frightfiction #582 - Turning the world upside down
#582 - Turning the world upside down
Leng Xiaoyao slowly retracted his hand, a complex look flashing in his eyes: "As expected, there's a problem."
With that, his figure flickered and he disappeared from the spot, as if he had never existed.
Everything around seemed to return to calm, but the tension and unease in the air lingered for a long time. The originally well-behaved and sensible child had also disappeared like a phantom.
Only the woman was left standing in place, coldly sneering: "Illusion? Playing illusions with me, you're still too green."
As the woman's body suddenly shook, her face quickly turned yellow, and then, a spirit slowly walked out of her body.
The original demon woman fell powerlessly to the ground, turning into a pale and lifeless corpse. This scene shocked everyone present.
The spirit floated in the air, its eyes full of fear and confusion. It had obviously not expected to be exposed in broad daylight, let alone that it was already in a complex formation.
Leng Xiaoyao, Sima Jiao'ao, Sima Youran, Li Chengfeng, Long Tianqi, and dozens of Nascent Soul stage cultivators watched this scene quietly from a distance, their eyes filled with both anger and helplessness.
Sima Jiao'ao's lips trembled, his voice hoarse: "Fake… it's all fake… I've been smart my whole life, but I'm trapped by love. Could it be that I'm really like my father, unable to escape a love tribulation?"
He looked at the "son" being held in Leng Xiaoyao's hand, his eyes filled with tears, both regret for the past and despair for the present.
"Could this also be fake?" he asked in a low voice, as if talking to himself.
Leng Xiaoyao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Of course it's fake. This is just a puppet refined from a dwarven demon, and the other party will change people of different ages to deceive you.
This kind of deception, under the heavens, only one race can do it—the Mist Shadow Clan."
As Leng Xiaoyao's words fell, everyone suddenly understood.
Sima Jiao'ao was even more grief-stricken, realizing that he had not only been blinded by emotions, but also been played by the Mist Shadow Clan's conspiracy.
"The Mist Shadow Clan is in league with the Gongsun family…" Leng Xiaoyao continued, "The Gongsun family has always wanted to seize the Extreme West. They first destroyed your Sima family, trying to throw the Extreme West into chaos.
However, the sudden arrival of the Fire Demon Clan disrupted their plan, so they used it to their advantage, sending the Mist Shadow Clan to try to disintegrate our demon clan and eventually occupy the Extreme West."
Li Chengfeng nodded in agreement: "I also discovered this.
The Gongsun family's layout is so far-reaching that it's breathtaking.
They didn't hesitate to use the family's secret power—the Mist Shadow Clan—to implement this grand plan.
The so-called taking me to the Extreme East to discover a secret realm is just a guise. The real purpose is to lure us into a trap."
Gongsun Youran also spoke at this moment, his voice with a hint of bitterness: "In fact, before I died, I had already realized that I had fallen for the other party's illusion.
The Mist Shadow Clan's illusion is too powerful, able to strike directly at the soul, and even I couldn't escape it.
The reason why our Sima family has fallen to this point today is all caused by the Gongsun family."
Sima Jiao'ao's tears finally couldn't help but fall, and he muttered to himself: "I thought it was the Murong family… it turns out it's the Gongsun family… this is truly lamentable and sad!
My Sima family was ruined in my father's hands in the previous generation, and now it's going to be ruined in my hands again, and the mastermind behind all this is actually the Mist Shadow Clan…"
The Mist Shadow Clan appears as a spirit, able to control the bodies of the dead for parasitism. This method is so ruthless and cunning that everyone present felt a chill down their spines.
Long Tianqi said: "I will lead people to annihilate the Gongsun family's envoy."
However, Li Chengfeng waved his hand to stop him, saying: "No need. Our identities are unknown, and we lack evidence."
He pointed to the Mist Shadow Clan woman trapped in the formation, "This person has reached the Nascent Soul stage. The Mist Shadow Clan's techniques are unique, and they may possess the talent to appear in spirit form. Their combat power is amazing and difficult to defend against.
