That fat man who called himself Old Jia had spoken a single sentence that rang through Fan Zhongxing's heart like morning bells and evening drums.
"What's so strange about that? What spell can't be used to kill people?"
"In the Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha himself once used Illusion Technique to enlighten Buddhist disciples."
Fan Zhongxing felt as though he had thought of something, yet also as though he had thought of nothing at all.
Lu Longcheng gently nudged Fan Zhongxing. "Old Fan?"
"I'm fine." Only then did Fan Zhongxing come back to himself. By then, the fat man had already gone far away. Shaking his head, he said, "I just remembered something very frightening."
Then, he told the other two of his speculation connecting the Divine Capital's "Illusion Strength Truth" application with the "system" and "reincarnation" Wang Qi had set up on Linghuang Island.
Wu Qi's face filled with horror after hearing it. "So... so that's how it is..."
This entire city was an alternative "world of reincarnation." Half the daily lives of its people took place in the virtual realm!
How terrifying was that?
It was simply too terrifying!
Did the people here still have real lives? Were even their lives, deaths, and thoughts controlled by the Immortal Alliance? What utter lack of compassion!
Fan Zhongxing shook his head. "No, that's not what I mean. Perhaps what these mortals embody is another application of Wang Qi's method of killing?"
"Another application... of a killing method?" Wu Qi was no fool. He quickly connected it with what the fat man had said earlier and understood Fan Zhongxing's meaning. "You mean Wang Qi figured out cultivation methods by killing us, then turned around and used them here to save the world and help people?"
"No wonder countless people here regard him