Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2492 The target of public criticism

The strange light led to another unknown space, where something seemed to be calling to him.

Qin Sang stared at the strange light and sensed a familiar aura. He had only ever felt this aura in the Divine Court.

This place was left behind by the sages of the Daoist court, and they have been waiting here for the successors of the Daoist court!

Qin Sang attempted to activate the Five Thunder Envoy Seal, but was unable to control the strange light or what was within it. This suggests that he and the Five Thunder Envoy Seal must have triggered something, causing the space to manifest automatically.

Furthermore, Qin Sang judged from some traces in the surrounding area that someone had just entered Qingning Palace, but there was no one around, so the other party must have also noticed the strange light and had already gone inside.

The opportunity left to future generations by the sages of the Daoist temple has been seized by someone else!

Qin Sang could not tolerate such a thing happening, so she decisively rushed towards the strange light and instantly disappeared into it.

After Qin Sang entered the strange light, the fox maiden of the Heavenly Fox Alliance appeared outside Qingning Palace. Seeing that Qin Sang went in without hesitation, a strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes, and then she revealed a mysterious smile and followed her in.

The strange light was only a thin beam, gently vibrating within the dense blue light. The moment Qin Sang passed through the outer layer of blue light and entered the strange light, she felt as if she had passed through an invisible barrier.

It now appears that Qin Sang and the Five Thunder Envoys' seal sensed this space after the birth of Qingning Palace.

"Could it be that this space has been suppressed by Qingning Palace all along?"

Qin Sang had a guess in her mind, and suddenly felt a bright light shining in front of her, the spiritual light was so dazzling that only pure light remained in her vision.

Fortunately, this feeling was fleeting. As the light faded, Qin Sang felt her feet touch the ground.

He was secretly on guard, the Taiyin Spirit Sword was poised to strike, and Xiao Wu was ready to make his move at any moment. If anyone dared to launch a sneak attack at this time, they would experience his ruthless methods.

The anticipated attack did not occur. As the light faded and her vision returned quickly, Qin Sang felt two sharp gazes fall upon her. Her heart tightened, and she stared intently.

Seeing that the other party was a man and a woman, the man domineering and the woman gentle, and considering the space was neither too big nor too small, Qin Sang did not land next to them. Perhaps it was too sudden; they didn't have time to launch a sneak attack, after all, passing through the spiritual light was only a matter of an instant.

Both were very surprised when they saw each other's true faces.

Qin Sang had expected it to be either Xuehun Wuchang or Zhu Qian Sanwang, but to her surprise, it was two unfamiliar faces.

The siblings from Da Geng Kingdom were even more surprised than Qin Sang. They had all had some contact with the renowned experts from the Five Great Kingdoms, yet they did not recognize the person in front of them!

Their eyes met, neither knowing anything about the other, both remaining on guard and refraining from making any rash moves.

Seeing that the couple did not make a move, Qin Sang also drew his sword but did not draw it, silently observing the surrounding scenery.

Unexpectedly, at first glance, it was full of broken walls and ruins, a scene of desolation!

This was not the Daoist secret palace that Qin Sang had expected. It was clearly a ruin. The surrounding mountains were layered, but not a single intact peak could be found. Some were split in two, some were broken off halfway up the mountain, and half of the mountain crashed into the adjacent valley and was directly smashed to pieces. Some were even leveled to the ground, and the ground was as smooth as a mirror.

It's clear that a massive battle once took place here, and the area was almost completely destroyed.

The mountain once held the ruins of palaces and pavilions, now reduced to rubble. There were also remnants of protective arrays, all damaged; without these arrays, the ruins would likely not have remained.

"What is this place?"

Qin Sang's gaze fell on a mountain range, and her eyes followed the direction of the mountain range, passing over one ruined mountain after another.

Although it was damaged, the shape of the mountain could still be roughly seen. Qin Sang felt vaguely familiar with it and suddenly realized that he had seen this mountain range in its intact state outside. It was one of the immortal mountains of Wuji Academy in the painting!

I still remember the Wuji Academy in the painting, where the branches of this immortal mountain were like dragons and tigers, with waterfalls cascading down and rainbow bridges connecting the peaks, forming dozens of suspended pavilions. Each pavilion had a strange purple flame spring, and the beautiful purple flame springs bloomed like fairy lotus flowers.

However, there is no trace of beauty to be seen here.

With this clue, Qin Sang quickly found more information, confirming that this was indeed Wuji Academy!

"Could this be the real Wuji Academy?!"

Qin Sang thought of a possibility: the Wuji Academy in the painting might be a phantom of the real Wuji Academy, which was already in ruins, leaving its former celestial aura in the phantom.

Moreover, this space is much smaller than the Wuji Courtyard in the painting; the other parts may have been completely destroyed in the great battle, with only this part surviving.

What is calling me?

