Chapter 1667 - Chen Fan Steps In

Chapter 1667 - Chen Fan Steps In

“This...”

Many people were stunned. No one had expected the expert behind the illusory formation to strike without warning. He was simply acting with impunity and looking down on them.

“The Illusory Moon Sect. Their people must have laid down the illusory formation. With our cultivation, ordinary illusory arts shouldn’t be able to trap us like this. Only the Illusory Moon Sect could pull something like this off.”

The guess spread through the crowd in an instant. However, instead of easing their minds, it sent a chill down everyone’s spine.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The Illusory Moon Sect was one of the Heavenly Realm’s top forces, infamous for its terrifying illusory arts. While many considered illusions a lesser Dao, in the hands of that sect, they became lethal weapons. Anyone who underestimated them had always paid a heavy price.

Their sect leader had relied on those same illusory arts to claim a spot for themselves among the top figures. Even top-tier Immortal Emperors would need time to break free if they were trapped within one of their formations.

“Heavens...” someone wailed. “Even the Illusory Moon Sect is competing for spots with us? What chance do we have?”

Most people had known from the start that their odds were slim. Some had come for opportunities, others for fortune, hoping to seize whatever they could along the way.

However, now that the Illusory Moon Sect’s people had appeared here, they couldn’t help but feel despair. And if they were already here, who could say whether other top forces would follow?

“Haha, you do know your stuff. Let me make it clear. This path is sealed. If you can’t break my illusory formation, then turn back now. There’s no point waiting for the selection. If you can’t even see through this, you’re nothing but wasted space.”

“Scram back to wherever you crawled out from.”

Faint silhouettes appeared within the illusory mist.

“Curses!”

“Damn it!”

Someone gritted their teeth and said, “You’re not from the Illusory Moon Sect, are you? You sold yourselves to them like dogs just for a chance to enter!”

“That’s right, shameless. Don’t you feel ashamed as Immortal Kings?”

“Despicable! Shameless! Lowly! We’re ashamed to stand alongside people like you!”

Facing the wrath of these rogue cultivators, those people remained unfazed. Their leader, a short and sturdy youth, sneered and said, “How ridiculous. In our eyes, you’re just dogs barking. Who do you think you are? Do you even know what the Immortals Assembly represents? Is it something trash like you is qualified to attend? Even if you made it into the selection, you’re simply wasting time and resources! Quickly get lost. If you anger us, don’t blame us for slaughtering you like cattle.”

Amidst the crowd, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

When that Half-step Immortal King realm expert died earlier, Chen Fan saw everything clearly. There had been no dark light at all—all of it was only an illusion.

That cultivator hadn’t been struck. He had been frightened to death. His mind had convinced him that his head was pierced through, and so his consciousness collapsed on the spot.

For an illusory art to reach such a level, it was nothing short of terrifying. Even those with firm wills would struggle to defend against it.

Suddenly, the fog of the illusory formation began to dissipate. A burly man nearly two meters tall appeared in full view. He wore a fur coat and carried a spiked club in his hand, wandering aimlessly within the formation. His expression was confused as he muttered to himself, “This makes no sense. Why can’t I reach the summit?”

The crowd saw it clearly. He wasn’t moving forward at all. He was simply marching in place.

“Hahahaha, you see this? You’ll end up like this big guy if you don’t leave, forever trapped here,” said the short, sturdy youth with a sneer.

The mockery from within the formation was merciless.

“Hahaha, this idiot probably didn’t even realize he’s trapped in a formation.”

“Exactly. It’s like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of being a butterfly. How did someone this stupid even reach the Heavenly Court? And he’s a mid-level Immortal King? Ridiculous.”

“Look at his attire. He’s like a barbarian from the deep mountains. All brawn, no brain.”

Qing Chan, the little girl from the teahouse, couldn’t help herself and shouted, trying to wake the man, “Come out, you’re trapped in a formation!”

“It’s useless,” the short youth said lazily. “If it were that easy to see through Illusory Moon Sect formations, they wouldn’t be feared. He can’t hear you. Stop wasting your breath.”

As his words fell, he suddenly stepped forward and fixed his gaze on Qing Chan.

“Who do you think you are, sticking your nose into this?” he snapped. “A mere Half-step Immortal King, daring to meddle in Illusory Moon Sect affairs? Slap your own mouth until your teeth shatter.”

The nearby crowd sucked in a breath of cold air upon hearing this. What a vicious heart.

Sun Ziyang and Qin Fan were also furious, far angrier than they had been when facing Wei Tianxiang earlier.

Did these people truly think they were ants?

Tears welled up in Qing Chan’s eyes. Although she had cultivated for hundreds of years, she had always been sheltered by her master and senior brothers. Naïve and kind-hearted, she had little experience with the world’s malice. To reach Half-step Immortal King at her age already marked her as a true genius.

“I advise you to do it yourself while you can. If I have to take action myself, it won’t end with just broken teeth,” said the short and sturdy youth indifferently.

Someone in the crowd finally snapped and said, “You’re also a rogue cultivator like us. Why are you treating one of your own like this?”

“One of my own? Hahaha! Don’t flatter yourselves. You’re nothing to me.” The short and sturdy youth said without a care, “Move now. Or don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

However,

Rumble!

A terrifying large hand tore through space and reached into the illusory formation. Immediately, the illusory formation shook violently, on the verge of collapsing.

“A bunch of minions like you dare to block the path here? Who gave you the courage?” An indifferent voice rang out. It was Chen Fan who struck. The giant hand closed around the short, sturdy youth and crushed him without hesitation. With a single squeeze, the man exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

Many people were stunned.

“You’re dead! You’re dead! You dare oppose the Illusory Moon Sect, you’re dead!”

The others within the formation were scared out of their wits at the sight and let out piercing roars.

“What does the Illusory Moon Sect count for? It’s just a mere illusory formation. Break.”

Chen Fan smashed down with the large hand, shattering the illusory formation and dispelling it completely.