The demonic beast turned to flee.
It was instinct for this tenth-realm greater demon, for it knew full well that it had no chance against the Innate Sword Intent its opponent had unleashed.
But Chen Yan had already swung his sword.
Nothing happened.
For Void Intent taken to its utmost could never be seen by the naked eye.
The sword intent swept silently over the forest, severing countless threads of karma within the illusion.
Then it severed the karma of the demonic beast itself as it turned to flee.
It seemed as though nothing had happened.
Even after Chen Yan struck the tenth-realm greater demon's karma, the dark-green beast managed to run a few more steps.
Then its color began to fade, its body gradually turning transparent.
At last, it vanished completely.
As though it had never appeared at all.
Chen Yan stood in the silent forest and withdrew his gaze from where the demonic beast had been.
The gray sword in his hand also turned back into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, dispersing into the sky.
He had indeed severed the demonic beast's lingering thought just now.
Yet the illusion had not disappeared.
This surprised Chen Yan a little.
He had initially thought that he had sunk into this forest illusion while cultivating because of the lingering thought left within the tenth-realm greater demon's core.
But even after he destroyed that lingering thought, he still could not escape.
Chen Yan stood on the ground swept by Void Intent.
The towering ancient trees around him still blotted out the sky, and dark-green vines swayed gently in the windless air.
The daylight overhead was still cut into countless tiny patches by the canopy.
Once the lingering thought was destroyed, the illusion should collapse on its own.
*That was how