Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1109: Chapter 397: Breaking the Illusion, Turning Against Each Other!

Nightmare True Monarch underestimated the Illusion Realm here and overestimated the dream butterflies on their shoulders.

’If this goes on, won’t I also be trapped inside this Illusion Realm?’

Ji Yuan thought to himself, even considering shouting "Wait!"

But just then, a slight unusual sound seemed to come from behind them.

Like a very tired person suddenly gasping for breath.

This anomaly immediately caused both Ji Yuan and Nightmare True Monarch to stop in their tracks.

After a couple of breaths, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

Just listening to that person say, "It’s been so, so long since we last met, my dearest... Master."

When Ji Yuan heard clearly what this person was saying, two words popped up in his mind.

"It’s over."

Because the person speaking was none other than Nightmare True Monarch’s prized disciple, the one named Gu Yan... the Bone Nightmare Old Demon.

Ji Yuan heard it clearly, so Nightmare True Monarch certainly heard it too.

Therefore, he also stopped walking but did not turn his head.

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon behind them chuckled upon seeing this, and spoke again: "Why is it, Master, since you are here, you don’t even dare to recognize your disciple?"

"Or do you want me to continue to act, calling you... Daoist Xuan Yun?"

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon said with a sneer.

But the coldness, ridicule, and mockery in his words could not be concealed.

So with things at this point, Nightmare True Monarch didn’t pretend anymore.

With the truth exposed, continuing the act was pointless and would only bring embarrassment.

So he lowered his head as if forming a hand seal to dispel the technique concealing his appearance.

The face of a middle-aged man disappeared, replaced by the image of an extremely old man.

Ji Yuan turned his head to see this aged face...

Inside the Bone Nightmare Sect’s treasure hall, there was a portrait of him.

This was the true appearance of Nightmare True Monarch!

When he spoke again, his voice changed back to the old voice Ji Yuan had heard before.

"Dear disciple, since you see your teacher, why not bow?"

Nightmare True Monarch clasped his hands behind his back, the magic robe on his body fluttering fiercely in the wind and sand.

The white hair on his head also blew back in the wind.

At this moment, Ji Yuan truly saw the aura of an immortal sage in him.

But what surprised him even more was...

Slightly turning sideways, Ji Yuan saw with the corner of his eye that the Bone Nightmare Old Demon behind him actually let go of the pirated solid spirit vine, then shook his hands and patted himself, as if brushing off dust.

Then he performed a grand gesture of prostration toward Nightmare True Monarch.

"Undutiful disciple Gu Yan, pays respect to Master!"

With a heavy bow.

This truly buried his forehead in the sand, and after the bow, the Bone Nightmare Old Demon did not rise for a long time.

Nightmare True Monarch did not speak either.

After a moment of silence between this strange pair of master and disciple, Nightmare True Monarch finally spoke:

"I remember when I saved you by the side of the Sword Lake, you also bowed like this, seeing me for the first time you bowed your head, and now..."

Nightmare True Monarch sighed.

"Back then, when I died, I didn’t expel you from the sect, so let’s say it now."

"With this bow, you Gu Yan, will no longer be my disciple, Zhou Chu’s disciple."

"Yes."

The Bone Nightmare Old Demon replied heavily.

At this moment, his voice seemed truly somewhat downcast.

Ji Yuan didn’t know whether this old demon was pretending or if his heart was truly touched, causing him to feel genuinely low.

Instinct told Ji Yuan it should be the latter.

Because the Bone Nightmare Old Demon was kneeling now, kneeling meant there was still a master-disciple relationship.

But when he stands up, they would become mortal enemies!

But as much as he might not want to get up, he had to.

He couldn’t truly kneel here forever.

Yet, at the moment he got up, he spread his hands to the sides and back.

Two huge hand seals appeared.

With this move, he directly took all the remaining Nascent Soul Monsters and left this place.

"Let’s also go!"

Nightmare True Monarch’s voice rang in Ji Yuan’s mind.

Then he reached out and grabbed Ji Yuan’s collar, and the two transformed into escape light, flying straight out.

Entering earlier was extremely difficult, but leaving now was fast.

In just the blink of an eye, the two flew out of the Illusion Realm, landing above a distant sand dune.

Ji Yuan, upon escaping from the Illusion Realm, immediately took back the dream butterfly on his shoulder.

After the two landed on this sand dune, they simultaneously turned back to look.

Only to see those people brought out by the Bone Nightmare Old Demon also landing on the opposite sand dune.

After escaping the Illusion Realm, each of them gradually regained clarity.

The Mansion Master of Xuan Snake and the Heaven-Destroying Old Demon found each other disagreeable, so after discovering each other, they immediately separated, landing on the nearby dune.

The Soul Hall Master seemed to have seen something in the Illusion Realm that made him a bit dizzy, clutching his head and shaking it.

Meanwhile, the Lady of Joy was supporting the injured Fire Spirit Ghost Mother.

Only the Bone Nightmare Old Demon looked at Nightmare True Monarch on the opposite side with complex eyes.

Soon, the other few people also began to realize something was wrong.

The Heaven-Destroying Old Demon was the first to clearly see the silhouette on the opposite side, and at the moment he recognized it, he couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.

"Nightmare... it’s actually you!"

"You’re still alive!"

His words sparked a sense of immediate explosion among the crowd.

Because Ji Yuan found that as soon as he said this, all Nascent Soul cultivators present turned their gaze over.