C313 An Illusion Array
At the bottom of the dark Heavenly Fire Pit, Looh Heeyi retracted his gaze from Qi Zhuohao. Then, he started walking towards the center. He was very nervous. His grip on the Earth Weapon tightened for no reason. He was always prepared to face sudden danger.
Suddenly, a dangerous fluctuation spread out. Looh Heeyi stopped in his tracks and looked around vigilantly, including Qi Zhuohao. Sure enough, there was a hidden danger in this place. Looh Heeyi had only taken a few steps. The danger had been triggered!
One! After a breath, a skull suddenly appeared in front of Looh Heeyi. It was not a real bone, but a rock that looked like a skull. Qi Zhuohao did not recognize the material of the rock, but Looh Heeyi did.
"Brother Qi, this is an Illusory Nether Stone. How can there be such a rock here?"
Hearing this, Qi Zhuohao's expression became serious. This was an Illusory Nether Stone? He had heard of Illusory Nether Stone before. A Illusory Nether Stone was an Earth Rank ore. It was an extremely precious ore that could be used to refine an Earth Rank Low Grade weapon to a Half Divine Artifact. This was because it was an artifact that was refined from an Illusory Nether Stone. It carried a special technique, an illusion technique, and was extremely powerful. Qi Zhuohao's Thousand Illusory Cloud Blade and Nangong Yudia's Scarlet Compassion Sword were made from materials. There was an Illusory Nether Stone!
Qi Zhuohao looked at the skull shaped grey Illusory Nether Stone with a surprised expression. This Illusory Nether Stone had appeared out of nowhere. It was very strange. He and Looh Heeyi wanted to take it away, but could they take it away so easily?
The answer was undoubtedly no, because in the next moment, Qi Zhuohao was stunned. He saw Looh Heeyi staring at the Illusory Nether Stone in a daze, as if his entire body had been frozen. Qi Zhuohao was shocked and quickly called out to Looh Heeyi.
However, it was as if Looh Heeyi didn't hear his voice. He just stood there in a daze, as if he had bumped into an evil spirit.
The atmosphere became tense all of a sudden. Soon after, Illusory Nether Stone appeared one after another. Each Illusory Nether Stone was dozens of meters away from each other, densely covering the entire Heavenly Fire Pit.
"So many Illusory Nether Stone? "Qi Zhuohao's heart sank. The facts proved that these Illusory Nether Stone were very strange. Looh Heeyi's situation was caused by the appearance of the Illusory Nether Stone. Qi Zhuohao was very puzzled. What exactly happened to Looh Heeyi? Why was he fine?
"Could it be that he was affected by some kind of force because he was within a certain range of the Illusory Nether Stone? Qi Zhuohao thought to himself. Looh Heeyi had taken a few steps forward. Then, the Illusory Nether Stone suddenly appeared. This proved that there was a limit to the range of the force that affected Looh Heeyi's consciousness. The reason why he was fine was that he had not stepped into that range.
Qi Zhuohao's expression became even heavier when he thought of fighting this place. He had never heard of an Illusory Nether Stone that could affect a martial artist's mind! In other words, within a certain range of this Illusory Nether Stone... There was some kind of strange power. The Illusory Nether Stone was the core of that power.
Qi Zhuohao looked at Looh Heeyi with a serious expression. He wasn't in a hurry to pull Looh Heeyi out. Because he was very worried that he wouldn't be able to pull Looh Heeyi out. He had to use another way. When Looh Heeyi got out, he would know what happened to Looh Heeyi.
Thinking of this, Qi Zhuohao picked up the rope and threw it out. The rope firmly tied Looh Heeyi's waist. Qi Zhuohao pulled hard and Looh Heeyi's body flew back.
The dull look in his eyes suddenly became shrewd. Looh Heeyi looked at Qi Zhuohao in shock and said, "Brother Qi, thank you!"
Looh Heeyi's tone was filled with deep fear. Qi Zhuohao knew that Looh Heeyi must have lost his mind because of some kind of force. Qi Zhuohao was puzzled and quickly asked.
