"Immortal Emperor Yi Xi" froze, looking down at the black-and-yellow mutt in his arms. Its eyes were bloodshot, drool ran from its mouth, and it was clamped onto him with its teeth, refusing to let go. Without a second thought, he casually swung his hand and struck it.
Pfft...
The mutt instantly crumbled to ash and vanished into the sky, leaving neither bones nor the slightest trace, as if it had never appeared in this world at all.
Yi Xi's arm was completely unharmed. Not even the faintest tooth mark had been left behind.
He looked at Mo Lilan and asked, "Immortal Emperor Pei, what is the meaning of this?"
Mo Lilan's expression was calm, but she did not answer his question at all. Instead, she suddenly asked, "Is this world truly an Illusion Realm?"
"Yi Xi" immediately replied, "This world appears to operate normally, vivid and lifelike, but in truth, it is merely an Illusion Realm conjured by an array."
"Its true purpose, and its only value, is to let us immortals descend into the mortal world and temper our minds."
"Everything else is emptiness, utterly meaningless!"
Mo Lilan said, "Since this is an Illusion Realm, everything is conjured by the array. Then..."
"You just said your Dao Companion had only two requirements. First, they had to be someone who had seen through the Illusion Realm and was worthy of your status. Second, they could not be from Wushi Villa."
"I thought you had truly seen through the false and illusory, and that your Dao Heart was firm—that you were on the verge of ascending."
"Who would have thought that you still had a third requirement: your Dao Companion had to be a member of the Human Race within the Illusion Realm!"
"You entered the Illusion Realm to undergo