Chapter 465: Illusion Array Four (2/2)

Hearing this, Jian Chen gave up any idea of resisting and allowed for the sand to submerge his body.

It was pitch-black underneath to the point where even Jian Chen couldn’t tell east from west. He was better off with his eyes closed, since he wasn’t able to distinguish anything. When he tried to use his omnipresence, he came to the realization that it was being forcibly suppressed, meaning he couldn’t use it.

Not too long after, Jian Chen felt himself finally stop descending through the ground. At the same time, his body was being pressed by something heavy. From this feeling, Jian Chen truly felt as if it were sand that was crushing him.

“Master, take a step to your left or right.”

Jian Chen closed his eyes and turned himself at an angle before walking one step forward.

This single step seemed as if it had taken him thousands of kilometers to a completely different place. Even with his eyes closed, Jian Chen could clearly feel a stinging light radiating from the sky and the fragrant smell of flowers wafting through the air.

Opening his eyes, Jian Chen realized he was now in a spectacular garden that was almost impossible to describe with words. It was almost like a paradise with all sorts of sweet smelling thing and a pool not too far away. The water in the lake was clear, and many fish could be seen swimming in it.

“Master, walk forward.”

Jian Chen began to walk forward before finally stopping by the side of the lake.

“Master, this is all fake. The things you are seeing are not real; there is no water in front of you, continue to move forward.”

“What a magical illusion array, it seems completely real.” Jian Chen sighed as he admired the illusion array’s effects. Then, taking a step forward, he began to walk into the pool of water.

When Jia Chen’s foot touched the surface of the water, his body did not sink. It was almost as if he was floating. Jian Chen felt as if he were stepping on a thin piece of glass.

Still following the Sword Spirit’s instructions, Jian Chen continued to walk across the water until he arrived at the very center of the lake. Suddenly, the scenery around him began to spin and spin before the garden disappeared almost instantaneously, only to be replaced with a bottomless abyss right in front of Jian Chen’s eyes.

The world began to grow dim, there was no sun, and at the same time, there was no moonlight. It was as if he had stepped into the lands of Hell, standing on the tip of the precipice. Right in front of him was an abyss with no bottom to be seen. Yet, a grotesque sound could be heard faintly, originating from down below. It was not unsimilar to a devil howling in a way that would terrify any listener.

“Continue to walk forward” Qingsuo spoke inside Jian Chen’s mind.

After hearing him, Jian Chen continued to listen to the Sword Spirit’s instructions through all the different types of worlds the illusion array threw at him. From time to time, he would walk forward through the areas, backward, or even having to move left or right. After being tormented endlessly for an hour, Jian Chen finally walked through the completely mysterious illusion array.

After exiting the illusion array, Jian Chen found himself within the dark belly of the mountain. It was spacious all around him with only a single wooden house to be seen in the desolate area.

“Ziying, Qingsuo, there shouldn’t be anymore illusions, correct?” Jian Chen asked the Sword Spirits. The illusions had felt all too real to him to the point where Jian Chen could no longer distinguish between reality and delusions. This caused Jian Chen to doubt whether or not he was in reality.

“Master, we’ve exited from the illusion array. Whatever you see in front of you is real.” Ziying spoke.

Ziying’s reply caused Jian Chen to relax and immediately revealed a smile on his face. After being thrown side to side for so long, he had finally arrived at his final destination.

Quelling his excitement, Jian Chen stepped closer and closer to the wooden house in front of him.

Just as Jian Chen exited from the illusion array, in the valley overhead, five bright lights could be seen flying toward the valley at an extremely fast speed. Finally, they came to a stop above the valley and looked down below.

Among the five, there were four elders and a middle-aged man. Each one wore a different color robe and had serious expressions on their faces. They also had a strong amount of power flicker off of their bodies.

“According to what that Heaven Saint Master from the Qiangan Kingdom said, the Saint Ruler’s cave should be located here. Fifty meters away from a precipice in a valley. This is the place.” The middle-aged man spoke as he looked down.

“There’s no differences between this place and the information we heard, this must be it. Let’s go down and hope that the Heaven Saint Master wasn’t lying to us.” The elder spoke calmly.

“Haha, Elder Feng, you think too much. That Heaven Saint Master holds a special position within the Qiangan Kingdom and was the king of the previous times. He wouldn’t dare lie to us, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to handle the consequences. Besides, he did not tell our Huang family this secret without conditions.” Another elder laughed.