The three of them continued to move forward. A light mist rose around them, but they were so shocked that they did not notice it.
The direction they were walking seemed to be approaching the center of the battlefield. Therefore, the further they walked, the higher the cultivation level of the deceased. Gradually, the corpses around them became more and more complete. By the time they realized it, the surroundings seemed to have turned into a battlefield that had just ended, and all the remains looked like those of people who had just died.
Shen Jingzhi was the first to notice the abnormality. He put his hand on the hilt of the sword and his muscles tensed up into alert.
And the situation was indeed starting to look a little strange. Under their gaze, a corpse in front of them staggered to its feet, followed by the second, the third...
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After astonishment came horror.
Under the crushing pressure of such a powerful cultivation level, even screaming was in vain, and the faces of the four people turned pale.
In Chu Lu's consciousness, the four children suddenly stopped walking and stood still.
He pondered for a moment, his eyes showing enlightenment.
——So this is it.
This was a naturally formed illusion, and Jiang Yixi thought it was a good place to set an ambush.
But it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, there is no one controlling it deliberately, and this illusion array will not hurt anyone actively. It is a good opportunity for training.
Chu Lu thought about it and decided to give Lou Kongyu a hint.
“It’s an illusion.”
“It’s an illusion.”
Chen Jingzhi's voice and the voice of the immortal senior sounded at the same time. Lou Kongyu, who was sweating profusely because he was surrounded by evil cultivators, suddenly opened his eyes wide.
He still knew how to deal with illusions.
Lou Kongyu tried hard to convince himself that all this was fake.
But looking at the scene before him, smelling the blood in the wind, and feeling the real pressure pressing on him, he still couldn't help but waver: Is this really fake?
Chu Lu knew Lou Kongyu's situation clearly.
After all, this kid had only been in the cultivation world for a year. Although he had encountered illusions, with his cultivation level and Chu Lu watching him, even if he encountered illusions, he could only do some tricks similar to those in the mortal world. As for the illusion array here, even Jiang Yixi said that if it was slightly improved, it could even be used as a sect's protective array. Its effect can be imagined.
"…Do not believe what you see with your eyes, do not believe what you hear with your ears, and do not believe what you touch with your body…"
Illusion is actually one of the few areas that Chu Lu is not very good at. To be more precise, he is not good at "teaching" illusion.
This technique, which is ultimately a spiritual power technique, has a natural advantage for the staff of the Spacetime Bureau. In the small world, as long as Chu Lu wants, he can easily tear through any illusion array.
This means that... there is no need to learn...
After all, in most cases, you only need to rely on mental strength to crush the opponent.
The two disciples he had back then also had special circumstances and could not be used as references.
So at this moment, Chu Lu was really a little embarrassed facing Lou Kongyu.
He thought hard, dug out from his memory the fragmentary words that Jiang Yixi had whispered to him that year, and read them word for word.
"...High-level illusions can even deceive spiritual consciousness..."
"All you can do is believe in yourself..."
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Not knowing the sudden unreliability of the trusted immortal senior, Lou Kongyu took every word of the senior as his guideline. Even so, listening to Chu Lu's words, Lou Kongyu's expression became more and more confused——
If we cannot believe what we see, hear, and feel, then what is “real”? What can we believe? What does it mean to “believe in ourselves”?
Since the seniors said so, there must be a reason for it.
The immortal said this was a "fantasy", then...
When Lou Kongyu's thoughts turned to this, he suddenly became enlightened.
——Since the senior immortal has said so.
As he was thinking, the scene in front of him was distorted for a moment, as if two separate scenes overlapped together. The amount of information that suddenly flooded into his mind made his face turn pale.
When he looked again, he had found himself surrounded by the evil cultivators again.
But it’s different from the feeling just now.
Lou Kongyu didn't know how to describe that subtlety, but there was only one thing he could confirm - this was not "real".
A demon cultivator beside him passed through his body without any hindrance, as if they were in two different time and space.
Seeing Lou Kongyu's reaction, Chu Lu, who was inside the soul bead, raised his chin thoughtfully.
Although he had given such instructions just now, Chu Lu did not expect that Lou Kongyu almost broke free from this illusion. If the child's cultivation level was not too low and his spiritual awareness was not too weak, he might have really been able to escape from it.
——Could it be that this child is unexpectedly talented in illusion arrays?
Chu Lu, who had no idea of Lou Kongyu's mental journey, began to think seriously: After leaving this secret realm, should he send a disciple to Jiang Yixi?
Of course, if you really want to do this, you have to plan it carefully.
After all, the soul orb he is currently residing in is temporarily bound to Lou Kongyu, and given the hatred between him and Jiang Yixi, once this is exposed, unless Lou Kongyu has become Jiang Yixi's direct disciple, he will definitely be hunted down to the ends of the earth.
No... Even if he is a direct disciple, he might end up being "killed for the sake of justice".
According to the plot, Ling Hua Daojun fell into evil overnight and his true face hidden for many years was exposed. He was indeed deserted by his friends and relatives and became infamous.
