The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

After being rebuked by Fang Yunni, Shen Chu did not argue. He thought to himself that he was handsome and in his prime, so why would that demon bird kidnap him and bring him to its nest but not eat him?

He tied his belt, looked at Yun Yici and the other two who were about to leave, and said hesitantly, "Fellow Daoist Yun, may I travel with the three of you?"

Neither Ling Yue nor Fang Yunni could make a decision, so they both looked at Yun Yici.

Now Shen Chu knew who the leader among the three was.

Yun Yici looked at the suona at Shen Chu's waist and asked, "What can you do?"

Shen Chu felt inexplicably nervous under her gaze, and without thinking, he said, "I can do anything!"

His pathetic appearance made the elders outside twitch at the corner of their mouths, and the elders of Xuan Yin Sect even turned their heads away, unwilling to admit that this clown came from their sect.

Yun Yici thought to himself that the sect carefully selected ten disciples, and Ling Yue was Feng Nian's disciple, so he must have some talent in divination.

As for Fang Yunni, that treasure-hunting rat alone will be of great use in this secret realm.

Shen Chu's demeanor was rather pathetic; it was unclear whether he was deliberately hiding his true abilities.

Yun Yici said, "Since we're already in the same plane, let's stay for a while. Fellow Daoist Shen can leave at any time."

If Shen Chu showed any ill intentions, she wouldn't mind earning an extra point.

Since Yun Yici had spoken, Ling Yue and Fang Yunni naturally had no objections.

The four of them landed in a mountain hollow, surrounded by mountains. There were no birds in the forest, and occasionally insects and beasts would wriggle across the soft, damp ground.

Fang Yunni said, "I can't communicate with insects like these that have low intelligence. If only my sect's senior sister who controls insects were here."

Ling Yue had accurately predicted a direction. After walking for about fifteen minutes in the mountains and forests, they came across a rugged and winding path hidden in the woods, which looked like it had been used by others.

Fang Yunni shook her head at Yun Yici, which meant that the Treasure-Seeking Rat had no reaction whatsoever.

Ling Yue said, "This road is strange, be careful not to get lost."

At either end of the mountain road, whether going uphill or downhill, Lingyue quickly calculated that there was more chance of survival on the mountain.

Huai Chuan also said that the teleportation array in this plane should be on the mountain, and the surrounding mountains, which are like a painting, are places that they cannot reach.

The group then walked up the mountain along the path, with Shen Chu chattering incessantly the whole way.

Half an hour passed, and Shen Chu remained silent.

Yun Yici stopped and said to the others, "Don't you guys feel like we've been going in circles?"

Fang Yunni took out a dagger from her sleeve and made a cut on the tree next to her, saying, "How about this? If we see this mark again later, it means we're stuck in a vicious cycle."

This is really the dumbest way.

Ling Yue said, "I calculated that this is the correct direction."

Shen Chu took out a suona from his waist and said, "Let me give it a try."

He lowered his dantian, closed his lips, and exerted force from his abdomen, producing a resounding melody that echoed through the sky from where they were.

Ling Yue and Fang Yunni were both stunned for a moment.

Fang Yunni said, "Good heavens, I've seen your Xuan Yin Sect's magical artifacts before, all of them are zithers, xiao flutes, and even pipa. This is the first time I've seen someone playing the suona."

Shen Chu listened quietly to the echo for a long time before saying, "This is nothing. My sect also has people who play the zither and the xun, as well as the erhu. I'll show you a couple of tricks after we get out!"

After Shen Chu finished speaking, she added, "We've fallen into an illusion; none of my music has been reflected back."

Yun Yici pondered for a moment, just as he was about to swing his sword to test it, a crack appeared out of thin air in the scenery around them, as if a painting had been torn apart.

Shen Chu exclaimed in surprise, "What is this thing?"

As the crack grew larger and larger, threatening to burst open, everyone prepared to attack.

The next moment, a sword emerged horizontally from the crack.

Yun Yici recognized the sword as belonging to Mu Yunjian at a glance and quickly said, "Don't make a move yet."

Perhaps the people on the other side of the rift heard her voice, because their fierce attacks lessened slightly.

A short while later, the handsome young man with white hair and red eyes appeared on the other side of the dimensional rift.

The scene was truly bizarre. In the misty mountains and forests, it was as if a cave had been carved out of thin air, and inside the cave was a strangely beautiful young man, while behind him the blazing sun hung high, and the land was parched for miles.

Mu Yunjian was drawn here by the sound of the suona. He followed the sound to this place but did not see anyone. So he tried to swing his sword and a crack appeared.

Then, he heard Yun Yici's voice.

Mu Yunjian asked, "What are you doing here?"

As he spoke, he wondered if he could climb over the hole to reach Yun Yici.

Yun Yici quickly stopped him: "Don't act rashly. Do you have any living creatures with you?"

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yunjian walked away from the cave entrance, and soon returned carrying a pitiful-looking male cultivator from the Shuiyue Sect.

The male cultivator, held in his hand, pleaded for mercy, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please don't be impulsive. Our meeting is fate. Please let me go, and I'll introduce you to my sisters, how about that?"

Mu Yunjian grabbed him and shoved him directly in front of Yun Yici and the other three, saying, "Alive, try it."

Seeing that Mu Yunjian was about to push the person over, Yun Yici quickly said, "I meant, a living thing that isn't human!"

Mu Yunjian said, "This is a fox spirit beast that is skilled in illusion, not a human."

As he spoke, he released the male cultivator from the Water Moon Sect, who instantly transformed into Mu Yunjian's appearance.

It seems that the fox has been completely subdued by Mu Yunjian, and whatever he says goes.

Yun Yici and the others examined it carefully and really couldn't tell the difference between the fox's human form and the real fox.

Fang Yunni exclaimed in amazement, "This spirit beast can transform into a human even before it has taken human form, just by using its illusion magic. With such talent, it must be at least at the ninth level."

She wasn't greedy at all; instead, she sincerely advised Mu Yunjian, "Foxes are cunning by nature. Fellow Daoist, you might as well form a contract with it as soon as possible to prevent things from getting worse."

Only Yun Yici and Mu Yunjian knew that Mu Yunjian was suppressing the spirit fox with his demon bloodline, and there was no need for a contract at all.

The "self" beside Mu Yunjian sat slumped on the ground, looking unusually obedient, but Yun Yici always felt that something was wrong.

She recalled that Mu Yunjian's ancestral demon bloodline was activated in the Rakshasa Illusion Sea, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Mu Yunjian, not wanting to wait any longer, picked up "himself" from the ground and tried to stuff it towards Yun Yici.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sudden change occurred, and two "click-clack" sounds rang out simultaneously from different directions.

The four looked in the direction of the sound and saw two cave entrances, identical to those that had appeared when they appeared in the twilight, gradually materializing.

One of them cracked faster, and the cold light tore the scenery on their side into a blanket of white snow.

The wild girl, dressed in a snow-white dress, held a long spear. When she saw the scene behind the crack, she thrust the spear straight at Yun Yici.