Chapter 1888: This Can't Be That Damn Killer, Right?

The Allied Qi Formation Plate is actually only suitable for combat among cultivators at the Star Constellation Realm. It's not very suitable for Moon-tier cultivators because they move over a large area during combat, and the formation plate's power isn't enough to cover that range.

Gui Yi brought out the Allied Qi Formation Plate, evidently not for combat purposes. She explained, "You need to connect your energy with mine to enter the Asura Field together; otherwise, we'll get separated."

Leaping forward from this floating landmass would immediately take one into the Asura Field's vicinity. If cultivators wished to enter together, they would need to devise a method.

Using the Allied Qi Formation Plate was one method. In fact, there was an even simpler way: having physical contact with each other, such as holding hands or one person grasping the other's sleeve, would allow them to enter the Asura Field together.

But Gui Yi clearly didn't want to have such contact with a strange man.

She didn't know if Lu Ye was aware of these things, but whether he knew or not, explaining wouldn't take much effort.

As the Allied Qi Formation Plate was activated, Lu Ye tacitly activated his own energy. In an instant, through the plate's connection, their energies became tightly linked.

"Let's go!" Gui Yi whispered, and was the first to leap forward. Lu Ye followed closely.

With a single step, the stars shifted and the constellations changed.

The deep starry sky instantly vanished. The entire transition was extremely fast; Lu Ye didn't even perceive it. By the time he reacted, he was already standing on a colorful cloud. The sun shone brightly in the sky, casting warm light everywhere, making him feel cozy all over.

Even though Lu Ye had already received numerous pointers from Chen Xuanhai, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression at this moment. He instinctively activated the Insight Spiritual Mark to enhance his vision, wanting to peer into his surroundings. However, upon observation, everything around him was incredibly real, without the slightest trace of falsehood.

This was clearly a trial scenario that cultivators new to the Asura Field needed to experience. No one knew whether this scenario was real or illusory.

Chen Xuanhai had mentioned that some believed these scenarios were illusory, created by the mysterious power of the Asura Field, though no cultivator at the current stage could see through this. But others believed these scenarios were real, because the entire Asura Realm was incredibly vast. In such a vast Asura Realm, what kind of scenario couldn't be found? When cultivators entered the Asura Field, they would be teleported into a certain area, and this area would become their training ground.

But regardless of whether these scenarios were real or illusory, what Lu Ye faced now was the need to acquire the qualification to truly enter the Asura Field.

He soon saw another colorful cloud tens of miles away. Two figures were also standing there, and one of them, just like him, was curiously looking around.

"Within the Asura Field, all living beings you see are divided into two types," Gui Yi's voice suddenly rang out. "One type consists of living beings truly alive in this era, like you and me; the other type consists of projections left behind by beings from various past eras within the Asura Field, known as 'shadows'. You will encounter many shadows later, but no matter how real these shadows appear, they are not truly living beings. Therefore, you don't need to have any qualms when fighting them." Having taken Lu Ye's spirit jade, she was quite conscientious, immediately explaining some basic information to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye naturally knew about this.

Since ancient times, countless cultivators had ventured into the Asura Field. Every cultivator would leave their mark within the Asura Field. When needed, the mysterious power of the Asura Field would condense these marks into shadows, serving as whetstones for cultivators to hone themselves.

Therefore, within the Asura Field, it was not surprising to even encounter races that had been extinct for unknown millennia, because they were shadows left by cultivators from those races who had come here for training a long time ago.

It was even possible that Lu Ye might encounter Chen Xuanhai's shadow here.

If a few more years passed, someone might even encounter Lu Ye's own shadow.

The techniques that shadows could employ were all techniques that the original cultivators had once used within the Asura Field. However, these shadows were too lifelike; before killing them, no one could accurately distinguish them.

Even if cultivators had the same realm, there could be a significant disparity in their strength. Therefore, the various trials and challenges within the Asura Field actually involved a lot of luck. If one encountered a shadow that was strong in appearance but weak in reality, victory would naturally be easy. But if one encountered the shadow of a peerless prodigy who appeared once every ten thousand years, then they could only consider themselves unlucky.

Lu Ye looked at the two opponents over there and asked, "Are those two shadows?"

Gui Yi said indifferently, "You'll know once you kill them. Pick one. I'll help you once I've dealt with my opponent. Don't hold back. In this first trial, you need to show your full potential as much as possible. Killing the enemy is secondary; as long as your performance is sufficient, you can still qualify to enter the Asura Field. Of course, if you win, you're definitely in."

Lu Ye couldn't help but turn his head to look at Gui Yi. Although he had already witnessed this female cultivator's strong self-confidence before, he truly hadn't expected her to be confident to this extent.

These were usually words he said to others.

While the two were talking, the two cultivators over there were also looking in their direction. One of them, a clean-shaven middle-aged man with a pale face, couldn't help but frown, feeling quite helpless.

He had entered alone, but hadn't expected the Asura Field to arrange such a trial for him. His opponents were two people, very likely a team.

Yet, he wasn't at all familiar with his companion here; he couldn't even determine whether his companion was a shadow.

Asking would be futile, because shadows wouldn't admit it. Shadows not only possessed all the techniques the original cultivators had once employed in the Asura Field, but even their personalities and preferences were identical.

