ragginovel Chapter 2155: Speculations on the Fusion Period
Chapter 2155: Speculations on the Fusion Period
Chapter 2155: Speculations on the Fusion Period
"What did you find?"
While speeding, Qin Sang couldn't help but ask.
Su Nu controlled the Stone Ghost Warrior and shook his head.
"I'm afraid we can't go very far," Qin Sang frowned.
The time is still short, so they don't have to worry about the erosion of the Nie River, but they are surrounded by chaotic forces. As they go deeper, these forces are getting stronger and stronger. They must mobilize stronger forces to fight against them and protect themselves.
After carefully asking the chief of the Yuanxiang tribe, Qin Sang had a rough idea of the location of Yuanjiaohai City in the Nie River. According to his understanding of the Nie River, this location should not be so dangerous, but they could not move forward at all.
Qin Sang guessed that it might be related to Yuanjiaohai City or the alien holy land, which caused unknown changes.
Su Nu also realized this problem. It was becoming increasingly difficult for the Stone Ghost Warrior to resist. Her cultivation was not as good as Qin Sang's, and she would definitely be the first one to collapse in the end.
After moving forward for a distance, just as Qin Sang said, the speed of the Stone Ghost Warrior became slower and slower. The mist formed by the foul air hit it and could easily destroy the mountain, making it almost impossible to move.
Forcing its way forward, the mist left knife-like marks on its hard body.
Qin Sang concentrated his attention and sensed his surroundings. Fortunately, apart from the fierce storm in the Nie River, he did not find any other danger for the time being. He summoned the Gray Oriole Sword, and the sword light covered the Stone Ghost Warrior. Su Nu suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
Su Nu temporarily got rid of the pressure, said thank you and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you still want to insist?" Qin Sang asked.
"My teacher's kindness has not been repaid, and my master's whereabouts are unknown. I don't know whether he is safe or in danger. If I don't do my best, I will not be at peace!"
Su Nu's tone was filled with worry as she pleaded, "Brother Qin, please help me one more time!"
Qin Sang sighed, "I will use my spirit sword to help you, you just keep going forward. If that doesn't work, I can finally use the Golden Lock to help you stop the fog. However, by then, even if you find something in there, we won't have the strength to do anything."
"Thank you, Brother Qin, for your understanding!"
Su Nu had made up her mind and immediately rode the Stone Ghost Warrior to the front.
Qin Sang cast a spell to protect himself, and at the same time controlled the Grey Oriole Sword, hanging upside down above the Stone Ghost Warrior's head. The sword light kept changing to deal with the impact of the evil river.
As time passed, the sword light was forced to gradually shrink, and finally could only barely cover the Stone Ghost Warrior, like a thin layer of armor.
Qin Sang changed his mantra and used the Four Symbols Sword Formation. The situation stabilized again. They were in the sword formation and merged into the darkness.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The impact of the evil river was everywhere and pervasive, and Qin Sang felt increasingly exhausted.
'boom! ’
'Bah! '
A flash of lightning dispelled the darkness, cut through the fog like a sharp sword, and disappeared into the depths of the Nie River.
Qin Sang performed thunder magic, and a thunder seal appeared in the sky. Lightning bolts struck forward, illuminating the way ahead for them and opening a path.
At the same time, Su Nu also tried her best. The Stone Ghost Warrior was extremely brave and threw heavy punches repeatedly. The cold wind from his fists left his body and turned into a human-shaped ghost. It made strange and sharp roars, looked ferocious and swallowed the mist flow in big mouthfuls, and finally died together with the mist flow.
With the exquisite cooperation of Qin Sang and Su Nu, their speed increased instead of decreased, but this momentum only lasted for a short time.
The terrifying pressure came from all directions, endlessly. In front of Niehe, the sword light and thunder were eclipsed.
Qin Sang struggled to hold on for a while, and with a flick of his sleeves, a golden light flew out, turning into a golden lock that trapped the sky, and the power of the virtual domain unfolded. In an instant, the golden light spread, and Qin Sang felt the pressure greatly reduced. At the same time, he spared no effort to activate the thunder method and swordsmanship, and rushed forward a long distance with the Stone Ghost Warrior.
Unfortunately, Su Nu kept using her secret techniques and trying to sense something, but she still found nothing.
At this moment, the pressure was almost on Qin Sang alone, and was finally approaching the limit in Qin Sang's heart.
He made a prompt decision and said in a deep voice: "It's time to go back!"
Su Nu sighed softly. The Stone Ghost Warrior's eyes were full of reluctance. Fortunately, Su Nu was not a reckless person. She said dejectedly, "Let's go."
Qin Sang felt a little relieved and urged the Golden Lock to retreat. Retreating was much easier than charging forward. Their speed was getting faster and faster, and they stopped at a place that they could bear.
The two discussed it and tried again. With the experience of the first time, they reached a deeper place, but still returned empty-handed.
