The smile on the handsome face of the white-robed man gradually faded, replaced by an eerie chill. His eyes locked tightly onto Xiao Yan. Though he said nothing, the surrounding space began to tremble violently like rippling water.
"An illusion?"
Xun Er and the others were startled by Xiao Yan's words. Then, as if suddenly understanding, they asked, "You mean we're still inside an illusion?"
"I'm real!"
Zi Yan hurriedly said. By her senses, she was absolutely real. There was no way she could be an illusion!
"We are all real..."
Xiao Yan's gaze remained fixed on the white-robed man as he softly said, "But we have indeed fallen into an illusion. This is the most terrifying aspect of the Nightmare Sky Mist. If we keep following the arrangements of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, we will only sink deeper and deeper until we become its Fire Slaves completely. Even if we fight it here and kill it, we will still remain within the illusion..."
"So you mean those Fire Slaves we encountered, including Xiao Chen, were all illusions?"
Gu Nan Hai frowned tightly and suddenly looked at the silent Xiao Chen beside him.
"There is truth within falsehood, and falsehood within truth. That is what makes the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame so terrifying. Ancestor Xiao Chen is not an illusion. He is real as well."
Xiao Yan shook his head and looked at Xiao Chen. "It is just that most of his consciousness has been controlled by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame..."
Xun Er and the others exchanged looks, then cautiously swept their gazes around. Yet no matter how they investigated, they could not detect the slightest fluctuation of an illusion.
"Back then, the Pure Lotus Demon Sage was known as the peak expert closest to becoming a Dou