For half a day, there was still no sign of him breaking through the first stage.
In the lower Black Lightning Realm, Hong Yi's eyes darkened. She took out a blood-colored bronze mirror and pointed at it. The image of the upper Cloud Realm could be vaguely seen in the mirror.
In the first stage of the lightning palace, Ning Fan had been standing still with his eyes closed for half a day.
Outside the formation, there was a grey-robed old man mocking him. He was controlling the illusions in the formation to bewitch Ning Fan.
Hong Yi's gaze gradually turned cold. If she was not mistaken, the grey-gowned old man hiding outside the formation was the White Lightning Realm's world spirit.
"A mere World Spirit dares to touch my people? You're courting death!"
No matter what, Ning Fan was her subordinate. For him to be trapped by a mere world spirit really infuriated her.
Unfortunately, she was in the form of a primordial spirit and she did not dare to enter the cloud realm in the upper layer to help Ning Fan recklessly.
Just as his anger rose, Ning Fan's brows twitched. After half a day, he finally opened his eyes.
"Real, illusion."
Two demon stars appeared in his left eye, and two devil stars appeared in his right eye.
The two Divine Stars between his eyebrows emitted traces of lightning.
He seemed to have understood something, but he became even more perplexed.
He looked at the two paper cranes in front of him. Their faces were exactly the same, and their smiles were exactly the same. It was hard to tell which one was the real one.
For half a day, he did not find any exit from the first stage. The World Spiritist old man did not lie. If he wanted to pass the first trial, he had to kill one of the two Zhihe.
Of the two paper cranes, one was a real shadow, and the other was an illusion.
If he killed the true image, it would harm the luck of Zhihe's true body.
If he could eliminate the illusion, he would be able to pass this stage. However, he was somewhat unwilling to do so.
He could kill billions of living beings, but there were also people he couldn't kill.
Back then, the Heart Demon phantom was an illusion of a paper crane, and he could not bear to sever it. Today, he was also reluctant.
One of them was wearing plain clothes while the other one was wearing a white fox fur coat. After Ning Fan opened his eyes, both of them walked towards him. Their delicate and pretty faces still had the same childishness that they had in the past.
That immature and innocent expression softened Ning Fan's heart that was like a stone.
Both of them smiled brightly as if seeing Ning Fan safe and sound was the happiest thing in the world.
One of them, Zhihe, was embarrassed. She mustered her courage and held Ning Fan's hand. His small hand was still as cold as before.
The other Zhihe's face was filled with anger and happiness, but there was also a trace of grievance, as if she was blaming Ning Fan for not returning after so long.
"Big Brother Fan, kill me and you can pass the first round." The two girls calmly told the truth.
This fact made Ning Fan even more hesitant.
He had defiled himself and shouldered countless sins. He could slaughter the world and bear the infamy of a thousand years, but he could not steel his heart to destroy Zhihe, even if the so-called Zhihe was only an illusion.
His heart struggled even more. The Thunder Palace in front of him gradually became blurry, and layers of illusions appeared.
The first illusion was the All Pleasure Sect.
The second illusion was Seven Apricot City.
The third illusion was Ning Cheng.
One after another, the illusions shrouded Ning Fan. As he sank deeper and deeper into the illusion, it became harder for him to extricate himself from it.
Outside the formation, the gray-robed old man's sneer grew even wider. His sneer echoed in the illusion.
"Weak, too weak! You can't even bear to kill the true and false shadows, yet you still want to pass the first round?! With such a weak mind, I really don't know how you managed to reach this level! "
"Weak?"
Ning Fan's eyes turned cold, but his heart gradually calmed down.
The last illusion stopped at the night of their parting. Under the grape vine, Zhihe murmured her little wish.
"Big Brother Fan, when you come back from the Endless Sea, can you bring me an orchid of the bell?" Zhihe said.
"The orchid of the Endless Sea. I heard that when the wind blows, it can produce a sound like a wind chime. It's very pleasant to listen to … When I heard that sound, I knew that you've returned …" Zhihe said.
