Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 344 The Secret of the Falling Sand Illusion

Du Fan felt that the scenes in the Sandfall Illusion were somewhat familiar. Just now, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him: wasn't this kind of illusion in the desert the mirage from his previous life?

From a scientific perspective, a mirage is a natural phenomenon caused by the refraction and total internal reflection of light. In other words, the image displayed in a mirage is not virtual, but a real object in another place.

"If that's the case, then where did these cultivators come from..." A question suddenly arose in Du Fan's mind.

"The monks in the images are dressed in different ways, including Taoist robes, skirts, animal skin armor, and even things like leaves and vines from African tribes in my previous life."

Although cultivators' attire is quite different from that of ordinary mortals, it's not too outrageous. The people in the images give me a feeling that they don't belong to this realm. They seem to come from another world, or from multiple different worlds..."

Thinking of this, a flash of lightning suddenly struck Du Fan's mind, carrying a fleeting thought that he couldn't grasp no matter how hard he tried. However, he had a strong feeling that the thought that had just disappeared was related to the desert here!

Du Fan took a deep breath and immediately released a wisp of divine thought, which instantly penetrated into the desert beneath his feet.

After a moment, he frowned and muttered, "The desert isn't deep, about a hundred feet deep. Below that is a chaotic expanse."

"The Sandfall Illusion has existed for countless millennia, with endless yellow sand constantly falling. Every moment, a large amount of sand condenses into reality, continuously transforming into a desert. In that case, how could the thickness of this desert be limited to this?"

Du Fan suddenly realized the key point. Without saying a word, he extended his divine sense once again, penetrating the desert and covering the boundary between chaos and desert, where he quietly observed.

"Just as I thought! In the desert adjacent to Chaos, grains of sand disappear into thin air every moment, and the speed at which they disappear is almost the same as the speed at which the desert is reborn!" After a while, Du Fan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"In this light, this desert is like a vast ocean. Water vapor rises, transforms into clouds, then condenses into rain, falling back into the sea. This is a cycle, a reincarnation, maintaining a balance between heaven and earth through countless cycles!"

"However, this world of sand is different. No matter how the sea changes, it still exists in the same world, but the relationship between the desert and sand rain is not like that."

The illusory rain of sand fell onto the sand, becoming a real desert. However, the real desert of this world did not transform into the sand rain of this world; it must have... traveled to another world!

Du Fan was deep in thought. At this moment, he did not notice that in the storage bag at his waist, the pink flower bud magic item, after seven petals had opened, had its eighth petal rapidly bloom!

Then the ninth petal, the tenth petal... all the way to the seventeenth petal, all the petals bloomed in full glory!

The flower bud has disappeared, transformed into a delicate and beautiful little flower. This flower has seventeen petals, each one crystal clear. Bathed in pink hues, it resembles the cheek of a stunningly beautiful woman, captivating anyone who beholds it.

At this moment, the little pink flower seemed to have reached its full bloom, incredibly beautiful.

But...the most beautiful bloom is followed by its withering. The next moment, the petals begin to wilt, fall one by one, and disappear without a trace...

Before long, the beautiful flower disappeared and transformed back into a bud tightly wrapped by seventeen petals, never to move again. This too is a kind of reincarnation.

Du Fan was completely unaware of these changes in the flower bud; he remained in a state of profound clarity.

"Therefore, reality is not truly reality, and illusion... is not truly illusion either. The illusion of this world may be the reality of another world, and the reality of this world may be the illusion of another world."

"I don't know how many such worlds there are. Maybe there are only two, or maybe there are infinite ones. However, those cultivators who are breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm here are reflections from another world!"

If these cultivators, like the sand rain falling from the sky, could fall into the desert, then... they would have traversed the desert! Du Fan breathed heavily, his fists clenched tightly.

"In the vast universe, there must be some kind of peculiar connection between two interfaces. This connection may be multidimensional space, or something else. In short, there must be a connection!" Du Fan's eyes gleamed, and he was extremely excited.

"If time travel is a law of the universe, then the secret of this law lies here!"

If I could discover this secret and master it, perhaps... I could return to Earth. This is possible, because the distance between the two worlds isn't just a simple factor; there must be other factors involved!

