I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

The sound did not arise abruptly, yet Tian Lin couldn't help but take two steps back.

He directed his gaze towards Immortal Master Zhou in the pond and the Blood Sect man, only to see the Blood Sect man suddenly spit out the fruit from his mouth, then clutched at his throat and tumbled down.

After the Blood Sect man sank to the bottom of the water, the lotus leaves in the water instantly covered the surface, concealing his corpse.

Soon after, lotus whips rose from the pond, and new leaves and buds sprouted on the water's surface.

The buds bloomed, bearing clusters of bright red fruits.

Tian Lin realized in his heart, this was not a Dao Fruit; or to put it another way, the Dao Fruits were transformed from the corpse of the Blood Sect man.

Tian Lin then looked towards Immortal Master Zhou, only to see him, too, clutching his throat as he sank to the bottom of the pond—

He didn't need to continue watching to guess the fate that awaited Immortal Master Zhou.

Tian Lin hesitated no further, grabbing the fruit in his hand and shoving it into his mouth.

[True Eye Fruit, legend has it that the Buddha created this fruit with divine spells in the Illusion Realm, able to let one pierce through illusions, discern truth from falsehood, and see through inner demons]

The fruit dissolved as soon as it entered his mouth, and when Tian Lin looked again at the five ponds in the illusion, the fairy mist rising from those ponds turned into a mist of blood, and the differently colored but seemingly clean water also became bloodwater.

Most importantly, the lotus flowers in the pond were all corpses filled with heads.

"You are not Brother Yu."

The eerie voice sounded from the stone bed, and Tian Lin saw the woman on the stone bed trying to sit up.

Tian Lin frowned and his expression changed drastically.

Both Immortal Master Zhou and the man were dead, and by rights, Tian Lin should have left the illusion.

He had been afraid of running out of time and had eaten the True Eye Fruit in two or three bites.

But now he realized there was no need to wolf it down so frantically.

It seems that now, he can't escape this illusion.

"Senior, I—"

Tian Lin's composure vanished in an instant, becoming sincere and humble.

Unfortunately, he hadn't yet spoken his kind words when the woman on the stone bed said, "You are not Brother Yu, but you like to barge into my dwelling, so just stay here."

The woman's voice was very soft, yet her words sent chills down Tian Lin's spine.

Tian Lin knew it was now impossible to reason with the woman, and he hurriedly turned to look for an escape.

He executed the Wind Walking Skill to the utmost limit, and in a blink, he had fled from the crossroad.

In the cave, the woman's light exclamation sounded, "Qi Refinement of the twelfth tier, yet able to see through my illusions?"

As she finished speaking, the fleeing Tian Lin suddenly felt a tightness on his neck, a lengthy, slim hand grasped his neck and dragged him back towards the cave.

Tian Lin's heart tightened, but he was powerless to resist.

Just as he was about to be pulled into the cave by the woman, suddenly a melodious bell rang out.

This bell sound directly shattered the cave, as well as all the things around it.

When Tian Lin opened his eyes again, he saw himself already standing on the twenty-sixth stone step.

The Dao Bell still tolled, drawing the Yao Yue Sect disciples on Dao Seeking Mountain to look towards the second layer of the platform.

"Who is it, who has reached the second layer platform again?"

A disciple could not help but ask.

Tian Lin was also stunned for a moment, subconsciously looking towards the second layer platform.

But he quickly realized that the bell from the illusion, when the white-robed woman tried to kill him, had sounded.

This Dao Bell might not have rung because someone had stepped onto the second layer platform, but more likely it rang for the white-robed woman in the illusion.

"What is the connection between this Dao Bell and the illusion? And just who is that white-robed woman?"

Although he had never been so presumptuous as to do whatever he wanted in an illusion, he believed that as long as he could kill the 'target person' when in danger, he would definitely be able to escape the illusion.

If not for this, he would not have taken the risk and gone to the illusion with Immortal Master Zhou and the Blood Sect man.

Now, the white-robed woman had given him a lesson—if one encounters a true powerful being, as long as they do not wish you to exit the illusion, then you are utterly helpless.

"This time I was saved by the Dao Bell; what should I do next time if I encounter someone who cannot even be subdued by the Dao Bell?"

These thoughts all rose in Tian Lin's mind, and soon his eyes fell on a person moving at an astonishing speed.

Tian Lin had consumed the True Eye Fruit, and now his eyesight was unknowably stronger than before.

Even so, that person's speed still seemed ghostly fast to him.

"It's Xue En, what is he doing here?"

Tian Lin was shocked in his heart, and while the other disciples were heading towards the higher steps, he, instead of retreating, advanced, quietly descending from Dao Seeking Mountain.

It was Xing Shanping before, and now it's Xue En; Tian Lin did not know how many people were looking for him.

At this time, he did not dare go to Jiran Inn, but instead headed towards the mining school.

There lived the Second Steward, who after being repelled by the Great Elder of the Heart Inquiry Sect last time, seemed to have become reclusive.

Seeing Tian Lin approaching, the Second Steward leaned against the railing, looking towards Dao Seeking Mountain, and said:

"This time Tian Lin must have reached the second platform, right? It's a pity, he's still a step behind Xing Shanping and couldn't win glory for our Yao Yue Sect."

