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Chapter 212 Illusion Array? A Terrifying Thought!
how come?
This is Chicheng Sword Sect, one of the seven great sword masters, and he wields the famous Overturning Sea Spirit Sword!
With a cultivation level approaching perfection and wielding a top-grade spiritual weapon, he was virtually unmatched on the scene, except for Black Wind King and Dugu Ba.

Yet this powerful Qi cultivator died inexplicably.

The Canglang Sword Technique he cultivated was known as the number one water-based sword technique in Jinzhou, and its power was several times greater in water.

The Overturning Sea Sword in his hand is called the Overturning Sea Sword. It can manipulate water flow, overturn rivers and seas, and has great power.

Yet this powerful Water Sword Immortal died from being burned alive!
What's even more terrifying is that none of the people or demons present, including a powerful demon and a Yellow Court Qi Refiner, saw even the slightest spark.

Where does this fire come from?
For a moment, all living beings in the room fell silent.

Panic spread like a plague.

Whether they are cultivators or demons, they are ultimately sentient beings who experience fear and dread.

Fear stems from the unknown.

"What's said in the mural is true..."

At this moment, Abbess Jingyue broke the silence, a look of realization appearing on her face.

"What really?"

Liu Sheng's pupils contracted, and he grabbed her only remaining arm, instantly pinching it until a bruise appeared.

Was it that mural that she stared at for so long even though it was completely empty?
Could it be that the temple complex that vanished like a bubble truly held many secrets, but I simply lacked the wisdom to see them?

Just like that black severed hand beneath the vase?!

"Legend has it that the Dragon King had seven heads, each representing a different way of dying, such as dismemberment, suffocation, drowning, freezing to death, etc. Burning is one of the seven ways of dying."

Master Jingyue held one palm upright in front of her chest, her expression solemn and her face compassionate.
"It sets up a trial of suffering for those who live long lives, testing believers. Only by finding the placenta, a symbol of rebirth, in the illusion it creates can one overcome this trial."

afterbirth?

Liu Sheng glanced at the stone sculpture of the Dragon King in the distance, his cheek twitching.

He turned to look at Abbess Jingyue and noticed that her aura was somewhat different from before.

I can't quite put my finger on what's different, but it feels a bit like the Buddha statues enshrined in the previous temple complex.

His brows were furrowed with sorrow, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"It seems the nun knows quite a bit of information, but why didn't she say so before?"

Just then, the Prince of Jin's heir pushed through the crowd and the demons, leading Dugu Ba over:
"Where is the mural that the nun mentioned earlier?"

He pointed to the four guardian envoys radiating light in the distance and said in a deep voice:

"We wish to observe and see if we can devise a way to deal with these four stone sculptures."

"Didn't you see any temple complexes before you came here?"

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly interjected.

"Temple complex?"

The heir apparent of the Prince of Jin was taken aback, and his eyes immediately narrowed:

"Brother Eagle, are you deliberately making fun of me? My sworn brother and I crossed several mountains to get here."

"What mountains and ridges are we climbing? It's clearly a huge city, but it's like a maze. It got me completely lost several times before I finally got out!"

Black Wind King squeezed in as well, and rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

After speaking, it paused for a moment, met the eyes of the Prince of Jin's heir, and then both looked at Liu Sheng with solemn expressions.

"The nun and I passed through a magnificent temple complex, which covered a huge area and seemed to be a Buddhist temple that had been moved here."

Liu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine and recounted the events in detail, emphasizing the various Buddha statues and murals in the temple.

After saying that, he summoned the other people and demons present and asked them about his previous experiences.

The answers received were varied and diverse.

A Qi cultivator said that he had passed through an underground palace before arriving at this place.

Some monsters say that after landing on the island, it entered a large tomb filled with traps and mechanisms, and barely escaped with its life, finally arriving here.

Others say that they passed through a waterhole and arrived at this place in the dark.

In short, aside from those traveling together, every living being's experience is different. "Looking back now, is the land you passed through still there...?"

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered a few times before he asked again.

After they passed through the temple complex, his delusions suddenly erupted, attempting to seize control and take his place.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have any delusions at this point, as he hasn't undergone a blood transfusion yet.

However, the situation was urgent at the time, and he was busy suppressing his delusions, so he didn't have time to think it through.

Looking back now, it may be related to that group of ancient temples.

"Huh? Where did it go?"

"Strange, the large tomb I escaped from before is also gone!"

"That place was clearly a wetland before, how did it suddenly disappear? What exactly was I experiencing before?"

……

Everyone around, including Yao Yiyan, looked in the direction they had come from and were immediately stunned.

They all spoke up, filled with unease and a sense of doubt about their existence as humans (or demons).

"That giant city is gone."

Black Wind King scratched his bear ears, his gaze deep and his voice cold and sharp.

"Those mountains and ridges have also disappeared."

The Prince of Jin and Dugu Ba exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and guessed:

"Perhaps this large island is a giant illusion array, and we entered the illusion array from the moment we landed on the island."

Upon hearing this, the other people and demons looked enlightened and nodded in agreement.

Only this explanation can clarify why everyone encountered different situations along the way.

Only Liu Sheng remained silent, his face grave.

If it is truly an illusion array, how high must its grade be to silently deceive Black Wind King and Dugu Ba?

One of them is a powerful demon, and the other is a cultivator of the Yellow Court Qi!
Moreover, what Master Jingyue saw on that blank mural corresponded perfectly with the situation before her eyes.

Moreover, his talents such as "Prison Suppression" and "Thunder Spirit" can suppress all demons in the prisons and he is least afraid of bewitching and mind-controlling techniques.

If it's an illusion, it won't fool him at all, like the mirage worms he encountered when he first entered the ruins.

"Brother Eagle, is something wrong?"

At this moment, the Black Wind King noticed Liu Sheng's unusual behavior and quickly spoke up.

It highly values ​​this fellow member of its kind who has walked the path of adulthood alongside it.

"If it really is an illusion..."

Liu Sheng exhaled a breath of stale air, pointed at the corpses of the Falcon Demon and Li Mu, and calmly said:

"The death of the Falcon Demon can be explained, but what about Sword Master Li? He was burned alive!"
"An illusion array, an illusion array, should conjure up illusory objects, but now... it can turn the illusory into the real. Is this still an illusion array?"

Turn the illusory into the real, and use the false to achieve the true!

This is a supernatural power that only the Golden Immortal Buddha possesses!
Golden Immortals and Great Buddhas are all giants standing at the pinnacle of the immortal path.

Creating things from nothingness, reversing the seasons, deducing celestial secrets, and inverting cause and effect...

The so-called great demons and Qi cultivators of the Yellow Court are like mayflies gazing at the blue sky or a grain of sand in the vast ocean before such beings.

If this place was truly established by a powerful being of this caliber, then we might as well just slit our own throats.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Jin fell silent.

His eyes flickered a few times before he suddenly glanced at Abbess Jingyue.

The next moment, Dugu Ba made a sudden move, tearing through the air and grabbing at the nun, but was blocked by a furry bear paw.

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)