Chapter 44 044 Entering the Immortal Palace
Then he turned around. This area was now under the control of Song Chi and his companion, two sound cultivators, and a female disciple of the Linglong Sect who was wielding a water curtain.
The Yunji Holy Land disciple, whose eyes were bloodshot as he directed the five-man sniper attack, was now filled with hatred.
Song Chi also skillfully exploited this hatred, and her melody became exceptionally passionate and bloodthirsty, as if it were about to unleash the fire within people's hearts.
The disciple from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land's gaze grew increasingly intense, then suddenly froze. The golden fist light weakened the instant it appeared.
Three swords flew out simultaneously, instantly killing the man. The remaining five disciples of the Canghai Kingdom were terrified, and under the control of the music, they were slaughtered on the spot like vegetables being chopped into pieces.
Qi Zhenmo's fingers moved like the wind in an instant, setting up a defensive array around the area.
The others then relaxed abruptly.
"The spiritual fruit is almost ripe, come quickly."
Song Chi, however, had already squatted down next to the five immortal fruits like a little dog.
However, there were six Qingjian Sect disciples present. Wen Xiujin immediately thought to himself, "Is infighting about to begin?"
"I've already eaten, I don't need any more!" To everyone's surprise, the alchemy genius Xi Ya said so calmly.
Wen Xiujin was speechless. You've already eaten the spiritual fruit, and you're still fighting to the death here, and you're a pill cultivator... what are you after?
However, it seems I heard that Xi Ya and Song Chi used to live in the same courtyard in the inner sect, and the four of them had a very good relationship. Xi Ya even secretly gave the Immortal-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to these sisters first.
Wen Xiujin had little interest in such matters of affection. He maintained a distant relationship with everyone.
"Chi'er, have you eaten?" Song Chi's brother was indeed as rumored, with a face like a peach blossom and extremely gentle and handsome.
Now that they had arrived at the lake, judging from his expression, he wanted to give one of the remaining five spirit fruits to his younger sister.
Song Chi raised his eyebrows and revealed a smile that was still very obedient, but one that Wen Xiujin would never believe again.
“I benefited from Senior Brother Wen’s opportunity last night and have already eaten the spiritual fruit.”
At that moment, Wen Xiujin saw Song Yun bow deeply to him with utmost sincerity. "Thank you, Brother Wen, for taking care of my sister all the way."
Wen Xiujin immediately stepped aside, saying it was all by chance.
The spiritual fruit was now ripe, and Qi Zhenmo and the other four each ate one. They then immediately sat down to meditate and absorb the medicinal power.
Because the group of voyeurs around them had been killed, those who came later dared not go any further.
Once the spirit fruits were picked, they scattered like birds and beasts, and the forest quickly fell silent. Only the distant, resounding booms of spirit explosions echoed repeatedly.
As a result, the temperature is getting colder and colder.
After an hour, when they had absorbed most of the medicinal effects, everyone stood up and couldn't help but shiver in the moonlight that covered the branches with ice.
"No, we must get to the Celestial Palace immediately."
Song Chi was the first to make the suggestion.
“This secret realm is about to be filled with great terror. Ye Qingyu gave me a tortoise shell before, which can be used to detect the whereabouts of the Immortal Palace. We can’t delay, let’s go now.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhenmo couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Dai Jia and Cheng Yao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Song Chi looked speechless. "What are you laughing at? Let's get going!"
Then everyone indeed rushed out of the forest and flew north.
However, after flying for a short distance, Wen Xiujin saw the two siblings running at the front, and Song Yun finally couldn't help but say something.
"Chi'er".
"Um?"
"Even though the bond between fellow disciples is precious, let's not accept some treasures from now on. After all... they are outsiders!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Xiujin saw Qi Zhenmo, who was flying beside him, suddenly shake his shoulders and laugh so hard that tears almost fell from his eyes.
Dai Jia and Cheng Yao almost burst out laughing again. Even the aloof Xi Ya and Wei Lingxiu couldn't help but smile.
