“What are you waiting for? The treasure is all in his pocket, what else are you looking at? Activate the formation!” Suddenly, an elder who was heartbroken over his possessions jumped out. This was one-third of his fortune, after all. He was notoriously stingy, and taking anything out of his pocket was like tearing his life away! Unable to bear it any longer, he jumped out.
Jiu Yin and the others saw the scene change into a sky full of yellow sand. Fortunately, none of them were separated and they were all in the same location. Chi Zu first shouted:
“What is this place? How did it turn into a desert?” He was a water-aligned demonic beast, naturally most sensitive to the arid desert.
“This is a formation! We entered a formation as soon as we stepped into the Ji family’s mountain gate,” Jiu Yin said.
“Yes, this is a formation within a formation. The Ji family indeed has some tricks up their sleeve. From the entrance to the meeting hall, the Ji clan leader led us step by step into the formation within a formation,” Chaoyang Zi interjected. Before he could warn them not to drink the water, that it was an illusion and the more they drank, the thirstier they would become, trouble struck!
Just after Chi Zu finished speaking, he felt an unbearable thirst. He picked up his water flask and gulped it down. The more he drank, the thirstier he became. By the time the others realized, he was scooping up sand with his hands and stuffing it into his mouth, his eyes rolling back. He was almost choked to death by the sand! After spitting it out, he sobered up. He had fallen victim to the illusion!
Ji Chen Mu, who was closest to him, quickly restrained Chi Zu. At the same time, he struck Chi Zu’s back with his elbow. Chi Zu coughed violently and spat out a lot of sand. No wonder he was thirsty; he had been eating sand. Since he couldn't drink water, perhaps he could eat some fruit. Jiu Yin took out a watermelon from her spatial storage and handed it to Chi Zu. Chi Zu grabbed it and wolfed it down, finally quenching his thirst.
Qi Mo also seemed unwell. Jiu Yin’s mind stirred, and she took out another watermelon, distributing one to everyone. Although it was an illusion, the desert heat struck them directly, making them feel the rolling yellow sand and causing their mouths to go dry. Their senses were amplified!
Seeing Chi Zu quench his thirst with watermelon, everyone couldn’t help but swallow.
She first handed a watermelon to Qi Mo. Qi Mo was a dragon, and dragons favored living near water. Even one as powerful as he was, was affected. Qi Mo was overjoyed after his first bite of watermelon, finding it perfectly suited for the weather. Everyone sat cross-legged, eating watermelon heartily. This completely bewildered the Ji clan leader and the others. They were all guarding the formation mirror, watching them eat the strange, round fruit, completely unaffected by the formation.
Speaking of watermelon, it was given to them by the seed seller in Pearl City. People in the cultivation world did not recognize this item, nor could anyone successfully grow it. Ye Ju, who had not yet recovered her memories, bought many things and received these as a bonus. Ayou liked planting things, and he successfully grew them. Jiu Yin liked eating them, so she had stored a lot privately.
“This formation amplifies a person’s perception, and when dominated by the senses, they lose their judgment. Upon seeing a desert, normal people would immediately think that deserts are hot and dry, and they would feel thirsty, thus slowly falling into the illusion and suffering to death!” Chaoyang Zi explained to everyone. Indeed, after eating the watermelon, they did not feel thirsty. After sitting down and using their spiritual energy to protect themselves, they did not feel hot either, realizing they were unaffected!
After a while, the scene suddenly changed again. This time, they were not so lucky. Jiu Yin found herself alone in a celebratory room. She was dressed in a phoenix coronet and a robe, with a red veil on her head, dressed as a bride, sitting by the bed. She lifted the red veil and observed her surroundings. On one side of the room, two large red candles illuminated the entire space. Was she about to get married? Jiu Yin was very curious. Who was the groom? Whose appearance would this illusion simulate as her groom?
The door creaked open, and a person dressed in a red groom’s suit turned his back to her and closed the door. Someone had entered. Jiu Yin lowered the red veil. She only saw the person wearing black boots walking towards her. At this moment, Jiu Yin realized her divine sense was also blocked, and her spiritual power was completely gone. She suddenly felt very nervous, but as the person approached, she felt that the other party seemed like an ordinary person, not a lonely ghost or any kind of demonic beast transformed.
It seemed this room had a strange peculiarity! This illusion was interesting, marrying someone and then consummating the marriage? Jiu Yin suddenly stopped panicking. They were all people, and ordinary people at that. Her taekwondo training from modern times should still remember a few moves! If anyone tried to take advantage of her, they should be careful not to be cursed with infertility!
“Cousin, are you alright? We are finally husband and wife. I have already sent my original wife far away,” the man chattered affectionately to the bride as he reached the bedside. Jiu Yin listened with disdain. So, this was Chen Shimei!
“Cousin, why aren’t you speaking? Are you too happy?” Seeing the bride’s lack of reaction, the man seemed to realize something and took out a property deed.
“Cousin~ No, I should call you wife now. This is a garden estate under my original wife’s name. You liked it very much, didn’t you? The deed is in my hands, this is your wedding gift!” The man obsequiously pulled out a thin paper and handed it to the bride.
Jiu Yin was disgusted. What a scumbag! Abandoning his original wife and scheming for her wealth, he was truly a top-tier scumbag! Jiu Yin recalled some unpleasant memories from modern times, and her anger flared. She could no longer pretend. With a sudden movement, she lifted the veil. Their eyes met. A familiar face appeared before her. The man smiled with his eyes curved, looking at Jiu Yin. The deep affection in his eyes made Jiu Yin feel nauseous.
Damn it! A familiar face, a familiar plot, isn't this my ex-husband from modern times? When I was Ye Ju, I caught them consummating their marriage! You can imagine how that ex-husband tried to appease his cousin, who was distantly related! Beat him up!
Jiu Yin suddenly smiled. The man was mesmerized by her smile.
Jiu Yin suddenly jumped up, shouting Bruce Lee’s slogans:
“Aha! I’m going to fight!”
The man was immediately met by Jiu Yin’s jump, and a punch landed squarely on his nose. The man wailed, and before he could even ask why, he was subjected to Jiu Yin’s storm of punches and kicks. Jiu Yin couldn’t use her cultivation techniques, so she resorted to her clumsy, signature moves from modern taekwondo: front kicks, side kicks, spinning back kicks, and occasionally a throw… Then she sat on his stomach and punched his face left and right, beating him so badly that even his mother wouldn't recognize him!
“You stinky man, eating from my bowl while looking at the pot, living in my house, and keeping other women, you’re truly pathetic! Eating soft rice hard! I can’t beat you to death! You’re too lucky! I curse your home to catch fire and burn everything! In the end, you’ll get nothing!”
As Jiu Yin fought, she became truly enraged. Seeing this identical face reminded her of the despair she felt when she first arrived in the cultivation world. These were not good memories. For her, a dignified divine venerate, to be abandoned? It was infuriating. Old Man Yue in the divine realm deserved a beating!
The man repeatedly begged for mercy. He didn't understand why his beloved cousin was hitting him. Wasn't his cousin a gentle and understanding weak woman? Why was she so fierce now…