Han Li stood in the sky above the sea and looked around.
Dark clouds gathered above his head and almost pressed down. There was a loud whistling sound in the surroundings. Huge storms rushed in from all directions and created water tornadoes that were tens of thousands of feet tall. They collided with each other and pressed down on Han Li who was in the center of the storm.
Han Li knew that this was only an illusionary realm, but the suffocating sense of pressure and the incessant crashing of the ocean waves were far too realistic, and even he couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension.
Rumble!
A series of deafening booms rang out one after another as the seven or eight waterspouts in the surroundings finally collided, forming a massive waterspout that engulfed Han Li.
His body was tossed up and down in the chaotic water. He was constantly hit by the heavy pressure. He felt extreme pain all over his body and his divine sense was a little scattered.
With a single thought from Han Li, thunder boomed around him and golden light blossomed in all directions like a scorching sun. Golden arcs of lightning frantically surged out and tore apart the huge waterspout in the blink of an eye.
His body fell straight down into the sea.
Han Li's heart jumped. He felt that something was wrong.
The water around him did not seem to have any buoyancy. No matter how hard he tried to use his Celestial Spiritual Power to resist, he continued to sink to the bottom of the sea.
The deep sea did not seem to have a bottom. There were no fish in it. There was only Han Li's lonely figure that kept sinking as if there was no end …
At the same time that Han Li was immersed in the illusions, everyone else was also in a similar situation. It was just that the illusions they encountered were completely different.
For example, Jiao San was currently trapped in a crimson river. The murderous aura in the river was so strong that it caused one's heart to palpitate. There were no living creatures in the river, only ghostly figures that were like smoke. They were bobbing up and down in the river like weeds in the water.
When Jiao San's figure was wrapped up by the crimson river, the seaweed-like spirits attached themselves to her and wrapped around her body. As layers of smoke-like spirits wrapped around her, her body seemed to become heavier and heavier. She continued to sink to the bottom of the river.
Lei Yuce and the others were also frozen in place. It was as if they had been immobilized. Their faces were distorted and they were all trapped in the illusion.
At that moment, Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan, who were also frozen in place, had a watermark pattern appear on their arms. A ray of blue light shone on each of them and rushed to the top of their heads and converged.
After the two rays of light collided and fused together, they immediately looked like a blazing sun hanging in the sky, rippling with rich water attribute nomological laws. A layer of blue light blossomed from it, turning into a layer of blue light screen that enveloped the two of them.
As soon as the light screen closed, Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan, who were trapped inside, let out a muffled groan and opened their eyes.
"What a powerful Water Yuan Illusion Formation …" Lan Yan said as she pressed her chest with one hand and bent over to catch her breath.
Lan Yuanzi took a deep breath and said, "I didn't think that the Ninth-Gui Water Spirit Talisman that Master planted in me would work here today. It can be said that Master has blessed us …"
"It's all thanks to the two of us being here at the same time and activating the talisman fusion technique. Otherwise, with just the power of a single talisman, I'm afraid it would be difficult for either of us to wake up from this illusion formation," Lan Yan said with some lingering fear.
Lan Yuanzi's eyes narrowed and he said, "Alright, let's not waste any time. We should hurry to the hall and check it out."
Lan Yan glanced at the others who were still standing in place and said, "What about them …"
Lan Yuanzi shook his head and said, "Whether we can break the formation or not depends on our own ability."
After saying that, the two of them quickly passed through the square filled with water vapor under the protection of the light screen and came to the front of the hall with double eaves.
Lan Yuanzi came to the door of the hall. After a brief inspection, he found that there were no more restrictions on the door, so he raised his hand and pushed it open.
The door slowly opened inwards, and a rich fluctuation of water attribute laws swept out, making the brother and sister feel comfortable as if a spring breeze was blowing on their faces.
As soon as the two stepped into the hall, they saw a blue altar standing in the hall. Its style and size were exactly the same as the golden altar they had seen before.
On the left and right side of the blue altar, there was a blue bag the size of a palm floating above it. It looked like it was made of silk, and there was a pattern of a wave embroidered in the middle. Its surface was glowing with the unique luster of satin, and there were bursts of extremely powerful fluctuations of water attribute laws constantly surging out from it.
Beside the blue pouch, there was also a floating ball of golden flames that looked like a golden altar.
The two of them looked at each other and took a few steps closer to the altar. A rumbling sound suddenly rang in their ears.
Lan Yuanzi immediately pulled Lan Yan and stopped. He listened carefully and found that the muffled and powerful sound was coming from the blue bag on the altar.
The sound sounded like the sound of a river surging and the flood gate opening, and it made one's heart palpitate.
