The fiends within the abyss disguised themselves as other cultivators for one simple purpose: to kill.
If they could kill you easily, why bother disguising themselves as other cultivators? Even if they wanted to torment you to death, there was no need for such complicated steps.
Most importantly, the unease that had constantly surrounded Zhu Shiyu in Chen Fei's presence had finally vanished. Clearly, Zhu Shiyu's senses were no longer issuing warnings.
"Even if Chen had not come, Brother Zhu would not have fallen for it so easily." Chen Fei turned to Zhu Shiyu with a smile.
"Truth and falsehood all tangled together—I was completely muddled just now."
Zhu Shiyu waved a hand. That was the truth. In his heart, he had already decided that the second Chen Fei was the real one.
In other words, if Chen Fei had arrived even a moment later, Zhu Shiyu would likely have already been separated from head to body.
Within this abyss, it was not merely a matter of fiends changing their appearances. Once you believed that the person beside you was real, a crack had already appeared in your soul defense.
Even if something strange appeared on the false companion afterward, you would instinctively overlook it. Under those circumstances, every reaction would be half a beat slower, and the final outcome was easy to imagine.
Looking back on that feeling now, Zhu Shiyu felt as though he had been trapped in a dream and unable to pull himself free, his soul muddled and dazed. Only now had he truly awakened.
"This abyss is enormous, and the mist blinds perception. Does Brother Zhu have any ideas on how to locate the approximate position of the rank treasure?" Chen Fei did not dwell on what had just happened, instead asking about the most