Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2502 The mastermind behind the scenes
This was a situation Qin Sang had not anticipated.

I thought I would be safe once I hid in Wuji Academy, and now that I am indeed out of danger, I am trapped here.

Beside the Xuan Pool, Qin Sang frowned as he looked at the scene inside. The scenery in the water could change according to his will, reflecting the scenery outside Wuji Academy.

At this moment, Qin Sang had already manipulated the Wuji Academy to get away from the false immortal mansion. The scene of the false immortal mansion could not be seen from the pool. All that could be seen was the dense darkness, where the clouds torn apart by the natural disaster were swept into the storm. The chaos was everywhere in this space and never stopped.

Qin Sang had just gone out. Although she couldn't see the false immortal mansion, the eerie devouring power still permeated the surroundings. Coupled with the natural disaster of the forbidden area, it turned this place into a dead zone with no way out.

Beneath the water's surface, a catastrophic storm was about to erupt, visible to the naked eye. Qin Sang guided the Wuji Academy through the storm, but ultimately seemed to have crashed into an invisible barrier, forcing it to stop.

As before, this was the boundary, and no matter how much Qin Sang urged it, Wuji Academy could not advance an inch further.

With a thought, a strange light appeared in the sky above Wuji Academy, opening the gate. Then, Qin Sang leaped out of Wuji Academy.

‘Wow! ’

There was no peaceful place in sight.

The familiar natural storm was still raging all around, even more terrifying than when Qin Sang entered, and it showed no signs of abating.

With a quick glance, I saw Qin Sang rushing out alone against the natural disaster storm, but in the end she obediently returned.

After several attempts, the results were the same.

Back at Xuan Tan, Qin Sang looked helpless. It seemed there were only two options: either wait for the natural disaster to subside and the false immortal abode to disappear, or try to borrow the power of Wuji Academy.

If they just wait idly, they fear they might not live to see that day. In the past, natural disasters that struck the forbidden lands usually only lasted a few years, but this one was clearly not a normal disaster. Qin Sang had a premonition that this disaster wouldn't subside so easily. Was he trapped here forever?

Borrowing the power of the Wuji Academy would require altering its restrictive array, and Qin Sang dared not act rashly. As the 'Master of the Immortal Abode,' he could only utilize the Wuji Academy's array restrictions, but he did not understand their principles. He feared that before finding a way out, he might inadvertently destroy the Wuji Academy and lose this refuge.

……

Unbeknownst to her, Qin Sang had been trapped in Wuji Academy for a year.

This should have been a golden opportunity to strategize and make a name for oneself in this chaotic world, but instead, time has been wasted here.

On this day, Qin Sang left Wuji Academy again, feeling the power of the natural disaster storm, and murmured, "It seems I won't get stronger anymore."

During this period, he repeatedly confirmed that the power of the natural disaster storm had not changed significantly. If signs of weakening power began to appear, it would mean that the natural disaster would subside.

Of course, Qin Sang wouldn't do nothing; he had to prepare for both possibilities. Over the past year, he had been studying the array restrictions of the Wuji Academy and finally figured out some of the underlying principles.

Thus, another four peaceful years were spent at Wuji Academy.

But this kind of tranquility is not what Qin Sang wants. He cultivates the Mahayana killing path, plans to expand the world, and strengthens the Five Thunder Sect and the Horned Life Kingdom, which is the righteous path.

I wonder what the situation is like outside, whether the five great kingdoms have started fighting. Fortunately, Suzaku was left behind, so the Kingdom of Horned Blossom should remain calm.

For the past five years, Qin Sang had been keeping a close eye on the outside world, but he had not discovered any experts from the Five Great Kingdoms, nor had he seen any signs of a powerful figure taking action. He tried to investigate the secrets of the False Immortal Abode, but to no avail.

It seems that the Five Kingdoms are aware of the power of the False Immortal Abode and dare not act rashly. Before confirming the deaths of Yue Linshuang and the others, war should not come so soon.

Qin Sang left Wuji Academy once again, looked around, and sighed inwardly. The thing she was most worried about had finally happened. According to previous experience, a natural disaster would enter a period of decline after five years, but this time the natural disaster showed no signs of abating, and the storm was still raging.

After much deliberation, Qin Sang decided that she could no longer sit idly by and wait for her fate; she had to find a way to leave.

Back at Wuji Academy, Qin Sang released Yu Ying from the small cave.

"Fellow Daoist, have your injuries fully healed?"

Yu Ying bowed gracefully, "Thank you for your protection, Master. Only then could I heal my injuries in peace, and I am now much better."

As she spoke, Yu Ying looked around and asked, "Where is this?"

Qin Sang said briefly, "Fellow Daoist, do you still remember that strange immortal abode from before? We were still trapped inside, but luckily we found a pure land that can protect us..."

Looking at the devastated Wuji Courtyard, Yu Ying noticed several new battlefields. Recalling Qin Sang's actions five years ago, she could guess that others must have discovered this place back then, such as the three kings Zhu Qian.

But now all those people have disappeared, leaving only Qin Sang.