Wen Xiujin: "..." He actually thought Song Yun was a pretty good older brother. He should have said that!
"Oh, I understand, I won't do it again."
But judging from Song Chi's cheerful agreement, she probably won't be willing to part with those precious items later. This woman is a bit shameless!
The group ran for two days, and the weather grew colder and colder. The mountains and grasslands were all covered with thick snow and ice, and near the forest, the roars of ferocious beasts could be heard; they were on the verge of losing their minds.
However, because the spiritual explosions over the past two days have been even more intense, with the spiritual herbs and other treasures emerging from them being at least 50,000 years old, and even many remarkable inheritances appearing, many disciples still recklessly rushed into the forest to seize the treasures.
Naturally, countless people died or were injured.
However, there were still some more rational, or perhaps more timid, cultivators. Whether they knew the Immortal Palace was to the north or not, the group behind Song Chi and his companions gradually grew larger and larger.
On the fourth day, suddenly, the disciples' frightened screams came from behind them.
"Oh no, the beast tide is surging! It's right behind us."
"Run! There's even a Golden Core stage demon beast king among them, capable of tearing a person to shreds in an instant. Run! We must rush into the Immortal Palace as soon as possible."
"Is the Celestial Palace really just ahead? We've been running for three days already."
Some disciples couldn't help but speak with a hint of sorrow.
If it weren't for Ye Qingyu's tortoise shell constantly heating up and pointing the way, Song Chi would inevitably feel guilty and worried, knowing that the object was right ahead.
Even though they were running so far ahead, they could still feel a terrifying force coming from behind like a tsunami.
Mixed in with it was a nauseating, fishy stench—that was the horde of demonic beasts.
If they were caught up and run over, I'm afraid no one present would survive.
So, Celestial Palace—how much longer will it take you to fly there?
Then, just when all the disciples were about to despair, someone shouted out.
“Look at those high mountains, isn’t that the shadow of a celestial palace?”
"Damn! It's still running."
Indeed! All who looked up saw a magnificent, pristine white palace standing amidst the towering mountains ahead. But it suddenly began to teleport northward at an astonishing speed, almost matching their running pace.
No wonder the tortoise shell had been burning hot, making it feel like the celestial palace was right in front of us, but we couldn't catch up no matter how hard we tried.
Upon discovering this fact, and hearing the increasingly close roars of beasts behind them, all the disciples present unleashed their full power, each pulling out their most treasured possessions and displaying their unique abilities as they frantically chased after the celestial palace ahead.
At this moment, Song Chi, holding onto Song Yun, activated the Green Leaf Magic Treasure and was also fighting desperately.
Fortunately, Song Yun obtained a very powerful alchemy furnace in the secret realm, which he held in his palm and could also help him fly instantly.
Otherwise, the Green Leaf Magic Treasure would still have difficulty getting the two of them to their fastest speed.
The others should also have their own secret treasures, since they're chasing after us and no one is slower than them.
With the celestial palace right in front of them, they even sped up to leave the disciples behind.
The demon beast horde behind them had clearly begun to crush the slower disciples. The sounds of flesh being torn apart, curses, cries, and pleas for mercy came from all directions.
Song Chi and the others turned ashen-faced, swallowed a handful of Qi-restoring pills, and then let out a soft whistle.
Even if his meridians were reversed, he disregarded it and fully circulated his spiritual power, moving like a spring, his body like a blur, as he plunged into the pure white fairy palace in front of him.
Buzz!
They were sealed and captured by the Celestial Palace.
The other disciples cheered with delight from behind. "Follow them! Quick! Circulate your spiritual energy at full power, let's charge!"
Suddenly, a roar like a mountain howl echoed from all directions, and all the disciples swallowed their Qi pills and launched a final sprint.
Some even went so far as to take a selfie of their lower abdomen, as if to give themselves a last-ditch effort.
Many of their disciples succeeded.