"The Falling Sand Illusion is far more complex than those Golden Core and Nascent Soul experts outside can imagine! It's far too complex..." Du Fan's body began to tremble violently, and his eyes shot out an unprecedented strange light.

Next, Du Fan ignored the cultivators reflected around him and frantically spread his divine sense, trying to figure out where the sand beneath the desert had been transported to, or... where the sand above the sand rain had been transported from!

About two or three hours later, Du Fan withdrew his divine sense, rubbed his forehead, and looked extremely haggard and exhausted.

"No, I've only seen the gateway to a wondrous world, but that world isn't one I'm qualified to enter right now..."

Just as a look of confusion appeared in his eyes, the void around him suddenly distorted, and at the same time, an invisible ripple spread out.

Du Fan was slightly startled. Before he could react, he was swept by that invisible ripple. He felt his head sink and his vision go black. His entire figure disappeared into the Falling Sand Illusion in an instant.

When Du Fan reappeared, he was already inside the teleportation array set up by Lin Musen. Standing beside him were eighteen other cultivators from the three main islands who had entered the Falling Sand Illusion together.

These nineteen cultivators were all standing there blankly, their eyes unfocused, as if they had just woken up.

Their current state is a common side effect after using the teleportation array.

Not far away, Lin Musen and a group of Golden Core cultivators stood there, watching them with a half-smile.

"The journey to the Sandfall Illusionary Realm has ended. Why don't you all come out quickly!" After a moment, Lin Musen spoke loudly with a smile.

As Lin Musen's voice echoed in the ears of the nineteen Qi Refining stage cultivators, they immediately regained their senses. With a start, they stepped out of the magic array and quickly arrived before the group of Golden Core experts from Fallen Leaf Island, where they bowed deeply.

"Sima Lie, Xu Qingqing, Zhou Yuan, Geng Chang, and Du Fan, you five, please bring out that magical artifact. After we have inspected it, we will immediately distribute the final rewards to you according to your respective rankings," Lin Musen said calmly, glancing at the top five in the competition.

As soon as Lin Musen finished speaking, the five cultivators who were named stepped forward in unison, and with a flick of their arms, they all took out the flower bud magic tool.

The first cultivator to take out the magical artifact was Sima Lie, who came from Blazing Flame Island. In his palm was a small pink flower with fifteen petals in full bloom. Only two petals remained on the stamen, not yet unfolded.

This scene moved all the Golden Core cultivators around them, and their faces showed shock.

Especially the Golden Core protectors of Blazing Flame Island, while shocked, immediately showed a hint of pride in their eyes. It was clear that Sima Lie's performance in the Falling Sand Illusion was outstanding, which had brought a lot of face to Blazing Flame Island.

It should be known that throughout the ages, only Senior Liao of Ming Island has been able to make a flower bud bloom with sixteen petals. As for other cultivators, their best achievement is no more than sixteen petals.

The more petals that bloom, the better the cultivator's comprehension, and the higher the probability of breaking through major realm bottlenecks in the future.

To some extent, Sima Lie's future path of cultivation will go further than that of most other people. While this is not inevitable, it is a necessary prerequisite.

"Sima Lie, your performance is amazing. In the past thousands of years, there have been very few cultivators who have been able to achieve this level. I believe that Senior Chi Yan will be very happy to hear about this." Lin Musen smiled and praised him without reservation.

"Senior Lin, you flatter me." Sima Lie didn't say much, but with a flick of his wrist, he threw the flower bud magic tool directly out.

Seeing this, Lin Musen frowned slightly, but did not say anything. With a flick of his sleeve, a soft yellow light swept out, enveloping the flying flower buds before instantly disappearing.

"Xu Qingqing, thirteen petals in bloom, hmm, very good, already quite impressive." Lin Musen's gaze fell on the second cultivator, and he slowly nodded, revealing a satisfied expression. This person was a cultivator from Fallen Leaf Island.

Xu Qingqing dared not be as rude as Sima Lie, so she immediately bowed slightly to Lin Musen and presented the flower magic item with both hands.

"Zhou Yuan, eleven petals have bloomed; Geng Chang, twelve petals have bloomed. Not bad, not bad. This batch of cultivators is far stronger than previous generations. Your elders will be very proud of you, haha."

Lin Musen laughed heartily, but when his gaze fell on Du Fan's palm, the smile on his face froze, and his laughter stopped abruptly.