There was no logic to it; Chen Qing simply felt that the other person was lying.
As for why they lied—whether it was to hide their shortcomings or something else—it's hard to say, but we must be vigilant.
"What do you think we should do now?" Chen Qing asked with a squinting smile.
"Wait!" said the Quefeng. "Those two are probably already lying in wait on the east side. White Phoenix is different from me; it has extremely strong self-preservation abilities. It spreads poisonous mist around, and the other guy hardly dares to approach. If we rashly rush in, they might not even need to take action themselves. They can just set up an illusion trap so that we run into White Phoenix, and that'll be trouble!"
"That's true," Chen Qing nodded. It sounded like the other party was genuinely considering their side, and there was nothing wrong with what they said.
"Is it alright to just wait like this?" Heavenly Secrets asked, looking at the other person.
"If the eastern barrier breaks, the entire sealing barrier will be affected. Cracks could appear anywhere. My talent allows me to locate the barrier the fastest, so as long as the location doesn't refresh right next to them, it will be advantageous for us."
"Then why did you approach this place in the first place?" Heavenly Secrets asked, frowning.
"I need to know when the barrier here was broken, and at least find out a little about those two people's whereabouts. I can't afford to offend either of them."
"That makes sense!" Chen Qing clapped his hands and laughed, then found a seat and sat down. "Let's wait then."
Heavenly Secrets glanced speechlessly at the carefree Chen Qing, found a seat next to him, and whispered, "Aren't you afraid he's just making things up? Is he actually waiting for his accomplices to come knocking?"
"They've definitely withheld crucial information, but it won't be that bad when their comrades arrive." Chen Qing shook his head. "The other side is at least a third-version demon. Judging from the quality of the demons he mentioned, they wouldn't even consider the power in your or my body. Comparatively, being allies is the best option."
"However, the other side is definitely withholding crucial information. As for what it is, we can't guess yet. Given the current situation, there's no use in making wild guesses. We can only take it one step at a time."
"Let's take it one step at a time." Heavenly Secrets looked at Chen Qing, his eyes somewhat dazed.
When I first followed King of Qin, he was just as calm and composed in the face of adversity, as if he had complete confidence in everything. I and A Li and the others had suffered a miserable fate of being oppressed Samsara for tens of thousands of years, but that guy, in just one Samsara, almost led his group to defeat those pioneers.
The current Chen Qing is very similar to the one who initially followed the King of Qin. Which of these two is the real Pu Yunchuan?
boom!!
Suddenly, before Heavenly Secrets could even begin to lament about life, the sky shattered!
The entire sky shattered.
In that instant, Chen Qing's pupils contracted, and without hesitation, he rushed towards the location of the Quefeng.
The two were only five meters apart. For Chen Qing, who was unleashing his full power, this distance was close to the speed of light and shadow. In that instant, the surrounding space was distorted by Chen Qing's burst of speed!
Unfortunately, just as Chen Qing had feared most, the moment he touched the other person, there was nothing there; it was all an illusion.
"Oh no!"
Chen Qing's heart sank instantly. He had been prepared enough and considered all the possibilities, but he never expected that the other party's scheme would come so quickly!
The next moment, the surrounding environment shattered like a mirror. Where was this beautiful place? It was pitch black and eerie, filled with the stench of decay. There wasn't a single green leaf, and the entire forest was filled with the aura of death!
In that instant, Chen Qing knew what was going on!
The opponent is not as weak as he claims; on the contrary, he is very strong, probably the most powerful one!
He not only concealed the supernatural powers of the Spirit Monkey, but also two other layers. The Dark Shadow and the Heavenly Wildcat he spoke of were actually within himself. He was just one step away from reclaiming all his clones and returning to his peak!
" Laoda, what's going on?" Heavenly Secrets swallowed hard!
The eerie and sinister atmosphere around him terrified him to the extreme. The choking sensation made it seem as if, if he wasn't careful, not even a bone fragment would remain!
