txolops Chapter 2601 Huangting Dao
Chapter 2601 Huangting Dao
Chapter 2601 Huangting Dao
Because of that purple lake, Yuan Zhenjun named this realm the Purple Lake Realm.
Holding the Star Chart, Qin Sang stepped out of the Purple Lake Realm, and the Xun Wind swept in from all directions.
The blue ocean stretches to the horizon, appearing calmer the farther away it is, but in reality, a raging wind blows everywhere.
There was no reference point here, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was disturbed by the Xun wind, making it difficult to determine the direction. The star chart given by Yuan Zhenjun came in handy.
Qin Sang fiddled with it for a while, secretly praising its exquisite craftsmanship, as if it were tailor-made for Xunfeng Hai.
This treasure not only helps cultivators deduce directions in the Xun wind, but it can also leave a Dao marker in the Xun wind that lasts for a long time without dissipating. With the help of this treasure, there is no need to worry about getting lost here.
Unsure of where he was, Qin Sang decided to head southwest, hoping to reach Xunzhou or the East China Sea.
Although it wasn't Qin Sang's first time entering the Xunfeng Sea, she was still captivated by the magnificent, mysterious, and ever-changing scenery.
The wind is unpredictable, and the Xunfeng Sea is not constant either. The eye of the wind is constantly moving, which is one of the greatest dangers in the Xunfeng Sea.
The largest eye of the storm seems to be able to distort space, creating a sense of spatial distortion around it, like a ferocious beast with its jaws wide open, devouring its prey.
Qin Sang had not traveled far when he encountered a giant eye of the storm. He stopped and watched the enormous creature approaching.
The giant eye of the storm seemed to move slowly but was actually moving very fast. Even when there were still hundreds of miles between them, a powerful suction force locked onto Qin Sang, trying to pull him in.
Qin Sang was merely a passerby and had no intention of exploring inside. The giant eye of the storm might contain treasures like the Qiquan Mountain altar, but it was also likely hiding unknown risks.
As the giant eye of the storm approached, Qin Sang chose to retreat, waiting for it to pass before continuing her journey.
After speeding for a long time, Qin Sang hadn't encountered a single cultivator, indicating that they were still far from the border of the Xunfeng Sea.
Despite being a perilous and dangerous place, the Xunfeng Sea also nurtures all kinds of rare and precious materials. Moreover, due to the environment, almost all of them are unique in this world. Qin Sang saw many along the way, including rare flowers and herbs, jade and spirit crystals, and so on. They all had unique abilities and were able to survive in the Xunfeng Sea.
The value of the Xunfeng Sea must have been discovered long ago. Driven by profit, many cultivators will undoubtedly risk their lives to come in search of treasure.
Amidst the wind and sea, Qin Sang journeyed alone, unaware of how far ahead lay ahead.
Although the sun, moon, and stars cannot be seen here, there is still a change of day and night. Qin Sang flew alone for about a day when she suddenly sensed a faint aura brought by the Xun wind, which seemed to be the aura of a cultivator.
He was not delighted by this, because he had been deceived just two hours earlier. When he went to investigate, he found that it was just an unknown spiritual tree.
Knowing the chances were slim, Qin Sang still went to take a look. She paused, focused her attention, and sensed that the aura was very weak and intermittent. It would disappear as soon as the power of the Xun wind was disturbed.
He followed the scent to find its source.
Before long, his expression shifted slightly, and he thought to himself in surprise, "It's actually a spirit!"
At this moment, the image of the source of the aura appeared in his mind: a group of strangely shaped cultivators.
Their upper bodies are humanoid, with heads and arms, and they are either male or female. However, their lower bodies have no legs and resemble a wisp of wind, with different shapes. Some are like a drifting white mist, while others are like a whirlwind.
The form of their lower bodies was likely related to their cultivation levels; the woman with the highest cultivation level among them possessed the early stage of the Void Refinement realm. She had a high, straight nose and deep-set eyes. Her upper body was clad only in a close-fitting leather armor that accentuated her alluring figure, and her snow-white arms were bare. In one hand, she held a precious bow. The leather armor was a protective spiritual treasure, and the bow was equally extraordinary, inlaid with gemstones of three different colors, making it extremely magnificent.
Her lower body was a ball of thunder and lightning, with lightning flashing constantly in the storm, like a naturally formed hurricane condensed into a small ball. Although the lightning was as thin as a hair, it was still breathtaking.
These are clearly not human. Even the person with the lowest cultivation level can move freely in the Xunfeng, so they must be some kind of wind spirit. Qin Sang is not surprised at all that a wind spirit could be nurtured in such a place.
They were traveling on the wind, led by a female cultivator holding a bow. They looked alert and had sharp eyes, so they were probably on patrol.
Just as Qin Sang spotted them, she suddenly saw the female cultivator with the bow turn around abruptly, her sharp gaze piercing through the wind and looking towards where Qin Sang was.
To avoid the Xun wind, Qin Sang did not deliberately hide, but he was still somewhat surprised to be discovered so quickly by the female cultivator with the bow.
