Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2486 Tian Geng’s Five Sons

Recognizing that he was a confidant of the Eastern Dragon King, Qin Sang pondered for a moment and then quietly approached the Fire Dragon Chariot.

The sword is drawn silently!

Two fiery dragon chariots preceded the Fiery Dragon Chariot. The dragons were made entirely of flames, with prominent horns and a majestic presence. They rode on fire, leaving a trail of flames in the air as they pulled the chariot.

On the imperial carriage stood an old man and a young man, both dressed in fiery red robes with patterns of red scales, which complemented the two fire dragons in front of them.

The old man stood with his hands behind his back, gazing indifferently ahead. The young man was half a step behind, his hands hanging at his sides. When his eyes met the old man's, he would lower his head slightly, clearly indicating that he was of a lower status than the old man.

In fact, there was a difference in their cultivation levels; the old man was a mid-stage Void Refinement expert, while the young man was only an early-stage Void Refinement expert.

At this moment, they could already see the azure and crimson ghost mist rampaging through the great formation.

"It's them?"

The old man muttered to himself, a look of surprise on his face, before his expression suddenly changed.

The young man belatedly realized that the scene before him had undergone a dramatic change. The great formation, the azure clouds, and the azure-red ghost mist had all vanished without a trace, replaced by a vast and boundless starry sky.

The starlight was dim, and the night sky was deathly silent, a stark contrast to the previous liveliness.

The one who made the move was undoubtedly Qin Sang, and the two unknowingly fell into the Four Symbols and Nine Luminaries Sword Formation.

"Be careful!" The old man reacted quickly, immediately activating his supernatural powers to warn others, but found it was to no avail; his connection with the outside world had been severed by some force!

In an instant, stars fell like rain.

Countless spiritual swords transformed into shooting stars, piercing through the sky.

The precious chariot automatically protected its master. The two fire dragons returned to their original state, transforming into two balls of spiritual flames that returned to the chariot. The chariot was instantly engulfed by the spiritual flames, but the two people on the chariot were unharmed. The spiritual flames formed a thick canopy of crimson fire above the chariot.

Unfortunately, even the Crimson Fire Canopy was powerless to withstand such a fierce attack. The canopy was easily pierced by the rain of swords, becoming riddled with holes.

Suddenly, the chariot was surrounded by four enormous shadows, which turned out to be four sacred beasts. These legendary beasts were all ferocious and menacing, eyeing the chariot menacingly.

'boom! ’

The four sacred beasts simultaneously extended their sharp claws, and the precious chariot, like a lamb falling into the clutches of a ferocious beast, could not bear the weight and tore into pieces on the spot, revealing the two people's shock and anger.

The young man was filled with panic. The ring on his right hand was flashing with firelight, and in the firelight, a miniature firebird spread its wings and took flight. It turned out that the ring had transformed into something else.

In an instant, the firebird grew countless times larger. The young man's figure flashed and he entered the firebird's body. Then the firebird flapped its wings forcefully, about to escape, but was shrouded in a shadow. A huge tiger's mouth came over and bit half of the firebird's body, pulling it hard!

Sizzle!

The firebird let out a mournful cry, broke in two, and blood splattered from its remains—the blood of the young man.

The young man's body was severed at the waist, but he was not yet dead.

Just then, the Xuanwu Star Fiend swam up from below. Its body was graceful and intelligent, leaving a beautiful trail. By the time the Xuanwu Star Fiend passed, the remains of the youth and the firebird had disappeared without a trace.

The young man's fate is unknown; from beginning to end, he only had time to use one treasure.

On the other side, the old man did not choose to flee. He slightly bent his body and let out a fierce roar, which was comparable to the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger. Then, it even merged into the roar of a real tiger. A crimson light shot into the sky behind the old man, and the phantom of a fiery divine tiger appeared, with a pair of tiger eyes looking down on the world.

