"Who the hell are you, you bastard? Are you here to harm me? You made me kill a man for no reason. Are you here to disgust me?" The con man rushed forward angrily, grabbed the man's collar and shook him hard. Seeing that the man had no intention of waking up, he slapped him several times in a row.
It was useless. The man was like a dead pig. No matter how the con man tossed him around, he just lay there motionless.
The con man was sweating profusely and sat on the ground dejectedly, staring blankly at the man who was motionless like a vegetable.
He didn't know how powerful his illusory sword was, because he had been constantly honing his skills in the Sword Soul Gate in this illusory realm, and he had only recently figured it out. He had never used it on a human before, and he didn't know if the person would be able to wake up if he used it on them.
In his battles with demons, he had used the Illusion Sword more than a dozen times so far, and his strongest opponent was a light-based demon, including some super spirits.
According to Lao Qian's experience, no demon spirit, including light-based demon spirits, can wake up after being hit by his illusory sword.
Of course, the con man still held out a glimmer of hope.
Although the demons that had fought with him before were unable to wake up, after all, they were killed by him in a very short time after being hit by the sword of illusion. He didn't know whether they could wake up after being hit by the sword of illusion for a long time.
Maybe after a long time, the effect of the illusory sword will weaken, and the person will be able to wake up?
The con man watched the time go by every second. It felt even more unbearable than waiting for break when he was a child. Why did time go by so slowly?
"Xiao Qian." Lao Qian suddenly heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice. He turned around and saw the old immortal standing outside the fence.
The reason why he said familiar was because the immortal was his father, and of course he was very familiar with his father's voice.
He said it sounded strange because he had never heard the old immortal sound so panic-stricken. Even his voice was trembling, as if something had happened that frightened the old immortal.
"Old man, what happened?" The old swindler wanted to walk over, but the old immortal couldn't wait and rushed in. He pointed at the man who was hit by the illusory sword and said, "Xiao Qian, you are in great danger!"
"Old man, what do you mean?" asked the con man with some confusion.
"Has this person been hit by your illusory sword?" asked the old immortal in a trembling voice.
"I don't know what's wrong with this guy. He came over here and insisted on trying my Illusion Sword. I didn't want to fight him, but he forced me to do it. I had no choice..." The old man saw that something was wrong and asked quickly, "Old man, could this person be from one of the four major families?"
"It would be great if it was someone from one of the four major families. If I kill someone from one of the four major families, even if it's the heir to a family, I will save your life even if I have to risk my old bones. At least you still have a chance to live." The old immortal said with a deathly pale face.
Lao Qian immediately realized that something might have gone wrong, and asked anxiously, "Is this person's background more important than the heirs of the four major families? What is his identity? I really can't think of anyone whose identity is more important than the heirs of the four major families."
"He is the president's son." The old man sighed.
"What... the president's son..." The old con man was stunned and said in disbelief: "Doesn't the president only have Li Qingyi as a daughter? Where did the son come from?"
"He is the president's illegitimate son." The old man ran to the man and kept patting his face, trying to wake him up.
"The president's illegitimate son... Could he be the legendary chief of the technician team, Li Xiu?" The old man immediately knew who this man was.
"He is Li Xiu." The old man couldn't wake Li Xiu up no matter what he did, and he became even more anxious.
"It turns out that the rumors are true. Li Xiu is the president's illegitimate son! Old man, where did you hear this? Are you sure it's not wrong?" The old con man asked hurriedly.
"How could it be wrong? Think about it, why did he become the chief as soon as he joined Changshengtian? Why did he cause so many troubles in Changshengtian, but no one could do anything to him? Even Li Changmian was killed by him, and Li Changyin couldn't do anything to him. Do you think this is normal?" The old man paused, and continued: "In fact, the president had already secretly informed us old guys and asked us to keep an eye on him. I didn't expect..."
The old man's face turned pale when he heard this: "Old man, don't be afraid. This is my fault. I will bear the responsibility alone. It has nothing to do with my family. If the president wants to find someone to pay with his life, I will give my life to him."
"Do you have the final say on this matter? The president has finally had such a son after thousands of years. If he really dies, our whole family will not be able to pay for it even if we sacrifice our lives." The old man shook Li Xiu hard and said.
"Old man, stop shaking him. He has been hit by my illusory sword, so it's impossible to wake him up like this. We can only wait until he comes out of the illusion on his own..." said the old con man helplessly.
"Why do you insist on practicing this illusory sword? There are so many ways to go, but you have to take this dead end. I have told you so many times before to give up the illusory sword, but you just wouldn't listen. What should I do now?" The old immortal beat his chest and stamped his feet.
The old swindler had never seen the old immortal so helpless and hopeless. He felt extremely uncomfortable. After thinking for a while, he said to the old immortal, "Old man, go back now and take your family away from Changshengtian. I will take care of everything here. I will stop him for a while."