After charging forward three times in a row, they had almost reached their limit. In the end, they were unable to find Su Nu's master, and did not even see a glimmer of hope. Lack of strength was the biggest factor, which could not be compensated by other means.
Even though Su Nu was unwilling, she had no choice but to give up.
Outside the Kuroshio Current.
Qin Sang opened his eyes and looked at Su Nu. Seeing her frowning, he said, "If your judgment of the trace fluctuations is correct, I'm afraid only a cultivator in the Fusion Stage can reach there."
Su Nu was startled and murmured, "Brother Qin is saying that Master..."
Qin Sang nodded. He had tried almost all his tricks, including thunder magic, swordsmanship and the golden lock to bind the sky. They were enough to fight against the cultivators in the late stage of refining void, but he could not move forward.
Su Nu's master must have reached at least the fusion stage to be able to go that deep.
"This kind of trace was definitely not left unintentionally. Did the master say anything to you before he left?" Qin Sang asked.
Su Nu said in a low voice, "Master said he was going to do something, it was his mission, no matter what the result was, he would not regret it. After he left, he told me to live well. The tone of his voice when he said this was like..."
Su Nu didn't say anything else.
This was clearly a last will and testament, indicating that what he was about to do might be life-threatening. No wonder Su Nu was so worried.
"The master didn't tell you where he was going, nor did he ask you to save him. If you hadn't met me, according to common sense, it would be almost impossible for you to come to the alien tribe to participate in Yuanjiaohai City and find the traces left by the master..." Qin Sang paused, "Could it be that this was not actually left for you? Does the master have any disciples or friends?"
"Master never mentioned his master's sect. During the time I followed Master, Master never visited other Taoist friends."
Su Nu's face was full of sorrow.
Qin Sang could understand Su Nu's feelings, knowing that her master might be in trouble but not knowing who to ask for help. She calmly analyzed, "Since the master left traces, it proves that he thought someone who could save him might come here. You might as well keep the traces and leave a mark next to them. Even a cultivator in the Void Refining stage has so many ways to save his life. With the magical powers of a cultivator in the Fusion stage, he will definitely not die easily. The master must be trapped somewhere. When the master is freed, or when the person the master is waiting for arrives and finds the mark, he will go find you first."
"If that person doesn't show up, do we have to wait until we enter the fusion stage before we can rescue Master? I know my own limitations, so I can only hope that Brother Qin can break through soon..."
Su Nu was a little confused.
Qin Sang laughed at himself and didn't dare to promise anything. After entering the Void Refining Stage, his practice was relatively smooth, but he was not sure that he could break through to the Fusion Stage.
Of course, they can also ask other powerful people for help.
Near the fog sea, Qin Sang knew a master named Ning, but Qin Sang didn't want to get too involved with him, and Su Nu couldn't produce any treasures that could impress him. Moreover, Su Nu's master might not be willing to see a great man who he didn't know come to save him.
As they were talking, the Dharmakaya and the Stone Ghost General returned. Su Nu stood in front of the black tide for a long time, looked deeply at the Sin River, and resolutely turned and left.
After spending some time crossing the Nie River with Su Nu, Qin Sang returned to Yuanjiaohai City and rushed between the trade fair and the treasure tree.
This day.
Qin Sang went to visit the chief of the Yuanxiang tribe and asked what was so special about the section of the Nie River where Yuanjiaohai City was located.
Chief Yuan Xiang said, "In the past, many people were curious and explored Yuanjiao Sea City in depth when it was open, but they found nothing and wasted their energy. Since the existence of Yuanjiao Sea City, there have never been any legends such as ancient secrets and powerful mansions nearby. Instead, it is more dangerous and chaotic than other places, and everyone gradually lost interest."
Qin Sang glanced at Su Nu and saw that she was still calm and had accepted the fact. Su Nu was already very intelligent and was eager to save her master at first. When she calmed down, she would understand what could be done and what could not be done.
"The fellow Taoists from Ziyun Mountain should be arriving soon. Master Qin might as well stay and wait for a few days," said the Yuanxiang clan leader.
"Alright!"
Qin Sang nodded. Before entering the holy land, he would definitely meet with Liuli to discuss their actions in the holy land.
Then the two sides will separate, Liuli and Lechen will be in the light, while he will hide in the dark.
On the evening of the fourth day, Liuli and Lechen finally arrived. There were only the two of them on this trip, and Master Ning did not come with them.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, my master asked me to pass this calligraphy letter to you," when Liuli saw Qin Sang, without waiting for Qin Sang to salute, she spoke first and handed over a calligraphy letter.
Qin Sang observed carefully and found that Liuli's temperament was quietly changing. Although it was still difficult to see a smile on her face, her coldness had diminished a lot. She no longer felt so aloof. She was like an iceberg before.
In the past, she seemed like someone who practiced the supreme state of forgetfulness, but now she is becoming more and more like a normal person.
