Wang Yu
Chapter 503: Too Late
Han Li tightly gripped the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords in his hand, with tiny sparks of electricity dancing on the blades. He discovered that the layer of translucent Spiritual Domain seemed to be nonexistent, with hardly any fluctuations, which made him feel even more uneasy.
"The Heavenly Court's Inspector Immortal Envoy, Lord Gongshu, has arrived on patrol. Why don't you quickly come and pay your respects?" Xue Ying stepped forward, looking proudly at everyone in the hall with a solemn expression, and said in a loud voice.
Upon hearing the words "Inspector Immortal Envoy," the expressions of everyone in the hall changed.
This title not only signified this person's status and honor in the Heavenly Court but also meant that the person was at least a Jade Immortal in the early Taiyi Realm.
Hu Yan Daoren and Yun Ni exchanged glances, their expressions extremely complicated.
In front of the golden light-covered seat, the old woman with white hair and the old man with sparse hair also frowned, looking as if they were facing a great enemy.
As for Han Li, his heart tightened, and he couldn't help but think of He Kang, the True Immortal he had encountered when fighting the Moth Mother in the Spirit World, who claimed to be an Inspector Messenger, under the command of an Inspector Immortal Envoy.
It was also from him that Han Li first learned that the "Soul Refining Art" was listed as a forbidden art in the Immortal World and was pursued by Inspector Immortal Envoys and Inspector Messengers.
After hesitating again and again, Luo Qinghai put away all his magical arts and powers, slightly restrained his expression, walked slowly to Gongshu Jiu, bowed, and said, "Luo Qinghai of Cangliu Palace greets the Inspector Immortal Envoy."
"The Palace Master of Cangliu Palace, you've caused a lot of trouble for Beihan Immortal Palace over the years..." Gongshu Jiu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.
"Our Cangliu Palace has always acted in accordance with the laws of the Heavenly Court and never been involved with the Reincarnation Temple or other evil forces. Since the Immortal Envoy is here to deal with matters of the Reincarnation Temple, it is inconvenient for us to participate, so we will not get in the way here," Luo Qinghai said respectfully, as if not caring at all.
As he spoke, he nodded towards Nan Kemeng and the others behind him, intending to lead them away.
But at this moment, a golden light suddenly flashed across the translucent light curtain surrounding them, and the entire Spiritual Domain emitted intense fluctuations of the laws.
Han Li frowned, immediately feeling that the surrounding world's spiritual Qi seemed to be sealed and frozen, no longer feeling any trace of movement.
"What is the Immortal Envoy's intention?" Luo Qinghai's expression changed slightly as he asked.
"Some things haven't been clarified yet, so no one can leave," Gongshu Jiu said slowly.
"Luo Qinghai! You deceived me earlier, trapping me in that lake, and then you cooperated with the Reincarnation Temple and other traitors to harm Xiao Jinhan, the Palace Master of our Beihan Immortal Palace. You are probably already a member of the Reincarnation Temple, right?" At this moment, Xue Ying suddenly shouted.
Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Luo Qinghai's eyes, and he argued:
"You've wronged me. When I saw you trapped in the lake earlier, I couldn't find a way to rescue you, so I wanted to find Palace Master Xiao to come back and save you. I didn't expect so many changes to delay me, so I stayed until now. As for Palace Master Xiao, Luo can swear that our Cangliu Palace has never had the slightest bit of negligence towards him, let alone intending to harm him. Speaking of which, has something really happened to Palace Master Xiao? I searched all the way to this valley and didn't see his old figure."
As he spoke, he cast a meaningful glance at everyone present.
"You..."
A trace of anger appeared on Xue Ying's fair face, and she was about to say something more, but Gongshu Jiu stopped her with a wave of his hand.
"Over the years, Xiao Jinhan has been plotting to unify the various forces in the Beihan Immortal Territory. Our Heavenly Court was originally not optimistic about this and even instructed him not to act rashly, but he was headstrong and refused to listen. Now that he has lost his life, it can be considered his own fault," Gongshu Jiu glanced at Luo Qinghai and said indifferently.
"What, Palace Master Xiao has fallen? I wonder, Immortal Envoy Gongshu..."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qinghai's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if greatly surprised, and he also didn't quite understand the meaning of the person's words.
But then, Gongshu Jiu slowly said again, "However, it now seems that he has inadvertently created a great opportunity, haha..."
Accompanied by his hearty laughter, everyone in the hall suddenly felt a little breathless. An invisible force seemed to be pressing in from every direction around their bodies, and their expressions changed drastically.
Thus, various colors of light, either red or blue, lit up in the hall. Almost everyone released their Spiritual Domains in an instant.
Han Li joined forces with Hu Yan Daoren and the others. The Spiritual Domains released by several people overlapped, and they controlled their respective laws in an attempt to counteract this force, but the result was minimal.
"What kind of law is this... How is it so strange?" Ouyang Kuishan's forehead was already covered in cold sweat, and he asked in confusion.
"It seems to be some kind of Qi law... and this person's use of the power of law is even above Feng Tiandu and the others..." Hu Yan Daoren's expression was unsightly as he pondered.