At this moment, Qin Sang noticed that the golden ring on the female cultivator's wrist was emitting an unusual light. It turned out that it was not the female cultivator who had discovered him, but this strange treasure.
'Shuh! '
The female cultivator holding the bow raised her precious bow, the bowstring taut like a full moon, and a three-colored spiritual arrow emerged, pointing towards Qin Sang.
Even through the Xunfeng wind, Qin Sang could clearly feel the sharpness of the spirit arrow. In front of the female cultivator wielding the bow, the Xunfeng wind was not an obstacle, but her helper.
"As expected of the Wind Spirits, the Xunfeng Sea is their domain..."
Qin Sang secretly admired her, when she heard the female cultivator shout sharply.
"Who's there! Show yourself!"
Qin Sang was looking for someone to ask for directions, so she made her appearance openly. However, worried that she might accidentally wander into the vicinity of the Wild Demon Realm and attract the Phoenix Clan, she deliberately changed her appearance.
"Humans?"
When they saw Qin Sang clearly, there was an uproar.
The female cultivator holding the bow's expression changed slightly, her face filled with vigilance, her bow and arrow poised to fire. "Human, get out! This is the territory of the Linfeng Clan, not a place for you!"
Although it wasn't very friendly, at least they didn't take direct action.
Qin Sang was delighted by the words of the female cultivator with the bow. They knew of the existence of humans and were not surprised that they were only wary of her. This meant that the Linfeng Clan was not always confined to the Xunfeng Sea. Did this mean that they were not far from Xunzhou?
Qin Sang opened her mouth to speak, when suddenly a sharp whistle came from afar. It was an unusually sharp whistling sound, which could be heard very far even in the Xunfeng Sea, like a warning arrow.
The howling wind came from afar; it must have been other members of the Linfeng clan who noticed the anomaly and sent out a warning.
At the same time, Qin Sang felt herself being locked onto by another sharp intent.
At the source of the howling wind, there was a man from the Lingfeng clan, whose lower body was also a thunderstorm. His weapon was also a bow and arrow, but it was not as exquisite as the female cultivator's precious bow. Instead, it was extremely rough and flamboyant, full of wildness.
The man with the bow also had a wild look in his eyes, and his temper was as violent as the thunderstorm beneath him.
Draw your bow!
Shoot an arrow!
Without the slightest hesitation.
The arrow, released from the bow, emitted an extremely piercing whistle, displaying its sharpness. Carrying the power of the Xun wind along its path, its momentum grew stronger and stronger, and finally, like a comet, it crashed into Qin Sang.
"Hurricane Mark, don't act rashly!"
The female cultivator holding the bow gasped, trying to stop her companion. She didn't sense any malice from Qin Sang. More importantly, she felt an inexplicable pressure emanating from Qin Sang that made her tremble.
The female cultivator with the bow was extremely wary of this person whose background she couldn't figure out. She forced herself to remain calm and originally intended to drive him away with words so she could immediately return and report. However, she didn't expect her companion to start a war directly.
This woman was also a decisive person. Without hesitation, she immediately turned her arrow and aimed it at the arrow shot by her companion.
Just as the two comets were about to collide in front of Qin Sang, a scene that shocked all the wind spirits appeared: the two spirit arrows suddenly stopped there, only a few feet apart, their flames almost touching.
They just stood there, frozen in place.
The man with the bow was about to shoot a second arrow when he froze in place. The female cultivator with the bow was shocked, her expression mixed with a hint of fear.
Qin Sang neither dodged nor avoided the view; instead, she simply raised her head and looked towards the sky behind the female cultivator.
'call! '
A strange sight appeared there; winds from all directions began to converge there wildly, as if a new eye of the storm was about to be born.
The wind from the southeast continuously piled up, gradually revealing an outline, and finally forming a blue giant.
The giant stood amidst the wind and sea, only his upper body visible, his eyes like two blue suns, looking down upon this place.
Upon seeing the giant, all the wind spirits bowed in unison.
"Homage to the Holy Spirit!"
This is actually a Wind Spirit in the Integration Stage!
Qin Sang thought to himself, no wonder there were Void Refinement stage Wind Spirits patrolling; this clan's strength was actually quite formidable. He wondered how many Holy Spirits were in the clan.
"You have offended our distinguished guest, why don't you apologize to him?" the Holy Spirit spoke, his voice like thunder, first rebuking his people.
Qin Sang didn't care, these wind spirits couldn't possibly hurt him. He waved his hand to stop them, looked at the Holy Spirit, and explained, "I was originally a lost person. I wanted to ask a few young friends for directions, but I didn't mean to disturb your Daoist temple, which caused this misunderstanding."
His tone was very kind.
Although this place was once under the jurisdiction of the Dao Court, Yuan Zhenjun is not by my side. The situation is beyond my control. The strength of the Linfeng Clan is unknown, so it is best not to make enemies with them.
Unexpectedly, the Holy Spirit was very straightforward. His huge eyes scrutinized Qin Sang, and he went straight to the point, "Which True Lord of the Yellow Court Path are you?"
