The mont the trial began, Chu Qingyun was faced with a choice.
Which path should he take?
At a glance, the path shaded by willows was clearly better than the one that was pitch-black and sinister. Anyone following their instincts would choose the more peaceful-looking road.
Chu Qingyun was no exception. Besides, it was the road he knew well—the one leading to the Chu Family Village.
But then, he suddenly recalled what Sun Daxiong and Xia He had told him before.
Sun Daxiong had repeatedly stressed that in the Illusion Realm trial, he had to make the right choices.
And Xia He had said that he must, under no circumstances, forget the reason he ca here!
Thinking of this, Chu Qingyun closed his eyes and once again carefully sensed the location of the golden dallion.
This ti, he sensed it. The golden dallion was just ahead, and closer to the direction of the sinister path.
In other words, taking the sinister road was a more direct route, bringing him closer to the golden dallion.
'So there really is a trap. Should I just do the opposite of what my gut tells ...?'
Chu Qingyun muttered to himself and raised his foot, preparing to step onto the pitch-black and sinister path.
But in the instant that thought crossed his mind, a figure suddenly appeared on the peaceful road, lying on the ground and covered in blood.
It was a strange sensation. The person had clearly appeared in an instant, out of nowhere.
But to Chu Qingyun, it felt completely natural, not at all abrupt, as if the person was supposed to have been there all along.
And when that person lifted his head, Chu Qingyun was utterly shocked!
It was none other than his uncle, Chu Hua!
Chu Hua raised his head, looked at Chu Qingyun, and said in a weak voice, "Qingyun, is that you? Quick, go save the Chu Family Village! The Blood Wolf Gang found out you were the one who killed Young Master Ning, and now they've co to slaughter everyone..."
Hearing this, Chu Qingyun's whole body trembled, and his mind went blank.
But soon, doubt crept into his heart.
'That's not right. I already wiped out the Blood Wolf Gang. How could they be slaughtering the Chu Family Village? Besides, my parents and many others from the village already moved to Qingshan City.'
"Qingyun, hurry, you have to go! Your father and mother, the village chief... they're all still in the village..."
After struggling to get those words out, the light faded from Chu Hua's eyes. He collapsed to the ground, dead.
"This... Uncle Hua, what happened to you?"
Chu Qingyun's mind was in chaos. Though he knew sothing was wrong, he couldn't stop himself from running over to check.
He placed his fingers in front of Chu Hua's nose. He could still feel the warmth of his body, but there was indeed no breath.
Chu Hua was dead.
'The correct path is definitely the sinister one, but this way... '
Chu Qingyun was caught in an agonizing dilemma. He knew very well that the sinister, dark path was the correct one, the one that led closer to the golden dallion.
But this way... even knowing he was in an Illusion Realm, Chu Qingyun couldn't bring himself to abandon it.
After all, all of his family was on this side.
'Sigh! I'll just go this way. At worst, it'll just be a bit of a detour!'
Chu Qingyun let out a heavy sigh and stepped onto the willow-shaded path that led to the Chu Family Village.
Although the dark, sinister path was more aligned with the direction he'd sensed the dallion, moving forward on this road would also bring him closer to it. It was just a roundabout way.
The dark, sinister path was like a straight line, while the one he chose required him to go forward and then make a turn.
After he stepped onto the road to the Chu Family Village, the space around him began to distort, and the entire world seed to spin.
Then, in an instant, he appeared at the entrance of the Chu Family Village.
The first things he heard were battle cries and all sorts of terrified screams.
Once his vision stabilized, Chu Qingyun saw that the familiar village was covered in blood. Many mbers of the Blood Wolf Gang, ard with sabers and swords, were relentlessly hunting down the people of the Chu Family Village.
Many people lay on the ground, decapitated and cut down.
Closest to Chu Qingyun was a low-level grunt from the Blood Wolf Gang. Chu Qingyun vaguely rembered his na seed to be Fatty Bear.
At this mont, Fatty Bear had a savage expression on his face. Covered in blood, he was raising a Ghost Head Saber, about to slash a five or six-year-old boy in front of him.
Chu Qingyun had so impression of the little boy as well. He was scared stiff, having even forgotten to scream, his face filled with terror as he watched the large saber chop down.
"Damn it!"
"Ten-Star Vine!"
Chu Qingyun cursed under his breath and instantly unleashed his Ten-star Vine Martial Soul. The Martial Soul flashed, and a vine shot out, growing rapidly as it flew toward Fatty Bear.
Hearing the sound of sothing slicing through the air from the side, Fatty Bear whipped his head around, his expression changing drastically. He hastily changed the direction of his slash, bringing it down violently on Chu Qingyun's vine.
"Die!"
Fatty Bear slashed out. The Ghost Head Saber erupted with a brilliant light, and its sharp Sword Montum tore through the air, creating a piercing shriek from the friction.
BANG!
The Ghost Head Saber and the vine collided violently.
A large section of the vine was instantly severed. The imnse force even caused the vine near the break to crack and split!
Under the vine's strike, the saber's light also shattered. Fatty Bear, gripping his saber with both hands, was forced back two steps before he could stabilize himself.
Although he had gained the absolute upper hand with a casual move, Chu Qingyun was inwardly stunned.
'Since when did the Blood Wolf Gang have an expert like this!?'
He, Chu Qingyun, was now an eighth-level Martial Artist, and his Martial Soul had beco a Tier Three Ten-Star Vine. Even a casual strike from him was not sothing an ordinary sixth or seventh-level Martial Artist could block.
According to his mory, the Blood Wolf Gang's leader, Qi Gang, was only a Fifth-level Martial Artist. Yet this grunt, Fatty Bear, who clearly only had the aura of a regular Martial Artist, had actually blocked his attack!
"Chu Qingyun! It's you! Today, I'll avenge Young Master Ning! HAHAHAHA..."
Upon seeing Chu Qingyun, Fatty Bear roared with laughter and charged forward, bringing his saber down with all his might.
"You think you're worthy?"
Chu Qingyun snorted in disdain.
His previous strike was just a casual move made in an ergency, but even so, it had easily shattered Fatty Bear's saber light.
It was clear that although Fatty Bear's strength felt off to Chu Qingyun, it was still nothing compared to his own!
"Thunder Sword Montum!"
Without even drawing his sword, Chu Qingyun sent a vine lashing out. He unleashed his Thunder Sword Montum at seventy percent power, and it slamd toward Fatty Bear, carrying a wave of ferocious Thunder Power.
BOOM!
With a trendous roar, the saber light shattered on impact.
The terrifying power blew Fatty Bear to pieces, blasting his remains into charred fragnts!
However, sothing strange happened again.
After Fatty Bear died, Chu Qingyun didn't see a Martial Soul appear from his body.
'Right, this is just an Illusion Realm, but... '
Chu Qingyun frowned and gently drew the Thundercloud Sword from his waist. A light of Thunder surged, and a ferocious, powerful aura radiated from the blade.
It felt exactly the sa as the real Thundercloud Sword!
'Could this Illusion Realm even simulate a Spirit Level Divine Weapon?'
Deeply puzzled, Chu Qingyun then looked at the Storage Ring on his finger.
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