Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, its length and width are unknown, and its boundaries are even more unknown.
The scenery inside is incredibly realistic, seemingly no different from the Outer World.
It has been five or six days since the start of the competition.
Five or six Golden Core Cultivators looked cautiously at the scene in the valley, where a dozen white sheep were leisurely resting.
They observed for a while and finally made a decision.
"We aren’t as capable as Senior Brother Wang, who can hunt Illusion Beasts single-handedly. Cooperation is better."
"Let’s set up the Array first, then take them down one by one, shall we?"
"How should we distribute the Illusion Cores we get?"
"Equally! If the number is uneven, distribute them in order and compensate later. If someone accidentally falls and gets eliminated..."
At this point, Chang Feng Zi paused.
Wu Tao, next to him, took over without hesitation, "Life and death are fated, and wealth is destined. The spoils of the fallen belong to the survivors. But companions must never resort to despicable means to harm each other!"
Chang Feng Zi blinked contentedly, then looked at the others.
"Do you all agree with this plan?"
Among the other four, Guan Xiaoping was the first to respond; the other three hesitated a moment before agreeing to the plan as well.
However, they seemed to stand closer to one another.
Liu Guanwu and his allies have always been close and, even without resorting to schemes, their combined strength was not something they could contend with individually.
"Alright, since that’s the case, let’s begin!"
Chang Feng Zi stopped his chatter, took out the Array Disk and Array Flag, and handed them to the others to set up.
He himself held a Talisman and cautiously flew to the top of the valley.
Once everything was ready.
He immediately used Qi Power to activate the Talisman, and under its guidance, threads flew in from all directions, covering the entire valley.
Chang Feng Zi was the first to charge into the valley, with the others following suit, not wanting to lag behind.
Instantly, the valley was filled with loud noises, and Magic Items flew in all directions.
Amidst the colorful chaos, large swathes of white mist spread out.
Yet just as the mist was about to escape the valley, it was blocked by the pre-arranged Array.
A slightly fatigued Chang Feng Zi took out a Gourd, opening its mouth to the floating mist in the air.
Reluctantly, threads of mist were sucked into the Gourd.
After absorbing most of it, Chang Feng Zi looked at the remaining dense mist, still somewhat unsatisfied, but then shook the Gourd. Hearing the jingling sound inside, he smiled.
Guan Xiaoping approached excitedly, "Senior Brother, I fear we might collect over a dozen Illusion Cores this time!"
Chang Feng Zi stroked his flowing beard, "This is just the beginning."
Wu Tao also nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, this is just the beginning. We will collect even more Illusion Cores later!"
The remaining two also came over, but unlike the initial three, there were only two left now.
They looked at each other, unable to accept it.
They had just started, and already lost one person.
Going on with these three, cooperation was impossible!
They had vaguely noticed earlier, that although Chang Feng Zi and his allies weren’t using any schemes, they clearly held back when supporting other people.
This was a plan to exhaust their companions to gain more Illusion Cores!
The two exchanged a glance, having reached an understanding.
They would split the spoils this time, then go their separate ways later.
By then, the two of them could also cooperate, invite others to hunt Demon Beasts, and emulate Chang Feng Zi and his allies’ tactics.
"Senior Brother, let’s quickly gather the remaining cloud Qi into Illusion Cores too!"
"That’s exactly what I intend to do. However, the most powerful Illusion Beast here is at the Third-Order Late Phase, and it will take some effort to condense."
After taking a brief rest, he cast gestures to drive the Gourd, continuing to absorb the cloud Qi in the valley.
The Illusion Cores in the Gourd condensed more and more, until only the largest mass of cloud Qi remained.
Then, at that moment.
A large cyan and red hand reached from outside the sky.
The Array covering the valley moved in response, trying to block it, but under the massive hand gathered with Qi Power, it crumbled instantly.
The five people in the valley were all pale.
Chang Feng Zi, in shock, blurted out: "Qingyang’s Great Handprint!"
The Qi Power condensed hand had slender knuckles and lifelike palm prints.
It grasped the largest mass of cloud Qi and took it away. Follow current novᴇls on NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
Fu Qinglan looked at the man beside her in astonishment at his Technique, executed with such immediate precision, without a trace of earthly fire.
Could someone really cultivate a Technique to such an effortless degree?
Luo Chen opened his right hand, revealing a small white pill, resembling a date core, on his palm.
"Is this the Illusion Beast’s Core?"
Having traveled five days leisurely and steadily, from the outskirts of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, he finally saw an Illusion Beast.
Moreover, someone had even helped by breaking its body apart in advance, saving him unnecessary effort.
Fu Qinglan smiled slightly, "This is just a Third-Order Illusion Beast, unable to automatically condense an Illusion Core. It’s of no use to me. But, taken to the Outer World, experts of my sect can use it to craft Magic Items, Elixirs, Talismans, etc. Especially, Magic Items crafted with it will generate a vast number of Illusion Realms, particularly suitable for Lower Order Disciples to train their Dao Heart."
Luo Chen looked at the Illusion Core in his hand, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
He remembered very clearly, that he once found a treasure at a stall in Tianlan Immortal City.
It was called the Ghost God Heart Asking Mirror!