Chapter 4 Stalemate

"To be honest, I have communicated with them just now. They are also quite dissatisfied with the North Cold Immortal Palace's sealing of the Immortal Mansion entrance this time, and there is absolutely no problem in joining forces temporarily. Although the restriction set up by the Immortal Palace is strong, as long as ten Golden Immortals join forces and attack one place at the same time, it can definitely be broken." The pockmarked old man's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Xu Yangzi frowned slightly upon hearing this and subconsciously looked at Hu Yan Taoist.

The pockmarked old man's expression flashed with a hint of surprise upon seeing this scene, and he secretly re-examined Hu Yan Taoist and Yun Ni.

"The people of Cangliu Palace are also here, why doesn't Sect Leader Chen join forces with them to break the restriction?" Hu Yan Taoist glanced at the people of Cangliu Palace and asked.

"Cangliu Palace... Hehe, they are a large sect, how can they look up to us clans, let alone join forces with us." The pockmarked old man chuckled.

Hu Yan Taoist pondered slightly upon hearing this and lightly waved his sleeve.

A gentle light emanated, instantly forming a light curtain, covering a range of more than ten zhang around.

"Sect Leader Chen, in my opinion, it is better not to let us break this restriction." After doing this, Hu Yan Taoist said lightly.

"Oh, what does Fellow Daoist Gu mean by this?" The pockmarked old man's eyebrows furrowed, and his face immediately became a little colder.

"The North Cold Immortal Palace's approach of sealing the entrance, I think any major force capable of coming to explore the Immortal Mansion will definitely not agree with it. If the three of us join forces to break the restriction at this moment, we will definitely have a head-on conflict with the North Cold Immortal Palace next. Even if we join forces, we can resist the North Cold Immortal Palace, it will only benefit others." Hu Yan Taoist was not angry and explained.

"You mean..." The pockmarked old man's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed upon hearing this.

"In my opinion, why should Sect Leader Chen be anxious? According to speculation, there is still some time before the Immortal Mansion opens. Even if the people from the North Cold Immortal Palace are guarding the entrance inside, they cannot enter the Immortal Mansion. This news has long been spread. When all the forces arrive, would the Immortal Palace dare to insist on this outrageous act in front of so many people?" Hu Yan Taoist paused and continued.

"Fellow Daoist Gu is right, it is indeed inappropriate for us to break the restriction. The reason why Cangliu Palace has not taken action is probably because they are eager for us to have a big fight with the people from the North Cold Immortal Palace so that they can reap the benefits. Luo Qinghai, that old fox, is best at doing this kind of watching the tigers fight from the mountain." Xu Yangzi nodded repeatedly and glanced at Luo Canghai.

"Hehe, good! Fellow Daoist Gu, this is wonderful. I was a little anxious. This North Cold Immortal Palace bullies others by relying on its power. I had already planned to give up this opportunity to enter the mansion and disrupt the North Cold Immortal Palace's interest. Now it seems that there is a turning point, and we should take a long-term view." The pockmarked old man's eyes quickly brightened and he cupped his fists.

"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist Chen." Hu Yan Taoist shook his hand and said humbly.

The pockmarked old man chatted with Hu Yan Taoist for a few more words, bid farewell and turned to leave, flying towards the group of Nanli Clan and talking with the four alien race Golden Immortals.

The two yellow-faced men of the Nanli Clan looked dull and had no reaction, but the ancient old man and the crane-haired old woman slightly changed their expressions and glanced at Hu Yan Taoist.

Then the two old people led the group to the side and stood still, no longer attacking the black light curtain.

Xu Yangzi and Hu Yan Taoist, seeing this situation, also led Han Li and others to find a place to stand.

The cave became quiet for a while.

Luo Qinghai, not far away, took a deep look at Hu Yan Taoist, with a strange look in his eyes.

"Palace Master, it seems that among this rabble, there is finally someone with a brain." The fair-faced scholar came over and said.

Although Hu Yan Taoist had just deployed the restriction, outsiders could not hear their conversation, but the development of the matter was clear at a glance.

"This is also good. If they rashly break the restriction at this moment, it may not be really beneficial to us. Let's wait and see." Luo Qinghai said thoughtfully.

"What the Palace Master said is true. It is still the right thing to wait for everyone to arrive and force Xiao Jinhan to open the entrance restriction." The fair-faced scholar said.

Luo Qinghai smiled and said nothing more.

……

Behind the black light curtain was a cave. After walking a few steps inside, the cave space suddenly became larger, forming another cave.

All the people from the North Cold Immortal Palace were standing here.

Ouyang Kuishan and other cultivators who were casting spells on the stone pillars also stopped casting spells at this moment and all landed on the ground.

However, the formation on the stone pillars was not removed, and it still firmly enveloped the light gate.

In addition, there were also some people wearing Black Wind Island clothing surrounding them, including Lu Jun, Lu Yuqing, and several Black Wind Island elders.

