After putting away the medicinal pills he had obtained, Xiao Yu whistled. A loud buzzing immediately filled the air as the Gold-Eating Insects turned into streaks of golden light and flew down, vanishing into a Spirit Beast Bag at his waist.
He surveyed the place again. The stone chamber was small and utterly empty, with nothing except a square passage directly ahead. It felt desolate in the extreme.
That meant this square passage was the path to the Marvelous Illusion.
At the thought of the Marvelous Illusion, Xiao Yu chuckled and flipped his hand over, taking out two oval beads the size of his thumb.
The beads looked neither wooden nor metallic, and their surfaces gave off a faint azure glow. A sandalwood-like fragrance drifted from them, cooling the mind and invigorating the spirit with a single breath.
"With these Brahma Beads in hand, along with the Great Development Art, getting through the Marvelous Illusion will be as easy as turning my hand!" Xiao Yu said with a soft laugh.
The Brahma Bead was an exceedingly rare treasure with the remarkable ability to steady the mind and soothe the soul. It was said that simply carrying one could greatly reduce interference from Heart Demons during cultivation.
Xiao Yu had obtained these after killing Extreme Yin. There had originally been four Brahma Beads, but he felt that two were more than enough for his own use. He had therefore given the other two to Yuan Yao. With their help, she should have no trouble passing the trial.
Xiao Yu threaded the two Brahma Beads onto a thin cord and tied them around his wrist. Then he activated the Great Development Art before stepping into the passage.
The passage was short. After rounding a corner, he saw the scenery beyond it.
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