vstars Chapter 388 Mysterious Moon Tower Forest
Chapter 388 Mysterious Moon Tower Forest
Li Lan and Gongsun Moxuan had already followed Gu Yijian into the stone tower forest of the Xuan Yue clan.
Within the tower forest lie the remains of all the Celestial Masters throughout the history of the Xuan Yue clan, now emanating a terrifying aura that chills the heart.
Even on the first floor, as soon as they entered, illusory figures began to appear.
A sword shadow seemed to rise from the netherworld.
A faded yellow robe of a Taoist master, the faint glow of talismans still visible on the robe, blood burning on the garment, but the person who was there is no longer here.
A sandalwood bead, radiating an astonishing brilliance, so sacred it seemed inviolable.
……
These things, all embodying the lifelong cultivation of many Celestial Masters, have now manifested.
As long as you can obtain it, you can inherit it.
"Do not disturb them. These relics of the Celestial Master remain quietly here, waiting for future generations."
Gu Yijian spoke solemnly: "If you approach them, or even entertain such thoughts, the will of these Celestial Masters will strike down. If you fail, you will have to leave the Tower Forest, but if you win, you will have to obtain their inheritance and leave."
"Therefore, if you haven't made a decision, never take action!"
Our target is the second level of the Tower Forest!
Li Lan remained calm, while Gongsun Moxuan's large eyes flashed with countless curiosities as she watched him intently from time to time.
“Brother Wu Chang, why do I feel that the Daoist aura of these Celestial Masters has already reflected their methods, so they can decipher them without even having to lift a finger…?”
She looked at Li Lan with some confusion.
Li Lan smiled slightly but did not answer.
In fact, this is indeed the case for those whose level of understanding is high enough.
The relics of these Celestial Masters are buried here, yet their Daoist essence emerges through the stone pagoda. True masters can discern the profound from the subtle details and deduce the Dao and Dharma of these Celestial Masters during their lifetimes from these few traces.
However, the "wild celestial masters" who have just joined the Xuan Yue clan obviously do not have such abilities. They can only take action and gain the recognition of these relics through confrontation in order to obtain the inheritance within them.
"But I don't really feel like these are very good..."
Gongsun Moxuan couldn't help but mutter again, "Could the entire Xuan Yue clan be this incompetent?"
When she was in the lecture hall, she felt that the magical inheritance taught in Xuan Yue Tong Jian was very ordinary, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
It seems that Xuan Yue Tong Jian isn't the only one with dishes...
"Don't let your guard down, the second Tallinn is just ahead!"
Gu Yijian, who had taken a deep breath out of nervousness, said, "Don't be nervous, it's alright!"
It's unclear whether he was comforting Li Lan and Gongsun Moxuan, or comforting himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding energy suddenly shifted.
Suddenly, an astonishing aura of a celestial master condensed into poisonous snakes within the stone tower, which attacked the three of them!
"what?"
Upon seeing this, Gu Yijian was immediately alarmed. He hurriedly took action to block the venomous snakes formed from the Celestial Master's energy.
However, the stone towers on all sides suddenly began to tremble, and streams of energy converged like flowing water, eventually transforming into a vast ocean tide that swept over the three of them.
"Damn it, how could this happen?"
Gu Yijian shouted, unleashing his full power as an eighth-rank Celestial Master. Illusory sword shadows floated and spun around him, forming a sword shadow light shield.
"Heh, Gu Yijian, so what if you have the cultivation of an eighth-rank Celestial Master? You can only last half an hour at most—"
At that moment, a clear, cold voice rang out.
All three turned around and saw Zhou Xuanmei smiling coldly. In her hand, a talisman brush had appeared, its tip now filled with red cinnabar. In the void around her, streaks of talisman shadows flashed and disappeared into the forest of steles.
"You bitch!"
Upon seeing this, Gu Yijian's face immediately turned extremely ugly: "You actually used a spirit-summoning talisman to attract the spirit of the local celestial master to attack us?!"
