Zhou Xuan paused, taking a sip from the wine cup in the beauty's hand.
The wine was clear, sweet, and crisp.
Zhou Xuan nodded, acknowledging the wine was indeed good.
"All of this is my property. This is yours," the beauty said, gesturing to the chests in Zhou Xuan and Lu Ling'er's hands.
Zhou Xuan and the others thought nothing of it and directly opened the chests to see what was inside.
The chest Zhou Xuan opened was rather large.
Inside were three sets of clothes, a saber, a pair of shoes, and several books.
Zhou Xuan picked up one of the books and flipped through it, his eyes widening in surprise.
It contained a vast amount of knowledge about the cultivation world, as well as some special cultivation techniques and secrets.
More importantly, Zhou Xuan realized that the titles of these books were cultivation methods treasured by ancient great clans.
And now, they were casually packed into a tattered chest.
These were legendary cultivation methods!
At that moment, Zhou Xuan's heart began to pound.
It was then that he understood why the beauty had been so warm to him.
And why she knew so many things.
This was no mere coincidence!
Zhou Xuan took a deep breath, calming his excitement.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's reaction, the beauty smiled, "Your ancestor, if I'm not mistaken, was also the one who guided you here."
Zhou Xuan wanted to ask about the ring, but seeing that Xian Xian seemed unwilling to say more.
And she also seemed unaware of the ring.
Otherwise, having seen the ring on his hand so many times, she couldn't possibly have missed it.
Zhou Xuan's suspicion grew heavier.
"Well, since you've found what you were looking for, I'll send you out."
She smiled and nodded.
Then, she lightly floated to the rooftop.
And leaped down from it.
As expected, the large trees vanished.
In their place, beneath Zhou Xuan and the others' feet, were countless brick walls.
Although the palaces here were all made of white jade, there were also many platforms.
Seeing the vastly different scenery, Lu Ling'er and the others all thought they had traveled through time.
But Zhou Xuan and Xian Xian knew these were merely illusions.
Because nothing before them was real.
This was a massive illusion array.
Xian Xian glanced around casually and said, "It seems we've been trapped."
Zhou Xuan nodded.
The others grew somewhat nervous.
"We should leave quickly!" Lu Ling'er urged.
After all, the illusions here were too potent, and no one could be sure what they would encounter next.
Zhou Xuan said, "I know the way."
With that, he started to walk out.
But as he took a step, his body suddenly vibrated violently.
"What's happening?" Zhou Xuan was startled and quickly stabilized himself.
He then felt as if he were being powerfully propelled in one direction.
"No, Zhou Xuan, don't run around!" Lu Ling'er cried out in distress, immediately following him.
But no matter how she pursued Zhou Xuan, she couldn't match his speed.
Watching them fly further and further away, gradually leaving the range of the illusion array.
"Zhou Xuan, stop, or we'll all die," Lu Ling'er shouted.
However, Zhou Xuan seemed not to hear her, continuing to fly forward.
"What should we do?" Lu Ling'er was increasingly anxious.
Suddenly, the path ahead was blocked by palaces again.
These palaces seemed to have legs, appearing everywhere.
Looking at the palaces, they felt a strange sense of familiarity.
But they couldn't pinpoint why.
Only Zhou Xuan knew with absolute clarity that this was not just time reversing.
It was also a spacetime portal!
All of this seemed to be because of that ring.
"Quickly, follow him. The space here is unstable, perhaps he's in a spatial vortex."
"Let's go, I'll send you out."
Xian Xian led them out of the ground.
Then they arrived at a wide street.
"How did we return here?"
Even Xian Xian seemed a bit perplexed.
These buildings resembled ancient castles.
Lu Ling'er followed Zhou Xuan's retreating figure, and they walked towards the entrance of a building.
This building was majestic, standing three stories tall.
At the entrance stood two imposing stone lions, exquisitely carved.
These stone lions looked lifelike, as if they were living creatures, exuding a powerful aura.
And above the door, two large characters were written.
"Xuantian Pavilion."
Xian Xian looked at Lu Ling'er, who nodded slightly, indicating that this was her family's place.
She led everyone into the hall.
Inside, there were many tables and chairs, upon which exquisite food was laid out.
Various fruits, pastries, and fine wines were also present on the tables.
"To think that things from a thousand years ago are still so vivid!" Xian Xian marveled.
Lu Ling'er was very anxious, "Now that Brother Xuan has been sucked away, has he been sent here?"
"Don't rush. This situation occurs often here; I'm accustomed to it. As long as we don't leave Longling Ruins, there will be no problem."
"This is a formation set up by the master, changing according to his thoughts. Perhaps the master added his memories from back then."
Looking at the place, Xian Xian commented, "Back then, I served the master here, bringing tea and water, while he would practice swordplay and chess with his friends."
...
"What is this cursed place? How did I end up here!" Zhou Xuan exclaimed, quickly examining his surroundings. He saw that there was nothing else where he was, only darkness.
"This cursed place is truly bizarre!" Zhou Xuan muttered to himself, then circulated the spiritual energy within him, preparing to use his divine abilities to break through the darkness. But as he was about to try, he suddenly found that his spiritual energy could not be mobilized, and he had lost all his strength.
This made Zhou Xuan panic. Although his cultivation was not weak, he had never encountered such a peculiar situation.
"Could it be..." Zhou Xuan's mind raced, and several possibilities suddenly occurred to him.
For example, the space he was in might not be a space at all, but the interior of a treasure. If he could destroy this treasure, he could leave.
But this situation didn't seem to be happening, so Zhou Xuan temporarily put aside this thought and continued to observe his surroundings.
Zhou Xuan's gaze swept across the pitch-black world. He could clearly feel his own existence but couldn't control his thoughts, which frustrated him greatly.
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time," Zhou Xuan thought.
While Lu Ling'er and the others were anxiously waiting, they didn't realize that Zhou Xuan had already been teleported by the formation to a bottomless abyss.
Zhou Xuan looked around and found himself in an endless void. Within this void, layers of milky white mist floated. Amidst the dense, almost impenetrable mist, many huge dark shadows loomed, and in the center of these vast shadows, countless human-like figures seemed to be suspended.
"Kid, did you take a wrong turn? This is not a place you should be!" Shortly after Zhou Xuan set foot in this void, a voice rang out.