Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 102 Entering the pool
The cold light in the cave flickered on and off, illuminating the faces of the people present.

Gray light shone brightly in the sword pool, as if boiling. The gray light mixed with white mist rolled endlessly. From time to time, gray sword energy burst out and fell like rain, chopping the blue-gray rocks into pieces.

Almost at the same time, the people present lost the ability to sense their own disciples, and their original tokens, tokens, and soul jades all lost their function.

"what happened?"

Liang Xilan was the first to shout. She stood up and stepped forward, but was forced back by the sword energy. With an ugly look on her face, she turned to look at Yuan Zhi.

Her withered face showed a mixture of shock and anger. The black jade sword on her back trembled, and the sleeves of her grey robe bulged. She said in a deep voice:
"Yuanzhi, what's going on, Mingming."

At this point, Liang Xilan was silent for a while, no longer speaking, but staring at Yuan Zhi with a resentful look, like a she-wolf who had lost her cub.

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with the sword pool."

Yuan Zhi stood up at this moment, with a worried look on his face, and said softly:
"My grandson is still among them. What should I do?"

The most nervous person was the protector Xiang. He wanted to go to the sword pool to check the situation regardless of the sword energy blocking him, but he couldn't get close. His clothes were torn and he suffered a lot of injuries.

"Everyone, saving people is the most important thing right now. My disciple's token can't be sensed anymore. I don't know what happened!"

Xu Xuan stood up, glanced at Liang Xilan and Yuan Zhi, and spoke in a cold voice.

"Master Xu, please calm down. We need to discuss this together and come up with a solution."

Yuan Zhi was still gentle at this moment, speaking in a soothing voice.

At this moment, Protector Xiang came back from the Sword Pond, with a stern look on his face. He stared at Liang Xilan and Yuan Zhi and said in a low voice:
"Two elders, we can't sense the tokens left by Qi Wen and Wei Yan. I wonder if the two elders can contact them?"

"How can that be possible? My Yuanlu has been silent since a while ago and is on the verge of death. Who knows what misfortune has befallen him?"

Yuan Zhi stood up, his dark blue robe embroidered with plants and trees, and then sighed softly:

"Now we should ask the Sect Master to come out and see the situation in the Sword Pond."

"The Great Wilderness Sword Pool has always been controlled by only the Sect Master. No matter how desperate we are, we can't save anyone."

Xiang Hufa's face darkened slightly, and he spoke hesitantly, saying in a low voice:

"Left Sect Leader is in a critical moment of retreat. If we force our way out now, I'm afraid..."

Liang Xilan stepped forward, his tone perverse and said bitterly:

"Is Zuo Hemo's cultivation more important, or the lives of the disciples in the sect? The sword pool contains a space. If something changes, even if you have established your foundation and enter it, you will have a hard time surviving. Apart from sending Zuo Hemo, is there any other way?"

"Yuanming is my family's direct descendant. If anything happens to him, can you bear the consequences?"

Yuan Zhi, who was standing aside, was now standing beside Yu Liang Xilan, but he didn't say much. He just stared at the guardian Xiang with a playful look in his eyes.

"This"

Xiang Hufa was still a little hesitant, but the next moment Liang Xilan suddenly jumped up, drew his sword and shouted:
"Xiang Yunchi, if you don't go and open the cave, then I will take my sword and ask the master to come out of seclusion. It's just foundation building. Is Zuo Hemo the only one in our sect who can do it?"

The black jade magic sword glowed with cold light, distorting the light. The heart-pounding sword energy fluctuated on it, pointing at the guardian.

"This matter is indeed serious and needs to be handled by the headmaster."

The old guardian spoke in a low voice. Halfway through his words, his brows furrowed, and he stretched out two fingers, which turned bronze in color, and firmly clamped Liang Xilan's magic sword.

"Liang Xilan, I don't care what evil methods you use or who you collude with. If you dare to murder someone from the Qi family, I will have a serious discussion with you."

"Xiang Yunchi, what do you mean by this!"

Liang Xilan's magic sword sank and pressed down, and the sword energy flowed. Yuan Zhi on the side stepped forward, waved his hand, and a strong wind rose, separating the two people. He said in a deep voice:

"It's already this late, Abbot Xu is watching, and you're still fighting among yourselves!"

"The disciple's safety is the most important. Please ask the Dharma Protector."

Yuan Zhi looked solemn as he stood between the two of them, staring straight at the guardian.

"Okay, then I'll ask the Sect Leader to come out and see who's behind this."

Xiang Yunchi offered a token with the words "Empty Sword" on it. It was silver-white in color and had the stars in the sky engraved on the back.

When Liang Xilan saw this thing, his eyes were burning with hatred and jealousy, and he said coldly:
"The Sect Leader's token is in your hands. Zuo Hemo would rather let a Dharma Protector take care of it than hand it over to us!"

Xiang Hufa ignored it and silently activated the token. Starlight flashed, and the token turned into a ball of light and dissipated.

There was a moment of silence, even the sword pool seemed to be silent for a moment, no longer emitting gray light and scattering sword energy.

There was a faint sound of earthquake in the distance, and the formation on a certain peak was activated. A stream of light shot out and broke into this cave.

The man was wearing armor with Qingyuan star patterns and holding a sky-blue long sword. He had an angry look on his face, a nimble figure, and a faint sword energy flowing out of him as he looked at the people present.

It was Zuo Hemo. He broke through the barrier and his breath was a little unstable at the moment, but his cultivation level was firmly at the ninth level of Qi Refining. His nature was revealed and his aura was far superior to Liang Xilan and Yuan Zhi.

Among all the people present, only Xu Xuan remained expressionless and looked at him intently.