It is not clear whether this change is good or bad.
Qin Sang remained calm as he greeted everyone one by one. He took the letter of instruction and sensed a shielding force coming from it. He understood that the letter of instruction was used to cover up the fluctuations when Mount Daiyu absorbed the essence of the mountain.
“Thank you, Fairy, for expressing my gratitude to Master Ning on my behalf,” Qin Sang said with a bow as he put away the calligraphy letter solemnly.
"I'll tell Master," Liuli said softly.
In the past, she would not answer at all, and even her nodding was barely noticeable.
"Master Qin," Liao Chen interrupted, "the first thing we need to do is to choose a meeting place and agree on a time limit. Even if we cannot arrive before the deadline, we must try to send a message to inform them, otherwise we will know that the other party is in trouble."
Qin Sang said he understood, and this was exactly what he and Si Huang had agreed on in the first place.
Once they enter the holy land, the test begins, so Mirage Jue will not take them to a fixed place. Only the owner of Mirage Jue and his followers will be together, and everyone else will be separated, and where they end up depends entirely on luck.
The competition in the holy land is cruel. If you fall directly into the lair of a beast in the fusion stage, you can neither ask for help nor leave. After a certain period of time, the holy land will open a passage, and only then can you leave the holy land.
Of course, the purpose of the holy land training is to select the strongest, not to kill people for no reason. This kind of "killing on encounter" situation will hardly occur.
The holy land is vast and boundless, but after countless explorations by masters of various races, they have figured out the topography of each direction and drawn up a geomancy map.
However, the geomancy map can only mark the approximate direction, and the holy land is not static. The interior of the same mountain may have changed drastically, from being safe to being full of dangers.
The simplest point is that the nest of the ferocious beast can change at any time.
"Where did the holy monk choose?"
Qin Sang used his true energy to conjure up a geomancy map. It could be seen that the markings on the map were very sparse, with most of them being certain mountains, rivers, lakes, or the like, or the well-known secret places and ruins where many battles between masters had taken place, but these places had long been hollowed out.
"Wind and Fire Mountain!"
Liao Chen had already prepared a plan and pointed to a certain place on the map. "On this mountain, the wind and fire never stop. It is eye-catching enough. This scene has lasted for a long time and it should not change suddenly."
After deciding on the location, they discussed the time limit. Qin Sang asked for a relaxation of the time limit, taking into consideration the agreement with Si Huang. Le Chen and Liuli both agreed.
After discussing some details, Qin Sang stood up and said goodbye.
On the way back, Qin Sang had been thinking about Liuli's transformation. The Supreme Way of Forgetfulness that Liuli practiced seemed a little different from what he had imagined.
……
Five months passed in a flash, and the day of the opening of the holy land was approaching.
These days, Qin Sang has reaped a lot of rewards. He exchanged most of the treasures in the Lu family treasury for useful things. Unfortunately, he did not exchange for any treasures, nor did he have the opportunity to pick up any bargains.
On the tenth day before the opening of the holy land, Qin Sang and Si Lu met.
Si Lu was entrusted by the young master to bring an elixir.
Qin Sang swallowed the elixir, and the power of the elixir went straight into his forehead, and turned into a round bead exactly the same as the one on the forehead of the Siyou clan. Then the aura on Qin Sang also changed, and he transformed into a cultivator of the Siyou clan.
"What a miraculous elixir!" Qin Sang exclaimed. As long as he disguised himself a little more, no one would doubt his identity.
At the same time, Silu also brought a piece of news that made Zhuque furious on the spot.
"What! You said that I, Suzaku, cannot enter the holy land?" Suzaku asked angrily.
Si Lu explained, "Daoyou Zhuque also knows that the Fog Sea is in the East China Sea. In particular, many tribes of the Heavenly Department are on good terms with the East China Sea aquatic creatures. In order to prevent someone from temporarily signing an oath with the great monster, disguising themselves as spirit beasts and taking advantage of this loophole, the Ancient Covenant plugged this loophole. Spirit beasts and insects of the Refining Void level can only be cultivated with life, or a few tribes whose bloodline magical powers only have the ability to control beasts will relax the requirements, but they are also very strict. The gate of the holy land is extremely mysterious and has the ability to monitor. If Daoyou Zhuque wants to force his way in, I am afraid that there will be complications."
It’s a pity that we can’t bring Suzaku with us, so we’ll be missing a helper. Fortunately, Tianmu Butterfly can go with us.
Qin Sang had this thought in his mind, and seeing that Suzaku was still chattering, he said, "If a Suzaku suddenly appeared in front of the gate of the holy land, think about the consequences."
Suzaku immediately shut up.
Su Nu said in a gentle voice: "Brother Qin, don't worry. My sister and Taoist Zhuque will definitely take good care of Qing Yangzhi and relieve Brother Qin of all worries!"