183: Island in the lake

The opponent's move was completely unexpected by Wei Qingtao, and the fact that it wasn't an illusion shocked his mind even more, leaving him astonished.

Everyone else also didn't expect the change to come so quickly.

Wei Qinghong looked at her attacked older brother and, without hesitation, took out a spiritual Talisman and threw it at the opponent.

The spiritual Talisman burst into spiritual light, and a fireball whistled out, carrying a scorching aura.

Seeing this, Wu Gang quickly made a move, grabbed his companion, and pulled him back with force, avoiding the fireball.

Meanwhile, the opponent still maintained a fierce appearance, his eyes bloodshot, and he loudly shouted, "Brother Gang, don't stop me. They are indeed wolves in sheep's clothing, they actually killed Brother Tie."

Liu Tie stood there looking bewildered.

I was killed?

"Liu Zi, wake up."

Wu Gang restrained the opponent with spiritual energy, took out a Pill, and forcefully stuffed it into the opponent's mouth.

After taking the Pill, the opponent's body twitched for a moment, and his originally angry face showed a confused expression.

He looked around, his gaze falling on Liu Tie, and he was overjoyed, tears streaming down.

"Brother Tie? You're not dead?"

"You're the one who's dead," Liu Tie said speechlessly.

"Liu Zi, everything just now was an illusion. In a place like this, everyone is smart, how could there be infighting?" Wu Gang said sternly.

The young man named Liu Zi felt a wave of embarrassment.

On the other side, Wei Qinghong quickly helped up Wei Qingtao, glaring at the three.

"What exactly do you mean?"

"Sorry, sorry, it's all a misunderstanding. Liu Zi fell into an illusion," Wu Gang said apologetically.

Liu Zi also bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was deceived by the illusion."

Wei Qingtao's face was grim as he looked at the wound on his left shoulder. Fortunately, he had escaped the illusion in time, narrowly avoiding it. Otherwise, he might have died here today.

"Is just an apology enough?" Wei Qinghong raised her voice, clearly dissatisfied.

She knew that the other party might have been affected by the illusion, but what did that have to do with them?

Since her older brother was injured, the other party naturally had to pay a price.

Wu Gang was also a sensible person and quickly took out a bottle of Pills from his Pregnant and handed it to the other party.

"This is indeed our fault, please accept this bottle of Rejuvenation Pills."

Rejuvenation Pills are a mid-grade Pill, with great efficacy for healing, and are one of the most needed Pills for Cultivators in the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.

After accepting the bottle of Rejuvenation Pills, Wei Qinghong's expression softened slightly.

Wei Qingtao ultimately didn't pursue the matter further either.

Immediately, Wu Gang also said loudly, "Next, please be sure to trust your companions. This way, even if you encounter illusions again, you can easily resist."

No one replied.

But everyone was also very clear that without trust, they might find it difficult to move an inch in the illusion.

Not responding didn't mean not accepting.

Wu Gang didn't say anything further, and after saying a few simple words, he led everyone towards the depths.

Zhou Luo silently followed behind, watching this scene with a cold gaze.

It seems the mental strength of this group of people is not strong. If the situation isn't right later, I should just run away early.

On the way forward, others also fell into illusions.

However, with the previous lesson, when such betrayal by companions occurred again, they could react quickly.

It must be said, this illusion was indeed terrifying.

Besides companion betrayal, it would also affect the surrounding environment.

Some saw beautiful flowers instantly wither, replaced by thorns and dead wood.

Others saw the originally bright sunlight obscured by dark clouds, the sky becoming completely dark.

Or sudden attacks by demonic beasts, the ground instantly splitting open, the Market becoming ruins, or those terrifying memories from childhood...

Countless illusions crushed towards the crowd.

Although everyone ultimately escaped danger and broke free from the illusions, their Mental Energy was severely depleted.

Except for Zhou Luo, everyone's faces were not looking good.

If this continued, their mental state would only get worse and worse, and the influence of the illusion would become deeper and deeper.

Except for Zhou Luo.

His Divine Sense was inherently powerful, his spirit had been tempered by the Azure Origin Sect, and with the help of the Lingxi Jade and the Ethereal Talisman, he would be able to resist the invasion of illusionary power later.

After nearly half an hour, everyone finally passed through this forest, but they didn't leave; instead, they saw a lake.

That's right, it was a lake that appeared in the forest. The lake water was crystal clear, and three small islands floated on the surface.

The small islands were not large, they were round, about twenty feet in diameter, and vibrant plants grew on them, enveloping them all in a dreamlike radiance, making it impossible to see the scene inside clearly.

"Brother Gang, this lake is an illusion, right?" Liu Tie rubbed his eyes, uncertainly.

"It's not an illusion, it's real." Wu Gang's somewhat dispirited face showed surprise.

His spirits lifted greatly, and he said to everyone, "Those small islands are our goal for this trip. It is said that there are treasures on each island."

As soon as this was said, everyone's faces showed joy, and their eyes looking at the small islands became fervent.

However, no one stepped forward and rushed towards the small islands.

Reason told them that the crisis was not over, and those small islands that didn't look real must contain some kind of danger.

Wu Gang didn't hide anything and continued, "Of course, this lake is said to have a formation."

Saying this, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Luo, "Brother Xu should be able to tell, this formation is very large. No matter which small island you go to, you will be affected by the formation. I don't know what the specific situation is inside the formation."

"But my suggestion is for everyone to enter together."

Wu Gang looked at everyone seriously.

Presumably, this formation must be very dangerous, no wonder he gathered so many people to go together.

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes simultaneously looked at Zhou Luo.

After all, he was an Array Master, even if only an getting Started one, he was still an Array Master.

Along the way, this was the first time he had been the focus of everyone's attention.

Zhou Luo chuckled awkwardly, "My Array Formation level is very poor, don't place any hope on me."

"Brother Xu, just do your best," Wu Gang said first.

"Then I'll give it a try," Zhou Luo said.

Just as he was about to step forward and pretend to break the formation, Shangguan Qianxue's voice rang out.

"Can you set up a Tranquility Array?"

The Tranquility Array is an Entry-Level formation, its main function is to help Cultivators maintain a clear mind and not be disturbed by illusions.

Because it is only Entry-Level, its effect is not very strong, but everyone is already close to being unable to withstand the invasion of illusionary power.

Having it is better than not having it.

Zhou Luo glanced at the few dispirited people, thinking that he was still waiting for them to scout the way for him.

So he nodded and said, "I can."

Hearing this, everyone's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

After speaking, he took out the array plate and began to set up the formation.

An Entry-Level small array was effortless for him.

But in order not to expose his strength, he deliberately made it seem very difficult.

But even so, everyone looked at him as if they had seen a savior.

A quarter of an hour later, the Tranquility Array was set up.

Everyone quickly began to sit cross-legged within the formation and adjust their state, trying their best to recover.