Ning Fan closed his eyes. He thought that he could distinguish between the two Zhihe's real and false shadows. In the end, he realized that it was just an extravagant hope.
From the beginning, he did not treat the two Zhihe as illusions, and he was even more reluctant to kill them.
Which is real and which is an illusion?
So what if I can tell them apart? So what if I can't tell them apart?!
If I can tell them apart, will Ning Fan be willing to kill them?
Ning Fan's lips curved into a warm smile. He reached out his hand and caressed the cheeks of the two Zhihe with his usual doting expression.
He would never hurt Zhihe. Never. Whether she is real or an illusion!
He activated the power of the Heart Formation and gradually understood why this True Illusion Grand Formation could find Ning Fan's weakness and create Zhihe to mess up his mind.
It turned out that the power of this True Illusion Grand Formation had already invaded his heart and seen through all his weaknesses!
"Peeking at the weakness of my heart and setting up illusions to bewitch me, huh …"
The coldness in his eyes became even deeper. He formed a sword with his finger and a ray of sword qi pierced through his heart. Immediately, his white robes were dyed red with blood.
His heart was pierced by a ray of sword qi. The pain was bone-piercing!
That pain did not make Ning Fan frown at all. All he could do was shout coldly.
"Get out of my heart!"
When the sword pierced through his heart, a trace of formation force was forced out from his heart.
At the same time, a muffled groan of injury could be heard. The injured person was none other than the elderly world spiritist who plotted against Ning Fan outside the formation!
The elderly world spiritist was shocked. Ever since he was conferred the title of White Lightning Realm Spirit by Immortal Emperor Tai Su, he had seen countless cultivators who entered the White Lightning Broken World.
No one had ever been able to break through Tai Su's Three Questions while he was controlling the formation force.
It was because Tai Su's Three Questions directly pointed at the weakness of a person's heart!
No one in the world could give up their weakness. Emotions were the weakness of a sentient person while indifference was the weakness of a heartless person!
With the help of the formation force, the elderly world spiritist barely found the weakness of Ning Fan's heart and used the formation force to create Zhihe.
This True Illusion Grand Formation was extremely mysterious. It borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao to condense one reality and one illusion. Only by killing the illusion could one break the formation.
The intruder must distinguish between reality and illusion. If he could not, he would accidentally kill the true shadow and hurt the person who created the illusion.
In the past, the intruder would either kill the illusion with indifference, escape out of fear or make a choice repeatedly before finally killing the illusion.
No one had ever broken their own heart to break the formation like Ning Fan did.
As Ning Fan crushed his own heart, the layers of illusions shattered into pieces.
A trace of blood flowed out from the corner of Ning Fan's mouth. When the two Zhihe saw this scene, they felt a piercing pain in their bones.
Be it the real Zhihe or the fake Zhihe, both of them felt sorry for Ning Fan from the bottom of their hearts.
Ning Fan's eyes widened. He was even more confused about the authenticity of the two Zhihe.
However, why would he need to distinguish between them?
"I can't distinguish between reality and illusion and I don't need to. Whether it's reality or illusion, I won't hurt her."
"The word 'True' and 'Illusion' refers to all unfounded and rootless obsessions. That 'reality' is the realm that countless immortals strive to attain. I can't see through it because my cultivation base is still low. Do you think you can see through it? You're just an Early Void Refinement Realm Spirit. Do you think you're qualified to see through reality and illusion?! "
"Even though I can't distinguish between reality and illusion, I've already figured out a way to make the illusions disappear. Fundamentally, illusion techniques are just bewitching people's minds. The key to breaking the illusion is to break the heart. "
"What is reality and what is illusion? When the heart is in chaos, the illusion will be destroyed! "
"Whether it's reality or illusion, as long as it's your shadow, it's all reality in my heart. You are my Dao Zhen. "
With the power of the black star in his body, Ning Fan's heart condensed again. This time, his heart was as firm as iron and stone. No matter how strong the power of the True Illusion Formation was, it could not invade his heart!
He closed his eyes. His heart was as calm as a lake without any ripples.
