Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 151 - 145: 4 Pillars

'Such powerful influence…'

Tecolamas took a deep breath, the sharp glint in his eyes fading as he forcibly calmed his turbulent mind.

After all, he was a powerful Martial Artist who had reached the Saint Awakening Level purely through the Martial Dao. His will was not so easily corrupted.

He knew this was the influence of the magnetic field inherent to the Immortal Palace.

As he looked again at the table and the small Jade Bottle, an uncanny feeling arose within him. The bottle seemed to be a sacred object, suffused with a light of holiness and enlightenment.

'The Elixir of Immortality… should something like this really exist?'

'Can you really achieve eternal life just by consuming it?'

'Even if the price is becoming a Celestial Demon.'

'But compared to simply fading away into nothingness, becoming a Celestial Demon… doesn't seem so unacceptable.'

'He looked young, but he was actually eighty-seven years old. If he couldn't break through to the next level, how much longer did he have left to live?'

'Why do the world's nations resist the Celestial Demons so fiercely? It's simply because they hold too many advantages over humans, posing too great a threat to the entire species.'

'Like tigers and a flock of sheep.'

'But it's indisputable. Most nations have conducted research and concluded that, as a species, Celestial Demons are superior to humans in every aspect.'

'Perhaps that is the fundamental reason for humanity's fear and vigilance.'

'There shouldn't be a species more advanced than humans on this planet.'

'But, looking at it another way, if I could become a Celestial Demon and shed this human form, would anyone still resist their existence?'

'At that point, becoming a Celestial Demon might even be a mark of status and glory, wouldn't it?'

'And ordinary humans would be reduced to inferior beings, relegated to the lowest rungs of society.'

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Unconsciously, his resolve had begun to waver.

Just as Zhou Yuanjue had thought, the Elixir of Immortality was the most powerful demonic trap created by the Celestial Demons.

Tecolamas took another deep breath, pushing aside the distracting thoughts, and slowly walked into the room.

VMM!

His Life Magnetic Field expanded, dispelling the surrounding illusions. He saw the true scene within the cave.

In a bare, crude cave, a small Jade Bottle sat silently on a stone platform.

The stark contrast between the magnificent illusion and the bare-bones reality seemed to mock him. It was as if humanity's pursuit of splendor, its steadfast obsessions, and its search for self were all nothing more than casually fabricated falsehoods.

He slowly approached the stone platform and reached for the small Jade Bottle.

VMM!!

The instant his hand was about to touch the small Jade Bottle, he felt the magnetic field within the cave shift violently. His attempt to grab the bottle seemed to have triggered some kind of Seal. A vast magnetic field condensed, manifesting as a five-colored light that swept toward him.

'A ward left by the sealer?!'

Tecolamas's expression shifted. He wasn't worried about the ward itself, but that triggering it would cause a fluctuation in the magnetic field, revealing his location.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuanjue had just stepped out of the first palace hall. As he was about to enter the second to explore, he suddenly tensed.

He detected fluctuations in the magnetic field coming from the third palace hall. The ripples were growing so intense that even the illusions outside the hall began to twist and distort.

'Someone's in the third palace hall?'

'I never would have thought… in this illusion, one's five senses are weakened to an absurd degree, yet magnetic field fluctuations travel through it clearly, impossible to conceal.'

Zhou Yuanjue's eyes narrowed. He walked toward the entrance of the third palace hall, wanting to see exactly what was happening inside.