ed me the box, and I pressed down my pounding heart as I opened the heavy lid.Yellow brocade, jade flawless.Inside was a finely crafted and exquisitely beautiful jade ruyi.The tail of the jade pendant...When Shen Qingrui heard the command, she hesitated slightly.

It might take some time for her to listen, but I just hope she doesn't hold us back. I'll light incense and pray for it.

She bent her waist and walked towards the patch of soil, sifting through layers of fallen leaves. Embedded in the soil was a mirror.

The mirror reflected the setting sun in the sky and the surrounding scenery, appearing rather eerie—who would bury a mirror on the ground and then cover it with leaves

And this mirror also carried the power of a curse. I casually threw a talisman at it, and before it even reached the surface of the mirror, it was incinerated to ashes.

"Xiao Qiao, pay attention! There's still one queen left to burn!" My brother reminded me.

I calmed my mind and looked at the large, pregnant fly. It was glaring at us with its swollen belly, menacingly curved.

It stayed just out of reach, at the edge of the flamethrower's range, and my brother couldn't do anything about it.

"Damn it, this mother bug is too good!!" My brother helplessly put down his hand.

Xiao Nie whispered, "Don't worry about it, if it wants to attack, it can only charge into range itself. We can burn it then! First, let's look for the way out here!"

"Is there a way out of this" I hesitated to ask.

Xiao Nie pulled the fallen leaves aside and said, “Mirrors have many uses. Sometimes they can be used for spatial exchange — as long as you are well-prepared and your cultivation level is sufficient, there will definitely be more than one mirror around. Look around based on the Bagua positions.”

I recalled that Si Tu Lin had once guided Xu Ya Qi to, at a specific time and place, use mirrors to reflect the Hundred Ghosts Bureau's formation onto Hai Yan Lou.

At that time, we also suffered a lot. Now, this place uses mirrors to reflect the sun, moon and stars in the sky... What is it trying to do

"Could this be a space channel It kind of reminds me of the interdimensional portal my brother-in-law made..." My older brother leaned in and asked.

"It's possible, mirrors don't just grow in the ground!" Xiao Nie used her hands and feet to dig, fully unleashing her wild nature.

With the help of several disciples of the Shen family, we quickly cleared away all the fallen leaves and, along with the round mirror in the middle, found a total of nine mirrors.

"Do we need to have qi from all eight directions to activate it" I looked around. There were seven people here: the four disciples of the Shen family, me, my brother, and Xiao Nie. We were still missing one person.

“There's still a mother insect, right Let's catch it alive.” My brother took out a windbreaker from his backpack and beckoned to Xiao Nie: “Come on, let's go catch insects... Xiao Qiao, spray this mosquito repellent on it and make it fly around crazily.”

This difficulty is too great, that palm-sized mother insect is floating in mid-air, how can mosquito repellent be sprayed so far

"Master, what shall we do now" an inner disciple asked fearfully.

They all had injuries, and some wounds were red and swollen on the outside, looking like they were inflamed. In this condition, it would be difficult to escape this deep forest and reach a populated area for help.

"If this is a dimensional portal, and we don't know what lies on the other side, will you go through" I asked.

Three disciples looked at each other, hesitatingly said: "The unknown is terrifying. We currently have no food, water or weapons and talismans. I'm afraid we would become a burden."

I rolled my eyes, you know yourselves well enough.

“But my brother and I are definitely going to take a look. Since this is a conspiracy, this interdimensional portal must be related to the Ghost Princess. We're going to deal with her. If we can open the portal, we'll go in ourselves. As for you, do whatever you want. Anyway, I've already brought you all out of that pool alive—that's being as kind as I can. After this, whether you follow us or try to escape on your own is entirely your choice.”

They looked at each other, their faces filled with conflicting emotions.

Should you risk venturing out on your own, or should we risk entering an unknown interdimensional portal together

My brother called me to help drive away the mother insect. We worked hard for half a day and finally caught the mother insect with a windbreaker.

Shen Qingrui, accompanied by her three disciples, hastily treated the wounds on her body. She used Yunnan Baiyao and sterile bandages brought by her brother.

My brother said angrily, "I'm not here to serve you guys. When you use it all up, what are we supposed to do"

“Many thanks to Young Master Mu for saving me. If I survive this ordeal, I will definitely repay your kindness!” Shen Qingrui gave my brother a curt bow.

"You don't need to repay me, just keep some face and stop fantasizing about being a mistress and destroying your family's happiness. A person needs face, and a tree needs bark, right Keep your face, don't throw it away carelessly, and I'll thank you!" My brother snorted.

Shen Qingrui's face flushed with anger, but she didn't dare speak up - she was also afraid that we would really leave her here.

My brother tied the broodmother inside his flak jacket and tossed it onto a mirror. The mirror felt the rage and immediately shimmered with a faint, sickly green glow.

Emerald green… I frowned.

"Across from us must be a place with heavy ghostly energy... This is the color of ghosts' yin energy," I said to my brother.

My brother was polishing his backpack, saying, "Isn't dealing with ghosts more fun You can bully these clueless ghouls all you want. As long as we get out of the barrier, we can summon the underworld deities."

I tugged at him, asking in a hushed voice, "Brother, have you ever thought about it Since there are followers of Zhu Weiti here, could this dimensional portal be... leading to Zhu Weiti's side"

“Then wouldn't that be even better” My brother frowned. “We could still catch her off guard… To be honest, I’m not afraid of this ghost woman. I have a copper talisman, the Qiankun Sword, and a god-fearing brother-in-law. What am I afraid of We kill her and then we talk!”

I took a deep breath and watched everyone stand before a mirror. Well, I'd already been to the Blood Pond Hell, so what else could be worse

Such dimensional portals generally need to be set up in specific locations. At least two locations need to have similar geomancy and terrain for similar energy fields. Otherwise, the stability of the portal might be compromised.

When we all stood before the mirror, the one in the middle emitted a faint green light. It started like mist swirling around, then slowly expanded, and finally burst open with a sudden flash —

This place isn't as comfortable as Jiang Qiyun's methods, he always pulled me along before. This time I entered alone, the chaotic rustling wind in my ears makes me worry that I might get lost from my brother.

The emerald light faded, and as I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by tendrils of black mist.

Here lies a valley shrouded in silence, heavy with dampness. Even the fading sunlight of dusk cannot penetrate this gloom.

"Here..." My brother frowned, looking around. "Don't we remember coming here before"feless. No matter how hard he was patted, he wouldn't wake up.Have you heard the news"Could it be that the vengeful spirit chasing us arrived at the Shen residence first" I furrowed my brow."Those evi...