Chapter 472 Golden Relics

Inside the Xuanxian Pavilion.

Li Donglin lay limply on the ground, as if he had lost all his bones.

Elder Jiang Shou is in charge of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, and can decide the fate of most immortals in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm.

Even though he was a member of the Gan Dao Palace, he still had to be punished by the Immortal Punishment Pavilion.

Why was I exiled to the Boundary Sea?

Li Donglin couldn't believe he would be treated this way, just because he hadn't truthfully told the truth that he had seen the mysterious rune.

This punishment is far too severe!

These immortals, born in a fairyland, rarely leave the Great Wilderness Fairyland.

Even the slightest smell of the treacherous Boundary Sea would make one feel nauseous, let alone let him wander there!

At this moment, Li Donglin was filled with nothing but endless fear.

He didn't want to be exiled to the Boundary Sea, but Elder Jiang Shou's words were never to be changed.

Jiang Shou returned to his seat in the main hall of Xuanxian Pavilion, with Han Song following beside him, not daring to leave.

Jiang Shou looked at Li Donglin, who was lying on the ground, and suddenly clapped his hands.

In an instant, a True Immortal dressed in the uniform of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion appeared in front of Jiang Shou and knelt on the ground.

"Elder Jiang Shou."

Jiang Shou coldly said, "Take Li Donglin back to the Immortal Punishment Pavilion, plant a top-secret extermination talisman in his soul, and then expel him from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. Remember to tell him that if he wants to return to the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, he should know what to do."

Upon hearing this, Han Song, who was standing to the side, felt his hair stand on end.

Planting a top-secret talisman in the soul is a secret technique created by the immortal realm to protect secrets and rooted in the soul.

The person who has been planted with the top-secret talisman will have their soul completely destroyed if they reveal the relevant secret.

Han Song never expected that the Immortal Punishment Pavilion would treat Li Donglin this way. What's even more terrifying is that they want to expel him from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm.

He was filled with unease, but thankfully he had chosen to tell the truth instead of hiding it like Li Donglin had.

However, Han Song was still shocked by the punishment given by Elder Jiang Shou.

Is it really necessary to do this for that strange and mysterious rune?

"yes!"

The immortal in uniform gave a curt and brief reply, grabbed the limp Li Donglin, and disappeared from the Immortal Selection Pavilion.

Thus, only Jiang Shou and Han Song remained in the Immortal Selection Pavilion.

Jiang Shou's pair of purple lightning immortal eyes then turned to Han Song again, and he said coldly:

"Do you think the punishment I imposed was too severe?"

Han Song was startled and dared not speak directly, but instead said:

“Since Elder Jiang Shou took charge of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion, everyone in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm has praised you for your fairness and impartiality. I fully agree with the punishments given by Elder Jiang Shou. If I truly feel that they are too severe, it must be because there are aspects that I cannot understand, and it is definitely not because Elder Jiang Shou has any problems with enforcing the law.”

Jiang Shou snorted, "You certainly know how to talk."

He continued, "Now it's just the two of us. I kept you here because you didn't lie to me."

Han Song lowered his head, his chin almost touching his collarbone.

"Thank you Elder Jiang Shou for not punishing me."

"It's not that there will be no punishment."

Jiang Shou sneered, and then his Purple Lightning Immortal Eyes shot out two beams of purple immortal lightning.

boom!

Thunder roared, and the entire Xuanxian Pavilion seemed to tremble.

The celestial lightning did not strike Han Song, but instead intertwined in the void, condensing into a mysterious talisman, which then pierced into Han Song's forehead with a whoosh.

Han Song immediately trembled all over and collapsed to the ground.

It took him a while to regain consciousness, and he stood up again, pale-faced.

Han Song instantly understood what it was; he too had been implanted with a top-secret extermination talisman by Elder Jiang Shou.

"Thank you for the talisman, Elder!" Han Song said gratefully.

Jiang Shou nodded slightly.

"Alright, now you are qualified to know about that rune."

Han Song raised his head and looked at Elder Jiang Shou for the first time, but dared not ask any questions, waiting for the other party to bring it up on his own initiative.

"Tell me first why the Immortal Selection Pavilion collapsed?"

"The explosion of the immortal crystals and spirit stones that carried the power of True Immortals, Celestial Immortals, and Golden Immortals caused the entire Immortal Selection Pavilion to collapse."

Elder Jiang Shou then asked:

"The Immortal Crystal Stone can detect any signs of immortality in the lower realms, and it has never exploded before. So what caused it to explode?"

Han Song replied, "Naturally, it is inseparable from those mysterious runes. Elder Jiang Shou, please speak frankly. If there are any problems, I am willing to bear all the punishments."

