27: Chapter 27 Illusion

"My good man, you are clearly awake, so why pretend to be asleep?"

The Purple-clad Woman leaned her red lips toward Li Fan's ear, speaking each word slowly and deliberately, her breath brushing against his earlobe.

If it weren't for his current inability to move, he would have jumped up to show off his Divine Might.

She used her fingertips to gently trace patterns on Li Fan's lower abdomen, making him itch.

Then, her entire cool, soft hand pressed against him, the icy sensation soothing the previous itch, feeling quite comfortable.

"Or perhaps, you are looking forward to this little girl's hand... moving a few inches further down?"

"Heh~ heh~"

The seductive sounds were soul-stirring and bone-melting.

Under such seductive bewitchment, an ordinary Cultivator would likely have already lost their composure and fallen into chaos.

However, aside from feeling a bit uncomfortable, Li Fan's mind remained clear.

At this moment, his physical strength had recovered slightly, and he was already able to speak normally.

"This... Fairy, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Li Fan opened his eyes and stared straight at the Purple-clad Woman, as if he wanted to strip her bare from head to toe.

"I didn't expect you to be so impatient, my good man. In that case, this little girl will..."

Before she finished speaking, she rose and straddled Li Fan, her hands firmly planted on his chest.

When Li Fan's surprised gaze met hers, her eyes suddenly flared, her heterochromatic violet-blue pupils seemingly trying to suck his soul in, attempting to catch Li Fan off guard.

To her surprise, Li Fan's gaze remained indifferent, staring straight into her eyes.

Seeing her strike such a pose without any further action, he tilted his head slightly.

"And then? I am actually quite looking forward to it."

Hearing this, the Purple-clad Woman was both embarrassed and annoyed, raising her hand to strike Li Fan's chest hard.

Then she stood up and left, her eyes filled with confusion.

She suspected that this Secret Realm was suppressing her Realm and weakening the power of her Innate talents.

One must know that the Purple-clad Woman's charm techniques were always effective, usually able to make countless Cultivators lose their minds with just a glance; yet today, she couldn't handle a single young man.

Since she couldn't do anything about him, she simply stopped pretending, her tone turning cold.

"I have already bought you; from now on, you are mine."

The Purple-clad Woman calculated in her heart that since she couldn't handle him with her current Foundation Establishment cultivation, she would just wait until she recovered her cultivation; thinking of this, she became somewhat tempted.

'Innate Qi, I haven't encountered that in a long time.'

Just now, she had realized that Li Fan possessed some kind of Innate Physique and was still a virgin, meaning that his Innate Qi was still present, which she could easily obtain through her special Physique talent.

"It seems coming to this Immortal Dao Assembly was truly the right choice; perhaps there are other Opportunities as well."

She glanced at Li Fan, who appeared unable to move, then looked toward Nangong Miao, who was still searching for treasures among the pavilions in the distance, and issued a command.

"You just stay here obediently and wait for me to return, understand?"

Li Fan nodded obediently and watched the Purple-clad Woman leave.

He couldn't be bothered to argue with this Purple-clad Woman; he would stick to his old method: find an Opportunity and just slip away.

Through the semi-transparent pavilion, Li Fan saw that she had walked far away, so he immediately used his hands to prop himself up and leaned against the wall.

Then he took out the Six-Flavor Xuanhuang Pill, his reward for checking in, and without worrying about whether it would help with his injuries, he ate it first.

Swallowing it in one gulp, the medicinal power dissolved, and his limbs truly recovered some strength; moving was no longer a problem.

"Time to slip away!..."

Another pavilion door was pushed open by Nangong Miao, and seeing it was still empty, she felt a bit disappointed.

"The Chenhuang Flame Source is already in hand, but two more things are still missing..."

The flame mark on her forehead had solidified quite a bit, but to fully recover, two crucial things were still missing.

"Heavenly Dao Luck and Innate Qi..."

These two things were extremely hard to find outside, which is why she entered the Immortal Dao Assembly to search for them, yet along the way, she hadn't seen a trace of them.

Just as she turned to head to the next pavilion to search, the Purple-clad Woman's voice came from behind.

"Has Your Highness found what you were looking for?"

She lightly leaped over the white jade railing, came closer, and her gaze fell upon the flame mark on Nangong Miao's forehead.

