Mo Wenjie looked at the approaching people and urgently said, "Ling'er, Yuhou, Ayvin, Dingyan, Yingying, Xiao Die. The people opposite may be enemies. You all need to be prepared for battle!"
Upon hearing Mo Wenjie's words, the expressions of the crowd instantly became vigilant. Ling'er's palms joined together and a spirit force flowed within; Yu'hou withdrew her soft sword from her waist, the blade emitting a chill; Ayvin silently channeled his qi inside his body, his aura rising gradually; Dingyan took out several specially crafted spirit needles, ready to strike; Yingying waved her hands lightly and the air around seemed to freeze into ice blades; Xiao Die's wings at the back fluttered slightly, ready to take flight and attack at any moment.
The people across suddenly burst into laughter, the sound echoing in the air. "Mo Wenjie, after all these years, you're still so easily suspicious of everyone and everything."
Mo Wenjie carefully looked, but it was the old friend who once trained together. He embarrassedly smiled and indicated that everyone relax. "Old brother, you appear suddenly without a word. I thought it was some evil cult looking for trouble." After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew their techniques. The false alarm was thus defused.
Mo Wenjie walked forward and patted his old friend on the shoulder, "You rascal, how did you find your way here?" The old friend laughed, "I sensed a strong aura of spirit energy here, and thought it might be you, kid. I didn't expect to run into you really." Mo Wenjie then introduced this old friend to everyone. It turned out he was called Li Qingfeng, who had once explored many ancient ruins with Mo Wenjie.
Subsequently, Li Qingfeng straightened his face and said, "Brother, I came here actually to tell you something. I discovered a place that might be an immortal palace, but it is filled with dangers and I cannot explore it alone. So I want to team up with you." Mo Wenjie's eyes lit up as he felt curious and excited within. However, he looked at his companions behind him and hesitated. Li Qingfeng saw this situation and added: "Don't worry, if we really find something there, we will definitely not let you sisters and brothers down." The group looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Mo Wenjie made up his mind and spoke in a loud voice: "Then let's take a trip. Maybe this is our first time to cooperate together when we ascend to the heavens." Therefore, the new journey of the group started in this atmosphere of expectation and tension.
The group flew with Li Qingfeng for a long time before finally arriving at the place that seemed to be an immortal palace. The surroundings were enveloped in mist and fog, subtly revealing a mysterious and powerful restriction force. Mo Wenjie went forward to try to break the restriction, his hands waving as he cast spells. The others were not idle either; they searched around for other entrances or weaknesses.
Suddenly, the sky darkened, thick clouds gathering as a massive beast emerged from the clouds, its head visible. Its eyes were bloodshot and it exuded a savage light. The group was startled and quickly set up a formation. Ling'er casted a spell to restrain the beast's movements, Yu'hou rushed forward with her sword aimed at the beast's vital points, Ayvin assisted from the side by using qi to disrupt the beast's vision. Dingyan took aim and shot spirit needles at the beast's eyes. Yingying gathered ice blades into a giant ice spike and smashed it onto the beast. Xiao Die flew into mid-air and scattered phosphorus powder to disrupt the beast's senses.
After a fierce battle, the beast gradually grew weaker and, after a roar of anger, turned and flew away. The group heaved a sigh of relief. At this moment, Mo Wenjie also successfully broke part of the restriction, and a luminous door slowly appeared before their eyes. The group's eyes were filled with excitement as they walked towards the door with a sense of trepidation.
As the group approached the door, some ancient characters suddenly appeared on the door, glowing faintly. Mo Wenjie tried to interpret the meaning of the characters, his brow furrowed. At this moment, Li Qingfeng reminded, "These characters seem to imply a warning, perhaps the danger inside is far beyond our imagination." However, the group had already come here and were unwilling to give up easily.
Mo Wenjie took a deep breath and pushed the door first. A strong flash of light flashed by, and the group entered an unusual space filled with various traps and devices. Flames erupted from the ground at times, and large stone blocks fell from above. The group moved forward cautiously, with Ling'er using spirit energy to scout ahead and alert everyone in time to avoid dangers. As they went deeper, they saw a high platform, on which there was a rare herb exuding a strong aura of spirit energy.
However, there was a transparent barrier around the platform. Just as everyone was studying how to break through the barrier, the beast that had previously escaped reappeared, and its body had become even more massive. Clearly, this place was its lair. The beast glared at the group, and a more difficult battle was about to erupt. The group tightened their grip on their weapons and prepared for battle once again.
Li Qingfeng said, "Mo Wenjie, my friend, now that you are about to fight this beast, you must be very careful. We fought against it just now and suffered a heavy loss. That's why we ran away. Now that we have encountered you again, we have returned, but the beast's strength is truly very powerful. We are not its match, so this time we hope you can defeat it and beat it!"
Mo Wenjie's eyes were resolute, "Don't worry, my brother. Now that we have arrived, we will not retreat." Mo Wenjie's hands quickly casted spells and his aura shone. He roared loudly and charged at the beast. The beast opened its gaping maw and bit towards him. Mo Wenjie quickly dodged, appearing above the beast's head and giving it a savage kick on its head with one foot.
The women did not want to show weakness either. Ling'er summoned vines to wrap around the beast's limbs, Yu'hou danced her sword so densely that no space was left uncut, and every slash left a wound on the beast. Ayvin exerted his full qi, and Dingyan continuously shot spirit needles to find the beast's weaknesses. Yingying created a large amount of ice blades to trap part of the beast's body, while Xiao Die flapped her wings to generate strong winds that hindered the beast's movement.