Elder Jiang Shou said in a deep voice, "I kept you here because I naturally hope you will continue to guard the Immortal Selection Pavilion. If that rune appears again, you must tell me immediately!"

Han Song nodded quickly.

"Aren't you curious about what those runes are?"

"yes!"

Elder Jiang Shou used his fingers as a brush, his immortal power emanating from his body, to outline in the void.

A blurry rune immediately appeared in the void.

"How similar are the divine runes I drew to those runes?"

Looking at the rune, Han Song immediately felt that it was somewhat similar to the previous rune, but it was only similar; it did not have the same charm and complexity as the previous rune.

Han Song stated frankly, "Reporting to the elder, I believe that only their appearances are somewhat similar; otherwise, they are completely different."

“Hmph, completely different,” Elder Jiang Shou chuckled self-deprecatingly, then added, “That’s normal, because it was once the clan mark of the most powerful clan in the Immortal Realm.”

"The most powerful clan?"

Han Song was very surprised, as he seemed to have never heard of this matter.

Jiang Shou looked at him and said, "It's no wonder you don't know. Most of your generation, no, most of the people in the Immortal Realm, no longer know the past history of the Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Han Song asked in confusion, "Since it is the clan mark of the most powerful clan, why would the elders plant a top-secret annihilation talisman in us? Shouldn't their names be known throughout the entire Immortal Realm?"

Elder Jiang Shou shook his head.

"That was a long time ago; no one from the Golden Immortal Clan remains in the world!"

"What?" Han Song asked, puzzled.

When the secrets of the past were mentioned, Elder Jiang Shou began to recount them in detail.

He also wanted Han Song to stay in the Immortal Selection Pavilion to keep an eye on the lower realm, so he had to inform him, since the rune might reappear.

"The Golden Immortal Clan is the immortal clan from before the collapse of the Immortal Realm, and even the Immortal Emperor relied on them greatly."

“In the past, when the Immortal Realm unified the Three Realms, the Golden Immortal Clan made great contributions. They also helped the Immortal Emperor establish the Immortal-Mortal Crossing Agreement and build the Immortal Gate that covers the entire Three Realms.”

"Unfortunately, when the Immortal Realm fell apart, the entire Golden Immortal Clan perished in the Boundary Sea, and thus the most powerful immortal clan was completely annihilated into history!"

Elder Jiang Shou sighed, seemingly feeling sorry for him.

When Han Song first heard the name of the Golden Immortal Clan, coupled with Elder Jiang Shou's brief description of history, he seemed to witness the glory and power of the Golden Clan in the past Immortal Realm.

"Golden Immortals have golden immortal blood flowing through their veins. They are born to pursue light, are upright and incorruptible, and are determined to eliminate all darkness in the world. They are the object of respect for all immortals."

"Back then, anyone who had a friend from the Golden Immortal Clan would boast about it to outsiders and take pride in it."

Han Song couldn't help but feel a sense of longing; if he had been born in that era, he probably would have felt the same way.

He couldn't help but ask, "But didn't you say they all died in battle? Why are their clan markings still appearing?"

Elder Jiang Shou said:

"Legend has it that they all died in battle, causing the Immortal Realm to fall apart. The Boundary Sea also began to invade the world from that time onwards, constantly expanding. Over the years, there has been no news of the Golden Clan reappearing in any Immortal Realm, so it is likely that no one survived."

Han Song finally understood why Elder Jiang Shou had planted the top-secret annihilation talisman on the two of them; it turned out that this involved the once invincible Golden Immortal Clan.

"Elder, the appearance of that clan mark, doesn't that mean..."

Elder Jiang Shou's immortal eyes shone brightly as he said, "It's not necessarily the appearance of the Golden Immortal Clan; perhaps it's just the golden relics they left behind."

"Golden relics?"

"Legend has it that the Golden Immortal Clan has a treasure vault containing a precious artifact, the very foundation of their clan's strength. Only a key crafted from the life force of every member of the clan can unlock it."

Han Song seemed to have finally understood.

"So, Elder, you suspect that the clan mark that just appeared might be a relic of the Golden Immortal Clan?"

"It's just a possibility, after all, too much time has passed. Regardless of whether it is true or not, anything involving the Golden Immortal Clan is definitely not a simple matter."

Han Song's mood suddenly brightened.

A tremendous opportunity—he really did manage to seize one!

He had thought he would encounter a good inheritance, but he never expected that he would encounter something that even the former Immortal Realm would value.

No change in Han Song could escape Elder Jiang Shou's discerning eye.

He glanced at Han Song, who immediately straightened up and put his hands close to his sides.

"Rest assured, Elder, I will absolutely stand guard at the Immortal Selection Pavilion. If anything happens, I will immediately report to you."

Jiang Shou then withdrew his gaze.