However, the intensity of the pursuit was still beyond Chu Lu's expectations.
He originally thought that since they had been friends for so many years, even if they were chasing him, they would just be pretending and let him escape to the demon world.
However, the reality was far from what he thought.
Ling Hua Dao Jun (who should have been called Ling Hua Mo Zun at the time) was chased to the tenth floor of the demon world and almost started the second war between Taoism and demons: "..."
After running to the lowest level of the Demon Realm, Chu Lu actually shut himself off for a short period of time. He began to silently reflect on his level of interpersonal communication over the past thousand years.
After all, we once fought side by side and trusted each other with life and death. It shouldn’t be that... “plastic”, right?
In short, it is impossible to kill the Taoist who is chasing us.
Even without mentioning the subsequent plot content, based on the thousand-year friendship alone, he would not let anyone die in the demon world.
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I just don’t know why, even though it’s like this, the hatred value is getting higher and higher.
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In the end, Chu Lu was even forced to give up several plot points that he thought were not very important, in order to avoid meeting old friends from the world of cultivation, so as to avoid an accident halfway and being stabbed to death elsewhere before completing the mission.
As for the results, it was quite successful.
I just didn't expect him to come back a second time...
So this time, it would be better for him to stay inside the soul orb and not show up.
Whether it's for him or Lou Kongyu...
Chu Lu once again used his spiritual sense to scan the four children to make sure that they did not have any sudden wounds. He then rested his chin on his hand and continued to think about who would be Lou Kongyu's master.
It was indeed a bit dangerous to send him to Jiang Yixi, especially after Lou Kongyu had learned sword from him.
But he remembered that the other party later had a talented junior fellow apprentice, whose name seemed to be Yu, Yu something? Although he was not so familiar with him, his attitude towards him was unexpectedly friendly.
Taoist Tingshui, Jiang Yixi's master, is well-known in the entire cultivation world for his vision in accepting disciples. If Junior Brother Yu, who was accepted as his last disciple, had not died in the middle of his career, he would have become a famous formation cultivator by now.
If Lou Kongyu can successfully become a disciple, then this junior brother Yu would be a good candidate.
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While in the illusion, he spoke to remind his companions.
However, Chen Jingzhi's gaze lingered on Lou Kongyu for a moment, to determine whether he needed to knock him out directly - under the condition of having reliable people accompanying him, this was the simplest and most brutal way to escape from the illusion.
Chen Jingzhi was not worried about his two junior sisters. After all, one was the apple of the eye of the master of Fufeng Peak, and the other was the direct disciple of the elder of Yaofeng.
Although neither of them was good at direct combat, they had brought many magical instruments and treasures with them when they left the sect. Now they were reminded that they were in an illusion array, so they had their own way to deal with the current situation. Although this illusion array was extremely exquisite, it did not have any killing intent. There must be no one behind it controlling it. As long as they did not get trapped in it, they would not have to worry about their lives.
Chen Jingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Lou Kongyu not only did not fall into the illusion, but even showed signs of breaking free.
Thinking of the various signs the other party had shown before, Shen Jingzhi had some guesses about the child's situation.
In short, after confirming that the people traveling with him were safe, Chen Jingzhi finally took the time to look at the scene constructed by this illusion.
However, it was soon discovered that this was probably not just an illusion.
More like... a return to the past...
"That's...Uncle Jiang?"
When looking at the figure that was similar to what she knew but also different, Mu Yanyan couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.
But as the figure approached, she couldn't help but put a question mark at the end of her words, as if she wanted to get her companion's affirmation.
But apart from Lou Kongyu who did not recognize this "Uncle Jiang", the other two did not give any answer for a while.
The "Uncle Jiang" mentioned by Mu Yanyan refers to the current leader of the Jiugong Sect, Jiang Yixi.
Her mother was a disciple of the elder of the Jiugong Sect. When she was in the Jiugong Sect, Jiang Yixi even called her "senior sister". The two of them had a good personal relationship, and Mu Yanyan also liked this "Uncle Jiang". According to her mother, when she was young, she once did stupid things like grabbing the corner of his robe and crying that she wanted to be his Taoist partner when she grew up.
However, in Mu Yanyan's impression, Uncle Jiang has always been dressed in white and has a gentle smile.
Compared to a quiet and inactive monk, he is more like a handsome young man in the mortal world.
But now…
The young man's crimson robe was even a little black due to the blood. There was no smile on his handsome face. His indifferent and cold expression even made Mu Yanyan think of Yaochuan Jianzun.
Although he was surrounded by demon cultivators, there was no panic on his face. Instead, the demon cultivators surrounding him showed expressions of vigilance and fear.
The next moment, without any warning—
Within the huge circle with the young man as the center, all the demon cultivators' eyes became blank and blood spurted from their necks.
Amid the fallen corpses, the young man's face slowly raised the corner of his lip.
His clothes were soaked with blood once again, and he wiped the blood splattered on his face carelessly.
Whether it's expression or aura...
They all seem to be more evil than the demon cultivators.
Mu & Ruan: !!!
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