Shui Qingchen had just refined a batch of pills when she took out her communication jade tablet, intending to contact her senior brother to come and collect the pills, and saw the screen filled with messages about Su Qing!
Did Su Qing fall into Ying Shui Lake from the back mountain?
Shui Qingchen suddenly sat up. She was usually aloof and rarely showed her emotions, but at this moment, she clenched her fists.
"He's only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he's already off to train in the back mountains! He's really grown quite the wildcard."
That's what they said, but they had already left the cave and hurriedly walked out.
Shui Qingchen's mount was a cloud bird, which was currently perched at the entrance of the cave. Shui Qingchen stepped on the back of the cloud bird, drew a white line in the air, and headed towards the back mountain of Xuanling Sect.
Jiuhua Peak
Gu Fengying ran incredibly fast, but by the time she reached her master's cave at the summit, she was completely exhausted, her face deathly pale.
"Master, help me!" Gu Fengying knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Elder Qiu of Jiuhua Peak was startled. He rushed over, grabbed Gu Fengying's wrist, and felt her pulse. She was fine, just a little tired.
"Master, please save Junior Sister Su Qing. She fell into Ying Shui Lake behind the mountain while trying to save me," Gu Fengying said.
Elder Qiu was momentarily stunned by what he heard, and just then, his Xuanyu token lit up.
Elder Shui Qingchen's voice came from inside.
"Senior Brother Qiu, Ying Shui Lake on the back mountain, come quickly!"
Before Elder Qiu could say anything more, he could no longer hear Shui Qingchen's voice. Then, he saw the information about Su Qing on the Xuan Yu tablet.
Elder Qiu was so angry when he saw the post written by Gu Fengying that he was about to explode with rage.
"What can I say about you? A mid-Foundation Establishment inner disciple was actually saved by a Qi Refining fifth-level outer disciple! You've completely disgraced me!" Elder Qiu said, exasperated.
Gu Fengying disregarded everything else and grabbed Elder Qiu's sleeve, saying, "Master! We must hurry to Ying Shui Lake; Junior Sister must still be in the lake."
Elder Qiu flung Gu Fengying aside and was about to fly away on his sword, but Gu Fengying grabbed his robe and refused to let go, insisting on going with him.
Elder Qiu had no choice but to feed him a third-grade spirit-cultivating pill to restore his health, and then they flew together on their swords towards the back mountain.
Not only Shui Qingchen and Elder Qiu, but also Elder Yuan and Elder Xiang, who had once thought of taking Su Qing under their wing, rushed towards the back mountain with their disciples Feng Yao and Bei Ming!
Fifth and sixth tier monsters have appeared in the back mountain?
The news immediately alarmed the Nascent Soul stage protectors of the Xuanling Sect.
In the Xuanling Sect, the highest peak is the Xuanling Main Peak, where the sect leader resides, and below the main peak are eight secondary peaks.
The eight secondary peaks—Yunyan Peak, Piaomiao Peak, Biyun Peak, Xiaoyao Peak, Lingji Peak, Danxia Peak, Luoying Peak, and Hanmu Peak—are each guarded by a Nascent Soul stage protector.
At this moment, Protector Qin of Yunyan Peak had just emerged from seclusion and was playing chess with Protector Jiang of Biyun Peak.
Upon reading the contents of the jade communication tablet, Protector Qin frowned slightly and said, "Three hundred years ago, a hole suddenly appeared in the protective array of our Xuanling Sect, attracting a horde of demonic beasts. The situation was strange at the time, and the cause has remained unclear. The sect leader only instructed us to repair the protective array and eliminate all the high-level demonic beasts. Two ninth-tier demonic beasts submitted and became the protective spirit beasts of our Xuanling Sect, and all demonic beasts of the fifth tier and above also submitted and became the mounts of the sect's elders. Now, only some ordinary fourth-tier and lower-tier demonic beasts remain in the back mountain for the younger generation to train with. How come only three hundred years later, fifth-tier and sixth-tier demonic beasts have reappeared?"
"Guardian Qin is right. There's a saying that if something seems suspicious, there must be something fishy going on. Why don't we go and take a look?"
Protector Qin glanced at Protector Jiang and said, "Isn't it because you're about to lose the game?"
Jiang, the Protector, laughed heartily upon hearing this, but did not reply.
They abandoned the chess game and flew together on their swords towards the back mountain.
...
Elder Pan was the first to arrive at Ying Shui Lake.
He had already sent Ye Xinxin and the other peak Qi Refining stage disciples away from the back mountain, and he stood alone by Ying Shui Lake.
At this moment, Ying Shui Lake was extremely calm, its surface shimmering in the sunlight without a single ripple.
Elder Pan's heart sank to the bottom.
If Su Qing were still alive, the water wouldn't be so calm.
But then Elder Pan thought again, if Su Qing were dead, her body should float up.
But what if it were swallowed whole by some monster...?
Elder Pan's heart tightened.
He regretted letting Su Qing, a disciple at the fifth level of Qi Refining, into the back mountain.
Elder Pan felt that he couldn't see anything in the lake from the shore, so he took out a talisman, and with a flick of his wrist, the talisman spontaneously combusted.
Elder Pan was immediately enveloped in a layer of bubbles.
This is a water-avoidance talisman.
Because it uses the juice of bubble grass, when you use it, the bubbles will envelop you, and even if you don't hold your breath, you won't be affected after entering the water.
However, this water-repelling talisman is only of the second grade, and its use is greatly restricted. For example, it cannot be used to fight inside the bubble. If it is used to fight, the water-repelling talisman will become ineffective as soon as the bubble breaks.
Moreover, the water-repelling talisman will automatically break and become ineffective after one hour.
Elder Pan leaped into Yingshui Lake.
When Elder Pan jumped into Ying Shui Lake, Elder Qiu of Jiu Hua Peak, Elder Shui Qingchen of Yunu Peak, as well as Elder Yuan and Elder Xiang, had already arrived at Ying Shui Lake.
"Is this the place? Let's go down!"
Shui Qingchen gave each person a water-repelling pill.
Gu Fengying wanted to go with them, but Elder Qiu left her on the shore, saying, "Look at yourself now, you'll only be a burden in the water! Just stay here and wait."
"You two wait on the shore too!"
Beiming and Fengyao also remained on the shore.
Watching the four elders, each with a water-repelling pill in their mouth, jump into Yingshui Lake.
"Junior Sister Su Qing is truly extraordinary. She's only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, yet she dares to come to the back mountain!" Feng Yao said.
Bei Ming nodded and said, "When I saw her at the Su family, she seemed fearless. I have to say, I quite admire her."
Feng Yao glanced at Gu Fengying. Looking at Gu Fengying's appearance, he sneered inwardly, thinking that Jiuhua Peak was nothing special. Even though Gu Fengying was already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he couldn't even lead a team properly.
Gu Fengying ignored Bei Ming and Feng Yao, staring intently at the water, praying in her heart: Junior Sister Su Qing, please don't be hurt, please don't be hurt!
The Ying Shui Lake was very calm. Not to mention a fifth-tier Nine Netherworld Python, not even a third or fourth-tier demon beast was seen.
Five elders of the Xuanling Sect, all Core Formation stage cultivators, turned Yingshui Lake upside down, but they couldn't find any trace of Su Qing.
Elder Pan's water-repelling talisman was the first to fail. He emerged from Ying Shui Lake, panting heavily, and swam toward the shore.
Then, the other four elders also came out of Ying Shui Lake, all shaking their heads to indicate that they had not found it!
Gu Fengying's face turned pale.
Couldn't find it? Does that mean Su Qing was also teleported back then? Just not to the same place as him?
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