The reason I'm confronting her now is because I'm afraid that if subsequent plans are leaked, the Extreme West will be in danger."
Sima Youran added: "The Mist Shadow Clan is even more powerful. Their spirits can transform into spirits. If it weren't for the formation blocking them, they would have escaped long ago, turning into spiritual objects or spiritual energy and merging into the heavens, making them difficult to deal with.
The reason it joined the Gongsun family may be to escape the prying eyes of the Yin-Yang Eyes."
Li Chengfeng analyzed: "The truth is gradually becoming clear. The Gongsun family is most likely the mastermind behind the scenes, and the Murong family's methods are also despicable.
If it weren't for this, it would be difficult for the Gongsun family and the Mist Shadow Clan alone to inflict heavy damage on the Sima family."
Sima Youran nodded: "That's right. The other party used beauty to confuse me and launched a surprise attack.
The other party was a half-step God Transformation expert from the Mist Shadow Clan. I was no match for her sudden attack and suffered a tragic fate.
It's a pity that our Sima family's unique skill, 'Reversing the Universe,' failed to comprehend the true meaning in my generation, otherwise the Yin-Yang Heavenly Curtain would not be my enemy either."
Sima Qian interjected: "Father is right. Since your death, 'Reversing the Universe' has been lost, and our Sima family has lost its peerless technique."
Sima Youran sighed: "It's all because of me. Moreover, it's the Sima family's rule that only the patriarch can cultivate this technique."
Sima Jiao'ao suggested: "Let's hand this technique over to the Commander-in-Chief. This is also one of the conditions for resurrecting you."
Sima Youran was a smart man.
By now, he had understood Li Chengfeng's existence, and immediately passed the technique of "Reversing the Universe" to Li Chengfeng in a miraculous way.
Li Chengfeng had long coveted this technique.
However, it was originally only in the hands of the patriarch, Sima Youran. Unfortunately, after Sima Youran was killed, the technique was lost, causing the Sima family to decline.
But now, Sima Youran's soul has been recalled, and the technique has been completed.
Li Chengfeng accepted the technique without hesitation, discovering that it complemented "Star Shift," doubling its power.
"Star Shift" excels at rapid movement, while "Reversing the Universe" can reverse the universe. If combined with his Palm Dragon Seal and Heaven Flipping Seal, its power would be unimaginable.
He was satisfied with the technique and secret skill that would help him advance to the Nascent Soul stage, and nodded to thank him: "Thank you, Senior."
Sima Youran quickly declined modestly: "I dare not, I dare not. Now, the entire Sima family needs to rely on you, Commander-in-Chief. You are too polite, it makes me uneasy."
Li Chengfeng nodded, changing the subject: "Next, it's time to deal with this member of the Mist Shadow Clan."
With that, his mind moved, and the spirit screamed and fell to the ground, then slowly returned to human form, only because her whole body was bound by a set of tight clothes. These tight clothes not only did not enhance her strength, but became a tool of imprisonment and torture.
After countless screams, she finally begged for mercy: "Lord, spare my life! Please remove these painful clothes, I will tell you everything I know, without holding anything back."
Li Chengfeng nodded in agreement, and with another thought, a vortex appeared, and a woman was teleported in front of them. Her face was pale as she revealed her true form, saying: "Our Mist Shadow Clan has few members, because we are formless and intangible, we can only live by inhabiting the corpses of others in order to survive.
And our power of transformation actually comes from the Fish People's art. The Mist Shadow Clan and the Fish People are actually of the same origin. Our two clans joined forces, intending to destroy the Sima family.
This time, sending me to confuse Sima Jiao'ao was to gather the Sima family members, deceive the Fire Demon Clan's trust, and then turn against them, helping the Gongsun family control the Extreme West, drive out the Fire Demon Clan, and make the Gongsun family heroes of the Human Race."