brother, what is that place?" She stepped past Cangxian and came to the deck.

Zang Xian turned around and asked in surprise, "Have we arrived at Cheung Chau?" He had traveled to Cheung Chau many times with merchant fleets and was familiar with the scenery there.

"We've arrived so quickly?" Tang Yue remembered asking when the ship set sail, that it would take forty-nine days to reach Cheung Chau.

"Perhaps it's an illusion." Cang Xian used the True and False Technique that Xiao Sulan had taught them, and the spiritual energy swirling around his hands turned purple.

"So it really was an illusion, or was it made of black mist?"

"Perhaps, or perhaps other evil beings."

"Then let's try to revive the people on the ship as soon as possible."

"It's a good thing they don't wake up. If they did, they would be affected by the black mist's evil magic and start killing each other, which would be even more troublesome. It's just like how you've kept those two locked up in the Myriad Things."

Tang Yue smiled shyly, "So it turns out Senior Brother Zang saw through my little scheme."

Zang Xian smiled and moved closer to her. "Junior sister, most of the time, I can't see through you. It seems like you're hiding a lot of secrets."

"Senior brother is joking. We all have secrets of our sect." Tang Yue was covered in cold sweat and subconsciously took a step back.

Zang Xian grabbed her arm, preventing her from retreating. "Junior sister, how did you become more and more beautiful?"

"Uh, thank you for the compliment, senior brother. I've just grown up and made progress in my cultivation."

"What method is there to cultivate all five spiritual roots? The Myriad Methods Cave on Immortal Destiny Mountain contains secret manuals of the world, from the Three Mountains to small families and sects, but none of them record such a method."

Tang Yue's expression was strange. It was as if he had told her a secret that no one in the world knew: Immortal Destiny Mountain actually collected Taoist manuals from various sects.

"Senior brother, don't joke around. I just accidentally achieved this cultivation level."

She secretly used her spiritual power to try to pull her arm back, but Cangxian gripped it tighter and tighter.

“However, that’s not important, you…”

"Let go of Junior Sister Tang." Ji Chongguang quickly moved to Zang Xian's side, grabbed his hand, and forced him to let go.