"Fellow Daoists, you came so quickly." Master Daoist Yuan Mu was slightly surprised to see the four of them.
"We were just lucky."
Venerable Wuming said with a smile. His gaze swept over the people present and his white eyebrows twitched. He asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuan Mu, what's going on?"
The first three groups to enter the immortal palace were six people from Jiuyan Sect, four from Yue Shan Academy, and Devil Monarch Guifang and his disciple.
Now, the two middle stage Nascent Soul cultivators from Jiuyan Sect seemed to be seriously injured and were sitting cross-legged to regulate their breaths. Yue Shan Academy even lost an early stage cultivator. Even Devil Monarch Guifang's expression was very unsightly, especially when he saw the four of them coming out of the passage safely without any injuries.
Yu Shusheng's expression turned gloomy. Master Daoist Yuan Mu also looked uneasy. He said, "I can only blame myself for underestimating the dangers in the passage. I was too careless and caused my two junior martial brothers to be injured."
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi glanced at each other and exchanged glances.
The hurricane in the passage was indeed powerful. If they were careless, it was normal to get injured. Jiuyan Sect sent two late stage and three middle stage cultivators, yet two of them were seriously injured on the way to the immortal palace. No wonder Master Daoist Yuan Mu looked so unsightly.
As for Yue Shan Academy, the missing early stage cultivator probably died in the passage, and the other early stage cultivator seemed to be seriously injured.
Yu Shusheng miscalculated this time. Yue Shan Academy couldn't compare to Jiuyan Sect; they only brought two early stage Nascent Soul cultivators to help. Now, one was dead and the other was injured, so they were basically useless.
Venerable Wuming lowered his head and chanted the name of Buddha. He sighed and said, "What a pity, what a pity."
"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Wuming and Fellow Daoist Qin to actually work together. You two led two juniors and still passed the passage safely. What a blessing!" Yu Shusheng said. He sounded like he was rejoicing, but he was also gnashing his teeth.
Venerable Wuming naturally wouldn't get angry. He smiled and said, "Our Huayan Temple's cultivation technique is a bit weak. Fortunately, our body-refining technique is pretty good."
"Hmph!"
Yu Shusheng knew Venerable Wuming was right. He was in a bad mood to vent his anger, so he just snorted and no longer said anything.
Master Daoist Yuan Mu swept his gaze over Qin Xi and Mo Tiange with a complicated expression on his face.
Although the other party's strength was slightly weaker, he had Fu Yaozi's Divine Sense and had made preparations beforehand, so it wasn't strange for him to pass through safely.
"Fellow Daoists." Perfected Yuan Mu quickly raised his spirits and said, "We are only one step ahead. There are still many fellow Daoists behind us. If we delay any longer, it will not be a good thing."
Yu Shusheng quickly calmed down and nodded. "That's right. Since we have the holy relic in our hands, we should seize the initiative."
"In that case, in Mr. Yu's opinion, what should we do next?"
Yu Shusheng's expression darkened when he heard this. He glanced at the heavily injured cultivators and said, "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"
Immortal Yuan Mu sighed and said, "I have no choice but to ask my injured junior brothers to wait here. Time is of the essence. I hope you can understand."
Two people from Jiuyan Sect were seriously injured, one from Yue Shan Academy was dead and one was injured, while the other three parties were unscathed. Of course, they would not object to Enlightened Master Yuan Mu's suggestion. As for the three cultivators, although they were somewhat unwilling, they were also helpless.
They were all sect cultivators and understood that the overall situation was more important. Now, they would only be a burden to their sect, so they could only give in.
However, there must be a lot of fated chances in the immortal palace. If they looked for another path, they might have a chance.
Thinking of this, a middle-stage cultivator from Jiuyan Sect reluctantly said, "Senior Martial Brother Yuan Mu is right. This matter is of great importance. We will wait here for your good news!"
