After successfully navigating the second illusionary realm, the two continued on to the third.
This stage is about the joy of health.
Upon reaching this level, they clearly felt that the illusion was becoming increasingly real.
No one wants to be sick or not, so even Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing couldn't easily get rid of this hurdle.
After entering the illusion, the two of them lay down on the hospital bed.
This time, they became cancer patients.
Looking at my thin, pale, and powerless body, I couldn't help but feel a surge of panic.
Even knowing it's an illusion, being truly trapped in it still makes it impossible to avoid instinctive emotions.
Lu Qing struggled to get up and went to the bathroom. When she saw herself in the mirror, she was startled.
At this moment, her hair had been shaved off, she was wearing a hat, her eye sockets were deeply sunken, there was a large dark circle under her eyes, and her lips were dry and pale, making her look like a ghost.
"Ms. Lu Qing, it's time to prepare for chemotherapy!"
Chemotherapy!
Upon hearing those two words, Lu Qing's panic intensified.
She doesn't want to go! It's too painful!
But her body was moving outwards uncontrollably.
In the chemotherapy room, she lay on the bed, like a piece of meat on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
As the medication was administered, her body trembled uncontrollably.
My whole body aches; every inch of my skin and every bone feels like it's being pricked with needles.
After chemotherapy, she was wheeled back to her ward.
She was so weak that she couldn't move at all, and even opening her eyes was difficult.
Ouch!
How wonderful it would be if I didn't get sick!
Just then, Yu Hengzi's voice came:
"Girl, don't be afraid! Master has found a way to save you!"
Lu Qing struggled to open her eyes and saw Yu Hengzi place his palm over her head.
Immediately afterwards, a warm current flowed from his palm into his body, and the warmth gradually swallowed up the pain and enveloped his entire body.
Life slowly returned, and the feeling of helplessness vanished.
This feeling of joy welled up from the bottom of his heart instantly, leaving Lu Qing completely overwhelmed.
"I'm cured! I'm really cured!"
Lu Qing jumped out of bed, unable to contain her excitement.
She ran outside, barefoot, jumping and skipping on the grass, breathing in the fresh air, and felt no more pain in her body.
Seeing a food vendor by the roadside, she quickly ran over and bought a lot of food in no time.
Candied hawthorn berries, grilled cold noodles, fried chicken legs...
She visited almost every stall, her hands were almost full, and her mouth was stuffed full.
She hasn't eaten any of these things since she got sick.
Lu Qing brought food to the park, sat on the swing, and ate while enjoying the scenery.
Immersed in this joy, she almost forgot where she was.
Just then, Yu Hengzi suddenly appeared.
"Girl, have you had enough fun? If you're done, go back now, it's almost time!"
Lu Qing was taken aback: "What time?"
"You forgot, if you can't get out of this illusion within an hour, you'll be stuck here forever."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing was suddenly stunned, and his pupils trembled.
yes!
How could I forget? This is an illusion!
Lu Qing slapped his head hard, then formed a hand seal and closed his eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already back inside the Heavenly Heart Bottle.
Emerging from the illusion, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, her heart pounding.
Fortunately, her master had left a formation in her body, otherwise she would have really been doomed this time.
Lu Qing glanced at the time; fifty minutes had passed since he entered the illusion.
She had already woken up, but Gu Xicheng was still in the illusion.
"Gu Xicheng! Gu Xicheng, wake up!"
Lu Qing patted Gu Xicheng's face hard, but when he didn't react, she could only flick his forehead hard with one hand.
Gu Xicheng felt a sharp pain and abruptly emerged from the illusion.
He was stunned for a while before he came to his senses.
"Gu Xicheng, are you awake?" Lu Qing waved her hand in front of Gu Xicheng's face.
Gu Xicheng suddenly hugged her tightly, with such force that it felt like he wanted to meld her into his body.
"Qingqing, it's so good that you're not sick!"
Lu Qing: "So in your illusion, I'm the one who's sick?"
Gu Xicheng nodded: "Yes! I saw that you had cancer and then got better. I was so happy that I forgot I was in a dream world."
Lu Qing: "..." Why did she have to be the one to get sick?
"Alright, alright! I'm fine!"
"Let's hurry up and go up!"
"good!"
Above that is the joy of dying of old age, which corresponds to the suffering of death.
After entering the illusion, Lu Qing transformed into an old woman with white hair, sitting at the front door basking in the sun.
The spring breeze was slightly cool, but the sun made her feel warm and comfortable.
With my eyes closed, it feels like I could just sleep forever.
Lu Qing reached out and touched the wrinkles on her face, smiling slightly:
"To die peacefully in one's sleep? That would be something to be happy about, but I don't care."
From the moment he became a Celestial Master, Lu Qing had no intention of dying peacefully in his old age.
Therefore, the joy of dying of old age held absolutely no appeal for her.
Lu Qing gently closed her eyes, and then returned to reality.
She and Gu Xicheng woke up almost one after the other; clearly, neither of them held much hope of dying peacefully in their sleep.
"What kind of bliss is next?" Gu Xicheng asked.
Lu Qing: "We have survived birth, old age, sickness and death. What follows is the pain of separation from loved ones and the joy of reunion with loved ones."
Lu Qing had a premonition that this level would be more difficult than the previous ones.
This love is not only romantic love, but also parental love, sibling love, and friendship.
Unless one is heartless and emotionless, any kind of love and the joy of being together is enough to keep them in the illusion.
So before entering, the two of them each recited the Mind-Clearing Mantra several times to ensure that they were clear-headed and could escape the illusion as quickly as possible.
However, once inside the illusion, the Heart-Cleansing Mantra seemed to have no effect.
In the shadows, the Wrathful King quietly appeared.
Two wisps of black mist entered the space between the two people's eyebrows.
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng opened their eyes in the illusion. This time, they had entered the same illusion.
The world was shrouded in darkness, and the gray sky offered no glimmer of light.
The stench of blood lingered in the air, and screams echoed from afar.
"Help! Help!!!"
A woman with a child is being chased by a man behaving like a wild beast.
The child cried loudly in fright, and the woman also cried, desperately carrying the child as she ran.
However, they were quickly caught up by the man.
The man, his eyes bloodshot, straddled the woman like a madman, gripping her neck tightly.
The child was held in the woman's arms, almost so much so that he couldn't cry.
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng didn't have time to think much; their first reaction was to save people.
Gu Xicheng grabbed the man and threw him out, while Lu Qing helped the woman and child up.
"You didn't..."
Before she could finish speaking, a sinister smile curled at the corner of the woman's lips.
Immediately afterwards, a knife was plunged into Lu Qing's abdomen.
Fortunately, Lu Qing reacted quickly, grabbing the woman's wrist and twisting it hard.
The knife clattered to the ground.
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