At this moment, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to breathe loudly, because Xiao Jinhan, the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace who was standing in the center, had a livid face, black mist rolling around him, a hint of red faintly revealing in his eyes, and his whole body exuded a terrifying and fierce aura that wanted to devour people, which was extremely frightening.

"Can anyone tell me what exactly is going on? How could this news leak out for no reason?" Xiao Jinhan's gaze slowly swept over everyone present and slowly opened his mouth.

The people from the North Cold Immortal Palace looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Xiao Jinhan's gaze turned and fell on Vice Palace Master Xue Ying.

"Reporting to the Palace Master, all those who may know the location of the entrance have already been completely monitored and are all here at this moment. The restrictions around this place can isolate all communication, so the news should not have leaked." Xue Ying hesitated and said.

"Then tell me, why did those people outside appear?" Xiao Jinhan's gaze became sharp, staring at Xue Ying and said coldly.

"This..." Xue Ying's face turned pale when Xiao Jinhan looked at her like this, and she said nothing.

"Hmph! I entrusted this matter to you to handle, and you handled it like this?" Xiao Jinhan's gaze swept over the others and said coldly.

Wherever his line of sight went, the heads of those people lowered again.

"Reporting to the Palace Master, it seems that there are only two possibilities now." A weak voice came from the side, it was Lu Yue.

"Oh, let me hear it." Xiao Jinhan said.

"The first is naturally that there is a problem with the people we sent, and they leaked the news." Lu Yue said softly.

Xiao Jinhan's eyes flickered upon hearing this.

"Impossible! The people selected this time are all loyal generals of our North Cold Immortal Palace, and there will never be any problems. Moreover, even Golden Immortals like you and me cannot transmit the news through this judgment restriction silently." Xue Ying's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly and she couldn't help but say.

"Vice Palace Master Xue, I also believe that everyone here at this moment is loyal and reliable, so this possibility is extremely small." Lu Yue said.

"Then what is the other possibility?" Xiao Jinhan asked.

"The second possibility is that the location of the Immortal Mansion entrance here has already been investigated by the people from the Samsara Hall, and it was they who leaked the location." Lu Yue said slowly.

As soon as this was said, the faces of everyone present changed.

Xiao Jinhan frowned slightly, a look of contemplation on his face.

The rolling black energy on his body slowly subsided and entered his body, and the terrifying hostility quickly dissipated.

The people from the North Cold Immortal Palace, seeing this scene, relaxed their tense faces.

"Palace Master, in recent years, we have led the people of the Samsara Hall by the nose, letting them chase after those fake entrances one after another. Now that I think about it, things have been going too smoothly. With the Samsara Hall's ability to confront our Immortal Palace for many years, it should not be so不堪. I'm afraid they have already seen our intentions and have been pretending to be fooled all these years to paralyze us and cover up their true actions." Lu Yue paused and continued.

Upon hearing this, many people around showed different expressions, as if they remembered something, and began to whisper.

"Noisy!" Xiao Jinhan opened his mouth and shouted.

Everyone immediately became silent, without a trace of sound.

"No matter what the reason is, it doesn't matter now. You still stay in your positions, and I have my own arrangements for the rest." Xiao Jinhan said lightly, his expression completely returned to calm.

The black energy on his body also disappeared completely.

"Yes." The people from the North Cold Immortal Palace agreed and became busy.

Ouyang Kuishan and others flew to the top of the nine stone pillars again, sat down cross-legged, and activated the formation.

Several people also walked to the black restriction at the entrance of the cave and sat down.

There was also a huge formation near the entrance of the cave.

The others were not idle either, each performing their duties.

Xiao Jinhan looked outside, his eyes flickering, with a faint sneer in them, wondering what he was considering.

……

Outside the cave, everyone was silent and extremely quiet.

Han Li stood behind Hu Yan Taoist and Yun Ni, secretly observing the people around him.

Jiao San and others from the Samsara Hall were also aiming for this Underworld Cold Immortal Mansion, and perhaps they had already arrived here at this moment, but the people from the Samsara Hall, like him, had the Mask of Impermanence, which could transform their appearance and conceal their aura.

He carefully scrutinized the people around him, wanting to find a trace of clues, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

Just at this moment, Han Li's expression suddenly changed and he looked outside.

He suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.

"This is..." A trace of surprise and doubt flashed in Han Li's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Hu Yan Taoist noticed the change in Han Li's expression and asked through voice transmission.

"It's nothing, it seems like someone else is coming." Han Li's heart shuddered, his expression immediately returned to calm, and he replied through voice transmission.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yan Taoist looked towards the entrance of the cave, and his face suddenly changed.

But seeing a flash of silver light at the entrance of the cave, the figure of a woman wearing a silver robe appeared.

The woman's expressionless gaze swept over the crowd in the cave, and she walked in slowly without looking sideways.

The major forces in the cave were in turmoil, and the faces of the True Flame Sect, the Ghost Cry Sect, and even the Nanli Clan changed.

Luo Qinghai's eyes also narrowed imperceptibly.