When he opened his eyes again, the Illusory Formation shattered like glass. However, neither of the two Zhihe disappeared.
Both of them are real?
When this thought rose in Ning Fan's mind, the two of them began to disappear at the same time.
Whether they were reality or illusion, he couldn't tell.
It was this indescribable realm that was the embodiment of the extreme comprehension of the two words' True 'and' Illusion '!
Ning Fan suddenly recalled the scenes when he became Zi Dou's disciple.
When he was at the Mortal Severing Realm, he entered an illusory realm and became Zi Dou's disciple, learning the Wind Mist Finger.
In that place, he met his mother and Zhihe. He thought that it was just an illusion.
However, Zi Dou said that the illusion might not be fake.
"You entered the Broken World from the Endless Sea, your mind entered the Cloud Sea from the Broken World, and your Daoist heart entered the Heart Fantasy from the Cloud Sea. Have you really seen through which world is real and which is fake?"
"The you who is diligently pursuing knowledge right now might not be a dream. The you who is killing in the Rain World might not be the real you … Reality and illusion are only separated by a single thought!"
Boom!
At this moment, when he recalled Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou's words, he vaguely realized that the phrase 'Truth and illusion are only separated by a single thought' probably referred to all the truths and illusions in the world.
Perhaps the paper crane was just an illusion.
However, when Ning Fan was obsessed with her, the illusion became the real one!
When Ning Fan's heart sank, the illusion also returned to nothingness!
"True and false are only separated by a single thought. Perhaps in this world, there is no such thing as true and false …"
Ning Fan's Dao Comprehension gradually rose but he forcefully cut it off.
His realm was too low, and he had only just begun to comprehend the word 'void'. He didn't have the qualifications to ask about the word 'true'. The word "truth" was the truth of the Dao, a great Dao that only Life Immortals were barely qualified to pursue!
If the First Step Cultivators pursued immortality, then the Second Step Cultivators pursued the truth of the Dao!
However, the Second Step Cultivators pursued the truth of the Dao!
"Impossible! You actually didn't destroy the illusion but made it self-destruct! This is absolutely impossible! Since ancient times until now, none of the Life Immortal Realm experts who came to this place could see through the difference between reality and illusion. How did you do it?! "
The elderly world spiritist shouted in anger. He had used all his strength to control the illusory formation to attack Ning Fan. However, Ning Fan had forcefully broken the illusory formation, causing him to suffer great injuries.
After the illusory formation was broken, a lightning gate mysteriously appeared in the lightning palace. It was the path to the second stage.
The elderly world spiritist felt a little scared. Since Ning Fan could break through the first stage, he might also be able to break through the second and the third stage!
He harbored evil intentions and plotted against Ning Fan. If Ning Fan manages to break through the third stage and find him, Ning Fan would certainly attack him!
Even though the elderly world spiritist was at the Early Void Refinement Realm and his cultivation base was higher than Ning Fan's, he could already tell that Ning Fan was not someone to be trifled with!
In addition, the elderly world spiritist's formation was broken and he was injured from the backlash. Thus, he was in a disadvantageous state. Thus, he was unwilling to fight Ning Fan.
The elderly world spiritist's heart was filled with regret. He regretted provoking Ning Fan with his reverse scale.
However, it was already useless for him to regret. The only thing he could do now was to activate the formation of the second stage with all his strength to stop Ning Fan!
"The second stage is the question of immortals and mortals! The stage set up by Immortal Emperor Tai Su is definitely not something a mortal like you can break through! "The elderly world spiritist grinned hideously.
"Immortal Emperor Tai Su?" Ning Fan's eyes were filled with contemplation. This True Illusion Formation was extremely mysterious. It could borrow the power of the Heavenly Dao. It was definitely not an ordinary immortal formation.
It turned out that the one who set up this formation was actually an immortal emperor.
So, this immortal emperor had originally set up this formation to test a cultivator's comprehension of the True Illusion Dao? Did he not have any ill intentions?
It seemed like the elderly world spiritist was the one who harbored evil intentions against Ning Fan.
