Supernatural Insight Eyes

Having grasped the weakness of the stone monster, Ye Qiu found it quite easy to slay them. If it took three parts of his strength to defeat one stone monster earlier, now it only required one part.

Ye Qiu, accompanied by Li Jin, managed to carve out a path among the numerous stone monsters, passing right through the middle, leaving many loose cultivators in astonishment.

"Which Saint Heir is this? With this strength, he should soon be entering the Saint Realm, right?"

"Terrifying, at least at the level of the Returning Ruins Realm."

"It’s a good thing he’s here. The stone monsters ignored us and all targeted him instead."

Wherever Ye Qiu went, it sparked discussions among the loose cultivators.

Even Li Jin mastered the trick of killing stone monsters, targeting the neck position as Ye Qiu had taught him.

These gigantic stone monsters were similar to the colossal statues Ye Qiu encountered in the Great Emperor’s tomb, with basically the same principle—one like machinery, the other using formations.

Li Jin’s speed in killing stone monsters couldn’t compare to Ye Qiu’s. Ye Qiu led the way, facing multiple stone monsters alone, leaving only the rear to Li Jin, while he took care of the rest in all directions.

Ye Qiu was like a sharp blade, cutting straight through and entering another grand array formation.

Once inside the formation, the stone monsters vanished.

Li Jin took a deep breath; at last, they could rest for a while. His strength was far inferior to Ye Qiu’s, and keeping up with Ye Qiu almost exhausted him to death, but fortunately, they entered this new formation.

Upon entering, they saw many people engrossed in their own worlds, practicing martial arts.

"Brother Expert, look, there’s a cultivation technique here. They seem to be practicing the cultivation techniques on it," Li Jin said, pointing to a massive pillar.

Ye Qiu approached, his gaze falling on the stone pillar, where he saw humanoid patterns carved, sitting, lying, standing, and posturing in various ways.

Suddenly, in front of Ye Qiu, the patterns on the pillars started moving by themselves, demonstrating a strange set of cultivation techniques.

The cultivation technique was very peculiar, mesmerizing anyone who looked at it.

Ye Qiu’s eyes wandered for a moment, then suddenly, his eyes burst with light, his expression cleared, and his gaze was bright and full of energy.

"Such a powerful force of confusion, capable of making one involuntarily fall into it," Ye Qiu couldn’t help but be surprised by the cultivation technique on the pillar, which had a mesmerizing magic power. If not for Ye Qiu’s strong soul, unaffected by it, he would likely have involuntarily started practicing the techniques on it like the others.

Ye Qiu abruptly turned his head, and indeed, Li Jin was already moving his fists, immersed in it. If no one awakened him, he would remain engrossed in there.

Ye Qiu didn’t care about others, but he couldn’t let Li Jin remain submerged in it. With a mental move, he immediately woke Li Jin up.

Li Jin, coming to his senses, was still a bit bewildered, feeling as if he had just experienced a long dream. In the dream, he was practicing martial arts, a feeling of basking in martial arts, which was a very wonderful feeling for a martial artist.

"Brother Expert, what happened to me just now?" Li Jin asked, rubbing the back of his head.

Ye Qiu explained briefly, and Li Jin was stunned: "If it weren’t for you waking me up, Brother Expert, would I have kept practicing here forever?"

Ye Qiu nodded.

Li Jin shuddered at the thought. He didn’t want to stay here forever, absorbed in the cultivation technique. If he truly ended up like that, it would be terrifying, almost like losing himself to the path.

"Brother Expert, should we wake them up?" Li Jin asked tentatively, feeling some sympathy for those around him absorbed in martial arts. If they were awakened, they wouldn’t have to keep training here.

Ye Qiu shook his head.

Li Jin said nothing more, though he was somewhat disappointed.

"Do you think I’m cruel, watching others die without saving them?" Ye Qiu said.

Li Jin shook his head and then nodded.

Ye Qiu laughed, "I know what you’re thinking; you feel guilty for not waking them up, right?"

Li Jin nodded, indeed feeling that way, but he still said, "I’m afraid that waking them up would lead them to change their allegiance at the drop of a hat, just like those five people before. That’s not something I want to see."

Ye Qiu understood what Li Jin meant, not wanting a repeat of the farmer and the snake.

"Kindness is always good, but it shouldn’t be wasted on these illusionary people," Ye Qiu said slowly.

Li Jin looked confused, not understanding Ye Qiu’s meaning.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Actually, we’ve entered an illusion array. The people here and the cultivation techniques around us—the palace—are all illusions. They are fake."

What? 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Li Jin’s eyes were filled with disbelief, "How is that possible? They clearly look like real people."

Ye Qiu chuckled without explanation; Li Jin was both right and wrong because some of these people were illusions while others were real. Truly a mix of both, showcasing such proficiency in this formation that even Ye Qiu had to admire it.

With a movement of his hand, the palace scene before them suddenly changed; all the scenery disappeared, leaving only a vast, desolate landscape.

"What..." Li Jin looked shocked at everything before him. They were just in the palace; how did it suddenly turn into a barren land?

This was the terror of the illusion array.

Even Ye Qiu, with his array skills, only discovered afterwards that they had entered an illusion array.

This array made Ye Qiu realize that if an illusion array could reach a certain level, it could be more frightening than any technique.

Fortunately, his strong soul allowed him to detect even the most potent illusion arrays.

"It seems that once we pass this, we’ll be close to reaching the depths of the cave dwelling," Ye Qiu said softly, while Li Jin pointed at the loose cultivators standing there, motionless. Each one had a smile on their face, but they did not move.

There were about a dozen loose cultivators, all in the same state.

"They are still immersed in the illusion array; you can’t help them awaken," Ye Qiu said.

"And them?"

"Once someone obtains the inheritance of this cave dwelling, the illusion array will naturally disappear, and they will wake up automatically. There are no stone monsters here, so even if they remain in the illusion array, it won’t matter."

"Actually, soaking in the cultivation techniques of this illusion array benefits them. The illusion array is like a dream, offering profound insights. If they turn obstacles into opportunities, that’s a good thing," Ye Qiu explained.

This was a recent insight of his. The illusion array allowed one to immerse in martial arts, which was difficult to achieve under normal circumstances without a specific catalyst. But now, even in an illusion array, they could dwell in martial arts continuously, and once awakened, the insights gained could be swiftly transformed into one’s strength.

In careful thought, isn’t life like a dream, an illusion? It really depends on whether one can grasp the truths within.