The Cool and Aloof Senior Sister Always Flirts with Me

Chapter 90: Mermaids

In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night.

The villagers in this place were all ordinary people, so Yan Jue originally wasn't afraid. However, she had just seen a mysterious figure in black at the village chief's house.

From the appearance of the man in black, he seemed to be a rogue cultivator or perhaps a member of a small sect outside the six great immortals. Because he wore a cloak of oblivion, Yan Jue couldn't discern his actual strength.

Therefore, she couldn't let her guard down.

Both she and Qi Xianqing put on their cloaks of oblivion, blending their bodies into the surrounding night.

Under the cover of darkness, they quickly arrived at the most secluded courtyard in the village. They chose this courtyard because it was the least likely place to be discovered.

Qi Xianqing looked up: "There's a formation."

Yan Jue was puzzled: "But if it's a formation, wouldn't the outer edges be glowing?"

"For example, green light indicates a beginner-level formation, while blue light indicates a mid-level formation..."

This was something Qi Xianqing had explained to her last time.

Qi Xianqing said, "This is a high-level illusion formation, different from ordinary formations. Illusion formations require at least the fifth realm to set up, and the effect of this formation isn't to prevent others from entering but to trap those who force their way in within illusions."

In this vast world, there were too many things Yan Jue had never heard of.

Yan Jue stared at the formation for a while: "I'll go in..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Qi Xianqing interrupted, "Let me go in."

Yan Jue frowned slightly: "That's too dangerous."

She had come with Qi Xianqing, and watching her take risks while she stayed safely outside seemed unreasonable.

Qi Xianqing pondered, "This type of formation is indeed dangerous. Therefore, I'll use a clone to enter."

Yan Jue was taken aback: "A clone? You know how to use clone techniques?"

The so-called clone technique allows cultivators to split a part of their consciousness to control a clone for action.

The clone technique is very difficult to master; some cultivators spend hundreds of years honing it to create a clone indistinguishable from their true selves.

When did Qi Xianqing learn to use clone techniques?

Qi Xianqing took out a puppet from her bag.

The puppet was made of wood, with a head that had oddly distorted features, and the character "替" (substitute) was written crookedly in the center of its body.

Yan Jue stared for a moment and immediately recognized it.

This puppet was the magical artifact they had retrieved from the Demon Lord's treasure bag that day.

At that time, neither of them knew its purpose, but now Qi Xianqing had figured it out.

Qi Xianqing said, "I asked my master about this puppet. It's called a clone puppet. As long as a cultivator injects their consciousness into the puppet, it can act in place of the cultivator. This can be used to carry out tasks."

So, it turned out that this puppet was equivalent to a cultivator's clone.

Qi Xianqing continued, "But this also has its drawbacks."