" Yang Zhen, are you alright?"
Han Yan'er asked Yang Zhen Yang Zhen with concern, her gaze towards him filled with a strange look.
Yang Zhen was taken aback, shifting his gaze from the ancient bronze tree to Han Yan'er. Seeing the others also wearing strange expressions, he asked in surprise, "What just happened?"
Han Yan'er and the others exchanged glances, then said, "You looked terrifying just now, your blood was surging, and your expression was ferocious. Did you see something? Could it be... that you entered an illusion?"
Clearly, Han Yan'er and the others had already noticed the strangeness of the bronze tree, and even knew that the aura emanating from it could induce hallucinations.
Upon hearing Han Yan'er's words, everyone present was shocked and stared at Yang Zhen with horrified expressions.
Yang Zhen was also startled. He looked around at everyone, then asked with a bewildered expression, "Didn't you guys see it?"
Han Yan'er's expression changed, and she hurriedly asked, "Did you really enter an illusion? What did you just see?"
The others chimed in, crowding around Yang Zhen and asking, " Yang Zhen, it seems you were the only one who entered the illusion just now. What exactly happened? What is the origin of this ancient bronze tree?"
"It's terrifying. As long as you stare at the ancient bronze tree, you'll become dazed, and then you'll hang yourself from it. No matter how you call out to it, you can't wake it up. Plus, it's incredibly strong, and no one can pull it off."
"Yeah, what the hell is this thing? How do we get out of here?"
"Many people have already died here. I don't want to die here in such a muddled way. Yang Zhen, did you see anything?"
Hearing the crowd's discussions and questions, Yang Zhen took a deep breath and looked at Han Yan'er, saying, "You really didn't see anything?"
Han Yan'er was taken aback, then shook her head and said, "No!"
Yang Zhen's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and his face was completely dumbfounded.
This is a bit unfair! Even though over fifty people have died here, there are still hundreds left. So many people haven't entered the illusion, but he's the only one who did, and he almost ran himself ragged! Is this some kind of bullying?
Yang Zhen stared at the ancient bronze tree and indeed felt a little dizzy.
However, the next moment, Yang Zhen suddenly realized that he had entered the illusion not because of his low spiritual power or poor cultivation level, but for some other reason.
The terrifying power that just erupted did not seem like an illusion at all. The overwhelming aura and the heavenly power that rendered people unable to move made Yang Zhen realize that there was no illusion whatsoever.
Could it be that everyone else has entered an illusion, and he's the only one who hasn't?
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen's expression became even more strange; this situation was not impossible.
So Yang Zhen slowly approached the ancient bronze tree, wanting to see if there was a bronze palace behind it.
If so, then it's not an illusion, and everyone is still in an illusion, including Yang Zhen, who may not be seeing the real environment.
Yang Zhen's movement startled everyone around, especially Han Yan'er, whose expression changed drastically. She quickly grabbed Yang Zhen and said in horror, "What are you doing?"
" Yang Zhen, you're the only one who entered the illusion and managed to get out. Don't die here too."
"Quick, everyone help! Hold Yang Zhen Yang Zhen! Don't let him get stuck on the bronze tree!"
A group of people rushed forward, trying to stop Yang Zhen, but Yang Zhen waved them off, saying, "Don't worry, I haven't lost consciousness."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Han Yan'er didn't let go of Yang Zhen's hand and asked, "What... did you see?"
Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "It's hard to say for a short time. I don't even know if I'm still in an illusion. Let's go and confirm something first."
"Confirm something?" Han Yan'er was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
Yang Zhen pointed to the left side of the ancient bronze tree and said, "Behind that, there seems to be a bronze palace. The entire valley is built of bronze, and a group of cultivators wearing armor, whose cultivation levels are around the Heavenly Cycle Realm, went inside."
"What?"
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, everyone gasped, their expressions filled with astonishment and uncertainty as they looked behind the ancient bronze tree. However, the area was shrouded in chaos, even the air itself was distorted, and everything in sight was blurry. Not to mention the bronze hall, they couldn't even see the environment inside.
"Is there really a bronze hall there?"
" Yang Zhen, this is no small matter. Don't speak carelessly. What if there isn't a bronze ancient palace? Even if there really is a bronze ancient palace there, this bronze ancient tree is so terrifying, who would dare to go in?"
This is true. Everyone had worked hard to reach their current level of cultivation, and no one was taking their lives lightly. Seeing that Yang Zhen was about to bypass the Bronze Poem and search for some Bronze Ancient Palace, everyone subconsciously stopped.
In such a deadly place, even if there are fortuitous opportunity or even the inheritance of Great Emperor, one must be alive to obtain them. Moreover, even if someone enters the ancient bronze palace first and obtains the Great Emperor's inheritance without any danger to their life, the others will only be slightly envious. It's not too late for them to go in later and look for some smaller fortuitous opportunity or inheritances.
When it comes to matters of life and death, everyone will be extremely careful.
Han Yan'er's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She glanced at the crowd behind her, grabbed Yang Zhen's hand tightly, and said, "I'll go with you."
Yang Zhen was taken aback, patted Han Yan'er's hand, and was about to speak when Flirtatious Chicken had already strode ahead, head held high, clearing the way.
"Damn it, you Flirtatious Chicken, wait a minute. There might be danger ahead. When did you become so reckless?"
Yang Zhen hurriedly tried to stop Flirtatious Chicken, but Flirtatious Chicken didn't stop and said, "There's something there!"
Seeing Flirtatious Chicken's reckless behavior, Yang Zhen was both amused and exasperated. He picked Flirtatious Chicken up and stared at it, saying, "If there's anything, this Sage of Saunter will go check it out first. Do you understand? You and Little Dao Addict will stay here and wait obediently."
Flirtatious Chicken froze, then hesitated and said, "Danger?"
"Even if there's danger, I, the Sage of Saunter, will be the first to go in, because I was the first to discover this ancient Sage of Saunter palace. Do you understand?"
Yang Zhen glared at him. This brat was becoming increasingly unreliable. Since when did it become his place to clear mines for this Sage of Saunter?
Flirtatious Chicken tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and was about to speak when a surprised exclamation came from not far away, "Young friend Yang?"
Yang Zhen was taken aback, turned around and looked, then grinned.
When Jade Pool Holy Lord and the others appeared in everyone's sight with Hua Youyue, they all had expressions of relief on their faces. Then, their gazes toward the bronze ancient tree became solemn.
Seeing that the Jade Pool Holy Lord and the others were all staring intently at the bronze tree, Yang Zhen hurriedly said, "Don't stare at the bronze tree."
The Jade Pool Holy Lord and the others tensed, their expressions turning strange as they withdrew their gazes. They approached Yang Zhen and asked in surprise, "What place is this? Why is there such a huge ancient bronze tree here?"
Yang Zhen shrugged. This old geezer obviously hadn't heard of the Bronze Tree either. However, Hua Youyue and the Shameless Cat looked at the Bronze Tree with some strange expressions.
"Strange, how come this thing is here?" the Shameless Cat muttered, climbing up Yang Zhen Yang Zhen's trouser leg to his shoulder. "Kids, are you alright?"
Yang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Have you ever seen this kind of ancient bronze tree?"
The Shameless Cat nodded and said, "I have seen it before, but I've forgotten where I saw it, and I don't know what era it's from. In short, it's very strange, so let's be careful."
Hua Youyue suddenly spoke up, saying, " The Demon God Tree!"