At this moment, Qin Sang noticed a huge cloud of mist condensed in the center of the ruins. The thick spiritual mist obscured a large area and was the most conspicuous place in the ruins. Even with his spiritual eyes activated, he could not see through the mist and could only vaguely make out the shadows of mountains within it.

right here!

At that moment, Qin Sang and the siblings from the Great Geng Kingdom both focused on the spiritual mist. Unexpectedly, a flash of light appeared in mid-air, and a graceful figure floated down.

……

At this moment, the three princes of Zhu Qian were on their way.

Having successfully ambushed Blood Soul Impermanence, the three kings of Zhu Qian were in high spirits. They joined forces and used the exquisite escape techniques passed down in the Zhu Qian Dynasty to arrive at the scene as quickly as possible.

Upon seeing the blue light emerging from the depths of the storm, and the ancient palace floating within it, the Prince of Nanyun exclaimed with delight, "Qingning Palace!"

The Eastern Dragon King and the Du Sha King were also greatly excited. However, when they saw the Qingning Palace clearly, their expressions froze, and the joy on their faces vanished without a trace.

'Swish! Swish! Swish!'

A streak of crimson light pierced the sky, and three figures landed in front of Qingning Palace.

The open and bright palace gates, along with the empty three-story ancient hall, ignited the fury in their eyes.

“Someone has been here!” the Eastern Flood Dragon King said in a deep voice, his voice filled with murderous intent.

Without a doubt, it must be the mysterious person who hadn't shown up before. They hadn't taken this person seriously at first, but unexpectedly, he had become a major threat.

"Something's wrong..."

They were not blinded by rage. Du Sha Wang looked at the dragon pillars on the first level. Even if this person's escape speed was faster than theirs, it was impossible for him to break through these nine dragon pillars in such a short time.

"Look over there, you two!"

The King of Nanyun pointed, and all three of them saw a thin, strange light, like a crack in the void.

If the siblings and Qin Sang were here, they would see that the length of the strange light had shrunk by half compared to before. It seemed that the void had the ability to repair itself, and the strange light was slowly shrinking.

There was no one around, so the person must have already gone inside. With the three of them working together, why would they be afraid of the other party?

When Zhu Qian and the other two kings stormed in, they never expected that what appeared before them was not one person, but a scene of four people facing each other!

The four forces, regardless of their reasons for joining the fray, arrived here almost simultaneously. Including Qin Sang, a total of seven late-stage Void Refinement experts had gathered here, a situation extremely rare anywhere.

Qin Sang, the fox spirit, and the siblings from the Great Geng Kingdom formed a three-way standoff. The fox spirit was closer to the siblings, subtly suggesting an alliance, and was smilingly watching Qin Sang. The three kings of Zhu Qian had just entered and, before they could even grasp the situation, witnessed this scene.

"Yue Lingshuang! Gui Geng! Jin Geng! What are you doing here!" The Eastern Flood Dragon King's expression changed slightly.

"If the three of you can be here, why can't we?"

Yue Ling Shuang was the fox spirit's Buddhist name. She narrowed her alluring eyes, asked with a grin, but didn't look at Zhu Qian and the three kings, instead staring intently at Qin Sang.

"Ha ha……"

At this moment, Jin Geng, the man in the golden robe, suddenly sneered and glanced at the crowd in the middle of the field. "The Heavenly Fox Kingdom, the Zhu Qian Dynasty... three of the five great kingdoms have actually gathered here. Is this a coalition of nations? Blood Soul Impermanence should be arriving soon, right?"

The Eastern Flood Dragon King snorted coldly, assuming that Jin Geng was threatening them with the Blood Soul Impermanence, and retorted sarcastically, "Those two idiots probably won't be able to come!"

He glanced coldly at the crowd, his mind racing. The situation was completely out of their control. Although they outnumbered the others, none of them were weak, and these four might very well join forces against them.

Since Jin Geng knew about the Blood Soul's impermanence, it must have been him and Gui Geng who had been hiding before. How did Yue Ling Shuang come to be here? Had they already secretly formed an alliance?

“King Dongjiao, you don’t need to look at me. I already knew about that immortal abode you discovered. Only you uncouth people would only know how to use brute force…”

When Yue Linshuang parted her red lips slightly, she was surprisingly frank.

Her tone was full of dissatisfaction with the three kings, Zhu Qian, because they had ruined her plans, but her gaze never left Qin Sang. "I am very curious, where did this fellow Daoist come from?"

In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Qin Sang.

All those present were renowned experts from the Five Great Kingdoms, except for Qin Sang. Now that Yue Lingshuang had directly pointed it out, Qin Sang couldn't avoid it even if she wanted to.

Qin Sang frowned. He tried his best to avoid trouble, but things didn't go as planned. He was facing three of the five great nations, six top experts in total! The only thing to be thankful for was that their national protective artifacts were suppressed here.

He silently observed the six people. Although they were all cultivators of the same level, there were differences in their strength.

