Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 315 The Sacred Land of Returning to One's Roots

Xiao Yun glanced at Du Fan and continued, "Aside from the idea of ​​returning to one's roots, there should be very few scrolls like this circulating in the cultivation world today."

"Just now, my younger sister asked Brother Du to take a look, hoping to determine if this item existed on the Nine Provinces Continent. Since Brother Du doesn't recognize it, it seems that teleportation scrolls don't exist on the Nine Provinces Continent."

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, you are wrong. The Nine Provinces Continent is vast and almost endless. A country can easily have hundreds of billions of living beings, and a province can have at least hundreds of countries and tens of thousands of sects of all sizes."

"In such a continent, I, Du, am merely an unknown figure. Even if there are some rare and unusual things in the Nine Provinces, it is perfectly normal that I have never heard of them." Du Fan sighed, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"Although I have some understanding of the Nine Provinces Continent through reading ancient books, it is far from the shock I feel as Brother Du described. I am afraid I will never have the chance to set foot in that paradise of cultivation in this lifetime." A glimmer of hope flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes.

"A paradise for cultivation? Heh, in the end, the Nine Provinces Continent is just larger in territory and richer in cultivation resources, which is why the number of cultivators is far greater than that of the Earthly Fiend Islands. But in the cultivation world, where is there any paradise to speak of?"

Du Fan chuckled lightly, a hint of mockery in his smile. After a long pause, his expression turned serious, and he continued, "Fellow Daoist Xiao just said that this teleportation scroll only has the power to teleport once. So how will I return after it's done? You're not planning to kick me out after I've served my purpose, are you?"

"Brother Du is joking. When this teleportation scroll is torn open, a teleportation gate will appear. This gate will remain open for three days. As long as the cultivator is teleported to another place within three days, he can return again by using the teleportation gate."

"Of course, if the person using the teleportation scroll only needs to teleport in one direction, they can destroy the portal afterward using a simple trick to prevent future trouble." Xiao Yun smiled wryly, shook her head, and explained this to Du Fan.

"This is a blank jade slip. Fellow Daoist Xiao, please imprint the detailed information about the teleportation scroll onto it using your divine sense. Oh, and also the method to destroy the teleportation gate." Du Fan flicked his sleeve, and a jade slip of emerald green shot out.

"No problem." Xiao Yun's arm was barely visible before she grabbed the jade slip and immediately sent a wisp of divine sense into it.

After a short while, the woman flicked her hand, and the jade slip flew out, which Du Fan caught.

After probing with his divine sense, Du Fan frowned slightly. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "I hope that everything Fellow Daoist Xiao has imprinted is true."

"It seems Brother Du is still not entirely at ease with his little sister. Putting aside the difference in our strength, the Qiankun Ring in Brother Du's storage bag alone is not something I can open."

"In that case, it can be said that my little sister has absolutely no ulterior motives." After chuckling, Xiao Yun said something that greatly surprised Du Fan.

"How do you know that I, Du, possess the Qiankun Ring?" Du Fan's expression turned cold, and a flash of cold light appeared in his eyes.

"When I accepted the mission to kill Brother Du, this was one of the pieces of information I received. What's so strange about me knowing this?" Xiao Yun said casually, a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Du Fan was speechless for a moment. After a brief moment of frustration, he snorted coldly and said, "Can we go now?"

"Of course, the teleportation scroll is in Brother Du's hands, and you can tear it open at any time." Xiao Yun nodded with a smile.

"You do it." Du Fan glanced at the scroll in his hand, then at Xiao Yun, his expression uncertain. After a moment's thought, he finally flicked his wrist and tossed it out.

"No problem." Xiao Yun found it amusing. After taking the scroll, she immediately tore it open with a "rip".

Suddenly, a brownish-yellow ray of light rolled out from it, spun around in the air, and after gathering and condensing, it suddenly formed a strange semi-circular light gate, floating up and down in the void like a small boat.

"Brother Du, this time... shall we go first, or shall we go first, little sister?" Xiao Yun looked at Du Fan and asked with a smile.

"Ladies first." Du Fan coughed lightly and gestured for them to proceed.

"If we encounter anything good inside, I hope Brother Du will still be able to say that then." Xiao Yun rolled her eyes, her figure flickered, and she disappeared into the light gate in an instant.

Seeing this, Du Fan smiled slightly, took a big step, and followed the woman into the teleportation portal.

Not long after the two entered the portal, the light on the surface of the portal began to flicker rapidly. In a short while, the entire portal disappeared into thin air as the light faded.