Only a thousand or two thousand people managed to escape. The rest were swallowed up by the pursuing beast tide, and blood mist almost filled the world outside the seal.
Many disciples who had entered the celestial palace looked back at this scene, their faces pale with terror. Many who had lost their fellow disciples and friends couldn't help but cry out.
However, this celestial palace was not a pleasant place either. The moment the disciples landed on the plaza outside the palace, the mechanisms activated. Within an inch of their feet, numerous dark, deep holes instantly appeared.
The disciples who fell in had their spiritual energy completely drained, and could only scream as they fell deeply, soon becoming silent.
However, there were more than a dozen immortal gates ahead, each shrouded in mist.
The disciples knew this must be the way out, so they immediately rushed forward without regard for anything else.
Song Chi and the others did the same, and they all intentionally stayed together. Once they entered that immortal palace, having more friends meant having more hope of survival, and everyone understood that.
But no one lives in this celestial palace.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the immortal gate was selective in its selection process; not just anyone could trespass.
Qi Zhenmo was suddenly sucked away by a door.
Next was Song Chi, who watched as she was sent to the fourth gate, while Song Yun and Xi Ya went to the sixth gate together.
"Xia, help my brother!" she shouted immediately. After all, her brother was a frail alchemist.
Xi Ya and the others merely smiled, but in reality, Song Yun's poison pill was extremely potent. If it weren't for his and Qi Zhenmo's cooperation in restraining the disciples who came to rob them, they definitely wouldn't have been able to protect those spiritual fruits; they might have already been killed and robbed.
Song Yun then asked Wen Xiujin for help.
"Brother Wen, please take care of my younger sister a little longer."
Wen Xiujin arrived at the fourth immortal sect with Song Chi, so he nodded to Song Yun.
Then, both groups were instantly swallowed up by the immortal sect and disappeared into the thick fog behind them.
About seventy or eighty people were pulled through the fourth gate along with Song Chi and his group. Once inside, they found themselves in a winding corridor built over a lotus pond, surrounded by clouds and mist. However, there was a fork in the road not far ahead, leading to the left and right. This time, however, the left side revealed a majestic celestial palace emerging from the clouds and mist.
"Now that we've entered the Celestial Palace, how can we not try our luck at the Celestial Hall!"
The disciples immediately rushed to the left, one by one, afraid of being beaten to it. They ran off at breakneck speed!
Among them were a few disciples of the Jade Ruins Holy Sect. They nodded to Wen Xiujin and then asked him how to proceed.
Wen Xiujin replied expressionlessly, "I have no interest in any opportunities in the Immortal Palace!"
Those disciples, perhaps understanding his personality, glanced at Song Chi, then smiled, cupped their hands in farewell, and turned to the left.
After everyone had left, Song Chi squatted down in a corner and performed two divinations. The first time, the pentagram that appeared to the right was a hazy gray, looking ominous. So she divined to the left, and sure enough, the pentagram was pure black, like ink. The celestial palace on the left was indeed extremely dangerous.
The right side at least offered a chance of survival, allowing them to dart around a bit. Now, she and Song Yun had consumed spiritual fruits to cleanse their spiritual roots, and everything was ready. The next task was to leave the Immortal Palace alive. Song Chi felt that no amount of caution was excessive; she was extremely protective of her life.
After she finished her divination, she stood up and looked at Wen Xiujin.
The guy probably kept glancing at her from the side while she was crouching in the corner. Although his eyes didn't show any emotion, you could still sense a hint of disdain for how poorly she had concealed the truth.
There's no other way; the divination method can't be used when she's invisible. What can she do?
Song Chi walked over, pointed to the corridor on the right, and said with a smile, "Since Senior Brother Wen has no interest in the Immortal Palace, let's go to the right."
Wen Xiujin glared at her, then turned and went to the right.
Wen Xiujin had saved her life in the forest before, and Song Chi now had a very good impression of him. No matter how much he glared at her, she wouldn't care.
