Chapter 88 Reaching the Summit
After the "Eye of Truth" was activated, the world in front of him trembled for a moment, and a phantom appeared in the space.
When the tremors of the entire world are over——
An arrow appeared in front of my eyes. The direction the arrow pointed to should be where I was going. I compared the road in the illusion and found that it was completely opposite to the direction the arrow pointed to.
——If you follow the path in the illusion, you will go down the stairs, then exit the illusion, then go up the stairs again and enter the illusion.
This illusion is so cruel.
It's not harmful at all, but it's extremely insulting.
But now I just need to close my eyes, not be distracted by my vision, and then walk towards the direction the arrow is pointing. Good news, I can see the arrow even with my eyes closed.
However, the interference of this illusion still exists even if I close my eyes. I can still feel the wind and dust in this illusion. It is so real that it doesn't feel like an illusion at all.
If this wasn't Villar's world, I would really be in a trance.
After all, there's no way in the world of cultivation there would be such modern buildings and tentacles growing from buildings, right?!
[…I miss you so much.]
Me too.
But it’s not that I miss the tentacles, it’s that I miss the normal life before - to be honest, things haven’t been normal since Villar returned to China.
【Um? 】
[Has Xiaoyu reached the age where she's disgusted with me?... I knew the novelty of being a local specialty would wear off eventually. After all, I'm just a messy evil god...]
What the hell have you learned?!
System, what on earth did you teach him?
[Hey hey——]
The arrow pointed to the tentacles ahead, and I walked up with my eyes closed.
The ground beneath my feet felt sticky and seemed to be wriggling. I actually stepped onto the tentacles and could even smell a fishy odor with a hint of the ocean.
From this perspective, Villar's black smoke tentacle is better. At least it looks good and doesn't have the fishy smell of the sea.
There are differences between evil gods!
However, the Veral in this world is a little green bird, and it might turn into a colorful green bird in the future. If tentacles emerge, it would be a bit too eye-catching.
【My tentacles have also turned green! 】
...Thank you. Even if they are the same color, it won't cover up the weird feeling of tentacles growing on the divine bird.
At this moment, I felt like I was walking on the wall at a 90-degree angle, but I could still move forward and there was no feeling of falling. It was just my brain telling me that I was perpendicular to the wall.
I didn't know how long I walked, but the next moment, I was standing on flat ground.
The arrow is still there, but this time there is a fork in the road.
Three colors, three arrows.
...No, this is a malfunction, right?!
Where am I going?
[Please take a look at the item description——]
The Eye of Truth
Special props that can reveal all truths, including but not limited to all kinds of illusions and lies.
It can calculate different routes. There is no road in the illusion, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road.
Different colors have different distances. Green is the shortest, but there may be certain obstacles in the middle, which the user needs to break through by himself; red is the longest, but there may be different gains in the middle; the other colors are slightly different, and you can choose according to your preference.
The true eye guides you!
…
...No, wait, has there ever been such a long item description before???
[Ah...it seems a while ago a colleague complained that the item descriptions were too general, so the company added more details overnight.]
OK, this is a very fast response.
I continued to look at the three arrows in front of me.
Decided to open my eyes.
Then I found myself standing on the sea.
This place seems to be somewhere in the East China Sea, the sea closest to Liuming Sect. Three arrows are floating on the sea surface.
The red arrow points to a row of reefs, the yellow arrow points to the ocean, and the green arrow points to the sky.
...I can understand the first two, but the one about heaven is a bit too much.
【Vision and senses can deceive you, but the eyes of truth will not, so it is better to close your eyes.】
Tong is right.
I paused, unable to see how much time had passed outside, so just in case, I decided to take the shortest distance.
Then, I felt like my whole body was vertical again, and every step I took had no sense of solidity.
…
"Oh? He closed his eyes."
The people watching on the Dengxian Terrace looked at Liu Luan with some surprise.
"This illusion of the Immortal Stage can't be broken by just closing your eyes..." said a Peak Master. Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Luan even speeding up. "He...what's wrong with him?"
Then he looked at Ling Ye, who had a blank expression on his face. "This must be his talent. Back at the foot of the mountain, I cast an isolation spell, but he still saw me at a glance."
He didn't say anything else, and then he felt the fluctuation of the way of heaven.
...he knew that he and the young man named Liu Luan had a master-disciple relationship.
Then everyone watched as others were trapped in the illusion, hesitating, turning in circles, and even going up and down. Only Liu Luan closed his eyes and climbed up with a determined look on his face. There were slight pauses or unsteady steps along the way, but the speed of climbing up the fairy platform was getting faster and faster.
"His name is Liu Luan?"
The Sect Master asked Ling Ye, and Ling Ye nodded. Then the Sect Master looked at the other young man who was lagging behind but also climbing up recklessly. For a moment, the two of them were far ahead of him on the last few hundred steps of the Immortal Ascension Platform. "Is that his younger brother or older brother?"
"It's my younger brother, Liu Hong."
"His brother's talent is even better than his...but his character is not as good as his."
Liu Hong was already punching in the air at this time, his footsteps paused slightly, and he went up and down several steps. I don't know what he saw, his expression was a little painful and crazy, and the same face formed a sharp contrast with Liu Luan.
"...I actually think his talent is no worse than Liu Hong's." Ling Ye said, "He has a restriction on him that limits some of his talent."
He has been communicating with the way of heaven for thousands of years, so naturally he can see more different things.
