Chapter 152 Shocking Treasure Hunting Team Enters Underground Palace
"Solved, solved, solved?!" Li Mo stammered, unable to speak coherently.
He's going crazy! Who are these two people in front of him?! What kind of people have he attracted?! Ahhhhhh!! Someone save him!!! Someone tell him the truth!!!
Liu Xiaolei mechanically turned his head and asked Li Mo, "This...this is the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator you recruited?"
Who has a Foundation Establishment cultivator who can instantly kill a Nascent Soul level demon beast in just a few moves?
Huh? What Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could do that?!
"Sister Lianxin, am I dreaming?" Zheng Zijin swallowed hard, her feet seemingly rooted to the spot.
Jiang Lianxin was bewildered: "Huh? Were we dreaming?"
Wu Shanyuan remained speechless for a long time, his inner emotions churning like a raging storm.
All the shock pointed to one answer: they were definitely not in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.
Ironically, they kept saying they would protect their savior, but in the end, they were the ones being protected by their savior.
Their savior saved their lives again.
Earlier, when Song Yin casually produced a fourth-grade pill, it also shocked everyone, but the shock then was nothing compared to what was happening now. The impact of the behemoth being instantly defeated in a few moves was indescribable.
Looking at Song Le, who had accomplished all this, she stood on the back of the Blizzard Bear, calmly wiping her sword. Killing a Blizzard Bear in a few moves seemed like an everyday occurrence for her.
After wiping the Qingyang Sword clean, Song Yin stored it in the Langhuan Cave. Then, she stepped on the enormous creature and said, "Its fur is very glossy and smooth. It should be usable as a material for refining weapons. By the way, do the restaurants in the Youluo Black Corner Region accept demon beast meat?"
Wu Shanyuan's thoughts were pulled back, and he stammered, "Yes, yes, and it can sell for quite a few spirit stones."
Song Yin jumped off the Blizzard Bear's back. "Go and divide it up. As payment for pointing the way, you won't have to worry about rent after it's sold."
Li Mo: "Sister Song, you...you don't want it? And Brother Fufeng, what about you?"
Shi Heming removed the formation, saying, "It's useless to us. You can divide it up yourselves."
"Okay, okay." Li Mo felt dizzy, as if he were walking on cotton.
"How dare you, you brat, kill my precious bear!"
The voice of the Nascent Soul stage monster, filled with soaring rage, rang out, accompanied by a terrifying pressure befitting the Nascent Soul stage.
Song Yin and Shi Heming instantly released their pressure to resist, while simultaneously protecting the five members of the treasure-hunting team.
The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Taiqing Sect, who was in the Beast Taming stage, walked down from the sky, his anger barely contained. His sharp gaze swept over the seven rogue cultivators standing there, lingering for a moment on a man and a woman before his expression suddenly turned solemn.
Two unfamiliar Nascent Soul stage cultivators, who were also rogue cultivators.
I've never seen or heard of this before; things are always difficult to handle at the Nascent Soul stage.
His gaze returned to the corpse of his own Blizzard Demon Bear, and the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Taiqing Sect felt a lump in his throat.
The current situation is this: if we fight, it will be an absolutely fierce battle where the outcome is uncertain; if we don't fight, we can't help but feel aggrieved.
The strange thing is that he's the only Nascent Soul cultivator guarding this place. If he had known, he would have told the other old guy not to leave in such a hurry.
"I am Yu Ling Zhenren of Taiqing Sect. May I ask which sect you two are Nascent Soul Zhenren from? I am truly sorry that my beast disturbed you, but you killed my beast so easily. Can you give me an explanation?"
Five pairs of eyes immediately fixed on the two people in front.
What incredible luck did their treasure-hunting team have that led them to be recognized by another Nascent Soul Grandmaster?
I just don't know if they will admit it.
"An explanation?" Song Yin said slowly and deliberately, "An explanation is required."
He admitted it? He admitted he was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?!
Song Yin: "We originally thought the Blizzard Demon Bear just appeared out of thin air to attack us, but you came out and said the Blizzard Demon Bear is yours. Can we assume that you deliberately tried to kill us? How do you plan to explain this to us?"
Master Yu Ling chuckled twice.
This person is incredibly quick-witted; with just a few words, he pinned nine faults on him, and ironically, that was the truth.
"Hahaha, fellow Daoist, you misunderstand." Master Yu Ling appeared cheerful on the surface, but inwardly he was bleeding. Was his Blizzard Demon Bear going to die in vain?
