Chapter 488: Immortal Envoy
Everyone was rather surprised to hear this proposal from Feng Tiandu, and Luo Qinghai was no exception. Judging from his expression, it was clear that he wasn't expecting Feng Tiandu to be so cooperative.
"I understand what all of you are concerned about, but your concerns are completely unnecessary. Time is of the essence right now, so we must work together. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind engaging all of you in battle in this valley, then turn to breaking this restriction once that battle is decided," Feng Tiandu said with a faint smile.
"This is a very good proposal from Elder Feng. Our Vast Flow Palace has no objections," Luo Qinghai said with a nod.
"The Southern Dawn Race agrees to this proposal as well," the elderly woman said in an expressionless manner.
Ouyang Kuishan was silent for a moment, then declared, "Our Blaze Dragon Dao also has no objections."
With that, the only side that was yet to make a declaration was Daoist Hu Yan's trio.
Han Li took a glance at Daoist Hu Yan and Yun Ni, and he could only heave an internal sigh. He also wanted to enter the High Zenith Palace, but he didn't want to force Daoist Hu Yan to choose him, so he was already beginning to ponder ways to sneak into the palace once everyone else had gone in.
However, to his surprise, Daoist Hu Yan suddenly declared to both him and Yun Ni through voice transmission, "I'll bring Fellow Daoist Li with me into the High Zenith Palace."
Yun Ni merely nodded silently in response to this decision, while Han Li turned to Daoist Hu Yan as he raised an eyebrow in befuddlement.
"I've never been able to get a good handle on you, but there's one thing that I'm confident of, and that's that you're definitely not a treacherous person, so I have no qualms about bringing you with me. Most importantly, I have faith in your powers," Daoist Hu Yan explained.
"I think you're not mentioning something. The main reason you're taking me with you is because you don't want Fellow Daoist Yun Ni to have to face the perils of the High Zenith Palace, right?" Han Li jibed.
"You didn't have to expose me, Fellow Daoist Li!" Daoist Hu Yan chuckled as he discreetly handed Han Li something. "Once we're done here, I'll follow through on my promise and give you the final two levels of the Mantra Axis Scripture."
"You have my thanks," Han Li replied with a smile as he stowed the item away in a covert fashion.
Meanwhile, Yun Ni was watching Daoist Hu Yan with a faint smile on her face, but a hint of concern in her eyes.
Finally, Daoist Hu Yan turned to everyone else as he declared, "Our True Flame Sect has no objections, either."
"Alright, in that case, let's begin right away, shall we?" Luo Qinghai proposed.
Everyone immediately gathered around and began making their way toward the stone wall upon hearing this.
"It appears to me that the scenic artwork engraved onto this stone wall is very similar to that of the Infernal Frost Scenic Painting, but at the same time, it's not completely identical. There are 13 of us present, and if all of us use the Nine Palaces Array Shattering Formation while unleashing the Nine True Spirits Technique at once, then we should be able to break this restriction," Luo Qinghai declared.
Everyone present fell into a contemplative silence upon hearing this, while Han Li turned to Daoist Hu Yan as he raised an eyebrow.
The Nine Palaces Array Shattering Formation was quite a prevalently used formation in the Immortal Realm, and as the name suggested, its purpose was to break restrictions.
As for the Nine True Spirits Technique, this was a technique that was slightly inferior to the Great Five-elemental True Light, but perhaps it could be more potent than the Great Five-elemental True Light when used in conjunction with the Nine Palaces Array Shattering Formation.
"In that case, please oversee the proceedings, and we'll begin right away," Feng Tiandu said.
Luo Qinghai nodded in response, then began instructing all of the Golden Immortals present to get into the correct formation, following which he gave everyone a detailed explanation of how to use the Nine True Spirits Technique.
After that, he declared, "Let's begin."
In total, there were 13 Golden Immortals present, one from the Vast Flow Palace, two from the Southern Dawn Race, three from the Blaze Dragon Dao, and three in Han Li's camp, and all of them began unleashing the Nine True Spirits Technique at once.
As everyone began to chant a collective incantation, their robes began to billow and sway as gusts of wind swept through the area, and the immortal spiritual power fluctuations emanating from their bodies were becoming more and more pronounced.
Han Li was standing on a point in the formation, and a peculiar feeling welled up in his heart.
This was an array of individuals using the Nine True Spirits Technique at the same time, yet due to the fact that they were arranged in the Nine Palaces Array Shattering Formation, some type of strange connection had formed between all of them. Their immortal spiritual power was like 13 streams that were drawn in by some type of force to converge into a single lake.
Luo Qinghai was situated at the forefront of the formation, and he was the only outlet for this lake.
Bright blue light was rippling around him as he made a peculiar hand seal before thrusting it forward, and all of the people in the formation instantly began to glow radiantly, while the immortal spiritual power in their bodies surged toward Luo Qinghai.
