Chapter 719 - 642: Stepping onto the Peak 51 (4,000 Words)
Thinking about escaping the snow mountain’s Illusion Realm, but after entering another Illusion Realm, Shuangshuang wasn’t sure if she should feel happy.
Because compared to the snow mountain’s Illusion Realm, this was another extreme. If the snow mountain Illusion Realm was extreme cold, then this lava-filled Illusion Realm was extreme heat.
As soon as Shuangshuang entered this Illusion Realm, she felt her skin rapidly dry up like a waterless barren land, her hair instantly turned dry and yellow, and her once hydrated lips started to crack and peel.
The temperature in this place was too high, breathing felt like swallowing fire and charcoal, making it extremely uncomfortable. Her Spiritual Power, as usual, couldn’t be used at all, as if it was completely sealed off.
The ground underfoot was as hot as a red-hot iron plate, her shoes soon burned away, sending searing pain through her soles. Shuangshuang gritted her teeth, this Illusion Realm was truly torturous, yet she refused to give in. All illusions were just unreal; as long as she held onto her true self, she could not be harmed by illusions.
Shuangshuang gritted her teeth and ignored everything, blindly rushing forward, enduring whatever she felt, and pressing on regardless of the piercing pain in her feet.
At first, Shuangshuang was alone in this extremely hot world, but gradually, others joined her. These people were tormented by the Illusion Realm’s heat, crying out in anguish, and some collapsed in front of her, lying down only to be burned to a crisp.
Seeing these people’s miserable state under already excruciating circumstances was all the more harrowing, yet Shuangshuang turned a blind eye to it, simply holding her breath and stubbornly forging ahead.
Her skin seemed to crack from sun exposure, splitting open with large gashes, revealing tender red flesh inside. Shuangshuang felt like her feet were cooked, and looking down, she saw her legs become white bones, gasping in shock almost letting out a scream.
Looking at her skeletal feet and her cracking, dried out skin, Shuangshuang took a deep breath, clenched her teeth, and continued walking out. She refused to believe she couldn’t walk out of an Illusion Realm.
Despite the pain and heat, she ignored everything and focused wholeheartedly on walking out, and then, at some point, with one step forward, she was no longer in a fiery world.
In front of her was a picturesque scene, flowers blooming, a pond with a waterfall sending waves of cool breezes, with no more scorching pain. Shuangshuang looked down and found herself in splendid clothes, sitting on a swing chair.
An extremely handsome man bent over to offer a pastry, his voice tender enough to drip water, saying, "Shuangshuang, have a piece of pastry."
Shuangshuang frowned. This man was Liang Ziqian, and this scene was from her past life when she saw Liang Ziqian feeding Hua Qingcheng pastry. Back then, Shuangshuang loved Liang Ziqian deeply and was envious of this scene, wishing she could be treated like that by Liang Ziqian.
Now, Shuangshuang had no such thoughts. Since leaving the Tan Family and not seeing Liang Ziqian, she had felt so at ease, not having thought of him even once for so long. Why did this Illusion Realm choose this scene?
At this moment, Shuangshuang found herself more puzzled than deceived by the Illusion Realm as to why it presented this scene.
She calmly watched this Illusion Realm version of Liang Ziqian performing things she had long awaited in her past life. His gentle attitude, rare smiles, countless favors, yet Shuangshuang’s heart was like still water, without any ripples.
Watching for a while, Shuangshuang expressionlessly raised her hand, took out a longsword from her Storage Bag, and pierced through this Liang Ziqian’s heart. Liang Ziqian’s tender and pampering smile froze on his face, and in an instant, the entire world shattered like broken glass.
Opening her eyes again, Shuangshuang found herself outside the maze, and unsurprisingly, she was the first one out. She was already at the foot of the Wuji Sect’s mountain gate, with a stone stairway winding up ahead, leading into the clouds at the top, presumably reaching the peak of the Wuji Sect’s main peak.
She was the only person around, and unsure of the next assessment, Shuangshuang found a place to sit down, took out two Spirit Fruits to replenish her strength, and then sat and began meditating and cultivating to pass the time.