320: Four Questions about the Illusion

The next moment, the world spun!

Illusion: Mortal World Heart-Questioning!

Yao Delong opened his eyes abruptly, completely forgetting that he was still in the middle of the assessment.

A thick, pungent smell of blood assaulted his nose.

In the dark forest, several Yin Yang Sect Core Disciples stood with their backs to him,

surrounding a corpse lying in a pool of blood—it was a Junior Brother who was close to him!

"Senior Brother Yao, you've come just at the right time!"

The leader turned around, a ferocious grin on his face, pointing his blood-stained longsword at him,

"This brat was hiding a 'Thousand-Year Blood Lingzhi' discovered by the Sect!

We've already cleared the Sect of this traitor! The Lingzhi is on him; how about we split it evenly?"

The others had greedy and fierce expressions, faintly surrounding him with chilling killing intent.

Yao Delong's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and a towering rage surged straight to his head!

Killing one's own Sect members, harming the innocent, and embezzling precious treasures! Such actions are intolerable to heaven and earth!

He almost wanted to draw his sword immediately and execute these scoundrels on the spot!

But! In his Sea of Consciousness, the pitch-black Heart Sword trembled slightly, and a thread of cold, Nirvana Sword Intent suddenly cooled his boiling killing intent.

His gaze was like lightning as he swept across these familiar yet strange faces,

forcefully suppressing the Blazing Sun Origin Qi that was about to burst out of his body.

"Shut up!" Yao Delong's voice was as cold as iron, carrying an unquestionable majesty,

"Killing Sect members, harming the innocent, and embezzling Sect treasures—you have all committed a major violation of Sect rules! Your crimes are unforgivable!"

He took a step forward, his powerful Aura instantly pressing down on those few, his eyes sharp as knives:

"Drop your weapons and surrender! Come with me to the Law Enforcement Hall and await the Elder's judgment!

If you dare to resist, don't blame me for enforcing the Sect rules and executing you on the spot!"

The ferocious grins on their faces froze, as if they hadn't expected Yao Delong not only to refuse the temptation but also to attempt to capture them.

The power of the illusion twisted, attempting to amplify the anger and the urge to "clear the Sect" in his heart.

Yao Delong remained unmoved, his eyes clear and firm, his right hand already pressed onto the hilt of his sword,

his Spiritual Power held in check, ready to capture rather than kill at any moment.

He chose the method most in line with Sect law and most protective of Sect order—handing the criminals over to the Law Enforcement Hall for judgment!

The scene of the dense forest shattered with a bang!

Yao Delong found himself standing in front of his Immortal Cave on Luoxia Peak.

From inside the Immortal Cave came Qiong Shuang's terrified and desperate scream: "Big Brother! Save me! Ah—!"

He rushed in without hesitation!

He saw that the Immortal Cave was in disarray, and a Demonic Cultivator, shrouded in black robes and exuding the terrifying Aura of a Nascent Soul Great Perfection,

was grinning, using a hand filled with sinister Devilish Qi to choke Qiong Shuang by the neck!

The Little White Flood Dragon's scales were shattered, dripping with blood, and her golden vertical pupils were filled with pain!

"Let her go!"

Yao Delong's eyes were wide with rage, and his Blazing Sun Origin Qi erupted! But he instantly sobered up:

Engaging a Nascent Soul Great Perfection head-on was no different than throwing an egg against a rock!

Not only would he fail to save Qiong Shuang, but he would also lose his own life!

"Hehehe... Yao Delong, do you want your little pet to live?

Hand over the Legacy and treasures of the Burial God Abyss!"

The Demonic Cultivator's voice was hoarse, and his demonic claw tightened, causing Qiong Shuang to let out a painful whimper.

Calm! Must stay calm! Yao Delong forced himself to suppress his violent killing intent and heartache.

He stared intently at the Demonic Cultivator, his brain working at high speed.

Fighting head-on wouldn't work, and negotiation was a dead end... Only a surprise move would do!

"Fine! I'll give it to you!"

Yao Delong made a move as if to retrieve items from his storage ring, and at the same time, deep in his Sea of Consciousness,

that pitch-black Heart Sword Without Trace suddenly erupted with an invisible ripple!

"Nirvana Soul Domain—Open!"

Silently, a cold, deathly, and seemingly Soul-freezing Domain instantly spread out with Yao Delong at its center!

This was not a direct attack, but rather an interference with his Divine Soul!

The target—the Demonic Cultivator's Divine Soul perception!

The Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator felt the scene before his eyes blur suddenly,

as if falling into a void of deathly darkness, and his grip on Qiong Shuang experienced an extremely subtle delay!

His perception of the surrounding Spiritual Power also instantly became blurred!

"Qiong Shuang! Go!" At the moment he activated the Domain, Yao Delong roared with all his might!

At the same time, instead of retreating, he advanced, his Blazing Sun Origin Qi transforming into a blinding golden beam of light,

not attacking the Demonic Cultivator himself, but slamming fiercely into the ground between the Demonic Cultivator and Qiong Shuang!

He wanted to create chaos and buy Qiong Shuang that split-second opportunity to escape!

Boom!

The ground exploded, gravel flew, and golden light collided violently with the Devilish Qi!

Under the chaos and Divine Soul interference created by Yao Delong's desperate efforts, Qiong Shuang's survival instinct erupted,

and she violently broke free from the momentarily loosened demonic claw,

turning into a white light and rushing out of the Immortal Cave, regardless of everything!

"Little beast! You're courting death!"

The Demonic Cultivator broke free from the Divine Soul interference, furious beyond measure, and his terrifying demonic palm slammed toward Yao Delong with an Aura of destruction!

A strike filled with the rage of a Nascent Soul Great Perfection was enough to smash him into powder!

Delong showed no fear, having long since cast aside thoughts of life and death,

fully channeling his Blazing Sun Origin Qi to protect his body, preparing to withstand the strike that would surely leave him severely injured!

With his own body, he fought for a sliver of survival for his companion!

The scene changed again.

A magnificent Demonic Palace, a throne of white bones, and a Demonic Path titan with an Aura like an abyss!

"Yao Delong... This seat observes that you possess the Blazing Sun Origin,

yet you are trapped by those ridiculous Righteous Path Sect rules, and your Spiritual Power Affinity is terribly low!

What can the Yin Yang Sect give you?

Can that hypocrite White Cloud Master help you break through to Soul Transformation, Body Integration, or even Mahayana?"

The titan raised his hand, and Demon God blood essence, the "Heaven Swallowing Demonic Technique" Jade Slip, and the Ten Thousand Demon Token appeared!

"Join my Sacred Sect! The blood essence will cleanse your bones and make up for your deficiencies!

The Demonic Technique devours all things, pointing straight to the Peak! With the Ten Thousand Demon Token in hand, you will rule the Demonic Domain!

By then, the Yin Yang Sect? Ants beneath your feet! The Eastern Region? Crawling at your feet!

Power, strength, eternal life... all within your grasp!"

The temptation pierced straight to his Soul, especially the part about "making up for the affinity deficiency," which was like the sweetest poison!

Yao Delong's mind swayed violently, and a strong impulse almost overwhelmed his reason!

Strength! The strength to solve his predicament was right before his eyes!

However! In his Dantian, the Nascent Soul's pure Yang sun shone with ten thousand rays of golden light!

The power of ultimate Yang and ultimate rigidity flowed through his entire body!

The Heart Sword rang out with a clang, and the Nirvana Sword Intent severed the illusion!

"Make up for deficiencies? Rule the Domains?"

Yao Delong raised his head abruptly, his gaze instantly changing from wavering to incredibly firm, like a rock,

"I, Yao Delong, seek the brilliant Righteous Path and act with a clear conscience!

Even if I have deficiencies, I shall use the methods of the Righteous Path to cut through thorns and brambles, forging ahead with courage!"

How could I fall into the Demonic Path, associate with demons and ghosts, and commit acts of devouring living beings and extinguishing humanity?!

His voice was like a great bell, carrying an awe-inspiring righteousness that resounded through the Demonic Palace:

"Demonic Techniques and evil arts, power and authority are vanity; even if they could reach the heavens, to me, they are like dirt!

We walk different paths; we cannot conspire together! Break for me—shatter!"

Boom! The power of pure Yang and the Nirvana Sword Intent erupted, and the Demonic Palace, the titan, and the temptations... all collapsed and vanished!

He held fast to his original heart, choosing the most difficult yet most brilliant Righteous Path!

The dust from the shattered Demonic Palace had not yet settled when the scene changed again!

A frozen wasteland, the cold wind like knives!

In the center of the ice field, that cold and aloof white figure—

Revered Master Leng Yuekui, was tightly bound by countless pitch-black chains exuding an Aura of Nirvana!

Her face was pale, her Aura withered, and blood spilled from the corners of her mouth!