Unfortunately, before the Fiery Tiger could display its power, dark clouds suddenly descended, and it suffered a heavy blow. Its roar turned into a miserable howl, and its tiger image dissipated instantly. Then, a golden light swept over, and the old man's whole body stiffened, his ferocious expression frozen on his face. Then, a hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the old man's neck.

If Qin Sang succeeds in a sneak attack, even a late-stage Void Refinement expert might not be able to withstand a full combo, let alone them.

With lightning speed, Qin Sang dispatched the two men and fled without hesitation.

The attack on these two will surely alert the three princes of Zhu Qian, which is exactly what Qin Sang wants.

He summoned the Blood Soul Impermanence to test the Three Kings of Zhu Qian. He did not want the Blood Soul Impermanence to die easily here; on the contrary, the longer they lived, the more trouble they would cause the Three Kings of Zhu Qian.

Ideally, all of Zhu Qian and the other three kings' attention should be drawn to them, so that Qin Sang will have an opportunity to take advantage.

Losing two trusted confidants will create a flaw in the formation, and it will also serve as a warning to Zhu Qian and the Three Kings that there are still enemies lurking in the shadows!

On a distant Qingyun Mountain, Qin Sang descended from the sky, released his hand, and the old man collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

"who are you?"

When the old man regained consciousness, he found himself completely powerless, and all his cultivation had been sealed.

"What do the Eastern Dragon King and his men intend to do in the forbidden area?" Qin Sang stared directly into the old man's eyes and demanded an answer in a stern voice.

The old man's expression changed slightly. "You want me to betray the prince?"

"I have very little patience," Qin Sang narrowed his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that such a master was difficult to search through the soul, he would never have been so polite.

"I said! I said!"

The young man, now only half-body, lay sprawled on the ground, terrified, screaming incessantly, "His status in the Eastern Suburbs Prince's Mansion is higher than mine, but the prince is extremely suspicious. I know everything he knows, and he certainly won't tell him any secrets the prince doesn't want others to know..."

"you dare……"

The old man glared fiercely at them, then suddenly froze, his facial features contorted violently, and a strange 'hoarse' sound came from his throat.

He trembled violently, as if he were suffering extreme pain. Suddenly, his eyes rolled back, and with a bang, his body exploded into a bloody mist, leaving no trace of his body.

Firstly, the situation was urgent, and secondly, it was clear from the old man's expression that he was extremely loyal to the Eastern Flood Dragon King and difficult to subdue. Therefore, Qin Sang simply used the Soul Searching Technique.

As expected, the old man was of a fierce temperament and preferred death. Qin Sang only obtained some fragments of memories, but fortunately, some key memories were mixed in with the fragments.

"Speak!" Qin Sang looked at the young man, his eyes showing no emotion despite having just killed someone.

The young man swallowed hard. Among the many powerful figures in the demon kingdoms, he had never seen such a ruthless individual. Learning from the old man's experience, he now only sought to survive, answering every question with utmost care, fearing that a slow reply would lead to his demise.

After their exchange, Qin Sang questioned, "None of you know why the three kings have set up their formation here?"

Seeing Qin Sang's furrowed brows, the young man was terrified and said repeatedly, "I would never dare to utter a single lie. The three princes are extremely strict in managing their subordinates and will not reveal anything to their confidants. We only need to follow orders, and each of us only knows our own part of the formation. Anyone who dares to collude in private will be killed!"

Fearing to anger this ruthless star, the young man dared not stop talking: "I guess the three princes gathered so many people because it is not easy to set up an array in the forbidden area, and a sufficient number of experts are needed to guard it... We only learned how to set up an array after entering the forbidden area, and those people must have just learned that they need to set up an array, and they know nothing about it."

Qin Sang fell into deep thought. The fact that Zhu Qian and the three kings had mobilized so many troops proved that they had grand ambitions, and it was clear that luring the enemy into a trap was not their ultimate goal.

