199: Chapter 199 Illusion Bewitching the Mind

The moment he charged into the light gate, Ye Tian felt a massive tearing force surge from all sides; everything before his eyes became distorted and shattered, eventually turning into darkness.

Sharp screeches rang in his ears, and his body felt as if it were about to be torn apart by this power.

He immediately circulated the Star Qi Induction Art with all his might. Five Elements Lightning Essence galloped through his Meridians, forming a Protective Aura. At the same time, he activated the black tortoise spirit armor inner vest, which emitted a halo of light that blocked most of the spatial tearing force.

The teleportation process felt extremely long, yet also seemed to last only an instant.

When his feet stepped onto the ground, that dizzying tearing sensation finally vanished.

Ye Tian steadied himself and immediately looked around, while his powerful Divine Sense spread out into the surroundings.

The scene before him caused his pupils to contract slightly.

He was in a strange space.

The sky was a dark red, without sun, moon, or stars. There was only a hazy light source, its Origin unknown.

Beneath his feet was dark red sandy soil, and in the distance were rolling dark red mountains, barren and eerie.

The Spiritual Qi in the air was exceptionally thin and mixed with a strange fluctuation that disturbed the mind.

"Is this the Illusory Sea Secret Realm?"

Ye Tian felt a chill in his heart.

This was completely different from the paradise filled with Spirit Medicine he had imagined; instead, it was more like a forgotten wasteland.

What made his heart sink even further was that there was no one around him!

Lei Zhen, Luo Qiushui, Gao Ling, and everyone else who had entered the Secret Realm together were nowhere to be seen!

"Random teleportation?" Ye Tian understood immediately.

The entrance to the Illusory Sea Secret Realm had actually scattered everyone to various corners of the Secret Realm.

This undoubtedly increased the danger of the Secret Realm significantly, meaning everyone had to face the unknown environment and potential dangers alone.

He tried to sense his Identity Token and found that its connection with the Sect was heavily interfered with here, becoming intermittent and nearly unusable.

This meant it would be impossible to find his companions easily.

"I must familiarize myself with the environment and find a direction as quickly as possible, while also being careful of people from other Sects."

Ye Tian composed himself, his eyes regaining their calm.

He chose a direction with higher terrain and sped forward.

The Secret Realm was exceptionally silent. Ye Tian kept his Divine Sense within a hundred-foot radius of his body, carefully investigating everything.

After traveling for some time, the scenery around him had hardly changed; it was still an endless dark red wasteland.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

Not far ahead, a sparse black forest appeared before his eyes.

From deep within the forest, there were faint fluctuations of Spiritual Qi, along with a hint of blood!

Ye Tian's gaze sharpened. He concealed his presence and quietly approached the edge of the forest.

Through the gaps in the tree trunks, he saw the scene inside.

Two corpses wearing the uniforms of an unknown Sect lay on the ground. The blood had not yet fully solidified, clearly indicating they had died recently.

Their Storage Pouches had been looted clean, and there were signs of a fierce struggle nearby.

"Has the killing for treasures already begun?" Ye Tian's eyes were cold.

The Law of the Secret Realm was naked and cruel.

He carefully examined the traces and judged that the attacker's strength was not weak, at least at the third level of the True Martial Realm, and their methods were ruthless, killing with a single blow.

He did not linger, bypassed the forest, and continued forward.

However, before he had gone far, the surrounding scenery began to undergo subtle changes.

That strange energy in the air that disturbed the mind grew denser, the scenery before his eyes began to distort, and faint calls rang in his ears.

"Tian'er... My Tian'er..."

A gentle, sobbing female voice came from a very distant place, filled with endless longing...

Ye Tian's whole body jolted!

This voice... it was his mother's voice!

But the sorrow in the voice was something he had never heard before!

In his memory, although his mother worked hard due to his father's early death, she had a resilient personality and had never shown such helpless despair before him!

"An illusion?"

Ye Tian felt a chill and immediately guarded his mind. The chaos bead rotated slightly within his Dantian, protecting his Sea of Consciousness.

The calling immediately weakened a lot but did not disappear completely. Instead, it took on a hint of urgency and sobbing: "Tian'er... where are you? Mother... Mother can't hold on anymore..."

Immediately after, the wasteland scenery before him began to change.

