71. Illusions Are Just for Fun
“Such a trick…”
Yue Huasheng, of all people, saw through this spiritual art at a glance.
When it came to illusions, this scoundrel was an expert. Gong Yiling’s blood demon, although impressive, was nothing compared to him.
However, Yue Huasheng didn’t say a word, calmly watching the black-clad swordsmen engage the large creature.
Although the blood demon was massive, almost filling the entire sky of this place…
In reality, besides those present, no one else could see it. To others, it was just a bunch of air.
Since the black-clad swordsmen found its aura too exaggerated, to ensure a quick victory, they immediately unleashed their ultimate moves.
A barrage of longswords flew through the air, piercing in and out of the blood demon’s body, each strike draining a sliver of its blood qi.
And the large creature, surprisingly, did nothing, just letting itself be attacked.
No way?
Even this thing is so weak?
The people present were completely bewildered.
They didn’t know what this blood demon was.
If you said it was strong, it didn’t do anything but roar at them.
But if you said it wasn’t strong, it couldn’t be killed. The previous injuries seemed to have no effect on it.
So what was this thing?
The people here were completely confused. They could only continue to drive their swords, continuing to attack this large creature.
And just then, a few longswords that didn’t belong to this organization quietly joined the fray.
These swords were also helping to attack the large creature, but their controllers clearly had other intentions.
They were waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to truly unsheathe their swords and reveal their edges.
As for this opportunity, Gong Yiling quickly provided it.
Those in the middle of the battle would only focus on the giant blood demon, while those outside could see the out-of-place swords.
After all, the newcomers weren’t affected by the illusionary bean poison, so they didn’t see the blood demon.
So, the trajectories of these swords were quite interesting. They were just flying around randomly, clearly not aiming at the blood demon.
If you wanted to test which side they were on, you just had to…
Gong Yiling flipped the talisman in her hand and immediately cast an illusion around the black-clad swordsmen.
In their eyes, a group of blood demons suddenly materialized around them.
The black-clad swordsmen thought the previous attacks were just a feint, and these were the real threat. They immediately engaged them.
And the real troublemakers, naturally, were revealed.
“Attack.”
With a single command, the longswords still in the air quickly flew back, and in one charge, they slit the throats of two black-clad swordsmen.
This happened so quickly that some of the black-clad men didn’t even react.
By the time they realized they had lost some men, six or seven of them were already dead.
“What!?”
This was a completely unexpected situation.
“Enemy attack! It’s those people from the Returning Heaven Sect!”
Besides them, only the Returning Heaven Sect could use the Sword Control Technique. These Returning Heaven Sect people had been bothering them lately, always appearing wherever they went.
If they acted quickly, they could not only complete their original mission, but also eliminate any unwanted witnesses.
But if they weren’t quick enough, they would have to sacrifice many of their own men to silence everyone. The last time, in the capital, it was something like this.
“State Preceptor!”
In private, a black-clad swordsman was already rushing to find the disguised State Preceptor to ask for instructions. “This… what should we do?”
“They were clearly prepared,” Yue Huasheng mused. “They anticipated their danger and sought help from the Returning Heaven Sect.”
“I didn’t expect them to be so clever.”
“Their allies died. They would naturally realize they were next.” Yue Huasheng smiled. “Rather than them being clever, it was inevitable.”
“Then what should we do now?”
“What should we do?” Yue Huasheng snorted, then, with a flick of his sleeve, a massive wave of water suddenly appeared, as if drawn from the boundless eastern sea, forming a sky-high curtain of water, threatening to drown everyone.
“What is this?”
At that moment, Leng Yuli, watching from the shadows, was startled.
If this giant wave were to crash down, it wouldn’t just be their area, but the entire capital would be flooded.
To have such power with a single move, who was this person?
However, in contrast, Miss Gong was much calmer.
“Don’t panic,” she said with a chuckle. “It’s just an illusion.”
“An illusion?”
Leng Yuli looked at the water curtain again, but no matter how she looked, it didn’t seem fake.
“A high-level illusion is a top-tier spiritual art. It requires more than just hard work. It requires unparalleled talent. And he is clearly such a genius.”
In the battle, although the black-clad swordsmen were also shocked by the water curtain, they knew from the beginning it was fake. So, when it appeared, they immediately retreated, quickly leaving the area.
In contrast, the cultivators from the Returning Heaven Sect, upon seeing the water curtain, immediately turned their swords towards it.
Of course, when the water curtain reached their area, it suddenly dissipated into a shower of bubbles.
And in those few seconds, the black-clad swordsmen had already slipped away, disappearing completely.
“It was an illusion?”
A scruffy man emerged from behind a building, followed by a group of men and women in green robes.
They extended their hands, and the swords in the sky flew back into their grasp. And the one in the lead held a rusty sword.
“It doesn’t matter.” The man looked in the direction they had fled and said calmly, “We have already assessed their strength. If they try to act here again, we will surely catch them next time.”
“But Senior Brother Qin…” a disciple from the Returning Heaven Sect couldn’t help but ask, “what were they fighting just now? Why were they attacking things that didn’t exist?”
“Yes, if it weren’t for how seriously they were fighting, I would have thought they were deliberately trying to lure us into a trap.”
Just then, a female voice suddenly spoke.
“They did want to lure you into a trap, but were they worthy?”
