Novel Full Chapter 630
Chapter 630: Chapter 58: Donghua Ruins, The Thoughts of a Junior Female Fellow Daoist Chapter 630: Chapter 58: Donghua Ruins, The Thoughts of a Junior Female Fellow Daoist Xu Yinglian felt that something was amiss.
Though she had no concrete evidence, she inexplicably felt that her husband and Shi Liuli seemed to have known each other for a long time.
The Kunlun Mirror continued to unobtrusively drop its disguise, planning to give Chen Guanshui a bit more trouble, to repay him for all the times he called it a “broken mirror.”
As a result, the discomfort in Xu Yinglian’s mind grew stronger.
However, knowing she couldn’t directly confront her Senior Brother with questions, she acted as though she noticed nothing and continued to hide in secrecy, observing and searching for evidence.
The three followed the satiated flock of birds as they departed, flapping their wings more vigorously, flying higher and higher, swiftly piercing through the sea of clouds to reach an even higher region.
Here the fierce winds were violent, with the sea of clouds below obscuring everything, and the endless heavenly dome above.
Cultivators caught in the vast expanse of these heavenly clouds inevitably felt their own insignificance.
In the distant sea of clouds, a mist-covered immortal mountain appeared intermittently, bathed in copious sunlight that cast a golden veil around it and radiant holiness, with countless birds leisurely circling above, showcasing the solemnity of an Immortal Sect.
Even though the three of them were prepared, they couldn’t help but hold their breath in such a moment, their hearts burning with excitement.
The magnificence of this Sect’s ruins was on par with that of the East Sea Pavilion Secret Realm or the Kunlun Bright Palace Secret Realm, which reveals that the Donghua Sect must have been a grand sect akin to the Three Pure Ones Orthodox Sect in ancient times!
If the various cultivation resources inside were still present, there might even be high-rank magical treasures!
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Therefore, the three of them followed the flock of birds and flew on their swords towards the mountain gate.
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As they approached the gate, an invisible pressure bore down on them.
There was a restriction here forbidding flying with swords.
Qiu Changtian’s eyes widened as he failed to see where the array of restrictions had been placed…
Could it be concealed directly within the space, just like the secret realm?
As everyone knows, only those at the Immortal rank have the capability to create a secret realm.
The foundational mechanisms of a secret realm are written within space itself.
Since Qiu Changtian’s cultivation level wasn’t sufficient, he couldn’t see the runic scripts of the restrictions behind the secret realm, rendering his knowledge in arrays useless.
“Be careful,” Xu Yinglian said as she grabbed his arm, advising him.
“Hmm,” Qiu Changtian steadied himself and led them up the steps together.
The staircase wasn’t tall, and soon the three of them crossed the mountain gate.
In the welcoming plaza stood a statue of a Daoist.
The Daoist looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a sword on his back, his Daoist robe billowing, a scroll in his left hand, a sword technique in his right, leaning forward in his stance, his gaze like contained radiance, tranquil yet commanding.
Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli simultaneously turned their attention to the Daoist statue, guessing that it was probably the founder of Donghua Sect, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of reverence.
Only Qiu Changtian circled the statue, only then confirming that there wasn’t anything like a ring on it…
Honestly, if there were any magical treasures hidden on the statue, wouldn’t they have been discovered by the Donghua Sect’s members long ago?
“Ah Jing, scan!” Still, Qiu Changtian, who was one to not shy away from trouble, decided to carefully check it again from the inside out.
“There’s nothing special about it; this is just an ordinary stone statue,” said the Kunlun Mirror in response.
“Ordinary?” Qiu Changtian said with suspicion, “The material of this statue, rock but not rock, jade but not jade, why does it seem so familiar to me?”
“Oh?” After a moment of contemplation, the Kunlun Mirror replied, “You’re right.
Do you remember the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Cave?”
Qiu Changtian immediately recalled: That was back when he was in the Foundation Establishment Realm Refining Mansion rank.
Luo Yan from Penglai had once sought information on the Purple Mansion Secret Realm from the Sect Leader of Xuandu, ultimately receiving details about the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Cave.
This cave was located at the extreme eastern edge of the East Sea.
Near the sea-bed entrance, there was a stele with four big characters faintly carved onto it, though they were no longer recognizable…
Now that he thought about it, the material of that stele and this statue, were surprisingly the same.
So, the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Cave, as well as the Eastern Pole Divine Palace established by the Dragon Clan deep within, are related to the Donghua Sect?
Qiu Changtian pondered for a moment before turning his gaze to Shi Liuli at his side.
He saw her expression still serene, yet her eyes fixed unwaveringly on the stone statue, clearly having detected something amiss.
Then, suddenly, a hand reached under the robe and grasped the soft flesh at his waist, squeezing forcefully.
Qiu Changtian’s face remained unchanged as he turned and captured Xu Yinglian’s hand, and in a lowered voice, he asked,
“Junior Sister, for what reason do you attack me?”
“If Brother’s eyes are troubled, you could consider gouging them out.
On our return, I’ll ask the Sect for eye-renewing spiritual medicine on Brother’s behalf,” Xu Yinglian said with a smile.
Although her smile was still stunningly beautiful, with that unique touch of cold grace characteristic of the Phoenix Immortal, in Qiu Changtian’s eyes, it seemed as if a malevolent spirit seeking prey.
The survival instinct kept him from further teasing Junior Sister, and he hurriedly changed the subject,
“Do you think there’s something strange about this stone statue?
Which Sect would place a statue at the mountain gate for visiting guests to admire?”
“I can’t see anything unusual about it,” Xu Yinglian indeed had her attention diverted, staring at the Taoist statue once again for several minutes before shaking her head and saying, “Senior Phoenix has also scanned it with Divine Sense and found nothing out of the ordinary.”
Qiu Changtian: ?
What, Junior Sister can scan too?!
He immediately felt a sense of listlessness…
he turned his head and spoke to the Kunlun Mirror,
“Ah Jing, who do you think has a more powerful scan, the Phoenix or you?”
“The Phoenix is more formidable,” said the Kunlun Mirror with a smile, “You may find a Phoenix to replace me if you wish.”
“Ah Jing, stop joking, I’m serious,” Qiu Changtian said in shock, “How can a Spiritual Treasure of your rank possibly lose to a Phoenix in scanning ability?”
“Then why do you even ask?” replied the Kunlun Mirror still smiling, “You’ve nothing better to do than to tease me, huh?”
Having been rebuffed by Ah Jing, Qiu Changtian internally sighed in relief: That meant even if Junior Sister had the Phoenix scan him with Divine Sense, she probably wouldn’t discover the Ah Jing and Illusion Technique on him.
Still, it’s better to be cautious…
Alas, what is meant to be a simple role as a spy seems to be getting more challenging by the day!
Miss Shi has already upgraded to a new version, and now Junior Sister Xu has significantly powered up.
It feels like the risk of me blowing my cover is growing!
“That is quite normal,” said the Kunlun Mirror leisurely, “Guan Shui, you cannot expect to play everyone for a fool forever, can you?”
“What do you mean?” Qiu Changtian asked suspiciously, “Are you speaking in riddles again, Riddle Mirror?”
“It means nothing,” the Kunlun Mirror replied calmly, “just that you can’t judge them by the fixed impressions of the past.
People always grow.
Even a child that is played with can turn into a crafty fox in seventy or eighty years.”
“Hmm, I certainly won’t be careless,” Qiu Changtian’s gaze moved past the Taoist statue and looked off into the distance at the closely arranged pavilions and terraces, wondering where exactly the Cultivation Secret Technique of the Tai Xiao Thunder was hidden.