As soon as she stepped through the door, she was surrounded by fog and couldn't see anything around her.
Qin Xi took out the Peak-Fixing Lamp. Its dim light could only illuminate a radius of three meters.
This lamp had the effect of breaking restrictions. There were no restrictions within a radius of three meters illuminated by it.
Mo Tiange turned around and found that she couldn't even see the door.
She shook her sleeve, and the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams flew out of it and slowly unfolded in the air. Water-like ripples appeared around it.
As the ripples spread, the Yin and Yang in the surroundings were slowly sorted out and calmed down.
"Huh?"
Mo Tiange's expression changed slightly. When she was about ten feet away from her, the power of the Eight Trigrams Diagram was blocked by a force. This force was very gentle, but it was also very powerful. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake it.
Qin Xi pointed with his spiritual aura, and several sword lights shot out of his sleeve. The next moment, the sword lights stopped in front of him as if they were blocked by something.
"What's that?" His expression changed slightly, and he stared ahead.
It wasn't immortal aura. As soon as they entered the door, the immortal aura disappeared without a trace. He could only be sure that it was probably a restriction.
As for what kind of restriction it was, even his Peak-Fixing Lamp couldn't detect it. It was probably far beyond its realm and had been lost for a long time. Even immortal aura appeared here, so what else was impossible?
Their magic weapons were blocked at the same time, so Mo Tiange couldn't think of anything. "Fellow Daoist Fengqing, do you have any methods?"
Fairy Fengqing bit her lip and helplessly took out a foot-long green jade ruler. "We can try this."
The two of them saw that the jade ruler's brilliance was restrained and contained, so it was obviously a rare treasure.
Mo Tiange thought to herself, Old Nascent Soul cultivators really have a lot of treasures. This treasure isn't inferior to my Tai Chi Universe Map.
Fairy Fengqing stretched out her hand, and the green jade ruler floated in the air. Wisps of green light flew out of the ruler and gathered in the air. The green light seemed to contain a violent aura that was about to wreak havoc but was suppressed by the gentle green light.
"Go!" Fairy Fengqing shouted. The green light broke, and the violent aura soared into the sky.
"Chi! Chi! Chi!" The green light broke, and the violent aura soared.
Fairy Fengqing's expression changed several times. She made an incantation gesture, and the green light rushed up, wrapped around the aura, and jumped back into the jade ruler.
"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."
This was an expected result, and they had nothing to be disappointed about.
"This …" Just as Qin Xi was about to say something, the surrounding fog suddenly dispersed and the scenery changed greatly.
Heavenly music resounded in the air. A beautiful and holy fairy flew in the air and sprinkled layer after layer of flower petals.
Mo Tiange stretched out her hand and a petal fell on her palm. The petal was bright and fragrant.
"Really?" she whispered as she crushed the petals into powder.
Amidst the celestial music, auspicious clouds appeared beneath their feet, and the clear and melodious voices of the fairies could be heard in the air. "Respectfully inviting the Immortals to ascend to the Heavens to receive the conferment."
"Xue invites the Exalted Immortal to ascend to the heavens and receive the decree."
Mo Tiange only felt her mind becoming muddled. She floated up the clouds and flew along with the clouds to the Nine Heavens.
The walls were made of immortal jade, the beams were made of divine wood, and the stairs were made of metal and stone. It was as splendid as the abode of immortals.
Divine Sovereigns with fluttering sleeves and fairies with fluttering ribbons welcomed them and said, "Respectfully inviting the Exalted Immortal to enter the palace to receive your conferment."
Under the escort of the immortals, they entered a resplendent hall. In the main seat of the hall sat a middle-aged Divine Lord with a dignified countenance and an untainted appearance.
The immortals bowed to greet him. "Greetings, Master."
The middle-aged Divine Sovereign raised his hand. "No need to be so polite."
After the immortals stood up, someone pushed them forward. "Greetings, Exalted Immortals."
The four of them were pushed to the center and worshipped in a daze. "Greetings, Master."
"You don't have to be so polite. Rise!"
When the four of them stood up, the Master said with a smile, "Now that the Heavenly Dao has been severed, the four of you can still ascend and become immortals. Indeed, your aptitude, temperament, comprehension, and fated chances are all indispensable.
Since you've already ascended to the Heaven Realm, I hereby confer you the title of Heavenly Dao True Lord. "
The four of them bowed and said respectfully, "Thank you, Master, for your conferment."
The Master nodded with a smile. "Since you're Heavenly Dao True Lords, you have your own fiefdom and Immortal's Cave.
From now on, you can go anywhere you want. "
The immortals rushed forward to congratulate them. Then, the Master God's banquet made the whole Immortal World extremely lively.
The four of them were in a daze, and from then on, they enjoyed their carefree and happy days in the Immortal World.
They were immortal, immortal, and immortal. With a flick of their fingers, they could annihilate a country and casually throw out a fruit to change the world.
No one was their enemy. Mortals worshipped them and immortals respected them.
Suddenly, she felt a little cold on her neck, and the scene in front of her suddenly distorted.
Mo Tiange looked at the human world under her feet in a daze and suddenly said, "Senior Martial Brother, where are we?"
Qin Xi was stunned. Suddenly, his internal organs were burning. A raging fire burned out of his body and surrounded his whole body.
"Senior Martial Brother …" Mo Tiange seemed to not see the fire. She just looked at him in surprise. His whole body was red, and there seemed to be a flame in each of his eyes.
