206: Chapter 206 The Heart Sutra of the Illusory Sea

The moment Ye Tian's hand gripped the Command Flag, the entire flag suddenly erupted with a piercing golden light, completely swallowing him!

The surrounding sounds and the scene before his eyes all disappeared.

Ye Tian felt as if he had been thrown into a boundless Chaos Void Realm, with distorted light and shadows and flowing fragments of Law everywhere.

A massive stream of information forcefully rushed into his Sea of Consciousness!

"Boom!"

An intense swelling pain swept over him.

If his Divine Sense hadn't reached the Subtle stage, he feared his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering would have occurred from this single blow!

Almost at the same time, Ye Tian operated the Star Qi Induction Art with all his might to resist this violent impact.

After an unknown amount of time, the violent impact finally began to subside, eventually condensing into a scripture, with four large characters shimmering: "Illusory Sea Heart Sutra"!

This was not an ordinary Martial Skill or Cultivation Technique, but an introduction that pointed directly to the Origin of illusions and mental power!

Its core was a terrifying method that could directly interfere with, or even control, an opponent's mind, emotions, memory, and subconscious!

The opening of the scripture clarified its meaning: "All illusions in the world are born from the heart. The sea of the heart is boundless, and illusions form of their own accord. Master the sea of the heart, and the false can become real, while the real can become false."

With initial Cultivation, one can peek into others' shallow thoughts and create realistic illusions to confuse perception; this is the "Heart-Beguiling" Realm.

Furthering it, one can trigger and amplify an opponent's inner fears, desires, and other emotions, causing their mind to lose control, and even implant mental suggestions to manipulate some of their actions; this is the "Spirit-Disordering" Realm.

At an advanced stage, one can even construct a nearly real "Mental Image World," dragging an opponent's mind into it to battle them within their inner world; a moment outside could be a thousand years within!

One can also trace memory fragments and weave shadows of destiny's trajectory, which is indescribably profound; this is the "Dream-Weaving" Realm.

As for the highest Realm, according to the scripture, it involves the "boundary between reality and illusion," and even the "World Born of a Single Thought" Realm, but that is beyond what the True Martial Realm can achieve.

In addition to the core method of heart illusion, the Illusory Sea Heart Sutra also included a unique movement technique called "Illusory Sea Flowing Shadow Steps."

This technique differed from the Taixu Star-Shift Steps; it did not pursue absolute speed but relied on the power of the heart illusion to instantly create afterimages and illusory bodies to confuse the opponent, making it hard to distinguish between real and fake.

There was also a Divine Sense attack secret technique called the God-Shocking Sting.

It highly condensed Divine Sense into an invisible and intangible spike, specifically attacking the opponent's Divine Soul, making it impossible to guard against.

"This... this is simply not an ordinary martial arts Legacy!"

Ye Tian was shocked.

The levels involved in this Illusory Sea Heart Sutra touched upon the Soul, consciousness, and even the world's rules; its value far exceeded a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique!

No wonder this Illusory Sea Secret Realm was so strange; it tested not only martial strength but also one's mood!

Those previous layers of illusions were likely some manifestation of this Heart Sutra.

And that dark-gold Command Flag was not only the key to controlling part of the Restrictions here but also the medium carrying this supreme Legacy!

However, the moment Ye Tian's mind established a connection with it, the entire massive stone platform beneath his feet, along with the black stone pillar in the center, suddenly shook!

The patterns on the stone pillar lit up one by one.

Immediately after, with the stone platform as the center, a dark-gold halo rapidly expanded, sweeping across the entire space in an instant!

Wherever the halo passed, the structure of space underwent Subtle changes.

The arena originally floating in the Void Realm established a connection with the dark-red sea of blood below and the further reaches of the Secret Realm world.

Ye Tian felt that through the Command Flag in his hand, he could draw upon the power of this world!

Especially around this stone platform, he felt as if he had become a temporary Dominator!

"The Legacy has begun! The Secret Realm's core permissions have been temporarily activated!"

That voice rang out again, echoing in everyone's heart, "Time limit: one stick of incense.

After the time limit expires, the permissions will dissipate, and the Secret Realm will gradually close.

The one who ultimately holds the Command Flag and successfully reaches the exit before the permissions dissipate will be the final owner of the Legacy!"

This announcement instantly ignited the entire Secret Realm!

