The Baiyun Mountains are shrouded in white mist all year round.
The fog here seems to be very special; even cultivators below the Golden Core realm cannot penetrate the white fog with their divine sense to perceive the situation here.
Guided by the phantom soul, Qin Shou and Lang Sansheng arrived at the back mountain of the Bai clan. They then descended along the narrow chasm for several miles before finally stopping beside a cold pool.
"Below lies the lair of the Immortal Crossing Sect. A protective array is set beneath the lake; only those inside can activate it."
The phantom of his soul trembled as he spoke, unable to utter a lie under the influence of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
"What is the distribution of strength within your Immortal Crossing Sect?" Qin Shou asked.
The illusory soul replied, "Below the sect leader are the Four Heavenly Kings and the Twelve Holy Envoys of Light. The Four Heavenly Kings are all at the Nascent Soul stage, and the Twelve Holy Envoys of Light are all at the Core Formation stage. Below them are many deacons at the Golden Core stage, and Holy Disciples of Light below the Golden Core stage."
"What is your sect leader's cultivation level?"
"I don't know, but I guess it might be at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage."
"Since your Immortal Crossing Sect is so powerful, you could easily roam freely in Lingzhou. Why do you still need to hide so secretly?"
"The sect leader said that the inspectors of the Central Divine Continent monitor the entire world, and we must act with caution."
"Ha, in the end, you yourselves all believe that what you're doing is beneath you."
"us........"
The phantom soul tried to refute, but in the next moment it turned to ashes in Qin's palm.
Lang Sansheng's eyebrows twitched. "Senior, we still need him to guide us. How are we going to get through this formation without him?"
"Come with me."
Qin Shou grabbed Lang Sansheng's shoulder, took a step forward, and his figure passed through the great formation beneath the lake.
Beneath the surface of the lake lies a hidden world.
Qin Shou and Lang Sansheng walked on a long, golden road, where a sacred golden gate could be faintly seen at the far end.
It looked very sacred, but the closer Qin Beast got, the more he felt that evil aura.
It was a kind of decay that came from the depths of the soul.
According to the intelligence from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, the immortality philosophy of the Crossing Immortal Sect is that "the physical body will eventually decay, only the soul can live forever." Therefore, the sect's cultivation methods all involve abandoning the physical body and sacrificing one's soul to their legendary "Holy Lord" in order to obtain a trace of "immortal" power.
As for their cultivation level, it is achieved by constantly plundering human souls and offering them as sacrifices to the Holy Lord, who then gives them some power in return.
In short, it is about plundering the lives of others to strengthen and delay the decay and power of one's own soul, thereby achieving the so-called "immortality" or "longevity."
In reality, all of this is nothing but an illusion.
Previously, on the Great Duan Imperial City, the two Nascent Soul cultivators said that Wen Qing possessed something their sect leader sought. Qin Shou didn't know exactly what it was, but he felt it might be related to the fact that Xiao Qing'er had once refined a drop of the Spring of Life and comprehended a trace of the profound meaning of life from it.
Of course, this was just Qin Shou's guess; in reality, he didn't know the specifics.
However, he knew one thing: those madmen from the Immortal Crossing Sect would definitely try every means to capture Wen Qing.
Therefore, I had no choice but to come here to prevent future troubles.
"Senior, I've heard my master mention that the sect leader of the Immortal Crossing Sect is very mysterious and may have already reached the Nascent Soul stage. Are you sure? If not, how about I go out and keep watch for you?"
"That won't do. If you leave, who will be my shield in a pinch?"
Lang Sansheng:.............You're a good dog, senior!
"I say, senior, in the end it's just that scoundrel Xiao Xuan who owes you money, what does it have to do with me, Lang Sansheng?"
Senior, you are a very generous person. Why don't you let me leave? If you die here, at least someone will burn paper money for you next year.
Otherwise, you'll be a poor ghost even if you go down there, unable to even woo a female ghost. How unfair would that be!
Sigh, senior, I'm not lying to you, I've heard that the female ghosts in the underworld are quite realistic.
My deceased master often appears in my dreams, scolding me for being unfilial, for not burning paper money for him, and for causing him to be thrown out of brothels in the underworld.
Along the way, Lang Sansheng kept talking.
Qin Shou suddenly stopped and affectionately patted Lang Sansheng's head.
"Little Lang, how about I send you down to see your master first, and then burn some extra paper money for you two to have some fun together?"
"Ah, this..."
Lang Sansheng repeatedly said, "I'd better not. I think the mortal world is better. I've heard that female ghosts in the underworld are fierce. Although I'm strong, I can't withstand a group attack..."
