Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 316 The Illusion Opens

"what are you doing?"

The sudden question interrupted Pei Xia's actions.

He looked up and saw a figure wearing a Taoist robe appear on the slope not far away.

His consciousness blurred for a moment, and he subconsciously opened his mouth and called out, "Pei..."

He swallowed the word "岚" back and replied, "Senior Pei."

Pei Lan looked at him suspiciously as he touched his cracked hand: "Why aren't you resting at the camp? What are you doing here?"

Pei Xia stood up and bowed: "This is my first time visiting Liancheng Fire Vein. I just want to walk around and familiarize myself with the environment so that I can enter the illusionary realm later and look for opportunities."

The female Taoist priest's gaze fell on the eyes beneath the iron mask. This reason was indeed plausible and well-considered.

Pei Lan's divine sense swept over Pei Xia, but she naturally couldn't detect every trace of his aura as clearly as Chen E.

However, the powerful spiritual energy that lay still like a fierce tiger still surprised her.

No wonder he won the Eastern Frontier Martial Arts Tournament. How could someone at the Tongxuan Realm be this powerful?

Surprised, Pei Lan remained outwardly indifferent: "Such meticulousness, did your master teach you that?"

Pei Xia didn't know why Pei Lan suddenly asked this.

He hesitated for a moment: "Yes, I joined the Long Whale Sect from another state, and I don't have a master."

Without a master's approval, it's just a cover-up.

Pei Lan rolled her eyes: "I know, it was a Celestial Being from Youzhou who sent you to the Changjing Sect, right?"

Pei Xia blinked. She actually knew about Dugu Nong?
That makes sense, whether it was to fulfill their agreement with Dugu Nong or Changjingmen's deliberate attempt to capitalize on the situation, they did promote it to some extent.

Pei Xia frankly admitted: "Yes, it was a Heavenly Consciousness Realm expert from Youzhou who recommended me to join the Changjing Sect."

Pei Lan's original intention was to verify his identity as a disciple of the Long Whale Sect. After thinking for a moment, he asked casually, "Have you used up the two Netherworld God Flowers that Elder Yang of your sect won at the last Su Baozhai auction?"

Pei Xia replied respectfully, "Senior Pei is mistaken. It was Elder Ji Shaofu of our sect who went to the auction. She only won one flower, worth 160 purple gold. I was with Elder Ji at the time and even met Senior Pei once. Perhaps I am too insignificant to be remembered by you, Daoist."

In other words, this person is indeed a cultivator from the Long Whale Sect, and there is no concealment about his background.

Pei Lan gave a muffled "hmm".

But something still seems off.

If she had seen this man with the iron mask at Su Baozhai, she couldn't possibly have no recollection of him.

Unless this person only started wearing a mask after arriving at Yunhu Mountain.

So what is he trying to hide?

Pei Lan suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of which, I don't even know your name."

Pei Xia opened her mouth, but did not answer for a moment.

He rarely interacted with anyone along the way, at most mentioning that his surname was Pei and that it wouldn't be difficult for him to come up with a name.

He was just unsure whether Pei Lan had already investigated him beforehand and was deliberately trying to trick him.

Yunhushan was the leader of Xiaochen Kingdom's team this time. Logically speaking, they should have already been well aware of the news about the winners of the martial arts competitions in various places.

Changing one's name temporarily is easily detected.

Pei Xia hesitated for a moment before speaking, "My surname is Pei, and my given name is..."

Pei Lan had been staring at Pei Xia.

Suddenly, a sharp ringing in her ears interrupted her attention. She turned her head to look at the huge barrier of light. Could it be that something was wrong with the fire vein?
She hurriedly interrupted Pei Xia: "Go back to the camp first, don't wander around!"

Then he turned around and left in a hurry.

Pei Xia remained silent for a long time, watching the Taoist priest's retreating figure.

If this journey to the Fire Vein succeeds, I will come out and reunite with her, and everyone will be overjoyed.

If it doesn't work out, then let her sink into this state and be sealed away along with Ru Tao. It would be for her own good if Pei Lan didn't know.

Looking down at the fiery cracks in the earth's veins and the fire elemental body stirring within her right arm, Pei Xia pursed her lips.

Well, since it has already attracted Pei Lan's attention, let's put this matter aside for now.

When Pei Lan returned to the camp, everything was still in good order. It seemed that only she had experienced the sudden tinnitus in her ears; the other Heavenly Senses had not noticed anything unusual.

This puzzled Pei Lan as well. She was at the Heavenly Consciousness Realm, so why would she experience tinnitus for no apparent reason?
Her senior brother's words of advice came back to mind, making her somewhat uneasy.

Thinking back, it seems like something was interrupted...

Could it be that Pei from the Long Whale Sect has some hidden methods?
Master Pei is not a fussy person, especially when it comes to the fire vein, there are some things that should be done with caution.

With this in mind, she simply turned around and went to find Pei Xia again.

Pei Xia was in her small tent when she heard footsteps. The curtain was lifted and Pei Lan walked in without saying a word.

He asked in surprise, "Senior Pei, what is this...?"

Pei Lan remained silent this time, her face grim. The immense spiritual power of the Heavenly Consciousness Realm instantly subdued Pei Xia to the ground. Then she stepped forward, grabbed Pei Xia's mask, and ripped it off!
Pei Xia was shocked. Why did this woman suddenly seem to have fallen ill?
The iron mask was lifted, and two faces stared at each other. Pei Xia sighed inwardly. Well, she must have sensed something to do that. Although she couldn't reveal the matter of the calamity pig, but…

Before Pei Xia could figure it out, she heard Pei Lan mutter, "So it's because he's ugly."

She saw the person's face on the ground: small eyes, a flat nose, buck teeth, and a large birthmark on the left side of their face.

No wonder he was wearing a mask.

She coughed lightly, then somewhat embarrassedly put the mask back on Pei Xia: "I'm sorry, as the team leader, my caution with the Fire Pulse was out of necessity, not an intention to humiliate you..."

If someone is trying to cover up their shame, then for a monk to do this is quite disrespectful.

The female Taoist priest felt somewhat ashamed. As she stepped out of the tent, her face was still a little hot, perhaps because she felt guilty and uneasy. She even felt that her vision seemed to blur when she looked up.

Inside the tent, Pei Xia, like a girl who had just been humiliated, was still trembling as she straightened her clothes and mask.

Pei Lan's sudden attack caught him completely off guard.

What was even more unexpected was her reaction after seeing her own face.

Honestly, it might cause some trouble if Pei Lan recognizes him.

But not recognizing him made Pei Xia feel somewhat wistful and self-deprecating.

So it turns out that after all this fuss, her god-sister had long forgotten what she looked like.

Yes, it's been almost ten years.

On the fourth day after arriving at the Liancheng Fire Vein, all the cultivators from the twelve kingdoms of Dongzhou who had entered the illusionary realm had arrived.

Starting this morning, six cultivators at the Heavenly Consciousness Realm, led by Pei Lan, conducted a final inspection of the Liancheng Illusion. Around noon, nearly a hundred cultivators gathered together and carefully explained several points that required special attention within the illusion.

Finally, accompanied by the radiance of the barrier token and spiritual power, a thin crack appeared in the enormous barrier light curtain.

A scorching heat wave hit us.

(End of this chapter)