He finally understood that even though the three of them were very careful not to touch the stone towers, they still managed to provoke so many Celestial Masters.
It turns out that Zhou Xuanmei was behind it all.
hehe,"
Zhou Xuanmei sneered, "How about this? You withdraw your own power, and I'll use the spirit of the Celestial Master to cripple those two little brats beside you. Then I'll spare your life. How about that?"
Li Lan and Gongsun Moxuan had offended her before, and she didn't want them to live!
Upon hearing this, Gu Yijian cursed loudly, "What the hell do you think I am? What kind of person do you take me for?"
"Betraying my teammates? Is that something I would do?"
Zhou Xuanmei was immediately furious and said:
"I was going to spare your life, but since you're being so rude, then you can't blame me!"
After saying that, she quickly began to wield the talisman brush in her hand, and one talisman after another shot out and disappeared into the surrounding stone towers. The stone towers immediately shook more and more violently, and the true intent of the Celestial Master was drawn in and suppressed the three of them.
Gu Yijian was finding it increasingly difficult!
“Fellow Daoist Gu, we have no prior relationship. You may withdraw your spiritual power. There’s no need to force it.”
Li Lan said calmly.
"Don't worry, with me here, I can protect you two!"
Gu Yijian gritted his teeth!
Li Lan smiled and said nothing more. Since that's the case, let's see just how persistent Gu Yijian really is!
"Let's go, we can head to the second level of the tower now—"
Zhou Xuanmei, however, gave a cold laugh and leisurely led the others toward the second level of the tower forest.
"Thank goodness we didn't agree to Gu Yijian's request, otherwise we would be dead today too!"
"These two offended Senior Sister Zhou and even got together with Gu Yijian... They're courting death!"
"Good, ignore them!"
Almost all the other disciples who came to participate in the assessment chose to follow Zhou Xuanmei, so at this moment they were both glad that they had chosen the right side and were sarcastic and mocking towards Li Lan and the other two.
Being attacked by such terrifying Celestial Master's true intent, the three of them are doomed!
While Gu Yijian was struggling to hold on, Zhou Xuanmei had already led the others past the hundreds of stone towers on the first level and arrived at the second level of the tower forest.
The second level has only seven stone towers.
However, just by getting close, an astonishing aura of the Celestial Master's true intent was released, and phantom images appeared on each of the seven stone towers.
An ancient Taoist priest's crown, a tattered human skin, an old drum, a long spear, and an astonishing, invisible sword...
These seven individuals were the seven most powerful Celestial Masters in the history of the Xuan Yue Clan.
"These seven people are said to have all reached the 'immortal' level!"
"Immortal-level Celestial Masters were once renowned throughout the entire Eternal True Realm!"
"As long as we can inherit their legacy, we will surely become the core of the Xuan Yue clan and truly become members of an immortal family, with a limitless future in this life!"
"Only the most outstanding geniuses have a chance to obtain the inheritance here. Even the descendants of the Xuan Yue clan themselves rarely succeed... If we join forces, perhaps we will have a chance!"
Seeing the relics left behind by the seven Celestial Master Pagodas manifest, everyone was filled with excitement and emotion.
"Senior Sister Zhou, what should we do?"
Someone spoke to Zhou Xuanmei, and everyone followed her lead!
Without hesitation, Zhou Xuanmei looked directly at one of the seven objects—a guqin (a seven-stringed zither).
"This guqin is a relic of the Celestial Master 'Xuan Yue You Yin'. Celestial Master Xuan Yue You Yin was skilled in the way of the guqin, and her guqin music was known throughout the world for its ability to subdue demons. Moreover, her guqin music was the most gentle, unlike the fierce and ruthless music of other Celestial Masters."
She spoke up, saying, "If we join forces, we have the best chance of seizing her inheritance!"
Immediately, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Everyone, join me in this attack. As long as we can withstand the Celestial Master's malice, there will be no problem!"
