"Could it be that this isn’t an Illusion Realm?" Zhang Chen’s mind raced, and he immediately exited his skill state, with the Great Freedom Celestial Demon following him into the Yellow Sand.
"But if this place isn’t an Illusion Realm, then where is this?" Zhang Chen pondered secretly.
"This is..." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon emerged with Zhang Chen from the black and white space and, at first glance, saw the sky filled with stars as large as the moon, with a red sun rising from the eastern horizon. The sight left him stupefied, eyes full of disbelief, even though his heart had been hardened by countless hosts. He couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Zhang Chen turned to look at the stunned Great Freedom Celestial Demon, thinking the other might be shocked by arriving in the Spiritual World. After all, when Fox Fairy Nannan first arrived in the Spiritual World, she was even more exaggerated than the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
Being able to come to the Spiritual World was rare, but being able to bring someone else along was almost a miracle.
"How about it, shocked by Grandpa’s tactics, right? But don’t be surprised, it’s just the First Layer of the Spiritual World. I managed to bring you here with merely a trivial skill." Zhang Chen said with a smug smile, wearing a confident expression.
"You say this place is?" After hearing Zhang Chen’s words, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was stunned, looking at Zhang Chen with a peculiar gaze.
"It’s the First Heaven of the Spiritual World, right? Have you never been to the First Heaven of the Spiritual World before? Impossible!" Zhang Chen asked curiously.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon wanted to curse: ’What kind of First Heaven is this! If this is the First Heaven of the Spiritual World, he’d kneel and call Zhang Chen Grandpa.’
’This is clearly a real world! Not only is it real, but it’s a time and space that shouldn’t appear again. This is an era predating the Ancient Era! Moreover, it’s a time-space that’s been annihilated, severed from cause and effect!’ The Great Freedom Celestial Demon shook his head, feeling a bit confused as if trying to shake himself awake:
"I think you are indeed trapped in an Illusion Technique, and it’s a very remarkable one, trapping even me, the ancestor of Illusion Techniques!"
"You also think this is an Illusion Realm? I’ve been calculated against? How are you so sure this is an Illusion Realm?" Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"No need for reasons. After all, I’m the ancestor of Illusion Techniques, this can’t be hidden from me. Yes! It must be an Illusion Realm!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said, unable to admit it’s a past time-space, long buried in the previous era.
No one can traverse time and space, let alone the barriers of the past era’s space.
"Could it be that you set up the Illusion Realm and then cried thief?" Zhang Chen’s suspicion about the Illusion Realm had dissipated, but upon hearing the Great Freedom Celemon’s words, he started to doubt again, looking at him with suspicion.
"I don’t have that capability! Even if I could invade your mind, without three to five years of nurturing, it wouldn’t take root in your mind." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon rolled his eyes, lamenting the weak trust between people.
Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon and believed only a tenth of his words.
Who knows what other strange abilities this treacherous and unscrupulous creature has? Believing his lies would be foolish.
"Do you have any means to break this Illusion Technique?" Zhang Chen asked.
"It’s hard! This person’s Illusion Technique is too sophisticated, even trapping me, how can it be easily broken?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon spoke while gazing at the sun, thinking: "This epoch’s time and space is too real! Even the essence of the sun feels real."
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon couldn’t hold back, feeling more anxious the more he observed, saying: "I say, who have you offended to fall into such an Illusion Realm?"
Zhang Chen didn’t respond to this, thoughts flickering in his mind: "Could it be the Southern Qilin Zhong Xiang’s means? I’m trapped in Zhong Xiang’s Illusion Technique? But that’s not right. If I’m caught in Zhong Xiang’s Illusion Technique, the Light of the True God should have activated the Dharma Eye to warn me."
"I seem to have offended quite a few people..." Zhang Chen pondered in vain for a long while, replying to the Great Freedom Celestial Demon briefly before diving into the Yellow Sand to avoid the scorching sunlight.
Even though the Illusion Realm is fake, the damage incurred is real.
"Quick, help me find a way to break the Illusion Realm." Zhang Chen urged the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"Illusion Realms are notoriously troublesome. There are two methods to break an Illusion Realm: first, using absolute power; second, find the flaw in the Illusion Realm. Once the flaw is found, we can counter the opponent." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon explained.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen fell silent. He had a doubt: did he really activate his skill, like when he supposedly brought the Great Freedom Celestial Demon here? Did he truly use his skill, or is the Great Freedom Celestial Demon real?
Now, Zhang Chen was beginning to doubt himself, feeling trapped in a mental Illusion Realm, his mind blinded - the most terrifying and troublesome scenario, because once caught, he wouldn’t even know how he died.
However, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon had said something right: if Zhang Chen could find the flaw in the Illusion Realm, he would be able to see through it and escape.
"Honestly, the world before me is too real; my rational mind tells me it doesn’t seem fake." Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"In my experience, this doesn’t resemble an Illusion Realm either, but I assure you, it definitely is one." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon again looked at the sky, which was an image from a distant past era, impossible to appear in this current age.
Seeing the lizards running in the Yellow Sand, Zhang Chen said, "If this is an Illusion Realm, then it’s extremely realistic!"
This Illusion Realm wasn’t just ordinary - even tiny creatures were vividly life-like.
"Actually, there’s another key. As long as you discern its truth, the reality of the Illusion Realm can be argued. If the Illusion Realm affects my mind, then you are fake, the master of the Illusion Realm, disguised as the Great Freedom Celestial Demon to deceive me. If it affects the external world, constructing a false external environment, it should be unable to deceive my Dharma Eye. After all, the Illusion Realm of the Empress Tomb couldn’t defeat me, being merely a Twelfth Tier Illusion Realm."
"So, are you real or fake?"
Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, arriving at this conclusion after a day of thought: verifying whether the Great Freedom Celestial Demon is real would discern the truth of the matter.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon remained silent for a moment before saying, "I am absolutely real! You say an external Illusion Realm can’t deceive you. Well, I tell you, because no one dares to drag me into a mental Illusion Realm. What is the essence of an Illusion Realm? It’s a virtual projection constructed from a person’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit. If someone drags me into an Illusion Realm, they are inadvertently welcoming me into their being."
Zhang Chen believed the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s words, assuring himself that he was genuine.
Zhang Chen grinned at this realization: if the Illusion Realm isn’t affecting him internally, then the great illusion can’t deceive his Dharma Eye.
Therefore, it seemed that this wasn’t an Illusion Realm, and he had truly arrived in the First Heaven of the Spiritual World, only with a change of scenery.
Once this thought crossed his mind, Zhang Chen relaxed, even his steps becoming lighter.
"Why has your mood suddenly improved?" the Great Freedom Celestial Demon asked, looking at Zhang Chen.
"Because I confirmed that this isn’t an illusion, but the real First Heaven of the Spiritual World! The troubles in my heart are gone, naturally making me joyful." Zhang Chen replied.
However, hearing Zhang Chen’s words made the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s heart tighten, "How can you be so certain?"
If the world before them wasn’t an Illusion Realm, then the problem wouldn’t be trivial!
And this was fundamentally impossible!
How could the two of them have arrived before the Ancient Era?
Even mastering Time Superpower couldn’t achieve this!
"Thus, this must be an Illusion Realm!" the Great Freedom Celestial Demon thought silently, refusing to believe they could traverse ancient time.
"Even the God of Time couldn’t possibly do it!" said the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
But observing Zhang Chen’s demeanor, he refrained from reminding him, instead harboring devious thoughts: "I wonder if I’ll have a chance to sow the Demon Seed..."