The understanding of his fellow disciples made Enlightened Master Yuan Mu's expression lighten up. He immediately said warmly, "Junior Brothers, don't be disheartened. The matter of immortal opportunity cannot be determined. It is possible for it to fall on anyone's head.
No matter what, we will meet here in three days and leave the immortal palace together. "
"Yes, Senior Martial Brother Yuan Mu."
The cultivator from Yue Shan Academy also nodded at Yu Shusheng.
The three cultivators who had been abandoned all had gloomy expressions on their faces.
Although Enlightened Master Yuan Mu's comfort was not unreasonable, they all knew that the possibility was too small.
After making a decision, the group quickly regrouped.
They had just entered the immortal palace, but four cultivators were missing. Now, there were only four people from Jiuyan Sect and two people from the other four sects, so there were only twelve people in total. Among them, five were late stage Nascent Soul cultivators, two were middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and five were Core Formation cultivators.
Such a team would be very terrifying in the entire Mortal Realm. There were only eleven late stage Nascent Soul great cultivators in Yunzhong.
However, everyone's heart was heavy. They were forced to abandon their companions when they just entered the immortal palace. For them, the top great cultivators in the Mortal Realm who had been able to call the wind and summon the rain for a thousand years, this was indeed a disgrace.
They couldn't help but think of the five Saints of that year. Their strength hadn't reached their peak yet, but they all retreated from the immortal palace unscathed. Sure enough, their talents were not just limited to cultivation.
"Little Friend Mo." Enlightened Master Yuan Mu looked at Mo Tiange. "You should know this route, right?"
Mo Tiange nodded and said, "This spiritual mountain was the mountain gate of a big ancient cultivation sect, and this immortal palace was its base.
According to Senior Fu Yaozi's guidance, there are three places for immortal opportunities. The first is the pill-concocting room, the second is the Sutra Depository, and the third is the storehouse.
There are certainly immortal pills from the Distant Past in the pill-concocting room, but those immortal pills are too old and can't be taken anymore. If we go to the pill-concocting room, we'll only see the pill-concocting tools from the Distant Past.
Of course, there are also some spiritual treasures like pill-cauldrons, but the valuable ones have all been taken away by the five Saints of that year. "
"What about the Sutra Depository and the storehouse?" Yu Shusheng asked.
Mo Tiange raised the corner of her mouth and said, "The five Saints haven't really touched the Sutra Depository, but there are many restrictions inside, so it's also very dangerous.
Seniors are all late stage Nascent Soul great cultivators, so I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for you to find cultivation techniques that are helpful to you. "
"Little Friend Mo, you don't have to worry about this."
Master Daoist Yuan Mu's expression was solemn as he said slowly, "We old fellows have been stuck in the late stage Nascent Soul realm for at least a few hundred years. If we can't make a breakthrough, no matter how high our cultivation levels are now, we'll just be a pile of bones when the time comes. We know very well whether this risk is worth it or not."
Mo Tiange nodded. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she heard Demon Monarch Guifang, who had been silent all this time, say, "Little Friend Mo, looking at the layout of this immortal palace, it should be a Dao cultivation sect, right?
Wouldn't it be useless to devil cultivators like us? "
Dao cultivation sects naturally stored Dao secret manuals, while Confucianism and Buddhism had doctrines that were similar to those of Dao cultivation, so they could also be cultivated. However, devil cultivators were the opposite; they couldn't be used at all.
Mo Tiange said, "Senior Guifang, since Demon Venerable Tianyao could obtain fated chances from here, you can naturally do the same.
A real big sect wouldn't only store their own cultivation techniques.
Of course, if Senior thinks there's no need to take this risk, I have nothing to say. "
Entering this immortal palace was voluntary. If Demon Monarch Guifang gave up, there would be one less person to share the benefits with, and the others would be very happy.
Sure enough, Demon Monarch Guifang said, "I'm just asking. Little Friend Mo, why are you so anxious?"
Mo Tiange smiled and continued, "As for the storehouse, it's naturally the most important thing in a sect.
