Li Chengfeng's expression changed. He stomped his foot and retreated. The Grim Stork chased after him, biting and tearing at him. Li Chengfeng ran for his life, cursing in his heart, 'So it's still an illusion? But isn't this too unreasonable? Such a beautiful woman turned into a Grim Stork just like that? What am I supposed to do when I see beautiful women in the future?
Furthermore, you should at least give me a weapon. Don't tell me you want me to fight it with my bare hands?
As he thought, he suddenly felt something in his hand. He looked down to see that it was the sharp bone spear he obtained from the Grim Stork. He had no idea when it had appeared in his hand.
Li Chengfeng was overjoyed. With a weapon that could cut through metal like mud, why would he be afraid of a magical beast?
Li Chengfeng felt a gust of wind behind him. As if he had eyes on the back of his head, he exerted strength in his legs and leapt up like a cannon. He somersaulted in the air, narrowly avoiding the Grim Stork's claws. When he somersaulted in the air, his feet landed on the Grim Stork's thick front limbs. Twisting his body, he used his solid lower body skills from a young age to climb up the Grim Stork's front limbs.
In just a few moves, Li Chengfeng had reached the Grim Stork's back. He raised the sharp bone spear and stabbed down. The Grim Stork shrieked in pain, blood gushing out of its back. As he stabbed, he cursed, "That's what you get for hitting my father!
That's what you get for killing my Li family members!
I let you escape last time, but this time, I'm going to kill you! "
After three stabs, the Grim Stork collapsed to the ground, shuddering. Li Chengfeng was about to stab it one last time when he saw the Grim Stork shrink rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into his mother, Madam Xie!
"My son, don't kill me!" pleaded Madam Xie, covered in blood.
Caught off guard, Li Chengfeng stood rooted to the ground. He knew this was fake but she looked so much like his mother. How could he kill someone who looked like his mother?!
As Li Chengfeng froze, the transformed Madam Xie's face turned extremely ferocious. Her fingers curled into hooks and her arms expanded, piercing into Li Chengfeng's chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering it all over Madam Xie's face.
Li Chengfeng screamed in pain. He grabbed Madam Xie's hand and pulled with all his might. However, Li Chengfeng's mental defenses were already broken. Madam Xie's figure rapidly changed, growing larger and larger until she turned into the Grim Stork once again. It opened its bloody mouth and swallowed Li Chengfeng whole.
Li Chengfeng's figure disappeared into the Grim Stork's mouth. The gigantic beast lifted its head and swallowed Li Chengfeng into its stomach. Then, it let out a deafening roar.
Then, it let out a deafening roar. It was so loud that the ground shook!
Yuehan was originally resting in a spacious pavilion with the rest of the crowd. Suddenly, her body trembled slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. She looked to her left and right, and quietly shifted her position, carefully hiding herself in the crowd. Then, she leaned against the stone pillar of the pavilion and closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.
At this moment, on the Lingyun Bridge, more and more people were screaming as they fell from the sea of clouds. In this boundless sea of clouds, as long as one walked more than ten meters, they would not be able to see the figures of others. Regardless of whether they were walking in front or behind, when they heard the screams, their hair stood on end and their hearts trembled. However, the more it was like this, the more unsteady their hearts were, and the easier it was for them to fall from the clouds.
Those who fell into the clouds were intercepted by the flying cultivators one by one. Most of them were crying bitterly. Some were extremely terrified, while others were glad that they had survived the disaster.
These cultivators brought the people who had fallen from the clouds to the top of a cliff that looked like an isolated island in the sea of clouds. When they arrived, they threw the people in their hands down and laughed at each other, making fun of these guys who had fallen from the clouds and failed to pass the test. Their tone and expressions were full of schadenfreude.
Many of them had experienced this stage before, so they naturally knew how terrifying it was.
This stage might seem simple but it was actually extremely dangerous. If one was conquered by their inner demon in the illusion, it would be best if they fell from the clouds, or worse, if they were marked with a seal, leaving a flaw in their state of mind. If they were discovered in an intense battle and were attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable!
But what was even more terrifying was that if this person were to engage in a fierce battle with his Inner Demon in the illusionary realm and were unable to determine the victor, then he would fall into the illusionary cycle of the second stage. It was very likely that his Divine Sense would be crippled!
Li Chengfeng was currently in such a terrifying situation. He was being devoured by the demons in his heart, but he was fighting back with all his might. However, he did not know how to break out of it, so in this stalemate, he sank deeper and deeper into the illusion.
Li Chengfeng felt like he was in a chaotic darkness. He could not move and his five senses were almost non-functional. Only his consciousness was still active.
Just as he was struggling anxiously, he suddenly noticed a small blue light that looked like a firefly in the distance. Li Chengfeng was taken aback as he struggled in the direction of the little blue light. The more he struggled, the closer he got to the blue light.
If someone were to observe Li Chengfeng closely in the sea of clouds, they would find that Li Chengfeng's body was currently sinking in the middle of the clouds. The clouds around him were constantly pulling his body. Li Chengfeng's eyes were closed, but there was a faint blue light flickering faintly at the Baihui acupuncture point on the top of his head. However, it was hidden in his hair, so it was extremely difficult to notice.
At this time, on the other side of the sea of clouds, two figures stopped in mid-air. It was Sun Boyi and the female cultivator representing Hidden Beauty Court, Ah Xiu.
The two of them looked down at the crowd on the Lingyun Bridge. Sun Boyi was full of schadenfreude while Ah Xiu's face was cold, as if she did not care whether the people below lived or died.
Ah Xiu said calmly, "Sun Boyi, now that you've taken on a lucrative job, you've become more and more daring!
How dare you disobey our Grand Senior Sister? "
Sun Boyi cried out, "Of course not!
Senior Sister Ouyang, what are you talking about!
Even if Boyi ate the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard, he would not dare to disobey Grand Senior Sister! "
The Senior Sister named Ouyang Xiu sneered, "Hmph, don't think that even though Hidden Beauty Court and Hidden Modesty Court do not interfere with each other's business, you can just disobey in secret just because we have no right to order you around.
Don't forget, for the assessment in two months, Grand Senior Sister is the chief examiner. How dare you disobey in secret?
Be careful that you don't make it and lose a grade! "
The cultivation world was very strict. Every cultivation sect had their own strict division of ranks. Cultivators of each rank enjoyed different treatment, the manpower they could mobilize, and the resources they were allocated were all different.
The path of cultivation required a lot of manpower and resources. If the resources allocated to oneself were greatly reduced because of a grade drop, it would inevitably lead to a great delay or even a delay in the progress of cultivation. This was something that every ambitious cultivator absolutely did not want to see.
They knew all too well that on the path of cultivation, one step slower, every step slower!
Sun Boyi's expression changed. He smiled bitterly and cried out, "Senior Sister Ouyang, it's not that I didn't want to help. I've already set up obstacles for that guy and made him take a long detour. But who would've thought that the others were a little too useless, making this guy take such a long detour and still let him take first place in the first round."
Ouyang Xiu sneered, "Now that this unruly person took first place in the first round, let's see how you can justifiably kick him out!"
Sun Boyi smiled apologetically, "Senior Sister Ouyang, don't worry, he definitely won't pass the second round!"
Ouyang Xiu gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Don't blame me for not warning you, if he also takes first place in the second round, you'll be in big trouble, Sun Boyi … Junior Brother!"
Sun Boyi smiled confidently, "Of course not!
Senior Sister Ouyang, don't underestimate my illusions. Among the younger generation of Spiritual Mountain Sect disciples, if I claim to be second in illusions, who would dare to claim to be first? "
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