Hearing this, Looh Heeyi forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart and said, "Brother Qi, that Illusory Nether Stone is not simple. It has appeared. It actually has an illusory magic formation attached to it. As long as you step into a certain range of the Illusory Nether Stone... We will fall into the illusion and lose ourselves."
Looh Heeyi's eyes were filled with fear. Just now, he had fallen into the illusion formation. The scene in the illusion formation kept repeating without end. In just a short period of time, it was as if he had lived for a few decades. His soul had already lost a tiny bit. Without Qi Zhuohao's help, he would have definitely lost his mind and died in the illusion formation.
"Illusion formation?" Qi Zhuohao's facial expression changed. According to what Looh Heeyi said, every Illusory Nether Stone here was surrounded by an illusion formation. An illusion array could affect the mind of a martial artist. If one fell into an illusion array, the martial artist would have hallucinations. Their mind would be lost, and their soul would eventually be extracted from their body. And once a martial artist's soul was completely extracted from their body, that would mean the death of a martial artist!
If a martial artist fell into an illusory magic array, they would not be able to rely on their own state of mind, willpower, and other things to escape. Unless someone else assisted them in pulling them out of the range of the illusory magic array, a martial artist would undoubtedly die. At most, it would only be a matter of time.
Qi Zhuohao never thought that the danger in Heavenly Fire Pit was actually countless illusion formations. Everyone knew that every illusion formation was different. In other words, the illusions created by so many illusion arrays were different. Thus, there were differences in the strength of the illusionary arrays that extracted a martial artist's soul.
To reach the center of Heavenly Fire Pit from here, one would need to pass through dozens of illusory magic formations. And even if Qi Zhuohao and Looh Heeyi could escape from one of the illusory magic formations, what about the next one? With so many illusion formations, how could they break through them?
Qi Zhuohao was also puzzled. Who was the one who set up so many illusory magic formations here? And what was the purpose of this formation? All of these things indicated that the Heavenly Fire Pit was much more dangerous than what Qi Zhuohao and Looh Heeyi had imagined!
"Brother Qi, the power of this first illusory magic formation isn't too strong. Of course, I don't cultivate the Heart Cultivation Method, nor do I have the Spiritual Sense. To me, this illusion formation is more than enough to kill me. I estimate that the closer I get to the center of this illusory formation, the more powerful it will become! "
Looh Heeyi felt helpless. He had a feeling that as long as he took away the Illusory Nether Stone, the illusory magic formation would break by itself. However, the Illusory Nether Stone was at the center of the illusory magic formation. Once he stepped into the illusory magic formation, his mind would be lost. How could he take away the Illusory Nether Stone?
In other words, if he wanted to break the illusion formation, he needed to take away the Illusory Nether Stone. If he wanted to take away the Illusory Nether Stone, he needed to not be suppressed by the illusion array. Unless one had the corresponding state of mind, Spiritual Sense, and willpower, one would be able to resist the power of the illusion array and walk to the side of the Illusory Nether Stone to take it away. Obviously, Looh Heeyi could not do this. However, he estimated that... Qi Zhuohao should be able to do it!
"I'll try entering the illusion array. If it doesn't work, Brother Heeyi, remember to pull me out!" Qi Zhuohao naturally understood what Looh Heeyi was thinking. Looh Heeyi was not a Heart Cultivation martial artist. He also did not condense the Spiritual Sense, so he did not have the slightest strength to resist the illusory magic array.
Of course, Qi Zhuohao was also very nervous. After all, he had never been trapped in an illusory magic formation before. He was only trying to enter the illusory magic formation this time.
Seeing Looh Heeyi nod his head solemnly, Qi Zhuohao turned around and walked towards the Illusory Nether Stone. Just as he walked to where Looh Heeyi was standing, a magical force suddenly descended upon his body. Immediately after that, his mind buzzed, and his eyes fell into darkness.
The surrounding darkness suddenly disappeared. Qi Zhuohao stood on a snow-covered plain. In front of him was a Horned Horse carriage. Nangong Yudia, Grandma Meng and the others were looking at him with smiles on their faces.