And Liu Luan, this child is like the son of Heaven... The aura of Heaven is particularly strong on him.
The way of heaven has been watching him.
The world of cultivation might really be about to change.
"He was almost there. What a shame, just a little short. Senior Brother's record is about to be broken. But judging from this, he'll be second on the list. I wonder who will be third between Liu Hong and Ying Ying." The headmaster stroked his beard and said with a smile, "But after this incident, Liu Luan's title as the eldest senior brother is now legitimate."
"...Master, should we also call him Senior Brother?" Several peak masters suddenly reacted and looked at the master with confused faces.
"It's no use looking for me. It's your master's first time accepting a disciple—"
…
I'm still walking in mid-air.
Then I deeply realized what "there will be certain obstacles along the way" in the prop description meant.
...No, why are the monsters over the East China Sea rushing towards my face?
Although I closed my eyes, the demonic aura and obscure spiritual power of the monster made it impossible for me to admit my mistake. Although it was an illusion, the illusions in the world of cultivation are comparable to the demons in the heart. If I don't believe it from the bottom of my heart that it is fake, I will really be hurt.
I touched the jade flute at my waist, put it to my lips, and shot out a few short flute notes towards the direction where the evil spirit came from. I even increased my speed.
The density of monsters is different at different altitudes above the East China Sea. Perhaps it's because the ecology is also different. I don't know if there are any ecologists in the world of cultivation. The higher you go, the fewer monsters there are.
And according to the law of the world's change just now, if my speed is fast enough, I will leave this illusion and enter the next one.
I don’t know how long it has been.
"Aluan——"
A familiar voice sounded behind me.
It was Liu Yuan's voice.
...No, I am very familiar with this trick of having someone close to me call me from behind and then being unable to leave when I look back.
"You bastard, how dare you ignore me?!"
Well, the personalities are more similar.
Liu Yuan is the one who really has an unnecessary mouth.
But I won't look back.
Even quickened his pace.
[Host, you're so stubborn! I admire your rationality sometimes.]
I'll take it as a compliment.
【It’s perfect! 】
Then, as I took an ordinary step onto solid ground, the arrow in front of me disappeared—
I opened my eyes and saw a flat white jade ground in front of me, surrounded by auspicious clouds. A few meters in front of me was the master of the 32nd peak of the Chongguang Sect.
Me, coming up?
Thanks to the "Eye of Truth", climbing stairs is a piece of cake for me.
Perhaps because I was still a little confused, Ling Ye came over first and touched my head. "Congratulations, you're first, three and a half hours."
His voice was cold, and if he hadn't touched my head, it would have sounded like a routine matter.
But I managed to hear a bit of kindness in this action and tone.
No, three and a half hours!
That means it only took me half an hour to climb the last two thousand steps!
I looked at the "Immortality List" floating in the air. A golden light flashed on it, and everyone who had not yet fallen into the illusion saw the changes in the list.
Starting from the second place, all the names dropped down one place.
And on the blank space of the second place, a pen appeared on the stone surface, with the two words "Liuluan" written on it, which were vigorous and powerful, with a faint golden light blending into them.
A part of the golden light from the list entered my body, and in just an instant, all the discomfort in my body disappeared, and I even felt that my realm had improved slightly.
The little bit I missed behind Liu Hong was made up.
...I knew that the ranking list in the world of immortal cultivation was not that simple, there must be some benefits!
[Didi Didi - Breaking the Record (Completed)
Mission Reward: All-Attribute Experience Voucher (three days)
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"You must be Liu Luan, right? Please wait here for a while, your brother will be here soon." The headmaster looked at me and smiled, very kindly.
I glanced at Ling Ye next to me, and he nodded. As expected, now all these peak masters probably know that Liu Hong and I are Ling Ye's disciples.
I looked down at the stairs. Most people were still around the 5,000-step mark, with only a handful above the 8,000-step mark.
Liu Hong, Ye Yingying, and two monks I don’t know.
They are all very young.
The fastest one is Liu Hong.
I was the first one to come up thanks to cheating. Liu Hong has the protagonist's halo and is only a few dozen levels away from him. Ye Yingying is about the same as him, but their speed is getting slower and slower.
I thought about what I encountered in my fantasy, and I thought Liu Hong would probably encounter the same thing, but everyone's fantasy is different. I don't know what is in his fantasy, and whether he will move forward without hesitation.
But the dullness in his eyes and the pain on his face could not be faked.
This is what it means to ask your conscience.
People who practice Taoism care more about their state of mind than their aptitude. If their state of mind is perfect, even if they have the worst aptitude, they can still ascend to heaven through hard work. But if their state of mind is not good, even if they are a genius, the road ahead will be difficult.
...I suddenly felt a little regretful that I had spoiled Liu Hong too much.
Especially after he stopped at the third-to-last step and burst into tears, I even wanted to reach out and pull him up.
"elder brother……"
Our distance is no more than three meters, which is nothing for a cultivator.
So I and the people around me could clearly hear his whispers.
"don't want……"
“Don’t die…”
…
"Oh no, he's got a demon in his heart—"
A peak master's eyes flashed, and he reached out to wake him, but Ling Ye stopped him first, "It's okay."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the disordered spiritual energy in Liu Hong's body returned to normal, and then he jumped directly onto the immortal platform.
The lifeless eyes became clear in a few breaths.
Then my image was imprinted in his eyes.
"elder brother--"
He ran over and hugged me.
I patted him on the back.
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