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Chapter 217: Paradise Spirit Tower
"Fu Song, I need you to go to my hometown for a bit." Seeing Fu Song frown, I added, "After this is over, we will head straight to Huangshan, so take some people to help me investigate a few things. We can all go to Huangshan together afterward, how does that sound?"
After saying this, I looked at him, confident that he wouldn't refuse the suggestion. Sure enough, Fu Song nodded and agreed.
"Heiyun, Old Witch, you two should go with Brother Fu," Pei Zi said, then turned to Big Dragon and continued, "Big Dragon, you and Snow Princess will stay here to support us."
As soon as Pei Zi finished speaking, before anyone else could voice their opinions, Xianxian snapped her fingers and said, "OK, it's settled! The team for this operation will be me, Fengfeng, Pei Zi, Cold Snow, and Yu Yu."
"And me!" Wang Yi said eagerly.
"Alright, and Wang Yi too," Xianxian added reluctantly. "Six people are enough. You don't need to worry about us; we have enough self-defense capabilities. Just make sure those of you staying behind are cautious of the dangers in this desert."
Once everything was assigned and explained, we began packing our things, ready to set off at any moment. After all the time wasted, we couldn't afford to delay any longer!
"Feng Xiao Ge, how are we going to proceed next?" Wang Yi asked as he finished packing and rushed over to my side.
By the time he spoke, everyone had already gathered around with their backpacks on. I opened the map and took a look; there wasn't much written on it—mainly just the terrain structure.
"Let's just go," I said after glancing at it a few times. I put the map away and started walking ahead. The others surrounded me as I walked and said, "The place we're heading to is called Paradise Spirit Tower. However, this paradise is not the same as what you might think. Once inside, be extremely careful; do not trust anything you see or hear—essentially, do not trust your own eyes and ears."
"This sounds a bit challenging," Yu Yu remarked.
"Yu Family's second young master, are you really sure you want to come with us? You should know that we have no idea what might happen during this time; we might not be able to take care of you," Xianxian raised an eyebrow and stared at Yu Yu with a strange expression, trying to intimidate him into backing out of the trip.
However, it was clear that Yu Yu was not easily scared. He had quite a bit of courage; in response to Xianxian's intimidation, he merely scoffed and arrogantly replied, "Don't worry; I'm not useless yet—I can take care of myself!"
"That's best!" Xianxian said lazily. "Just make sure someone doesn't end up crying and begging to go back later~"
Yu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "You seem quite experienced; I assume you've done this many times before!?"
Xianxian snorted a couple of times, "This Lord has seen plenty of people do it, but as for myself, heh heh, I must say I can't learn it; the difficulty is too high!"
Ignoring the bickering between Xianxian and Yu Yu, Pei Zi calmly asked, "How exactly do we enter the Paradise Spirit Tower?"
"Right, will there be a building in this desert? Or is it buried under the sand?" Wang Yi also asked, puzzled and curious.
"Well," I recalled what was written on the paper and said to them, "Actually getting in isn't hard; what's difficult is the opportunity and luck."
"What do you mean by that?" Wang Yi asked again.
"The place we're going to isn't an ordinary location; you could even say it's abnormal." After a pause, I asked a somewhat silly question, "Everyone knows about Mirage, right?"
Xianxian rolled her eyes dramatically. "Not only do I know about it, I've seen it!"
"Yeah, yeah..." the others chimed in.
I decided to get straight to the point and said, "The place we're heading to is just like that."
"What?!" Wang Yi widened his eyes, looking at me in disbelief. Xianxian, being quite clever, immediately understood and exclaimed with sudden joy and realization, "You mean..."
"Exactly!" I nodded firmly. Although I wasn't entirely sure, my dad had mentioned on the paper that upon seeing Mirage, which is the Paradise Spirit Tower, one should enter immediately; otherwise, if you miss the timing, the Paradise Spirit Tower would disappear, and you wouldn't know when it would reappear next.
Everyone showed expressions of understanding. It was still Pei Zi who calmly said, "Perhaps the Fluorescent Path leads there."
"I'm more concerned about how we get back!" Yu Yu asked with a glint in his eyes. "Since it's based on the same principle as Mirage, can I understand that the Paradise Spirit Tower isn't a physical entity? Or rather, it leads to another dimension?"
