Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 608 A Gluttonous Feast of Blood and Food, A Heaven-Opening Divine Power! Turning the Illusory into the Real, Refining the False into the True!
As people age, they become wiser; as ghosts age, they become more cunning.

These words are truly fitting when applied to the demonic spirits of the Myriad Flower Forest.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these demonic souls appear to be in their prime; in reality, their ages are unknown.

The world of murals has devoured countless souls of those who passed by.

At this moment, after controlling Zhu Xiaolian and his servant, the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "The Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest Illusion greets Senior. Senior is a highly accomplished master. We are just pitiful people who have taken refuge in this illusionary world. We humbly beg Senior to spare our lives."

The master of the Myriad Flowers Forest is indeed clever.

Even though they had Zhu Xiaolian and his servant under control, they still lowered their stance in front of Luo Fu.

Luo Fu chuckled dismissively and said, "Do you think that by controlling Zhu Xiaolian, you can make me hesitate to act rashly?"

"This humble woman dares not. We poor people only want to survive."

"This..." Zhu Xiaolian looked blankly at the sharp claws that firmly held his neck, then glanced at the many fairies in the Myriad Flower Forest, finally fixing his gaze on Luo Fu. He said, "Brother Luo, what... what exactly is going on? A gentleman uses words, not fists. In any case, why are you shouting and killing these fairies? Hou Xia and I are in a lot of trouble because of the fairies' shelter."

"Fool." Meng Longtan, a bandit who was also under control but clearly not as seriously regarded as Hou Xia and Zhu Xiaolian, said disdainfully, "We are now being held hostage by the fairy you speak of. You'd better pray that your brother Luo will show mercy, otherwise, we will definitely die here."

"Young Master Luo, help!" Compared to the bewildered Zhu Xiaolian and the bandit Meng Longtan, Hou Xia, the pageboy, was clearly in a complete panic. After all, it wasn't just a sharp blade being held to his neck.

These girls, who were once gentle and weak, are now more terrifying than the bandit Meng Longtan.

Luo Fu simply couldn't be bothered with Zhu Xiaolian.

In his eyes, Zhu Xiaolian's usefulness completely disappeared the moment he found the world of the mural.

As for the feelings that the group had developed while traveling together, at most it would only prevent Luo Fu from harming them. If he could save them, Luo Fu wouldn't mind saving Zhu Xiaolian and his servant's lives.

But if one truly believes that Luofu will make an exception for them, then that is wishful thinking.

From beginning to end, Luo Fu had little affection for Zhu Xiaolian whatsoever.

With a flick of his wrist, Luo Fu's expression changed to that of a kind-faced old monk, as if he had been pulled out of thin air by Luo Fu.

He stumbled and appeared before everyone.

Upon seeing the old monk, the master of the Myriad Flowers Forest's expression changed drastically.

This old monk was none other than the spirit of the Kapala Gu.

In theory, as the spirit of the Kapala Gu, the Immovable Monk had no chance of entering the painted illusion.

After all, the Immovable Monk wasn't even a complete living soul; he was merely the spirit of the Kapala Gu.

The Myriad Flowers Forest Illusion is essentially a dream world created by human-skin Thangka paintings. Whether it is the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest or these so-called fairies named after flowers, they are essentially in a situation similar to that of the Immovable Monk and the Kapala Gu.

Although they seemed to be very close, both located in that desolate ancient temple, they were actually worlds apart, never to meet again.

But ironically, the spirit of the Kapala Gu, Monk Immovable, has been dragged into the Myriad Flower Forest Illusion by Luo Fu.

The Immovable Monk, who had also seen the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest, was completely devoid of his former nonchalant demeanor.

With hands clasped together, he unconsciously chanted the Buddha's name.

But that trembling voice fully revealed the restlessness in his heart at that moment.

Because Luo Fu pulled the Immovable Monk into the illusion of the Myriad Flowers Forest, the surroundings instantly fell into another strange atmosphere.

Luo Fu glanced meaningfully at the Immovable Monk beside him, then his gaze swept over the Master of the Myriad Flowers Forest.

At that moment, he seemed to discover something in the two of them.

Although Luo Fu's memories from his past life told him that the mistress of the Myriad Flower Forest in the Painted Wall World, a woman whom other flower-named demons called "Auntie," seemed to have had a tragic love affair with the Immovable Monk.

