Xue Lingxu stood quietly on the grassland planted with spiritual herbs, calmly watching everything. Her state of mind did not ripple in the slightest because of the herbs.
At Heavenly Emperor Mountain, under Seven Mysteries Daoist's guidance, Xue Lingxu had once visited an illusionary realm. The situation there had been much the same as where she now stood.
However, the layout of that illusionary realm had been far smaller. The area planted with each type of spiritual herb had been only one-tenth of this place.
It was said that the Heavenly Emperor had once come to this secret realm. Afterwards, using supreme divine power, he had arranged an identical illusionary realm within Heavenly Emperor Mountain. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Emperor had only just become a god at the time, and his divine power had not been especially strong, so the illusionary realm he created had been many times smaller.
Xue Lingxu had entered that illusionary realm before. Naturally, she had also plucked spiritual herbs and knew the consequences of doing so.
Although plucking spiritual herbs would rapidly drain a person's lifespan, it was all an illusion. In truth, one's body remained unchanged, but one's mind would enter a state of death and relay that sensation to the brain.
Xue Lingxu had experienced the illusionary realm once, as well as one "death." Those who plucked the spiritual herbs would have their souls temporarily leave their bodies and enter another place for training.
Martial artists who did not pluck the spiritual herbs would likewise undergo training; only the difficulty would be different.
Ning Xiaochuan's consciousness sank into utter darkness.
Although Ning Xiaochuan could not sense anything at all, he knew that he was still alive and had not died!
Ning Xiaochuan used all his strength, wanting to move his body, but no