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The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh-Chapter 98 – The illusion after the breakthrough has disappeared!
Outside Lisa Chen's residence, Brandon Jiang anxiously asked the servant who greeted him:
"When will Fairy Chen finish her seclusion?"
The servant patiently explained:
"I don't know the exact time, but my master said that this seclusion will not exceed two months at the longest. It won't affect sending Miss Wang back."
"Just live peacefully in Human Emperor City for now. Once she comes out, I'll notify you immediately."
Brandon felt a bit overwhelmed. Although Lisa Chen was trustworthy, the problem was that he might not be able to wait for two months!
In the end, Brandon had no choice but to leave and inquire with other cultivators in the city about ways to leave Human Emperor City.
After some inquiries, the result was still that Qi Refining cultivators were not allowed to leave Human Emperor City without permission.
He sought help from other Foundation Establishment cultivators, but although they had the ability to take people out of the city, they didn't trust Brandon enough since they were not close to him, so they all refused without hesitation.
He also thought about capturing a Qi Refining eighth-level prisoner in Human Emperor City, but unlike the Heavenly Lotus Sect, there was absolutely no trade of mortals and cultivators here, regardless of the channel!
This left Brandon feeling quite helpless. In the end, he could only return to his residence, shut his doors to visitors, and suppress his cultivation as much as possible while waiting for Lisa Chen to come out of seclusion.
During this period, Brandon didn't waste any time. He tirelessly practiced Daoist Arts day and night, especially the Heavenly Sword Technique, making rapid progress in his sword technique.
In the process of cultivating Daoist Arts, Brandon was surprised to find that when he stopped cultivating and focused on Daoist Arts, his strength did not decrease at all over the past few days, as if the Human Path suppression had no effect on him.
This change left him puzzled, but he couldn't figure it out, so he temporarily set the confusion aside.
As time passed, it became increasingly difficult for Brandon to suppress his cultivation.
Finally, after a week, his cultivation unknowingly advanced significantly while he was practicing his sword technique.
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Feeling the surge in his cultivation, Brandon was incredulous.
Just a week, and he had broken through?!
This was the transformation from mid-stage Qi Refining to late-stage Qi Refining! This hurdle was enough to stump countless cultivators with poor aptitude.
Although he had B-grade top-quality aptitude and wouldn't face bottlenecks in the Qi Refining stage, crossing this hurdle shouldn't have been a matter of a day or two.
Yet, despite his efforts to suppress his cultivation and avoid a breakthrough, he broke through in just a week?
It was as simple as eating and drinking!
This made Brandon feel somewhat unreasonable. He estimated that he could hold out for more than a month before breaking through, perhaps even until Lisa Chen came out of seclusion.
But now, his plan had completely fallen apart.
Having reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, Brandon couldn't feel any joy at all.
He hurriedly locked the door to prevent anyone from sneaking in and being caught by those strange illusions.
Brandon sat in the empty courtyard, anxious. Shutting himself away could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
He would eventually have to see people, and if he dragged it out too long, those illusions might undergo some strange change!
Even more terrifying, he still didn't know the upper limit of those illusions devouring cultivators. If he accidentally caused one or two Foundation Establishment experts from Human Emperor City to go missing, there would be no place for him in the city.
He racked his brain for a solution.
Perhaps he could blindfold himself and always present himself as a blind person?
It sounded feasible, but what if those illusions could lock onto their prey without his vision?
Maybe hearing others' voices could also trigger the illusions.
Even if it wasn't the case now, Brandon couldn't guarantee it would never be.
But regardless, he should blindfold himself first; it should have some effect.
Just as he was about to find a blindfold, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Senior Sister Wang! Senior Sister Wang, are you there? It's been seven days, why haven't you come out?"
It was Frank Fan's voice.
Brandon stopped and remained silent, pretending to be in seclusion, waiting for Frank Fan to leave.
After knocking for a while and getting no response, Frank Fan finally stopped and his footsteps gradually faded away.
Brandon breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want Frank Fan to die because of him.
But just then, a shadow suddenly leaped over the courtyard wall!
Brandon instinctively became alert and turned to look.
When he saw who it was, his face changed dramatically!
"Old Frank! You!"
Who else could it be but Frank Fan!!!
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Who would have thought that after failing to get a response from knocking, the old man would climb over the wall!
For a moment, Brandon was frozen in place, filled with endless regret!
Damn it! Why was he so careless! Why didn't he close his eyes in time!!
Damn it!!!
He could almost foresee what would happen next. Those illusions that appeared out of nowhere would completely devour Frank Fan!
Brandon painfully closed his eyes and sighed deeply, feeling as if all his strength had been drained.
One second, two seconds...
Suddenly, Frank Fan's worried voice sounded in Brandon's ear:
"Senior Sister Wang, you don't look well. Did something happen?"
Hearing Frank Fan's voice, Brandon was stunned and quickly opened his eyes. He saw Frank Fan standing in front of him, looking at him with confusion and concern.
"You're okay..."
Brandon was dumbfounded.
Frank Fan was puzzled:
"Of course I'm okay. Why wouldn't I be?"
"But you, Senior Sister, I noticed the spiritual energy in your residence hasn't changed for a while, indicating you weren't cultivating. But you didn't come out, so I was worried you might have suffered a deviation in your cultivation. That's why I came to check."
After a while, Brandon came to his senses and smiled:
"Old Frank, you're overthinking. I'm fine. And next time, if you can't get in, don't climb the wall. Everyone needs some privacy, right?"
Frank Fan sighed in relief and then blushed:
"I was being presumptuous. I was just worried. Please don't take offense, Senior Sister."
Brandon casually brushed it off and quickly sent him away.
When he was alone in the courtyard, Brandon stood still, feeling incredibly excited.
The illusions didn't appear!
Even though he accidentally saw Frank Fan, who met the criteria for the illusions, they didn't act!
If only Frank Fan was immune to the illusions, that would be one thing. But if the illusions had truly disappeared, it meant he could openly see people without hiding.
How could Brandon not be excited?
But as he thought about it, a doubt gradually rose in his mind.
Thinking carefully, his recent breakthrough was too easy, and although his spiritual power had surged, he didn't feel a corresponding increase in combat power.
He recalled that during the week he focused on cultivating Daoist Arts, his strength didn't steadily decline as before but remained unchanged.
These doubts and confusions combined made Brandon feel a chill in his heart!
Had the illusions really disappeared? How could something so persistent let him go so easily?!
Perhaps the illusions hadn't disappeared but were waiting for the right moment!
Because he might not have truly broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining!
The various doubts he had discovered recently led him to a terrifying guess!
His strength hadn't improved but had been regressing, masked by the so-called Human Path suppression!
Considering that his strength stopped declining when he stopped cultivating, the reason for his regression might be the cultivation itself! It might be absorbing the Human Path spiritual energy in Human Emperor City!
And his current seventh-level Qi Refining might be due to some illusion, making him mistakenly believe he had broken through.
With the power of Human Emperor City, achieving this wouldn't be difficult!
Suddenly, Brandon remembered the strange dreams he had before!
In those dreams, everything corresponded to reality.
So, what were those overwhelming black insect clouds? There wasn't a single similar insect in Human Emperor City!
Could it be that the so-called insects were actually the ubiquitous spiritual energy in Human Emperor City?!
Thinking of this, Brandon was utterly shocked by his own guess!