diskusbooks Chapter 258 The Phantom Octopus is Alive
Chapter 258 The Phantom Octopus is Alive
Chen Yingjie originally wanted to go out, but when he saw Jack and Luna talking at the door, he stepped back.
However, the voices of the two still reached his ears.
It seems that no matter where you are, as long as there are people, there will be right and wrong, and mermaids are no exception.
Judging from the few words he heard, Jack's father's death was not simple at all and was most likely related to an internal struggle within the clan.
Bai Yaoyao had given Jack hope before, saying that she would accompany him to explore the amethyst mine again, which made Chen Yingjie very worried.
After all, they are just wearing the skin of immortals.
Not to mention that Bai Yaoyao has not yet been able to successfully sense the spiritual energy and draw it into his body. Even he, who has been practicing the Xuanyuan Qi Ling Jue given by the shopkeeper Canglan, feels that he has made amazing progress, but he has only just started.
They are not suitable to get involved in any struggle between forces.
However, before leaving, Commander Jian reminded him that once outside, everything would be based on Bai Yaoyao's ideas, and he would only be responsible for analyzing the intelligence and informing her of the risks.
When Chen Yingjie returned to the room, Bai Yaoyao had already woken up.
"Why are you all out? Did something happen outside?" Bai Yaoyao asked sleepily.
"No..." Chen Yingjie originally wanted to talk about Jack, but when he saw Lu Bai lying on the ground, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"It's almost time for us to set off back. If everything goes well, we may be able to get back to the Crystal Palace by noon."
"Yeah!" Bai Yaoyao got off the bed and stretched. Seeing Lu Bai lying on the ground, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Didn't this kid say he wanted to intensify his training yesterday? Why is he sleeping so soundly like me?"
Chen Yingjie glanced at Lu Bai who was sleeping like a pig and smiled slightly, "Children are growing up, so it's normal for them to be sleepy."
Bai Yaoyao looked around and found that two people were missing, "Where are Jack and the others?"
Chen Yingjie pointed outside the passage without saying much, then took two steps forward, walked up to Lu Bai and patted him awake.
"Junior Brother Lu Bai! Wake up, it's time for us to go back!"
"Ah~" Lu Bai yawned loudly, "I...how did I fall asleep? Wasn't I in a state of meditation? Oh no! When I go back, my senior brother will definitely accuse me of being lazy again!"
"It's okay! You don't have to practice this night. Just go back and study hard! Wash up and eat something! We're leaving!"
After Lu Bai woke up, Jack and Luna also came back.
Under the gaze of several people, Bai Yaoyao took out toothpaste and toothbrush, took out a bottle of mineral water, brushed her teeth and washed her face, and then took some cakes and fruits to share with everyone.
Lu Bai just rinsed his mouth with clean water, then started to eat an apple, chattering non-stop as he ate.
"Senior Sister Bai! What is this thing you use to rinse your mouth? Why are you foaming at the mouth?"
"Also, I'm not saying anything bad to you, Senior Sister. We cultivators should eat more spiritual food and less of these miscellaneous foods that don't have any spiritual energy at all!"
"Sister, the fruit you took out last night was really good! It was full of spiritual energy and tasted delicious. Why don't we have that for breakfast today?"
Seeing Lu Bai salivating, Bai Yaoyao rolled her eyes at him, "It's good enough to have something to eat! Still being picky!"
However, despite saying this, Bai Yaoyao still took out an elf fruit from the system backpack and threw it over.
Lu Bai took it with a smile, and swallowed a huge elf fruit in just a few bites, then licked his face and wanted another one.
Bai Yaoyao ignored him and just saw that everyone else had finished eating, so she called everyone to set off together.
Bai Yaoyao was the last one to go out. When she was about to leave the room, Bai Yaoyao had an idea and walked back, took something and put it into the system backpack, then she strode out of the passage and caught up with the people in front.
After clearing the passage and resetting the mechanism, the few of them began to return.
Because we didn't know whether the people we heard when we came here had left, we discussed it and decided to return the same way.
Although the route is a bit roundabout and they have to pass by the pitch-dark phantom octopus's nest, it is actually safer with Jack around.
Otherwise, if you run into someone else's hunting group, it will be difficult to escape.
In order to save time, everyone quickened their pace. Bai Yaoyao didn't even bother to pick up too many Dream Shadow Mushrooms for Canglan. At most, she would catch a lone Dream Shadow jellyfish along the way.
They soon arrived at the boundary between the Phantom Green Lake and the Phantom Octopus's Lair.
Jack, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. He looked at the boiling fog in front of him with a serious expression.
"Something's wrong!"
"What's wrong?" Several people stopped at the same time.
"These phantom octopuses are alive!"
"Alive?" Bai Yaoyao was puzzled. "Were all these octopuses dead when we came here yesterday?"
"No! That's not what I meant!" Jack realized that his words had caused misunderstanding, so he quickly explained, "The phantom octopus is actually a very lazy creature. They often gather in one place and then start to sleep. The so-called phantom octopus illusions that you often see are actually dreams that they emit unconsciously."
Seeing that several people were listening attentively, Jack spoke faster, "There is a characteristic of phantom octopuses. Although the illusions they create in their dreams are frightening because of their large number and dense intersections, they are not difficult to escape from. However, if the phantom octopuses are awake, they will be a hundred times more terrifying than when they are asleep! At that time, the illusions they weave are what you think in your heart! Infinitely magnifying your emotions, making you fall into the environment and unable to extricate yourself! So that you do something irreversible!"
Lu Bai smacked his lips as he listened, "Is it so terrifying? Isn't this just like the inner demon during the tribulation? It will draw out the strongest emotions and desires from the bottom of your heart, then amplify them and destroy your Dao heart!"
He clicked his tongue twice, "No wonder no one is willing to take the mission in the Shadowy Mist Reef. It turns out it's so dangerous!"
Chen Yingjie frowned, "Jack, what you mean is that when we passed through this nest yesterday, these octopuses were all asleep, so we escaped unscathed, but now all these phantom octopuses have awakened?"
"Yes! That's right!" Jack saw that Chen Yingjie understood what he meant, but there was no joy on his face. "I have actually been to this place several times, and I know that they are usually dormant, so I dared to lead you this way. But now it seems that someone has obviously woken them up!"
Bai Yaoyao looked at the thick fog in front of her, which was different from yesterday's. "How about we go back and try another route?"
This place is not far from where Shopkeeper Canglan is staying. The other road is in the opposite direction. Although it will take some time, it is better than fighting these phantom octopuses head-on.