Chapter 1705 Targeted Again!

Two crystal scorpions made of crystal are agile and well-suited for climbing and scouting in complex terrain.

Three shadowy ravens, silent and stealthy, possess excellent aerial vision and energy perception simulation.

"Go, use this place as the center, and conduct reconnaissance in a fan shape outwards, with a radius of twenty miles. Highlight active abyssal creatures, energy anomalies, and any suspicious traces of trackers."

Ye Chuyun issued the order.

He wasn't speaking without reason; when he first used the Scroll of Insight to receive information, he vaguely sensed being watched.

The feeling was fleeting; if he hadn't recently acquired the [True Illusion] talent, he probably wouldn't have noticed it at all.

The five illusionary scouts immediately set off, sharing a portion of Ye Chuyun's perception and feeding back real-time images and information they had gathered.

With this talent, it seems that the Sai soldiers can stay at the garrison indefinitely from now on.

Ye Chuyun himself remained in place, seemingly recuperating, but in reality, he was scanning the surrounding space for every possible anomaly.

Everything seemed normal.

However, about fifteen minutes later, when a phantom fog raven flew over the southwest sky, a strange thing happened!

With the enhanced perception of the [True Illusion], Ye Chuyun could clearly see through the eyes of the Mist Raven that there was a "membrane" in the space above the open area.

This film is not a physical entity, but rather a clever illusion or spatial concealment technique.

The view beneath the membrane is completely obscured; without real skill, one could easily be fooled.

What alarmed Ye Chuyun even more was that when the illusory mist crows inadvertently flew past the edge of the membrane, something inside the membrane seemed to move extremely slightly and cast a scrutinizing gaze.

Although the gaze was withdrawn instantly and the membrane remained unchanged, Ye Chuyun was certain that she had not misperceived.

"As expected, someone was following us, and their methods were so sophisticated that even the Insight Scroll couldn't detect them directly!" Ye Chuyun's heart sank, and then a surge of anger welled up within her.

"Is this never going to end? We just dealt with the Shadow Spirit Lord, and now another coward has appeared."

He immediately instructed all the illusionary scouts to continue their mission as if nothing had happened, while his mind raced.

"The opponent was able to deceive the Scroll of Insight, so they must be at least a Spirit-level expert and skilled in concealment."

"Are they enemies or friends? What is their purpose?"

"Is it to avenge the Shadow Spirit Lord, or also for that stone fragment?" Ye Chuyun's eyes were icy.

"No matter who you are, since you've set your sights on me, you think you can play hide-and-seek..."

"You like to hide, huh? Then I'll put on a good show for you and see if you'll come out!"

Ye Chuyun pretended not to notice anything and got up to leave the hiding place.

He flew directly toward a mineral vein marked on the map, at a moderate speed, like a trial seeker searching for resources.

During the flight, he secretly cast the [True Illusion] spell.

An "illusion clone" was created that was exactly the same as his disguised appearance, even down to the last detail of his aura.

This clone was specially treated by Ye Chuyun, who added a special fluctuation to it that was of the same origin as the mysterious stone fragment in his hand.

The fluctuation was so faint as to be almost imperceptible, but Ye Chuyun believed that if the tracker was really after the stone fragment and was skilled enough, they would definitely be able to catch this "bait"!

The moment the illusionary clone appeared, Ye Chuyun's real body hid itself.

At that moment, even the tracker probably didn't notice.

After flying alongside his main body for a distance, the illusory clone pretended to have discovered something at a fork in the road, suddenly accelerated, and turned onto a secluded path leading towards the canyon, as if it had "made a major discovery and was in a hurry to get going."

Ye Chuyun's main body continued to fly towards the mine at a leisurely pace, but secretly she had activated her perception to the maximum, closely monitoring the rear and the direction in which the illusory clone had left.

"Come on, let me see whether you follow me or go after that clone that carries the aura of stone fragments."

Ye Chuyun sneered inwardly.

really!

In less than three breaths, he sensed an extremely faint fluctuation coming from the area behind him that was marked by the illusory mist crows and existed within the spatial membrane.

Immediately afterwards, a gray phantom, invisible to the naked eye, detached itself from the membrane at an astonishing speed and silently chased after the direction in which the illusory clone had departed.

Its stealth is far more sophisticated than that of the previous Shadow Venerable.

“They’ve taken the bait!” A cold glint flashed in Ye Chuyun’s eyes.

The other party did indeed come for the stone tablet, and their priority in pursuing the target carrying it indicates that their purpose was clear and they likely knew the specific value or function of the stone tablet.

Realizing this possibility, Ye Chuyun immediately stopped.

He then turned around and silently followed the illusory clone.

Meanwhile, he was remotely controlling that illusory clone.

Under its control, the illusionary clone frantically rushed into an area filled with huge wind-eroded rock pillars.

The complex terrain here makes it an excellent location for an ambush.

When the illusionary clone rushed to a small clearing in a forest of rock pillars, Ye Chuyun controlled it to stop abruptly, leaning against a rock pillar and looking around warily, with one hand instinctively covering her waist.

This undoubtedly exposes one's weaknesses to the enemy.

The gray phantom had clearly been tricked. Without warning, it appeared ten meters in front of the illusionary clone and slowly solidified into a physical form.

The hidden figure was tall and slender, wearing a robe woven from shadows. His face was handsome but pale and bloodless, and his pupils were a rare silver-gray.

His aura was completely concealed, but just by standing there, even the ashes floating in the air stopped falling.

Another powerful being at the Spirit level!

And he might even be stronger than the Shadow Master!

The gray-robed man glanced indifferently at the illusory clone, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"A decent illusion, enough to fool most spiritual senses." His voice rang directly in Ye Chuyun's mind.

"But the fluctuations of the fragments of the Monument of Annihilation cannot be fully replicated by such a rudimentary simulation."

"You don't have what I need, but..."

He turned his head slightly, his silver-gray pupils seeming to pierce through the layers of rock pillars, accurately looking in the direction where Ye Chuyun's true form was hidden.

"To be able to set up such a trap and to possess such a sophisticated talent for illusion, you seem to be more interesting than the intelligence reports suggest."

"That idiot Shadow deserved to die."

The moment the words left his mouth, the gray-robed man merely raised a finger slightly.

click!

The highly realistic illusion clone that Ye Chuyun had meticulously created didn't even have time to react before it rapidly decomposed into fragments starting from its head and completely dissipated into the air.

It was completely erased.

Ye Chuyun felt a chill run down her spine.

Not only did his highly realistic illusion easily see through the opponent's attack, but his moves were also unpredictable and bizarre.

It directly decomposed the illusion's structure.

This method is unheard of!