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Zhao Yuanzhen and Chen Lingyun fought battle after battle, cutting a swath from the eastern side of the forest to the western side—every attack was invincible, every battle undefeated.

Their enemies were illusory projections of a large detachment of orthodox cultivators. There were those who wielded flying swords, those who executed Taoism methods, those whose magical treasures filled the sky, those who commanded spiritual beasts... Of course, none were a match for the Demonic Sect Enchantress, whom Mei Yingxue dispatched, sending them into a disordered retreat.

To consolidate their victory as swiftly as possible, the two also fought while on the move. If the enemy was on the east side, they would strike towards the west; if the enemy was on the south side, they would head north.

After a thousand li, not tasting defeat, battle after battle was a swift success! The enemies were endless, becoming more and more numerous!

In the midst of the chaotic battle, Zhao Yuanzhen lost track of Chen Lingyun—turning her gaze in all directions, her heart was not lost in vagueness but ablaze with firm and valiant conviction. Her divine sense rapidly scanned the surrounding terrain, desperately concocting a plan to shake off the massive pursuit behind her.

"The enchantress and her companion are separated!" a shout from a distance announced by the orthodox cultivators, "The one in white clothes is the enchantress!"

Zhao Yuanzhen immediately stripped off her clothes and tossed them aside, continuing to rush forward.

"Her companion has twin ponytails!" the shouting behind her rose again, "The one with a single ponytail is the enchantress!"

Zhao Yuanzhen hastily untied her hairband and pulled out a second one, binding her hair into twin ponytails in a rush before once again taking to the air with her sword control.

"The tall one is the enchantress!" the shouts persisted.

Zhao Yuanzhen ground her teeth. She hadn't practiced any technique like bone shrinking and was at a loss for what to do, left with no choice but to urge her True Yuan for more speed.

Suddenly, Chen Lingyun appeared on a hill in front, waving at Zhao Yuanzhen, signaling her to hurry over.

When Zhao Yuanzhen flew over, she saw that there was a cave entrance on the other side of the hill... Without another thought, she and Chen Lingyun dove in together.

The two hid in the cave, and Zhao Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief, asking,

"How did you find this place?"

"I have my ways," Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

Only then did Zhao Yuanzhen remember that the other was a necromancer—while lacking in head-on combat ability, her methods in reconnaissance were indeed top-notch.
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"Why did your hairstyle change?" Chen Lingyun asked knowingly, "And your clothes too?"

"Never mind that, I'll change however I wish," Zhao Yuanzhen interrupted her brusquely, "What do we do about this situation now? Killing one batch only to have another appear, there's no end to it! We can't possibly be worn down to death here, right?"

"They are illusions," Chen Lingyun pondered for a moment and then transmitted her voice, "Do you have any methods to break the illusion?"

"No," Zhao Yuanzhen shook her head, "If the caster were human, killing the caster would be the fastest way to break it. But since these illusions are generated by the restrictions of the Mysterious Realm, can you kill the mechanism of the Mysterious Realm too? To put it plainly, since we're in the Mysterious Realm, we need to follow the rules set by its master.

Otherwise, wouldn't we be trying to usurp the master's place? It's simply impossible."

"Departure Palace is a testing-type Mysterious Realm," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Each level has its designed purpose. From what we've experienced so far, this level is definitely not testing our combat abilities; otherwise, we would have passed the level long ago."

"That's right," Zhao Yuanzhen nodded in agreement.

You be the brains, and I'll agree with everything.

"These illusions mainly target you, right?" Chen Lingyun continued, "Tell me, who exactly are they?"

Zhao Yuanzhen's eyes twitched, reluctantly admitting to this fact, but since they had to somehow deal with the illusions outside, she could only sigh and transmit her voice in confession,

"They are my enemies."

"Enemies?" Chen Lingyun raised an eyebrow, "Like the Shocking Rainbow Fairy?"

"Yes," Zhao Yuanzhen said dryly, "You didn't think I was some harmless character before coming to your world, did you? The number of orthodox cultivators who have died at my hands is certainly not just one or two."

