Chapter 1979: The Appearance is the Illusion

"Why are there so many things in this world that bewitch people's hearts?" Xueli muttered to herself, finding it completely incomprehensible.

"Because the human heart is the most unpredictable thing in this world," Chen Yu shook his head and said, "That is why there are so many things that bewitch people's hearts."

"It seems that Shiyueke is also a monster with a story."

"I don't know, how are we supposed to get across?" Looking at the massive mountain peak before her, Xueli did not know what to do.

"Heh, that's simple," Chen Yu said, "Since it is an illusion, then use the method of an illusion to solve it."

"Sometimes, you must not think of these things as too high and mighty; in reality, they are just what they are."

As Chen Yu spoke, he took the first step forward.

Yet this step of his inexplicably stepped into the mountain peak.

Immediately following, there was a blur of illusion before his eyes, and then this mountain peak inexplicably vanished from sight.

"It really was an illusion. Chen Yu, what do I have to do to be like you and not be deceived by any illusion?" Xueli asked.

"This requires a certain state of mind in cultivation; ordinary people really cannot achieve it," Chen Yu shook his head and said.

"Can you speak properly?" Xueli said, somewhat speechless, "I heard that when you in Huaxia take on disciples, you require aptitude. Why don't you just say my aptitude is no good?"

"No, your aptitude is fine, it's just that your Spirit Root has already formed. If you had met me a few years earlier, I could have brought you into cultivation," Chen Yu said with a straight face.

"..." A string of ellipses appeared in Xueli's mind. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Forget it, it seems some things cannot be forced. Let's go."

"Alright, the center of the Black Wind Forest isn't far from this place anymore, right?" Chen Yu raised his head and looked ahead.

After crossing this mountain peak, another boundless forest appeared before the two of them.

The area of the Black Wind Forest is extremely vast, and the leaves on its trees are not emerald green, but rather display a dark ink color that makes one feel extremely uncomfortable to look at.

Although it cannot be said that there is no green at all, it still makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Moreover, the air in this place is always gray and murky, as if covered by a layer of smog.

In the evening, a gloomy wind blows in this place, and these gloomy winds are almost visibly black to the naked eye.

This is also the origin of the name Black Wind Forest.

"It's not far now. Look, the trees in front have become much fewer. This is because of an earthquake; there is a massive crack in the valley ahead."

"And ground flames also spill out from the cracks, flowing in all directions, so the temperature in this place is very high," Xueli said, pointing ahead.

Indeed, the temperature before them was higher, and the plants were much fewer. Chen Yu looked forward with all his might, and as far as his eyes could reach, the scene he saw consisted only of a few bare tree branches.

"Let's go, let's go find Shiyueke and see if Wuchen of the Dark Abyss has expanded again," Chen Yu nodded slightly and walked forward together with Xueli.

Finally, the two arrived at the very center of the Black Wind Forest.

In this place, ground fire surged, forming a crisscrossing network of magma streams.

And the magma flowing in all directions solidified, making the terrain of this place extremely complex.

The ground fire does not surge outward at every moment; it erupts after a certain period of time, and whenever it erupts, the surroundings are like Purgatory.

It is just that now is not the time for the ground fire to erupt, and the surroundings appear quiet.

Only some cracks are emitting a greenish-yellow smoke, and the entire place is permeated with the smell of sulfur.

"Where is Shiyueke?" Chen Yu asked, "Have you ever seen him?"

"I haven't," Xueli shook her head and said, "He is a strange person who has always been a loner; no one has ever seen him."

"And he has been in this place for over a hundred years; he is an existence from legend."

"Then we have come a bit rashly," Chen Yu looked around and smiled slightly, "This fellow seems to be afraid of meeting strangers."

Just at this moment, a giant black chimpanzee walked over.

This black chimpanzee stood still before the two, stood up on its hind legs, and then let out a heaven-shaking roar at them.

A gust of wind blew over, and heaven knows how long it had been since this big chimpanzee brushed its teeth; this wind carried a pungent, sour smell.

After the roar, the fellow's expression gradually became furious; it stood up abruptly and swung its massive fists at the two.

"This fellow must also be kept by Shiyueke, and this thing has a very strong sense of territoriality; it is now declaring its sovereignty," Chen Yu said.

"Let me scare it away," Xueli said, preparing to act.

"No, scaring it away won't have any effect," Chen Yu shook his head and said, "We still wouldn't know where Shiyueke is."

"Then what should we do? It really is going to attack." Seeing the fellow's expression becoming increasingly irritable and the fact that it might lash out and hurt someone at any moment, Xueli could not help but become vigilant.

Getting slapped by such a large fellow is no laughing matter.

"Beat it, let it know the cruelty of society," Chen Yu smiled slightly.

It was not that he was black-hearted, but rather that the big chimpanzee's temper was becoming increasingly irritable, and given its physique, it was an existence that could walk sideways in the Black Wind Forest.

However, Chen Yu just liked to specialize in curing defiance, giving it a lesson to let it know that some people cannot be provoked.

Seemingly having understood Chen Yu's words, and seemingly having seen through the mockery in Chen Yu's eyes, the big fellow finally could not endure it any longer.

With a roar, it lunged forward, and its thick arms pressed down heavily.

With its height of over a zhang and its weight of several tons, if one were truly pressed by it, one would likely be crushed into meat paste directly.

However, Chen Yu truly did not intend to indulge it. As its mountain-like figure pressed down, Chen Yu suddenly opened his five fingers and slapped it hard across its face.

Slap... The big chimpanzee's massive body trembled violently, then rolled off to one side. Boom—its huge figure was thrown heavily to one side, then it fell to the ground with a thud and rolled several times.

The surrounding trees had already been left in a mess by its massive body rolling through; the fellow seemed to have been stunned by Chen Yu's slap.

Shaking its head, which was seeing stars, it then looked at Chen Yu in disbelief.

It is hard to imagine, but this fellow revealed an expression similar to a human's, which was truly inconceivable.

Although it is a primate, wanting to truly reveal a confused expression like a human is not something that can be done so easily.

"What, you're not convinced?" Chen Yu raised his eyes and stared at the fellow, his gaze full of provocation.