The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du sighed, put down his chopsticks and bowl, and took out one hundred high-grade spirit stones and placed them on the table.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. This is for the meal." As she spoke, she took out a small, thumb-sized fragment of black gold. "This is a token of my gratitude."

With a smile, Sheng Yan took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "Isn't this gift a bit too precious?"

"Of course." Lin Du liked talking to smart people; even casual acquaintances with mutual interests were already solid enough.

Sheng Yan took away the spirit stones and black gold piled on the table, and said, "It's only right."

Even though they all knew perfectly well that Lin Du's choice to settle here meant he was prepared to fall into the same trap as Sheng Yan, and that Sheng Yan would have to join the fight to protect itself.

Just like how Lin Du Gang shouldered the burden of the inheritance of nineteen ancient families before, today I'll pin the blame on you, and tomorrow you'll pin the blame on me. We'll all helplessly share the blame.

Sheng Yan watched Lin Du wipe away the blood with her arms crossed, completely absorbed in the moment, only snapping out of her reverie when Er Gou called her.

"Senior sister, what are you thinking about? Is this person really alright?"

Sheng Yan stared at Lin Du and blurted out subconsciously, "The sense of being broken is the best dowry for the strong."

"Huh?" Er Gou asked, puzzled. "What are you talking about, Senior Sister? I don't understand. What dowry?"

Lin Du rested his chin on the table, his white hair falling like water, and with his other hand he produced a bottle of pills, which he then swallowed with his blood.

Even though she could only support herself with that one arm, her voice remained calm and composed, with a hint of a smile, "Don't worry, how many times have I coughed up blood? It's normal."

Anyway, the pills she prepared for herself were all top-grade pills, and their effects were very reliable.

Yue Han was terrified. "Zhen Liu, are you really alright?"

Lin Du closed his eyes and remained in the same position, too lazy to move. "You guys continue eating. Those sea creatures haven't gone far yet. There might still be some lying in ambush along the way. Let's finish eating first."

"So how did you do that? Carry the mountain and run?" Sheng Yan casually put down the spatula and ordered a few useless junior brothers to get the food.

"Formation."

"Formations can move?" Sheng Yan didn't know much about formations. "I thought only those who reached the Qian Yuan Realm had the power to move mountains and drain seas."

"So that's the power of an array." Lin Du smiled and glanced back at her. "Want to learn?"

Sheng Yan shook his head, "Forget it, I don't have that talent."

If we were to name the most difficult aspect of Taoist cultivation, it would undoubtedly be formations. The intricate calculations and layouts require consideration of the opportune moment, the favorable location, and the harmonious relationships among people. This is far too time-consuming and laborious, especially for the younger generation of cultivators.

Lin Du half-closed his eyes, digesting the pill. "When you're weak, you rely on external forces. Mountains and seas are at my disposal. I can move the universe and shift the heavens. That feeling..."

She laughed, like a crystal flower suddenly blooming in a desolate, hazy world.

Sheng Yan thought about what she said and actually felt the passion of controlling the world with weakness.

Perhaps this is the true charm of a formation master.

The food on the table was almost gone, and the people from the mine came over to eat one after another. Lin Du, however, unusually didn't eat much. Instead, he took a spiritual fruit that Yue Han brought him and casually ate it.

"Everyone, rest well and make sure you're back to your best condition. We should be approaching the Moon Sea soon," Lin Du finally said after finishing a spiritual fruit.

Yue Han looked curiously at the group of people at the banquet. It seemed that they were chefs.

"Want to come along?" Lin Du didn't ignore Sheng Yan either; she didn't think Sheng Yan had only come to the secret realm to cook.

"No, I can only go out for two meals a day, otherwise the master will complain." Sheng Yan smiled and glanced at the extremely luxurious young master with gold and jade carvings on the table.

"Senior sister! Should we pluck and gut the chickens and pigeons for tonight?" Er Gou called out from the side.

Yue Han shuddered, stiffly turning her head. "Dissect what?"

Huang Xuan also had a strange look on his face.

Both birds felt a chill on their bodies at the same time.

The others at the table neatly put on masks, concealing the smiles on their faces.

Huang Xuan is now filled with regret, deep regret.

"Young Master, why did you reveal your true identity so easily? Aren't you afraid...?"

"They're all good people! They didn't forget to protect us even while we were running away! Besides, I'm not a fast runner anyway, so I might as well listen to them!"

Huang Xuan was furious. "They eat birds! They even eat chickens! They pluck their feathers and disembowel them! Humans eat everything, it's terrifying!"

Yue Han thought for a moment, "But they don't eat peacocks..."

Huang Xuan fell silent.

Is there any hope for their young master if these people really eat him?

The Moon Sea is not the traditional sea of ​​the Cave Realm. From a distance, it looks like a series of large pits. The liquid in the pits appears to be solid from a distance, and even when the wind blows, there are no ripples. Instead, it looks like huge pieces of jade stones gleaming with a cold light.

Among those jade stones with a soft luster, upon closer inspection one can vaguely see some green stripes like seaweed, purple patches and yellow phantoms distributed within the vast lunar maria.

"This is... the sea?" Yue Han was shocked.

"Yes, there is no water in the traditional sense in the Cold Moon Secret Realm, so the guide recommends that cultivators bring more water bags."

Lin Du's appearance was a bit strange at this moment. The white veil over his eyes was still on, and the lower half of his face was covered by a mask, leaving only his forehead exposed.

"Look up."

Yue Han looked up and blinked hard. "Why is there sea above me? And that figure... is that me?"

"This is called a mirage," Lin Du smiled. "All the moon seas in the Cold Moon Secret Realm are like this."

They stood steadily above the sea of ​​moons. The group couldn't help but jump around curiously, and the people above them followed suit, discovering that the ground beneath their feet was like solid brick.

Yuan Ye and Ni Jinxuan struck strange and exaggerated poses, and the shadows above their heads changed accordingly. A group of teenagers had a great time playing.

"Is this even considered the sea? We can't even get down there," Yue Han asked.

Lin Du unleashed his divine sense, "Who said the Moon Sea is a real sea?"

"This is a secret realm within a secret realm, where reality and illusion coexist. The more people there are, the more real and richer the illusion becomes, and the harder it is to break free from it."

"Different lunar maria reflect different things, but I think... even though there are eight of us, it shouldn't be that hard to break free."

Lin Du's voice carried a faint smile, which puzzled everyone.

Yuan Ye coughed. "Perhaps because most of us are kind-hearted and simple-minded, the illusion isn't too complicated."

"The biggest obstacle preventing us from escaping the illusion should be Junior Uncle."

The other four members of the Supreme Sect nodded in agreement.

Lin Du: ? I advise you to be careful with your words and actions.

"How do we enter the illusion?" Yue Han asked curiously.

Lin Du now understood. It turned out that Yue Han wasn't lying after she explained it once; he really hadn't remembered a single thing.

She raised her hand, her slender index finger pointing to the sky and sea reflecting their image.

"From the abstract to the concrete."