A ripple spread through the Quicksand Maze from the point where Zhang Chen and Stone Mother had collided.
In another section of the maze, far from the others, the Vermilion Bird Hall group led by Daozong was making its way through a maze of ocean-blue sand crystals. The structure here differed somewhat from the area where Zhang Chen and the others were, and the azure walls could easily induce hallucinations.
Not only that, once a person's body was affected by these blue sand crystals, they could pass freely through the walls. Six members of the Vermilion Bird team had already become separated from the group because they had failed to notice this at first.
After confirming the issue, Chong Ying immediately summoned insects from within her body that could counter illusions and distributed them to everyone present. Even if they were still affected by hallucinations, Chong Ying could detect it immediately and stop teammates heading toward the other side of a wall.
"There shouldn't be any problems now. Let's continue..."
Suddenly, a fairly powerful tremor traveled through the ground into the area where the Vermilion Bird Hall group stood.
"Has a team already encountered the dead spirits? To cause such destruction with a Sand Mercenary Doppelganger... could it be the Monkey King?"
Daozong naturally did not believe that such a massive disturbance had been caused by Zhang Chen. Chong Ying, standing nearby, felt somewhat worried. She had seen white-haired Zhang Chen appear during the previous gathering and had wanted to go greet him, but the restraints in her heart had stopped her.
"That energy fluctuation just now seemed like... Could it be Zhang... Damn, someone has been affected by the illusion."
Just as Chong Ying's attention drifted slightly because of the disturbance, she sensed hallucinatory effects arising from someone in