The Man’s Decree

Cameron’s words dispelled the elation of their recent escape. They were out of the altar, yet they had no inkling of their location or the means to escape.

“It’s normal not to be able to communicate here. We’ve been in a massive illusionary realm since we set foot in that cave. Here, reality and illusion blend together, and it’s hard for us to tell them apart,” Jagoan explained.

“An illusionary realm? So, does being in this illusionary realm mean we won’t be able to escape that old man’s clutches?” someone asked, their voice tinged with nervousness.

“Exactly. If it’s an illusionary realm, we might still be in the same spot and haven’t actually escaped,” Jagoan concurred. His analysis sent many into a state of panic.

After all, everything they had experienced felt real, from battling demon beasts to collecting mystical herbs. Therefore, being abruptly informed that it was all an illusionary realm was a difficult truth to accept.

“This illusionary realm wasn’t created by that old geezer. He isn’t powerful enough for something of this magnitude…”

“I suspect this place is an ancient underground cave. In the past, two of the ancestors of the Archaic Body cultivators, a pair of brothers, engaged in a monumental battle here. Each of them established their colossal illusion arrays, and in the end, they both perished, causing their arrays to gradually merge, blurring the boundaries between reality and illusion,” Jagoan explained.

because, during his encounter with the elder of the Archaic Body Cultivation clan

palace. It felt as

two distinct illusion arrays set up by different individuals, enabling them to occupy the same space without perceiving each

theory left many cultivators bewildered, struggling to

sole priority was escaping. Whether it was an illusion array or an actual cave, the paramount goal was to emerge alive, everything else was secondary. None of them cared

get out? Skip the technical details, we can’t make sense of them

Chance, just give us the instructions, and we’ll

and stated, “Escaping from here is

“Huh?”

left everyone in shock. Even Cameron

really going to die