Man is in the midst of the mysteries of the spirit, and the flesh is infinitely deduced

Even Ye Ling'er, who was relatively slow to react, could guess this.

She stroked her chin and thought, "So, the magic system they use is indeed quite different from ours."

"Do they want to reach the core territory of Taixu Palace directly through Xuyuan?"

Jiang Junliang's heart was stirred and he speculated.

In the present world, the border of the Da Tai Divine Dynasty is extremely far away from the main city of Taixu Palace. Without the use of teleportation spells, it would take at least several months to arrive.

However, that kind of spell makes a lot of noise and can be easily detected, leading to the leakage of the action.

But in Xuyuan, the geographical location of the two is not so far away.

Moreover, even the Taixu Palace has not yet been able to fully control Xuyuan, let alone monitor all areas within it in real time.

It is completely feasible to carry out a secret infiltration operation with the help of Urobuchi.

It is obvious that a team like Zhou Shuo's must have more than one team, and there must be a Nascent Soul or stronger leader leading the team.

Thinking of this, Anle frowned, feeling quite heavy-hearted.

He has not been a member of Taixu Palace for long and has been staying in Gujia Mountain Range most of the time. If he says that he has a strong sense of belonging to Taixu Palace, he would be lying.

However, it is nice to have a big tree to lean against.

If Anle wants to practice peacefully and develop quickly, the protection of Taixu Palace is indispensable, so it is naturally impossible for him to sit idly by and watch this infiltration operation continue.

"We have to get to the Taixu Palace base as soon as possible and report this matter to them."

Anle turned to look at Jiang Junliang: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, the closest place to this place should be the Qinghan Branch Hall, right?"

"Do you have a way to find this branch temple?"

Hearing this, Jiang Junliang showed a hesitant look, but after hesitating, he still said, "Yes."

"However, the Qinghan branch hall is not built near the entrance and exit of Xuyuan, so it may not be possible to return to Taixu Palace quickly."

Compared to returning to Taixu Palace as soon as possible, passing this message on is obviously more important.

Anle didn't hesitate for too long and said, "Then it's settled."

"Please ask Brother Jiang to lead the way for us."

He vaguely realized that Jiang Junliang was unwilling to go to the Qinghan Branch Hall, and there seemed to be other reasons, but the situation was urgent and he couldn't afford to think so much.

Jiang Junliang took out a magnetic needle-shaped magic weapon.

As spiritual power was input into it, the magnetic needle emitted a faint blue halo and floated in the air by itself, indicating a direction.

Jiang Junliang explained: "This is a beacon that all monks working in Xuyuan will carry, and you can use it to find the corresponding stronghold."

******

With the magnetic needle guiding the way, Anle and others finally had a clear goal.

However, the special environment in the Moon Abyss also slowed down their progress.

The long period of lack of daylight has caused the temperature in Yueyuan to be much lower than that outside. In addition, without the warming effect of the rock layer, it is much colder than the previous corridor.

The wind was cold and biting, like a winter night.

Anle's ghost armor had long since evolved the attribute of "extreme cold" during the spiritual disaster, and he could withstand it with his own qi and blood.

Ye Ling'er also had thick skin and was not affected at all.

It was hard for Cheng Yuemei and Jiang Junliang, two Jindan cultivators, who could only consume their spiritual energy to ward off the cold and keep warm all the time.

The extremely low temperature keeps the surface covered with a layer of solid ice, and ice cones, icicles, icebergs and other landforms are common.

The monsters here are not active. Most of them lie dormant underground and only come out to the surface to hunt.

The low temperature environment also caused these monsters to evolve some special characteristics, and they all evolved in the direction of cold resistance.

But what really blocked Anle and others from moving forward was... evil spirits!

Perhaps because there is no daylight in the Moon Abyss, many strange and evil spirits have been born here.

There is a blue-black shadow that often appears silently in the reflection of the ice. Just one look at it makes you feel like your soul is being sucked into it.

According to Jiang Junliang, if one stares into its eyes for more than five seconds, no matter whether it is a Golden Core or an Infant, the soul will be trapped in that dark shadow forever and will never be able to wake up again.

When he said this, Jiang Junliang looked extremely terrified, as if he had witnessed someone being infected with the virus with his own eyes.

There is also a type of evil spirit called "Ice Soul". It can barely be considered a human form, but its entire body is made of ice and snow, and its face is a smooth ice surface like a mirror.

After coming into contact with a living person, it will gradually become that person's appearance, and the shape of its entire body will become closer to the other person little by little.

Then, learn the skills, realms, and spells all at once.

And when its appearance has completely changed, even the monk's memories will be acquired, forming an almost identical personality.

Bingpo himself would subconsciously think that it was the real one.

Anle and others also encountered this once.

Fortunately, with Jiang Junliang's reminder, they killed Bingpo before he completely changed.

Even so, Anle was still secretly frightened by the strangeness of these evil spirits.

"Have the evil spirits here evolved to this extent?"

"It doesn't seem like a simple state, but... a kind of rule?"

Anle stroked his chin, looked around at the scene nearby, and thought to himself: "Is it because of the environment in the Moon Abyss, or... this kind of spiritual energy?"

He could sense that the spiritual energy in the abyss was quite different from that in the outside world, and seemed more active and restless.

For ordinary cultivators, this undoubtedly means that the difficulty of absorbing and refining spiritual energy has increased.

