Inquiry about immortality

Chapter 2424 Heavenly Spiritual Veins

"Climbing vine?"

Qin Sang looked at the green vine. As the Vermilion Bird descended, the green light gradually dimmed, the green vine curled slightly, and its roots drooped down from the void.

Eventually, the vine shrank to the length of a forearm, becoming a thin, rope-like tendril. Its leaves also transformed into sharp, tender leaves, coiling around the Vermilion Bird like a serpent, blending seamlessly with its feathers like a tattoo.

Zhuque chuckled, "The Climbing Vine is a real treasure, a little-known wonder of the world. I never expected to find a seed in the Storm Realm. It truly is a treasure trove! When we get back, we must thoroughly search it again!"

"Where's the good?"

Qin Sang recalled carefully that he had read quite a few books, including many ancient books treasured by the Daoist court in the world of talismans, but he had never seen any record related to the climbing vine.

This climbing vine is clearly a spiritual plant, not an inanimate object.

"hey-hey……"

Zhuque grinned from ear to ear, looking smug.

"Let me just mention a few of its ingenious uses."

"The climbing vine loves the Lesser Thousand Worlds the most. After it sprouts, it can directly take root in the spiritual veins of the Lesser Thousand Worlds and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"

"Furthermore, it can sense the gate of the Dao. Once it grows up, a green vine will reach the sky, which is called the Climbing Vine! If there had been a Climbing Vine in the Storm Realm back then, there would be no need for Nascent Soul stage cultivation. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could climb out along the Climbing Vine!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Sang looked at the climbing vine with astonishment, exclaiming, "Such a treasure actually exists in this world!"

The spiritual veins of heaven and earth that the Vermilion Bird spoke of are not ordinary spiritual veins, but the main veins of spiritual energy in a world, and one of the foundations of the existence of a minor world. When the spiritual veins of heaven and earth decline, the spiritual energy declines, and the world perishes. If a cultivator can build a cave dwelling on a spiritual vein of heaven and earth, he is truly blessed by heaven.

However, spiritual veins of heaven and earth cannot be seen or sensed. Although Qin Sang had seen them in ancient books, he always thought they were just speculations of cultivators. Even if they really existed, they probably wouldn't exist in a way that ordinary people could imagine.

I never imagined that in such a vast and wondrous world, there could be a spiritual plant that could grow on the spiritual veins of heaven and earth!

"Of course, the Climbing Vine uses the spiritual veins of heaven and earth as its earth and the Dao Beacon Gate as its sky! If a small thousand world has a Climbing Vine, it can help support the Dao Beacon Gate and resist..."

Zhuque suddenly covered her mouth. She had gotten too carried away while talking and accidentally said too much.

Qin Sang's eyes were shining brightly at this moment. His small cave was a miniature world. In times of crisis, he could hide in his small cave, but if the enemy discovered it and forced his way through the gate of the Dao, he would be helpless.

"Don't even think about it!"

Zhuque could tell what he was planning just by looking at his expression. She immediately bristled like a fire crow guarding its food, glaring fiercely at Qin Sang. All traces of sleepiness on her face disappeared. "The Climbing Vine belongs to this divine bird. It grew by drinking my blood essence and has long recognized me as its master!"

"Yes, yes, it's yours, and no one can take it away..."

Qin Sang wore a perfunctory expression, but only he knew what he was really thinking.

However, the Vermilion Bird's actions were probably not entirely a bluff. The fact that the Climbing Vine could merge with it meant that it at least acknowledged it. Moreover, the Vermilion Bird's cultivation level was lower than that of the Heavenly Eye Butterfly, yet it didn't fall asleep, which was likely also thanks to the Climbing Vine.

Suddenly, Qin Sang asked abruptly, "How do you suddenly know so much? Did you remember things from your past life?"

“Uh…” Zhuque’s expression froze, his arrogance vanished, his eyes darted around, and he shook his head like a rattle-drum. “No! No! I don’t remember anything. I only read it in a book.”

"Really?" Qin Sang asked suspiciously. "What classic text? I've never seen it before."

"I...I forgot my name too, haha..."

Zhuque chuckled dryly, "Let me think about it carefully, and I'll show you that book when I remember it."

Qin Sang gave Zhuque a deep look, said "Very well," and didn't press further as she looked at the green vine pattern. She pondered for a moment and asked, "You just mentioned... a minor world?"

Zhuque breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's what the ancient books say. The Climbing Vine can only grow in minor worlds. I didn't expect to actually grow it. This place doesn't look like a minor world at all. Moreover, the Climbing Vine had grown so big before, but there was no reaction. Just now, it suddenly sensed the spiritual veins of heaven and earth!"

Suzaku raised its head, gazing at the dark void with a puzzled expression.

Since they were on the Arctic ice sheet, they had been speculating whether this place was somewhere in the spirit world or some small world, and all the signs matched the spirit world very well.

