The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1084

Chapter 1084: Chapter 1081: Entering the Illusion Chapter 1084: Chapter 1081: Entering the Illusion After a long time, Fu Donglai also awoke from his meditation and looked up at Shen Luo with some surprise, saying, “Brother Shen, the speed at which you're absorbing the medicinal power is truly remarkable; even I, a member of the Demon Clan, am not your match.”

Hearing this, Shen Luo suddenly realized that since returning from Dreamland, his constitution seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, but he had been too close to the matter to pay it much heed.

Li Changqing was awakened by their conversation and also opened his eyes.

“I am Li Changqing, head of the Green Forest Sect; Elder Shen already knows of me. May I ask the honorable name of this benefactor?” He said as he got up and clasped his fists in greeting.

“Lion Camel Ridge of the Demon Clan, Fu Donglai.” Fu Donglai returned the gesture and reported his sect affiliation.

“People say that members of the Demon Clan are fierce and behave in strange ways. I once encountered a woman who kept chasing and attacking me without actually trying to kill me, driving me all the way here before she disappeared without a trace. Compared with her, Elder Brother Fu of the Demon Clan is quite the surprise,” Li Changqing remarked somewhat emotionally.

Shen Luo's expression changed subtly upon hearing this.

Fu Donglai seemed not to have noticed anything amiss and joked with Li Changqing, “Not all in the Demon Clan are fond of war and welcome peace.”

“Elder Brother Fu, something's not right,” Shen Luo interjected.

Hearing this, Fu Donglai's expression changed slightly, then he looked at Li Changqing as if he had realized something, “Daoist Li, what did the Demon Clan woman who was chasing you look like?”

Li Changqing was startled by their reaction, and immediately became a bit nervous.

“The woman was wearing a tight-fitting black dress, exceptionally beautiful, with a hint of enchantment in her eyes and brows. The magical treasure she used was a black half-moon ring about three feet long…”

As Li Changqing described her, Fu Donglai's frown deepened.

“It's Li Zhu–that guy. Let's go; we need to leave here immediately,” he said hastily.

“Is she very strong?” Shen Luo also remembered the enchanting woman who had stood beside Fu Donglai before the trial began.

“Early Mahayana cultivation… Her terror lies not in her cultivation level but in the fact she is an Array Master among the Demon Clan, very skilled in using array techniques,” Fu Donglai explained hurriedly.

In the midst of speaking, the three of them had already flown out of the valley.

However, once they had left, they looked back at the valley to find it calm and undisturbed, showing no signs of anything unusual.

“Perhaps I was just being overly cautious…” Fu Donglai scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

“It's always good to be careful,” Shen Luo said with a smile.

“Maybe I was mistaken…” Li Changqing also expressed uncertainty.

While they were talking, the void around them suddenly trembled violently, and although they were suspended in the void, they felt a great force rising from beneath their feet, causing them all to stagger and almost lose their balance.

“Illusion Domain…” Shen Luo and Fu Donglai said simultaneously with a change in expression, speaking in unison.

As the words fell, dust swirled around them, and the layers of illusion shattered, revealing the true scenery once more.

Only then did Shen Luo and the others realize that they were actually still in the valley and had never flown out of it. However, the Bodhi had indeed been real; otherwise, they would have noticed something was amiss from the very beginning.

Amidst the shaking of the earth, black stone blocks were dislodged from inconspicuous corners as the hidden Great Formation gradually came to light.

But before Shen Luo and the others could respond, an even more violent tremor erupted from underground. The valley, already riddled with cracks, instantaneously shattered, creating several ravines a zhang wide.

Shen Luo quickly flew into the air, and as he looked down, he saw an incredibly thick shadow burst from the underground. A gigantic circular mouth, dozens of zhang wide, opened wide and snapped towards Li Changqing, who was falling through mid-air.

Inside the giant maw were rows of sharp, white teeth, layered on top of each other in a dense mass, resembling a thousand-petal lotus in full bloom, with each pointed tooth about to swallow Li Changqing whole.

At that moment, Fu Donglai flew over from the side, transforming into a whistling Xun Wind, leaving only an afterimage as he swept Li Changqing away and brought him to Shen Luo's side.

“What on earth is this thing?” Shen Luo asked, furrowing his brows.

“Demon Void Earth Dragon, a late-Mahayana stage demonic beast, with a fighting prowess comparable to a True Immortal… I really don't understand why they would place such demonic beings in the Secret Realm. Could it be that they wish for all the contestants to die here?” A hint of anger appeared on Fu Donglai's face.

Shen Luo felt the breath emanating from the demonic beast below and finally understood why, when he had previously escaped underground, he had felt a chill down his spine and an inexplicable unease.

At the same time, on the side of the valley, atop a mountain peak, a graceful figure appeared.

She wore a tight-fitting black dress that perfectly outlined her exquisite figure, standing on top of a rock at the mountain summit, leaning forward to gaze at the scene in the valley below, a seductive smile on her charming face–it was Li Zhu.

“The Demon Void Earth Dragon is finally lured out, but it seems rather troublesome… How will I grab the key? This really is troubling,” Li Zhu murmured to herself, her brow slightly furrowed as if pondering.

After contemplating for a moment, her smile deepened, and she said, “Who among you is willing to get the key to the Secret Realm for me?”

“I, I, I…”

“I am willing…”

“Back off, don't fight with me…”

Soon, several figures appeared on the mountain peak, including men of the Human Race and men of the Immortal Clan, punctuated by two of the Demon Clan, totaling seven people.

They had greenish complexions and bloodshot eyes, looking frantic at that moment as they fought to snatch the key for Li Zhu.

“Stop fighting. You might as well all go for it. Whoever can take back the key can come back with me… As for the rest, just die in the valley,” Li Zhu said to the men, hooking her finger at them with an enchanting expression.

The seven men from various clans trembled as if electrified, their intoxicated expressions intensifying, their faces growing more frenzied as they, under Li Zhu's command, one by one, flew towards the Demon Void Earth Dragon.

Seeing Shen Luo and the others looking up at her with furious expressions, Li Zhu immediately pretended to be startled, her hand covering her mouth as she gasped, then broke into a giggling laugh.

Just then, her face suddenly stiffened, and her laughter ceased abruptly. She turned her head to see a man and a woman slowly descending not far away, walking towards her.

The man was tall and slender, exceptionally handsome, wearing light blue armor and a jade crown, his purple-blue hair neatly tied. At his temples grew a few strands of white hair–it was Seven Kills.

And closely following by his side was none other than Flower Fence, the cat demon.

Li Zhu's gaze shifted to the two, her eyes full of wariness, but inside she was cursing incessantly. She had gone to great lengths to set up the formation, using Li Changqing and others as bait to lure out the Demon Void Earth Dragon, and now these two showed up to reap the rewards?

Before she could express her anger, on the opposite mountain cliff, a seven-colored radiance descended, revealing another figure.

This person wore colorful palace attire, bathed in the glow of the radiance, with a five-colored tail fluttering behind, her beauty and demeanor ethereal, like a Moon Palace Fairy–it was Ji Yao of the Immortal Clan.

With lightly knit brows, she glanced at the chaotic scene in the valley below and said, “No wonder the men of my Immortal Clan have all vanished without a trace. It turns out they were bewitched by you, lured away to their fates.”