This is a map from the past, but it's unknown if anything inside has changed now. The Upper Envoy has it, so it should be useful.

The Baby Crying Immortal and the others will be visible once they cross this ridge, which is less than a hundred miles from here..."

After speaking, the General clapped his hands again and called out, "Wen Gao, Shao Lou."

Immediately, two riders stepped forward.

The General said, "You two have lived here before and are familiar with the environment, having served as scouts for years. This time... take the Upper Envoy inside."

The two riders' faces turned ashen but did not refuse; instead, they cupped their hands in salute, saying, "Yes."

The General said, "Those who die for the Upper Envoy's mission will be generously compensated. Both of you have elder brothers and mothers at home; they will live well because of you."

The two riders saluted again, then spurred their horses forward, quietly waiting.

Tang Fan looked at Song Yan with a reluctant expression, provoking: "Demon, we've become familiar along the way, haven't we? When did you need these two mere mortals to lead the way?"

Song Yan said, "You're quite right."

He waved his hand, signaling the two riders to withdraw.

However, the two riders hesitated, seemingly unwilling to miss this opportunity to court death.

But compared to the opportunity, they were even more afraid of disobeying the command of the Upper Envoy, so they respectfully withdrew.

Song Yan then led Tang Fan to the front of the army.

Once at the entrance of Chopper Ridge, he casually unlocked the shackles on Tang Fan's hands, pulled out the "Blood-Binding Rope," and said, "We've come this far; escaping is pointless."

Tang Fan twisted his neck and wrists, feeling his gradually returning power, then glanced at Song Yan and suddenly said, "I really don't know what kind of person you are.

You can drink with me heartily, yet act despicably and shamelessly without regard for means; you're ruthless and cold but can easily spare two ordinary soldiers... I don't believe you were provoked by me."

Song Yan smiled faintly, patted his shoulder, and said with concern, "Be careful once inside. After all that's happened, don't be so childish."

Tang Fan scoffed and said, "Being with you, I've learned only one thing. In this world, some people change faces faster than flipping pages. But... thank you."

Song Yan suddenly threw a Storage Bag and said, "Inside are your belongings, along with some Clear Heart Pills and Soul Cleansing Pills that might be useful in this Soul Threshold."

As he observed the place, he took some elixirs and said indifferently, "It's forbidden to fly here; it seems we must walk in."

Tang Fan took the Storage Bag, took a deep breath, swallowed a Clear Heart Pill and a Soul Cleansing Pill, then walked forward.

What he didn't know was that the old demon behind him... was actually more nervous than he was.

...

...

Yellow sand rolled wildly, rising and falling.

Mortals here couldn't even breathe deeply, as a single breath would fill their nostrils with sand...

This place is an already cracked and parched desolate world.

Song Yan and Tang Fan were unaffected.

Song Yan walked while keeping an eye on Tang Fan beside him.

So, they traveled many miles.

Suddenly, his expression changed because he sensed that everything around him was beginning to exhibit a strange blurriness and distortion.

Turning his head, he found the path he had come from had disappeared.

He raised his hand and unleashed a blood evil giant hand forward.

This grab felt like grasping at cotton, with no sensation and no effect at all.

He turned his head again, finding Tang Fan had also disappeared.

"Illusion Realm?"

He frowned slightly.

Illusion Techniques are common, but Illusion Realms... he was seeing for the first time.

Illusion Techniques are usually aimed at individual targets, often oneself.

But an Illusion Realm changes multiple elements, making it naturally more complex, especially one that could envelop him in the Purple Mansion Realm.

"Tang Fan?"

"Tang Fan?"

Song Yan called out twice, but no one responded.

Song Yan immersed himself in the Faceless Mask, calling, "Feng Chengzi, come out and see, what is this?"

But strangely enough, the always responsive Feng Chengzi gave no reply.

Fog rolled at the top of the bookshelf, indicating that Feng Chengzi had fallen asleep again.

"We haven't even entered the Soul Threshold, and haven't met Baby Crying Immortal, what's going on?"

Song Yan frowned slightly.

Suddenly, his pupils narrowed, as the Chopper Ridge in front of him had somehow morphed into a "twisting, wriggling intestine" with the light slowly diminishing and the surrounding darkness increasing, as if something bad would happen once the light completely disappeared.

Song Yan instantly used Escape Technique, flying swiftly forward.

He wasn't hopeful, but the result surprised him.

He landed on a bright sandy lawn.

On the lawn, four figures were standing.

Three demons and one human.

Among them was the Baby Crying Immortal.

The other two were a Wolf Demon and a Deer Demon.

The human was a middle-aged man, visibly nervous and hurried, clearly another person captured to obtain the "Evil Treasure."

The Baby Crying Immortal's expression cooled upon seeing Song Yan alone, just about to say something when another person suddenly emerged from behind.

It was Tang Fan.

The Baby Crying Immortal then said, "Zhang Han, keep an eye on the people you brought; if they perish before entering the Soul Threshold, you'll pay!"

Song Yan faintly smiled and replied, "Okay."

As time passed, he fully understood: he was still inside an Illusion Realm; everything before him was false. Though this Illusion Realm seemed harmless, it had an incredibly terrifying realism, at least so far, he hadn't found a means to break it.

Since he was here, he decided to stay calm.

His mood stabilized, with no panic, as he began contemplating ways to break the realm, looking around.

Just then, two more people appeared from behind the Chopper Ridge.

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