"So, according to Young Hero Ye's suggestion, we should leave this place immediately. But should we return the way we came, or...?" Huang Ze sized up Ye Fan, noticing something off about his demeanor. Huang Ze, being a perceptive person, vaguely recalled the faint red glow from the prophecy image on the altar, where he also saw a lotus-shaped object.

At the time, he assumed it was someone's mysterious magical artifact. Now he knew it was the Red Lotus Nirvana, indicating that the prophecy's prediction of Ye Fan's wild nature coming out was after the Red Lotus Nirvana appeared.

Ye Fan said, "We'll return the way we came."

"How can we return that way? It's extremely dangerous; it's better to find another way out," someone shouted.

Hai Wuzi glared at the person speaking, saying, "Young Hero Ye is right. We should return the way we came. Who knows if forcibly finding another path will trigger mechanisms and restrictions? Since this is an underground chamber built by Middle Ages cultivators, it must have its restrictions like the various sects' grounds. Everyone should not act rashly, lest we harm others and ourselves."

Hua Wu said, "Our sect does not oppose returning the way we came, but this lotus artifact..."

"Since it was found by Young Hero Ye, of course, the artifact belongs to him," Huang Ze came out, smiling, as he said this.

By saying this, he was also escalating the conflict between Ye Fan and Hua Wu.

Hua Wu remained silent for a long time before nodding slightly. Among the seven major sects, she was the only one, besides Ling and Huang Ze, who had reached the Mahayana Realm cultivation level, while Ye Fan was recognized as having reached the initial stage. At this point, both Huang Ze and Ling were injured; only she had the strength to fight Ye Fan. Even if Hua Wu's cultivation was comparable to Ye Fan's, she couldn't defeat the combined strength of Ye Fan, Li Zhaojun, and Min Shang, as well as Lan Jing, who had a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivation, and Sang Yuan, who had ascended beyond.

As the group was about to leave, they saw Ye Fan walking step by step towards the Red Lotus Nirvana. Some people still harbored misgivings, as no one knew what would happen once Ye Fan touched the Nirvana—if it would drive Ye Fan into madness, fulfilling the prior prophecy.

But when Ye Fan's hand touched the Red Lotus Nirvana, it simply lost all its brilliance, transforming into something resembling a lotus seed relic, ending up in Ye Fan's hand.

Some thought to themselves, "What a great artifact; how wonderful it would be if I could obtain it."

At that moment, a voice suddenly stirred within everyone's hearts, "Kill those around you, and the artifact will be yours; only you can leave this place, the secret realm exclusively yours!"

Not only did those with low cultivation levels hear this voice in their minds, but even Ye Fan, Hua Wu, Li Zhaojun, and Sang Yuan heard the same voice echoing within the hall. Subsequently, everyone saw those around them raising their weapons as if eager to strike first. They themselves immediately raised their weapons.

"Something's wrong! A certain restriction might have been triggered! Everyone, put down your weapons and don't let your inner demons interfere!" Hai Wuzi loudly reminded, but to no avail.

"Hai Sect Master, why don't you put down your weapon?" someone shouted back.

Hai Wuzi was surprised because she hadn't drawn her weapon, so why did others claim she hadn't put it down? When she looked at Ye Fan, she saw him holding the Fire Dragon Sword with a menacing expression. Her disciple Min Shang, as well as her sect members, had also drawn their weapons, and she realized the surrounding scenes had actually changed.

"This is an illusion!" Hai Wuzi shouted, but her voice was completely drowned in the tide of sounds.

"Kill!"

The surroundings were filled with the singular sound of "Kill!" as everyone wielded their weapons towards each other. Even her disciple Min Shang brandished a magic sword towards her, which matched perfectly with the images in the previous prophecy, down to every movement.

As the slaughter unfolded, the air carried the scent of blood. Hai Wuzi tried to close her eyes to sense the changes in spiritual energy around her, realizing these "illusions" also had the tangible essence of spiritual energy. If she didn't evade them, she would be killed by Min Shang's illusion.

"Stay calm!" Hai Wuzi wanted to remind those around her, but it was to no avail. She couldn't tell whether what she saw was illusion or reality, didn't want to cause unnecessary bloodshed, and feared her own spiritual energy might injure others. She could only keep dodging without launching any attacks, "Young Hero Ye, it's all up to you now!"

In this situation, Hai Wuzi could only place her hopes on Ye Fan. She trusted Ye Fan greatly, believing he could use his cultivation to break the powerful illusion array surrounding them.

At this moment, Ye Fan indeed saw the chaos of those around him. He could see Li Zhaojun, Min Shang, and others similarly raising their magical swords and thrusting at him. Yet, he stood tall and undisturbed, as he felt it was all an illusion. The yellow light from the Tongling Mirror within him began to shine brightly, reacting even more strongly than when it had in the previous illusion created by the Shadowless.

"Master, it's so scary, what's happening?" Little Purple Crystal came out from Ye Fan's storage bracelet, looking at the scene around her. She fearfully shrunk into Ye Fan's embrace; both Little Black Crystal and Little Blue Crystal emerged afterward, but they also couldn't see through this fog.

However, the three small crystals saw the same scenes as Ye Fan, not considering him a threat to them, so they remained around him, both protecting and seeking protection from Ye Fan.

"Where is Red Crystal?" Ye Fan sensed a force from his personal space, probably the source of all these illusions.

In other words, the originator of these illusions might very well be the Little Red Crystal.

"Little Red is lying in there; I don't know what's wrong with it. Master, can't we leave here?" Little Purple Crystal said, trembling.

Ye Fan closed his eyes, trying to sense the changes in spiritual energy around him. Although what he perceived was a world where everyone was lost in their nature and killing, nobody came to harm him. Perhaps they were aware of his high cultivation, that even the people in the illusion didn't go against him.

Guided by the Tongling Mirror, Ye Fan searched for the flaw in the illusion before him, discovering that everything around was even more genuine than the world created by the Shadowless.

"Ye Fan, prepare to die!" Just as Ye Fan was about to find a flaw, it seemed the illusion became aware of the threat he posed. "Hua Wu," "Li Zhaojun," and "Hai Wuzi" unexpectedly raised their magical swords simultaneously, charging at him.

These three people—Ye Fan's former master, his lover, and a trusted elder—left him somewhat unsettled. He could fully trust that Li Zhaojun and Hai Wuzi wouldn't attack him, yet he also understood this illusion was real, with a fake attacking him. If he didn't retaliate, he could very well die.

As the three approached, the Tongling Mirror's yellow light within Ye Fan instantly found direction, casting three beams on Hua Wu, Li Zhaojun, and Hai Wuzi.

This seemed to indicate that these three were the key to breaking the array. He had to kill these three "illusions" to dispel the mist before him.

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