Chapter 280 - 280 Falling Into an Illusion

280 Falling Into an Illusion

Just as everyone was on high alert, the same fork appeared again, almost the same as the one they had walked through. Shen Changling even missed a breath. “Didn’t we just walk through this place?”

Ye Xuan’s first reaction was to suspect that they had fallen into an array, but he couldn’t see anything strange around them, and there were no traces of an array at all, which was worth pondering.

Could there be such a strange thing in the world that there would be two identical forks?

Apart from the cold wind, there was nothing else in the dark entrance. The unusual calmness made them even more vigilant. A faint fishy smell floated around the tip of Ye Xuan’s nose. Just like what Qian Yuan had said at the beginning, there was something strange here.

“Let’s try to walk again.”

Ye Xuan was more careful this time. He used his spiritual power to draw a mark on the wall and walked in again. It was still a dark and long tunnel as if it would never end.

It gave people a kind of illusion that if they continued walking like this, it was very likely that they would go all the way underground. When they finally walked out, they could clearly see the scene in front of them and the mark on the wall.

The fork in the road was like an unknown beast in the dark, opening its bloody mouth and waiting for them to walk into the trap.

Shen Changling felt an inexplicable chill rush from his feet into his heart, almost freezing his bones and blood into ice. They were back to where they were!

In contrast, Ye Xuan and Qian Yuan were much calmer. “Strange, we didn’t find any traces of an array. Is this all an illusion?”

Qian Yuan’s cultivation was the highest. Even if he was being suppressed by something, he had the keen sense of a beast, not to mention that he was a talented dragon. It was impossible that he did not notice that they had entered a certain array.

“It seems like we’ve fallen into some sort of illusion,” Qian Yuan said after a moment of silence.

Ye Xuan also guessed this. This was the only possibility that could explain the strange situation that was happening now.

Shen Changling stuttered. “I…Illusion?”

Even if it was an illusion, it couldn’t be activated without any conditions. However, since they came in, they hadn’t encountered anything particularly abnormal. It was strange to fall into an illusion for no reason.

Ye Xuan stopped. Since he knew it was an illusion, there was no need to continue walking. Who knew where he would end up without knowing?

Facing the current situation, the best solution was to bide his time and find a solution.

Ever since they entered this cave, they had not touched anything inside. They had barely touched anything. What caused them to hallucinate, and even Qian Yuan fell for it?

At some point in time, the night-luminescent pearl had dimmed. To be more precise, the surrounding darkness was so thick that it seemed to be able to take form, thus affecting the light of the night-luminescent pearl.

It was a pity that Ye Xuan didn’t take it to heart. After all, they still thought they were in some illusion.

A gust of cold wind came from nowhere and made Shen Changling shiver. An idea struck him. “Maybe we can follow the direction of the wind. Since there is wind, it means that this road is open.”

Ye Xuan shook his head. “It’s a little risky. What if the wind is also an illusion? No one knows what we’ll face next.”

Although everything here was simple, it was even more realistic. It was almost impossible to tell what was real and what was an illusion.

Ye Xuan and the others had not encountered any real danger when they entered. As for the strangeness that Qian Yuan had mentioned, they had not felt it, but that did not mean there was no danger.

Apart from this inexplicable illusion, this cave seemed harmless, but who was Ye Xuan? His divine sense was powerful, and his means were endless and unfathomable. Qian Yuan was also a powerful dragon. He was an existence that could shake the outside world with a light stomp of his foot.

However, such a person did not even know when they had fallen into the illusion. This was enough to explain the problem. This cave was more mysterious and dangerous than they had imagined.

Just as Ye Xuan and Qian Yuan were deep in thought, Shen Changling exclaimed, “Come and take a look. Why do I feel that night-luminescent pearl isn’t as bright as before?”

Looking in the direction he was pointing, they could barely see the outline of the wall under the illumination of the light. However, they could see where the shadow was.

This night-luminescent pearl was not an ordinary item. It was a water-proof treasure collected from the East Sea. Not only did it shine brightly, but it would not be affected in any way.

They had stayed in the dark environment for a long time, but nothing was unusual. Now that Shen Changling reminded them, and with the shadow on the wall as a comparison, they realized that the light had dimmed a lot.

Or rather, the darkness around them became even thicker, as if it could devour everything that shone. Even if Ye Xuan held up the night-luminescent pearl, he could barely see half an inch of the scene around him.

A faint rustling sound came as if some creature was crawling quickly in the dark.

“Did you guys hear something?”

Ye Xuan subconsciously held his breath, but a familiar smell floated to the tip of his nose. The faint smell of soil seemed pervasive, and a moment of shock flashed through his eyes.

“It’s the smell! It made us fall into an illusion.”

Now that Ye Xuan had finally found the culprit, he remembered the smell he had smelled before entering the cave. At first, he didn’t pay much attention to it, but as they went deeper, the scent gradually intensified.

However, they were used to it. In addition, they were in a closed environment, so they naturally ignored it. No one thought that the problem would be in the air.