Looking back at the battlefield, the great formation had transformed into a towering sea of ​​fire, as if even the azure clouds were ablaze. The formation set up by the three kings of Zhu Qian and so many experts must have been extraordinary. Within the formation, chaos reigned, with only a faint trail of azure-red ghostly mist visible.

The ghostly mist, scorched by the flames, was struggling to move towards the direction Qin Sang had left in, and Blood Soul Impermanence had clearly noticed the flaw in the great formation.

Just then, Qin Sang felt a sudden pang of fear, followed by the exclamation of Blood Soul Impermanence, "Eastern Flood Dragon King, you've gone mad!"

Qin Sang's gaze sharpened, and she activated her spiritual eyes to the fullest extent, staring intently at the sea of ​​fire. She vaguely saw that the flames deep within the sea of ​​fire seemed to be attracted by something, frantically gathering in a certain direction.

‘Boom! ’

A sea of ​​fire suddenly erupted, flames soaring into the sky, and the location of the great formation trembled.

This caused a tremendous earthquake, and Qingyun Mountain beneath Qin Sang's feet almost collapsed. As the flames subsided, a divine pillar suddenly appeared deep within the sea of ​​fire!

The divine pillar was crimson red, standing tall and firm, its surface covered with divine fire—a flame Qin Sang had never encountered before.

Through the divine fire, one could not discern the material of the divine pillar; only blurry patterns could be seen, seemingly engraved with dense dragon scales. The dragon scales overlapped layer upon layer, and there were only dragon scales, without the outline of a dragon or jiao (a type of mythical creature), as if the divine pillar itself were a dragon.

"what is this?"

Qin Sang turned to look at the young man.

The young man stared blankly at the sky, somewhat incredulous, "This... might be the legendary Crimson Scale Divine Pillar!"

"The Crimson Scale Divine Pillar?"

Qin Sang looked at the battlefield again. When he saw the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar, he inexplicably thought of the token that the female cultivator had used.

"Legend has it that after the founding of the Zhu Qian Dynasty, nine Crimson Scale Divine Pillars were cast, which are national protective artifacts. They have always been held by the King and eight princes respectively, but almost no one has actually seen the Crimson Scale Divine Pillars, and very few people know about them. I only heard about them when I was chatting with other fellow Daoists after joining the Dongjiao King's Mansion..."

The young man's explanation only fueled Qin Sang's suspicions; the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar was indeed a token-like entity. Even though she was outside the formation, Qin Sang vaguely sensed that the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar was peculiar, far from an ordinary spiritual treasure, and was channeling power that didn't belong here.

"Isn't the Zhu Qian Dynasty the only one with a national treasure?" Qin Sang pressed.

The young man nodded hastily, “The other five great kingdoms also have national protective artifacts, which are as famous as the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar. I have heard that the Heavenly Fox Kingdom has the Heavenly Fox Token, the Punishment Ghost Continent has the Yellow Springs Platform, and the Cangwu Kingdom has the Cangwu Wood. Only the Great Geng Kingdom is unknown. It is said that it is because of the existence of these national protective artifacts that the five great kingdoms can maintain their status and dare not easily start a war... However, these are all hearsay and may not be true.”

Before he could finish speaking, another tremor shook the battlefield, even more violently than before. Qin Sang looked toward the source of the tremor and discovered it was coming from the crimson-green ghost mist conjured by the Blood Soul Impermanence.

A dense yellow light pierced through the flames and shot straight into the sky.

The yellow light is somber and murky, giving people a sense of gloom and decay when viewed with the naked eye. It is capable of devouring life, making people subconsciously want to avoid it, as if it were the most yin thing in the world.

As soon as the yellow light appeared, the surrounding flames were immediately repelled, and the blue-red ghost mist disappeared, leaving behind two stone platforms.

The platform is octagonal, has only one layer, is thin and wide, and has a concave center, resembling an inkstone.

At the center of the circular platform, there is a pool full of turbid yellow water, and the yellow light is the luster emitted by the turbid yellow water.

