Xu Changqing had crossed the tribulation and reached the absolute peak of the Saint King Realm, only a step away from breaking into the Great Sage Realm.
He had never expected that the moment he entered this place, he would be trapped in an illusion, forced to face everything from back then, with all those tragic experiences embellished into something beautiful.
"Trapping me in an illusion, sealing everything about me, returning my state of mind to what it was before... Such a method." Xu Changqing frowned slightly. This was also his first time experiencing something like this.
He had fallen into the illusion without any preparation. That overwhelming longing had been far too intense; even he had been affected by it.
He had even lived through an entire mortal lifetime within the illusion.
The illusion had been too beautiful, so beautiful that he had not wanted to leave and had wished to remain immersed within it forever.
Unfortunately, a dream shattered his heart and made him realize that those people had long since died in his memories.
Experiencing this again had made his state of mind even more flawless, firm as a rock. He could no longer be shaken, nor could he be influenced by emotion again.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an explosion rang out. The scarlet forest that had blanketed the sky vanished, replaced by a vast ancient battlefield.
The sudden change immediately put Xu Changqing on guard, and he looked ahead.
Before him stretched a boundless desert, while dark clouds covered the sky. At the end of the desert stood a gigantic ancient beast, towering like a city wall and radiating an immense oppressive force.
"Aah!!"
The ancient beast roared. Its eyes were like two blazing suns, dazzling beyond compare. It resembled a qilin, yet it had wings and scales,