If Qin Sang could single-handedly wipe out all three kings of Zhu Qian, what terrifying strength that would be! Yu Ying couldn't help but feel even more awe for him.

"Does the leader have a good plan? We have been stuck here for too long. What if the king makes a grave mistake?"

For some reason, Yu Ying had great confidence in Qin Sang. Her biggest worry was actually the King of the Shadow God Kingdom. If he was unaware of the situation and took advantage of Qin Sang's absence to launch a military campaign to retaliate against the Horned Life Kingdom, Yu Ying would not mind dying, but she herself would also be implicated.

“Don’t worry! The Kingdom of Horned Blossoms isn’t that fragile,” Qin Sang’s tone changed. “I’ve thought of a way to get rid of the strange immortal abode, but I need your help, fellow Daoist.”

It seemed that there were still experts in Jiaosheng Kingdom, which put Yu Ying at ease. She immediately replied, "Please give your orders, Master!"

Qin Sang nodded and handed her a carved jade slip for Yu Ying to study.

It took Yu Ying a full month to grasp the contents of the jade slip, and then the two began to prepare for their departure.

Over the past five years, Qin Sang's understanding of Wuji Academy has become completely different. Although he cannot move Wuji Academy directly, he can barely manage to apply some of the power of Wuji Academy's array restrictions to himself.

The only question is whether this power can protect him until he escapes the false immortal abode.

Qin Sang already has a plan and needs Yu Ying's help.

Beside the Xuan Pool.

Qin Sang and Yu Ying sat cross-legged on the shore, one on each side. They looked at each other, closed their eyes, and began to perform hand seals, striking towards the Xuan Tan.

The clear water of the pool rippled, and suddenly dark clouds gathered over Wuji Courtyard, accompanied by a fierce wind. Although there was no thunder, the turbulent atmosphere shattered the tranquility of the place.

Beams of strange light pierced through the gaps in the dark clouds, casting patches of light across the ground. Suddenly, the light intensified, illuminating the thick clouds completely. All the light converged towards the spiritual mist, eventually coalescing into a beam of light directly above the Xuan Pool, illuminating it.

'Shuh! '

The strange light was extremely dazzling. Qin Sang and Yu Ying were enveloped in the light and both felt somewhat uncomfortable, but they still tried their best to endure it.

A moment later, the strange light receded, and the dense light, almost tangible, transformed into a light veil that gently fell upon Qin Sang.

Qin Sang suddenly opened her eyes, donned a transparent robe of light, and then rushed into the sky. Before leaving, she glanced at the Xuan Tan and the national treasure in the altar.

'Whoosh! '

A streak of light sped through the storm, as wave after wave of natural disasters raged. Qin Sang was like a fish swimming upstream, moving against the current.

Even after leaving the border, the light robes on his body hadn't disappeared, indicating that the plan had worked! Qin Sang was overjoyed, but dared not relax, and fully activated his escape technique. As he continued to move away from the Boundless Academy, coupled with the erosion from the false immortal mansion and the power of the natural disaster, the light robes grew thinner and thinner.

Surrounded by endless darkness and with no reference points, Qin Sang charged headlong in the direction she had chosen. Her light-cloth grew dimmer and dimmer until it was just a thin layer, barely visible.

'boom! ’

The instant the light robe disappeared, five elements of divine light surged from Qin Sang's body, like a colorful lotus blooming in the darkness, leaving behind a rapid whooshing sound that was swallowed by the storm.

The light suddenly stopped, and Qin Sang turned around and looked back. He breathed a long sigh of relief. After being trapped for five years, he finally crossed that invisible boundary and escaped the false immortal abode!
Unaware of the situation outside, Qin Sang was worried about being seen when she left, so she became even more cautious and stopped to observe every now and then in the storm.

This natural disaster was indeed unusual; the storm outside the forbidden area remained terrifying.

"Finally, I've met someone."

Qin Sang sensed the aura brought by the storm and quietly approached. She discovered that a Void Refinement cultivator was leading a team of imperial guards. Judging from their armor, they should be from the Cangwu Kingdom.

Natural disasters can disrupt spiritual perception, so the other party did not discover him. Qin Sang waited for an opportunity, and while the Void Refinement cultivator left alone, he secretly captured a guard and disguised himself as this person to infiltrate the group.

These guards, only at the Nascent Soul stage, need to rely on battle formations to work together to withstand the storm in order to patrol here.

Qin Sang had already seen through it all. Replacing this person was flawless. Then she began to extract information from them and quickly learned the general situation.

As expected, an unusual natural disaster occurred in the forbidden area, which quickly alarmed the Cangwu Kingdom. The Cangwu Kingdom has now deployed a large number of troops in its southern border, with strict defenses and many powerful figures, firstly to guard the forbidden area and immortal abode, and secondly to deter the other four kingdoms.

The unexplained disappearance of the three kings of Zhu Qian gave the Zhu Qian Dynasty and other countries a reason to intervene, and they all sent experts. As for whether it was to rescue people or for that mysterious immortal mansion, only they themselves know.

