Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 38 Mirage Realm
Ye Suling told her everything she knew about this world.

After listening to Ye Suling's description of this world, Su You also gained a certain understanding of it.

This is a strange world where all living beings are made up of souls, which they call the Mirage Realm.

This place has everything that the normal world has: mountains, rivers, seas, and all living things, just like the outside world.

Su You strongly suspected that everything here was just an illusion, but the touch of the soul should not be faked, and everything he felt here seemed to be real.

It's very likely that the entire world is made up of illusions, which is why Su You's twin marks didn't react, since he himself was in a conscious state.

All of this is Su You's conjecture. His current level of cultivation is too low. Perhaps this really is a real world.

After all, living here is no different from living in the outside world; it's like living in a complete little world.

There are three major forces in this world: Yuanming Palace, Hualing Sect, and Liuhe Sect. Each of these three forces has a Nascent Soul Ancestor in charge. Cultivators who mistakenly enter the Mirage Realm eventually join one of these three forces.

However, none of this has anything to do with Su You.

He entered the Mirage Realm to hunt down third-tier Mirage Demons and obtain third-tier Mirage Spirit Orbs.

Now, to make matters worse, I've suddenly been thrust into this strange world.

Moreover, when I was researching information before, whether it was the intelligence I got from Chang Lu or the information I got from the Xutian Sect, the information about the interior of the Mirage Maze was not like this.

Otherwise, Su You wouldn't have prepared several powerful attack talismans to force his way in and kill the third-tier mirage demon.

Now, not only has the face of the mirage been seen, but its soul has also been sent into this strange world.

Of course, leaving this place is also very simple: just commit suicide, and you can be resurrected at the twin clones' location.

However, in that case, all the treasures we carried would be wasted.

It's alright if the treasures are wasted; at worst, it just takes more time to earn them back. The main problem is that we gained nothing and have no understanding of this place at all.

If he is resurrected and re-enters the Mirage Realm, only to be sent here again, then he will have no way to find the third-tier Mirage Demon.

After all, even Nascent Soul realm experts exist in this world, which means that even a Nascent Soul ancestor cannot escape. It is estimated that his mere soul, which is equivalent to the Golden Core realm, will also have a hard time escaping.

After careful consideration, Su You decided to stay here a little longer, explore the secrets of this world, and then see if he could escape from here.

After all, if the body and soul are separated, the body will not die as long as it returns to the body within seven days.

If you return to your physical body after seven days, by then your body will have decayed, and you won't be able to return to your physical body even if you go back again.

However, Su You should be able to last longer, since his physical body is comparable to that of a third-level body refinement cultivator, and he can sustain himself for several months without any problem.

Looking at the bustling crowd below, Su You felt that these mortals were just like normal people, eating, drinking, and excreting, and it was impossible to tell that they were actually souls.

The food, clothes, houses, and everything here don't seem like an illusion; they're exactly the same as real life.

Su You even went downstairs to buy a few meat buns to try, and they were indeed delicious. Both the texture and the taste were just like the real thing.

Or perhaps it is true.

For mortals, coming into this world is no different from coming into the original world, because everything that exists outside is also present inside, whether it is birth, aging, sickness and death, or having children, it is the same as outside.

Even for cultivators, this place can be a real place, where they can improve their cultivation just like in the outside world.

The only difference is that this world has an end, unlike the outside world, where even a Nascent Soul realm expert, who can fly at full speed continuously, may not be able to find the edge of the world.

However, within the mirage, one can find the edge of the world.

A massive, solid barrier shrouds the edge of the world, from which no matter how powerful the force, it cannot escape.

"Tell me, why did you save me?" Su You said calmly. "I am currently in a soul form, and I don't have any treasures or pills on me." "All you need is for you to join my Flower Spirit Sect, Senior," Ye Suling said honestly. "There is a mission in the sect that rewards you for each cultivator you bring in from outside, especially since the reward is even higher for someone of your high cultivation level."

"The Flower Spirit Sect? Okay, I'll join." Su You nodded.

For him, it didn't matter which faction he joined; it would be a good opportunity to check out the detailed information about the Mirage Realm from within the sect.

Ye Suling's cultivation level was too low, and she didn't understand many things, so she couldn't answer Su You's questions.

Moreover, Su You didn't believe that none of the powerful beings in the Mirage Realm wanted to escape.

Especially those Nascent Soul realm experts, their souls are even stronger. Even if they leave this place, they can survive for a short time. When that time comes, they only need to find a suitable body to possess to be resurrected.

However, Su You did not immediately follow Ye Suling to the Flower Spirit Sect, but instead planned to explore this world first.

Ye Suling had very little information about the boundary barrier, so he needed to go and investigate it himself. He suspected that this boundary barrier was the same barrier he had entered through.

If he could get out of the border, he wouldn't need to stay here.

The mirage world is mysterious, but now is not the time to explore it.

Although those Nascent Soul experts were unable to escape from here, Su You possessed many secret techniques of mental power, which might be able to help with the situation here.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Su You floated up and quickly flew towards the outside of the city.

"How is magic used here? A soul body doesn't possess magic power." Su You wondered.

He hadn't asked in detail, so he wasn't aware of the problem until he used witchcraft.

He just used witchcraft to fly, which directly consumed a large amount of his mental energy. Because he couldn't resonate with the energy outside, the mental energy he consumed was several times that outside.

Fortunately, he has already advanced to the first level of wizard. If he were still just an apprentice, he would have had a hard time even casting spells.

Since he had already left, Su You did not return to inquire, deciding to wait until he had explored the border himself.

Flying over mountains and rivers, Su You arrived at the border in just ten days.

The boundary is very easy to distinguish; it is characterized by a large amount of colorful mist floating around it.

After resisting the illusions within the colorful mist and passing through, Su You suddenly encountered an invisible barrier.

"This should be it." Su You struck the barrier with his mental power, but there was no reaction whatsoever.

"Let's try out the secret technique." Su You's mind raced.

Breath of the Soul!

His surging spiritual power transformed into an invisible breeze, gently blowing across the barrier.

But it had no effect whatsoever; his soul power had no ability to penetrate the barrier.

He tried several different soul techniques, but none of them had any effect on the barrier in front of him.

“This is a barrier specifically designed for the soul,” Su You pondered.

Based on the test he just conducted, he came to a conclusion.

For a soul to pass through this barrier, its soul power must exceed or approach the strength of the person who created the barrier; otherwise, it is impossible to leave this place.

Either he can master a more powerful inheritance regarding the soul, and perhaps he can come up with a solution.

At least for now, Su You has no way to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)