Chapter 138 Main World [VIP]
In a moment of sudden enlightenment, his cultivation advanced from the mid-stage of the Mortal Realm to the late-stage, breaking through the bottleneck of the Transcendental Realm like snow melting and flowing into the sea, naturally and effortlessly.
Qingran then realized that she was on a bustling street in a city.
His sudden appearance on the street surprised none of the surrounding cultivators or pedestrians; it was as if he was always meant to be there, and no one was astonished.
Qingran knew that this was because her cultivation had reached a state of perfection.
As long as he doesn't deliberately try to make his presence known, the people around him will only see him as a tree, a blade of grass, or a flower, and will subconsciously ignore his existence.
This is exactly the result Qingran wanted.
The spiritual sense spread out like a net, and on a high-rise building where spiritual energy was abundant, it sensed a late-stage Enlightenment cultivator sitting cross-legged in meditation.
Large towns like these usually have cultivators dispatched by families or sects to be stationed there, so that they can suppress any unrest caused by cultivators within the city in a timely manner.
The cultivation level of the cultivators dispatched usually depends on the prosperity of the town and the rarity and abundance of nearby resources.
Without disturbing the meditating cultivator, Qingran used her spiritual sense to bypass the meditating cultivator and quickly take in the overall situation of the city.
"Burning Ice City..." The plaque hanging high at the city gate came into Qingran's view.
He exclaimed, "Without realizing it, I've run so far."
The Yantian Sect is located west of the Tianyuan Realm, the Desolate Mountain is in the territory of the Demon Clan, situated in the far south of the Tianyuan Realm, while the Burning Ice City is in the far north of the Tianyuan Realm.
It's as if his sudden enlightenment allowed him to travel almost all over the Tianyuan Realm.
Has a lot of time passed? A subtle premonition rose in Qingran's heart.
The system isn't with me; it probably hasn't returned yet.
He silently followed behind the two cultivators who had been chatting earlier, the words "Yantian Sect" reminding him of old friends he hadn't seen in a long time.
The streets were bustling with activity, and once you entered the market area with its stalls, the sounds of vendors calling out their wares filled the air.
Finally, Qingran heard some useful information from the surrounding cultivators again.
—The Frost and Snow Secret Realm suddenly appeared half a month ago. The last time such a new secret realm appeared was a hundred years ago in an ancient cave.
Unlike other secret realms whose opening times have been figured out, the Frost and Snow Secret Realm appeared suddenly, and many cultivators only rushed here after hearing the news.
Furthermore, since Burning Ice City is closest to the opening location of the Frost and Snow Secret Realm, most cultivators who come here will choose to resupply here.
As they chatted, some cultivators speculated that the Yantian Sect might have foreseen the emergence of the secret realm.
Otherwise, why would the Yantian Sect, which usually doesn't like to get involved in these things, be the first to appear outside the secret realm this time?
Even that Daoist boy, who is said to be exceptionally talented and whose whereabouts are always elusive, has shown up...
Fortunately, the Yantian Sect does not prevent other cultivators from entering the secret realm to seek opportunities, and people only gossip about the Yantian Sect when they talk about it.
Qingran was multitasking, listening to the conversations around her to extract key points while also being stunned by the words "ancient cave dwelling from a hundred years ago".
If they are referring to the ancient cave dwelling of the one with the title "Xuanyang Daozun," then he has been there.
One who has attained enlightenment can be called a Dao Lord, while a celestial being in the mortal world can be called a Dao Venerable.
He had struggled on the brink of death many times before finally surviving the cave, all for the sake of increasing his chances of survival during the great calamity that would last for five hundred years.
But he couldn't use what he had prepared; instead, he encountered the system.
So... a hundred years have already passed?
His mind was unsettled, and a trace of his imposing aura leaked out.
The surrounding cultivators immediately fell silent in horror, their bodies sensing the danger before their minds could react, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end.
After a moment, the chilling feeling, as if they had encountered a natural enemy, gradually disappeared.
At this moment, the Enlightened cultivator stationed in Burning Ice City transmitted his voice throughout the city, saying that a senior with the cultivation level of the Mortal Realm had passed by and had now left.