"Yudia, Grandma Meng, why are you here? "Qi Zhuohao asked in surprise. This was the extreme cold ice plains in the Wu Yi Forest. This scene was exactly the same as when he first met Nangong Yudia and the others. The only difference is that he and Nangong Yudia have both grown up and are no longer the young men and women from before.2
Qi Zhuohao was also very confused and even shocked. Didn't he go to Heavenly Fire Pit with Looh Heeyi? Why did he come to the Extreme Cold Plains?
"Zhuohao, Baili Yinfeng is dead, and the crisis of the Great Desolate has been resolved. Quickly come over, let's go travel the four seas together!"
Nangong Yudia looked at Qi Zhuohao with a smile. Qi Zhuohao's face was filled with joy. The crisis of the Great Desolate had been resolved, and he finally felt relieved. He would naturally be happy to travel the world with Nangong Yudia.
Just two steps later, Qi Zhuohao suddenly looked at Nangong Yudia in surprise and asked, "Yudia, where is Ji?"
"Her younger sister is in the carriage! You see! "Nangong Yudia was still smiling. She reached out to open the carriage door and Qi Zhuohao saw Shen Ji. Shen Ji looked as if she had just woken up and also looked at him in confusion.
"Zhuohao, quickly come in. Now that the Great Desolate is peaceful, we have also cultivated to the extreme of martial artists. Let's travel around the world together, okay?" Shen Ji's voice was full of magnetism, making Qi Zhuohao unable to refuse.
Qi Zhuohao felt it for a moment, and to his shock, he discovered that he was not an Essence Incarnating Stage. This realm was very unfamiliar to him. He had a feeling that with a single palm, he would be able to shatter the Polar Ice Plains.
Shock, confusion, filled Qi Zhuohao's heart. Could this be the limit of a martial artist? Although he was confused, Qi Zhuohao did not stop. He continued to walk towards the Horned Horse carriage.
"No, this is not true. I am just a Huayuan martial artist. Yudia and the others are not real either. This is an illusion created by an illusion array!" Suddenly, Qi Zhuohao stopped in his tracks. Luckily, his Heavenly Essence Truly Heart state of mind allowed him to maintain a trace of clarity. He wasn't completely confused by the illusion formation. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The scene in this illusory formation was truly lifelike!
The illusions in the illusion array were all strange and bizarre. Only martial artists could not imagine it. There was no illusion array that could not be produced. It was extremely heaven-defying!
Sighing, Qi Zhuohao swept his spatial Spiritual Sense around. Sure enough, Nangong Yudia and the others, as well as the Horned Horse Chariot, had suddenly disappeared. Even the entire Polar Ice Plains had disappeared. All of this was just an illusion array that had given birth to an illusion that bewitched him.
However, when Qi Zhuohao thought that the illusory magic array had been broken by him, a wisp of darkness swallowed him up once more. Soon after, he arrived above the Polar Ice Plains, and the exact same scene as before appeared once more.
Qi Zhuohao was now clear-headed. He no longer had the mood to pay attention to Nangong Yudia and the others who were in the illusion. He was very puzzled. The illusion could not make him lose himself, but it kept wrapping around him. There was no end to it. He did not know how to return to reality.
Suddenly, Qi Zhuohao's expression changed drastically. An invisible force drilled into his mind. Furthermore... , that power was extracting his soul... He instantly understood that this was the power of an illusory formation. The power to extract one's soul!
Qi Zhuohao seemed to have realized something. He was in the illusory magic array. Every time he experienced an illusion, the invisible power of the illusion formation would increase a little. In other words, the longer he was lost in the illusion, the more powerful it would become. The power of the illusion would become stronger until his soul was completely sucked out and he died. And he was awake, but he couldn't leave the illusion.
From this, one could imagine that Looh Heeyi had been bewitched by the illusion formation. Looh Heeyi's mind had been completely lost, and he wasn't conscious at all. If Qi Zhuohao didn't pull him out, Looh Heeyi would be finished. Qi Zhuohao felt helpless because of this. He was able to stay conscious in the illusion formation, but he still couldn't get out of it. There was basically no way for other martial artists to leave this place alive!
Qi Zhuohao was extremely frightened. What could he do to escape from the illusion array? If this continued, his soul would not be able to. His soul had already begun to be absorbed by that strange power. The importance of a soul was self-evident. He had to find a way to get back to reality.
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