88: Chapter 88: Illusion Array

The fourth mural: The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin led ten thousand beasts in a great battle against each other.

Heaven and earth changed color, and mountains and rivers shattered.

"Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin... great battle?"

The fifth mural: A Dao-immortal-like Cultivator confronted a Devil Head with roiling Devilish Qi all over his body.

Countless sect Disciples behind them were locked in a chaotic battle.

"The dispute between Dao and Devil..."

The sixth mural: Countless bizarre-looking Vicious Beasts blotted out the sky as they engaged in a fierce battle with the Cultivators of ten thousand clans.

Some of those Vicious Beasts were as huge as mountains, while others were as swift as lightning.

"Vicious Beasts... the battle of ten thousand clans..."

Xiao Yuan finished looking at the murals covering the entire wall, and remained speechless for a long time.

Su Li was also deeply shocked, and said softly, "Could these... all be events that happened in the primordial ancient times?"

From the whispers of the people around, she had roughly figured out some things!

Xiao Yuan nodded, storms surging in his heart.

To be carved here, these events must definitely be true!

The primordial world truly exists!

Houyi shooting down the suns, Nüwa creating humans and mending the heavens, the great battle of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, the dispute between immortals and devils, the battle between Vicious Beasts and ten thousand clans...

These stories that would only appear in Earth's ancient myths had actually happened!

He took a deep breath and looked toward the depths of the grand hall.

There, there were even more stone pillars, more murals, and more secrets.

In the grand hall, everyone was looking around at those murals and stone pillars when suddenly—

Rumble!

A muffled, loud noise came from the left side of the grand hall!

Everyone turned their heads abruptly to look!

They saw a huge hall door slowly opening!

That hall door was about a dozen zhang high and a dozen zhang wide, and the door was covered with ancient formation patterns.

At this moment, those formation patterns were glowing, and blinding light surged out from the crack of the door, shining more than a hundred times brighter than the moonstones in the grand hall!

"Ah——!"

"My eyes!"

Quite a few people were caught off guard, their eyes streaming with tears from the glare, and they covered their eyes one after another.

Xiao Yuan also instinctively narrowed his eyes and used his hand to block in front of Su Li.

After about a dozen breaths, the blinding light slowly weakened.

Everyone lowered their hands and stared wide-eyed at that door.

The door had opened completely.

Behind the door was Spiritual Qi so dense it was almost about to drip water!

That Spiritual Qi hit them face-first, making anyone feel refreshed just by taking a breath of it!

"This is..."

Within the crowd, someone suddenly exclaimed, "It's the Pill Hall! The Pill Hall has opened!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire crowd broke into an uproar!

"The Pill Hall?!"

"There must be Medicinal Pills inside!"

"There might even be Divine Pills!"

"Charge!"

Not knowing who took the lead, everyone instantly turned red-eyed and scrambled to rush toward that door!

Fearing that being a step slower would result in their Opportunity being snatched away by others!

Xiao Yuan pulled Su Li and did not rush to charge forward.

He watched those people disappear into the light behind the door, his brow slightly furrowed.

The Pill Hall?

Could it really be this simple?

"Are we going in?" Su Li asked.

Xiao Yuan nodded, "Going in. But be careful."

The two of them finally stepped into that door.

With a flash of light, the scene before him made Xiao Yuan stunned.

It wasn't the Pill Hall.

It was a forest.

Towering giant trees were lush and green, stretching endlessly as far as the eye could see.

Those trees were ridiculously tall, at least a hundred zhang high or more, and some could not even be seen at the top, only seeing their canopies disappearing into the mist above.

The air was filled with the damp scent of vegetation, and beneath their feet were thick fallen leaves that felt soft when stepped on.

Xiao Yuan looked back—behind him, that door had disappeared.

Replaced in its stead was a forest that similarly stretched endlessly.

"This..." Su Li was also stunned, "Isn't this the Pill Hall? Why is it a forest?"

