Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2483 The Void Realm

Jade Tower descended from the sky, and Qin Sang was the first to be hit.

At this moment, what fell seemed to be not just a building, but the collapsing sky, about to suppress this world.

Being suppressed by the Jade Tower would make him a prisoner at the mercy of others, and Qin Sang certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his death. Two streams of light flew into the air, transforming into a golden lock and a precious ring, which were the Heaven-Binding Golden Lock and the Earth-Binding Divine Ring.

In the critical moment, Qin Sang chose to use the Void Domain to fight against Yu Lou. The Void Domain opened, and the golden light transformed from the power of the Void Domain spread out, like a golden curtain spreading in mid-air. Yu Lou descended, and a muffled sound was heard, followed by a huge tremor in the void.

If this had happened outside, it would have caused an earthquake, and the secret realm that the female cultivator had carefully prepared would have been severely impacted and shown signs of instability.

The jade pavilion was bathed in golden light.

The golden light surged violently, and a hole appeared where the jade tower had struck, as if it had been smashed through. Ordinary spells would have been utterly vulnerable before the jade tower; after all, this was a void realm, not so fragile.

In an instant, the Void Realm launched a frantic counterattack, and before Qin Sang was suppressed, the Jade Tower's descent speed slowed down significantly.

"Void Realm?"

The female cultivator's pupils contracted, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes. She had greatly underestimated her opponent's strength.

However, the female cultivator quickly calmed down and realized that the Void Domain was created by Qin Sang manipulating two spiritual treasures, clearly not by his own power. It was a Void Domain created with the help of external forces, which was barely acceptable.

In order to capture Qin Sang, the female cultivator did not hesitate to directly use the Heavenly Fox Token. She thought that once the Heavenly Fox Token was used, she would be able to capture him easily. Among the half-demon kingdoms, there are only a handful of treasures that can rival the Heavenly Fox Token.

Unexpectedly, things did not go as smoothly as she had imagined. The female cultivator quickly put aside her distracting thoughts and focused all her energy on activating the Heavenly Fox Token.

The Void Realm and Jade Tower were locked in a fierce struggle. Surprisingly, although Jade Tower's descent speed decreased sharply, it continued to fall relentlessly, determined to suppress Qin Sang!

Qin Sang encountered another opponent whom she could not defeat in the Void Domain. Unlike the Tenth Prince Ao Chen, the opponent did not use the Void Domain, but a power that Qin Sang had never heard of before.

If, as Qin Sang suspected, the Heavenly Fox Upper Realm possesses methods similar to those of the Dao Court, then his current opponent is not just a female cultivator, but an entire immortal kingdom!

Which is stronger, the power of one person or the power of a nation?

Tianhu Shangbang is one of the five superior nations. Qin Sang is not arrogant enough to fight against a nation on his own. It is normal for him to be suppressed.

As the jade tower continued its descent, the Heavenly Lock and the Earth-Imprisoning Ring resounded loudly, having exerted all their potential, yet still unable to stop it. With every inch the jade tower fell, the void was compressed by an invisible force.

At this moment, Qin Sang and Yu Lou were separated only by a layer of void. Without hesitation, he raised his palm, holding a small mountain in his hand. Mount Daiyu flew out of his palm, and the mountain's spiritual light merged into the void. The effect was immediate, and the trembling void immediately became stable.

The jade tower encountered even stronger resistance, swayed slightly, and finally came to a stop!

Qin Sang breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he had guessed, the power borrowed by the female cultivator had its limits. The Divine Court was unique in the world. Only the Divine Court could elevate a Grand True Person in the Void Refining stage to a True Lord in the Integration stage. How could the small Heavenly Fox Upper Kingdom compare with the Dao Court!

If the female cultivator were to rise to a level comparable to the Integration Stage, he might as well surrender.

The female cultivator's eyes widened in shock. She never expected that the Heavenly Fox Token would actually be blocked, and that Qin Sang hadn't relied on any external force; it was entirely his own power!

'Shuh! '

Qin Sang shifted his gaze, his eyes flashing with a cold light. The moment their eyes met, the female cultivator's heart skipped a beat, sensing something ominous.

The next moment, Qin Sang suddenly raised his hand and lifted up the immortal mountain.

'Zheng! '

The female cultivator hurriedly plucked the strings of her zither, and the zither emitted a sound filled with murderous intent. Immediately, a white fox appeared beside the jade pavilion.

This white fox is anything but cute; its fur dances wildly, it has a mouthful of fangs, four claws like sharp knives, and scarlet eyes that radiate endless madness—it is a ferocious beast that has been through countless battles.

"Woooo..."

The ferocious fox let out a strange roar, leaving behind a blur before its true form pounced on Qin Sang.

Its forepaws swept across the void, leaving several striking white marks. At this moment, anything that stood in the way of the ferocious fox would be torn to shreds without mercy.

Facing the ferocious fox that pounced on him, Qin Sang's eyes remained calm, and he simply waved his hand to smash Mount Daiyu over.