"Some go naturally while others return; methods are devised by people. We'll talk about that when the time comes," Xianxian said lazily, seemingly unconcerned about the issue of not being able to come back after entering. After all, when we entered that Ice World, we were worried about not returning too. Yet in that situation, didn't we all come back safely? The entrance is also the exit, so there's no reason to think you can't return once you've entered.
After listening to Xianxian, Yu Yu expressed complete speechlessness and simply said, "Alright, you guys are impressive!"
"Since it appears like Mirage, could it be that what we see inside is likely just a manifestation of our own minds?" Pei Zi suddenly spoke, his two pitch-black eyes looking at me. I was taken aback; the concern he voiced was also my own!
However, since we could guess this, my dad had no reason not to. So, "It doesn't really matter if the scenes we see are the same; it's better than rushing in blindly."
"True," Pei Zi nodded thoughtfully and fell silent.
Riding on Camel, Xue Er still sat in front of me. I originally didn't want to ride Camel because after seeing the fluorescence, we would have to abandon Camel and run on foot. But thinking about it, we couldn't predict when the Fluorescent Path would appear. Besides, before seeing the Fluorescent Path or Paradise Spirit Tower, it was better to conserve some energy!
The night was very quiet.
People were silent.
Paradise Spirit Tower had a beautiful name, but thinking deeper into it could send chills down one's spine. There is a saying about paradise being Western Paradise; the ideal is beautiful, but reality is cruel. Calling it Western Paradise is merely referring to the afterlife! As for Paradise Spirit Tower, that’s even easier to explain—spirit refers to Spirit; what is Spirit? It is the soul, which means ghosts!
So, Paradise Spirit Tower is not pleasant at all; it is a place for the deceased. The appearance of Mirage has certain conditions, but the principle behind Paradise Spirit Tower is unknown. It is clearly an illusion, yet people can enter it. Knowledge—when it disappears once again, where will we be?
Could it really be entering another space and dimension?
I took a deep breath. I didn't know when it started, but everything we encountered or places we went became increasingly bizarre and more obviously different from this world and everything we knew. There were moments when I almost believed I no longer lived on this beautiful planet called Earth because everything I faced now contradicted my previous understanding.
However, fortunately, I was not alone.
Looking at my friends around me and at the girl sitting in front of me, I felt that this life wasn't so exhausting after all.
The six of us took turns watching for any movements around us to ensure we didn’t miss the appearance of Fluorescent Path or Mirage. This process was very arduous; sitting on Camel all night was tiring and made us easily drowsy, especially after a day without any discoveries. The atmosphere of the entire team shifted from initial excitement to a somewhat heavy Death Qi.
I felt irritable; a suffocating sense of urgency pressed down on me as time grew tighter. Yet we still hadn’t found the entrance to Paradise Spirit Tower. My heart was filled with frustration; God knows how much I wanted to enter that Paradise Spirit Tower right now!
Luo Ruyun said that my group from the Spirit Department was very likely "absorbed" by the Paradise Spirit Tower, and the possibility was quite high, after all, it was a "Ghost Tower," so attracting spirits was normal.
That night, there were no clues; not even a trace was found.
Meal times and rest periods had completely become chaotic. The six of us split into three teams, taking turns to sleep and travel. Some might wonder how we managed to sleep.
I can only say we slept on the Camel! Two people per Camel, so one would travel while the other slept. This way, we could keep moving without interruption while ensuring everyone got some sleep. Although the quality wasn't great, it was better than not sleeping at all.
As evening approached, watching the sun gradually set in the west, my heart sank as well; another day wasted! Just as I was feeling frustrated, I heard Xianxian sigh, seemingly irritated as well: "How many days have passed since that kid went missing!"
"We need time to travel, and Azure Brother needs time too. Besides, no one can determine when the Paradise Spirit Tower will appear, so he might not have entered yet," Pei Zi spoke up.
Xianxian turned to glance at Pei Zi and raised an eyebrow: "That's just the best-case scenario. If that kid is lucky, he might have gone in early!" After a pause, Xianxian continued, "By the way, aren't you going to sleep?"
Pei Zi shook his head. "I can't sleep."
"Actually, I think our luck isn't too bad!" I suddenly spoke up.
"How so?" Xianxian yawned and looked at me.
I didn't answer but instead looked at Xianxian with a smile. Xianxian paused for a moment as if realizing something and suddenly turned around to shout excitedly: "OK, everyone should get up! We won't wait for those who are late; let's go!" With that, Xianxian jumped off the Camel and grabbed his backpack to run.
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