But in Anle's lower dantian, the nebula rotating around the virtual dan was moving faster than usual, and a dark and obscure halo enveloped it, making it look sacred and strange.

"Star Extreme Void Abyss Technique..."

"It connects to the stars above and the abyss below, which just corresponds to two different Dantians."

"They complement each other and benefit each other."

An Le showed some joy in his heart: "For me, this is a holy place for cultivation."

"Unfortunately, it's still too dangerous."

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Xiaohong beside him out of the corner of his eye.

That cute and cold little face was pressed against my shoulder, her cherry lips slightly parted, quietly absorbing the spiritual power emanating from Anle's body. Her eyebrows and eyes gradually softened, revealing a look of enjoyment, a bit like a kitten digging for food.

After waking up this time, Xiao Xiaohong became much clingier.

"It seems that the spiritual energy here also seems to have an effect on her."

Thinking of this, Anle couldn't help but feel curious: "Among the evil spirits, what level is Xiao Xiaohong?"

When the woman in red first followed Anle's command, her aura was relatively obvious, and even Bai Shanghai and others who were practicing Qigong noticed it.

But as Anle's strength increased, her ability to hide also improved, and she gradually showed many extraordinary qualities.

Now, a Jindan cultivator like Jiang Junliang was completely unaware of Xiao Xiaohong's existence.

Only Ye Ling'er, relying on her strong intuition, vaguely mentioned: "Junior brother, you smell like a woman."

There was also the figure that appeared in the Luohun ruins, and the reaction of the fourth-order long dragon after seeing Xiao Xiaohong, which made Anle realize her extraordinaryness and at the same time aroused a strong curiosity.

Hearing Anle's inner voice, Xiao Xiaohong replied: "Anle, I am different from these evil spirits."

"I seem to be...created by someone."

Hearing this, Anle couldn't help but be surprised: "What do you mean?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Xiao Xiaohong's face, as if she was trying hard to recall those fragmented fragments.

"I remember a place that was very dark and cold, and there were... lots of people who looked exactly like me. That's where I woke up."

Anle's expression changed slightly. This information was extremely shocking to him.

If Xiao Xiaohong's memory is correct, it means that there are far more than one woman in red like her.

The one that Luo Hun Sect provoked and the one that Long Zilei had seen before were most likely not the same person in red!

What puzzled Anle even more was why the person behind the scenes created so many women in red?

——Since He has achieved this, it means that His strength is already extremely powerful.

And why is there a figure in red in the extremely remote Chenjia Village?

Just a coincidence?

Or... for him?

"Friend An?"

Jiang Junliang noticed Anle's unusual expression and immediately became alert. He asked carefully, "Did you sense any danger approaching?"

After what happened before, Anle already had a very high position in his mind.

Seeing Anle's sudden change of color, Jiang Junliang naturally perked up and took it seriously.

Anle quickly adjusted his mood, regained his calm demeanor, and said, "It's nothing, it must be just my illusion."

No matter what the purpose of Xiao Xiaohong's creation is, now is not the time to explore these secrets. Finding the stronghold of Taixu Palace and escaping from danger are the most important things to focus on right now.

******

The four of them walked for a while in the icy and snowy Yueyuan.

In this complex terrain, even with the guidance of beacons, we still have to take detours occasionally.

On the way, I encountered four or five evil spirits with different abilities.

But thanks to Xiao Xiaohong's keen perception and Anle's reminder, they managed to get around it safely.

This made Jiang Junliang even more amazed: "Friend An is not only extremely powerful, but also has better perception than us?"

Suddenly, Anle stopped and looked at a place in the snow.

"Wait, this is..."

The four of them moved closer and saw a string of scattered bloodstains remaining on the ground.

The blood had already coagulated, and the dark red color was particularly eye-catching against the gray ground.

Anle followed the blood trail and soon saw a corpse with only a few bones left. The bones were covered with a layer of frost and there was a storage bag dropped on the ground next to it.

"I'm afraid some casual cultivator has unfortunately died."

Jiang Junliang made the judgment with a calm expression.

There have always been many explorers who come to Xuyuan in the hope of getting rich overnight, but the number of those who have lost their lives here far exceeds the number of those who have retired after achieving success.

Anle picked up the storage bag and put it in his arms.

He was not very happy about this unexpected windfall, and felt a little heavy in his heart.

******

After this little episode.

The four of them finally arrived at the Qinghan branch hall that Jiang Junliang mentioned.

Although it is called a "branch temple", in Anle's opinion, it is more like a fortress.

The branch hall has thick walls built on all sides with extremely solid materials.

There were obviously several nested defensive arrays on the wall, emitting powerful fluctuations.

Anle estimated that even if several Nascent Souls concentrated their firepower, they would not be able to destroy it in a short period of time.

The interior of the fortress is tightly surrounded, with only a few small lookout holes through which one can observe the surrounding situation.

This is an architectural form adopted to cope with Yueyuan's special environment.

It can be said that aesthetics has been completely abandoned in favor of practicality.

Even attacks from within the rock formations can be easily resisted.

No wonder, building such a stronghold requires a lot of energy and time of the monks.

Just before Anle and others arrived at the Qinghan Branch Hall, a small door on the side of the fortress opened, and a surprised voice was heard from it.

"Jiang Junliang! Why are you here?"