"I heard that the Zhonghuang Imperial Clan Legacy is imminent, and the infighting within the clan is quite fierce."

Nangong Miao was not surprised that the Purple-clad Woman knew about this; the Zhonghuang Imperial Clan never kept such things secret, stemming from the Imperial Clan's confidence and strength.

She did not stop walking, heading straight for the next pavilion, but teased in her mouth.

"Finished devouring that young man so quickly? Your Excellency's Myriad Transformation Heaven-Seizing Technique is truly frightening."

The Purple-clad Woman paused; she hailed from the distant Purple Extreme Heaven, and she hadn't expected an Imperial Princess from the distant Zhonghuang Heaven to know about her unique Cultivation Technique.

"I didn't expect Your Highness Nangong Miao to actually know my Cultivation Technique."

"Likewise."

While speaking, Nangong Miao reached out to push the door, but this seemingly ordinary door did not budge at all; even by channeling her Spiritual Qi to exert force, she couldn't shake it in the slightest.

"Can't push it open? Which gate is this?"

Seeing this, she stopped pushing the door and instead cast a spell into it.

Faint, flowing light patterns appeared, outlining an ancient phantom of a sitting Cultivator.

"The Gate of Man?"

In this Secret Realm, the Heaven, Earth, and Man gates were of paramount importance.

Those who could enter the three gates would gain a great advantage in the subsequent Immortal Dao Assembly, but the quotas for entry were extremely rare.

"It is just a pity that I lack the Key of Man in my hand, so I cannot enter directly."

The Purple-clad Woman lowered her eyebrows in thought.

"However, possessing information about the location of the Gate of Man can also be used to trade for an entry qualification."

As she was speaking, she suddenly sensed something unusual, rose into the air, and flew rapidly toward the pavilion where Li Fan was located.

"How restless! Fortunately, I set up a Restriction in advance."

So, not long after, Nangong Miao saw the Purple-clad Woman return carrying Li Fan, casually throwing him beside the Gate of Man.

"Stay put."

The Purple-clad Woman clapped her hands, no longer having the seductive appearance from before.

"Still alive? I thought he had already turned into a dried corpse."

Nangong Miao saw Li Fan, made a casual comment, and then continuously cast spells into the gate.

The patterns on the gate flared with clear light, and immediately after, a ripple spread for a hundred miles in all directions.

The Purple-clad Woman saw Nangong Miao's actions and stepped forward.

"This is..."

"A secret technique that can sense whether there is a carrier of the Key of Man within a hundred miles."

As a member of the Imperial Clan, Nangong Miao naturally knew many secret methods.

Li Fan leaned nearby, looking around, and upon hearing the two women's words, he glanced at the Key of Man isolated within the System space, which was currently unresponsive.

He found a step to sit on, crossed his legs, and asked carelessly.

"What is the use of this gate?"

The Purple-clad Woman chuckled, reached out, and pulled Li Fan over from a distance.

"You are quite relaxed; wait until the Immortal Dao Assembly ends, and after my cultivation recovers, I will take the Innate Qi in your body."

Hearing this, Nangong Miao also realized that Li Fan was an Innate Physique who had not lost his primordial yang, and she began to plot in her heart.

Li Fan did not know that yet another woman had set her sights on him.

He checked the System; it hadn't switched to any 'Narrow Escape, Survival in Desperate Situation' type of System, so there shouldn't be any major issues.

"If you won't say... then won't I know if I just try it?"

The Purple-clad Woman happened to have pulled Li Fan right in front of the gate, so he could reach the Gate of Man by raising his hand; he took out the key from the System space, and it instantly merged into the Gate of Man.

The patterns on the Gate of Man instantly disintegrated, the gate opened with a roar, and endless misty brilliance surged out, turning into a huge vortex that sucked the three people present into it.

"How is that possible! The Key of Man was actually on you!"

Under the pull of the vortex's force, the Purple-clad Woman's face was filled with disbelief, and her consciousness also began to gradually blur.

Nangong Miao struggled to maintain the last shred of consciousness and urgently reminded the two.

"The Gate of Man is an illusion of human desire; it will manifest your deepest, most intense desires."

Her memories began to dissipate and become chaotic, and finally, she tried her best to exhort.

"You must not get lost in the illusion of human desire; remember who you are, only then can you break free..."

Before she finished speaking, the three people's eyes became dull and lifeless, and their figures fell into the illusion together.