National Fortune Bonus: After the new player awakens at the maximum level, he will kill like crazy

Seeing Qi Mo's confused look, Qilin and Ji Lingguang looked at each other, you looked at me and I looked at you.

Finally, it was Ji Lingguang who spoke up: "Just outside Taixu Mountain, when the spiritual rain had just stopped this morning, hundreds of fog formations suddenly appeared. When I passed through these fog formations, I sensed the aura of the demon god."

"That's right, and I discovered something else." Qilin nodded vigorously and added, "I saw some memory fragments from those mist formations. Some of them belong to you, Master, as well as Shen Jiaan and Sister Mo Hui."

"Because I am fundamentally different from you. I am a divine beast. Even if I transform into a human form, I cannot enter those fog arrays to check." Qilin said again.

Upon hearing this, Qi Mo's expression instantly became solemn, and he looked towards the outskirts of Taixu Mountain, where countless unknown crises seemed to be hidden.

"Hundreds of fog formations are related to the breath of the devil. This matter must be very complicated." He muttered to himself, thinking quickly about how to deal with it in his mind.

Ji Lingguang continued, "I tried to get closer to those mist formations and discovered that they seemed to have some strange restrictions that were difficult to break through with ordinary spells. Furthermore, the demonic aura emanating from them was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which was extremely strange."

"Master, why don't we go and take a look now, maybe we can find clues to the solution from those memory fragments." Qilin said from the side, looking like "the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."

Qi Mo shook his head slightly: "We can't act rashly. Since even Xiao Guang can't enter these fog arrays, it must be full of dangers. We need to take a long-term view."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Ji Lingguang, "Besides telling me this, do Ji Lu and Ji Shuang have any other instructions for you to come here?"

Ji Lingguang pondered for a moment and said, "They told me to find you, saying you might hold the key to resolving this crisis. Furthermore, I believe the appearance of these mist formations may be related to a major event about to happen in the Ninth Heaven."

Qi Mo's heart trembled. He knew very well the calculation ability of Ji Lu and Ji Shuang. Since they said so, this matter must be extremely tricky. "In that case, I have to go and take a look." He clenched his fists, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Qilin suddenly turned around, his gaze fixed on the thick fog outside Taixu Mountain, and said, "Master, I feel it. The memory fragments in the fog array seem to be calling me. Although I can't enter, I can sense their presence, and this call is getting stronger and stronger."

Qi Mo had an idea: "Qilin, try to guide this summoning and see if you can get more information."

Qilin closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and tried to connect with the summons. After a moment, he opened his eyes, his eyes filled with shock: "Master, I saw some images..."

"What?" Qi Mo and Ji Lingguang asked.

"It seems... there's a huge black figure, emitting a strong demonic aura, but this figure is trapped in a cloud of gray fog. And... Sister Mo Hui and Shen Jia'an also seem to be in the fog, but they don't seem to be in the same place."

When Qi Mo heard the news from his friend, his expression instantly turned serious: "A cloud of gray fog?"

Among them, Qilin was the only one who was more familiar with the Nine Heavens, but it would be difficult to find a place that even Qilin didn't know about. If Taoist Xuanxiao were here, he could ask about it.

But now...never mind, Qi Mo sighed. He couldn't just turn to Taoist Xuan Xiao for help, could he? He still had to find a solution himself.

Thinking of this, he looked at Qilin again and said, "You go back to the Divine Beast Space first and continue to maintain your perception of those memory fragments. Ji Lingguang and I will go to the edge of Taixu Mountain to take a look."

Qilin nodded, transformed into a green light, and sank into Qi Mo's palm. Qi Mo and Ji Lingguang exchanged the known information while rushing towards the vicinity of Taixu Mountain.

Deep in the forest, in the palace of Taixu Mountain, Taoist Xuanxiao seemed to have sensed the movements of Qi Mo and the others long ago. He was somewhat relieved that Qi Mo was not the kind of person who would seek help for everything.

He stood by the window, gazing at the sunlight streaming through the forest, muttering to himself, "What's coming has finally come. Qi Mo, this may be the greatest test you've ever faced, but it's also your chance to truly grow..."

. . . . . . .

Strange, very strange.

As Qi Mo regained consciousness, he found himself in a thick fog. The mist was thick and dense, and it seemed as if the next second, the fog would become so thick that it would become solid, so thick that you couldn't even see your hand in front of you.

When he looked at his empty wrist, his mind was in a mess and he could not remember when he had separated from Ji Lingguang.

He only vaguely remembered that they had encountered a dragon on the edge of Taixu Mountain. The dragon was bizarre in appearance, with strands of golden light lingering on its horns, like sunlight shining through the clouds at dawn.

The dragon looked anxious and asked them for the way to leave Taixu Mountain. Then, it plunged into several fog arrays and disappeared in an instant.

Afterwards, in order to explore the secrets of the fog array, Qi Mo took out the knot he had carefully refined on the second continent. This knot was extraordinary and could be extended indefinitely.

He tied the two ends of the knot to his own and Ji Lingguang's hands respectively, and then the two walked in opposite directions. After all, the outer edge of the Taixu Mountain forest was an irregular but closed circle. If they continued this way, they would eventually meet again.

However, at this moment, Qi Mo rubbed his sore eyes and looked at the chessboard that suddenly appeared in front of him. He was full of confusion and couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question: "What the hell is this thing?"

The air seemed to freeze. After three full seconds, a steady voice came from behind: "I am not a ghost."

Qi Mo was startled at first, then he looked around cautiously. But as far as he could see, there was nothing but thick fog.

But the sound was extremely real, and a low stone table appeared in front of him. On the low table was a chessboard. A white chess piece suddenly appeared and moved on its own before falling steadily.

At the same time, a bowl of black chess quietly appeared on the originally empty stone table.

Gobang? Qi Mo reacted instantly, thinking to himself, this mysterious being in front of him doesn't seem to have any ill intentions, but it looks like he wants to play Go against him.

"Who are you?" Qi Mo asked in a deep voice.

There was another brief silence. Three seconds later, the steady voice sounded again: "With every step you take, you can ask me a question. Whether I answer or not depends entirely on my mood. If you can defeat me, I will reveal the truth to you."

Qi Mo was stunned for a moment, motionless. Then, the voice echoed through the mist again: "Consider that question I asked you earlier. You can think of me as you from another world."

Hearing this, Qi Mo's mind suddenly became clear.