In the Lu family home, Lu Qing sat in a quiet room.
Outside, you can hear Xiaoyan and Xiaoli playing around.
He listened for a while, a smile appeared on his face, then he closed his eyes and focused his mind into the Fire Cauldron.
"Young master."
Upon seeing Lu Qing enter, "Yan" greeted him respectfully.
"Um."
Lu Qing sensed the change in Yan's attitude.
However, he did not correct him, but simply nodded and looked towards the center of the spirit artifact space.
There, a figure was trapped in a spatial cage, his eyes vacant, and his face occasionally showed a look of pain, as if he was experiencing something terrifying.
“Young master, this gray-robed man has not woken up since he was locked up here.”
Moreover, I used most of my power to create a spatial cage; he can't possibly overturn it."
As Yan said this, he was secretly alarmed.
It could naturally tell that the gray-robed man was trapped in an illusion.
But it couldn't understand how unwavering the mind and will of a Golden Core cultivator could be.
What kind of illusion is this, that is so terrifying?
It can keep a powerful cultivator who has reached the minor stage of Golden Core in a state of perpetual stagnation, unable to awaken.
Where did you learn this illusion technique, young man?
The 【psychedelic】 supernatural power is used silently and without a sound.
Lu Qing had never revealed this trump card before. He had only used it twice when fighting the white-robed youth, and each time it was broken in a very short time.
Therefore, Yan was unaware that Lu Qing, in addition to his physical supernatural abilities, also possessed a divine soul supernatural ability.
"Not bad," Lu Qing praised.
With a wave of his hand, a wisp of mental energy was released, dispelling the supernatural power that had been entangled in the gray-robed man's brow acupoint.
After a long while, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the gray-robed man's eyes, and he slowly came to his senses.
When he woke up and realized his situation, he was first shocked and wanted to burst out and break free of his restraints.
But suddenly, his eyes fell on two figures in front of him, and he immediately froze.
The golden core of magic power that was about to erupt suddenly stopped, and dared not move again.
"You're quite sensible." Lu Qing smiled faintly upon seeing this. "Otherwise, I would have sent you into the illusion to stay awake for a few more days."
Upon hearing this, the gray-robed man involuntarily trembled.
He recalled everything he had just experienced in the illusion, and fear flashed in his eyes.
That illusion was terrifying. No matter how hard he tried to break free, he couldn't. He could only sink deeper and deeper into it, unable to extricate himself.
If it hadn't taken a little longer, he suspected he would have been completely assimilated by the illusion, his soul and consciousness utterly obliterated, and he would never be able to be reborn.
"Senior's cultivation is profound and his supernatural powers are formidable. I truly admire him and am willing to admit defeat."
"Senior, please be frank and tell me how you intend to deal with me, so I can be mentally prepared."
At this moment, the man in the gray robe understood.
He should be in a spiritual artifact space, and the Lu Qing in front of him is just a manifestation of a wisp of divine soul power.
As for the man with two horns next to him, he should be the spirit of this magical artifact.
"I am the fish on the chopping block," the gray-robed man said, feeling resigned to his fate.
"Senior?" Lu Qing shook his head upon hearing this. "I won't discuss how to deal with you for now. I'm sparing your life only because I want to ask you a few questions."
It would be best if you answered honestly. If you were not honest, I would simply have to put in more effort to interrogate you in the illusion.
"I just don't know how long you can withstand my illusions?"
The gray-robed man's eye twitched, and he immediately realized that he had no choice.
He had personally experienced how terrifying Lu Qing's illusions were.
He really didn't want to experience that hellish feeling again.
He immediately sighed and said, "I wonder what you wish to know, senior? I will certainly answer all your questions without reservation."
Seeing that he had given in, Lu Qing smiled and said, "Then, please introduce yourself first. Where do you and your fellow disciples come from? How did you come to this world? And what is your purpose?"
The gray-robed man paused, realizing that Lu Qing was referring to their world.
Could it be that this mysterious powerhouse is actually a native of this world, rather than an extraterrestrial visitor like him?
The gray-robed man's mind raced, but a bitter smile appeared on his face: "If I said that my fellow disciples and I came here only because of an accident, I wonder if you would believe me, senior?"
"Oh?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Tell me first."
"We, fellow disciples, come from a great world that is very far away from here."
That day, my fellow disciple and I explored a secret realm, only to encounter a hostile force from our sect within it...”
"...And so, while being pursued by the disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, my brothers and I inadvertently activated an ancient teleportation array."
Somehow, I ended up on the outskirts of this world of my senior.
This place is too far away from our home world.
Even with the speed of a Golden Core cultivator, it would be difficult to traverse the vast distance of space and find the next world, even if it took decades or centuries.
With no way to return to our sect, my fellow disciples and I had no choice but to venture into this world to explore.
Let's see if we can find a cross-dimensional teleportation array and a way to return to our home world.
Senior, my junior and I, your fellow disciples, did not intend to step into your world.
"If we had known beforehand that this was the abbot's monastery, we certainly wouldn't have dared to offend him in the slightest."
The gray-robed man recounted in detail how he and his fellow disciple had arrived in this small world.
Of course, some things in between inevitably had to be covered up.
For example, they concealed the existence of the Pure Lotus and shifted all the blame for the conflict onto the disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
He deliberately concealed the role of the Void Ship, attributing their arrival here entirely to the ancient teleportation array.
Finally, she even played the victim, trying to gain Lu Qing's sympathy.
After listening, Lu Qing's expression did not change, and it was unclear whether he believed the gray-robed man's words.
On the contrary, Yan, standing to the side, was visibly shaken.
Although they had previously speculated that the two gray-robed men, who were fellow disciples, were likely visitors from outer space.
But I was still shocked when I heard the other party admit it.
Especially after hearing what the gray-robed man just said, the world beyond the heavens is as numerous as the stars.
Their world is far more vast and boundless, much larger than this place.
The world they were in was actually just a small world, located on the most desolate edge.
The Great World, the Small World, the Immortal Realm...
Hearing these words, Yan felt like her eyes had been opened; before, she had only ever had a limited perspective.
"So, you didn't come here specifically for this purpose?" Lu Qing asked.
"We dare not deceive you, senior. We two juniors truly arrived here by chance. We swear on our very souls!"
The man in the gray robe immediately replied.
