Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2614 Cracks in the Mulch Film

Upon hearing this, Ye Loucheng's expression suddenly turned ashen.

A crack in the ground membrane was discovered here, which could potentially become a passage for the demon army to invade the spirit world in the future.

Every additional crack in the plastic film means the spirit realm has to build another line of defense, and this place is too close to Xunzhou. Over the years, new cracks in the plastic film have indeed been discovered, but most are located in remote areas or connected to previous cracks.

The northern region of Xunzhou is vulnerable. Once the demon army gathers on the opposite side, they can easily advance and invade when the demonic calamity arrives, with unimaginable consequences. The Duanhong Island sect is also located in Xunzhou. When the demonic calamity comes, no sect or force can remain unscathed.

Once the news gets out, the entire Xunzhou will be filled with unease.

Their intentions at this meeting at Huangting are despicable!

Huang Tingdao first used the enormous profits from the rare mine to lure the greedy forces of Xunzhou onto this warship. Once they had invested a great deal of effort here, he would then take the opportunity to expose the cracks in the earth's membrane, making it impossible for them to disembark and leaving them with no recourse to blame Huang Tingdao.

"Suspected?" Ye Loucheng questioned.

"That crack in the earth's membrane leads somewhere in the demon realm, and we don't know what's on the other side..."

As he spoke, Luo Xianweng turned his gaze to Qin Sang, "It's not even clear whether this crack in the earth membrane was formed before or after the Dao Court."

In fact, the situation below is not as simple as Luo Xianweng described. This crack in the plastic film is very active, and it has been escalating recently.

When Huang Tingdao took over the strange mine, he failed to discover this crack in the ground membrane. He initially suspected it might be obscured by the chaotic energy within the mine, but after careful exploration, he felt that was unlikely. The crack in the ground membrane may have been dormant until recently, when it suddenly became active for some unknown reason.

Perhaps the Daoist court has appeared in the world and the Xunfeng Sea has been affected, or perhaps the boundary wall is collapsing at an accelerated pace. In any case, whatever the reason, if one is unfortunate enough to be caught up with the Huangting Dao, one cannot escape responsibility.

People tend to blame someone or something after something bad happens. Huang Tingdao happened to be mining a rare mineral here, so he was naturally the first to be blamed and would definitely face all kinds of criticism.

Public opinion is a fearsome thing, and the power of many voices can melt metal. Even if Huang Tingdao is very strong, he does not want to end up in this situation. Fortunately, the Demon Realm is still preparing for war, and the Demon Calamity will not come immediately. There is still time, so the Huang Ting Conference came about.

It was after discovering Qin Sang that things took a turn for the better, and Huang Tingdao decided to change his strategy.

This area was once under the jurisdiction of the Daoist court. If the cracks in the plastic film appeared before the Daoist court, then the Daoist court must have known about its existence.

Given the strength of the Dao Court back then, sealing this crack in the earth membrane would not have been difficult, and they would certainly have sent people to investigate. Perhaps records of this part are still hidden in the vast collection of Dao Court's books.

If we could get the Dao Court to intervene, the situation might not be so bad.

Even if the Dao Court didn't record this crack in the earth membrane, bringing the Dao Court into the picture would give us a powerful ally in resisting the demonic calamity. The Dao Court and Huangting Dao are both Daoist sects, making them more trustworthy than other forces.

Qin Sang saw the expectation hidden in Luo Xianweng's eyes and finally understood the meaning behind Luo Xianweng's previous words.

The Daoist Court wants to rebuild from the ruins, but first it needs to pacify the Xunfeng Sea. However, even in Qianzhou, which is the most 'welcoming' of the Daoist Court, there are many obstacles. But if the Daoist Court can bring them benefits or resolve their crisis, the situation will be completely different. This is an excellent opportunity.

However, Qin Sang was just a 'fake' Heavenly Lord, unaware of the Daoist Court's strategy or Zhang Tianshi's thoughts, and therefore could not give Luo Xianweng an accurate answer.

Qin Sang did not respond to the immortal's gaze. After a moment of contemplation, she asked, "Immortal, did you approach the rift?"

Seeing Qin Sang's ambiguous attitude, Luo Xianweng was not disappointed and spoke frankly: "This crack in the ground membrane is closely connected to the main vein of the strange mine. Moreover, the place where the crack in the ground membrane appears is often the place where the conflict between the laws of the two realms is most intense. A small change can affect the whole body. If you are not careful, it will cause huge changes that are difficult to deal with. In addition, the old beggar also discovered some strange energy there and has not dared to make any rash moves."

Ye Loucheng said, "Why don't you invite me, Immortal Elder?"

Luo Xianweng sighed, "It's not that the old beggar doesn't want to, but he really doesn't know what the Venerable One is doing, and has severed the connection with the old beggar. As for the sages in the sect, they are preparing for the demonic calamity just like Duanhong Island, and for the time being, no one can be found who can enter to investigate."

Duanhong Island and Huangting Road have been neighbors for many years, and Ye Loucheng knows that what he said is true.