Zhou Xuanmei immediately arranged her troops, and the more than twenty Celestial Masters behind her all followed her plan.
"Make your move!"
Zhou Xuanmei spoke first, and with a flick of her talisman brush, a phantom snake shadow rushed towards the stone tower.
Ding!
Inside the stone tower, however, only the sound of a zither could be heard. Upon hearing this music, everyone felt a tremor in their souls, many experienced a racing heartbeat, and were filled with inexplicable fear, as if they had heard demonic sounds from hell.
"Stop them!"
Zhou Xuanmei spoke loudly, and in an instant, everyone exerted their full strength, unleashing various Celestial Master Techniques, forming a snow-white moonlight that fell in front of everyone, blocking the black musical notes!
"Ding ding..."
Within the pagoda forest, the sounds of countless pearls falling onto a jade plate created a cacophony of notes, like flowing water or a mountain stream cascading down. It was as if, within the pagoda forest, a peerless phantom, standing in the netherworld, was playing the prelude to death.
Everyone felt increasingly strained!
……
And this moment.
Outside the tower, a group of people slowly entered the arena, followed by a group of guards and maids, and a snow-white spirit beast.
The spirit horse had no stray hairs, a single horn on its head, and an extremely powerful aura.
This is a descendant of the ancient divine beast "Pegasus". Although it is now of mixed blood, only a few of the most core members of the Xuan Yue clan are qualified to ride it.
Above the celestial horse was a girl in white, who looked like a fairy descended from heaven, immaculate and with skin as white and delicate as snow.
"Greetings, Miss!"
Upon seeing this, Xuan Yue Tong Jian, who was in charge of teaching and assessing everyone, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
This person was none other than Princess Xuan Yue Qian Tang of the Xuan Yue family!
"What brings you here?" Xuan Yue Tong Jian asked.
Xuan Yue Qian Tang rarely makes public appearances. She said calmly, "The 'Demon Slaying Competition' of the Heavenly Master Palace in Dongye Prefecture is just around the corner. The Bai family, Ye Lan and other clans are preparing for war. I should also make my own preparations."
"Among the newly recruited Celestial Masters this year, are there any outstanding individuals worthy of being my 'Moon Masters'?"
Xuan Yue Tong Jian nodded. Of course, he also knew that there were many demon bones brought out from the "Ancient Demon Mountain" in the Celestial Master Palace of Dongye Prefecture. In the past, those demon bones were guarded by the Celestial Master Palace, but in recent years, the four major families have paid close attention to the Ancient Demon Mountain, and there may be something extraordinary about it.
Those demonic bones may very well be the key to unlocking the opportunities within.
The four major families had been fighting each other for a long time, and later decided to compete in a "Demon-Fighting Competition" among the younger generation of celestial masters. The winner would get more demon bones, while the loser would have to accept the consequences.
This matter is of great importance.
Xuan Yue Tong Jian immediately said, "From what I can see, Zhou Xuan Mei is quite good."
Xuan Yue Qian Tang immediately raised her eyes and looked ahead.
"She actually chose to inherit the legacy of Senior Xuan Yue You Yin?"
Xuan Yue Qian Tang was somewhat surprised, but remained calm. She immediately waved her hand and said, "Send a message: whoever obtains the inheritance in the second level can become my 'Moon Master'."
Xuan Yue Tong Jian immediately spoke up loudly!
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Pagoda Forest was utterly astonished.
"What? As long as you obtain the inheritance, you can become a Moonwalker? This is amazing!"
What is the Moon Being?
"Don't you know? The core members of the Xuan Yue clan all need a companion to cultivate their techniques. This companion must be in sync with the practitioner's mind and become like their shadow. This companion is called a Moon Practitioner. Once you become a Moon Practitioner, it means you are truly accepted by the Xuan Yue clan, and your clan and other members can directly become cultivation families under the Xuan Yue clan!"