The yellowish-turbid water is even more terrifying than the yellow light. Any living being in the world who looks at it will feel as if their soul is being sucked away. The round platform seems to connect to the Netherworld, and this is the legendary Yellow Springs water!

"This...this must be the Yellow Springs Terrace!"

The young man pointed shakily at the battlefield, his face filled with shock.

The origins of Blood Soul Impermanence are now clear: he is a powerful figure from the Punishment and Ghost Continent.

The two circular platforms were tightly connected, and the yellow light they emitted formed a pillar of light, which confronted the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar head-on.

Qin Sang had not expected that in such a short time, he would witness three of the Five Kingdoms' protective artifacts: the Heavenly Fox Token, the Crimson Scale Divine Pillar, and the Yellow Springs Platform.

According to the young man, it is probably true that the guardian artifacts of the Five Kingdoms are little known; otherwise, Qin Sang would have heard of them after being in the half-demon territory for so long.

In a short period of time, the protective artifacts of the five great kingdoms have appeared one after another. Does this foreshadow the coming of a chaotic era? The Zhu Qian Dynasty has a total of nine Crimson Scale Divine Pillars, but only one has appeared so far. If the Zhu Qian Dynasty were to mobilize the entire nation and bring out all nine pillars at once, and set up its own altar and offer up the Thunder Sacrifice Oath, would it be able to shatter them?

No wonder the Five Great Nations have been at peace for so many years. Top experts wield national protective artifacts and can receive protection from within the country no matter where they are. As long as they live, the country will not fall into chaos.

Unless a way is found to break the protective artifact, the task of building a nation will likely be arduous and long-term.

The most crucial question is, what exactly are the guardian artifacts of the Five Kingdoms?

The two countries' protective artifacts seem to be of equal power. There is only one Crimson Scale Divine Pillar, while there is a pair of Yellow Springs Platforms. With two against one, the difference in strength is obvious.

The spirit array can make up for the gap, but the spirit array is not yet fully formed and has revealed a flaw. It seems that Blood Soul Impermanence will definitely be able to escape, but Qin Sang knows that there are three Crimson Scale Divine Pillars here!

'boom! ’

'boom! ’

At the edge of the spirit array, two balls of divine fire ignited, and two more divine pillars appeared one after another, forming a triangular formation with the one of the Eastern Flood Dragon King, surrounding the two Yellow Springs Platforms in the middle.

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Outside the battlefield.

On an unknown Qingyun Mountain, a man wearing a golden crown and a golden robe stood atop the mountain, gazing at the battlefield.

Upon seeing the three crimson-scaled divine pillars appear simultaneously, the golden-robed man's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head, whispering, "Third Sister, it's time to wake up."

"what……"

A woman's voice echoed from Qingyun Mountain. She seemed to have just woken up and yawned widely. Then, a graceful figure appeared beside the man in the golden robe.

The woman's voice was gentle and pleasant, her expression languid, possessing a unique charm that no other woman in the world possessed. She wore a crown similar in style to the man in the golden robe and a long golden dress, yet she did not appear vulgar at all.

She looked at the man in the golden robe with a complicated expression and asked softly, "Fifth Brother, you secretly called me here just for this?"

Then he remarked with emotion, "It's been a long time since the five of us siblings have done anything together."

The man in the golden robe remained silent for a moment, then calmly said, "As long as my elder brother still recognizes me as his fifth brother, it's fine for me to call him elder brother again. The Five Sons of Tian Geng of the Great Geng Kingdom are still the same Five Sons of Tian Geng!"

The woman opened her mouth, speechless, then turned to look at the battlefield, covering her mouth in surprise, "The Crimson Scale Divine Pillar!"

The man in the brocade robe nodded and said, "It seems I guessed correctly. The Eastern Flood Dragon King and his men may have found a clue to the Qingning Palace."

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Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in advance, and have a wonderful time!

I won't be going out for the National Day holiday; I hope to use the break to take care of things around me. (End of Chapter)