Senior Fuyaozi said that the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in this sect definitely isn't just in the Deification realm. Therefore, the restrictions in the storehouse also far surpass those in the Deification realm.
With Seniors' cultivation levels, the most you can do is break the restrictions in the Nascent Soul realm and obtain the corresponding treasures. "
Although they were only treasures in the Nascent Soul realm, how could the treasures of the Distant Past compare to today's treasures?
Once they heard this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Little Friend Mo," Master Daoist Yuan Mu asked, "Could it be that the Five Sages didn't take away all the Nascent Soul realm treasures?"
Mo Tiange said, "When the Five Sages entered the immortal palace, they spent a lot of effort to reach the storehouse. They weren't strong enough, so they only took away a portion of the treasures.
Fellow Daoists who inherited the holy objects should know this. "
Ling Yunhe was the first to nod. "That's right."
The holy objects the four of them owned didn't leave behind strong divine senses, so they only had a rough idea of where the immortal opportunity was. Unlike Mo Tiange, Fuyaozi's divine sense hadn't dispersed yet, so he even knew the route clearly.
If they didn't have Mo Tiange on this trip, they'd probably lose most of their strength when they found the Sutra Depository or the storehouse. At that time, it would be hard to say how many treasures they'd be able to take away.
"Since that's the case, there's no time to lose. Let's set off now," Master Daoist Yuan Mu said as he looked at the glittering passageway.
They'd been delayed for a while, but more people were about to come in. They didn't know whether there were cultivators who'd died in the passageway.
No one was willing to waste time. After the group finished organizing, they quickly set off.
The immortal palace was majestic and magnificent with lofty buildings. The big parts were grand and the small parts were exquisite. Just from the architecture alone, one could tell that the cultivation group this immortal palace belonged to definitely wasn't a small one.
Inside the immortal palace, there were plazas, memorial arches, gardens, long streets, and halls.
It could be said that this was practically a small city, so there were all kinds of buildings here.
Mo Tiange judged that this immortal palace was almost as big as ten of Xuanqing School's main peaks combined. Presumably, the cultivators of this cultivation group all lived here in the past, unlike Xuanqing School where they lived on separate peaks.
After entering the immortal gate, they saw a huge plaza that could accommodate more than ten thousand people.
The entire immortal palace was built with high-grade ice attribute spirit stones. The entire plaza was as white as snow and overflowing with spiritual aura like a glacier or a snowfield.
A group of twelve people walked through the plaza. All of them felt the dense spiritual aura around them, which was almost visible to the naked eye.
Ling Yunhe raised his head and looked around. He blurted out, "Could it be that this cultivation group specializes in cultivating ice-attribute cultivation techniques?
There are so many high-grade ice attribute spirit stones here. If cultivators with ice spiritual roots cultivate here … "
How could these Nascent Soul cultivators not have thought of this?
Ling Shiyu sighed. "Unfortunately, none of us have ice spiritual roots."
Demon Monarch Guifang raised the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "That girl Ye Shuang should be happy. She's a cultivator with ice spiritual roots." He was talking about Demon Monarch Ye Shuang, the City Lord of Yexiao City.
"Heh …" Yu Shusheng chuckled and said, "Unfortunately, the immortal palace's passage can only be opened for three days. Otherwise, it would've been great for Fellow Daoist Ye Shuang to cultivate here!"
While the Nascent Soul cultivators were chatting, Mo Tiange suddenly thought of a problem. She used her divine sense to ask Fu Yaozi, "Master, since this immortal palace is built with ice-attribute spirit stones, why is the sacrificial temple below worshipping the Vermilion Bird?"
The Azure Dragon was wood, the White Tiger was metal, the Vermilion Bird was fire, the Black Tortoise was water, and the Qilin was earth.
This was an ice-attribute immortal palace, so why was it built on top of the fire-attribute Vermilion Bird Sacrificial Temple?