"Poison!" Chen Qing looked down the mountain warily and said, "We were tricked from the very beginning. The enemy approached us by pretending to be weak, lowering our guard at first, and then made us relax our vigilance with the statement that if they had any real fighting power, we would have been dead long ago."
"At first, I thought there was nothing wrong with what they said, but now that I think about it, something's not right. If the other side's combat strength is too great, they can indeed use torture to interrogate us, but by getting close to us and making us lower our guard, they can also obtain intelligence and even use us. I was just misled."
"What does he want to use us for?" Heavenly Secrets asked, his mouth dry as he looked at the barren land around him.
"Use us to test this most dangerous clone!"
Chen Qing whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, this guy has already collected three clones, and he's only missing the last one, the White Phoenix White Phoenix. The White Phoenix is extremely poisonous. Once it starts defending itself, even if he has the best assassination skills, he won't dare to make a move easily. Because if he's not careful, a single trick by the opponent could cause him to lose everything, which isn't worth it for someone who already has enough resources."
"So he waited, even spending six months observing us, and only started misleading us after confirming that we had certain capabilities."
"He wants us to test White Phoenix?" Heavenly Secrets frowned. "But why should we do that? We could easily avoid taking action, or even hide from White Phoenix, couldn't we?"
"I'm afraid that won't work," Chen Qing said with a wry smile, shaking his head.
Heavenly Secrets frowned. He was a smart man and quickly realized the crux of the problem. "Have we been poisoned?"
"What do you think?" Chen Qing smiled bitterly, "We were deceived by an illusion, following it all the way here. The other side deliberately sped up and led us to the east. We don't know what kind of illusion they used, or how much poison gas we inhaled!"
As Chen Qing spoke, he raised his wrist, slightly channeled his energy, and sure enough, visible black lines spread out in his veins!
Heavenly Secrets's eyelids twitched, and he instantly gave a wry smile, but then asked in confusion, "How did he manage to dodge the poison gas himself?"
The moment I asked the question, I suddenly understood.
Yes, it's an illusion. Perhaps the other party had already left them dozens of miles away.
The thing that was talking to them was just an illusion.
Thinking of this Heavenly Secrets made my scalp tingle. This guy's various abilities were too terrifying. He could create an illusion that misled you from dozens of miles away. No wonder such a being was sealed away by a team of people back then!
"We have no other choice now!" Chen Qing said through gritted teeth, "We can only go and meet that other guy!"
Heavenly Secrets: "."
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Two new people have arrived?
Deep within the black forest, a young man, his entire body black and his face deathly pale, looked up at his surroundings. With his poisonous domain fully activated, he could sense the life force of any intruder through his poisonous mist.
He could sense that the two unfamiliar life forms were outsiders who were entering this place for the first time in tens of thousands of years!
cough cough
The pale young man coughed up a mouthful of black blood, frowned as he looked into the distance, and almost without thinking, he knew that it was that vicious compatriot who did it.
Two of the four are already gone; I'm the only one still struggling!
The opponent possessed the strongest assassination skills, the strongest divination skills, and the strongest illusion skills, which made him afraid to dispel the poison domain once he was targeted. Fortunately, his talent made the opponent wary, otherwise he would have been dead long ago.
However, it's impossible to keep this poisonous domain open indefinitely. Using poison techniques requires one's own blood, and this Sealed Land is already lacking in vital energy. It's only a matter of time before one's blood is depleted. But the barrier has loosened.
He could sense that the barrier was about to be destroyed. When that happened, he would escape to the mortal realm, or even seek refuge with other ancient beings. He would do anything to survive.
But he also knew that the other party would definitely try to kill him before the barrier was destroyed and retrieve this last clone!
But what he never expected was that the guy actually had the means to bring in outsiders?
Who exactly is it? Is it a conspiracy with other ancient beings? What happened to those who sealed me away back then? Now those two newcomers are fearlessly charging straight at me.
What should I do?