There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 121 Reality and Illusion [Third Update]

"impossible!"

Elder Youchan's expression changed drastically!
"The mountain-protecting formation remains unbroken, and the Xuan Shui True Spirit has not yet awakened! If there is a calamity that could wipe out our entire clan, how could I remain completely oblivious?!" As she spoke, she transformed into a streak of pale green light, hurtling straight toward the majestic beast-headed main hall in the center of the plaza!

The cold aura around Master Hanjing suddenly solidified, and his Ice Soul True Qi protected everyone.

The Immortal Jiyue made a hand seal with her jade fingers, and the cool moonlight hung above her head, illuminating all directions and keeping watch on every shadow.

Ling Wan and the sixteen-year-old girl turned pale.

There was a deathly silence, with only the thick, unyielding stench of blood filling the air.

Elder Youchan left quickly, but returned even faster!
She staggered back to the crowd, her once radiant face now deathly pale, her eyes filled with bewilderment and horror: "Everything's gone! Sect Master! Elders! Disciples on duty! The soul lamps are all out! Inside the hall, there are only blood clots, not even any signs of struggle... This is impossible!"

A dignified Golden Core cultivator was speaking incoherently, clearly his Dao heart had been severely damaged.

"Silent and stealthy, the Taiyin Sect was wiped out?!"

Master Jiyue gasped, her fingers trembling slightly.

A major sect in the North that can rival the Guanghan Palace and Yuehua Mansion still has its mountain-protecting formation intact. The Golden Core cultivators and Yin Spirit Elders who remain there are no weaklings, not to mention the Nascent Soul experts sleeping within the sect!

How could such a sect be completely slaughtered without the outside world noticing?
This is beyond human capability; even the most powerful sects in the North would likely be unable to withstand it!

Even Master Han Jing's eyes were filled with solemnity and apprehension.

"No!" The sixteen-year-old girl named Xuan Su suppressed her panic and suddenly began to analyze, "If the Nine Nether Soul-Suppressing Stele at the core of the mountain-protecting formation is attacked with great force, it will surely trigger a massive surge of Xuan Water over thousands of miles! All the elders and disciples who are out can sense it! This place is so clean, it is definitely not a result of a strong external attack!"

Her voice carried a calmness beyond her years.

"That's right! This is fake!" Chen Qing's voice suddenly rang out, speaking with absolute certainty. He took a step forward, passing the distraught You Chan, his gaze sweeping over the "corpses" scattered on the ground.

Hearing his confident words and seeing his actions, everyone felt that he had found something.

Elder Youchan, as if grasping at a straw, asked urgently, "Fellow Daoist Jiming, have you discovered something?"

Chen Qing waved his hand, calming her down for the time being.

He knew perfectly well that the "sacrifice of the entire religion" recorded on the broken stele in later generations had not yet occurred, and the demons from beyond the realm had not yet appeared. It was impossible for the black tide that filled the sky and covered the land of three continents to have happened silently!
In this way, the Taiyin Sect should not have quietly perished here. Since it was not a predetermined course, then this scene of annihilation should not have occurred!

Then it must be fake!

However, such profound secrets cannot be spoken aloud.

Seeing him searching around, the crowd became suspicious again.

Just as Master Jiyue was about to ask, Master Hanjing stopped her.

Master Han Jing said with a serious expression, "My junior brother's talent is beyond your comprehension. If he says it's fake, then it must be fake. He must be searching for the key right now, so don't disturb him."

Upon hearing this, Master Jiyue immediately nodded and said softly, "I will listen to my senior brother."

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and had different thoughts.

"Buzz!"

After searching for a long time without finding any signs of illusion, Chen Qing frowned and pondered.

"If this is an illusion, the Samadhi True Fire Talisman should be able to see through it. What exactly is it...?"

He subconsciously focused his attention on the moon phase talisman in his Niwan Palace, which was blurry and contained the rudimentary form of the Taiyin Extinction Dao, and suddenly trembled violently!

A stirring originating from the very essence of Yin rose within him!
Chen Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and abruptly looked up, his gaze fixed on the "bright moon" high in the sky, radiating a cool and clear light.

"The problem isn't down there," he said coldly, with a sharp edge that seemed to pierce through illusion, "it's up there! This moon is fake! It's blinding our senses and distorting our perception!" Before he finished speaking, he pointed his fingers like a sword, a point of light shooting straight to the sky!
"call out--"

Sword light pierced the sky!

The "bright moon" hanging above Obsidian Island suddenly burst out with dazzling white light, like mercury spilling onto the ground, instantly engulfing and annihilating the yellow-green sword light!
Although the sword's edge dissipated, it still rippled across the heavens and earth!

"It's fake! It really is fake!"

Elder Youchan's pupils shrank suddenly, and her Xuan Yin magic power erupted. The pale green light surged outwards like a raging tide, trying to shake this solidified world. However, it only caused the blood crystals condensed on the frozen lake to tremble. The space itself was as solid as a rock!

