Amon looked back and saw the same bald, old man who slew his Silverback Hound.
"Three months…?" He asked. He only spent three days inside the maze formation. Apparently, the formation also applied time dilation.
'Never mind,' he thought. He was still ahead of the promised schedule with Xei Nuli.
He asked the old man, "So, do I get the Longevity Tree's fruit you promised me?"
The old man grinned. "Follow me," he said.
The old man glided away. His feet never touched the ground. Amon knew the floating feet were not because of the old man's cultivation but because the old man was also an illusion. He couldn't sense anything from the old man. Amon did not doubt the one responsible was the lord of this forest, the higher mythical spirit beast that drove away Farghous army years ago. This spirit beast had the rare mind assault ability.