'boom! '

The ferocious fox crashed headfirst into Mount Daiyu, its roar abruptly ceasing as its body shattered into pieces, the fragments completely destroyed by the aftershocks.

Just then, Qin Sang noticed that the silver disc above her head shone brightly, and a beam of cold light shone directly on the female cultivator, causing the void around her to suddenly shatter.

"So decisive!"

Qin Sang knew in her heart that something was wrong; this woman was going to escape!

The battle is still undecided. Although the Heavenly Fox Alliance is not as powerful as the Dao Court, the Jade Pavilion certainly has more than just this one change. Qin Sang is also eager to see if the Heavenly Fox Alliance's methods were borrowed from the Divine Court.

The female cultivator was even more decisive than Qin Sang had anticipated, retreating immediately. The void surrounding her shattered into a void, and the female cultivator gave Qin Sang a deep look, as if she were being sucked in, before instantly disappearing into the fragments of the void.

Qin Sang had secretly investigated earlier and found that there was no other exit from this place. She hadn't expected that the female cultivator had a trick up her sleeve.

The void led to an unknown destination. The moment the female cultivator was sucked into the void, Qin Sang found that she had lost all connection with her.

'boom! ’

The jade tower was shaken open.

Qin Sang rushed out from beneath the jade tower and lunged at the entrance to the hollow. A flash of five-colored divine light appeared in her sleeve and vanished. She had intended to rely on Xiao Wu to capture the woman, but this unexpected turn of events had occurred. Only flying fragments remained in the hollow; the female cultivator had disappeared without a trace, as if she had evaporated into thin air. Without hesitation, Qin Sang followed the female cultivator into the hollow.

In an instant, the chaotic scene vanished from his sight, and Qin Sang stared in shock at the sight before him. He had already left the secret realm created by the female cultivator, but what he saw was not the Qingyun Mountain that could be seen everywhere outside.

What he saw at that moment were truly sacred mountains!

Purple clouds rise from the east, and blue clouds obscure the sky.

A rainbow bridge spans the sky, with drifting clouds and floating rafts, creating an ethereal atmosphere.

A radiant glow shone through the clouds, and patches of brightly colored clouds enveloped the sacred mountains, creating a dazzling spectacle.

At a glance, the scenery in the fairy mountain is varied.

Some were lush and verdant, with spiritual trees and celestial flowers unlike anything he had ever seen before; others were shrouded in clouds and mist, mysterious and extraordinary. The scenery of each celestial mountain was unparalleled and inspired endless imagination.

Beyond the horizon, there are layers of mountain shadows, making it even more mysterious and unpredictable.

This scene seemed familiar. Qin Sang suddenly realized something and quickly scanned the surrounding immortal mountains. Wasn't this the sacred land's atmosphere recorded in Lingxiao's Notes?

Although there are some discrepancies, it is certain that this is the Wuji Academy, the sacred Taoist site described by Ling Xiao!

"Is this Wuji Academy?"

Qin Sang was filled with shock and confusion, wondering where Wuji Academy was and how she had gotten in.

There was no feeling of being teleported in the void; it was as if I had simply stepped through a door and entered easily.

Where did that female cultivator go?

Qin Sang hadn't forgotten his purpose: capturing the female cultivator would allow him to uncover the truth. However, after scanning the area, he couldn't find any trace of her.

Although Wuji Temple was beautiful, there was not a single person in sight; it was deathly silent, to the point that even the beautiful scenery seemed lifeless.

The female cultivator disappeared inexplicably. He and the female cultivator entered one after the other, with only a moment in between.

Qin Sang had no idea where she had hidden, so she looked around at the scenery and made another discovery.

The scenery here is breathtaking, yet it feels somewhat unreal, almost like a scene from a painting. Qin Sang, though physically present, feels detached and unable to truly connect with the place, like someone admiring a painting.

Is it real or fake?

Qin Sang was confused and couldn't tell what was true from what was false.

Once this thought arises, the scenery here feels increasingly unreal, as if it's truly starting to become illusory, and the colors are fading.

"Ok?"

Qin Sang suddenly raised her hands and discovered that her fingers, along with those of Wuji Academy, were gradually being erased and were becoming ethereal.

What if I become completely ethereal...?

Qin Sang was startled. He couldn't see through the secrets here. His intuition told him that this place was related to Wuji Academy in some way, but it was not the real Wuji Academy.

The missing female cultivator may be hiding somewhere, watching him with cold eyes, waiting for him to willingly step into her trap.

The wisest choice right now was to leave, and that's exactly what Qin Sang did – she decisively left.

When Qin Sang emerged from the void, she discovered that it had shrunk to less than half its original size; any later and she would have been trapped inside.

There was no sign of the female cultivator outside, and the Jade Pavilion had vanished without a trace, leaving only an empty secret realm. Qin Sang released her divine sense to investigate the secret realm, when she suddenly looked up at the silver plate above her head. She saw the silver plate tremble and fall from the sky.

'Whoosh! '

'Snapped! '

It fell into Qin Sang's hands and turned into a palm-sized silver disc.

