Chapter 284: Chapter 282: Thousand Masks_l

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In the small courtyard of Sword Gate Town.

Lu Xuan circled the courtyard, found no signs of intrusion, and finally reassured, he opened the Thousand Illusion Cloud Smoke Array and entered the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, a chilly yin aura hit his face.

Eerie winds whistled across the yard, and resentful spirits’ roars echoed from time to time. The whole place was filled with the strong scent of blood, presenting a scene akin to the underworld.

“I wonder how many of the remaining four Ghost Face Stone Mushrooms have completely matured.”

The last time he visited the courtyard, only one Ghost Face Stone Mushroom was completely mature, from which he had obtained an evil fourth-level magical tool, Soul Lantern, from the Light Cluster.

Since Lu Xuan considered himself a Righteous Path Cultivator, he obviously did not expose such an evil artifact in front of his sect members and instead kept it deep within his storage bag.

Arriving at the four Ghost Face Stone Mushrooms, Lu Xuan focused his attention on the top of the plant that bore a strange face.

“Two are completely mature.”

To his delight, he carefully plucked out the Ghost Face Stone Mushroom. Without inspecting the plant’s details, he turned his attention to the Light Cluster that quietly emerged from the ground.

The white Light Cluster shimmered slightly. With a soft touch, it turned into countless spots of light, forming a faint and blurry face that surged into Lu

Xuan1 s body.

[Gained a three-grade Ghost Face Stone Mushroom, obtained a four-level magical tool. Thousand Masks.]

A light grey mask as thin as a cicada’s wing appeared in Lu Xuan’s hand.

The mask had shallow lines that continuously changed, forming various strange faces. The faces were listless, with towering resentment.

Lu Xuan felt a heavy yin aura from the contact areas with his hand, and his thoughts converged on this strange mask.

[Thousand Masks, a four-level magical tool made from the refining of fifth­grade tiger-type demon beasts with ghost eaters. When worn, with a thought, the cultivator’s appearance and aura can be altered seamlessly, making it hard

to detect.]

[If worn for long periods, the mind may be influenced by remnants of Ghost

Devourer souls, gradually losing oneself.]

[I can take it and replace it.]

“A four-level auxiliary magical tool, the function is simple, but extremely powerful.”

Lu Xuan sighed softly.

Not many cultivation methods or magical tools in the Cultivation World could conceal one’s form and aura, and it was extremely rare for those that could completely change the appearance and aura.

He put the nearly non-existent Thousand Masks into his storage bag and continued to harvest another fully mature Ghost Face Stone Mushroom.

He lightly touched the white Light Cluster that appeared in response. Countless points of light coalesced into a blurry face, which instantly surged into his body.

[Harvested one three-grade Ghost Face Stone Mushroom, obtained the four- level magical tool of Soul Lantern.]

An idea flashed through his mind, and immediately, a bizarre lantern appeared in his hand.

The lamp holder looked like white bones, and the pale lampshade seemed to be made of human skin. Under the lamp holder, countless slender dark red wicks gently swayed in the wind, like many small writhing tentacles entangled together.

In the center, the pale candle was densely packed with numerous Yin Souls and Resentful Wills.

“It’s another four-grade Soul Lantern artifact.”

Lu Xuan was fairly satisfied. The four-grade Soul Lantern could attract a certain range of Yin Souls and also disrupt the minds of cultivators and demon beasts, causing them to lose their senses.

The progress bars of the remaining two Ghost Face Stone Mushrooms were almost full, and in order to save some valuable Qingmu Origin Energy, Lu Xuan did not rush to mature them.

Not far away, a three-grade Thorn Bone was about to fully mature. Lu Xuan decided to bring it to the Void Nether Island.

Fourth-ranked Bizarre Tree of Hundred Pupils, dozens or even hundreds of its evil eye pupils have grown considerably. After some hesitation, Lu Xuan finally decided to take it with him.

Although the Bizarre Tree of Hundred Pupils is fourth-ranked, it is much smaller than the third-ranked Enchanted Immortal Peach, and can be squeezed into the Life Bag.

As for the remaining fifth-ranked Holy Baby Fruit Plant, and the Blood Scourge Flower, he did not plan to take them along.

“Are you there? Erupt some infant souls.”

Lu Xuan held the Purple Lightning Sword, took the Wood Infant out of the storage bag, slightly unlocked the rune chains on its body, and spoke gently. The Wood Infant looked at the deep purple flying sword in his hand with its lights flashing. The numbness from being bound by the rune chains for a considerable time disappeared. Its little body trembled uncontrollably.

Before Lu Xuan could react, the dark hole in its belly button became filled with Yin Qi, and one by one, pale infant souls were squeezed out.

“Okay, okay, that’s enough.”

Lu Xuan watched the growing number of infant souls in the courtyard, stopping them.

He estimated that these souls would sustain the Holy Baby Fruit for a long time. Then he came to the Blood Scourge Flower.

As soon as he took out the Water Dragon Essence Blood from the storage bag, the Hollow Blood Ball sensed its delicious arrival. Its countless thin blood vessels began to wriggle slightly, trying to get as close to Lu Xuan as possible.

“Don’t rush, I’ll let you absorb enough today.”

Lu Xuan poured the third-level Water Dragon Essence Blood he got for free on the Blood Scourge Flower. The spirit plant’s excited emotions caused the blood sea at the center to oscillate constantly. The blood-colored flower bloomed even more brightly.

After feeding both the Holy Baby Fruit Plant and the Blood Scourge Flower, Lu Xuan left the small courtyard, activated the Thousand Illusion Cloud Smoke Array, and moved the Wind Falcon out of the Life Bag.

The Wind Falcon, with its round belly, spread its green wings and transformed into a green light, shooting into the sky.

“It is true to the Wind Falcon’s reputation for speed. Although it has put on weight and is only of second rank, when it is flying at full speed, it is no slower than many third-level Flying Swords.”

In the high sky, a stream of green air emerged on the surface of the Wind Falcon’s light blue wings. Carrying Lu Xuan, it swept past the mountains like a bolt of lightning.

Hearing Lu Xuan’s praise, the Wind Falcon chirped, and its streamlined belly underneath wobbled.

Lu Xuan had obtained the map to the Void Nether Island from the Scripture Treasury Pavilion. For safety’s sake, he deliberately chose the safest route, avoiding many Secret Lands sought after by his fellow cultivators. Half a day later, Lu Xuan stared at the map in his hand, lost in thought. The Wind Falcon had flown for over six thousand li at this point, without straying from the route assigned by Lu Xuan.

However, Lu Xuan’s gaze lingered on the left front of the map. There, a place he was once extremely familiar with was marked.

Linyang Market.

As the Wind Falcon continued to fly swiftly, a series of familiar faces flashed through his mind.

Zhang Hong, the neighbor who took great care of him like an older brother, Zhang Xiu Yuan who would warmly call him ’Little Uncle Lu’ and hunted demon insects with him for Spirit Stones, and Manager He who bought the occasional Spirit Firefly Grass when he was in the most desperate and helpless situation…

“Going there would mean detouring an additional two to three thousand h. The route has no additional markings, so I don’t know what risks there could be.” “However, it’s been many years since I’ve seen those old friends…

The emotions in Lu Xuan’s heart grew stronger and stronger, almost like they were about to burst out.

“Turn around, a bit to the left. I’ll showyou where I used to live.” He conveyed this to the Wind Falcon through his Spiritual Sense. The Wind Falcon chirped, its flight speed increased even more.