"I am merely a passerby, on my way to Xunzhou, but I have lost my way," Qin Sang emphasized, stressing that he had no ill intentions toward the Linfeng clan and did not want to bear any other consequences.
He remembered that Yuan Zhenjun had mentioned the name Huang Tingdao to him, reminding him to pay special attention.
In this day and age, most Taoist cultivators reside in the East China Sea, with Kanzhou as their main area. They are known as the Supreme Taoist lineage and wandering immortals overseas, and they do not concern themselves with the mundane world.
Xunzhou is adjacent to the East China Sea. In ancient times, there was also a Taoist court located here, so there is no shortage of Taoist lineages. Huangting Taoism is one of them. It is known as one of the three poles of Xunzhou, along with Duanhong Island and Tianshixu.
The Huangting Dao lineage has a very unique book called the "Huangting Neijing Jing". It also cultivates the spirit, but it cultivates the spirit of the body, not the spirit of the talisman! This book believes that the human body is the universe, and that the five internal organs and even the five sense organs and seven orifices are all guarded by an inner spirit. The spirit draws the qi of the four seasons and the five elements into the body and transforms it into a spirit, which is called "the spirit is born inside".
Yuan Zhenjun speculated that although Huangtingdao's methods of body and spirit could be classified as internal alchemy, they might have evolved from the Daoist lineage. As for whether they still recognize the Daoist lineage, that's hard to say. Even if Qin Sang is an incarnation of Lei Zu, don't assume that Huangtingdao will treat him differently just because they are both from the Daoist sect.
The Holy Spirit gazed at Qin Sang for a moment, then raised his arm, pointed west, and said in a deep voice, "Follow this direction, and you will be able to leave the Wind Sea."
"Thank you for showing me the way, fellow Daoist!"
Qin Sang was very sensible; after bowing, she withdrew.
Seeing Qin Sang leave, the man with the bow looked anxious, "Holy Spirit, what if this person is..."
The Holy Spirit glanced at him, and the man with the bow felt an invisible pressure descend upon him, rendering him unable to utter a word.
"Do not complicate matters further," the Holy Spirit said softly, and then his figure dispersed into the wind.
The cultivators of the Linfeng clan bowed their heads in obedience and continued their patrol.
Qin Sang sensed the scrutinizing gaze shift away from him, turned around, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes. With his keen senses, he could naturally perceive the tense atmosphere within the Linfeng Clan.
Did they encounter an external enemy, or was there some other reason?
The Holy Spirit's reaction did not seem fake; it must be related to Huang Tingdao. I wonder what major event has occurred here that has also involved Huang Tingdao.
"Could it be caused by the emergence of the Dao Court?" This thought flashed through Qin Sang's mind.
So much time has passed, the news of the Dao Court's rebirth must have already spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty. Huangting Dao's intervention in the Xunfeng Sea at this time seems somewhat unusual. Even within the Daoist sects, not everyone necessarily wants the Dao Court to return. Faced with this strange situation, Qin Sang became more cautious and did not completely follow the direction guided by the Holy Spirit.
As they walked, Qin Sang pondered her next steps.
Once you reach Xunzhou, you won't be far from the Sea of Fog.
I remember meeting a cultivator named Yu Chang'en in Yuanqiao City. He was from Xunzhou, and it was through him that Qingyangzhi opened a trade route in Xunzhou.
I wonder if this trade route has prospered over the past thousand years. It would be even better if there were a branch of Qingyangzhi in Xunzhou.
The closer one gets to home, the more apprehensive one becomes. When Qin Sang left Qingyang, she never imagined that this departure would last for more than a thousand years.
What is the current situation of Jiannu and Su Nu? Have Yu Fu and Shen Chen broken through to the Void Refinement stage? How many old friends does Qing Yangzhi still have?
Of course, Qin Sang cares most about Liuli. Back then, she gained the approval of the Spring and Autumn Sundial and was taken away by the Supreme Daoist lineage. There should be news of her by now...
Thoughts kept swirling in Qin Sang's mind, but her vigilance remained undiminished. Fortunately, the journey was relatively peaceful, and she did not discover any disturbances.
As he continued flying westward, he also sensed the changes in the Xunfeng Sea. According to the pattern in the north, the wind force at the edge of the Xunfeng Sea would gradually weaken, and now the surrounding Xunfeng showed signs of weakening.
Unexpectedly, chaos still ensued.
'Shuh! '
Qin Sang suddenly stopped, her expression slightly tense, then her eyes flashed with a sharp light as she gazed southwest.
He sensed the presence of cultivators again, and unlike the Linfeng Clan, this group of cultivators was quite large, and they seemed to be fighting each other.
Qin Sang did not rush over. She focused her senses for a while and confirmed that there were no Nascent Soul cultivators among the group of cultivators.
"Indeed, a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't be limited to this level of spectacle."
Qin Sang shook his head secretly, deciding to change course; he was looking for a guide.
Moreover, the atmosphere here is somewhat strange. These cultivators might know something. Only by understanding the reasons can we avoid being unwittingly drawn into it.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Sang approached the group of cultivators. The shouts of battle were deafening. At this moment, Qin Sang also confirmed their identities. They were all human cultivators!