Master Yu Ling was caught in a dilemma. Tsk, this was really difficult. Did he really have to admit that the Blizzard Demon Bear was a domesticated beast he had released? And which side did these two belong to? There weren't many Nascent Soul cultivators in the Nine Spirits Realm, only a handful, and he knew them all.
The two men appeared suddenly; were they also insiders?
After much deliberation, Master Yu Ling decided to temporarily avoid the limelight. One of his Nascent Soul level demon beasts had already died, and he couldn't release any more to die.
Yu Ling Zhenren: "Why have you two come here? I do not know any Nascent Soul cultivators who are here."
Song Yin: "He's just a rogue cultivator. Since it's a misunderstanding, we'll handle the Blizzard Demon Bear's corpse. Fellow Daoist, you won't have any objections, will you?"
Master Yu Ling's smile faltered. Not only did he not pursue the matter, but they also wanted to dismember the Blizzard Demon Bear's corpse right in front of him? "How about you two give me this Blizzard Demon Bear's corpse? I'll accept other compensation."
“This…” Song Yin looked troubled. “Its meat can be sold to restaurants, and its fur and bones may be used to refine fourth-order magic weapons, or even fifth-order magic weapons.”
It's obvious they're exchanging spirit stones and fourth-tier magic artifacts.
Master Yu Ling: "I will offer top-grade spirit stones and a fourth-tier magic weapon in exchange."
Song Yin turned around and asked the five people behind her, "Master Yu Ling is willing to offer top-grade spirit stones and a fourth-tier magic weapon in exchange. Are you willing?"
"Huh? Us?" Wu Shanyuan didn't expect that they would be the ones to make the final decision.
Song Yin seemed very easy to talk to, "That's right, after all, I just handed over the right to dispose of the monster's corpse to you."
Wu Shanyuan: "Yes, that's fine."
Song Yin then smiled at True Person Yu Ling and said, "Since they agree, fellow Daoist, please compensate each of the five of them with a fourth-tier magic weapon. As for spirit stones, just a token amount will suffice."
He casually mentioned five fourth-tier magic artifacts. Does he really think fourth-tier magic artifacts are like cabbages growing on the roadside?
"You don't want to? Hmm?" Song Yin asked again.
Master Yu Ling: "Five fourth-tier magic artifacts are too many, two at most."
Treasure Hunting Team: Really?! And two items?!
“Sister Song, senior, we can accept it,” Wu Shanyuan said softly.
Song Yin: "Okay."
The five members of the treasure-hunting team were overjoyed to have acquired two fourth-tier magic artifacts. These were fourth-tier magic artifacts, crafted only by Nascent Soul stage cultivators!
Liu Xiaolei asked Li Mo, "Which deity did you pray to that day, kid? You actually summoned two great gods!"
Li Mo: "I don't know either!"
Wu Shanyuan finally understood why Sister Song said that day that it didn't matter which team they joined. With their strength, it really didn't matter which team they joined.
Zheng Zijin said in a low voice, "Didn't you notice that Senior Song and Senior Shi both have very good personalities and don't put on airs at all?"
The others nodded in agreement.
Master Yu Ling recalled his demon beast and said, "Farewell."
He held his breath and flew back to the vicinity of the spring. Seeing disciples surrounding him, he roared in a voice imbued with spiritual energy, "Why aren't you working? What are you doing standing around here? If you don't want to work, get back home!"
"We're sorry, Ancestor! We're sorry, Ancestor! We'll leave right now!" The group of disciples scrambled away in a panic, none daring to approach and risk further trouble.
Master Yu Ling sat angrily in the chair, so big that the large man couldn't even see the chair he was sitting on.
Damn it, the biggest problem now is figuring out where these two came from.
"Who are you?!" came the questioning voices of some low-ranking disciples from not far away.
When Master Yu Ling unleashed his divine sense and saw the familiar face, he was so angry he almost fainted.
Master Yu Ling appeared before everyone, "The compensation has been paid, why have you two come again?"
Only Song Yin and Shi Heming came. Their main purpose for the rest of the trip was for themselves, so they sent the five members of the treasure hunting team away to go treasure hunting on their own.
The five understood that continuing to follow would only be a hindrance, so they agreed to the two seniors' suggestion, thanked them, and left.
Li Mo said to Wu Shanyuan, "I'm afraid the two seniors won't be staying in our group for long."
Wu Shanyuan: "Our meeting was an accident. I just hope that I can see the two seniors again after I get out."
Liu Xiaolei: "We've met two Nascent Soul seniors! And they even called you Captain Wu! Tsk tsk tsk, who would believe it if word got out?"
Yeah, who would believe it if I said I was going?
In just a few days, my injuries healed completely and I gained a lot; it all felt like a dream.