"Remember, the top-secret annihilation talisman planted in your soul will cause your soul to be instantly destroyed if you mention the Golden Immortal Clan to anyone other than me and the Lord of the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, even your Turtle Crane Sect Master."

"Understood, Your subordinate." Han Song clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Alright, tell me what happened again, especially the two figures that appeared in front of the Immortal Gate at the end."

"yes!"

Han Song then recounted everything that had happened to Elder Jiang Shou once again.

Now that he had a focus and knew what Elder Jiang Shou wanted to know, he chose to tell the most important things.

Furthermore, Han Song even used his immortal power to create a pictorial representation of the image transmitted back by the immortal crystal spirit stone.

In the image, a majestic golden immortal gate stretches across the void. Before the gate, two figures are bathed in golden immortal light; they are none other than the Holy Ancestor and Ning Qi.

Looking at the image, Elder Jiang Shou narrowed his eyes.

"No one in the lower realm has ever been able to approach the Immortal Gate when someone else becomes an immortal. Even in the Immortal Realm, only a few special beings can do it. The Golden Immortal Clan, who established the Immortal Gate together, is one of them."

This image, along with the mysterious triangular rune, completely convinced Elder Jiang Shou that the two people in the image probably did indeed possess relics of the Golden Immortal Clan.

Unfortunately, nothing of the sort was shown in the footage.

"Which of the two appeared before the Immortal Sect?" Elder Jiang Shou asked.

Han Song pointed to the rather young man in the picture and replied, "That young guy."

Jiang Shou stared at Ning Qi's appearance, as if trying to etch it deeply into his mind.

"Just by looking at the images, one can tell that this person is not very old, yet he has already qualified to become an immortal. He is probably not simple."

What he said was not simple; he believed that Ning Qi must have benefited from the relics of the Golden Immortal Clan in order to reach such a level so quickly.

"Very good, have you recorded their spatial coordinates?"

Han Song suddenly took out a jade slip from his bosom and handed it to Elder Jiang Shou.

"During the explosion, I recorded the spatial coordinates on a jade slip, fearing that they would be completely destroyed by the explosion."

Jiang Shou took it and instantly scanned it with his divine sense.

"Well done! Are they in District 15 of the Far East Boundary Sea? That's quite far!"

"I've already estimated it; it's about 300,000 immortal li away from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm," Han Song added.

"Three hundred thousand immortal miles? Even if I were to use the fastest treasure ship in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm that can traverse the Boundary Sea, it would still take me a month to fly there without rest, and that's assuming we don't encounter any human demons along the way."

Jiang Shou frowned and asked again:

"Have you told them the location of the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm?"

Han Song shook his head vigorously and said, "Elder, when I saw two people in front of the Immortal Gate, I felt something was wrong, so I didn't tell them the location of the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. I didn't have time to tell them before the explosion happened."

Upon hearing this, Elder Jiang Shou's expression turned somber.

"As it stands, this is the first time they have transcended the world and appeared in the Boundary Sea. And since their location is within the Boundary Sea under the jurisdiction of my Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, there shouldn't be anyone else who can find them, right?"

Han Song pondered for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

His every change did not escape Elder Jiang Shou's discerning eye. "What?"

Han Song said, "The first person to become an immortal in that space seems to have obtained the inheritance of Mount Buzhou from the past. As soon as he became an immortal, he summoned the remnants of Mount Buzhou in the Boundary Sea, allowing us to sense the energy of the Boundary Sea within him. This even caused the immortal sect to regress. What I fear is..."

"Mount Buzhou?"

Elder Jiang Shou was taken aback again.

"When the immortal realm was unified and disintegrated in the past, Buzhou Mountain was said to have tilted eastward and fallen into the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. I never thought it was true."

"Elder, is there something wrong with Buzhou Mountain?" Han Song asked, puzzled.

Jiang Shouze said, "Mount Buzhou was, after all, a place adjacent to the Immortal Realm in the past, and its heritage was extremely good. At its peak, it was comparable to my Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. If anyone still survives, then we'll be in trouble!"

Thinking of this, he immediately got up and walked out of the Xuanxian Pavilion.

"You stay in the Immortal Selection Pavilion. I will send someone to deliver another Immortal Crystal Spirit Stone. Use the previous coordinates and do whatever it takes to track those people's movements."

"yes!"

Han Song stood alone inside the Xuanxian Pavilion, gazing at the vanished Elder Jiang Shou.

He patted his chest and let out a long breath.

He has finally survived this ordeal. If he can track down the people in the lower realm afterward, he will surely be richly rewarded.

"However, it's a bit difficult to explain to the Immortal Ancestor of the Turtle and Crane Sect. But with Elder Jiang Shou as my support, the Immortal Ancestor shouldn't make things difficult for me."

(End of this chapter)