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At the same time, in a place unknown how many miles away from that mountain peak, there existed a magnificent palace.

The palace is entirely gray and white in color, with an ancient style. It covers an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of acres and is over a thousand feet high. It stands like a mountain on an endless land, with a magnificent presence that points straight to the sky.

Around this colossal palace, countless magic arrays were scattered, from which waves of dazzling light swept out, transforming into countless colorful light curtains. As the spiritual light flowed, it wrapped around the palace layer by layer, enveloping its entire body, as if sealing it.

These magic arrays range in size from hundreds of feet to just a foot in size, densely packed together. Not only on the ground, but also suspended in mid-air, all of them were in operation, emitting various colored lights that covered the sky and the earth, with thousands of rays of light and auspicious colors.

Inside the majestic palace, in a dimly lit corridor, the void suddenly twisted, and a brownish-yellow glow rolled out from nothingness. After circling briefly in mid-air, the glow transformed into a semi-circular light gate.

The surface of the light gate was like a mirror, and ripples spread out in an instant, with two figures appearing and disappearing within it.

Suddenly, two figures flashed and stepped out of the portal. As soon as they appeared, they both stumbled and almost fell to the ground. These two were none other than Du Fan and Xiao Yun, who had appeared out of thin air through a teleportation scroll.

Du Fan's face was somewhat pale, and his eyes revealed an undisguised weariness. After he steadied himself, he immediately formed a hand seal, and the Water Transport Technique suddenly began to operate, with his internal magical power flowing wildly through his meridians.

At the same time, a powerful divine sense comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment Realm emanated from his primordial spirit space, sweeping across an area of ​​over seven hundred feet in an instant.

Xiao Yun was not as cautious as Du Fan. As soon as she appeared, she sat cross-legged on the cold gray stone ground, closed her beautiful eyes, and quickly circulated her internal energy through hand seals, trying to adjust her physical condition to the best possible state in the shortest possible time.

It wasn't until after a meal that Xiao Yun finally opened her eyes, let out a long breath, and looked much more refreshed than before. As she slowly stood up, she softly asked Du Fan, "Brother Du, are you alright?"

"Not good!" Du Fan snorted coldly, giving the woman no kind look whatsoever.

"Brother Du, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on me. After all, I haven't been to this palace for a long time. I didn't expect the spatial fluctuations in the vicinity to have become so chaotic. This is truly something I didn't anticipate," Xiao Yun hurriedly explained.

"According to what Fellow Daoist Xiao said, this palace will be completely destroyed in the explosion of the array several years later. And the spatial anomaly here is something that Fellow Daoist did not foresee beforehand."

"If that's the case, can I understand that this palace is likely to be destroyed ahead of schedule?" Du Fan glanced at Xiao Yun, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"Although I don't know the specifics, Brother Du, there's no need to worry. This level of spatial disturbance is only just being activated for the array outside. It's still a long way from its true explosion."

"Otherwise, neither of us would have been able to teleport here at all." After a slight hesitation, Xiao Yun smiled and said.

"You return to your roots, and every so often you destroy a palace. Why is that?" Du Fan asked suddenly after a moment of silence.

"Brother Du, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but such a core matter is simply beyond the comprehension of a Qi Refining cultivator like myself. Please forgive me," Xiao Yun said, bowing slightly to Du Fan.

"It's alright, I'm not particularly interested in this matter. But at this point, Fellow Daoist Xiao should explain to me your true purpose in going to that altar."

Furthermore, if I remember correctly, this palace we are in is your sacred place of returning to your roots. Although you once said that it has been abandoned and will be completely destroyed in a few years, I do not believe that outsiders can freely enter and exit your organization's sacred place.

"I've already shown enough sincerity by agreeing to come here with you. You'd better explain the risks involved now, otherwise I absolutely will not continue to take the risk with you." Du Fan rubbed his temples and stretched his body.

"Alright, now that we're both here, I'll naturally tell you everything I know."

The Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots Island, where there are four sacred sites, each built to the scale of a palace. Within each palace are sixteen altars, distributed in different areas of the palace.

In truth, these altars are the true essence of the concept of returning to one's roots, while the palaces where the altars are located are merely a form of protection.

The palace was heavily fortified, filled with magical arrays and numerous traps. Puppets comparable to those at the Golden Core stage lurked in hidden locations, and even remnants of ancient formations existed within. It was highly unlikely that an outsider, even one with Nascent Soul cultivation, could force their way in.

Xiao Yunjing's eyes flickered as she slowly spoke.