Wu Shanyuan: "I hope the two seniors have a smooth journey ahead and find the treasure they need."
Now let's look at Song Yin's side.
Upon realizing that their patriarch recognized the two individuals, the elite disciples all promptly sheathed their weapons.
Master Yu Ling: "If you two fellow Daoists have any complaints, please speak them directly."
Song Yin: "We're only interested in what's below the spring."
Below the spring? Master Yu Ling immediately changed his expression, his probing gaze sweeping back and forth between the two.
"Which faction do you two belong to?"
"Just a rogue cultivator."
These days, it's not easy for a rogue cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage; she might be lying.
However, the fewer people who know what lies beneath the spring, the better, since it concerns their ascension...
“This area is occupied by our four forces. Fellow Daoist does not belong to any of our four forces, so I cannot let you two in.”
"Is that so? What a pity." Song Yin looked regretful and said to Shi Heming, "We have no choice but to leave."
Master Yu Ling: You left so easily?
The two did not linger and indeed walked away.
Master Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief and turned to contact others, as they needed a few more Nascent Soul cultivators to guard the area together.
After Song Yin and Shi Heming walked away, the two smiled at each other, affixed invisibility talismans and concealment talismans, and immediately returned.
No one could have imagined that the person who had just left would return again, and in such a swaggering manner.
The invisible Song Yin and Shi Heming walked to the spring but did not rush down. Instead, they waited for someone to come and then went in with them.
As luck would have it, the person they were waiting for was none other than Master Yu Ling, who had just finished contacting the sect.
Song Yin and Shi Heming followed and flew in. Their spiritual energy fluctuations were extremely small, hidden beneath the spiritual energy fluctuations of the Spirit Master. The Spirit Master, however, was focused on examining what was beneath the spring and thus overlooked the barely perceptible spiritual energy fluctuations that did not belong to him.
Upon entering the spring, an underground palace came into view.
The two invisible figures both narrowed their eyes. The underground palace was magnificent in scale, with dense text engraved on both the walls and the gates.
The two didn't have time to read the text and followed closely behind Master Yu Ling.
At this moment, Master Yu Ling rushed into the underground palace, undoubtedly heading straight for the most important place. By following Master Yu Ling closely, they could save time on exploration.
After passing through countless gates and turning countless corners, they arrived at their destination, where Master Yu Ling lifted the restrictions.
Two little tails followed them in, and just as they slipped in, a small spatial turbulence brushed past them.
The Nine Spirits Realm was indeed frantically trying to send them away, but they were always being interfered with by some force.
Upon entering, Song Yin and Shi Heming's pupils contracted again.
Countless stone pillars stand tall, with other cultivators carving and hammering on them. If you think these pillars, each requiring three or four people to encircle, are randomly placed, you'd be sorely mistaken! The pillars are clearly arranged in a specific pattern.
Song Yin could only tell that each stone pillar had its own designated location, but she couldn't figure out its specific function. However, Shi Heming, who was beside her, figured out the function of these stone pillars in just over ten seconds.
Shi Heming transmitted his voice: "They are setting up an array."
Song Yin: "Build an array?"
Shi Heming transmitted his voice: "This is the first time I've seen an array of this scale. Do you see those cultivators carving the stone pillars? They are all array cultivators, but their cultivation level is at most Golden Core stage, so there are many flaws in the carving patterns."
"Ancestor of Spirit Control".
"Greetings, Ancestor Yu Ling."
"Is the Ancestor here to inspect again? Everything is going smoothly here."
Ancestor Yu Ling: "Hmm, not bad. Keep up the good work. In another hundred years, when the formation is complete, that will be the time for us to open the passage between the two worlds."
Startled by the two unfamiliar Nascent Soul stage cultivators, the Spirit Master felt much more at ease upon entering and seeing the formation being constructed steadily.
The newly arrived Foundation Establishment stage array cultivator asked Ancestor Yu Ling, "Ancestor, a cultivator named Gu Tongguang was teleported to another world from here. Can we really use this place to open a passage between the two worlds?"
Gu Tongguang? There's actually something about Gu Tongguang?!
Ancestor Yu Ling: "That's natural. Cultivation resources are scarce in the Nine Spirit Realms. If we want to ascend, we can only seek opportunities in larger worlds."
Another array cultivator stopped what he was doing and teased, "Newcomer, you obviously haven't studied the history of the Nine Spirits Realm properly. Tens of thousands of years ago, our Nine Spirits Realm had connections with many great worlds. Back then, cultivators never lacked cultivation resources. Golden Core cultivators were everywhere, and Nascent Soul cultivators were as common as... Hahaha, in short, back then, ascension was a regular occurrence."