The silent market town was then filled with sound once again.
The gossiping cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes filled with lingering fear. Could it be a senior from the Yantian Sect?
Unable to tolerate their casual discussions and speculations about sects, I gave them a small warning.
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Qingran was completely unaware of the impact he had caused. He left the city and flew straight to the northern part of Burning Ice City.
There were many other cultivators on the road heading towards the Frost and Snow Secret Realm, just at a slower pace.
Upon arriving at her destination, and after hearing the news from the cultivators she encountered along the way, Qingran realized that the Frost and Snow Secret Realm was different from ordinary secret realms.
Calling it a secret realm is less accurate than describing it as the ruins of an ancient sect.
It sits in the heart of a vast ice field, a crystal palace that re-emerged after the ice field collapsed to form a huge glacial lake, and is named after frost and snow.
The vast water palace is magnificent, surrounded by a misty haze, truly resembling a celestial palace.
The once deserted ice plains were now bustling with activity. Not only were there cultivators seeking opportunities, but some who knew there was no hope of finding a way out chose to set up stalls by the frozen lake.
Qingran looked at it carefully.
Besides the stalls, there were also temporary rest areas set up by various sects on the ice plains, including the Yantian Sect.
The Yantian Sect's headquarters is located in the sky, a low-key yet luxurious flying ship with an area comparable to a large cruise ship. The ship's hull is covered with array patterns and protected by layers of restrictions.
Qingran swept her spiritual sense inside and saw a Dao Enlightenment stage cultivator sitting in meditation and guarding a cabin with several Spirit Gathering stage cultivators, all dressed in sect robes.
There are no men.
To this day, he doesn't even know the man's name.
The flying boat array pattern can defend against a full-force attack from a cultivator of the Mortal Realm. Qing Ran did not rush in rashly; he was there to inquire about the situation and did not intend to make an enemy.
The message was transmitted to the ear of the leading cultivator.
[Does the Yantian Sect have a male cultivator with snow-white hair?]
who? !
The elm leaf suddenly became alert.
Seeing that his disciples sitting in meditation below were still immersed in their own meditative states, and that he hadn't even noticed where the person transmitting his voice was, Yu Ye became even more vigilant.
"Who are you?" he asked cautiously.
Qingran did not answer the question: [You only need to answer whether I have it or not.]
Could this be some senior who has just emerged from years of seclusion? Yu Ye wondered to herself.
The Daoist of the Yantian Sect was born with long, snow-white hair and a divine appearance; everyone in the Tianyuan Realm knew this.
Because this was common knowledge, Yu Ye did not want to deceive him and thus anger this senior who knew nothing about the matter.
Elm Leaf replied: [To be honest, senior, the Daoist disciple of our sect is indeed white-haired.]
Daozi.
So, the Daoist who was so elusive, as those cultivators in the market had been talking about, was him?
Qingran suddenly realized.
The next question was: "Where is he now?"
Elm Leaf, who had been so responsive just moments before, fell silent.
Qingran frowned, remembering that this person was a fellow disciple of the man, and then suppressed her thoughts of using torture to extract a confession.
Well, since the cultivators in the market all say that the man has appeared, someone must have seen him nearby. The flying boat that is not stationed there is obviously still in the secret realm and hasn't come out.
Yu Ye waited for a long time, but neither the oppressive anger nor the sound of someone speaking again came.
[Senior?]
After cautiously probing several times without receiving a reply, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems this senior has a pretty good temper.
Then he quickly opened his eyes, took out his communication jade token, and sent a message to his junior uncle: "Junior uncle, just now an unidentified senior was asking about you..."
The disciple of the Yantian Sect who was meditating below him opened his eyes alertly.
What? Was a senior colleague just here?
At this moment, Qingran had already entered the Frost and Snow Palace and was walking from the outer perimeter inwards.
The Frost Snow Palace ruins are very large, but because there are no restrictions on the cultivation level for entry, many cultivators come to explore, all of them looking vigilant and coming and going in a hurry.
These are mostly low-level rogue cultivators who have just begun to cultivate their spiritual energy or undergo marrow cleansing. They only dare to try their luck in the outer sect. The cultivators with truly profound cultivation or those backed by a sect have long since gone to the inner sect.