Seeing this, Lan Yuanzi's eyes suddenly lit up. He exchanged a glance with Lan Yan, and a hint of joy appeared on their faces.
"Little sister, wait here for a moment. I'll go and take this treasure."
A strange look flashed in Lan Yuanzi's eyes. He let go of Lan Yan's hand and said with a smile.
"Brother, don't be anxious. If you take this treasure, what if it really is like what Lei Yuce said earlier and releases that peerless demon?" A hint of hesitation flashed across Lan Yan's eyes when she heard this.
"Don't worry. Let's not talk about whether Lei Yuce's words are true or not. Even if the demon is really released, there will be others to deal with it. If worst comes to worst, we will immediately leave this place and return to the Jiuyuan temple after we obtain this item. Then everything will have nothing to do with us." Lan Yuanzi patted her hand and said softly.
"But …" Lan Yan was clearly still a little worried.
But before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Lan Yuanzi, "Think about it. First, we failed to capture Han Li, and then we formed a grudge with She Chan. If we don't achieve anything on this trip, what will we face when we return to the sect?"
Lan Yan's expression changed slightly when she heard this, and she fell silent.
"Not to mention that we will be punished, I'm afraid Master will also be implicated … But if we can bring this treasure back to the sect, we may be able to avoid some of the blame. At least, Master won't be implicated." Lan Yuanzi added.
"Then I'll listen to Big Brother. Be careful." Lan Yan's expression finally relaxed after hearing this.
Lan Yuanzi nodded with a smile and turned to walk towards the altar.
After taking two steps, he stopped again and turned back to Lan Yan, saying,
"The restriction on the altar is too strong. The fluctuation of the formation power contained in this blue cloth bag is not weaker than it. I'm afraid it will cause a lot of movement. Keep a distance from me and be careful."
"Big brother, since this is the case, don't do it alone. Why don't we try using the secret technique? If something goes wrong, even if we can't get the treasure, at least we can protect ourselves." Lan Yan seemed to think of something and said hurriedly.
Lan Yuanzi frowned slightly after hearing this, looking a little hesitant.
Seeing this, Lan Yan didn't say anything to urge him. She just kept looking around.
"That's good. Otherwise, with my strength alone, I really don't have much confidence." Lan Yuanzi nodded after thinking for a moment.
Lan Yan withdrew her gaze and smiled. She came to the altar with Lan Yuanzi.
After Lan Yuanzi looked around the altar for a while, he raised his hand and waved. Many formation flags and formation plates appeared in front of him. He began to set up around the altar.
…
Inside the illusion array, Han Li and the others looked very painful. Unexpectedly, no one could break out of the array.
At this moment, Han Li was still sinking in the deep sea. No matter how he tried to use the Spirit Cultivation Technique, he couldn't wake up and escape.
"Could it be that this illusion array is not based on the abnormality of the Divine Sense, but the power of water attribute laws?" Such a guess came to his mind, but he still didn't know how to break out of this situation.
The sea he was in was really like a bottomless abyss. No matter how he sank, he couldn't reach the bottom.
Han Li even had an illusion that he had fallen into a realm of nothingness where time and space didn't exist. As long as he couldn't break out of this situation, he would continue to sink like this.
…
About a quarter of an hour later.
In front of the blue altar in the hall with double eaves, a circular array had already formed around the altar.
Lan Yuanzi gave Lan Yanqi a nod after inspecting the formation.
The latter turned her wrist and light flashed in front of her. A sky-blue oil-paper umbrella opened up.
On the umbrella was a vivid painting of a pond full of koi fish. The pond was dark green, and the koi fish were bright red. There seemed to be water flowing on the surface, and it looked very lifelike.
Lan Yan gently turned the handle of the umbrella, and the oil-paper umbrella began to spin. The pond seemed to be stirred, and a layer of ripples appeared on its surface. The koi fish in the water didn't seem to be affected, and they remained motionless.
She gently raised her slender hand, and the oil-paper umbrella flew high up into the air, like a cover above the altar.
"Let's begin," Lan Yuanzi said softly.
The two of them made hand signs at the same time, and a layer of water-blue light spread out from each of their bodies. It turned into two layers of spiritual domains, one large and one small. They interlaced with each other and enveloped them along with the altar.
Then, as the two of them continued to open their mouths, chanting sounds could be heard from their mouths. The formation flags that were set up around them began to unfold, and the runes drawn on them shone brightly, releasing bursts of strong water attribute fluctuations.
As the fluctuations began, the formation plate on the ground also lit up, and pillars of water-blue light rose from it, surrounding the entire altar.