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"Run a couple of steps? Yeah, run a couple of steps."

Gu Feng slowly started running, chasing after Chong Huan, whom he didn't know if he could catch up with. Suddenly, he was jolted awake. What? What did Dad just call me?

My good son!?

He suddenly roared, screaming in extreme rage, "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be my parents?"

"My dear son, it's your father."

"Hehe." Gu Feng coldly looked at the distorted "Gu Zhengtian" due to his blurred vision: "My father? How funny. My father has always called me 'Gu Feng,' and at most 'Little Feng.' When did he start calling me 'good son'?"

"I just haven't seen you in so long, and I wanted to make amends. Is it wrong for a father to call his son 'good son'?"

Gu Feng sneered, "Others might know how, but my old man would never. You bastards... who exactly are you? Why are you deceiving me?"

He wanted to yell at them, but looking at them, who looked just like his parents, he finally softened.

Gu Feng knew that asking them would not yield any answers. It seemed that his mind had been completely controlled by the man surnamed Zhen. If he didn't come up with a solution at this point, he would probably be trapped here forever, becoming a vegetable in reality!

The dizziness and blurred vision immediately disappeared, replaced by clear thinking and energetic activity!

The illusions of Gu Zhengtian and Zhao Ningbi before his eyes began to dissipate. Although he knew it was fake, Gu Feng's heart still couldn't help but clench...

The twilight sky was suddenly shrouded in dark clouds, moving from the west and obscuring the entire dome. Only then did Gu Feng realize where Shi Xin had gone.

This was a serious matter; he immediately lost his composure. He had been misled by the illusion and had momentarily forgotten about Shi Xin. Turning around to look at the vast, desolate desert, his heart instantly felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, and a chill ran through him...

The promises he had made, the various scenarios he had encountered, kept replaying in his mind. He crouched down, clutching his head, until the entire sky twisted into a grim face of death, and remained unmoved by him!

He hated himself for being so easily tempted, and he hated even more for Zhen Ren repeatedly using the person he cherished most to his advantage. Gu Feng was furious, and his bloodshot eyes looked up at that ghostly face without fear...

I vow to shatter this illusion!

Zhen Ren, if it really was you who did this, I, Gu Feng, will never let you get away with this!

Mystery Realm 2

Gu Yuehan, September 16th, 8:16

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Yuehan broke her promise, but there were unavoidable reasons for it, and I hope everyone will understand!

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Volume 4, Chapter 83: The Enchanted Realm 3

Gu Feng felt an overwhelming surge of anger within him, which had reached a point where it needed to be released to quell it. Suddenly, he stomped his right foot hard, roared to the sky, and the strange power on the mysterious stone disc burst forth from his body, filling the entire sky with crimson light and auspicious glow!

The "Death Desert" was once again ravaged even more thoroughly, and the distorted sky seemed to change color in response to the earth-shattering roar of thunder, flashing a white light in an instant.

Gu Feng was so angry that he was about to lose his mind. Just then, a stream of ice surged from his dantian, which instantly calmed his mind. In the one-hundredth of a second that the sky returned to darkness, he suddenly noticed something unusual in the sky that he had broken through with his energy!

"Is there another world beyond the sky?"

Once Gu Feng calmed down, he immediately came to this hypothesis.

He started to recall in his mind, and after going around in circles, he sighed helplessly: "Damn it, don't all the Taoists in the book know how to fly on swords? Why didn't Zhengyangzi teach me?"

He wasn't allowed to think about anything else.

With a loud rumble, the earth began to tremble violently. Gu Feng knew that this was a trick by Zhen Ren, but he still had to change his expression at the sudden change in front of him!

Under the devastating earthquake, continuous fissures began to appear in the Death Desert from afar, gradually collapsing, cracking, and showing a tendency to sink...

Gu Feng, who was already unsteady on his feet, suddenly felt an immense pressure that made it impossible for him to stand up straight. Looking up, he was horrified to see the dark sky pressing down at a speed of hundreds of meters per second, the air in the space being rapidly compressed. He soon collapsed to the ground, unable to hold on any longer...

"A pure heart remains unperturbed even when the sky falls." That's utter nonsense!

Gu Feng thought to himself, even if a tall person could shield him from being crushed to death, he would still be crushed to death by this heavy atmosphere!

The sky howled as it crashed down, the earth roared and collapsed. Gu Feng had no time to analyze whether this was reality or illusion. What weighed heavily on his mind were four big words... "certain death!"

He felt as if every bone in his body was shattering, and in his final moments, he thought that he couldn't die with Shixin... Then, his mind went completely blank...

The Enchanted Realm (The End)

Gu Yuehan, October 3, 16:34

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Chapter 84 of Volume 4: Entering the World of Travel

"Wow!"

The ancient style suddenly gave me a jolt.

The dim, yellowish light from the burning pile of joss paper distorted and grotesque the face opposite, creating an image in my mind that seemed ghostly!

Gu Feng felt something in his hand, and looking down, he saw a slender, sweaty hand...

Unable to contain his excitement, he stared speechlessly at the girl beside him who was also looking at him with the same expression...

"Shixin..."

"antiquity…"

They clasped their hands behind their backs and then embraced each other tightly. Even though there was someone standing next to them, this action felt so natural to them, as if it should have been this way...

Both of them were covered in cold sweat, and the basement was extremely cold and damp. They could feel each other shivering!

Gu Feng gave Shi Xin a deep look, his expression turning cold. His gaze shifted to the culprit who had trapped him in this inescapable, bewildering illusion...

"Zhen Ren, who exactly are you?" Gu Feng asked without a trace of emotion.

