Chapter 1570: Chapter 799: Scheming and Infighting

Li Yan’s awakening instantly broke the atmosphere of the Illusion Realm.

Everyone’s eyes were viciously fixed on him, seemingly resenting him for piercing through the facade.

Boom!

In the next moment, changes erupted within the cabin.

The luxurious carved beams and painted rafters were suddenly wrinkled and torn apart, like being crushed by an invisible giant hand.

The smooth cabin walls swelled and cracked, and corpses covered in slippery mucus squeezed out from the gaps, convulsing wildly.

Underfoot, the thick red carpet transformed into a pitch-black mire, countless arms like withered wood with grayish skin suddenly reached out, reeking of the pungent stench of decay, desperately grabbing at his ankles.

The magnificent palace lanterns overhead had flames that twisted into countless silently wailing faces.

The sound of silk and bamboo turned abruptly into a screech loud enough to puncture eardrums, a non-human howl mixed with the sound of bones grinding.

As if ten thousand ghosts were wailing, violently assaulting Li Yan’s Divine Soul.

"Nuogao! Left with Three Stars, Right with Three Prisons! Heaven and Earth overturned, nine paths are sealed! Evil Qi Illusion Fog..."

Li Yan ignored the terrifying scene that would have broken a normal person’s spirit, his hands flashing mantras, chanting the "North Emperor Protection Spell."

His easy immersion into the Illusion Realm was not only due to the peculiar nature of Red Silk House but also because of his past experiences, echoing the collapse of people’s spirits before the Southern Song’s demise, making him empathetically vulnerable.

In contrast, these current scenes seemed terrifying but were easier for him to handle.

Buzz!

The Thousand Thoughts Arm Guard buzzed and vibrated, and a fierce wind arose around.

This time, no longer isolated by Astral Bane and helpless.

The loosening of the Dragon-locking Well within Jinling City had caused the Red Silk House to show vulnerabilities.

Within the Illusion Realm, the Protective Spell also showed uniqueness.

Li Yan’s entire body shimmered with golden light, like a blazing white sun, exploding forcefully.

"Hiss—Ah—!"

A piercing shriek of inhuman sound echoed within the cabin.

Those squirming tumors, pulling arms, and wailing lamp flames, like snow thrown into boiling oil, sizzled under the burning spell light, rapidly becoming charred, shriveled, and disintegrated!

The entire distorted and deformed space trembled violently, like a poor-quality canvas being harshly torn apart!

The Illusion Realm retreated like a tide,

revealing the Red Silk House’s ferocious true nature.

Decay! Lifelessness!

The massive ship cabin’s framework remained, but atop it lay a thick layer of dust and mold.

The originally carved window lattices and furniture had long been eroded into fragility by moisture and time, blending indistinguishably with countless deeply embedded skeletons within the ship deck and sides! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

These skeletons posed in various forms, some curled in agony, others futilely crawling forward.

The hollow eye sockets seemed still to be lamenting the despair of hundreds of years ago.

The air was thick with the stench of stagnant water and the rotten smell of decaying corpses, sickening enough to induce nausea.

It looks like that side succeeded...

Li Yan steadied his heart and then narrowed his eyes slightly, scanning toward outside the cabin.

Outside on the pitch-black river surface, appeared lanterns again, differing from those of Red Silk House; they were two green ghost fire lanterns, breaking through the thick fog accompanied by the sound of rowing, revealing a black awning boat.

As it quickly approached Red Silk House, they immediately halted, clearly unwilling to come closer.

Under the lantern’s green light, silhouettes were revealed.

On the deck, two people were bound with thick iron chains, none other than Wang Daoxuan and Lv San.

Their faces were pallid, their breaths weak, clearly heavily injured.

The ones guarding them were several fierce-looking men dressed in strong attire wielding Ghost Head Sabers.

Surrounded by faintly blood-tinged Evil Qi, they were evidently Green Forest Bandits recruited by the Silk Cocoon Sect.

Yet among them, the Corpse Robe Grandmother and Hundred Bone Master, other Earth Immortals, were nowhere to be seen.

However, Li Yan could feel that an oppressive, leaden cold terror had already enveloped the area,

coming from the dark waters outside the ship.

Those Earth Immortals were hiding in the shadows, watching like tigers eyeing prey!

"Young Hero Li, we’ve waited for you."

The bearded man leading them sneered mockingly and clasped his fists, saying, "They said you’d be near Red Silk House, so why did you go inside? That’s not a good place, come out quickly. We’ve brought the people, bouncing alive."

Despite his arrogant words, his eyes were full of caution.

He was well aware of what Red Silk House was.

When they first opened this place, it really claimed many lives; even with immortal assistance, it couldn’t be controlled.

Honestly, they never thought they’d need to come here for dealings.

"No need for nonsense!"

Li Yan’s eyes were icy, his feet exerted force, and he directly jumped out of the window lattice.

He was well aware of their intentions, but arguing with these people was utterly pointless.

"Wait!"

Seeing him about to jump over, the bearded man hurriedly called to stop him, grinning sarcastically, "Young Hero Li, your reputation precedes you; we are no match. Don’t come closer, or we might use those two as sacrificial cushions if we die!"

As he spoke, his men promptly pressed their blades against Wang Daoxuan and Lv San’s necks.

Li Yan’s eyes grew even colder with killing intent, "I need to check first; what if you’ve tampered with them?"

"All right."

The bearded man laughed heartily, "Let you inspect first!"

With that, he waved lightly, and two men immediately lifted Wang Daoxuan, jumping onto the small boat behind.

The two vessels then widened their distance, reaching ten zhang apart.

Li Yan snorted coldly, wasted no words, exerting strength in his feet, leapt up, employed the Swallow’s Three Dips technique, leaving two ripples on the water, and landed steadily on the small boat.

Seeing his terrifying movement technique, those men broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Yan ignored them and first checked Wang Daoxuan’s breath, then retrieved an elixir from his chest and inserted it into his mouth.

This was an elixir brought from Qiankun Academy, effective for maintaining righteousness and exorcising evil, healing inner and outer injuries.

As the elixir entered, Wang Daoxuan immediately awoke faintly.

"Brother Yan! Don’t!"

Seeing the situation around him, he understood the reason, struggling and shouting hoarsely, "It’s all a trap, don’t hand over the item..."