"You can't stop him. With your Illusion-Breaking Sword, the president can crush you to death with just one finger. What can you do to stop him? And where can we escape to? As long as the president wants to kill us, we will die even if we escape to the ends of the earth." The old man said in despair, "Wait, if Li Xiu really can't wake up, our family will hang together, so that we won't have to look back and find ourselves unable to live or die. At least we can die quickly without suffering so much."
The old con man had no other choice but to guard Li Xiu together with the old immortal, hoping that Li Xiu would wake up.
But as time passed, Li Xiu showed no signs of waking up. He seemed to be getting more and more immersed in the illusion, and a smile even appeared on his face.
"Li Xiu, ah Li Xiu, you are such a big trouble to me. Why do you have to mess with me for no reason?" The old man felt extremely uncomfortable and stared at Li Xiu in a daze.
As he watched, Lao Qian suddenly felt something was wrong.
The smile on Li Xiu's face became more and more intense, which made the old man feel a little suspicious.
He had practiced the Sword of Illusion for so long, and although he had just reached the realm of Living Illusion, he had also killed more than a dozen demons with the realm of Living Illusion. After those demons fell into the realm of Living Illusion, none of them smiled like Li Xiu.
Although he himself said that the true illusion of life is one that can make people indulge in it and unable to extricate themselves, even if they know that it is an illusion, they are unwilling to get out of it.
But he himself had not reached that level. The expressions of the demons he killed with the Sword of Illusion were extremely ferocious and terrifying, as if they had encountered something extremely terrifying, and they did not smile like Li Xiu.
The con man didn’t think that his life illusion had suddenly come to fruition, allowing him to truly reach the highest level of his life illusion.
"No way..." The old man seemed to have thought of something, but he didn't dare to believe his own judgment, and stared at Li Xiu.
After watching for a while, the old con man looked at the immortal old man again. After a while, he looked at Li Xiu again.
The smile on Li Xiu's face remained the same, but the old man still looked anxious.
"Impossible!" The con man became more and more suspicious.
He himself had not reached that level, but when he talked to Li Xiu about it, he described the theoretical highest level of the illusion of life. In other words, only Li Xiu knew what the highest level of the illusion of life was.
Thinking of this, when the old con man looked at the old immortal again, his eyes became extremely complicated.
The old man said anxiously, "What are you still looking at? Why don't you think of a way to wake him up?"
The con man sighed secretly. This kind of old man was the kind of old man he wanted to see, but a real old man would never show such an expression or express emotions in this way.
From childhood to adulthood, the old man always has a smiling face, as if even if the sky falls, it cannot make him lose the smile on his face.
Lao Qian still remembers that when he was a child, he followed the old immortal into the trial land. The old immortal asked him to fight a demon spirit of a higher level than him.
That time, the con man almost died at the hands of the evil spirit, but the old immortal was completely indifferent. Not to mention being as anxious as he is now, he even kept the smile on his face, as if his death was of no importance to the old immortal.
From then on, Lao Qian knew that no matter what happened, he had to face it alone and no one could help him.
The con man also grew up like this. He developed his own independent personality and thinking ability, and would always solve problems in his own way. It seemed that after that day, he grew up overnight and was able to face any difficulties and problems independently.
But deep down in Lao Qian's heart, he still hopes that the immortal old man can take care of him like an ordinary father.
The con man looked at the anxious face of the old immortal, sighed slightly, took a last deep look at him, and the phantom sword in his hand appeared out of thin air and slashed at the old immortal.
The figure of the old immortal suddenly shattered, and the surrounding environment seemed to be a little different. Although he was still in front of the Sword Soul Gate, he could feel a hint of cool wind blowing on his skin.
Li Xiu in front of him was still standing there with a smile on his face, but this time, Li Xiu spoke.
"You're awake." Li Xiu looked at the con man and said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that Chief Li is also good at the illusion of life, and is even better than me." The old con man smiled bitterly and said, "What exactly does Chief Li want to do here? Is he just trying to play a trick on me?"
"The chief executive asked me to recruit you into the technician team, so I came to see you." Li Xiu said.
"I appreciate Chief Li's kindness, but don't bother me. I will talk to the old man myself." The old man frowned and said.
Li Xiu was unmoved and continued to talk to himself: "The old general wanted to use a super spiritual gem to let you join my technician team, but I didn't agree."
"I didn't expect the old man would spend such a huge amount of money on me. What did he give to President Li in the end to make you willing to make this trip?" said the con man.
"In the end, nothing was given." Li Xiu said.
"Didn't give anything?" Lao Qian was a little unconvinced. If the old man really didn't give anything, how could Li Xiu come to see him specially.
"Yes, nothing." Li Xiu smiled and said, "I heard that you have a nickname called the worst among your peers, and you practice the magic sword, so I am a little curious and want to come and see you."