Even after hearing about the so-called "immortals" and "guides," I dared not be sure that it was a real minor world. It seemed more like a continent in the spirit world that was isolated from the Great Zhou for some reason.

Since it is a minor world, the direction indicated by the stars in the Qilin's origin is unreliable, because the same stars can be seen in both the minor and major worlds.

"Just now?" Qin Sang immediately realized the problem and asked repeatedly, "How long ago was 'just now'?"

After hearing Zhuque's description, Qin Sang's eyes flickered.

The time when the climbing vine sensed the spiritual veins of heaven and earth coincided exactly with the time when Mo Yan entered the Void!

Is it a coincidence, or is there some connection?

Qin Sang immediately had a guess: the spiritual veins of this small world were sealed deep within the Ruins of Return, isolated from the outside world, so the Climbing Vine could not sense them. When Mo Yan entered, he broke the seal, and the Climbing Vine immediately noticed and brought the Vermilion Bird in.

"Something's strange here! The climbing vines brought me in, but I can't find any spiritual veins. They're just wandering around aimlessly, almost making me dizzy... Ah!"

The Vermilion Bird yawned again, overcome with sleepiness, and was even more tired than before.

"Don't you feel something's wrong? If you can't find the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, why aren't you getting out of here?" Qin Sang's tone was strange.

"I wish I could, ah! This thing hasn't grown up yet. It used up too much energy coming here, sacrificing all the other branches. Look, there's only this one little vine left. I can't get out even if I wanted to!" Zhuque spread her wings and showed it to Qin Sang.

"So you didn't know if there was any danger inside, and you dared to come in without waiting for the climbing vine to grow?" Qin Sang said helplessly. She thought that with the climbing vine, she could move freely in and out, but it turned out that there was no such good thing.

If I'd known this guy was unreliable, I shouldn't have had any expectations of him.

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, we can just plant the climbing vines again, and they'll grow back in no time!" Zhuque said nonchalantly.

"Do you know what this place is?" Qin Sang shook her head and sighed softly, "This is Guixu."

"Return to the Void? Which Return to the Void?"

Zhuque suddenly shuddered, instantly becoming more alert. "No wonder... This is a good place to undergo the tribulation of inner demons, but apart from the Xuanwu clan, other beings are not fortunate enough to enjoy it..."

"You know a lot!" Qin Sang stared at Zhu Que.

"Really? Did I just say something?"

Zhuque shook his head, staring blankly, feigning ignorance, "What are you doing here?"

"I obtained a treasure, and it was this treasure that brought me in," Qin Sang said, shaking the pearl in her hand and attributing all the credit for resisting the power of the Void to the pearl.

The Jade Buddha is his greatest secret. Zhuque has followed him for many years and may have sensed something special about him, but she is unaware of the existence of the Jade Buddha.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sang briefly recounted to Zhuque his experience of entering the ink-wash landscape, visiting the Xuanwu Seven Mansions, and discovering the Ruins of Return here, hoping that this guy could offer some good advice.

"The Xuanwu Sacred Palace! The treasure of the Xuanwu clan!"

Zhuque immediately perked up, staring intently into the depths of the void, her eyes gleaming, and urged Qin Sang, "Hurry up and go!"

"It would be best to find a place to plant the climbing vines first," Qin Sang said.

It's uncertain whether the climbing vine can return the way it came. If the sea of ​​clouds remains unbroken and the Seven Mansions of Xuanwu remain sealed off, the climbing vine will be the only way to leave this place.

There are also spiritual veins of heaven and earth; if given the chance, we must find them.

This minor world is clearly abnormal, as so many demon saints are willing to guard a minor world, no matter how large it may be.

You should know that there are only a few powerful figures at the level of demon saints in the world of talismans!

Even minor worlds have their strengths and weaknesses, rise and fall. A cultivator whose cultivation surpasses the boundaries of a minor world can sense the location of the Dao Beacon Gate. Could it be that this minor world is of such a high level that even a Nascent Soul stage expert cannot sense it?

Qin Sang still had too many things to do and didn't want to be trapped here. Once the climbing vine took root in the spiritual veins of heaven and earth and grew, she could use it to leave.

However, when Qin Sang thought of the mysterious inkstone, she felt that things might not go so smoothly from here on out.

"No need to specifically look for a place, all you need is..."

Before the words were even finished, Zhuque and Qin Sang's expressions changed slightly.

'boom! ’

The void trembled without warning.

Qin Sang suddenly turned around, her five fingers tightly gripping the pearl, and the vibration actually came from outside the clam shell!

……

Above Guixu.

Ghostly Great Sage flew ahead unhurriedly, with the demons obediently following behind him. They could not see the blood-red shackles on their bodies, but they had actually seeped into their bodies.

The demons felt a sinister power seeping into their very bones, filling them with fear.