Zuo Hemo cultivated to the ninth level and came out of seclusion. There were also signs of Wu Huang Buzi present, which was an extremely dangerous signal.

"Master."

Yuan Zhi opened her mouth first and wanted to say something, but Zuo Hemo just waved his hand to stop her, forcing her to be silent.

The leader of the Kongjian Sect looked at Xu Xuan, and the two nodded, each with their own thoughts, and at this moment reached a subtle tacit understanding.

"The Dharma Protector has already informed me of what happened here in the token."

Zuo Hemo looked cold as he glanced at Liang Xilan and Yuan Zhi.

"Since you know, why don't you go and open the sword pool and rescue a few disciples?" Liang Xilan stepped forward, staring at the non-Sheng Sect Leader with a resentful tone.

Stars suddenly rose up, and the cold light of the surrounding mermaid oil lamps stagnated. An invisible and intangible sword energy shuttled and slashed straight towards Liang Xilan, causing the elder's expression to change. He hurriedly drew his sword to resist, looking embarrassed.

"Zuo Hemo, what do you mean?"

Liang Xilan shouted angrily, his white hair fluttering, and a layer of turbid blood light covered his originally shriveled face, making him look like a demon, which made Zuo Hemo frown, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.

"Liang Xilan."

Zuo Hemo opened his mouth and said in a deep voice:

"I already know all the ugly things you've done. I'll settle the score with you later."

Liang Xilan's face turned slightly pale at this moment. The invisible sword energy just now came at her so fast that she almost couldn't react in time.

"Now, as the head of the Kongjian Sect, I will unseal the Sword Pool."

After he finished speaking, Zuo Hemo took out the token, pinched his fingers and cast a spell. The vibration of the sword pool gradually stopped, and the sword energy no longer leaked out.

"There's still no response. What should I do?"

Yuan Zhi took out a soul jade, the luster on it was dim, making his face look anxious.

Zuo Hemo remained calm, his expression unchanged. He looked at Yuan Zhi and actually smiled:

"Elder Yuanzhi, you're joking. I haven't even entered yet, so naturally I can't sense it."

After hearing these words, Elder Yuanzhi's expression froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal, with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Everyone, it seems that the only way to rescue our disciples is to go into the pool and take a look."

Zuo Hemo glanced around and his eyes met Xu Xuan's.

"In that case, let's go in and take a look."

Liang Xilan couldn't help it any longer, and now he scolded:

"Why dawdle? You should go in early and take a look at the situation."

No one said anything. Zuo Hemo took the lead and walked towards the sword pool.

"Guardian Xiang will stay here to guard the mountain gate. The rest of you, follow me inside."

Yuan Zhi's expression changed slightly, and he said softly:

"Master, I haven't practiced the way of the sword, so I can't enter the sword pool."

Zuo Hemo turned his head, his eyes cold, as if he wanted to see through the person in front of him. He said in a deep voice:

"You must come inside."

Yuan Zhi's eyes showed a bit of panic, and he said hesitantly: "But."

"There's no buts. If you don't come in today, you'll die here!"

Zuo Hemo's voice was cold, and no emotion could be heard from it. The sky-blue sword at his waist vibrated, and sword energy flowed out, invisible and intangible, weaving through Yuan Zhi's body.

The murderous intent filled Yuan Zhi's face, turning pale, and he had no choice but to obey, "Go in, I'll go in."

Zuo Hemo turned around and looked at Xu Xuan, with a hint of guilt in his tone, and said:
"Master Xu, our sect did not anticipate this incident, which has caused trouble for two of your disciples."

"I hope Master Xu will forgive me. This matter is beyond human control. Who could have predicted it?"

His voice was restrained and controlled, the magic sword at his waist was vibrating constantly, and murderous aura was bursting out, revealing his current mood.

"We'll talk about this matter after we rescue the people."

Xu Xuan sighed deeply. At this moment, he had no intention of blaming the Left Sect Leader. Instead, he felt a sense of sympathy and sadness.

Tiantuo had just peeked at the void here and saw countless surging black spells. Xu Xuan naturally knew which sect they were from and had no intention of blaming his fellow cultivator.

"Okay, let's go in and take a look at the situation together."

Everyone entered the sword pool and disappeared. The only person present was the guardian Xiang.

The old man looked haggard and the surroundings were quiet, as if he was the only one left.

He remembered that after the demon disaster, everything was silent. He had also hidden in a cave like this. He stumbled out and saw only a sea of crimson.

At that time, he was following Qi Chang, the junior fellow of Sect Leader Zuo and the former head of the Qi family. He eventually found the head of the family head among a pile of corpses. The head's eyes were wide open, and he died with his eyes open.

"Zuo Hemo, Qi Wen, Wei Yan, the Kongjian Sect has been in decline for a long time, but now it is finally showing signs of prosperity.

Xiang Yunchi looked dazed, and gradually recalled that when he was still young, Taoist Kong Le was still the head of the sect.

"The various branches of the mountain sect are full of talented people, and the Kongjian Sect will surely prosper."

This is what he said when he met Taoist Kong Liao that year, but the previous generation's leader just stroked his beard and sighed, and said something in a low voice.

“And here also the misfortune falls.”

Until now, when he was already very old and had been promoted from a worshipper to a protector, the words of the former master rang clearly in his heart.

The sound lasted for a long time, giving him a headache. He was originally raised by the Qi family, but now two generations couldn't take care of him. Xiang Yunchi felt guilty and regretful.

The sword pool was silent. The old cultivator walked forward silently, his eyes seeming to look beyond the gray light and towards the people inside.

(End of this chapter)