The one with the most powerful aura should be the Eastern Flood Dragon King. It is said that his strength ranks second among the eight kings and is the strongest among the three kings of Zhu Qian.

Jin Geng's aura was the most fierce, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, its edge fully revealed.

Gui Geng is slightly inferior to Jin Geng, but softness can overcome hardness, so his strength is not necessarily weak.

The auras of King Nan Yun and King Du Sha were almost identical, suggesting that their cultivation levels were comparable.

Yue Linshuang was elusive and unpredictable, but Qin Sang had fought her before and knew her strength.

Fortunately, none of the six could exert as much pressure on Qin Sang as Ao Chen. But these were just appearances; true strength is hard to discern from outward appearances.

Furthermore, Qin Sang made another discovery: Yue Lingshuang, Zhu Qian, and the other two kings seemed somewhat different from before. This feeling was inexplicable; they weren't injured, and the fact that this change was occurring in all four of them simultaneously was definitely not a coincidence.

What they have in common is that they both wield the protective artifacts of their respective immortal kingdoms. Could it be that the suppression of these artifacts also affects them? As for Jin Geng and Gui Geng, if they had met before, they might have been able to notice the differences.

The Mahayana path also has its drawbacks. Even a powerful Daoist court, before the emergence of the Divine Court, could only be confined to a small world. The ability to connect with the Divine Court and summon the talisman gods has a significant impact on the strength of Daoist cultivators.

These thoughts flashed through Qin Sang's mind in an instant, but she remained calm and composed, asking Yue Ling Shuang, "Fellow Daoist, what are you trying to hide by drawing everyone's attention to me so quickly? I remember that when I fought with you before, you could move freely between the forbidden area and the immortal mansion. Since you have been planning this for so many years, the treasures of Qingning Palace must have been taken by you, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at Yue Ling Shuang.

Unexpectedly, Yue Lingshuang didn't respond at all, and suddenly pointed at Qin Sang, saying decisively, "You're feeling guilty!"

Since entering the true Wuji Academy, their bodies have not only stopped becoming ethereal, but their limbs, which had disappeared, are also slowly returning. The crisis of being swallowed by the Immortal Mansion has been resolved; otherwise, they probably wouldn't have been in the mood to continue the confrontation.

Before Qin Sang could refute, Yue Lingshuang said to the three kings Zhu Qian, "You opened the false immortal abode outside yourselves. You should know very well that the formation you set up can only open that false immortal abode. The emergence of this true immortal abode has nothing to do with you!"

The three kings, Zhu Qian and Wang, exchanged glances, all showing thoughtful expressions as they recalled their previous feelings.

As she spoke, Yue Lingshuang swept her gaze across the crowd, “Do you all know the origin of this immortal abode? This is the ancient Daoist holy land, Wuji Academy! The immortal abode has been hidden in the forbidden area for countless years. When the various kingdoms were fighting for Qingning Palace, they turned the forbidden area upside down, but they still couldn’t find this true immortal abode. Why did it suddenly appear? In this world, only the successors of the Daoist sect should be able to open the immortal abode!”

At this moment, Yue Ling Shuang was completely devoid of her seductive charm, her sharp gaze fixed on Qin Sang's eyes.

"Wuji Academy!"

Upon hearing this, the three kings of Zhu Qian and the siblings of Da Geng Kingdom all showed expressions of surprise.

As experts from the Five Great Kingdoms, they all had some understanding of the ancient Dao Court. Even today, in the Spirit Realm, there are probably not many forces that can rival the Dao Court in its heyday; this place is actually a sacred site of the Dao Court!

"Is the fairy revealing her own background?" Qin Sang remained calm and retorted, "The fairy knows so much about the origins of the immortal abode, and now she's crying 'stop thief!' trying to frame me. Surely you won't let her succeed?"

Qin Sang insisted that the treasures of Qingning Palace were taken by Yue Lingshuang.

Yue Ling Shuang snorted, "We all know our origins perfectly well, but you alone have an unknown background. May I ask where you cultivate?"

These words awakened the others. They were all renowned experts from the Five Kingdoms, and from birth to fame, they had left behind many deeds, with very clear growth paths. Only Qin Sang was an exception, and naturally, she was the most suspicious.

At the same time, everyone glanced, intentionally or unintentionally, at the cloud of mist in the center of the immortal abode.

Anyone with eyes could see that the secret of the Immortal Abode was hidden there, but with so many top experts gathered around, the situation was too complicated. For a moment, no one dared to make a rash move, for fear of inviting an attack.

Qin Sang was a stranger and all alone. Regardless of whether Yue Ling Shuang had wronged him, everyone was willing to join forces to eliminate a competitor first.

It seemed that Qin Sang was about to become the target of public criticism.

Just then, the ball of spiritual light above everyone's heads suddenly dissipated. (End of Chapter)