Mo Wenjie closed his eyes, muttering incantations. A large light sword appeared in his hands and he forcefully threw it out. The light sword straightened and pierced the beast's abdomen, causing the beast to roar in pain and struggle even more violently. Everyone took advantage of this opportunity to increase their attacks, and the beast gradually exhausted its energy.
Mo Wenjie finally used his ultimate move, gathering all his spirit power into his palms and fiercely pushing towards the beast. After being struck, the beast flew backward and landed heavily on the ground, no longer moving. The group, exhausted but excited, walked towards the high platform to retrieve the sacred herb.
Mo Wenjie suddenly said, "Stop! This sacred herb is not easy to obtain. From what I've observed so far, there must still be a guardian beast that hasn't come out. The one we fought earlier was just the first. According to the aura around this sacred herb, there's an even more terrifying beast. It will only appear when we get close to the herb. If we don't approach it, it will never come out. So everyone must be careful; if we get hurt by a sudden appearance of a beast, it would be a great loss!"
Upon hearing Mo Wenjie's words, the group stopped in their tracks. They looked around nervously, their spiritual energy secretly flowing.
Suddenly, a strong oppressive force swept over them, and the air was filled with a thick scent of blood. A phoenix covered in black flames slowly emerged from the shadows, its eyes like deep black holes.
Mo Wenjie took a deep breath and whispered, "Everyone follows the tactics we used before, I'll try to test it first." After saying that, he cast a spiritual energy wave towards the phoenix. The phoenix remained unmoved, easily avoiding it and spat out a black flame. Mo Wenjie quickly dodged to the side, and when the black flame touched the ground, it turned into barren soil instantly.
The group was alarmed and hurriedly launched attacks. Ling'er's vines were instantly burnt to a crisp when they approached the phoenix. Yu'hou's sword strike seemed to hit a steel plate when it met the phoenix. Ayvin's qi had no effect when it hit the phoenix. Dingyan's spirit needles couldn't reach it, and Yingying's ice blades melted before touching the phoenix. Xiao Die's strong winds had no impact on the phoenix at all.
Realizing that a direct confrontation was not effective, Mo Wenjie calmed down and felt the phoenix's aura, discovering that its source of power was the array on the ground. He then quietly circled around to the rear while the others desperately engaged the phoenix.
Mo Wenjie found the focus of the array and struck it with all his might. The phoenix roared in anger and disappeared into thin air. The group took advantage of the opportunity to retrieve the sacred herb, their faces beaming with joy after surviving a dangerous battle.
Mo Wenjie examined the sacred herb he held, his face breaking into a radiant smile. This was a rare find; the Golden Silken Phoenix Tail Grass, also known as Pen Grass, Golden Silk Brush, Chicken Tail, Phoenix Grass, Double Phoenix Tail, Well Edge Grass, Nine Chain Swords, etc., got its name from its resemblance to a phoenix's tail. It is the whole grass or root of Phalangium corymbosum. It grows mainly in semi-shady rocky and wall corners, stone crevices, and well sides. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sacred herb has bitter and cold properties and belongs to the large intestine, liver, and heart meridians. It has the functions of clearing heat and dampness, swelling detoxification, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Therefore it can be refined into a medicinal formula called Feng Ming Dan (Phoenix Cry Pill).
After Mo Wenjie put away the sacred herb, the group intended to leave the immortal palace. But as they turned around, the surroundings changed dramatically; the original passageway had disappeared, replaced by a misty forest.
"Bad, there are probably other mechanisms in the immortal palace," Mo Wenjie frowned. The group had no choice but to explore the depths of the misty forest cautiously. As they walked along, they heard the sound of gurgling water. Following the sound, they found a river that glowed with a faint light. In the river, they could see many pieces of magical treasures.
Just as the group was astonished, a water column surged from the river's surface, transforming into a water demon. Mo Wenjie shouted, "Everyone be careful, this is definitely a spiritual creature guarding the treasure." The group immediately took defensive positions.
Mo Wenjie attempted to use his spiritual power to detect the water demon's true essence, and found that its weakness was a blue bead located in its core. Therefore, he instructed the others to attack pretendedly to attract the water demon's attention while he waited for an opportunity to strike.
After a fierce battle, Mo Wenjie seized the opportunity to rush into the water, and with one hand, he grabbed the blue bead. The water demon vanished instantly, and the magical treasure fragments in the river converged into a genuine magical treasure—the Water Spirit Jade Ruyi. The discovery of the Water Spirit Jade Ruyi and its development history are profound and far-reaching. As early as during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties in China, the Water Spirit Jade Ruyi had become a favorite item in the hands of emperors and dignitaries. The ancients compared the virtue of "a gentleman should never be without jade" to the firmness and luster of jade, combining it with the auspicious meaning of the ruyi to create an object with Chinese characteristics that embodies prosperity culture.
"Prosperous and auspicious" are common phrases used to express wishes of happiness for others, but few people may know that the word "ruyi" itself originated from the Sanskrit word "anuraag", which means "auspicious and prosperous". This is truly astonishing!
Mo Wenjie smiled and put the ruyi into his bag. At this moment, the surroundings returned to normal, and the group successfully left the immortal palace.