"Are you disappointed with the result, Chief Li?" the old con man said with a cold face.
"No, I'm surprised that at your age, you have already comprehended the realm of life and illusion. Not only are you not the worst among your peers, you're also a great genius. So I agree to let you join the technician team." Li Xiu said.
"Chief Li, you agreed, but I didn't. I never said I wanted to join your technician team." The old con man said coldly.
"It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. Since I want you, you are already a member of the technician team." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"Sorry, I won't join the technician team." Lao Qian said stubbornly.
"No, you will," Li Xiu said.
"Why do you think you can decide my life? Who do you think you are? Even this old man can't decide my life. Who do you think you are? You don't have the qualifications." The con man was a little annoyed.
"Your life? Are you sure this is your life?" Li Xiu said to the con man with a smile.
The old con man was suddenly startled, his face gradually turned ugly, and he seemed to realize something.
"Impossible!" The old man summoned the phantom sword again and swept it towards Li Xiu.
The next second, Li Xiu's figure disappeared under the phantom sword, and the surrounding environment seemed to have changed slightly again.
"Illusion within an illusion!" The con man's face became even uglier when he saw that the real Li Xiu was actually sitting at his table drinking tea.
He could no longer be sure whether Li Xiu in front of him and everything here were real or an illusion, whether this was another illusion, or whether he had already entered an illusion since he saw Li Xiu.
An illusion within an illusion, this kind of illusion technique, the con man had thought about it before, but he had no idea how to do it. Li Xiu even had a conversation with him in the illusion, which was even more incredible.
Now he no longer knew whether he was real or an illusion, and he even had the urge to stab himself with a sword to see if he could die.
"Remember to come to my office tomorrow to complete the formalities. From now on, you are a member of my technician team." Li Xiu threw an invitation card to Lao Qian, then stood up and said, "But I want you. You will have to guard the Sword Soul Gate by yourself in the future. I believe that with your ability, this is not a problem at all."
After saying that, Li Xiu walked out of the fence and disappeared on the path to Wangsheng Town.
Until Li Xiu's figure disappeared, Lao Qian still couldn't be sure whether he was in reality or in the illusion set up by Li Xiu.
"Is that guy... a devil?" The con man muttered to himself with a complicated expression.
Li Xiu was in a very good mood on his way back, because apart from the vase weirdo, he finally found another person who could cross the line of spiritual consciousness. This meant that although there were very few people who could cross the line of spiritual consciousness, there were still some. He was not an alien, nor a monster, it was just that there were fewer people like him.
However, Li Xiu couldn’t be sure whether the con man’s spiritual awareness was innate or was enhanced by the Phantom Sword.
If it is a line that can be passed after birth, that would be interesting. Perhaps by studying the con man and his phantom sword, we can find a way to allow ordinary magicians to pass the line. That would be very interesting.
The current magic armor masters are too weak for Li Xiu. They are so weak that he has no interest in them and no opponents. If spiritual awareness can really be cultivated, and there are more magic armor masters with spiritual awareness above the line, or magic armor masters who can match or even surpass him, Li Xiu will only feel extremely happy. A game without an opponent is really meaningless.
No matter what, he was determined to get Lao Qian. Not to mention that Lao Bu Si begged Li Xiu to accept Lao Qian into the team, even if Lao Bu Si disagreed, he would definitely get Lao Qian to his own technician team.
The illusory sword that the con man had practiced had obviously integrated spiritual consciousness and light energy into one. It was not like the ghost-blinded eyes of the vase monster, which was just the pure release of spiritual consciousness.
It’s just that Lao Qian himself has not realized this problem. He probably doesn’t even know that the realm of life and illusion that he has realized requires a strong spiritual consciousness as a foundation to achieve, and it is not just a simple trial-taker’s skill.
This also gave Li Xiu some inspiration. Since he could use a special contract to unify spiritual consciousness and light energy, then he might be able to unify spiritual consciousness and light energy directly.
Of course, this requires more research, at least the characteristics of the phantom sword must be studied clearly first.
"He is the worst among his peers. How blind must one be to regard a genius like Lao Qian as a big fake?" Li Xiu felt that Lao Qian should be a member of his technician team. It would be a pity for him not to control the magic armor with such a strong spiritual awareness.
"I'm afraid Lao Qian himself doesn't know how strong his talent is in magic armor. Should I get him a set of magic armor and let him have a taste of the sweetness first?" Li Xiu secretly planned in his heart. If Lao Qian could become a magic armor master, then the old official would not just focus on him in the future, and he would not have to go to the tests of those magic armors in person.
"If the con man doesn't come tomorrow, I will catch him myself and let him have a taste of the endless illusion. Of course he has to try something he created himself first. You can't blame me for this. The illusion of life was not invented by me. If anyone is to blame, he can only blame himself." Li Xiu felt that he was a very reasonable person.