Chen Fei turned to look around. The place was completely deserted; not one of the fellow disciples who had entered with him was anywhere to be seen.
Whoosh!
The wind around him grew stronger. The waves of wheat that had merely swayed with the breeze were suddenly pressed low. At some unknown moment, dark clouds had filled the sky, and an intensely oppressive aura permeated the surroundings.
"Chen Fei, is that you?" A voice suddenly rang out behind Chen Fei, and a figure appeared there.
Chen Fei turned his head and found Lin Yuxi. When Chen Fei had first challenged the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Guan Junli had specifically brought him to meet Lin Yuxi, hoping Lin Yuxi could give Chen Fei some guidance.
Lin Yuxi was still positioned in the middle ranks of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, so he was naturally within the scope of this summons as well.
"Everyone else vanished. Then I walked a few steps, and you suddenly appeared."
Lin Yuxi stood at a distance, watching Chen Fei warily without approaching.
Within an "Aberration," the thing most easily muddled was the soul, because an "Aberration" was made of twisted rules. Distortion was its very nature. Even if the "Aberration" was not deliberately targeting someone, anyone within it would still be affected.
Once a cultivator's perception was distorted, then everything would be decided by the "Aberration."
"I've been standing here the whole time. Then Senior Brother Lin appeared," Chen Fei said with a faint smile.
"Junior Brother Chen, before coming to Lianjuan City, the sect specifically established a code phrase for us. Please say it, Junior Brother Chen, so as to avoid any misunderstandings." Lin Yuxi looked at Chen Fei. His expression eased slightly, but he had not fully trusted Chen Fei.
Since they knew that an "Aberration"