The Game with Fairies-Chapter 306 - Star Moon Lake

Chapter 306: Star Moon Lake

“There’s more than just wandering immortals beyond the border...”

Witnessing the demise of two wandering immortals once again, Li Muyang didn’t show much reaction.

He simply walked over to the corpse of the weasel, gazing at the two-zhang-long body with a complex look in his eyes.

This weasel, even in its dying moments, thought to cover for him...

“You and I are but strangers who met by chance, with no deep connection. Why bother to cover for me...”

Li Muyang sighed softly and said, “You could have just revealed my location, perhaps then you might have had a chance to live.”

Although he didn’t care much for the weasel, hearing that it tried to help him before dying made him feel somewhat melancholic.

Li Muyang dug a simple grave in the mountains and buried the two-zhang-long weasel’s body.

The voice of Moon-Biting Dragon echoed in his ears. “Li Muyang, what exactly is this place beyond the border... Not only are there wandering immortals, but there’s also this so-called Mother Buddha Temple. It feels both scary and chaotic...”

Moon-Biting Dragon was afraid.

After all, the border was too close to the northern counties, and the section of the Yushui River where she resided even touched the edge of the northern lands, less than a hundred paces from the border territory.

Having so many dreadful creatures near home was truly frightening.

The wind from the mountains blew in his face as Li Muyang stood in front of the weasel’s small grave, looking towards the north, and shook his head: “It’s probably a den of filth and evil, a place where demons run rampant.”

From what he had learned so far, the land beyond the border was indeed sinister.

Not only were there bizarre creatures like the wandering immortals, but there was also the so-called Mother Buddha Temple, which was clearly another strange and malevolent force.

Li Muyang said, “It seems that after we eliminate the three demon lairs in the Yushui River, we should venture beyond the border.”

The evil creatures of the northern counties were mere trifles, and as Li Muyang’s level increased, the experience points they provided were no longer sufficient for him to level up.

After destroying the three demon lairs in the Yushui River, he would have to head north if Li Muyang wanted to continue leveling up.

However, as soon as Li Muyang finished speaking, a chilling wind drifted through the mountains.

Moon-Biting Dragon’s surprised voice rang in his ears. “Li Muyang! Look quickly!”

Moon-Biting Dragon was incredibly shocked as if she had seen something extraordinary.

Li Muyang frowned slightly.

At the moment Moon-Biting Dragon’s voice sounded, his special skill 【Spiritual Vision Eye】 was unexpectedly triggered.

From the small grave beneath his feet, a wisp of strange blue smoke began to rise.

This smoke was invisible to the naked eye and even to the spiritual eyes of ordinary cultivators.

Moon-Biting Dragon, equivalent to a human Golden Core cultivator with considerable magical power, could only see this blue smoke with the help of Li Muyang’s innate 【Spiritual Vision Eye】.

The blue smoke drifted up into the sky and silently transformed into a two-zhang-long weasel phantom.

The phantom of the weasel appeared dazed but, driven by some instinct, floated toward the northeast.

The harsh sunlight shone down on the weasel’s phantom, which seemed to be in discomfort.

The nearly transparent phantom under the sunlight began to ripple and undulate as if it was about to be dissolved by the heat.

Li Muyang, moved by a thought, exhaled a cloud of mist to shield the weasel’s phantom from the sunlight.

The transparent, floating weasel then seemed to be more at ease.

However, it continued to drift instinctively and dazedly toward the northeast, unresponsive to Li Muyang below.

Li Muyang quickly followed the phantom through the mountain forest, eager to see where it was heading.

Moon-Biting Dragon’s puzzled voice emerged. “Li Muyang, is this what they call an evil ghost in the legends?”

Moon-Biting Dragon asked curiously, “Is it going to seek revenge on those two wandering immortals?”

In this world, there were no legends of an underworld or afterlife, and the souls of the dead naturally dissipated.

Even in folk tales, there was no mention of an underworld or reincarnation.

As understood by the people, ghosts were malevolent entities transformed by hatred and obsession, no different from demons.

Thus, seeing the weasel’s soul emerge, Moon-Biting Dragon instinctively thought of the vengeful ghosts from mortal stories.

Li Muyang, however, looking at the soul above, shook his head.

“It’s not an evil ghost.”

The soul of this weasel was clean and pure, not one twisted by hatred and obsession into an evil ghost, but more akin to the primordial spirit of a top cultivator.

Yet the weasel was far from reaching the realm where it could transform and develop a primordial spirit, as it hadn’t even achieved shape-shifting.

This was the first time Li Muyang had seen a dead creature’s soul emerge, so he was curious.

He followed the weasel’s soul across the vast wilderness until, after traversing hundreds of li, he arrived at the shore of a vast lake.

The lake was so expansive that one couldn’t see the other side from the shore, almost mistaking it for the sea.

Standing by the lake, Li Muyang felt a strong evil aura emanating from the depths.

He immediately recognized the lake as the Star Moon Lake, the largest in the Yushui River basin and the location of one of the three demon lairs.

The intense and rich evil aura spilled out from the bottom of the lake.

Inside the three dark caverns in the lake, extremely powerful evil creatures lurked.

Previously, Li Muyang had only dared to observe from a distance and not approach.

Strangely, although there were three demon lairs in the lake, there were no common evil creatures like water monkeys or Gui fish in the water.

Instead, it appeared calm and tranquil, like a blessed land.

Consequently, mortals lived happily on the lakeshore, with three large cities built by the lake, facing each other across the water.

Li Muyang stood by the lake, watching as the weasel’s phantom soul drifted towards the center.

Its destination was precisely one of the demon lairs in the lake.

Seeing this, Moon-Biting Dragon became anxious.

“Oh no! There are terrifying creatures inside!”

She naturally remembered the three demon lairs in Star Moon Lake.

Moon-Biting Dragon immediately became worried as the weasel’s soul floated toward the lake.

Li Muyang, witnessing this scene, no longer just watched.

He formed a seal with one hand and chanted a demonic scripture.

A wisp of black qi flew out from his sleeve, soared above the lakeshore, and swept away the dazed and confused weasel’s soul, pulling it into his sleeve.

The《Netherworld Demon Technique》taught to him by Yan Xiaoru was a demonic cultivation method, which included techniques for devouring souls and refining ghosts.

Now, using a demonic method, he forcibly captured the weasel’s ghost into his sleeve.

Moon-Biting Dragon, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief. “I thought you weren’t going to save it...”

As for the evil technique Li Muyang used, she didn’t care at all.

This simple Dragon Maiden had no concept of good and evil.

Li Muyang, feeling the weasel’s soul within his sleeve, noticed that even when subdued, it still tried to break free, longing to drift toward the lake.

It seems there’s something in the lake that’s attracting it.

Standing on the shore, Li Muyang pondered for a few seconds and said, “Since I’m already here, why not seize the day?”

With that, he leaped into the lake and waded towards the direction of the evil lair amidst the astonished cries of Moon-Biting Dragon.

“H-h-hey! Li Muyang! What are you doing?”