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At the edge of the sea of blood, Yan Yang of the Lieyang Valley, who was fighting several powerful sea beasts, suddenly looked up. Feeling the fluctuation that swept through his body and the information in his mind, his expression changed drastically: "The core Legacy has been obtained?

It's Ye Tian!"

He roared, flames exploding around him as he forced back the sea beasts and charged frantically toward the direction of the fluctuation.

In a valley filled with broken Sword Tombs, Shi Poshan had just shattered a powerful Sword Puppet with a punch. Feeling the fluctuation, his eyes widened: "Permissions? Exit? Dammit, we can't let that kid get away!"

He shouldered his giant axe and took large strides, the ground rumbling as he began to sprint.

Shui Wuyue of Youshui Hall was in a misty swamp; her delicate brows furrowed slightly: "Temporary permissions... one stick of incense... exit..."

Her figure turned into a mist of water, and her speed increased sharply.

Liu Qingqing of the Qingmu Gate, Yue Zhong of the Houtu Sect, and all the other Sect Geniuses still struggling or treasure-hunting in the Secret Realm—as long as they hadn't died or been teleported out—all felt the fluctuation and the rule information at this moment.

Everyone's goal instantly became unprecedentedly unified: find Ye Tian and seize the Command Flag!

Even some lone experts hidden deep in the Secret Realm who originally had little interest in the Legacy competition, or some veteran True Martial Realm Late Stage experts who had secretly infiltrated from certain Sects, were alarmed by this sudden change. Their eyes turned toward the direction of the fluctuation, filled with greed.

The true storm was only just beginning!

Ye Tian had instantly become the public enemy of all survivors in the entire Secret Realm!

...

On the arena, Lei Zhen and Luo Qiushui felt those powerful auras rapidly approaching from a distance and paced back and forth anxiously.

"Junior Brother Ye! Hurry up..."

Lei Zhen shouted urgently, his tone extremely solemn.

Luo Qiushui's long sword was already three-tenths out of its scabbard as she scanned the Void Realm.

Mu Sisi still stood quietly; no one could see through what she was thinking.

And Gao Ling, who had just been heavily injured and knocked unconscious by a wave of Mu Sisi's hand, was actually jolted awake by the stimulus of this rule fluctuation.

Hearing the rules and seeing Ye Tian holding the Command Flag enveloped in a dark-gold halo, extreme malice erupted in his eyes. He struggled to crawl up, but due to his heavy injuries, he could only let out an unwilling roar.

Holding the Command Flag, Ye Tian felt the auras rushing in from all directions and the intense killing intent hidden within them, but there wasn't much fluctuation in his heart.

"One stick of incense..."

Ye Tian whispered to himself.

He glanced at Lei Zhen and Luo Qiushui, and finally, his gaze swept over Mu Sisi in the distance.

"Senior Brother Lei, Senior Sister Luo,"

"The situation is critical. I've already sensed the location of the Secret Realm's exit through the Command Flag. We must set off immediately; whether we can break through depends on this!"

He didn't say anything about modesty or being a burden; at this moment, any hesitation would be fatal.

Only by fighting together would there be a slim chance of survival.

Lei Zhen nodded heavily, his Tyrant Blade shaking as thunder rumbled: "Good! Junior Brother Ye, you tell us how to fight, and we'll fight that way! If anyone wants to snatch the goods, they'll have to ask my blade first!"

Luo Qiushui also nodded slightly, her Qiushui Sword fully unsheathed.

Ye Tian looked at Mu Sisi again, just about to speak.

But Mu Sisi spoke first, saying indifferently: "See you at the exit."

As soon as she finished speaking, her white figure flickered and actually vanished into thin air. In the next moment, she appeared in the Void Realm hundreds of feet away. After a few more flickers, she disappeared into the dim horizon, her speed so fast it was staggering.

Ye Tian's eyes narrowed slightly as he took a deep look in the direction Mu Sisi had disappeared, then withdrew his gaze.

This woman was too mysterious; he hoped she wouldn't become a great enemy in the future.

"Let's go!"

He no longer hesitated. Holding the Command Flag and sensing the exit's location, he turned into a Cyan Rainbow and headed in one direction!

Lei Zhen and Luo Qiushui followed closely behind, instantly rushing off the ancient arena!

Almost the second after they left the arena, several powerful figures landed upon it.

"Chase them!"

"They ran that way!"

"Don't let Ye Tian escape!"

In the next moment, streaks of light frantically chased in the direction the three had left!