The two turned into the right corridor, and the familiar black side hall came into view.
Before entering, Song Chi couldn't help but emphasize again, "Senior Brother Wen, my next task is to survive, so I won't try to seize any opportunities, no matter what they may be." If he were to try to seize an opportunity, she wouldn't be ungrateful and would definitely help him. But if it was too dangerous, she would prioritize escaping.
She didn't voice the subtext. Wen Xiujin looked speechless, angrily closing his eyes and ignoring her, before stepping directly into the hall.
Song Chi entered the hall; it was a courtyard. A familiar array of yin winds blocked his path. Near the steps leading to the next hall, some kind of hidden opportunity lay concealed on either side.
The opportunity seemed invisible to the disciples inside the hall, radiating a soft, ethereal light.
Wen Xiujin stared intently at the arrangement of plants, trees, and rocks in the courtyard with a stern face, presumably trying to break the formation.
Anyway, Song Chi only learned some basic knowledge of that stuff at Qingxue Palace; she basically learned about breaking formations but didn't really understand it. But it didn't matter, she had the divination skills of an escape immortal.
Song Chi turned her back again, forming a hand seal for divination. Good heavens, this time it was a pure black pentagram with hundreds of white dots emerging from it. Those white dots possessed a mysterious spiritual energy that interconnected and circulated within them. It seemed she couldn't simply pass by stepping on these white dots.
The Celestial Palace was indeed dangerous this time; even the first trial was so difficult.
However, this time it's different from the last time they broke the formation with Qi Zhenmo. Back then, the two faced two different formations. This time, they're facing the same formation as Wen Xiujin.
I don't know what method he has.
Song Chi turned around and saw Wen Xiujin suddenly move his body with a pure aura, and then dozens of array flags in his hand quickly flew into the courtyard.
Immediately, a net of white mist rose a meter high, with golden vortexes of spiritual energy surging on it. The dots in those golden vortexes almost overlapped with the white dots she had just used for divination.
Song Chi immediately beamed. "Senior Brother Wen, I didn't expect you to be so skilled in mechanisms!" She walked over and flattered him.
Wen Xiujin merely glanced at her sideways, still too lazy to pay her any attention. This was normal; someone heartbroken just wanted some peace and quiet, and it was a miracle he wasn't driven crazy by her constant following him around.
Immediately, another pure white array flag was fixed in front of the back hall.
This revealed the opportunity on both sides of the steps, where spiritual plants were probably growing, with white flowers and purple leaves swaying in the wind, but Song Chi didn't recognize the specific species.
Wen Xiujin, however, gasped in shock after seeing the spiritual plant clearly.
"Purple Spirit Myriad-Herb?" he murmured, a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Song Chi only remembered it after hearing him mutter this: the greatest regret of Xi Ya, the later great alchemist in the book, was that she couldn't refine the immortal-grade Purple Gold Pill. The Purple Gold Pill is a righteous Golden Core pill, and currently, the cultivation world can only refine high-grade Purple Gold Pills at most. As for immortal-grade pills, no one has been able to refine them in the past 100,000 years.
It wasn't that the alchemist was incompetent, but rather that he lacked a crucial herb, namely the Purple Spirit Myriad-Herb.
Upon seeing this, Song Chi couldn't help but examine the herb closely. He found that it was indeed as described in the book, with a purple-jade color throughout, seven leaves and one flower. The flowers were small, white, and resembled white jade, and the whole plant was very beautiful.
The problem is that there is a barrier several feet long separating the two medicinal herb gardens.
As for that barrier… Song Chi performed a divination and, good heavens, it was pitch black, with black swords constantly surging within it—this was a dangerous sword formation.
The master of this celestial palace, for reasons unknown, doesn't even give anyone a chance to pick this spiritual herb. It's simply because to reach the rear hall, one must pass through these two barriers.
"Senior Brother Wen, there are extremely powerful killing formations on both sides of that herb garden. Do you have a way to deal with them?"
