As Lu Shiqing watched Shen Sanruo leave without looking back, all his strength was instantly drained away. He staggered back a few steps and collapsed to the ground.

"Their attitude was so obvious, yet you still had to pull this stunt. Aren't you just humiliating yourself? Are you satisfied now?" Luo Chu muttered under his breath.

Everyone understood Shen Sangruo's attitude, but Lu Shiqing was still immersed in his own world and refused to accept it.

It's bad enough that Lu Shiqing is the only one who loses face, but he also has to drag all of them down with him.

Isn't this just eagerly becoming a clown?

"The things of heretical cultivators are indeed unreliable. I knew it. There is no such thing as an omnipotent illusion technique. It's all just a lie."

Luo Chu sighed, "I was so happy for nothing. If only it were true."

"Alright, Chen Sangruo has already left. Third Senior Brother, you should get up quickly and think about how we should leave this place."

“That evil cultivator definitely didn’t have good intentions in sending us here. How could he possibly give us the ability to manipulate illusions? It’s not too late to stop now. Don’t make any more mistakes.”

What kind of thing is it to use heretical practices against one's own people?

Don't end up shooting yourself in the foot.

Luo Chu tried to persuade him earnestly, but Lu Shiqing's expression clearly showed that he hadn't listened to a single word.

"Luo Chu, are you resigned to this?" He looked at Luo Chu, his bloodshot eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.

"What do you mean by being willing or not?" Luo Chu was taken aback, then lowered his eyes in disappointment. It wasn't that he didn't understand what Lu Shiqing was saying.

"But whether I'm willing or not, there's nothing I can change. She's not coming back, and she'll never forgive us."

Luo Chu muttered, her mood extremely low, her tone revealing her distress.

"Instead of constantly bothering her and making her even more annoyed with me, it's better to just leave it at that. At least I can still be with her and watch her from afar, which is fine too."

Anyway, he's an array cultivator, so he's indispensable for breaking arrays. He's still somewhat useful, so Chen Sangruo won't send him away.

"Third senior brother, don't dwell on it anymore. So much time has passed. Don't keep bringing it up; it will only make your relationship more strained."

However, Lu Shiqing did not realize the error of his ways; instead, his eyes flashed with anger. "Luo Chu, how come I never knew you were so spineless?"

"You're just going to give up on her like this? She's been our junior sister for so many years! If it weren't for that evil spirit Bai Mumu ruining our relationship, how could we have ended up like this?"

"This shouldn't be happening! This shouldn't be our ending! We should be the ones closest to her, not those people from the Ninghua Sect!"

"Why should those people from Ninghua Sect be worthy of her sincere feelings? They are not good people at all, and they are not worthy of her sincere feelings!"

Thinking of the scene where Shen Sanruo had chosen Ninghua Sect without hesitation, Lu Shiqing felt breathless.

"Luo Chu, are you really going to just stand by and watch her sacrifice for a bunch of people who aren't worth it? They don't deserve to be by her side at all!"

"They will definitely hurt her again. They are not sincere towards her; they are only after their own interests. Do you understand? They are not truly good to her!"

In Lu Shiqing's eyes, the Ninghua Sect members were incredibly hypocritical and did not deserve Shen Sanruo's sincere treatment.

In reality, he was extremely jealous and tried every means to smear others.

However, Luo Chu overheard his comment about "profitability".

"It seems so. If Shen Sang has done so much for Ninghua Sect, they might only be pretending to be nice to her because they see the benefits she can bring to the sect."

Luo Chu thought about it more and more and felt that this was the case. Was there really no other reason why the Ninghua Sect people were so good to Shen Sangruo?

"Then what should we do, Third Senior Brother? We can't just watch Shen Sangruo jump into the fire."

He gripped Lu Shiqing's sleeve tightly.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Shiqing's eyes. "While we can still manipulate the illusion, let's expose their true colors. Once their true colors are revealed, let's see how they can continue their act in front of her."

"Are you still going to stop me from using illusion magic?" Lu Shiqing and Luo Chu stared at each other.

After a moment's hesitation, Luo Chu's expression hardened. "Use it, we must use it."

This is all for Chen Sangruo, even if he suffers a backlash from the formation, it doesn't matter.

He didn't know how many times he had persuaded himself, and it was only with great difficulty that he finally gave up on clinging to Chen Sangruo.

But this doesn't mean he's taken a liking to the Ninghua Sect members or is willing to let other senior brothers and sisters appear by Shen Sangruo's side.

Every time he saw the people from Ninghua Sect chatting and laughing with Shen Sangruo, he felt extremely resentful.

Ideally, this experience would allow Shen Sangri to see their true colors and leave Ninghua Sect, belonging to neither side.

“Alright, now let’s test the sincerity of these people for her.” Lu Shiqing curled into a wicked smile.

"If Shen Sang can choose them without hesitation, I wonder if they can be just as resolute," he said meaningfully.

Take action and begin manipulating the illusion.

The space where the eight members of Ninghua Sect, along with Shi Zhili, were located simultaneously began to change.

The flames in Bai Ruoan's illusion finally went out, and his well-defined fingers trembled slightly from the long period of bloodletting and drawing talismans.

His skin was already fair, but now it had an even more sickly pallor.

His chest heaved, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

Even though he had just experienced such a desperate situation, there was still no sign of panic on his face, like a breeze rippling across a calm lake.

Only his pale, slightly pursed lips betrayed what he had just experienced.

With the flames gone, Bai Ruoan finally had time to take a pill to replenish her spiritual energy and heal her injuries.

But before he could catch his breath, the surrounding scenery began to change again.

Bai Ruoan frowned slightly, her peach blossom eyes fixed on the changing scenes, a blank talisman between her index and middle fingers, ready for battle at any moment.

But this time, unlike the previous sudden flames, nothing directly attacked him.

He was in a desolate place.

The sky was overcast, and everything in front of me seemed to have lost its color, becoming dull and lifeless, with a sense of oppression permeating the air.

He was enveloped by a huge array that appeared above his head. He didn't know what it was for the time being, but judging from the evil aura emanating from it, it didn't seem to be anything good.

Immediately afterwards, a projection screen appeared in front of him.

The scene depicts Shen Sangruo searching around in an empty palace.

When Shen Sangruo emerged from the illusionary space, she found that the original passage had disappeared, and she seemed to have entered the palace.

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