Ye Loucheng glanced at Qin Sang and said, "Seeing is believing. Immortal, would you mind taking us there to have a look?"

Ye Loucheng understood Huang Tingdao's intentions in inviting Dao Ting Tianjun and was happy to cooperate.

Unless absolutely necessary, Duanhong Island does not want another powerful force like Daoting around it, and Huangtingdao is believed to feel the same way. However, in the worst-case scenario, it can only choose the lesser of two evils.

Besides, it was just a matter of asking Qin Sang to take a look; they hadn't yet decided to invite the Dao Court over.

Luo Xianweng repeatedly said, "Please come in, you two!"

Having said that, Luo Xianweng followed the mine vein, his light tracing a winding curve across the windy sea.

Qin Sang couldn't show her fear, so she and Ye Loucheng leaped up and followed.

During the journey, Qin Sang sensed the 'strange mineral energy' that Luo Xianweng had mentioned. It was indeed extremely chaotic, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to sort out. If one was not careful, destroying the strange object would be secondary; the biggest fear was that it would cause the mineral vein to collapse, destroying a large area of ​​the mining area. No wonder the mining was so difficult.

At this moment, Qin Sang remembered something and transmitted his voice, "The Linfeng clan often resides in this place. Has the Immortal Elder ever asked them about it?"

The Linfeng Clan were the true landowners, but in the cultivation world, strength reigns supreme. Huangtingdao seized the rare mine, and they could only swallow their anger and dare not speak out.

Perhaps the Rinfeng clan knows something.

“The Daoist friends of the Linfeng Clan are very wary. The old beggar is worried about offending them and making things worse, so he is trying to negotiate with them,” said Luo Xianweng, as his escape light suddenly turned and entered another mine. “Back then, we drew a line with them to barely resolve the conflict, but unfortunately, the Daoist friends of the Linfeng Clan have deep prejudices against us and have hardly visited each other for many years.”

Ye Loucheng said coldly, "In the face of demonic calamity, there is no distinction between demons and monsters. If the Linfeng Clan cannot even see this, they should move elsewhere."

“What Peak Master Ye says is true.” Luo Xianweng nodded.

Huang Tingdao had been hesitant before, worried that making too much noise would expose him prematurely. Now it was time to explain the serious consequences to the Linfeng Clan.

As they spoke, they switched to several different mines.

These veins have all been explored and sorted by Huang Tingdao, making them easy to identify. Continuing forward, one enters a giant eye of the storm, where the surrounding energy becomes increasingly chaotic, and the veins become deep and difficult to discern, with no clear boundaries.

Because the power in the eye of the storm was already chaotic, and because of the seal left by Huang Tingdao and the Linfeng clan, no one had discovered this strange mine before.

However, as they approached the main vein of the strange mine, the chaos intensified. The Xun wind was distorted by the chaotic energy, turning into almost black storms. The extremely chaotic power seemed to even distort space itself.

Indeed, according to Luo Xianweng's explanation, the main vein of this strange mine is not directly visible, but is hidden 'below' the wind and sea, running through several giant wind eyes in the vicinity, existing in an incredible way.

As they drew closer to the main branch, Qin Sang had to activate her sword intent to protect herself, a move that drew Ye Loucheng's attention.

At that moment, a glimmer of light appeared in the black storm ahead.

The light was dim, but it was exceptionally striking here. Qin Sang and Ye Loucheng looked over, and their expressions were both touched.

Luo Xianweng let out a soft exclamation, “You two fellow Daoists are quite lucky to have encountered this. It is an unknown Xuanzhen. We collected a portion of it before and discovered that it can be refined into swords to purify sword intent.”

"It bears some resemblance to the extraterrestrial object, the Fallen Crystal..."

Before Ye Loucheng could finish speaking, a sword light suddenly pierced the darkness and returned in an instant. Inside the sword light was something that looked like a piece of crystal jade, but was as soft as stalactite and could flow.

The sword light split the object in two, with one half flying towards Qin Sang; everyone who saw it could have a piece.

Qin Sang thanked him, glanced at the sword light, and thought to himself that this person had at least the late stage of the Integration Realm, yet was only the master of one peak. Duanhong Island had a very deep foundation. On second thought, Duanhong Island was one of the three great powers of Xunzhou, and its strength was among the top in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was normal for it to have such a foundation.

Ye Loucheng's actions seemed effortless, but in reality, they were far from simple. If it were Qin Sang, she would not only have to put in a lot of effort, but she might also have damaged the spiritual object.

However, neither Luo Xianweng nor Ye Loucheng showed any discrimination against Qin Sang because of his cultivation level. Just the fact that he could summon Lei Zu made him worthy of being called the number one person below the Mahayana stage in the Spirit Realm, and he could no longer be classified as a Integration Stage cultivator.

Having acquired the wondrous object, Qin Sang used magic to examine it and immediately felt a cool sensation, as if it were touching her skin. At the same time, the Taiyin Spirit Sword within her body hummed and vibrated, conveying a sense of longing.