Qingran's target is also the inner sect.
He had never heard of the name Frost Snow Palace before, but judging from the size of the sect ruins, he knew that Frost Snow Palace was a large and powerful sect in the past.
Since we're already here, let's look for treasure first.
He walked from the outside in, passing the main hall of the sect, the outer sect's martial arts arena, and the front mountain where the outer sect disciples lived. After passing a large area of spirit fields, what came into view was a long-abandoned medicine garden.
In a corner of the herb garden where many spiritual plants still survived, Qingran saw a familiar cultivator dressed in the robes of the Yantian Sect.
"Wow, Senior Sister Mingxin, there's a 100,000-year-old Nine Yang Lingzhi herb here!"
A young disciple, who looked quite young, ran up to his so-called senior sister, holding a handful of freshly picked spiritual herbs, to claim credit.
Mingxin glanced at the spiritual herb in his hand and nodded approvingly: "Not bad. Although the Nine Yang Spiritual Herb is not a top-grade natural treasure for nourishing the soul, its medicinal properties after 100,000 years are rare. When refined into pills, it is no worse than natural treasures."
After praising her junior brother, she told him to go back to gather herbs, while she herself gripped her longsword and stood guard around, protecting her junior brothers and sisters.
Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice rang in her ears.
"Where is your Daozi?"
Qingran considered herself to be quite polite.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped over and finished asking his question, these people didn't answer him. Instead, they all took out their weapons and warily surrounded their senior sister.
Mingxin stepped forward, blocking her fellow disciples behind her, and went to face the suddenly appearing blue-robed cultivator alone.
Mingxin respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Senior, my junior grandmaster is not here."
Qingran didn't care about their reaction: "Then where is he?"
Mingxin remained expressionless: "We don't know where our junior grandmaster has gone either."
Qingran narrowed her eyes: "If you don't know, then call him over."
I completely forgot just now; people from the same sect must have their own way of contacting each other.
"You're not going to tell me you can't get in touch with them, are you?" he asked with a half-smile.
Mingxin, who indeed had this intention, swallowed his excuse and asked, "May I ask what business you have with my junior grandmaster?"
Qingran said with interest, "Oh, he owes money and won't pay it back, so I've come to collect the debt."
“Nonsense, Junior Grandmaster Uncle is not that kind of person.” A voice muttered behind Mingxin.
Mingxin quickly gestured for them to shut up, and at the same time nervously explained to Qingran, "Junior brother is young and did not mean to offend senior. Please be magnanimous and do not hold it against a junior."
The situation is beyond our control. This senior in green is clearly far stronger than them. She is about to attain enlightenment, yet she cannot even see through the other party's cultivation level. She is most likely an old monster from the mortal world!
It's true that they had the backing of a sect, but they were all dead. What use was it for the sect to avenge them afterwards?
Qingran deliberately tried to scare them: "What if I insist on making a fuss?"
But then he saw the young cultivator who had just accused him of talking nonsense looking up at him with a bright look in his eyes: "Junior Grandmaster Uncle!"
He immediately complained after shouting.
"This senior said you owe money and haven't paid it back, so he's here to collect the debt."
In the hearts of the disciples of Yantian Sect, their junior grandmaster's cultivation level was as unpredictable as his whereabouts. If there was anything, going to their junior grandmaster was definitely the right thing to do!
Upon hearing this address and sensing someone approaching from behind, Qingran hesitated for a moment.
In a short period of time, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.
Is this the person he's looking for? Does he remember him? If it is, why didn't he come looking for him after waking up...?
As they hesitated, they saw the eyes of the Yantian Sect disciples opposite them widen further.
"Unless it's a debt of love, I won't acknowledge it."
She was gently pulled into a familiar embrace, and a cool, low voice whispered in her ear, "I thought you didn't want me anymore."
A note from the author:
The main story is planned to finish tomorrow, and then I'll start the side stories. The side stories will likely still be set in modern times; I just don't feel comfortable with ancient settings, lol.
Thanks for the lightning strike, thanks for the watering, chirp!
Let me see the top articles again, and I'll throw a grenade at them.
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