A vast volume of immortal spiritual power converged to form a lotus flower projection beneath Luo Qinghai, and it rose up like a lotus flower platform to elevate him in the sky. Blue light emerged within his eyes as well, and strands of azure light also appeared over his robes, roaming around as if they were living creatures.
He joined his palms together before pointing a finger at the white stone wall, and a pillar of blue light instantly shot out of his fingertip to strike the stone wall.
The white light barrier on the surface of the stone wall immediately began to churn like boiling water, and a series of transparent ripples surged over its surface in all directions.
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Meanwhile, in the sky above a misty green lake.
A loud commotion was ringing out, and massive waves that were in excess of 1,000 feet tall were constantly erupting out of the lake, while streaks of light of all types of different colors were flashing through the air.
There were a series of strange vortexes on the surface of the lake that stretched all the way down to the lakebed, and several figures were traversing over the water above the vortexes with great difficulty, clashing against the blue figures that were constantly springing out of the vortexes.
It was unclear what these blue figures were. They appeared to be puppets, but their bodies were formed by water, and would be scattered upon being struck by powerful attacks, only to quickly reform to enter the battle once more.
The ones that these blue figures were attacking were none other than Xue Ying and the other Northern Glacial Immortal Palace cultivators, who had been recruited by Luo Qinghai to "assist" him.
Back when the Vast Flow Palace cultivators first arrived here, this place had still been a vast yellow desert.
They had already set up the array that was required to shatter the ovular yellow light barrier here, and all they were missing was the power of an additional Golden Immortal.
As the deputy palace master of the Northern Glacial Immortal Palace, Xue Ying was certainly no slouch, and she had made sure to examine the array carefully. On top of that, she had also questioned Luo Qinghai extensively about the array and the surrounding environment, and only after she was absolutely certain that nothing was amiss did she agree to lend him her assistance.
However, right as the restriction guarding the ancient tomb was about to be broken, all of the sand in the vast desert suddenly began to churn violently.
Undulating ripples surged through the desert like waves in the sea, and the giant ancient tomb suddenly sank down into the ground, while the entire surrounding area in a radius of several kilometers instantly transformed into a blue lake.
At the same time, a vast golden array suddenly lit up from the ancient tomb that had sunk into the lake, creating all of these vortexes which had released immense suction force to trap her and prevent her from getting away.
After that came these strange blue figures, of which there seemed to be no end.
By the time she finally managed to regain her bearings, she discovered that all of the Vast Flow Palace cultivators had already slipped away amid the chaos, while all of the Immortal Palace True Immortals that she had brought with her were also trapped above the lake in their attempt to save her.
Xue Ying knew that she had fallen into a trap set by the Vast Flow Palace cultivators, and she was furious, but she was unable to free herself.
Right at this moment, a green jade flying carriage suddenly appeared from afar, then drew to a halt above the lake.
A graceful middle-aged man was standing at the front of the flying carriage, and he looked down at the lake with slightly furrowed brows before making a casual tossing motion.
The white jade Pixiu in his hand flew through the air in an arc, then fell into the lake with a small splash.
Moments later, a series of enormous waves suddenly swept over the surface of the lake, and a pillar of dazzling white light erupted out of the lakebed to destroy all of the vortexes in the water.
A puppet in the form of a giant white Pixiu that was thousands of feet in size then emerged from the water with a black millstone clasped in its mouth, and it sprang up into the sky, then crunched down onto the black millstone with its teeth until it was broken into pieces.
At the same time, the surface of the lake gradually began to return to its former peaceful state, and only then were Xue Ying and the others freed.
After taking a moment to compose herself, Xue Ying cast her gaze toward the flying carriage, then began to approach it before stopping around 10 feet away, where she extended a respectful curtsey toward the middle-aged man on the flying carriage.
"Junior Xue Ying pays her respects to Immortal Envoy Gongshu."
The middle-aged was none other than Gongshu Jiu, the immortal envoy sent by the Heavenly Court.
"Why are you being so formal and distant? Our clans are on very good terms with one another, and I'm also close friends with your father, so there's no need for you to be so uptight around me, Gongshu Jiu said with a warm smile.
"My apologies, Uncle Gongshu," Xue Ying replied as a smile appeared on her face.
"I received your message telling me to pay the Northern Glacial Immortal Region quite some time ago, but I was busy with some other matters, so I wasn't able to get here earlier. I didn't think that things would already be this chaotic," Gongshu Jiu sighed.
"Palace Master Xiao..."
Xue Ying was just about to say something, but she suddenly stopped, then took a glance at the other Immortal Palace cultivators nearby.
"Go ahead, they won't be able to hear you," Gongshu Jiu said with a smile as he casually swept a sleeve through the air.
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