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第三千五百八十章 月儿被困

True is false, and false can be true.

The concept of combining reality with illusion means that within an illusory technique lies the true peril.

The boundaries between what's real and what's not blur, making it hard to discern. But a slip-up could mean real consequences.

Hearing Xiao Tao’s warning, Yue'er's face showed a hint of seriousness. With a wave of her jade hand, dense阴气surrounded her body, swirling into dozens of skeletal figures that were roughly the size of houses.

Red light shone from their eyes as they emitted greenish-blue ghost flames, rushing forward like two giant giants.

The two giants did not back down either, raising their wolf-tusk clubs and charging with ferocity.

A fierce battle was about to ensue.

However, what followed next left everyone's eyes wide open.

Flames passed through the bodies of the giants without any hindrance. They seemed menacing but were merely mirages.

An illusion!

Yue'er heaved a sigh of relief; it turned out that they were just paper tigers designed to scare. But before she could fully process this, an extremely faint sound of breaking air reached her ears.

The sound was so subtle that without Yue'er's acute spiritual perception and focused attention, it would have gone unnoticed.

"Bad luck!"

A cold glint appeared in Yue'er’s eyes as she sidestepped without hesitation. Her body was enveloped by a sudden burst of spiritual light, flying diagonally away.

Though her movements were swift, they were still too late; blood splattered from the wound. Yue'er clutched her shoulder where a small hole had been pierced.

The culprit was a needle-like artifact.

How vexing! Despite Xiao Tao’s warning, she had still fallen for the trap.

Yue'er was both shocked and angry. Thankfully, her injuries were not severe.

She took a deep breath and pulled out a spirit talisman from her pocket, acting quickly despite the slowness in appearance. She pressed it against the wound.

However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. Numerous white, translucent threads erupted from the wound, instantly binding Yue'er.

The situation was too sudden for Yue'er to dodge. Xiao Tao, standing nearby, was equally alarmed and immediately transformed back into a玄阴宝盒.

A森然剑气emerged, slicing forward.

It seemed she would cut through the web. But before she could do so, the void in front became hazy as the moonlight moth appeared.

Without any additional movements, mirror-like shields materialized, stacking on top of each other to block the sword light.

Xiao Tao was enraged, but the moonlight moth’s cold laughter echoed: "A mere piece of treasure; even if it's sentient, what are you? Do you think you can reverse fate? How naive. Quiet down and don't show off here."

Before she could finish speaking, ripples appeared in the air as countless threads wrapped around Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao was unwilling to be bound and struggled left and right but to no avail.

She was indeed a treasure of the immortal abode and had become sentient, but ultimately, she was just a piece of treasure. Her strength alone could not fully manifest its power.

Meanwhile, Yue'er's situation was even more perilous. A single mistake could spell disaster. She was now tightly bound by threads, unable to escape, quickly turning into a giant cocoon.

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As for Lin Xuan, his position was no better.

The Spirit Clan’s holy maiden had used the technique of feigning death, a risky move that proved successful. Now she lay quietly in the soil as an earring, while Lin Xuan alone bore the endless attacks from countless true spirits.

Indeed, the turtle dragon armor shield provided formidable defense, and with ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he could recover his power. However, the current situation was still highly unfavorable for him.

After all, he couldn't retaliate; how long would this stand-off continue?

Remember, this was a true spirit burial ground. As time passed, more true spirits would awaken from their slumber.

For now, he could hold on, but as the number of monsters grew increasingly absurd, Lin Xuan had no confidence in maintaining his defenses indefinitely.

He couldn't keep waiting passively; he needed to actively search for Yue'er at the bottom of the lake.

The idea was good, but implementing it was incredibly difficult.

How to break through these true spirits' encirclement alone was a headache.

Lin Xuan estimated that even techniques like the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword would be useless in this situation. The nine true spirits could transform into various forms, but he faced more than ten ghostly monsters.

With fewer forces on his side compared to the enemy, breaking through seemed impossible!

Was there no other option? Would he have to wait until he was trapped here?

Not necessarily; Lin Xuan still had a trump card: the Five Dragon Seal.

This secret was second only to the Blue Star Sea for him. In previous crises, using this artifact always turned danger into safety.

However, this time, Lin Xuan hesitated. He was in a true spirit burial ground, and the Five Dragon Seal was also known as the Hundred Spirit Seal, a holy relic of the true spirits.

It had been enshrined here until it was lost during a battle with the Flying Heavenly Demon Lord. Centuries later, by chance, it ended up in Lin Xuan's hands.

Using the Five Dragon Seal elsewhere posed no issue, but here, might there be an adverse effect? Instead of killing enemies, could it backfire and harm him?

While this seemed far-fetched, considering the possibilities was indeed plausible.

Lin Xuan did not want to risk losing more than he gained.

But now, with no other choice, using the Five Dragon Seal or staying here meant certain death either way.

Given these circumstances, Lin Xuan decided to take a chance.

As they say, too many lice don't itch, and too much debt doesn't cause worry.

The Five Dragon Seal might bring adverse effects or other consequences, but it could also turn danger into safety.

With no other options, Lin Xuan was not the timid cultivator; he would try his luck regardless of the outcome.

With this in mind, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and used inner vision to focus his consciousness within his dantian.

Inside his dantian, two元婴sat cross-legged while true spirit essence floated slowly. The area of the spiritual sea was significantly smaller than usual.

Though he had ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, his recovery rate could not keep up with his consumption, which is why he decided to risk using the Five Dragon Seal. Otherwise, this would lead to a dire outcome.

The Blue Star Sea remained unchanged, continuing its slow rotation like true star clouds.

At its center floated the Five Dragon Seal.

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