"Moonlight Palace! It must be that old bastard Chen Guang!" Ji Yue Zhenren's pretty face was filled with murderous intent. The clear and cold moonlight burst forth from the top of her head, transforming into a condensed pillar of light that crashed hard into the false moon. However, when it touched the edge of the moon, it vanished like a mud ox entering the sea, silently dissolving!
She was immediately shocked: "To render my Golden Core power invisible? This is something that Chen Guang alone cannot do!"

"Nascent Soul! The Nascent Soul can absorb and exhale the Eight Sceneries, evolve into a microcosm, and reverse reality and illusion!" The young girl Xuan Su spoke again, "Before we stepped into this place, we must have unknowingly fallen into the 'trap' and entered the realm of reversal of reality and illusion set up by the Nascent Soul powerhouse!"

"It was the Heart-Illuminating Stone that Chen Guang took out!" Master Han Jing recalled the past and realized, "The light of that crystal was the medium! One wrong step and it would be like falling into a jar!"

Elder Youchan suddenly unleashed her true energy and shouted, "Old dog Chenguang! Get out here! How dare you order a Nascent Soul cultivator to act so casually and resort to such underhanded tricks? Aren't you afraid of divine punishment from the Celestial Dynasty, which will wipe out your entire Yuehua family?!"

The roar was deafening, shaking the icy lake beneath their feet and causing cracks to spread, yet it couldn't budge the false moon an inch.

Hearing this, Chen Qing asked in confusion, "Is there some restriction on a Nascent Soul cultivator's actions?"

Ling Wan explained proactively: "Under the Spirit Reduction Strategy, the spiritual energy of all the major sects has been depleted. As is customary, Nascent Soul cultivators should go to Jade Capital for cultivation. If they stay in their sects, they will either be in slumber or in seclusion. Their every move will be monitored by the 'Star-Fixing Net,' and the Jade Capital's central control will know about any unusual activity in an instant."

“Indeed! To allow a Nascent Soul cultivator to act without permission, the Moonflower Palace dares to be so unscrupulous. They must be either insane, or…” Xuan Su continued, enunciating each word clearly, “They have found a way to deceive the heavens and even… oppose the Immortal Dynasty!”

"To oppose the Celestial Dynasty?" Ling Wan frowned. "What power in this world can oppose the Celestial Dynasty?"

A thought flashed through Chen Qing's mind: "If not in this world, what about in the outer world? Or beyond this realm?"

"Now is not the time to delve into this!" On the other side, Xuan Su changed the subject, "This place must be a fragment that was forcibly extracted and refined from the Netherworld Rift, and has been corrupted and assimilated by the power of the Nascent Soul, resembling its Dao field! Now it has been released to scheme against us. If this goes on for too long, this fragment will be pulled back to its Dao field! At that time, we will all be fish on a chopping board!"

"How can we break this?!" Master Hanjing immediately asked.

Everyone turned to look at the mysterious girl.

Master Jiyue couldn't help but press, "Miss Xuansu, what exactly are you...?"

Elder Youchan said in a deep voice, "Xuansu possesses innate wisdom and is the reincarnation of the true spirit of a certain ancestor of our Taiyin Sect! His insight is far beyond what we can compare to!"

Possessing innate wisdom?

As Chen Qing listened, the words sounded familiar. Thinking of how knowledgeable and eloquent this woman was, he couldn't help but think to himself that such talent was truly extraordinary.

“I am also helpless.” Xuan Su sighed and said helplessly, “The key to breaking the deadlock lies in the ‘gap’! It is said that our sect’s secret divine power, the Nine Nether Void Technique, is enough to see through the illusion and reality, but this place is not the real Taiyin Sect, and there is no inheritance cave to borrow strength from.”

Ling Wan asked in bewilderment, "Since you possess innate wisdom, why don't you cultivate secret techniques?"

Xuan Su shook his head and said, "Although I have innate wisdom, I have no talent. Only those with the supreme Taiyin talent and keen sensitivity to the fluctuations of the void can cultivate secret techniques and supernatural powers to find the 'original fissure' that has not been completely refined, which is the location of the gate of life! But how can we find it in such a short time? We still have to find another way."

the other side.

Deep within the blizzard, the wind howled like a knife.

An ice crystal altar floated in the center of the storm, its patterns flowing and emitting a wave that isolated heaven and earth.

The Taoist Chenguang sat cross-legged on the altar, holding a jade pendant shaped like a crescent moon and containing a galaxy within.

The jade pendant shimmered and reflected the scene on the illusory Obsidian Island.

"Struggle! The more you struggle, the faster this cage will tighten! That brat Ji Ming refused to listen to reason and dared to humiliate me in public. He deserves this calamity! It's good for Leng Che's resources so that he can attain the Golden Core and lead the heavenly army to descend sooner!"

(End of this chapter)