The dark red sky and earth vanished, replaced by a familiar small courtyard.

That was the courtyard where he lived as part of the Ye Family branch in Luo City!

In the courtyard, his mother was slumped on the ground, her face haggard and covered in tears. She tightly held a worn-out man's garment—a relic left by his father—and cried out to the empty courtyard: "Tian'er!

Where on earth did you go?

Why has there been no news for so long?

Did you... did you also leave Mother alone, just like your father..."

The sorrow in his mother's eyes almost drowned him.

A strong sense of guilt and worry instantly seized Ye Tian's heart!

He knew of his mother's longing. Although he had left home to enter the Liuli Xuan Sect to become stronger, it had also caused her to worry day and night.

This illusory realm was actually magnifying his deepest worries and weaknesses infinitely!

"No! This is an illusion! Mother has the Family Head's care in the Ye Family; she would never be like this!"

Ye Tian suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, the sharp pain clearing his mind slightly.

He immediately activated the chaos bead, and his Divine Sense power erupted as he shouted lowly, "Break!"

In the next moment, the courtyard scene before him rippled like water. His mother's crying figure blurred for a moment but did not disappear completely. Instead, that sorrowful voice became even clearer: "Tian'er!

Come back quickly! The Ye Family... the Ye Family is going to drive me to my death!"

"Five Elements Sword Body, Piercing Falsehood and Void Tempering!"

Ye Tian's eyes were sharp. Five Elements Sword Essence roared within his body, and a flash of five-colored light passed through his eyes.

This time, he saw more clearly. Around the edges of his "mother's" figure, there were subtle traces of energy distortion. Although the sorrowful emotion was realistic, it carried a sense of deliberate exaggeration!

However, the illusory realm was not broken; instead, it intensified!

The scene changed again!

He returned to the stage of the Outer Sect Grand Competition, and standing opposite him was actually Gao Ling!

Only this time, "Gao Ling's" presence was overwhelming, having shockingly reached the Sea Transformation Realm!

He sneered and struck out with a palm, the wind from it capable of destroying heaven and earth: "Ye Tian!

You trash! You dare to offend me?

I will make you wish you were dead!

Then I'll send you down to see the King of Hell!

Hahaha!"

The terrifying pressure caused Ye Tian's breath to hitch!

At the same time, the ground beneath his feet suddenly turned into a swamp. Countless pitch-black hands reached out from the mire, grabbing his ankles to drag him into the endless abyss!

In his ears, his mother's shrill cries and his father's blurred sighs rang out!

Worry for his mother, anger at his own weakness, regret over his father's early death...

All sorts of deeply buried emotions were stirred up and magnified by the illusory realm, impacting his mind!

This illusory realm was extremely malicious!

It directly targeted the softest and most inescapable attachments in his heart!

"Hmph! An illusion is an illusion after all! I, Ye Tian, act with a clear conscience and will surely use the sword in my hand to slay all evil! How can I allow you, an Illusion Demon, to disturb my Dao Heart!"

Ye Tian roared, the last trace of confusion in his eyes vanishing!

He no longer hesitated and fully activated the chaos bead within his Dantian!

"Buzz!"

The chaos bead jolted violently, and a surge of Chaos energy that cleansed all falsehood suddenly expanded!

This aura surpassed ordinary true essence and spiritual power, carrying a hint of the power of the Origin Law!

Crack!

The Sea Transformation Realm "Gao Ling," the endless swamp, his mother's cries, his father's sighs, and even the entire sorrowful courtyard...

All illusions instantly disintegrated under the impact of this Chaos aura!

The scene before him once again returned to that dark red wasteland!

Ye Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting slightly.

This illusory realm was extremely powerful, striking directly at one's weaknesses. If not for his firm Dao Heart and the protection of a Chaos Supreme Treasure like the chaos bead, he might have truly fallen for it, sinking into it and eventually dying from mental exhaustion.

"What an eerie Secret Realm! It can actually peer into the weaknesses of the human heart and manifest the most feared scenes!"

Ye Tian felt a lingering fear and became even more vigilant.

The "Illusory" in the name of the Illusory Sea Secret Realm was by no means an exaggeration.

The dangers here far exceeded simple Yao Beasts and enemies.

Just as he broke through the illusory realm and his mind settled for a moment, another change occurred...