Zhen Ren laughed, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, his smile concealing his teeth: "Hehe, not bad skill, actually managed to injure me in the illusion." As soon as he finished speaking, a bloodstain began to seep from the corner of his slightly upturned mouth, clearly indicating that his internal injuries were not minor.

Gu Feng knew that his earlier angry roar had taken effect, but his expression remained unchanged: "An irrelevant answer!"

Zhen Ren sighed meaningfully: "Don't worry about who I am. I know your background too. Hehe, the reincarnation of Zheng Yangzi, but..." He deliberately left the conversation unfinished.

Gu Feng frowned and asked, "But what?"

Zhen Ren: "However... compared to me, Zhen Ren, they are clearly a step behind. To stop the impending ghost calamity is... wishful thinking!"

"Damn it!" As soon as Gu Feng finished speaking, he kicked over the pile of things blocking their way, and then swung his hand to hit Zhen Ren's head.

Although Zhen Ren appeared seriously injured, he remained calm in the face of Gu Feng's attack. He simply raised his right hand slightly and blocked Gu Feng's thunderous kick. Gu Feng turned halfway and launched a powerful horizontal kick, but Zhen Ren stepped back to avoid it. Gu Feng continued with a left horizontal kick, but Zhen Ren stepped back again to avoid it. Gu Feng roared and took a step forward, delivering a heavy kick. Zhen Ren coldly held his arm in front of his head, grabbing Gu Feng's foot and pushing him with a slight effort, causing Gu Feng to lose his balance and fall to the ground in a sorry state.

Zhen Ren: "What a joke! Do you really think these so-called martial arts skills are useful in our sect?"

Gu Feng asked, puzzled, "Our realm?"

Zhen Ren smiled mysteriously: "Above humans, below slaves and gods, to put it nicely, you're transcendent; to put it bluntly, you're neither human nor god, neither fish nor fowl..."

"You're the one who's neither fish nor fowl, I... am a human!" Gu Feng didn't know why he felt a little lacking in confidence.

Zhen Ren suddenly turned and walked towards the stairwell without looking back: "Nonsense, hehe. Maybe after a while, you won't think that way anymore."

Gu Feng shouted, "Don't even think about leaving! We haven't settled our score yet!"

Zhen Ren paused for a moment, but still didn't turn around: "Kid, although I couldn't trap you just now because of my internal injuries, I can still send you back. I never make empty promises!"

Gu Feng clenched his fists and watched him leave, finally not rushing forward; Zhen Ren's superpowers were too terrifying.

"Shixin, let's go too."

Shixin nodded, and the two of them then walked out, while Zhenren had already disappeared.

It was still that road covered with golden leaves, still as silent as ever, with not a soul in sight except for the two of them. A chill ran down their spines; they gripped each other's hands tightly, fearing that the terrible scene would repeat itself. In their suspicions, reality and illusion began to blur…

Zhen Ren is indeed not easy to deal with!

Gu Feng looked around and thought to himself.

Fortunately, they successfully left that ghostly realm this time. That night, Gu Feng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Zhen Ren's words puzzled him: "Neither human nor god, neither fish nor fowl?"

What does that mean?

He touched his smooth head. Strange, I'm a human!

Perhaps Zhen Ren was just using those words to mislead me? Yes, that must be it. Life is still wonderful, but there's still a long way to go to save my parents.

"This journey is still quite arduous!" Chu Yun'er's words popped into my mind, and I could clearly sense that she was a little out of breath.

Gu Feng asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Isn't it that strange force that suddenly appeared in your body, repeatedly hindering my progress? If this continues, even if you exhaust my essence, you may not be able to recover half of the power you had in your previous life."

Gu Feng: "But... I still relied on this power to escape today."

Chu Yun'er: "If used properly, it will naturally be very beneficial, but think about it yourself, when does this energy always burst forth?"

Gu Feng stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said with some doubt, "It seems... to be when one is angry!?"

Chu Yun'er: "That's right. This energy is biased between good and evil. If there's a way, it's best to get rid of it as soon as possible."

Gu Feng: "Alright, then teach me how to do it."

Chu Yun'er said irritably, "If I had known, would I have allowed myself to live under its oppression? I suppose you'll only be able to force it out once you've accumulated enough Dao Qi."

Ancient style: "I have a question for you."

Chu Yun'er replied without hesitation, "Was it what Zhen Ren said during the day by Geng Huai?"

Gu Feng nodded.

Chu Yun'er said, "There are three realms in the world: the lower realm is ghosts and demons, the middle realm is humans and beasts, and the upper realm is immortals and gods. There is indeed a holy realm between humans and gods, but you are not yet qualified to be called that. It is indeed difficult to make a conclusion about the realm that is neither human nor holy. However, back then, the wandering immortals probably called this kind of realm 'wandering realm'."

Gu Feng was increasingly puzzled: "'Wandering World'?"

"Let's call it that for now."

"Then what's this 'loose immortal' thing you mentioned? What is it?"

"The realm of the wandering immortals is also a realm of its own, a kind of transition between the realm of saints and immortals."

The ancient-style creature was shaking its head and swaying; it wasn't human, fine, but what kind of swimming creature had it become? Fish would be a little better…

Entering the world of travel

Gu Yuehan, October 9th, 10:09 AM

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Volume 4, Chapter 85: New Events

It seems that the strange power really made Chu Yun'er suffer. The promised two-month period is almost one-tenth over, but Gu Feng's potential is still only two or three-hundredths of what it was. In order to speed up the progress, after exchanging a few words, she returned to silence and disappeared into Gu Feng's body, whereabouts unknown.