Illusion and Reality

"When you're dreaming, pinching or hitting yourself won't cause you any pain. Even if you jump from a great height in a dream, the final result will only be that you wake up; you won't feel any pain. But illusions are different. If you pinch yourself in an illusion, you'll feel pain. If you jump from a great height, you'll truly be killed by the fall.

"After you fall to your death in an illusion, your brain will believe that you have died. Besides producing all sorts of corresponding sensations, it will gradually weaken until it dies completely, resulting in your actual death. So, don't casually attempt this kind of 'suicidal awakening method' in an illusion."

"Of course, dreams and illusions still have quite a few things in common. In dreams, you can keep telling yourself, 'This is only a dream,' and thereby wake yourself up. Naturally, you can do the same in an illusion—keep telling yourself, keep suggesting to yourself, 'This is actually just an illusion,' and 'Everything is fake,' thus freeing yourself from the illusion.

"After all, the essence of an illusion taking effect is merely the result of its controller deceiving your brain. Of course, doing this is difficult, and it becomes even harder if your Mental Power is the weaker side. But while it is difficult, it is still possible. The reason I brought you to the Evil Demon Forest this time is to help you develop this ability. Once you succeed, most mental-attribute interference in this world will no longer affect you."

After listening to Tang Liu, the three of them nodded slightly and fell into deep thought.

Telling themselves that everything was fake sounded simple, but it was extremely difficult in practice.

When they were inside an illusion, telling themselves, "Everything is fake," amid