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

The world around the cabin suddenly began to change slowly, and the landscape gradually changed as well, turning into a desolate, silvery-gray expanse.

"This is the original landscape of this place, isn't it?" Lin Du asked.

The rabbit nodded and said perfunctorily, "You have opened the ninth gate and arrived at the innermost palace. However, to welcome you, I will naturally conjure up the image you have in mind."

Lin Du's suspicions were now confirmed. "So, the illusion we encountered in the Moon Sea was created by you, wasn't it?"

The rabbit clearly hadn't expected Xue Ling to be so sensitive. It turned its head casually and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Du shook his head. "It's nothing."

No wonder she said that places like the Mirror Flower and the Moon in the Water are inherently difficult to form natural formations, but there just happens to be such a complex illusion that can handle the inner thoughts and feelings of many people.

It turns out that Han Yueling's innate ability is to change the environment and objects according to people's inner expectations.

On a patch of silvery-gray land, the rabbit used a barrier to immobilize the two people, then hopped and skipped along with Lin Du, carrying him deeper into the area.

Yue Han: ...That's a bit too formal. You didn't even let Zhen Liu use the barrier just now.

Even Han Yueling's barrier wasn't that difficult for him, given his ancestral bloodline.

He turned to look at Huang Xuan, his eyes filled with curiosity and a strong desire to follow.

Huang Xuan nodded. "Actually, I'm also a little interested in watching. After all, Zhen Liu is hiding too many secrets. We don't know what her ultimate goal is. If it's too dangerous, we'll have to consider running away."

Although he wanted to let the young master see the dangers of the world, it was also because he was capable of protecting the young master. But things are different now. If Zhen Liu joins forces with the things in this palace, then they will be in grave danger. There is really no need to walk into the tiger's den.

The peacock clan has a unique characteristic: although they can't fly fast, their original beaks have extremely high destructive power. They are not very useful against illusions, but they are still useful against barriers.

Yue Han transformed into her original form, swiftly pecked open the barrier, and dashed forward, only to be grabbed by the neck by Huang Xuan and turned back into human form.

"...You're too slow in your original form, go back to human form."

The reason why demons and monsters are keen to transform into human form is that humans are the most intelligent of all beings, and it is easier for them to understand the rules and laws of the world, and it is also easier for them to overcome their biological instincts, tame their consciousness and will, and attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven.

In human form, footwork is easier to use, making it easier to catch up.

Lin Du and the rabbit seemed to be walking slowly, but rather than walking inwards, it was as if the ground was automatically retracting, carrying them forward.

They arrived at their destination quickly.

The companion stone of Han Yue Ling is a round and translucent bead like the bright moon, radiating a faint cold light. It is even less emotional than the silver-gray ground. Or rather, in Lin Du's eyes, this world is utterly boring.

Lin Du channeled his spiritual energy, maintaining a high level of vigilance.

She didn't think the spirit of heaven and earth was some kind of innocent little rabbit, or rather, she never intended for things to go so smoothly from the beginning.

The only possibility for such a smooth outcome is...

"Xue Ling, how does your birthplace compare to this place?"

Lin Du thought for a moment, "My birthplace is white and desolate, while your birthplace is gray and gloomy."

They're about the same, but she still prefers the white expanse.

However, such extreme places are a form of mental abuse for normal people.

"Yes." The rabbit's three-lobed mouth twitched. "It's all gray and dull. You can't grow any of the flowers or grass you mentioned, and there isn't even a single talking creature. But in the inherited memories, your place should at least have living things."

"Yes, and rabbits, Arctic hares," Lin Du mumbled incoherently, "as long as your outstretched legs."

rabbit:……

"But my place doesn't have that. The outside world you mentioned, I've seen all sorts of worlds in the illusion, but there's nothing special about them, they're extremely boring."

"The world you want is either bathing in spiritual liquid and piling up spiritual stones, or indulging in wine, women, and extravagance, or being so powerful that you can do anything, or having a perfect life with flowers in full bloom and the moon shining brightly for a long time."

As Lin Du listened, the spiritual energy within his body surged wildly into the meridians of his arms, becoming increasingly congested and waiting to be released.

The rabbit walked to the companion stone and rubbed against it. "So, Xue Ling, what's so great about the outside world?"

"The people you're so attached to only have these things on their minds. They're all the same. No matter how things change, they can't escape those same things."

Lin Du stood there quietly, listening to it speak.

"Do you really think it's fun outside?"

Lin Du understood the source of the overwhelming desolation he felt upon entering the place.

The Cold Moon Secret Realm is devoid of any living beings, except for those strange, barely celestial-grade spiritual plants that grow within the Moon Sea.

Lifeless, filled with gray haze, devoid of color, utterly desolate.

"Yeah, it's much more fun than here," Lin Du said. "Otherwise, why would the Cold Moon Secret Realm only open once every thousand years?"

"That's because the heavenly general who once lived here left behind a legacy! The opening once every thousand years is also orchestrated by her will."

The rabbit seemed a little angry when it mentioned this, "It's not that I wanted to do this, but humans always like to talk about passing things down through generations. When people die, what is there to pass on?"

It tilted its head and hissed through its nose, "What is a thousand years for you is not for me."

"That person has been dead for a long time. She betrayed me and chose death. Originally, this place was just the two of us. We spent our days refining weapons and medicines, and trying to cultivate some spiritual plants. Our lives were peaceful and beautiful... But she actually felt that life was meaningless, and that this world was a prison for her."

"She said she likes lively places, but looking at so many people, all I feel is noise."

Lin Du hadn't realized that this rabbit was actually quite socially awkward and a shut-in.

It seems that the previous method is no longer applicable.

"So...humans are unreliable; only the Companion Stone will never betray us." It stared intently at Lin Du. "What...made you betray our only birth partner?"

As it spoke, it suddenly grew larger and swelled up, its eyes glowing crimson, and bared its teeth at Lin Du, "Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then stay and keep me company."

Lin Du calmly watched the giant cotton candy in front of him expand, and he didn't find it scary. These days, it's not easy to find someone who isn't crazy.

"What if I say no?" she asked softly.

"Then I'll skin you alive and devour you!" Han Yue Ling revealed her true intentions, unleashing the power of moonlight. "A single Snow Spirit is quite a tonic."

Lin Du unleashed the spiritual power she had been preparing. She only wanted to traffic and steal, but the other side wanted to kill and eat her. This was really not good. It seemed that she still had to abide by the law and be a good citizen.

With a bang, the two similar yet completely different forces collided. The power of moonlight was like an all-encompassing silk, or more precisely, a huge, soft, and elastic jelly, while the power of ice and snow penetrated into the other's interior, like ice crystals piercing into the jelly.

Lin Du narrowed his eyes, hearing the rabbit's mockery, "As expected, the price of leaving the companion stone is dissolution. Your power is not pure enough right now."

That's certainly not pure enough, after all, Lin Du isn't really a proper Xue Ling.

Lin Du wasn't annoyed; he was mentally calculating the level of the suddenly berserk Cold Moon Spirit.

Under the rules of this world, the highest level of ability is the Radiant Sun Realm.

Lin Du sighed. Well, it's better to freeze others than to freeze yourself.

Blood-red eyes met increasingly clear gray eyes, and the situation was about to erupt. Neither of the creatures noticed that not far from them, two humanoid animals carefully set up defensive magical artifacts and checked once again that the spiritual artifacts that shielded their auras had been activated.

Huang Xuan covered Yue Han's mouth tightly, preventing him from making a sound.

"We can't go for this, we really can't go for this, we can't beat either of them right now."