The newly arrived array cultivator gasped: "Are Nascent Soul cultivators as powerful as our ancestor so common?"
They were all key figures in creating the formation, so it didn't matter if they were patiently coaxed. The Spirit Master himself explained, "That's natural. Moreover, according to divination, Gu Tongguang went to the Xuan Tian Realm, a great world that had been connected to our Nine Spirit Realms tens of thousands of years ago."
Two Xuan Tian Realm people hiding in the shadows: ...
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "Oh ho, they want to open a passage between the Nine Spirit Realm and the Xuan Tian Realm."
Shi Heming transmitted his voice: "The passage to other worlds was closed after the Xuan Tian Tribulation ended. The demon race, the monster race, and others retreated to their own worlds to develop independently, and the passage has not been opened since."
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "Do you think it's better to open this passage or not? There are many things we don't know. If it's good to open it, we can help them. If it's not good to open it, we can stop them."
The problem lies in her lack of understanding of the consequences of opening the channel.
Shi Heming transmitted his voice: "I don't know either, just like you."
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "From the moment we arrived in the Nine Spirits Realm, to the moment we came to the Netherworld Black Corner Region and discovered the underground palace and the array, it is indeed all the will of Heaven."
The Spirit Master was still making grand promises to the new array cultivators.
"In the Great World, ninth-tier divine artifacts are everywhere, ninth-grade divine pills can be bought at will, spiritual energy is abundant in every corner, immortal herbs and spiritual plants cover the mountains and fields, and there are countless top-tier cultivation techniques. Every year, there are cultivators who successfully ascend... As long as the passage is opened, we can also go to these Great Worlds and enjoy top-tier cultivation environments and resources!"
Song Yin initially came to the Youluo Black Corner Region for the fragments.
Now, her attention was completely drawn to the unfinished array in front of her.
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "But why did they only mention Gu Tongguang and not Changsun Li?"
Changsun Li is clearly a person from the Nine Spirits Realm.
Shi Heming transmitted his voice: "I guess they don't know that there are people in the Nine Spirits Realm who accidentally fell into the Xuan Tian Realm due to spacetime turbulence."
After inspecting the progress and making grand promises, the Spirit Master Ancestor checked everything and left after confirming that everything was in order.
Song Yin transmitted her voice: "We already know their secret. Let's explore the underground palace. Such a large underground palace should contain good things."
The two arrived and left silently, and they also learned how to pass through the restrictions, allowing them to move freely within the underground palace.
We went into several rooms, but they were all empty.
Shi Heming: "The underground palace was probably not built by them. Only the unfinished formations and restrictions were their creation."
Song Yin extended her divine sense to a small area, and when she swept it across a wall, she froze. "Go to the right."
Shi Heming followed, "A wall?"
There were no words carved on the wall, only a uniquely shaped cloud pattern.
Cloud patterns are common, but cloud patterns that can attract Song Yin's attention are not.
Song Yin touched the inside of her left wrist with the pad of her right hand, staring intently at the cloud patterns on the wall. She used her spiritual energy to make the cloud patterns appear on the inside of her left wrist, and then raised her left wrist.
Shi Heming noticed the cloud pattern on the inside of Song Yin's wrist and asked nervously, "Did it just appear?" He was afraid that the cloud pattern would have a bad influence on Song Yin.
Song Yin looked up, her gaze tracing each curve of the cloud pattern on the wall: "No, the one on my wrist appeared even earlier. Shi Heming, the cloud pattern on the wall is exactly the same as the one on my wrist, a perfect enlargement. You would never guess where this cloud pattern comes from or what it represents."
Shi Heming: "So what does it represent?"
Song Yin: "The cloud pattern originated from the celestial realm."
Shi Heming: ! !
The cloud pattern not only originated from the celestial realm, but also represents the Nine Heavens Dao Palace.
Gu Tongguang once said that he accidentally fell into the Xuan Tian Realm because he encountered a spacetime turbulence in a secret realm. The various treasures in the Youluo Black Corner Valley were only revealed to the world because a secret realm disappeared.
Song Yin: "I suspect that the secret realm that disappeared in the Youluo Black Corner Region is the Nine Heavens Secret Realm."
"The Nine Heavens Secret Realm is a secret realm of our cultivation world. How could it exist in other worlds?" Shi Heming was confused.
Song Yin: "This was originally a secret, but I won't tell you now. The Nine Heavens Secret Realm was created by a Dao Lord from the Upper Realm, and the cloud patterns on the wall are the marks of that Dao Lord's Dao Palace. The one on my wrist was left when I passed the inheritance test in the Nine Heavens Secret Realm. Of course, it has no effect on my health."