"Ah!" He couldn't help but scream. It was as if his spiritual aura was exploding, and he was in great pain.
"Senior Martial Brother!" she called out, but she couldn't get close to him.
The fire in his eyes burned brighter and brighter, and the scenery around him kept distorting. All of a sudden, with a bang, it broke into pieces.
The Immortal World, the immortals, and the Immortal Palace all disappeared, revealing an empty stone room.
Mo Tiange was still in a state of shock. This was the most beautiful illusion she had ever experienced, but it was also the most terrifying one.
Because it was too beautiful, people couldn't extricate themselves and stayed in it forever, never leaving it for even a moment.
The fire on Qin Xi's body suddenly disappeared, and his mind also sobered up. He quickly looked around and exhaled. "It's fake …"
Mo Tiange regained her composure and said with a smile, "Do you hope it's real?"
There was no smile on Qin Xi's face. He said, "I hope it's real, but I also hope it's fake."
Mo Tiange was stunned. "What do you mean?"
He lowered his head, and his eyes revealed a rarely seen bewilderment. "Attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal seems very beautiful, but if it's really like an illusion, my heart feels empty, as if I've forgotten something important."
Mo Tiange paused for a moment, then nodded softly and said slowly, "I originally thought becoming an immortal was my ultimate goal, but after this illusion, I realized that although I want to become an immortal, I don't want to leave this world and abandon everything."
For example, her master, Zhenji, Nie Wushang, Luo Fengxue, Xuanqing School … She didn't want to abandon the people she thought were important to her.
"Could it be …" Qin Xi said in a daze, "Could it be that becoming an immortal isn't our goal?"
"No." Mo Tiange's gaze suddenly became firm. "I should say that becoming an immortal isn't our goal.
We want to embark on the Great Dao and ascend to seek immortality, but we don't want to abandon everything to become an immortal.
If becoming an immortal means abandoning everything, if living forever means forgetting everything, what's the point of becoming an immortal like that? "
"I worked hard to cultivate. Even if the road was full of thorns, I still had to move forward. It wasn't because I wanted to lose something, but because I wanted to guard it.
I wanted to guard myself, guard what I loved, guard the people and things I cared about. "Mo Tiange recalled her experience when she formed her Nascent Soul. The figures of Mo Yaoqing and Fu Yaozi emerged in front of her eyes.
What was the path to immortality?
To seek power and not be controlled by others!
What was the path to immortality?
To seek immortality and explore the true meaning of the world!
Her beginning was the same as Mo Yaoqing's. She wanted to become stronger so she didn't have to be controlled by others, so she could protect herself and the people she cared about.
When she gradually grew up and gained enough power, she had another goal, just like Fu Yaozi.
Cultivating was something she felt happy about, and living forever was the goal she wanted to achieve.
Why was this world like this? How could she live forever? She wanted to know the answer to these questions, so she continued to move forward without hesitation, cutting down all obstacles.
Her becoming an immortal wasn't to abandon her master, Zhenji, her friends, and her sect under such circumstances … Since she could abandon everything, what was her original goal?
Cultivating wasn't to lose something, but to guard it.
Qin Xi didn't answer immediately.
He had to have his own answer to this question.
What was the purpose of cultivating?
Why did he feel regret when he became an immortal like this?
He still remembered that when his master went to the prince's mansion to take him away, he only asked one question: "Are you willing to follow me to cultivate?"
At that time, he still didn't understand the meaning of cultivating. He was just subdued by his master's elegant demeanor, so he naturally answered, "Yes."
Just like that, he set foot on the path to immortality.
He never asked himself why. He walked this path naturally, and he didn't need to ask why.
Because of this mentality, he never encountered any bottlenecks before he formed his Nascent Soul. Even his master praised him, saying he was born to cultivate and that his Dao Heart was firm.
Although he suffered a setback because of Mo Tiange, it had nothing to do with his Dao Heart. Even though he failed to form his Nascent Soul three times, it wasn't because of his Dao Heart. It wasn't until the illusion just now that he suddenly realized his Dao Heart wasn't invulnerable.
Since his Dao Heart was firm, why did he feel like he lost something after becoming an immortal?
Wasn't becoming an immortal his goal?
She said becoming an immortal wasn't to lose something, but to protect it. What about him?
He … he didn't want to lose his master or his sect, even if she was by his side.
These were things he wanted to protect, not things he could lose at will.
One day, he would step onto the Great Dao, but before that, he had to know that the things he wanted to protect were safe and sound.
This was his heart.
"I understand." Qin Xi smiled. "I want to become an immortal, but not like this."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Although they were Dao companions, they had to have the same heart to continue moving forward.
"What kind of illusion is this?"
Mo Tiange said in confusion, "Other illusions have loopholes, but this one doesn't have any loopholes."
Qin Xi shook his head. "It's an immortal's item, after all. How can we see through it?"
He shifted his gaze. Little Feng and Fairy Fengqing were sitting cross-legged with smiles on their faces, showing no signs of breaking free from the illusion.
"They …" Mo Tiange looked worried. "They won't come out, right?"
"I'll try to see if I can wake them up." Qin Xi stood up, took out a talisman from his robe, and slapped it on Little Feng's body.
The talisman lit up, but Little Feng didn't react at all. She was still immersed in the illusion with a happy smile on her face.