The Sea Mirage, a mysterious phenomenon long known to drift through the East Sea.

It is said that the Mirage Clan was once incomparably powerful, ranking among the top ten races of the East Sea. Their most famous divine ability was the Sea Mirage. Eight thousand years ago, an accident occurred while the ancient ancestor of the Mirage Clan was delving into magic skills. He became possessed, leading to the uncontrolled Sea Mirage engulfing the core members of the Mirage Clan.

Since then, the Mirage Clan had fallen from its position among the top ten races, and the uncontrolled Sea Mirage roamed the East Sea without any pattern, swallowing up living beings, be they from the Human race or the Sea Clan.

Some beings managed to walk out of the Sea Mirage, some unharmed, others insane and incoherent.

There were also those who disappeared within the Sea Mirage, never to be seen again.

According to the recollections of those who came out safely, they encountered the missing individuals inside the Sea Mirage, but those people were controlled by illusions and became extremely aggressive.

Once, several Demon Emperors at the Transcending Tribulation Stage joined forces in an attempt to disperse the Sea Mirage. They encountered the crazed ancient ancestor of the Mirage Clan. After a fierce battle with everyone, the Mirage Clan’s ancestor perished from exhaustion. Even after the death of the Mirage Clan’s ancestor, the Sea Mirage did not dissipate.

After that, no one else tried to confront the Sea Mirage; it was regarded as a traveling disaster that one should flee upon sighting.

...

"What, the life tablet can no longer sense Xiao Xinghai’s location!?" The Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, currently healing from an injury, discovered the life tablet meant for Xiao Xinghai had mysteriously gone dark, signifying not death, but that he was beyond the range of the tablet’s senses.

"Beyond the life tablet’s sensing range? Does that mean they’ve entered a highly ranked Secret Realm? No, that can’t be right. Although Xinghai loves to mess around, he would never enter a Secret Realm without notifying anyone, especially not with a guest!"

"Could they have been swept into some place... Oh no, it’s the Sea Mirage!" the Xiao Clan Leader quickly realized.

...

"Oh, Clan Leader Xiao, what brings you leisurely to our place today?" Hearing of Clan Leader Xiao’s arrival, the Clan Leader of the Mirage Clan hurried to welcome the true form of the Xiao Clan Leader.

Clan Leader Xiao was in no mood for idle chatter with the Mirage Clan Leader. His green eyes coldly stared at the Mirage Clan Leader as his beak, curved like a hook, pecked at the Mirage Clan Leader’s forehead.

"Let me tell you, my son and our distinguished guest are trapped inside the Sea Mirage you created. If anything happens to one of them, you best be ready for revenge!" he said.

The Mirage Clan Leader turned deathly pale with fear.

"Tell me, how exactly does one escape from the Sea Mirage?" Clan Leader Xiao was preparing to enter the Sea Mirage to conduct a rescue. Before coming to the Mirage Clan, he had already sent people to locate the moving mist nearby his territory, confirming his suspicions.

The Mirage Clan Leader, on the verge of tears, said, "Clan Leader Xiao, that isn’t the Sea Mirage at all. Otherwise, my clan wouldn’t be utterly helpless!"

"Not the Sea Mirage?"

"That’s right. Eight thousand years ago, the old ancestor found a mysterious space. He claimed that if we could comprehend the secrets of this mystic space, it might be possible to become a Semi-Immortal. For this, he created layers upon layers of Array Methods to meditate in seclusion."

"Later, nobody knows what the old ancestor did, but the mysterious space exploded into a mist. None of those Array Methods worked, and since the old ancestor’s place of seclusion was at our core location, the explosion of the mystic space ended up swallowing most of our core members."

Clan Leader Xiao’s expression became even graver.

...

"What do we do now?" Lu Yang and his group were trapped inside the Sea Mirage, not daring to move.

They tried to explore the area with their Spiritual Sense but found it was virtually impossible to make any progress here, and that included Su Yiren, who was at the Body Integration Realm.

Only Man Gu, who knew little about the Sea Mirage and its terrifying aspects, remained unaffected, but after a brief explanation from Xiao Xinghai, even he was frightened.

"According to those who have calmly walked out from here, regardless of whether they stayed put or wandered aimlessly, they were able to leave this place!" Xiao Xinghai recalled the intel.

By those who ’calmly walked out’, he meant the people who did not go insane.

"So no matter what, we can leave?" Man Gu asked.

"It’s not that simple, those who went mad, as well as those who disappeared in the Sea City Mirage, must have done the same, so whether we can leave safely is a matter of luck."

"The lucky ones encounter no trouble, the Sea City Mirage leaves us be, those less fortunate get attacked by people previously trapped here, dragging on for a while before they can leave too. According to records, there’s not just one at the Body Integration Realm trapped here. Those even less lucky, well, they are either killed or driven insane by the illusionary realm."

"Fairy, do you have a way to handle this?" Knowing the Sea City Mirage’s notorious reputation in the East Sea, Lu Yang understood this wasn’t a situation he could resolve alone and sought help.

The Fairy Eternity, who had transformed into a mermaid, was lying on the sea sleeping when she was reluctantly awakened by Lu Yang.

"What’s the matter... *yawn*... what has happened?"

"We’re trapped by the Sea City Mirage."

"Sea City Mirage? The Mirage Clan’s divine ability... *yawn*... Isn’t that something you can just blow away?"

"Wait, this isn’t the Sea City Mirage, how could the Mirage Clan have the power to create something like this?" The Fairy Eternity knew exactly what the Mirage Clan was capable of.

"So, what is this then?"

Fairy Eternity frowned, speaking seriously, "A battlefield relic from an immortal war! Both sides were immortals, and everywhere here are traces of the immortal battle and the Dao Fruit."

"Tell me, why did you just say this place is the Sea City Mirage?"

Lu Yang relayed the legends about the Sea City Mirage.

"The Sea City Mirage created by a member of the Mirage Clan at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage... that must be a deception."

"It’s likely that the Transcendance Tribulation stage member of the Mirage Clan sensed the traces of the immortal battle here and attempted to comprehend the outline of the Dao Fruit through this way. But carelessly, they failed to control it, unleashing the dormant power of the battle relic, which consumed them as well."

"So who fought in this place?"

Fairy Eternity carefully sensed the battlefield relic, "I can feel that one of the sides was the Qilin Immortal. The Qilin Immortal’s Survival Of The Fittest Dao Fruit is suitable for every member of the Demon Race, it’s their natural instinct. Perhaps the Transcendance Tribulation stage member of the Mirage Clan sensed it vaguely too!"

"But that’s not right, in my memory, the Qilin Immortal has never been involved in such a battle after becoming an immortal!"

Lu Yang also grew tense, realizing something was amiss, "Could it be the battle involving the Four Ancient Immortals and the hidden mastermind after your demise, Fairy?"

Fairy Eternity shook her head, "It shouldn’t be, this battle wasn’t so exaggerated, but this was absolutely not a sparring match, it was a fight to the death."

Lu Yang pondered, how could this be, the enemies of the Four Ancient Immortals should only include the hidden mastermind. Who else could the Qilin Immortal fight against?

Wait, there seems to be one.

"Fairy, do you remember, after you fell, there emerged a Fire Dynasty, the Fire Dynasty seemingly gave birth to an immortal, and they deliberately erased their own existence from history."

"Could it be possible that the Qilin Immortal’s adversary was the immortal that emerged during the Fire Dynasty?"

"An immortal born from the Fire Dynasty, it is indeed possible."