"Indeed, Brother Tang’s magnanimity is truly admirable," said the Martial Artist.
Seeing Tang Xianzhuo offer the Secret Realm without hesitation, those present expressed their admiration.
"Brother Chen, this..."
Shangguan Yu was somewhat uncertain.
"Listen to me, it’s best to stand here and not move," Chen Yuan advised.
"Gentlemen, then I, Tang, will lead the way for everyone," he said.
Tang Xianzhuo laughed heartily three times, then with a leap, he suddenly charged into the portal.
Then several others stepped forth, declaring loudly:
"Chen is willing to join Brother Tang in braving the dangers."
It was unclear whether these people genuinely wanted to venture together or feared that Tang Xianzhuo, who entered first, might hoard all the treasures.
As a few entered, those remaining could no longer restrain themselves and rushed into the Illusion Realm, including the earlier mentioned leaders of the Mad Saber Sect and the Chaotic Sword Sect.
"Aren’t you joining, Brother Shangguan?" asked Liu Zhenzong, looking at Shangguan Yu with suspicion.
"This..." Shangguan Yu hesitated for a moment, then said softly,
"My cultivation is insufficient, it’s better not to join you."
Following that, Liu Zhenzong nodded at Chen Yuan, then also rushed into the portal.
"Brother Chen, what should we do now?"
"I need to go in," Chen Yuan said somberly.
Shangguan Yu opened his mouth in surprise; didn’t he know there were problems inside?
Moreover, he was not allowing him to enter.
Noticing Shangguan Yu’s confusion, Chen Yuan explained:
"I have compelling reasons to go, but Brother Shangguan, you’ve just entered the Core Realm, and it would be perilous for you to go. It’s best not to risk it."
Although feeling somewhat offended, Shangguan Yu also knew that Chen Yuan was looking out for his best interests and nodded gravely:
"Don’t worry, Brother Chen, I understand."
Chen Yuan nodded slightly, then with a leap, he dashed into the portal.
Seeing so many Dan Realm Masters enter the Secret Realm, the Reach Profound Martial Artists present could not hold back any longer and thought to get a share for themselves,
continuously moving towards the portal.
The peculiarity was that aside from Tang Xianzhuo, who was the first to charge in, all other disciples from the Tang Sect eerily remained on the spot, seemingly indifferent.
This sharp observation was not missed by Shangguan Yu.
After Chen Yuan and others entered, Xiang Lingtian on a distant hillock revealed a scheming, confident smile.
"It’s a pity, one person still hasn’t entered," said a man in black armor softly.
"No matter, a mere Void Core, Tang Xianzhuo will be able to eliminate him with a wave of his hand," he replied.
"Brother, is this what you prepared?" Xiang Linwu asked in a focused tone.
"No, this is something the Clan Leader casually crafted earlier. It’s a Illusion Realm formed from a broken Secret Realm, everything one sees inside is fake,
but in their eyes, it appears real. Then... they will end up killing each other, eventually becoming nourishment for the Holy Blood Sky Pool, and ultimately... all will belong to me," Xiang Lingtian revealed a cruel smile.
"Is there no way to avoid the effects of the Illusion Realm?" Xiang Linwu asked offhandedly.
"No, only those of us from the Royal Family, with the bloodline like yours and mine, will not be affected, since the power of this Illusion Realm comes from the Holy Blood Sky Pool." The rightful source is novᴇlfire.net
"Of course, if any of them possess some clear-minded spirit object, they wouldn’t be too affected either, but such items are serendipitous. It’s very difficult for these people to possess them,
Just wait and see, all of them will die!"
Just as Xiang Lingtian had said, behind the portal lay everything a Martial Artist could dream of—Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, Unparalleled Divine Weapons, War God Armor, everything they desired.
Because this was not a Secret Realm, it was merely a small Illusion Realm.
And once someone touched the items, they joyfully discovered they were real!
They couldn’t stop themselves from going mad!
Of course, the formations inside were also to blame for this behavior; otherwise, confusing the minds of Dan Realm Masters would be very difficult.
In such an Illusion Realm, just a spark would immediately turn into a raging inferno.
At least, that’s how it seemed to Chen Yuan.
He felt strangely unaffected by any deception, which even made him a bit curious—before entering, he had even sent a message to Senior Moluo in advance.
But it wasn’t needed.
Of course, this was a good thing for him. As he watched the Martial Artists in the void bizarrely kill each other, Chen Yuan concealed his own cultivation and hid to the side to observe.
In his observation, Tang Xianzhuo, the first to enter, was now nowhere to be found. None of the bodies on the ground belonged to him.
It seemed he had disappeared just in this area, similar to a narrow top of a mountain...
He still thought about eliminating Tang Xianzhuo here, guessing he would have to wait a bit longer.
What about Heavenly Pond?
Why hasn’t it appeared?
The area of the Secret Realm here in Chen Yuan’s view was very narrow, not spanning more than a few hundred meters in length, with a flat peak below, and unclear above,
without moon or sun, as if in chaos.
Chen Yuan opened the Heavenly Eye, constantly scanning the area.
And almost in the blink of an eye, the killing in the void intensified, bodies of Reach Profound Martial Artists kept falling from the void, along with some Dan Realm Masters.