"Why did you kill them?" Chen Lingyun asked curiously.

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Zhao Yuanzhen:

"Good and evil cannot coexist, understand?" she said coldly.

"Understood," Chen Lingyun suddenly realized, "Good and evil cannot coexist, so they want to kill you, and you have to strike first to be strong, turning around to kill them instead."

Zhao Yuanzhen really wanted to argue, but eventually just sighed and said:

"Can't you be less perceptive... Well, good and evil cannot coexist is just an excuse after all. Essentially, it is those old sects of the righteous path that want to monopolize cultivation resources and talents, creating this pretext."

"The reason I killed them is also just for self-preservation. Except for the three major righteous sects, any sect that tries to grow and expand will inevitably be labeled as 'Evil Sect' by them. And once you are from an Evil Sect, you naturally become enemies with the disciples of these three sects. It's our inescapable fate."

"I see," Chen Lingyun showed an expression of comprehension, "So, it's not that you actively killed them, but you did it for self-defense."

"You're afraid of them."

"Who wouldn't be?" Zhao Yuanzhen scoffed, "You have no idea how terrifying the three major righteous sects are. Kill the weak, and the strong will come; kill the strong, and the immortal old ones come... There's always someone you can't beat, and then it's your time to die."

"Even if you don't consider individual grudges, it's the same situation on a sect level. At first, it's the lower disciples who forge enmities with each other, then it escalates to the Golden Core Cultivators, and eventually, it's the immortal old generation fighting one another with spells. Lose, and the entire sect is destroyed...

Over the past thousands of years, how many sects have been ruined by these three major righteous sects? The iron-clad righteous path, the ephemeral evil teachings, it has always been like this."

"What if one avoids making enemies?" Chen Lingyun tentatively asked.

"How can you avoid it?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked her back, "With heavenly treasures, if you and a cultivator from a righteous sect both set eyes on it, and he says the treasure is fated for him, what will you do?

Even if you always give in, what if one day while walking down the road, a righteous sect cultivator suddenly comes to you, saying her junior brother was killed by your senior sister, and she wants to take vengeance by killing you, what can you do then?"

"Fear, there's no way not to, you have to kill even in fear! Always trying to avoid making enemies will eventually wear down your courage. If you dare not offend anyone, what Dao are you cultivating, what Immortal are you becoming?"

"You're right," said Chen Lingyun slowly, "But if you know you can only kill, why still be afraid?"

"I've already said how terrifying the power of the three major righteous sects is..." Zhao Yuanzhen hadn't finished speaking when Chen Lingyun interrupted her:

"The three major righteous sects aren't in our world, but I see that your fear of the righteous sect cultivators hasn't diminished one bit."

Zhao Yuanzhen was suddenly stunned.

Hmm... Indeed, why is that?

The Emei Sword Sect isn't on this Earth either, so why should I still fear Mei Yingxue, as if she were a serpent or scorpion?

Is it because I can't beat her?

That's even more wrong. Not to mention that during this time, although my Cultivation Realm hasn't grown, my spell-fighting techniques have been constantly improving.

And even if I can't beat her, don't I still have the Little Thief?

The Little Thief, the Little Thief... Although he's detestable, his prowess in spell-fighting is truly rare in this world, even my two senior sisters back there, who are above him in the Cultivation Realm, might not necessarily be able to outmatch him in a direct contest of strength.

If that's the case, what do I have to fear?

I fear nothing! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Having understood this point, Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly felt the long-standing clouds of gloom in her heart disperse in an instant.

With her courage bolstered and her heroism ignited, she left the cave without looking back and went straight to the outside world, only to see many cultivators from righteous sects already encircled around.

The Emei Sword Sect, Kunlun Qi Refinement Masters, and the Assistant Officers from the Penglai factions all approached with murder in their eyes.

"Hmph." Zhao Yuanzhen sneered, "Losers, nothing but chickens and dogs!"

As soon as her words fell, these illusions instantly melted away like snow in the sun, no longer to be seen.