But clearly, memories of past lives have little reference value in this world.

Or rather, because this world is a collection of too many memories from Luofu's past lives, the causes and effects between them are intertwined, making them completely unrecognizable.

At best, the memories of his past life can only provide Luo Fu with a negligible reference, but more importantly, Luo Fu himself needs to make his own judgments.

This unmoving monk is not a monk at all, but the spirit of the Kapala Gu.

The so-called painted mural world is actually a special illusion created from the murals of human-skin Thangkas, which imprisoned countless demon souls.

Even the Immovable Monk couldn't enter the Myriad Flower Forest at all. Similarly, the beings within the Myriad Flower Forest illusion were also unable to exist outside of the illusion.

Under such circumstances, how could there possibly be any melodramatic or abusive love between the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest and the Immovable Monk?
Even the arrangement of partners for Zhu Xiaolian and his servant, as well as the bandit Meng Longtan, by the master of Wanhua Forest, has an explanation: it is nothing more than a method similar to how the Tree Demon Granny manipulates the female ghosts under her command.

The Tree Demon Granny manipulates female ghosts to lure passersby, then devours their souls in a bloody feast to enhance herself.

The same applies to the world of Painted Skin.

However, the process of Lanruo Temple is divided into two parts here at the mural site.

The illusory forest of myriad flowers within the mural devours living souls. Therefore, the Immovable Monk, as the Kapala Gu, is clearly responsible for dealing with the physical body. The two are obviously working in perfect harmony.

One obtains a living soul, the other obtains blood and food; coincidentally, the Kapala Gu Gu is a Gu worm specifically designed to devour flesh and blood.

Of course, this is just Luo Fu's speculation.

The truth may only be known when he finally meets the mastermind behind the creation of the Kapala Gu and the human skin Thangka murals.

As for the Immovable Monk and the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest who were pulled into the illusionary realm of the Myriad Flowers Forest by Luofu.

They may know the truth, but they all have restrictive measures on them.

Without a way to break the restriction, it would be impossible to get anything out of the Immovable Monk and the Lord of the Myriad Flower Forest.

In fact, not only Luofu, but even the demons in the Wanhua Forest, including Zhu Xiaolian and his servant, and the bandit Meng Longtan, all noticed the strange relationship between the Immovable Monk and the Lord of Wanhua Forest.

The two had known each other for a long time. Only then did the monk Budong manage to suppress his excitement and say, "Master, you are a supreme cultivator. We must never be your enemy. It is the right time to abandon darkness and embrace the light. I hope you will not make a mistake for yourself."

Faced with the monk's persuasion, the mistress of the Myriad Flowers Forest was caught in a dilemma. Deep down, she did not want to do anything that could be called abandoning darkness for light.

After all, she was the undisputed leader in this mural.

If we were to divide the authority of the Painted Wall Illusion, then the entity behind the scenes that has not yet revealed any clues is the true master of the Painted Wall Illusion, possessing absolute ownership of the Painted Wall world.

But now, this being, who can only be described as a background figure, has not interfered with the operation of the Painted Skin world for an unknown period of time.

In this context, the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest is undoubtedly the Lord of a certain illusionary world.

When you are perfectly capable of making your own decisions, who would want to suddenly have a master over your head?
It is precisely because the current situation is beyond human control that the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest is caught in a dilemma. From the moment Luo Fu moved the mural world to the Divine Might Space, the human skin Thangka mural was tantamount to completely severing its connection with the entire Great World.

Like water without a source, it gradually dries up.

In this situation, however, the master of the Myriad Flowers Forest had no choice but to accept the offer.

What lies before her now is not a choice between abandoning darkness and embracing light or remaining stubbornly deluded.

It is a direct choice between life and death.

Either refuse, and you'll be doomed; or accept, and you'll become a complete lackey of Luofu.

The practice of serving as a lackey of a powerful being was something that both the Immovable Monk and the Lord of the Myriad Flower Forest were quite familiar with.

After all, this is their old trick.

The real dilemma is whether, if they abandon the darkness and embrace the light, and pledge allegiance to Luofu, Luofu can truly contend with the being who created the human-skin Thangka murals and the Kapala Gu.
While the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest was struggling with this dilemma, the Painted Wall Illusion took another step towards destruction.

