Just as he stepped out of the cave, a blinding light suddenly struck him, causing Shen Zhao to involuntarily close his eyes.
Once their eyes adjusted to the light intensity, they opened them again to find that the scene before them had undergone a complete transformation compared to when they entered the cave.
The once tranquil canyon has now been transformed into a battlefield filled with the sounds of battle.
Kill! Leave no one alive!
Within the distorted space, a blurry black figure waved its hand, and immediately four equally blurry black-robed figures behind it rushed towards a group of canyon guardians wielding a variety of weapons.
In a single instant, the large group of guards fell in pools of blood, like waves of wheat in autumn harvest.
"Do ants even dare to defy the heavens?"
"If you have anyone to blame, it's that you chose the wrong people to follow. I gave you chances, but you didn't cherish them, and you insisted on going down a dead end!"
The black-robed figure at the head of the group roared angrily, standing proudly atop a cluster of giant rocks, looking down at the ravaged creatures below.
Shen Zhao frowned, trying hard to see the faces of these murderers.
But just as he approached the leading figure, the black-robed figure seemed to have spotted his target and suddenly burst into laughter in Shen Zhao's direction:
"In the end, you couldn't hold back anymore. You actually came here to seek death for these mortal ants."
"What a pity. I didn't intend to kill you, but you were ungrateful and revealed your secret. Now you have no choice!"
After speaking, the five men in black robes abandoned the blood-soaked battlefield, passed through Shen Zhao's body, and headed straight for the distance.
"Let's follow them and see."
Shen Zhao frowned and immediately followed the figure in black robes, running past amidst the alternation of reality and illusion.
But the next moment, the scene distorted and changed abruptly again.
Five figures in black robes surrounded a man holding a gun on a rock in the center.
Although Shen Zhao couldn't see the face clearly, he could still tell from the figure that the person being surrounded was a woman.
At this moment, the gun in the woman's hand was broken. She was kneeling on the ground, surrounded by a pool of blood that flowed down the rocks and into the ground beneath her feet, forming a blood stream. It was initially judged that she had suffered a serious injury.
"Even now, you still refuse to submit?"
"You are utterly shameless and disgusting. You expect me to submit to you? What a pipe dream!"
"You still dare to be stubborn even when you're about to die. I'll ask you one last time, are you willing to surrender to me?"
"Are you worthy of my surrender?"
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Shen Zhao felt a tightness in his chest, his heart suddenly raced, and a strong sense of unease overwhelmed him.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the woman, the leader in black robes waved his hand dismissively: "What a pity, such a fine body, but after today, it will be nothing but bones."
It's not that I don't know how to cherish women, it's just that you're ungrateful and even help my rival to make things difficult for me.
Since you care about him so much, I'll send you on your way first. He'll soon join you on your journey to the underworld.
"You're truly pathetic, having been dominated by him your whole life, yet believing you've got everything."
But in the face of your opponent, you are so utterly powerless, as vulnerable as an infant.
"Shut up! Kill them!"
Enraged, the leader in black robes struck the woman with a palm strike.
"Stop! No!"
Shen Zhao roared and rushed forward on instinct to block the black-robed phantom.
But the illusion vanished the instant it came into contact with the black-robed phantom.
When Shen Zhao came to his senses, he found himself standing in front of a fruit tree with abundant spiritual energy.
"Big brother, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Liang Hao's familiar voice pulled Shen Zhao back to reality from the intertwined space-time of illusion and reality.
Letting out a long sigh, Shen Zhao looked at Liang Hao: "What happened to me just now?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Hao's face immediately showed a hint of panic: "Big brother, don't you know?"
I saw you walking all the way here, and no matter how I called you, you didn't respond.
Then I just stood there under that tree, lost in thought, especially my expression just now, it was really terrifying.
What happened? Please don't scare me!
"nothing."
Shen Zhao shook his head and asked again, "Have you noticed anything wrong with this valley?"
"Something's not right?" Liang Hao asked, puzzled, then looked completely bewildered. "There's nothing wrong with it."
The mountains here are green and the water is clear, the scenery is beautiful, it's a great place to retire. Has brother noticed something?
Shen Zhao shook his head and looked at the Xuanling Fruit Tree: "No, this is the Xuanling Fruit, right?"
"That's right, brother. Look, this Xuanling Fruit looks like it will be ripe in three to five days. Just pick one and eat it."
"Our cultivation will definitely increase by at least one rank. There are exactly three here. How about we split them equally among the three of us?"
"random!"
Shen Zhao didn't pay much attention to the Xuanling Fruit; his mind was still preoccupied with the illusion he had just witnessed and the diary in his arms.
"By the way, where is the little girl?"
"My little sister has found a spiritual spring in the canyon and is looking for a water-drawing vessel, so she hasn't come with us yet. If you need to find her, I'll go and inform her right away."
"No need. Let's rest in this valley for a few days. I found quite a few suitable Seven Luminaries Dustless Stones in the valley."
These are the finest materials for crafting imperial weapons. Let's forge one imperial weapon for each of you first.
Upon hearing this, Liang Hao's face immediately lit up with a smile: "That's great! Then I'll thank you in advance, brother!"
"Alright, you go find the little girl and meet up. I have some things I need to think about carefully. Let me be alone for a while."
"Um."
Liang Hao was very obedient, nodded, and got up to leave.
But in his heart he thought, "Strange, my brother's expression just now was so scary. I've never seen him like that before, even after knowing him for so long. What's wrong with him?"
After Liang Hao left, Shen Zhao leaned against a tree, pondering the illusion he had just seen.
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