"No wonder it's a rare mine!" Qin Sang couldn't help but exclaim.

Luo Xianweng smiled and said, "Our sect has also accumulated some of these rare items, but unfortunately, our sect has no sword cultivators, so they have been gathering dust in the storeroom. We will have someone send them over tomorrow to give to you two fellow Daoists."

Qin Sang and Ye Loucheng exchanged a glance; there was really no reason to refuse such a gift.

From a single spot, one can see the whole leopard; this shows just how valuable this extraordinary mine is. Qin Sang could already imagine the uproar that the Huangting Meeting a few days later would cause in Xunzhou.

After entering the main branch, they continued forward for a while when Luo Xianweng suddenly stopped and transmitted his voice, "The great formation that Junior Brother set up is just ahead..."

Before the words were finished, Qin Sang and Peak Master Ye simultaneously felt a suction force. Without struggling, they allowed the suction to pull them in, and they arrived at a strange place.

The circular stone platform beneath their feet was surrounded by concentric rings of higher platforms, each topped with a statue of a deity. The statues were scattered about, and a rough count revealed no fewer than a hundred of them.

Some of these statues are as majestic and awe-inspiring as those in temples, while many others are bizarre in appearance, resembling demons and ghosts rather than gods.

Upon seeing these statues, Qin Sang immediately realized that they must be related to Huang Tingdao's Body and Spirit Techniques.

Ye Loucheng, however, was not surprised. He glanced around and stared at the stone platform beneath his feet.

"Please, fellow Daoists, restrain your energy," said Luo Xianweng, raising his hand and stroking the void.

'Shuh! '

In an instant, the hundred statues suddenly opened their eyes, as if they had come to life, exuding boundless majesty. Those with slightly weaker cultivation, being stared at by these statues, would feel as if they were being judged by the gods, and if their minds showed even the slightest weakness, they would immediately lose all courage and fear.

Qin Sang also felt a little uncomfortable, as if every part of her body was being stared at by a god.

It is said that the spirits cultivated through the *Huangting Neijing Jing* reside in the cultivator's body, with spirits dwelling in the five senses, seven orifices, five internal organs, six viscera, and even the joints, flesh, bones, and skin of the limbs. When Huangting Dao cultivators fight, they can use the power of these spirits to control the growth and decay of corresponding parts of their enemies, and even seize them for their own use—truly wondrous.

These statues seemed to be staring at Qin Sang's body. Qin Sang secretly activated the Taiyin Spirit Sword, enveloping himself in sword intent, and only then was he able to sever this spying.

Ye Loucheng, standing to the side, had already sheathed his sword and placed it deep within his heart.

The next moment, Luo Xianweng pointed to the sky, and all the hundred statues of gods turned around and looked over.

At the same time, Qin Sang and Ye Loucheng experienced a strange feeling, as if they had grown a third eye, and everything that this eye saw was reflected in their hearts.

Together with the hundred statues of gods, they gazed into the distance, their eyes piercing through layers of barriers, only to be met with sudden darkness.

In the darkness, there is an existence that cannot be ignored.

Qin Sang suddenly realized: the plastic film was cracked!

At the same time, Qin Sang also sensed a familiar aura, very similar to true demonic energy, but like the Xun wind here, it was distorted by some force. This matched Luo Xianweng's description; the area was extremely active, like a volcano accumulating magma.

As Luo Xianweng had explained very clearly before, Qin Sang and Peak Master Ye both began searching for the peculiar energy he had mentioned.

Qin Sang quickly identified the energy source, but couldn't determine whether it was innate or acquired.

Within the grand formation, Qin Sang suddenly sat cross-legged, the aura of the talisman within her body manifesting. This action startled Immortal Luo, and Ye Loucheng also withdrew from his meditation, gazing intently at Qin Sang.

Within the altar, the Divine Firmament Thunder Seal rotated, its lightning flowing, and Qin Sang's aura fluctuated accordingly. He did not summon any talisman gods, but relied solely on the Divine Firmament Thunder Seal to sense that aura.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Sang slowly woke up.

Luo Xianweng asked impatiently, "Has the Heavenly Lord made any discoveries?"

Qin Sang remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "This humble Taoist needs to stay here for a while."

"it is good!"

Luo Xianweng agreed without hesitation. Judging from Qin Sang's expression, that aura was likely related to the Dao Court, and perhaps it was the seal that the Dao Court had placed here.

Ye Loucheng said from the side, "I am willing to stay and protect the Heavenly Lord. I wonder if this will cause any trouble?"

"It's alright, but Peak Master Ye should excuse himself for a while," Qin Sang said.

Just now, he did sense that the aura resonated with the Divine Firmament Thunder Seal, which was definitely related to the Dao Court. However, whether the Dao Court should intervene in this matter was not up to him; he needed to contact the Divine Court and report to Zhang Tianshi for a decision.

Seeing this, Luo Xianweng was in high spirits: "The Yellow Court Assembly is imminent, and this old beggar must go out to keep watch, so I won't disturb you two any longer." (End of Chapter)