Looking at the lightning gate that led to the second stage, Ning Fan stopped pondering and calmly walked towards it.
However, just as he approached the lightning gate, a ray of lightning suddenly shot out from the gate and landed on Ning Fan's palm. It turned into a blood-red lightning power fragment. There was a faint trace of starlight flowing on the surface of the fragment.
The starlight flashed and went into Ning Fan's glabella.
He originally had two divine stars. One was the Star of Imperial Lightning and the other was the Star of Melting Yin.
However, as the starlight shone into his glabella, a third of the blood-red divine star condensed on it!
"After breaking through the True Illusion Stage, I can actually condense a third of the divine star!"
Ning Fan's expression changed. Could it be that this divine star is the reward for breaking through the stage?
As the divine star condensed, an old and majestic voice that transcended the ancient times resounded in Ning Fan's Sea of Consciousness.
"I am Lightning Emperor Tai Su. This star is your reward for breaking through the stage. After breaking through three stages, you can condense the Tai Su Lightning Star … "
"Tai Su Lightning Star?"
Ning Fan was slightly surprised. He activated a third of the divine star and a blood-red electric arc immediately appeared on his palm.
The electric arc made a sizzling sound. As soon as it appeared, Ning Fan was caught off guard. One of his palms was directly scorched by the electric arc.
His physical body was incredibly strong but it was still easily injured by this electric arc.
This electric arc was the blood lightning of the heavenly tribulation that Ning Fan had devoured in the past. It originally did not have such terrifying power and it was impossible for it to injure Ning Fan.
His lightning power was amplified and strengthened!
The culprit that increased Ning Fan's lightning power was actually the third of the Tai Su Lightning Star!
Just condensing a third of the lightning star had actually strengthened Ning Fan's lightning power by several times. The amount of lightning power did not change but its power had increased.
Each trace of lightning power was a few times stronger than before!
If Ning Fan completely condenses the Tai Su Lightning Star, wouldn't his lightning power receive an even more terrifying strengthening effect?
The first divine star was an elemental star.
The second divine star was the Divine Ability Star.
The third divine star was the Strengthening Star!
"That old man from the Realm Spirit Realm deserves death. The Tai Su Lightning Star can be kept. "
Ning Fan's tone was cold. He took a step into the lightning door.
The second stage, the Immortal and Mortal Stage …
…
In the lower layer of the Black Lightning Realm, Hong Yi's eyes were filled with astonishment when she saw the image in the copper mirror.
Ning Fan had actually broken through the True Illusion Stage perfectly. His speed of breaking through was even faster than her in the past.
"In the past, I dominated the Rain World but I could only reach the third stage. Just condensing two-thirds of the Tai Su Lightning Star was already enough to intimidate everyone. Since this young man can condense one-third of the Tai Su Lightning Star, he can already be considered as a peerless genius in the Nine Worlds. "
"If he condenses two-thirds of the Tai Su Lightning Star, his achievements in the future will certainly not be any weaker than mine in the past. Thousands of years later, he will certainly be an invincible existence in the Rain World who can make the Rain Palace tremble."
"If he can condense the complete Tai Su Lightning Star, no one in the Nine Worlds will be able to match his potential … No. He shouldn't be able to do it. After Lightning Emperor Tai Su, no one has been able to condense a complete lightning star. Even I have only condensed two-thirds of it."
Hong Yi frowned. In her mind, she could not help but recall what Ning Fan said when he broke through the first stage.
The key to breaking through illusions lies in breaking one's heart.
What is reality and what is illusion? When one's heart is in chaos, the illusion will disappear.
You are my Dao Zhen! '
Even with Hong Yi's cold and arrogant personality, she actually showed a hint of admiration.
"This young man's cultivation base might still be low. However, in terms of Dao comprehension, even I am not as good as him … Perhaps, he can successfully condense the complete Tai Su Lightning Star?"
At that moment, compared to obtaining the dark golden bamboo leaves to heal her injuries, Hong Yi was more concerned about Ning Fan's progress in breaking through the stage.
Could Ning Fan do something that she could not?
(2/3) (To be continued.)
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