Two against two, that seemed fair enough.

"I'll take care of that woman; you deal with the other one, alright?" His companion suddenly spoke. What could the middle-aged man say? He could only nod and say, "No problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, his companion had already charged out.

From the opposite side, Lu Ye saw the enemy charging towards them. After sensing them briefly, he realized the one who attacked first was a mid-stage Moon-tier cultivator, so he said, "I'll leave this one to you."

Gui Yi said nothing, and directly met the charge.

In an instant, the two figures began to fight, engaging in an intense battle.

Lu Ye also took a step, leisurely walking towards the other opponent.

Tens of miles away, the middle-aged man also took steps, coming towards him. However, after only a few steps, he suddenly stopped. His expression became one of shock and uncertainty. Then, two streams of light flashed in his eyes. He strained his vision to observe, growing increasingly suspicious.

Not until Lu Ye reached the midway point could he no longer hold back. He cupped his fists from a distance and asked, "May I ask if you are Fellow Daoist Lu from Three Realms Island?"

"It can't be, can it?" He had gone to great lengths to come to the Asura Field, how could he run into this killer? It shouldn't be such a coincidence. Yet, no matter how he looked, he felt that the person in front of him was the one who had thoroughly defeated Zixuan.

On that day, when Zixuan's grand formation was breached, and Bao Youyou and Hu Guang were successively slain, he had witnessed it firsthand from a distance. His heart was utterly shocked then.

It was precisely after witnessing Lu Ye's terrifying strength that he conceived the idea of coming to the Asura Field to hone himself, because he felt his potential hadn't been fully exploited, and he still had room for improvement!

"It can't be him, this is definitely not that killer!"

"But he looks just like him, and the 'Sect Destroyer Lu Ye' is a weapon master, wielding a long blade, and so is this opponent!"

Hearing this person's question, Lu Ye couldn't help but stop. He glanced at the other party but didn't recognize him. There were still many Moon-tier cultivators on the Myriad Manifestations Ocean; he didn't have the extensive connections of Old Tang, so how could he know too many people?

However, anyone who could recognize him at first glance was undoubtedly from the Myriad Manifestations Ocean, just like him, and had perhaps seen him somewhere.

"In that case, the opponent isn't a shadow."

He nodded and replied, "That's right!"

The middle-aged man's vision immediately blurred, and a breath caught in his throat. He felt that he was truly in for bad luck!

His thoughts shifted rapidly for a moment, and he finally sighed. "Since it is Fellow Daoist Lu himself, I will not be presumptuous."

Although he had the strength of a late-stage Moon-tier cultivator, weren't Bao Youyou and Hu Guang also late-stage Moon-tier? Yet they were still slain by a single blade strike from this 'Sect Destroyer Lu Ye'.

He didn't think he was stronger than those two demon cultivators. If they actually fought, he might very well be in mortal danger.

He had come to hone himself, not to seek death!

So he made a decisive choice: it was better not to venture into this Asura Field after all.

It was truly disheartening, because he had conceived the idea of coming here to hone himself due to this 'Sect Destroyer Lu Ye', but no sooner had he entered than he was doused with a bucket of cold water, chilling him from head to toe.

Lu Ye was slightly surprised, but since the other party was showing deference, he was happy with the outcome. He nodded and said, "Then I thank you, Fellow Daoist. If there's an opportunity when we return to the Myriad Manifestations Ocean, I'll thank you again."

The middle-aged man cupped his fists from afar. His figure quickly faded, clearly having voluntarily given up this trial. As a result, he would not be able to enter the Asura Field again for ten years; if he wished to enter, he would have to wait until after ten years.

Having resolved his opponent without a fight, Lu Ye then turned his head to look towards Gui Yi.

The battle here was also nearing its end. Gui Yi's strength certainly matched her confidence. Although both were mid-stage Moon-tier cultivators, her opponent was clearly no match. In just a moment, the opponent was reduced to merely parrying, completely unable to retaliate.

Gui Yi conjured various spells effortlessly, and the transitions between her spells were as smooth as flowing clouds and water. Her opponent couldn't even get within ten miles of her.

Until a flash of lightning erupted, and the opponent's entire body exploded from the impact, scattering into specks of fluorescent light and vanishing.

This was a shadow, condensed from the marks left by a cultivator who had ventured here in an unknown era, because only shadows leave nothing behind upon death.

Having easily dealt with her opponent, Gui Yi then looked towards Lu Ye. Her gaze, semi-hidden beneath her hood, held a hint of curiosity. "Are you very famous in the Myriad Manifestations Ocean?"

She had overheard Lu Ye's conversation with the middle-aged man, listening to the entire thing. From the exchange, it was clear the middle-aged man recognized Lu Ye and retreated without a fight, which led her to this conjecture.

However, she couldn't understand how famous a person had to be to make a cultivator of the same realm voluntarily retreat.

This was probably not just due to fame.

"Just so-so," Lu Ye replied casually. At present, he was probably very famous in the Myriad Manifestations Ocean... Not to mention Star Constellation and Moon-tier cultivators, even Sun-tier cultivators paid close attention to him. However, not all of this attention was positive.