Chapter 1278: Chapter 1278: Stay True to Yourself (3 Updates)
As soon as Ye Haochuan finished speaking, the purple flame suddenly surged, as if it really liked this name.
Ye Haochuan smiled faintly and said softly, "Go on, let me see your power after evolution!"
This statement was quite boastful; saying "go on," but ultimately it was still Ye Haochuan controlling the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame to spread out, enveloping several Ghost Gate Bamboo Leaves.
However, at this moment, Ye Haochuan had no intention to correct this "mistake," because the battle results of the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame left him unable to close his mouth.
Outside the cauldron, the Ghost Gate Bamboo Leaves started to frantically flee as soon as the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame appeared. The few Bamboo Leaves enveloped by the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame didn’t last even half a second before being burned to ash.
"Wow, this power must be comparable to the Xuanwu Force Vein!"
Ye Haochuan’s face nearly blossomed into a chrysanthemum; the Purple Lotus Spirit Flame quickly spread, driving all the Bamboo Leaves away.
Ye Haochuan’s mood lightened considerably, finally avenging the bullying that forced him into the cauldron earlier.
Just as he was about to put away the Flame Refining Spirit Mine, he suddenly noticed a hint of green appearing in the crevice.
"Huh? What’s this?" Ye Haochuan thought curiously, quickly activating his Perspective Eyes to take a closer look.
The next moment, a tiny, fingertip-sized emerald green seed appeared before his eyes. Earlier, his attention had been wholly on the Lotus Flame, so he hadn’t noticed this thing at all.
To survive the scorching of that purple fire, this thing was evidently extraordinary. It’s no wonder those Ghost Gate Bamboo Leaves were so frantic, probably because of this item.
Ye Haochuan wanted to search Holy Hand’s memories for any information regarding this seed, but unfortunately, despite wracking his brains, he couldn’t find any useful information.
Whatever, since it’s unusual, I’ll keep it first and study it later!
Ye Haochuan did not waste too much effort on this, directly putting the green seed and the Flame Refining Spirit Mine into his ring.
"Right, how do I rescue them?" Ye Haochuan scratched his head suddenly, asking the Divine Concealment Sword.
Since that "dog hole" was a Phantom Realm, if he retraced his steps back, he definitely wouldn’t find the other six people.
"How should I know?" The Sword Spirit replied simply, causing Ye Haochuan to nearly go crazy.
"Damn, wasn’t it you who brought me in? Isn’t it irresponsible to say this?"
"Didn’t I mention earlier? I broke in based on the Flame Refining Spirit Mine’s sensation, and there’s no Flame Refining Spirit Mine outside, so what should I sense?"
The Sword Spirit responded irritably, "I think right now you should be more concerned about how you’re going to get out rather than worrying about your companions."
Ye Haochuan nearly spat blood hearing this. So this guy was only focused on getting in without considering whether he could get out!
Ye Haochuan wished he could drag the Sword Spirit out and give it a whipping, but he knew that even if the Sword Spirit materialized for him to vent, it wouldn’t change the reality of him being trapped.
"Whatever, let’s charge ahead. It’s better than waiting here to die!"
After thinking for a long time, Ye Haochuan gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, drilling out once more from the small hole.
Without a hint of luck, Ye Haochuan quickly found himself thoroughly lost.
He felt he was spending far more time than when he entered, moving a distance many times longer, but no matter how he progressed, it was still pitch black in front of him.
This passage had no branches, yet it seemed to have no end.
"Perspective Eyes!"
A golden light flashed in Ye Haochuan’s eyes, and the surrounding darkness suddenly vanished, revealing the mountains and rivers outside.
However, when he tried to discern the cave’s situation, he found he couldn’t see anything. Aside from the outside scenery, everything around him remained dark.
"Damn it, am I going to be stuck crawling here until I die?" Ye Haochuan cursed aloud.
He had initially hoped to meet others en route, but the reality proved he underestimated this Phantom Realm.
Hell, he’s been through several Phantom Realm trials on Vermilion Bird Peak, is he going to fail here?
Ye Haochuan sighed inwardly.
Thinking of Vermilion Bird Peak, however, he suddenly brightened up.
"Reality is illusion, illusion is reality. The mix of true and false is the essence of illusion.
Phantom Realm fears confusion; stay true to your heart. Endure all hardships, and your path will be firm."
The poem on the stele at Vermilion Bird Peak spoke the true meaning of illusion!
"Phantom Realm fears confusion; stay true to your heart..." Ye Haochuan kept muttering these lines.
"Phantom Realm may originated from fear or be born out of deception. Hold stable a steadfast heart, and you can break the charm and illusion..."
The next second, Ye Haochuan stopped moving forward and sat cross-legged.
"Since it’s deceit, it means it’s an illusion. And illusion is a mix of truth and falsehood; there must be true elements in the false."
"To move through this passageway, I depend solely on two perceptions: one is sight, the other is touch. Perspective Eyes can see through visual deceptions, so this darkness is true. The illusion must be the touch surrounding me!"
Ye Haochuan suddenly opened his eyes, as if realizing something.
"If touch is fake, then is the smallness of this cave also an illusion?"
With this thought, Ye Haochuan attempted to stand up disregarding the cave ceiling that had previously bumped his head.
Sss~
A sharp pain shot through his head, as if colliding with steel reinforcements. But rather than despair, Ye Haochuan’s eyes lit up.
If he had genuinely hit stone, there’d be sound for sure. But he heard nothing just now.
If touch can be false, then this pain naturally could be fake.
Ye Haochuan ignored the piercing pain and stood straight up.
As his head hit the ceiling again, the pain returned. But when he stood fully upright, the pain quickly shifted, settling at his waist.
"Just as I thought!" Ye Haochuan smiled slightly, stretching leisurely after enduring long bouts of "bowing and bending," which was genuinely uncomfortable.
"Since I’ve discerned true from false, next is to stay true to my heart!"
Murmuring softly, Ye Haochuan strode straight ahead.
Sss~
His body collided with the "cave wall," causing another bout of pain, but after hitting through, all sensations vanished.
Within mere minutes, Ye Haochuan didn’t know how many "cave walls" he had smashed, but finally, a glimmer of light appeared before him.
However, Ye Haochuan’s face didn’t show any delight; instead, he was worried.
Although he broke through the Phantom Realm, he didn’t find Langfan and the others, nor did he know how they were doing.
Just as he was extremely worried, his phone suddenly rang a few times. Looking at it, he saw dozens of missed calls.
"Were these from Langfan?" Ye Haochuan’s eyelids lifted involuntarily as he hurriedly called back.
"At last, we got in touch with you; we were worried sick..." As soon as the call connected, Langfan spoke with unusual excitement.
"Where are you now?" Ye Haochuan immediately asked his most concerned question.
"We...have already returned to the outside world!"
Langfan spoke with a somewhat somber tone, "After entering that cave, somehow we never reached an exit. We crawled for several days, suddenly our view brightened, and then we found ourselves in the basement of a church in the outside world..."