Under the threat of utter death, the Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest finally knelt down before Luo Fu with a thud.

Her actions also momentarily stunned the many flower-named spirits around her.

Zhu Xiaolian blinked, his eyes filled with shock, and looked in the direction of Luofu.

Previously, Zhu Xiaolian only regarded Luo Fu as an extraordinary person who knew a little magic, but now, after experiencing the threat of life and death, he finally realized that Luo Fu and he were not the same kind of people at all.

Even though Zhu Xiaolian had been obsessed with the imperial examinations before, at this moment, he also developed a desire to seek immortality and enlightenment.

The allure of immortality is irresistible to any living being.

In a short time, all the demons of the Myriad Flowers Forest knelt on the ground.

Where was the tense atmosphere that had just been?

That's understandable. In this short period of time, several of these flower-named demon souls became ethereal, giving people the vague impression that they might disappear at any moment.

This is because after the entire wall was moved to the Divine Might Space along with Luofu, the human skin Thangka mural, like water without a source, lost its external nourishment, and its origin was gradually drying up.

The Lord of the Myriad Flowers Forest does not want to die, and similarly, how many of these demon souls named after flowers actually want to face death?
After all, this is not as simple as life and death in the ordinary sense. Ordinary living beings have the opportunity to be reincarnated after they die. Even now, when the Heavenly Dao is in chaos and the cycle of reincarnation has lost its order, ordinary living beings still have a chance to become ghosts after they die. At worst, they can just become wandering ghosts.

But these demon souls had no such opportunity; everything about them was firmly locked onto the human skin Thangka mural.

As long as the painted mural exists, it lives; if the painted mural is destroyed, it perishes.

This is utter and complete annihilation.

Even the golden-armored warrior sheathed his weapon and knelt down to the side.

For these creatures within the painted illusions that have surrendered.

Luo Fu didn't really care; the lives and deaths of these people were not on his mind at all.

What he cared about was who created this illusionary mural painted on human skin.

They were actually able to refine the ritual implements of the Buddhist Tantric lineage into something evil and heretical.

Undeniably, the kapala bowl and the human skin Thangka are unique discoveries, representing a shift from Buddha to demon and vice versa. The line between good and evil is thin. However, both the human skin Thangka mural and the kapala Gu are quite unusual.

It's so unusual that it seems as if good and evil have been reversed.

With just a glance at the kneeling demon souls, Luo Fu immediately linked the mural to the Divine Might Space.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Kamui Space isn't very large now. After being shared several times, the Kamui Space, which was originally just a Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique in the ninja world, has now become a world-shaking divine power.

The space is small now simply because Luofu has not yet fully localized the sharing of power.

The upper limit of the Divine Might Space is a true world in the real sense.

At the moment the mural and the Divine Might Space connected.

Visible to the naked eye, all the demonic souls in these mural spaces, from the master of the Myriad Flowers Forest to ordinary demonic souls named after flowers, including the golden-armored warrior, underwent earth-shattering changes in an instant.

Before, they could only be considered beings living in an illusion, unable to escape it at all. Compared to sentient beings who truly exist in the world, they were like beings from a lower dimension.

But now, the mural has been linked to the Divine Might Space. That profound foundation, resembling a world within itself, instantly elevated the essence of the mural's illusion.

It has even broken down the boundary between reality and illusion, truly turning dreams upside down.

Sensing the changes within themselves, the creatures of the Painted Wall Illusion no longer harbored any thought of resistance against Luofu.

Indeed, they simply could not fathom the terrifying power that Luo Fu possessed, which granted them the ability to move from illusion to the true essence of reality.

Since Luo Fu can now imbue the entire painted mural with reality in the blink of an eye, does that also mean that, if he does the opposite, Luo Fu can also bring a real existence into an illusory dimension?
To transform the illusory into the real, to refine the false into the true—what a tremendous power this is!

Having personally experienced the transformation from illusion to reality.

Throughout the entire illusory world of the painted mural, from the master of the Myriad Flowers Forest to ordinary demon souls named after flowers, none dared to show the slightest disrespect to Luo Fu.

For Luo Fu, the moment he completely bound the painting to the Divine Might Space, he also sensed that the human skin Thangka seemed to be touched for a moment.

Unfortunately, this slight stimulation had absolutely no effect.

(End of this chapter)