The Great Sage Ghostly Hides only shackled them and did nothing more. At this moment, he held the transparent tortoise shell in his palm, and strange phenomena appeared in his palm. Sometimes it conjured up the image of the changing of the sea and the transformation of the land, and sometimes it was like a fairyland, accompanied by various distorted and bizarre scenes, all of which were strange phenomena conjured by his divine powers.

These strange phenomena were suppressed within the palm of the Great Sage Ghostly Hidden, but the demons behind him could sense the terrifying power of the Demon Saint simply by observing the fluctuations of his supernatural abilities.

Suddenly, the figure of the Ghostly Great Sage stopped, his face deep in thought.

This transparent tortoise shell fell off the stone wall because the seal loosened. Since that's the case, it must be something from the same source as the stream. When the Great Sage of Repentance refined this item, he must have used similar supernatural powers.

Therefore, the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout quickly found a breakthrough and cracked part of the secret of the transparent tortoise shell.

"Is this all that's needed?"

The Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment looked up ahead, and the transparent tortoise shell vaguely pointed in a direction. He originally thought that the transparent tortoise shell and the lost items from the tomb needed to be combined for the Great Sage of Repentance to complete his inheritance.

He wasn't in a hurry to find Qin Sang and Mo Yan, because they wouldn't be able to stay in Guixu for long.

Surprisingly, they haven't surfaced yet.

"Could it be that two idiots accidentally fell asleep in the Ruins of Return?"

Ghostly Great Sage squeezed the transparent tortoise shell in his hand, followed the guidance, and came to the water above a body of water. After pondering for a moment, he ordered the demons to follow him into the Ruins of Return. Although the demons were afraid, they dared not disobey Ghostly Great Sage's order.

The demons all entered the water and continued to dive.

If Qin Sang were nearby at this moment, he would have discovered that this body of water was the place he had just entered. However, the route that Ghostly Great Sage took was different from his; it was a straight line, and this route perfectly matched the route indicated by the black mole!

"interesting……"

After walking for a while, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the Ghostly Great Sage.

This body of water is clearly different from other parts of the Ruins of Return. Elsewhere, the power of the Ruins of Return would only subtly assimilate him, but here, while it was invading his will, it was also distorting his consciousness and memories.

It was as if I had fallen into an invisible vortex, and what was even more terrifying was that this distortion was also silent.

The Great Sage Ghostly Hides looked at the demons behind him, all of whom were already fast asleep, their expressions varied, and it was unclear what they were dreaming about.

In other locations, they probably wouldn't fall asleep so quickly, and their dreams would be peaceful; now, their dreams are distorted.

However, apart from the assimilation into the Void, there were no other dangers, and the guidance from the transparent tortoise shell was not interrupted, so it didn't seem like something was missing.

"Could it be that Chanxin, fearing his hard work would be buried, made two preparations and left two tokens? Whether it's obtaining the tomb's inheritance or discovering the transparent tortoise shell, as long as they are descendants of Xuanwu, they can receive guidance... He really went to great lengths!"

"The Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment sighed."

His speed increased, and all the demons fell asleep, leaving him to be carried downwards by the Great Sage Ghostly Hideout.

The blood-red shackles on their bodies reappeared, and the blood-red light pierced their flesh like sharp needles, but it could not awaken them.

Despite it being a straight route, and despite Ghostly Great Sage's speed far surpassing Qin Sang's, it took Ghostly Great Sage more time than Qin Sang to pass through the invisible vortex and see the clam shell.

'Shuh! '

The transparent tortoise shell automatically detached from his palm and settled on the gap between the two clam shells.

After a brief investigation, the Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment was certain that the Great Sage of Repentance had entered the place. He was greatly encouraged, realizing that he was close to uncovering the truth!

Looking back, he realized that the demons were no longer able to pave the way for him. The reason they were still there was to see what they would eventually become after being assimilated by the Void.

After all, the Great Sage Ghostly Hidden's understanding of the Ruins of Return was all derived from rumors and ancient texts.

"It seems we have no choice but to force our way in..."

The Great Sage Ghostly Hides stared at the crack for a long time.

The Great Sage of Repentance opened up a path and may have left behind some things that can help those who come after, but the Great Sage of Ghostly Concealment is neither a descendant of Xuanwu nor can he fully control the transparent tortoise shell, so he probably won't be able to use it.

Although he was able to imitate the supernatural powers of the Great Sage of Repentance, it was limited; no demon saint could completely imitate the supernatural powers of another demon saint.

However, since this path definitely exists, he can go in!

A bloody shadow left the body and pounced on the transparent tortoise shell, instantly staining it blood-red and adding a touch of eeriness.

The blood-red shadow pierced through the transparent tortoise shell, then seemed to stick to it, drawing out countless blood threads that slowly seeped into the cracks. (End of Chapter)