Knowing that all the mental torture he felt back then was just an illusion, Fu Yang stood petrified in his spot for a while. He still couldn't believe that everything he had done for countless weeks was just a sort of illusion.
Even the books he had memorized seemed to have disappeared from his brain, leaving no traces of his hard work.
Was this Mystic Realm playing with him?
"Ming Ze... How many hours have passed since you were here in this forest of Celterre?"
At Fu Yang's question, Ming Ze looked at him strangely. Had something happened to Fu Yang? Earlier, he was doing some strange movements, and now he was asking weird questions.
"Barely two hours have passed since we came out from the gate and arrived in this Celterre Forest."
So he had been stuck in that illusion for two hours...
Sighing again, Fu Yang slumped down and sat on the ground.
Not minding Fu Yang's strangeness, Ming Ze resumed cultivating. He wanted to make a breakthrough before they left this place. Encountering a forest full of Celterre was an opportunity that was hard to come by for him. He should spend all his time here preciously.
After sorting out his mind, Fu Yang stood up and left Ming Ze meditating in order to find the exit. Though he came here for answers, those could wait. He wasn't strong enough to face this Mystic Realm yet. Maybe he should come back once he had a disciple with an Aptitude Value above 70.
Hopefully, this time he would truly find the exit. He didn't want to be affected by some kind of illusion again.
As he reached the edge of the forest, this time it wasn't a gigantic gate that appeared in front of him; it was a cave with an "Exit" sign.
Baffled by the inconspicuous "Exit," Fu Yang still went inside.
More importantly, aside from illusions, this Mystic Realm didn't have any dangerous Monster Beasts. So he wasn't afraid of what he would encounter in the cave. At most, it would be another illusion.
The cave was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything with his naked eye. In order to see where he was walking, he took out his Energy Phone and turned on its flashlight function. Soon, Fu Yang was able to see the appearance of the cave.
Though it looked like a cave when he entered it, as soon as he was able to look inside, it looked the same as the hallway when they first entered the Mystic Realm.
With nothing out of the ordinary, Fu Yang continued to walk deeper into the hallway. He was really hoping to find the exit soon.
After a few minutes of walking, there seemed to be a... door?
Confused as to why there was a door here, Fu Yang pushed it open. As soon as the door opened, he found himself looking at the view of a forest.
"Celterre... again? Am I still inside the Mystic Realm?"
Stepping outside the door, the Energy Phone he was holding started vibrating due to the countless notifications he was receiving.
Curious about the notifications, Fu Yang opened his Energy Phone to read.
[Dear Cultivator, you are currently inside the inner parts of the Arsh Forest. If your strength is not strong enough, you are advised to come back as soon as possible. However, if you feel that your strength is enough to venture into the inner parts of the Arsh Forest, just ignore this message. Good luck for your life, brave Cultivator]
"Inner parts of the Arsh Forest...?"
Fu Yang was in disbelief as he read the message. Was he really in the inner part of the Arsh Forest? Shouldn't the exit of this Mystic Realm be on the outskirts where the Family of 5-Star Fiery Lions gathered?
Why did he come here suddenly?
But before he could process all the information he had just received, a loud roar sounded throughout the whole forest, causing the birds flying in the sky to scatter in fear. However, those birds weren't just simple birds; they were 4-Star Black Crows. A single 4-Star Black Crow can go against those at the 7-8th Nascent Realm.
Looking at the countless 4-Star Black Crows flying around, Fu Yang finally believed that he was inside the inner part of the Arsh Forest. A flock of 4-Star Black Crows usually reside deep into the forest, seeing them it confirmed what was written on the message to be true.
Scared for his life, Fu Yang immediately went back inside the Mystic Realm. He was currently too weak to face all of those Monster Beasts, just a single Black Crow could already kill him, what more if it was a whole flock?
Since the sun was starting to set, those Monster Beasts would soon start wreaking havoc. Even stronger Monster Beast would soon come out and start hunting for prey.
"What the heck... How am I supposed to face those countless Monster Beasts stronger than me?"
Fu Yang hurriedly walked deeper into the hallway, not even needing his phone to light up his way anymore.
Somewhere inside the Mystic Realm, in a white room, two people were busy looking through the orb.
"You... Why did you put the exit in the inner parts of the Arsh Forest?" Elvian, the King of the Mondie Forest, couldn't help but ask his fellow guardian.
"Hmm... Isn't running away from a greater danger a training too, right?" the 18th Guardian replied, giving a smirk towards Elvian.
"You are really enjoying yourself playing around with this heir."
"Well, let's enjoy ourselves before he becomes the Absolute Master. Once he becomes the true owner, we won't be able to joke around with him."
Hearing the words from his fellow Guardian, Elvian just sighed. Was he the only sane one among his fellow Guardians?
He really cared about the well-being of this heir. Should he make his trial a bit easier for him?
Thinking so, Elvian decided that his trial would be much easier than his fellow Guardians.