The Man's Decree

Cameron's words dispelled the elation of their recent escape. They were out of the altar, yet they had no inkling of their location or the means to escape.

"It's normal not to be able to communicate here. We've been in a massive illusionary realm since we set foot in that cave. Here, reality and illusion blend together, and it's hard for us to tell them apart," Jared explained.

"An illusionary realm? So, does being in this illusionary realm mean we won't be able to escape that old man's clutches?" someone asked, their voice tinged with nervousness.

"Exactly. If it's an illusionary realm, we might still be in the same spot and haven't actually escaped," Jared concurred. His analysis sent many into a state of panic.

After all, everything they had experienced felt real, from battling demon beasts to collecting mystical herbs. Therefore, being abruptly informed that it was all an illusionary realm was a difficult truth to accept.

illusionary realm wasn't created by that old geezer. He isn't powerful enough for something of this magnitude. I suspect this place is an ancient underground cave. In the past, two of the ancestors of the Archaic Body cultivators, a pair of brothers, engaged in a monumental battle here. Each of them established their colossal illusion arrays, and in the end, they both perished, causing their arrays to gradually merge,

had developed this theory because, during his encounter with the elder of the Archaic Body

palace. It felt as though they were in completely different timelines

of this was the result of illusion arrays. These were two distinct illusion arrays set up by different individuals, enabling them to occupy the

it was an illusion array or an actual cave, the paramount goal was to emerge alive; everything else was secondary. None

point. How do

the technical details; we can't make sense

we'll follow your lead," Cloud added. Jared

"Huh?"

left everyone in shock. Even Cameron frowned, looking utterly confused. "Why? Are we really going

so many of us. Can't we find an