Han Li remained silent, but his mind was racing, already calculating how to escape from this place, but it was obviously not the best time at the moment.
It seemed that his previous premonition was correct. This time, the gathering of immortals in the Underworld Cold Immortal Mansion, with the convergence of various forces, especially the addition of the Beihan Immortal Palace, caused quite a stir and ultimately attracted a big shot he couldn't afford to provoke.
With his current mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation base, coupled with the use of the power of the Time Law, although he could run rampant in the Golden Immortal Realm, he was still no match for a Taiyi.
In the end, he left a little too late.
The Golden Immortals in the hall already felt difficult to control themselves, let alone Nan Kemeng, who only had a True Immortal cultivation base?
Although she was in Luo Qinghai's Spiritual Domain, she still felt breathless and in severe pain, and her ears were constantly ringing, making it almost impossible to hear any other sounds.
"Too much deception."
Seeing his beloved disciple trembling, pale, and already swaying, Luo Qinghai finally flew into a rage.
He grabbed with both hands in front of him, and blue light gushed out from the void around Gongshu Jiu, instantly forming a huge water vortex that swallowed him in.
In the vortex, blurry blue water dragons writhed, constantly shrinking the scope of the vortex, pressing towards the center with tremendous force, seemingly intending to use the other person's methods against him, crushing his body into powder.
However, between the water vortex and Gongshu Jiu's body, there seemed to be an invisible air wall. No matter how the vortex squeezed, it could hardly make any progress and could not break through it at all.
Luo Qinghai seemed to have expected this. While constantly tightening his palms to increase the power of the vortex, he nodded to the White-Faced Scholar and the others.
Earlier, he had forcibly used the power of the Taiyi Realm, which had consumed too much energy. At this moment, he was only temporarily trapping Gongshu Jiu and already felt a little strained.
The White-Faced Scholar and the other four had already understood. Their figures flashed, and they stood in the four directions around him and Nan Kemeng.
They flipped their palms together and took out the four jade tokens again, holding a token in one hand and forming a hand seal with the other.
Accompanied by bursts of chanting, the bizarre sea beast patterns engraved on the jade tokens shone brightly, each bursting out a blue light that connected with each other, forming a square formation.
The faces of the four token holders quickly turned pale, obviously consuming a terrifying amount of energy. At the same time, various extremely complex runes began to emerge on the ground of the formation. Not only was it filled with water vapor, but there were also faint spatial fluctuations.
"Four Seas Roaming Formation... I've only heard that it requires four sea sacrifice formations to activate the top-level space teleportation formation. Now it can be used with just four magic treasures. Palace Master Luo, you are indeed hiding your strength." A gentle voice came from the water vortex, actually carrying a hint of appreciation.
Luo Qinghai's expression changed slightly, but he did not answer. His hands were no longer just clenched, but quickly formed hand seals.
Gongshu Jiu was right. The White-Faced Scholar and the other four were currently using the "Four Seas Roaming Formation," but it was a simplified formation, and its power was naturally not comparable to the original formation, but it was enough to help them escape from this place.
The runes in the center of the formation became brighter and brighter, and the spatial fluctuations coming from it also became stronger and stronger.
Just as the formation was about to activate, the water dragon vortex suddenly exploded with a "bang."
Around Gongshu Jiu, a layer of chaotic white air enveloped him, but it was only three inches away from his body. It howled like a storm, and even the sound of thunder could be heard, making it extremely powerful.
"Didn't I say that some things haven't been resolved yet, so no one can leave?" He still had a smile on his face, but it made the Cangliu Palace people feel cold all over.
After saying that, he suddenly stretched out a palm forward and clenched it into a fist.
"Bang," "Bang," "Bang," "Bang," four consecutive sounds rang out!
The four tokens held in the hands of the White-Faced Scholar and the others exploded one after another, turning into dust.
The formation that was about to be activated also shattered with a bang, turning into starlight and dissipating.
The four who activated the formation spat out a mouthful of blood at the same time. Except for the White-Faced Scholar and the Black-Bearded Old Man, who were still able to stand, the other two fell directly to the ground.
The White-Faced Scholar and the other two quickly flipped their wrists and each took out a pill and swallowed it.
In Gongshu Jiu's Spiritual Domain, the world's spiritual Qi had stopped flowing, and the outside spiritual Qi could not enter. Everyone could not restore their Immortal Spiritual Power by absorbing the world's spiritual Qi, so they could only absorb Immortal Spiritual Power by taking pills and using Immortal Essence Stones.
He glanced at Luo Qinghai, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes, and walked towards Han Li.
As he passed by the Cangliu Palace and the others, everyone clearly saw a distortion and bending in the void. The bodies of the two Cangliu Palace Golden Immortals who had fallen to the ground collapsed downward, and they were crushed into two bloody, fleshy patties.
From the blood and bones, two blue Nascent Soul figures flew out, quickly and frantically flying towards Luo Qinghai.
But before they could fly out more than ten feet, they were swept up by a stream of air and pulled into Gongshu Jiu's sleeve.
Luo Qinghai looked at this scene, the veins on his forehead bulging and throbbing, but in the end, he just clenched his fists and did nothing.