Currently, the five superior nations each occupy a position, surrounding the forbidden area in the center, with the Cangwu Kingdom being the strongest. As for the smaller nations outside the five superior nations, some were initially audacious enough to try and take advantage of the situation, but after realizing the tide was turning against them, they almost all retreated.

The power of the False Immortal Abode is already well-known far and wide. It is said that the five great kingdoms fought fiercely over it at the beginning, and later sent out several groups of experts, all of whom did not return, which finally calmed things down.

It can be said that all eyes of the half-demon kingdoms are focused here, with the five supreme nations confronting each other, influencing the fate of the world. The chaos triggered by the emergence of the Qingning Palace in history may be about to repeat itself!

Of course, these Nascent Soul cultivators had no access to secrets and relied heavily on hearsay. During this period, countless open and covert struggles must have occurred in the Five Kingdoms.

The situation was too chaotic, and Qin Sang couldn't guess what would happen next.

After finding out the location of the Five Kingdoms' encampment, Qin Sang broke away from the group and left the forbidden area from the northwest, which was the gap between the Cangwu Kingdom and the Zhuqian Dynasty.

Finally, Qin Sang emerged from the natural disaster storm. Surprisingly, the forbidden area had expanded considerably since she entered. The storm had engulfed the entire uninhabited zone, and the nearest immortal kingdoms were constantly threatened by the natural disaster, leaving nine out of ten houses empty.

Having avoided encountering any experts from the Cangwu Kingdom or the Zhuqian Dynasty, Qin Sang found an open space and released the Jade Shadow.

"Congratulations, Master! You've finally broken free from your cage!" Yu Ying was overjoyed to see the light of day again.

“Fellow Daoist, you must no longer appear in public,” Qin Sang said.

The Zhu Qian Dynasty will definitely be able to find out that Yu Ying entered the forbidden area with the three Zhu Qian kings, and that she was the only one who came out alive, which is inexplicable.

"I am willing to be a shadow under the command of the leader!" Yu Ying said solemnly.

As she spoke, she cast a hand seal, absorbing all her flesh and blood, and truly transformed into a fleeting phantom, as light as smoke, with even her aura barely perceptible.

In this respect, spiritual practice is indeed uniquely suited.

Qin Sang nodded in satisfaction and prepared to return to Jiaosheng Kingdom first. After flying a short distance, she suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

"Go ahead and wait for me."

"Yes!"

Without asking why, Yu Ying took the first step.

Qin Sang and Yu Ying separated, changed direction, and flew a short distance to a stone forest. With a light flick of their fingers, an invisible wave spread out.

"who!"

The sound of strings echoed from the stone forest.

“Fellow Daoist Xianying, it is I,” Qin Sang said.

The void trembled slightly, revealing a crack. Qin Sang flashed in and saw two familiar faces. She bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist Xianying, Brother Zong, I didn't expect you to be here as well."

There were only the two of them there; the others were nowhere to be found.

"How could I not come to such an important event?" Xianying said with a grin. "Fellow Daoist Mingyue must have heard about the emergence of the Immortal Abode, right?"

"I have indeed heard about it!"

Qin Sang nodded, "I have been in seclusion and have just emerged from seclusion. I am not yet aware of the details, but I have heard that the Five Kingdoms are also helpless against that immortal palace."

Upon hearing this, Xianying and her brother Zong exchanged a smile.

Qin Sang's heart skipped a beat, sensing something strange about their smiles. Without pressing for details, she inquired about the hunt, "Fellow Daoist, we've been out of touch for many years. You must have had a very fruitful hunt?"

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, fellow Daoist. Only when we actually started did we realize that our previous plan had many flaws. Moreover, that scoundrel Longyou disregarded the overall situation and frequently opposed us, so progress was really not smooth. Therefore, I did not disturb your cultivation. Fortunately, a golden opportunity has come..." Xuan Ying pointed to the forbidden area.

"Fellow Daoist, do you intend to fan the flames and incite conflict among the five great nations?"

The two shared the same idea: even if Xianying didn't come, Qin Sang would still write a letter to advise him.

"Ha ha……"

Xianying laughed heartily, "Not only that, I only recently learned that that immortal abode actually has a great connection with my demon clan predecessors."

"what?"

Qin Sang was taken aback, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Fellow Daoist, are you saying that immortal abode is...?"

"Indeed, fellow Daoist, do not be deceived by appearances and mistakenly enter, or you will regret it too late! The Immortal Abode seems full of allure, but it is actually a trap! I heard that our senior once built a fake Immortal Abode here to lure out an enemy, and the Qingning Palace was also deliberately leaked by our clan's senior, becoming the source of chaos. Later, for some unknown reason, the Immortal Abode was abandoned here. So much time has passed, perhaps some change occurred in the forbidden area, causing the Immortal Abode to reappear. Even after so long, without our senior's personal control, the Immortal Abode is extremely dangerous, and there are no treasures inside at all..."

Xianying reminded Qin Sang, a mocking smile on her face, "Let these fools fight it out; in the end, it'll all be for nothing!"

(End of this chapter)