Qin Sang was somewhat surprised. He had misread it again. It turned out that the silver disc was not a manifestation of the restrictive power in the secret realm, but rather the foundation of the secret realm!

The silver plate fell, and the secret realm instantly collapsed. In just a few breaths, Qin Sang returned to Qingyun Mountain, and the previously sealed cliff and the Immortal Platform also returned. The Immortal Platform merged with Qingyun Mountain, appearing as just a flat, round platform with nothing particularly special about it.

"What kind of treasure is this?"

Qin Sang picked up the silver plate and examined it.

Recalling what had just happened, it seemed the silver disc had opened the passage to the 'Boundless Academy in the Painting' for the female cultivator, and its excessive power consumption caused it to fall. This suggested the silver disc might be some kind of key item, but considering the female cultivator had abandoned it, Qin Sang wasn't sure.

Could it be that the female cultivator was unable to take it with her when she fled, and had no choice but to painfully discard it?

Having deciphered the secrets of the silver plate, will I also be able to freely enter and exit the 'Painting of Limitless Realm'?

Qin Sang gently stroked the surface of the silver plate with her other hand, feeling the warm texture on her fingertips. She then separated a wisp of her divine consciousness and let it enter the silver plate without encountering any resistance, freely moving in and out of the plate.

Thinking to himself that this was strange, Qin Sang picked up the silver plate and examined it carefully.

If the silver plate was an array artifact with no restrictions inside, does that mean that the restrictions were all destroyed when the secret realm collapsed?

Holding the silver plate, Qin Sang pondered as she recalled her earlier encounter.

Although they were unable to capture the female cultivator, they did obtain some clues, the key of which lay in the secret vault of the Tomb Man.

What treasure could it be that I've overlooked?

The fact that the female cultivator knows about the Nourishing Nature Platform and can enter the 'Boundless Academy in the Painting' indicates that she knows some forbidden areas and the secrets of the ancient Boundless Academy. So, is the treasure she is looking for related to the Boundless Academy?

Following this line of thought, Qin Sang focused her mind on the Thousand-Pound Ring and retrieved the items she had obtained from the treasure vault. All the treasures of unknown origin were collected by Qin Sang, along with numerous ancient texts.

At this moment, Qin Sang suddenly wondered if the female cultivator was looking for some kind of clue instead of a treasure. Among the clues, the only one that was clearly related to Wuji Academy was Ling Xiao's notes, but Qin Sang had already memorized them thoroughly.

Unless what the female cultivator is looking for has nothing to do with Wuji Academy, then it's truly like looking for a needle in a haystack, impossible to deduce.

Just as Qin Sang was searching through the treasure vault, she suddenly sensed something amiss and looked up towards the outside of the mountain.

Two powerful auras are rapidly approaching, and their cultivation levels are not weak!

The other party came straight here, probably because he had just been fighting with the female cultivator and had leaked his energy, thus alerting the other party.

"There are countless experts in this forbidden area!"

Qin Sang sighed inwardly. The jade figure was still below and hadn't moved, so the newcomer shouldn't be Zhu Qian or the Three Kings.

Two of the Five Great Nations have already appeared, and now a third force has emerged. Could it also be one of the Five Great Nations?

The newcomer's identity was unknown, and Qin Sang was unwilling to meet him. She glanced around, but the traces she had left behind were difficult to completely erase. However, they had been disrupted when the secret realm collapsed. Qin Sang erased some of her aura and then disappeared into the shadows.

'Swish! Swish!'

Two figures descended from the sky, one tall and one short. The tall, thin one was over two zhang tall, like a stick. The short, stout one had a round belly, and his head was only a size smaller than his belly, like two fleshy balls stacked together.

In short, neither of them seems like a normal person.

They seemed to be draped in a black veil, only their outlines could be seen, their faces were not clear, but upon closer inspection, their bodies seemed to float like light gauze.

"Someone has been here!"

The tall, thin man asked in a deep voice, turning to look at his companion, "Is it one person or two?"

The short, stout man patted his belly, which split open, releasing a pungent, bloody stench. Suddenly, two small hands reached out from inside, grabbing his belly, and then a blood-soaked infant jumped out.

The blood infant looked normal, even somewhat cute, but its blood-covered body made it appear exceptionally evil. Its navel was connected to an umbilical cord, the other end of which was inside the short, stout man's body.

'Whoosh! '

The blood infant leaped up and flew around the battlefield where Qin Sang and the female cultivator were fighting several times, its little nose twitching repeatedly, before finally jumping into the belly of the short, fat man.

With his belly closed, the short, stout man spoke: "Two!"

"Two of them? It seems the fluctuations we sensed earlier were from those two fighting... Why are they fighting here?"

The tall, thin man asked doubtfully, "Can you tell where they come from?"

The short, stout man rhythmically patted his belly, seemingly communicating with the blood infant, saying, "A strong fox stench, I'd recognize it even if it were ashes, it must be that group of vixens from the Heavenly Fox Alliance! The other one is quite unfamiliar..." (End of Chapter)