Tian Lin was momentarily taken aback, not knowing when the Second Steward became so concerned about the face of the Yao Yue Sect?

Tian Lin cupped his hands in a greeting to the Second Steward and said: "I came over this time to ask Brother Liu, do you know if Brother Tian has returned?"

Xing Shanping had instructed Tian Lin to pay attention to 'Tian Lin's' whereabouts to avoid slipping up, so Tian Lin had to play a scene of searching for himself.

The Second Steward looked at Tian Lin in astonishment and said, "Isn't Tian Lin the one who climbed to the second platform on Dao Seeking Mountain?"

Tian Lin shook his head and said, "I waited on Dao Seeking Mountain for a long time but never saw Brother Tian show up. The one who climbed to the second platform this time is not Brother Tian."

The Second Steward's expression turned somewhat ugly as he said, "It couldn't be Shang Yu, could it?"

This time it was Tian Lin's turn to be astonished: "Brother Shang has returned?"

The Second Steward didn't answer Tian Lin directly but instead roared to the heavens: "Damn heavens, you're too unfair to me!"

Tian Lin didn't know where this anger came from and was about to speak when the Second Steward's eyes were already misting over.

He seemed to have suffered a great grievance, large teardrops falling from his eyes.

With Tian Lin right beside him, he could only turn his body to wipe away the tears.

Tian Lin frowned slightly and turned to look behind him.

He heard footsteps from behind him, and the figure of Shang Yu appeared on the riverbank.

Tian Lin raised an eyebrow at Shang Yu and noticed that after a long time apart, Shang Yu's attire was different from before.

He no longer dressed like the wealthy young master he once was, but rather resembled a swordsman who traveled everywhere.

"Shang Yu, what brings you to Lianshui Peak again?"

On the bamboo porch, the Second Steward, who had stopped crying, turned to look at Shang Yu.

Shang Yu spared the Second Steward only a glance, disdainfully curled his lip, and then went up the mountain.

Once Shang Yu had left, Tian Lin then asked the Second Steward: "Could it be that Brother Shang is also here looking for Brother Tian?"

The Second Steward explained on behalf of Shang Yu: "He's here to visit his maidservant; her grave is on Lianshui Peak—

Every time he has a chance, he comes to pay his respects. Speaking of which, his maidservant died at the hands of Tian Lin."

The Second Steward continued, frowning: "This fellow sure is quick, just got to the second stone platform and already came to report the good news to his maidservant."

The Second Steward seemed to be convinced that it was Shang Yu who had climbed to the second platform, hence provoking the tolling of the Dao Bell.

But Tian Lin knew that Dao Seeking Mountain was at a considerable distance from Lianshui Peak, and even if he used the Wind Walking Skill, it would not have been possible to arrive this quickly.

Unless Shang Yu had an even more formidable movement technique than himself, otherwise it was impossible for him to have arrived so swiftly.

"Brother Liu, you and Brother Shang are both from the same peak, why do you seem to have a prejudice against Brother Shang?"

The Second Steward sneered:

"I don't know what kind of bewitching potion this lad fed my great-grandfather, but my great-grandfather even persuaded the old Sect Master of the Heart Inquiry Sect to seek out Xing Tongtian and pressured Elder He to take this scoundrel as a disciple."

Hearing this, Tian Lin also fell silent.

First, there was Xing Shanping, now Shang Yu.

It wasn't a big deal with Xing Shanping, others thought Elder Liu was fond of Xing Shanping, but Tian Lin knew that Xing Shanping was probably dead.

If Xing Shanping was used for Zhou Shoufan's revival, then what about Shang Yu?

What is Elder Liu plotting with Shang Yu?

"Brother Liu, there are many vacant houses in the mining school. I couldn't wait for Brother Tian on Dao Seeking Mountain, why not lend me a room?"

Tian Lin acted as if he intended to steadfastly wait for 'Tian Lin', and the Second Steward casually said:

"If you don't mind living here, just choose a room. Anyway, no one likes to stay in this broken place anymore."

The Yao Yue Sect of today no longer resembles the immortal gate it once was.

After Xing Tongtian took many disciples away from the sect, the Yao Yue Sect focused on developing in Quzhou.

And the Yao Yue Sect in Yingzhou seemed more like an old mansion no one cared about.

With the Second Steward's permission, Tian Lin cupped his hands in thanks and went straight to the room where Han Li had once lived.

He closed the door then slapped his Storage Bag, but immediately his brow furrowed.

The black ship, which he had transformed into a small wooden boat, had now turned into a paper boat.

"I brought out the ship, but this is not the same boat made of thousand-year-old wood."

Tian Lin rubbed the material of the paper boat and found that it was indeed just a paper-folded boat.

Tian Lin was somewhat incredulous—

If the treasure ship he saw in the Illusion Realm was an illusion, then, after leaving the Illusion Realm, the illusionary treasure ship should have disappeared as well.

Similarly, if the paper boat in his hand was just ordinary paper, how could it have materialized from the Illusion Realm into reality?

Tian Lin tore open the red paper boat and saw elegant black characters written on it:

"Very well, I will come to find you."