She explained the second half of the sentence specifically to Shi Heming, because she knew this guy's thought process all too well.
"Sigh!" Song Yin sighed heavily. "Unfortunately, knowing all this still doesn't answer my current question. Who can tell me the consequences of opening the passage—"
An invisible yet immense energy filled the room of the underground palace, and Song Yin's last soft wail abruptly ceased.
Song Yin and Shi Heming's bodies remained frozen in place, but their consciousnesses appeared in another place.
The array cultivators, who were carving stone pillars in the underground palace, suddenly felt a pang of fear. This feeling was fleeting, lasting only a second, and they didn't pay much attention to it, so no one mentioned it. After the pang subsided, they continued with their work.
Outside the underground palace, the Spirit Master also sensed it, assuming it was because he was upset about the death of the Blizzard Demon Bear.
Gu Tongguang, a thousand miles away, looked up at the sky for some unknown reason.
Xiaoxiao, who had changed his name to Gu Changle, asked in a daze, "Ancestor, are there things in the sky?"
Gu Tongguang lowered his head. "No, you continue to guide the Qi into your body as the Ancestor instructed. If you successfully guide the Qi into your body, the Ancestor will reward you with your favorite snacks."
Xiaoxiao immediately sat up straight cross-legged. "Xiaoxiao will now try her best to draw qi into her body."
Gu Tongguang smiled with satisfaction.
He didn't actually know why he was looking at the sky; perhaps he was just lost in thought.
Within the unknown void, Song Yin and Shi Heming's consciousness seemed to float on the sea, rising and falling.
"I will answer your question."
Song Yin: "That voice sounds so familiar, where am I?"
Shi Heming was deeply impressed by the voice: "It sounded just like the voice during the 'Asking the Heart' segment when undergoing the tribulation of lightning."
The two were momentarily confused, but quickly regained their composure. Unbeknownst to them, their consciousness had been transported to a strange and bizarre place, clearly an unknown entity they were powerless to resist.
For Song Yin, practice makes perfect; she had been taken away by the Nine Heavens Dao Lord in the same way last time.
Song Yin: "To answer my question... first tell us who you are?"
"road."
Song Yin: "Dao? What Dao? The Dao of Heaven?" Why is the mysterious voice still speaking in riddles, not knowing how to say it all?
Song Yin casually mentioned it, and the mysterious voice actually agreed.
"The Heavenly Dao of the Mysterious Heaven Realm." The mysterious voice rang out again.
Shi Heming felt as if he had been struck a heavy blow. After a moment of blankness, he came to his senses and thought, "This is truly the way of Heaven."
Song Yin: "..."
Song Yin remained silent.
While Song Yin remained silent, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Tian Realm assumed she was frightened and was about to speak to comfort the soul He had retrieved from another world.
Unfortunately, Song Yin's physical body is no longer present; in her conscious form, she is merely a small, radiant golden ball enveloped in the golden light of merit. However, this does not prevent her from having already wandered beyond the heavens in spirit.
Hehe, I knew I was Long Aotian, even attracting the Heavenly Dao's attention. Can she say she's the Heavenly Dao's favorite daughter? Who else gets this kind of treatment? Just tell me, who else does!
Ideologically, Song Yin couldn't help but chuckle: "Hehehe..."
The Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm: ?
Shi Heming, the little dumpling: ?
"Yinyin, what's wrong with you?" Your smile is so strange.
Song Yin: "Hehe, I knew I was Long Aotian."
The Heavenly Dao of the Mysterious Heaven Realm: ...
"The matter is complicated, so to make a long story short, you need to destroy the unfinished grand formation to prevent the passage between the two worlds from opening."
When faced with a serious matter, Song Yin, who never falters, snapped out of her reverie: "Why?"
"To prevent the already fragile Xuan Tian Realm from falling into chaos, to prevent the spiritual energy from being exhausted before the new spiritual vein is born, and to prevent me from being swallowed up."
Three of them, to prevent the falling objects from hitting the two little ones, left them stunned.
Song Yin: "What the hell? The Heavenly Dao will be swallowed up?"
...
After being in an unfamiliar space for a long time, nothing has changed when I returned to reality.
After Shi Heming regained consciousness, he looked at Song Yin, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself...
Even after a century of companionship, he still didn't understand Yinyin well enough.
He never expected that someone would actually negotiate with the Heavenly Dao, trying to fleece the Heavenly Dao itself.
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Author's Note: A master of shrewd deals: Song Aotian
Song Aotian: Take what you can get; I can't let myself suffer. [Sunglasses]
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[Empty bowl]
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