Thump!
Qin Shou suddenly stopped in his tracks.
On either side in front of him were gold-plated white jade pillars, each about half a meter in diameter and more than five meters high. At the top of each pillar was a crystal bottle, and inside each bottle was a baby.
These babies were frighteningly white, soaked in a blue liquid, and covered with many black spots, giving off a somewhat foul odor.
There are thousands of these crystal bottles, densely packed together.
This is only the outer edge of that golden portal.
Qin Shou scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that these dead infants were nothing but shells; their souls had been extracted.
Creak!
Lang Sansheng, who was standing to the side, immediately clenched his fists.
He angrily cursed:
"Beasts! These people are worse than animals!"
Qin Shou glanced at Lang Sansheng without making a sound, then looked away.
However, his murderous intent grew stronger.
The two soon arrived at the golden door.
Two figures floated there, their bodies shrouded in white robes, revealing only a pair of golden pupils.
"Who goes there, daring to trespass upon the sacred grounds of my Immortal Crossing Sect?"
The two white-robed figures roared angrily.
This time, Qin Shou didn't speak, but silently took out a small leather whip and lashed out two soul phantoms with "pia, pia".
Then, with a "bang," he kicked the door that could withstand even a Nascent Soul cultivator, shattering it completely.
"Well done, senior!"
Lang Sansheng shouted with relief.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Immediately, an alarm sounded within the Immortal Crossing Sect, and figures in white robes rushed out, unleashing beams of holy light towards the Qin Beast with each wave of their hands.
Whoosh—
The world-destroying karmic fire surged forth, instantly engulfing the entire palace.
"Ah...ah...ah..."
One scream after another rang out as all the illusory souls were burned into nothingness the moment they were touched by the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire.
The greater the evil, the greater the flame.
Beneath those white robes shrouded in golden light were actually clusters of souls exuding an aura of decay.
"How dare you trespass into my sacred land!"
At this moment, nine more figures rushed out, their golden light even more intense, forming a pincer movement to surround the Qin beast.
"We respectfully beseech the Holy Lord to descend with His holy light and purify this filthy human being."
The nine people chanted incantations, and the void immediately buzzed and exploded. Streams of golden light descended from the thousand-meter-high dome, enveloping the nine people, and then crushed towards the Qin Beast.
Click click click...
However, the moment it touched Qin Beast's domain, it collapsed, and the nine Nascent Soul experts were instantly reduced to ashes.
"Holy crap! Senior is awesome!"
Lang Sansheng raised his arms and shouted, then quietly retreated step by step.
Once he sensed something was wrong, he prepared to make a runaway.
"I've practiced all sorts of escape techniques since I was a child, and today they've finally come in handy, hehehehe..."
Boom!
As the power of the karmic fire erupted, the golden walls around him, which were like steel bars, melted under the intense heat. After only half an incense stick's time, all the obstacles in front of Qin Shou disappeared, revealing a vast, empty space that stretched as far as the eye could see.
A golden-white jade pillar with root-like veins appeared, with crystal bottles placed on top, and the bodies of infants immersed in them, densely packed and stretching as far as the eye could see.
Within each of these crystal bottles, thin golden tubes extend out, connecting to the dome above.
Qin Shou's divine sense swept across the area and found a huge crystal coffin at the top of the dome, five meters wide, twelve meters long, and three meters high. Inside the crystal coffin, a corpse seemed to be floating.
Who are you?
"Entering the immortal gate without a summons is a capital offense!"
At this moment, a majestic Daoist voice resounded within the main hall.
Qin Shou's eyes narrowed slightly.
A golden light shone down in front of them, revealing a huge golden throne.
Seated on the throne was a figure dressed in a golden robe, who, like the other cultivators of the Immortal Crossing Sect, was shrouded in golden light, revealing only a pair of golden eyes that shone like a god.
He held a golden scepter that was more than two meters tall in his hand, with a golden bead floating at the top of the scepter.
On his left and right sides stood two figures, each with white robes and golden eyes, possessing the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul cultivator; these were presumably the remaining two Heavenly Kings.
"Why don't you answer the sect leader's question!"
One of the Heavenly Kings roared angrily.
"Heh."
Qin Shou curled his lip slightly and said coldly with disdain:
"A mere ant at the first level of the Void Realm dares to be so arrogant before me."
"Um? "
The sect leader of the Immortal Crossing Sect coldly looked down at Qin Beast and said in a majestic voice:
"Mortal, you have entered the sacred grounds of the immortal sect without authorization. This sect master sentences you to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two Nascent Soul experts beside him rushed out.
Pia! Pia!