Wen Xiujin glanced at her and nodded. Judging from his calm expression, he probably really could break the formation.
Song Chi immediately thought, "She must have saved Wen Xiujin's life in her past life. Look, as long as she gets involved with him, she not only gets the Ruyi Spirit Fruit, but now she's also getting this Golden Elixir Herb."
Although she's terrified of death, if a magical herb jumps into her arms on her journey, she'll still want it without hesitation. After all, who would bother with a mere ordinary golden core from the righteous path when they could obtain a high-quality immortal golden core?
"So how do we break this formation? What kind of footwork do we need to use to get through these golden vortexes?"
Song Chi asked. Wen Xiujin clearly had a solution; his expression remained calm throughout.
Seeing this, he merely glanced at her, and a mysterious spiritual energy, reminiscent of the secret treasure Song Chi had dealt with the previous night, stirred around him. Then he stretched out a hand towards her, not even bothering to turn his face to look at her.
But the kid probably found it annoying, and withdrew his hand after only a moment. "You also have a secret treasure, so you'll definitely be able to keep up with my speed. From now on, you can't afford to make a single mistake."
Song Chi: "..." How can this be? She's not smart enough to figure out any complicated steps at a glance.
She shamelessly grabbed Wen Xiujin's hand in the past. The way Wen Xiujin glanced at her back then... was utterly contemptuous.
The strict separation of men and women in the cultivation world isn't as severe as some might think. It's just that people from ancient cultivation families are still quite feudal, treating holding hands like it's a matter of life and death. Other ordinary cultivators, on the other hand, are much more free to do whatever they want. Song Chi, who previously cultivated the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique in his sect, had seen countless couples in the throes of romance, where holding hands was commonplace, and kissing and hugging were frequent occurrences.
However, Wen Xiujin happens to come from a family of cultivators, so it's normal for him to be so rigid.
Song Chi simply smiled in response. Wen Xiujin didn't know why he was so easily angered; his chest heaved, and he squeezed her hand tightly. Song Chi immediately activated her magic weapon.
The burning heat of her hands and her flushed cheeks immediately alerted Wen Xiujin. He glanced at her, rolled his eyes, and with a swift movement, pulled her into the golden vortex. Sure enough, the steps that followed were incredibly mysterious and complex.
Wen Xiujin was speechless. Song Chi gave him the impression of being shameless and completely unaware of what embarrassment was.
But to say she's shameless wouldn't be accurate. Look, before she took his hand, she seemed perfectly at ease. The next instant, her cheeks flushed crimson with shyness. Even then, she maintained a composed expression as she looked at him. Meaning, she wasn't blushing at all; don't be mistaken.
Wen Xiujin was too lazy to say anything about her two-faced behavior.
As for the Heavenly Dipper Golden Jade Sword Formation, it was learned from a scroll that appeared when I obtained that treasure in my childhood. This sword formation is actually not very useful; the scroll's owner only wrote one sentence: this formation can exorcise evil spirits.
However, the evil spirits of the cultivation world had been eradicated hundreds of thousands of years ago. He didn't know what evil spirits he could still exorcise! Of course, he was also aware that if he followed Cui Xue Ruo, as the destined one to break the seal of the Flying Immortal Platform, he would be targeted and harmed by evil spirits once he entered the secret realm. But clearly, at this moment, besides himself and Song Chi, how could they be targeted by evil spirits? Of course, he didn't think too much about it; getting through this step was the best course of action.
The Heavenly Dipper Golden Jade Sword Formation's footwork is extremely exquisite and truly rare. Because it helps him comprehend the Dao through sword cultivation, he has carefully studied and practiced it.
He had never imagined that his skills would come in handy, so he was genuinely surprised, but also secretly relieved. This hurdle was finally overcome.
In any case, thanks to this exorcism array, he will have the opportunity to obtain a righteous immortal-grade golden pill, which will not have been in vain for him to have diligently practiced and mastered this array since he was six years old.
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