Sorry, master, my junior sister has surrendered to the enemy!

Chapter 238 Going upstream

This place has deep gullies, with only cold and clear spring water gurgling, reflecting mottled light and shadows, making it seem like a secret place on earth.

It adds a bit of vitality to this quiet cave.

The spring water flows into the depths of the cave, but the entrance to the cave becomes narrower and narrower, barely enough for one person to pass through.

"Yuyu, this place is so weird."

Yue Ling felt something was wrong.

"You discovered it too, right?" Chu Yu stopped in front.

The cold spring water barely covered the ankles of the two men as it continuously flowed into the cave. The entrance of the cave became narrower and narrower, but the spring water showed no sign of filling up.

"Could it be that this spring water flows into the ground?"

If there was a large underground space here, Chu Yu would hesitate for a while, wondering whether he should go.

As we walked deeper, less and less sunlight leaked through the gaps, and the view became darker and darker.

The little wolf in his arms suddenly wrinkled his nose, as if he sensed something.

"Ouch~"

Its gentle reminder made Chu Yu feel a little different.

There was actually a hint of an aura of illusion emanating from the depths of the cave.

Although it was not very aggressive, Chu Yu was very familiar with illusions.

The entrance to the cave is so narrow that only one person can pass through sideways.

An ordinary person might have retreated long ago, but that hint of illusion attracted Chu Yu.

The master of Zhaolan Temple said that the dangers in the Lotus Secret Realm are real, but the people who appear in it are all illusions.

So, could these people be in this cave?

Gradually, Chu Yu felt a cool breeze coming out of the cave. Her mind moved slightly and she quickened her pace.

The exit is just ahead.

Chu Yu stepped out of the narrow path, but before he could even take a breath, he stepped on empty air.

"Be careful."

Chu Yu flew up and steadied his body, then immediately turned around and grabbed Yue Ling who was following closely behind him.

"Ah!" Yue Ling didn't expect that there was nothing in front of her. She staggered for a moment, scared herself, and exclaimed.

Her voice echoed throughout the vast cave space, and the spring water under her feet also gathered into the river in the cave.

Although there was no light here, Chu Yu could still see everything clearly. There seemed to be something like spider silk hanging on the ceiling of the cave.

A dazzling white light burst out from her body, and Chu Yu looked like a star.

The fluctuation of Chu Yu's mysterious energy seemed to have turned on some kind of switch. After sensing Chu Yu, the spider silks began to light up with a light blue fluorescence, shining brightly like stars at the bottom of the cave.

"It's so beautiful." Yue Ling looked up and couldn't help but admire it.

Chu Yu looked around and found a place like a pier below.

Someone built a small wooden path and parked a small boat next to it.

Although the boat had no ropes or anchors, it was still firmly docked on the shore and the water current had no effect on it.

The two men came to the side of the boat, where there were two extinguished stone lamps.

On one of the lamps was written: Untainted by dust and dirt, going against the current.

Another lamp had the words: The light never ends, it flows downstream.

The words on this stone lantern are full of Buddhist Zen meaning, and seem to indicate the direction for the boat to move forward.

But the two lights pointed in completely opposite directions.

"Could it be that whichever lamp we light will determine the direction the boat will take us?"

Yue Ling pondered.

Chu Yu looked around and asked Yue Ling to wait here for a while:

"Wait a moment, I'll go explore the two ends."

It was extremely difficult for Chu Yu to make a choice, especially such a completely opposite choice. She decided to look around first.

But after flying for a long time, she found herself still in the cave. Although the scenery in the cave was beautiful, she felt as if she was trapped in a ghost wall.

Damn it, I can’t get out, right? The old guys even took this into account.

"Yuyu," At this time, Yue Ling's voice sounded from not far behind him:

"Why are you hovering in the air?"

From Yue Ling's perspective, Chu Yu had been hanging in the air without moving.

Chu Yu turned around and looked at Yue Ling who was not far from him, and fell silent.

She flew to the other side unwillingly, but returned empty-handed after a while.

After all, this place is famous far and wide. Even the Tianchen Immortal Sect deliberately requires its disciples to study this illusion space. Chu Yu is not in a hurry to interfere with the illusion here.

This boat was deliberately placed here, and this place is special, it is simply a paradise compared to the outside world. So far, Chu Yu has not felt any trace of dangerous aura coming from monsters.

Chu Yu felt that they might have accidentally touched upon the most important part of this medicine-hunting conference. Destroying the illusion would make it difficult to figure out the designer's intentions.

First of all, you have to know that it is almost impossible to find all seven kinds of medicine in this secret realm within seven days.

But what’s the point of setting impossible tasks for the masters?

There must be a shortcut to find medicine in this secret realm, it just depends on whether anyone can find it.

Chu Yu looked at the lamp and fell into deep thought.

“Downstream or upstream?”

After saying that, two flames ignited in Chu Yu's hands.

"What happens if I light both lamps at the same time?"

Two balls of red flame flew towards the wick and lit the two stone lamps at the same time.

But it was as if there were two people guarding this lamp. Once the two lamps lit up at the same time, someone would take a breath and blow out the lamp.

Chu Yu tried a few more times with the same result. The two lights lit up at the same time and then went out immediately.

"You really want me to choose one."

The meaning of the first lamp is to stay away from the filth and dirt of the world and to go against the current.

But what is the meaning of the other lamp’s “endless light, flowing downstream”?

In Buddhism, stone lanterns symbolize light and wisdom that benefit all living beings. So, does this endless light mean to dispel the darkness of ignorance?

The second half of these two sentences have completely opposite meanings, but the first half have no opposite meanings, but each has its own meaning. This is exactly what Chu Yu is struggling with.

Yue Ling thought about it seriously and expressed her thoughts: "As the saying goes, people go to higher places and water flows to lower places. I think that going upstream is the human way, and going downstream is the water way."

"Not following the crowd and always fighting is what the human race has always done."

Chu Yu nodded, thinking that what Yue Ling said made sense.

But before she could fully express her opinion, the stone lamp that was "going against the current" lit up by itself.

"Huh? We haven't made a decision yet." Chu Yu was stunned.

The boat made a "click" sound, and began to move on its own in the turbulent water, moving a long distance in an instant.

Chu Yu hurriedly pulled Yue Ling up and stepped into the boat.

The boat moved against the current.

After driving for an unknown distance, Chu Yu felt a momentary muffled feeling in the sound of water in his ears, as if his entire head had been submerged in the water and then floated up.

They seemed to be carried by a small boat through a power barrier.

After an unknown amount of time, the fluorescent silk threads on the cave ceiling became much fewer, and a dazzling ray of sunlight shone into their eyes from the front, so bright that Chu Yu and Yue Ling couldn't help but raise their hands to block it.

When I opened my eyes, I found that this was a place that seemed like a fairyland on earth, so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

The boat slowed down, and the two of them looked like tourists on earth, looming in the fairy-like mist and rain, with the flowers on both sides of the river shining brightly against each other.

The mist and rain reflected the rosy clouds. A group of ducklings followed their mother duck as they swam past the boat, casting shimmering shadows on the waves. From time to time, the cries of lambs and puppies could be heard.

A young man carrying a carrying pole and wearing a straw hat was walking across the river bridge. When he saw two unfamiliar faces, he was so scared that he dropped the carrying pole and ran away in a hurry.

"Someone come quickly, there is a stranger coming, there is a stranger coming!"

He ran and shouted at the top of his lungs, making such a noise that the fish fry in the river, the lambs grazing, the puppies huddled in silence, and the ducklings also scattered in all directions.