Qin Shou lashed out with his whips, instantly shattering the void of the two Nascent Soul experts, along with their two souls.
"You're not at the Nascent Soul stage!"
Upon seeing this, the sect leader of the Immortal Crossing Sect immediately stood up in anger, slamming his golden scepter heavily on the ground.
"May the Holy Lord descend with His holy light and purify this disobedient one!"
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Instantly, beams of golden light, several meters wide, descended from the golden coffin above the dome, enveloping the Qin Beast.
Immediately afterwards, a golden domain slowly unfolded beneath the sect leader's feet, and terrifying energies collided with the Qin beast.
"Holy crap! A domain!"
"Damn it, these two are both peerless experts at the Void Realm!"
Lang Sansheng swallowed hard.
Fortunately, I didn't run away. With my current cultivation level, although I'm invincible at escaping, those in the Void Realm have comprehended the laws of order. With a single thought, they can traverse the void and catch me with ease.
Hmm... should I run away now?
Lang Sansheng silently took a step back.
pia!
While Lang Sansheng was stunned, a whip cracked, the void shattered, and the golden pillars of light that had enveloped Qin Shou immediately collapsed, turning into fragments that scattered across the void.
At the same time, Qin Beast took a step forward, and the heavens and earth resonated, unleashing a raging domain of lightning.
Boom!
The power of lightning raged across the heavens and earth, instantly shattering the domain of the Immortal Crossing Sect Master and delivering a devastating blow.
"Ugh..."
The sect leader of the Immortal Crossing Sect let out a roar of resentment, but before he could say anything, he was blasted into dust by lightning.
"It's that simple!"
Lang Sansheng paused for a moment, then silently withdrew one of his feet that had already retreated.
brush!
Qin Shou gently raised his palm, and the golden scepter that had originally been in the hands of the Immortal Crossing Sect Master fell into his own.
"It really is the Golden Spirit Pearl!"
Qin Shou removed the golden bead from the top of the scepter to examine it, and then put it into his storage space.
Then, with a flick of his right hand, he grasped at the air, and with a hum, the huge crystal coffin on the dome trembled as Qin Beast grabbed it down.
Inside the crystal coffin lay a body, tattered and mangled, as if struck by lightning.
Qin Shou scrutinized him, when a subtitle appeared before his eyes.
[Song Ningsheng: Originally a descendant of the Guanyin Temple in the Central Divine Continent, he was at the peak of the Integration Realm in his previous life. Nine thousand years ago, he failed his tribulation and, thanks to a secret treasure, retained a wisp of his soul. Later, it was corrupted by a strange entity from beyond the heavens, becoming tainted with misfortune and turning him into a fallen evil cultivator. He deceived the world by bewitching people, sacrificing the souls of human cultivators and newborn infants to him. After thousands of years of dormancy, he is now gradually awakening…]
Bang!
With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Shou shattered the coffin into pieces.
"Who dares disturb my peaceful sleep!"
Just then, the corpse inside the coffin suddenly opened its eyes, and a hazy mist flowed from its eyes, which looked extremely eerie.
Upon seeing this, Qin Shou couldn't help but frown.
This gray mist... looks a lot like those two soul shadows in the Soul Domain.
"Humans, do you desire immortality...?"
The seductive voice was interrupted just as it was about to begin.
Snap!
Qin Shou snapped his fingers, and thunder descended upon the world. The crimson lotus karmic fire burned the world, directly incinerating the body and the wisp of gray mist into ashes.
That person: ...........
I just woke up, and I was about to show off a little, but before I could finish, it was all over...
Buzz!
After the corpse was burned, a golden fragment hovered in mid-air between its eyebrows.
"This person must have survived the tribulation lightning thanks to this secret treasure."
Qin Shou gathered his sleeves and put it away, intending to study it later when he got back.
"Waaah..."
At this moment, the sound of a baby crying came from a side hall of the Immortal Crossing Gate.
These are all lucky ones who were just sent here and haven't had their souls extracted for sacrifice yet.
"Lang Sansheng."
"exist! "
"Later, take these babies to the Bai family residence and leave them with Bai Yumo. Also, remember to give them some resettlement fees."
"Don't worry, senior, I will definitely take care of it."
At this moment, Lang Sansheng just wanted to cling to these powerful figures.
If necessary, one could even kidnap one's best friend, hold a knife to the senior's neck, and demand repayment.
Qin Shou and Lang Sansheng left.
Behind them, flames filled the sky, burning away all the evil in the place.
On this day, Lingzhou was shaken.
There are mysterious rumors that the Immortal Crossing Sect was destroyed by an unknown powerful being.
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