With his Divine Sense at the peak of Core Formation, he released it entirely, yet couldn’t detect anything.

Within the coverage of his Divine Sense, there was nothing but yellow sand.

Immediately, Ji Yuan considered attempting to break the array, which seemed even simpler.

First, he summoned a Canglan Sword with one hand, letting it hover behind him, and then used his Heart Thought to call forth the PWoang Divine Eyes.

The moment the purple eye pierced through the center of his brow, the scene before him changed dramatically.

Darkness enveloped all around.

And within Ji Yuan’s dim vision, three blurry, blood-colored figures gradually appeared.

They braved the wind and sand, all heading towards Ji Yuan’s right-hand side.

...So, this direction is actually the northwest?

In Ji Yuan’s vision, this was clearly the due east.

’It seems that the moment I entered, I completely fell into the Illusion Realm, no wonder Miss Xing was trapped here for three years.’

While doubting in his heart, Ji Yuan quickly discovered another issue.

He initially believed there was really an Array here, but if there was an Array, then within the view of the PWoang Divine Eyes, he should see a white light curtain, with red light swirling within it.

The red light is where the flaw of this Array is located.

’An Illusion Array laid down by a Nascent Soul Cultivator should be a Tier Four Array, and I am now at the Core Formation Stage, the Array is only one tier higher than me... I could even see the hints of the arrays within the Fallen Immortal Gully, so why can’t I discern anything here? This shouldn’t be happening.’

Apart from this, Ji Yuan was also surprised by the figures of Miss Xing and the others, some hazy blood shadows, looking as if they were not in the same space as him... a bit odd.

Ji Yuan even went up to touch them, only to find that he couldn’t.

’It seems, this place might not be the Cave Mansion of a Nascent Soul Cultivator as Miss Xing mentioned.’

Since he couldn’t see clearly in front of him, Ji Yuan prepared to explore deeper.

With this thought, he released the Dream Butterfly from his Spirit Beast Bag.

The butterfly, with black and white patterns, flapped its wings and finally landed on Ji Yuan’s shoulder.

At the very moment the Dream Butterfly landed on his shoulder, Ji Yuan felt a wave of clarity wash over his mind.

The figures of Miss Xing and the others, previously only hazy blood shadows, now revealed their true forms in Ji Yuan’s vision.

Miss Xing formed a hand seal with one hand, activating a purple Talisman before her, its glowing light helping her discern the direction.

Ling Juexiao and Su Yuan each held an unknown seed in their hands, seemingly also helping them maintain clarity.

"Should I just snatch it?"

The thought had barely appeared in Ji Yuan’s mind before he brushed it away.

They were allies, not enemies.

But from this alone, Ji Yuan could tell it wasn’t that the PWoang Divine Eyes couldn’t see through the Array, but that his eyes were veiled by this illusion.

Because now, when he looked into the distance again, he could see that layer of white light curtain.

"It should be a combination of a Maze Array and some sort of illusion spell, a dual-layered hallucination, so one can fall into the Illusion Realm, but even so deep in this illusion, Miss Xing could see through and find the root of this Illusion Array, which is quite impressive."

After contemplating, Ji Yuan did not hesitate any longer and transformed into Escape Light, sprinting straight towards the northwest direction.

Within the span of a breath or so, he had broken through the Array from this direction and emerged.

And at the moment he left the Array, floating Treasure Pearls appeared in his vision.

Inside these Treasure Pearls were various items.

The three Treasure Pearls closest to Ji Yuan contained a hundred grains of sand in one, a scarlet scale in another, and an earth-yellow stone about the size of a quail egg in the last one.

In the higher positioned Treasure Pearls, there were green leaves glowing with a green light, Spirit Liquid exuding Spiritual Qi, a seemingly lacking a cap glass bottle, half a willow branch...

Ji Yuan didn’t dare to look any longer, instead swiftly capturing the sand-containing Treasure Pearl with a quick hand.

But just as he raised his hand, the higher-level Treasure Pearls began to disappear.

Fortunately, just before the Treasure Pearls disappeared, Ji Yuan managed to grasp this particular Treasure Pearl.

To be precise, he grasped the soil sand inside it.

For at the moment the Treasure Pearls in the sky disappeared, the Treasure Pearl in Ji Yuan’s hand also vanished.

Only this soil sand remained in his hand.

"Whew—"

Ji Yuan exhaled a long breath.

No matter what, having some gain is good.

Though there was only a small amount of soil sand, it’s better than having none, right?

After examining it carefully, Ji Yuan placed it securely into the Jade Box and then into the Storage Bag.

Once he had secured the treasure, he began to survey his surroundings.

And what drew his attention the most was a figure sitting cross-legged on the sandy ground, about three zhang away in front of him.

A middle-aged man, slightly chubby, wearing a gray-white Magic Robe.

His eyes were tightly closed, his brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned as if he were smiling.

It seemed he was lost in an Illusion Realm.

’He should be Zhao Yao as Miss Xing mentioned.’

Ji Yuan looked at the distance between himself and him, then sensed the Dream Butterfly still perched on his shoulder.

’This Dream Butterfly is only Tier Two, can it withstand this second layer of illusion?’

Ji Yuan didn’t know, but given the opportunity, it was worth a try.

"Go."

He commanded with his Heart Thought, and the palm-sized butterfly flew towards the front.

Within just a couple of breaths, the Dream Butterfly landed on Zhao Yao’s shoulder.

And in that instant.

Ji Yuan noticed Zhao Yao’s eyelids twitch, though they were previously closed tightly.

"Where is Zhao Yao?!"

Ji Yuan called out in a low voice.

"Hmm?"

Zhao Yao, who seemed to be half-asleep, heard this voice and suddenly opened his eyes.

And the moment he opened his eyes, Ji Yuan’s mana transformed into long ropes, wrapping around his body and yanked him forward.

With a flip, Zhao Yao landed steadily beside Ji Yuan.

The Dream Butterfly, resting originally on his shoulder, slipped into Ji Yuan’s sleeve without a sound and disappeared.

"Whew—"

The now clear-headed Zhao Yao immediately understood what had happened, gasping deeply while struggling to stand up.

"I am Zhao Yao from Lindong City, thanks to this fellow cultivator for the rescue."

He bowed deeply to Ji Yuan.

At the same time, he opened his right hand.

In his palm, a stone crumbled into powder and dispersed.

"Brother Zhao, no need for formalities, I came with Miss Xing."

"What, you were called by Miss Xing as reinforcements?!"

Zhao Yao abruptly raised his head, unable to hide his surprise and delight in his eyes.