Xiao Yuan frowned, his gaze sweeping around his surroundings.

Not far ahead, more than a hundred people had already gathered, all of whom were the Cultivators who had rushed in first.

At this moment, they were also bewildered, looking at each other in dismay, unable to figure out the situation.

"What is this situation?"

"Didn't they say it was the Pill Hall? Why is it a woods?"

"Could we have walked the wrong way?"

"Impossible! Right behind that door is this place!"

Sounds of discussion arose everywhere.

Someone suddenly spoke up, "Could this be an illusion array?"

Everyone was startled, and then reacted.

Right! An illusion array!

An illusion array could make people see false scenes.

This forest before them might well have been created by an illusion array!

"I'll try!"

A bold Loose Cultivator raised his foot and walked toward the depths of the forest.

After walking a few steps, he looked back and waved at everyone, "It's fine! We can walk!"

Finished speaking, he continued forward and quickly disappeared into the woods.

The others looked at each other in dismay, hesitating whether to follow inside.

Xiao Yuan scanned the crowd and saw a few familiar faces.

Ye Qingcen.

She stood among the crowd of the Jade Maiden Palace, her expression aloof and her brow slightly furrowed.

Su Ruotong.

She was also there, with a gentle temperament, whispering something to her fellow sect members beside her.

Neither of them noticed Xiao Yuan and Su Li.

A moment later, Su Ruotong seemed to have made up her mind, and took the lead in walking toward the forest.

Several Jade Maiden Palace Disciples hurriedly followed, and Ye Qingcen hesitated for a moment before also following inside.

Seeing that someone took the lead and the people who went in seemed fine, the others also plucked up their courage one after another and walked into the forest.

Soon, only Xiao Yuan and Su Li were left in place.

Xiao Yuan closed his eyes and spread his perception to the maximum.

Then his brow furrowed even tighter.

His perception was suppressed!

It could only extend to several tens of meters around him, and any further was a blur, as if blocked by something.

"How is it?" Su Li asked softly.

Xiao Yuan opened his eyes and shook his head, "Perception is suppressed. This place is not simple."

He looked toward that forest and took a deep breath.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

The two of them held hands and stepped into the forest.

The moment they stepped into the forest, the surrounding scene changed abruptly!

Xiao Yuan only felt a blur before his eyes, and when his vision recovered, he was already standing in a crimson world.

"This is..."

His pupils slightly constricted.

Ahead was a boundless sea of fire!

Crimson magma rolled and surged, heat waves hit them face-first, and the air was filled with a pungent sulfur smell.

Flames soared into the sky, licking the dim dome and emitting crackling bursting sounds.

Beneath their feet was black scorched earth, and stepping on it could still make one feel the scorching temperature.

"Su Li?"

Xiao Yuan turned his head and saw Su Li standing right beside him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Li was also dumbfounded, and muttered, "Is this... is this an illusion array?"

Xiao Yuan nodded, his gaze sweeping around the surroundings.

At the edge of the sea of fire, a dozen or so people were already standing.

He quickly swept a glance—

People of the Jade Maiden Palace: Su Ruotong, Ye Qingcen, and four female Disciples of the Qi Condensation Stage.

Originally, there were a dozen or so Jade Maiden Palace Disciples who came in, but now only these six remained.

People of the Yinluo Sect: Three.

One in Early Foundation Establishment, two in Qi Condensation 9th Layer, all exuding a cold aura.

People of Jing Country: Three.

Exactly that group of people who wanted to make a move against Xiao Yuan earlier!

That leader of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and two Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

At this moment, they were standing not far away, looking coldly toward Xiao Yuan.

People of Spirit Beast Mountain: Two, both in Qi Condensation 9th Layer.

A total of fourteen people.

Xiao Yuan understood in his heart.

This illusion array had dispersed the people who came in into different directions.

Their batch was assigned to this sea of fire.

What about the others?

They probably went in other directions.