Chapter 2234: True Immortals Descend to the Mortal Realm, Chapter 2215: The Truth

Original: "Not bad, Fellow Daoist Han, your words do make some sense," the golden envoy also chuckled and said.

"Since several fellow Daoists wish to first learn the situation at the Origin Seal Site, this is naturally not impossible. However, the actual conditions there, we external Holy Ancestors only know roughly; the specifics are still unclear even now," the lady in palace attire pondered briefly, then nodded in agreement.

"Knowing only roughly—how is that? You should either know what happened at the Origin Seal Site, or, like the rumors, never have investigated that place at all." The bald, burly man's face darkened, clearly displeased.

"Brother Jin must have misunderstood. Since the mishap at the Origin Seal Site, we external Holy Ancestors have indeed taken little action. But tracing the cause, it was a piece of information transmitted from within the Origin Seal Site before the incident."

"I said the Origin Seal Site has so many powerful fellow Daoists of the same level—how could it possibly be that no news could get out?" Upon hearing this, Jin Cha showed a hint of a smile.

"Brother Jin, don't get too excited too soon. That message was a vague piece of information hastily sent by Fellow Daoist Yuan Meng using a rare secret technique. It merely vaguely stated that the Origin Seal Site suddenly changed, that the Mother of the Larvae seemed to have prematurely broken through most of the ancient seal's restrictions, and furthermore, by some unknown means, could actually control part of the seal's power, trapping those who went to suppress it within the Origin Seal Site. However, this Larvae Mother is not truly free from the seal's control; she remains suppressed by the Origin Seal Site's restrictions and cannot easily leave this area. Of course, this is also because the ferocious insect's power has been nearly exhausted again, not too much, and it has fallen back into sleep. Now, the larvae appearing in the Holy Realm are those that leaked some aura unintentionally while the Larvae Mother slept, thus manifesting in the world."

"So, we fellow Daoists from other realms who came to aid are also trapped together with your Holy Ancestors in the ancient immortal's seal. This ancient seal is truly terrifying—just a portion of its power can imprison so many fellow Daoists of the same level." Jin Cha inhaled sharply, his face full of shock.

"That seems right. This message is the only one ever transmitted from the Origin Seal Site, and also the last. After that, no further news came out. It seems the Larvae Mother, before falling asleep, used some kind of isolation method, rendering Fellow Daoist Yuan Meng's earlier secret technique ineffective."

"Fellow Daoist Xie Lian, do you have anything else unclear? If what you said earlier is true, you external Holy Ancestors should have already taken action, so why wait so long before planning to gather? Moreover, I haven't heard from you how rescuing our fellow clansmen and re-suppressing the Larvae Mother cannot be done simultaneously." Han Li stroked his chin, then asked lightly.

"Fellow Daoist Han, do you know who first received the news from the Origin Seal Site?" Xie Lian's face sank upon hearing this, and she countered.

"Who? None other than one of you Holy Ancestors who stayed outside!" Han Li's eyes flashed. He replied slowly.

"Hmph. It's the person you initially mistook me for." Xie Lian coldly snorted in reply.

"Baohua, so it's her." Han Li was truly stunned this time.

"Not bad. The news from the Origin Seal Site was first transmitted to me, my elder sister. Roughly, Yuan Meng and his ilk thought that outside, only Baohua, as the Original Ancestor, could save them."

"So, persuading you to act only now, and saying that suppressing the Larvae Mother and rescuing the fellow Daoists cannot be done simultaneously—this is also Fellow Daoist Baohua's idea." Han Li frowned tightly. After a while, he asked thoughtfully.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Han knows quite well about my elder sister. Indeed, back then, she gathered us remaining Holy Ancestors once, presented Yuan Meng's transmitted information before us, and confirmed it was genuine and not false. Otherwise, she would not now be the Holy Realm's Founding Ancestor, and we would not so readily obey her orders. According to her, the final vague part of Yuan Meng's transmitted message should indeed indicate that the Larvae Mother's grasp of the seal power trapping them, due to its instability, should have a cyclical period. Decades later, this year, is when that seal power is weakest. But at the same time, now is also when the Origin Seal Site's restriction suppresses the Larvae Mother most strongly. Therefore, whether re-suppressing the Larvae Mother or rescuing Yuan Meng and others, both should be twice as effective with half the effort. As for why the two cannot be done together, this is Baohua's idea. Because after receiving Yuan Meng's message, she secretly passed through the insect sea, infiltrated the Origin Seal Site to investigate, and only then reached this conclusion. As for whether it's true or false, fellow Daoists must judge for themselves when the time comes. But at least, we Holy Ancestors believe it to be true. After all, we have all taken turns guarding the Origin Seal Site and understand the ancient seal quite well. Baohua may have vast powers, but trying to deceive our senses in this regard is unlikely. Moreover, we cannot think of any reason Baohua would need to do such a thing. After all, she is also a member of the Holy Realm; it's impossible for her to disregard the Holy Realm's safety."

Jin Cha and the burly man with disheveled hair beside him, upon hearing this, couldn't help but stare at each other, each seeing a hint of shock in the other's eyes.

Clearly, what Xie Lian just said was indeed somewhat beyond their expectations, making them need to think carefully.

As for Han Li, after a brief pondering, he sighed and said:

"What Fellow Daoist Baohua said seems likely true. However, since Fellow Daoist Baohua dared to venture into the Origin Seal Site to investigate, I don't believe Fellow Daoist Xie Lian and others had no intention of going there to investigate one or two times."

"If we could personally investigate the Origin Seal Site's condition, even if only from the outside unable to enter, we external Holy Ancestors would naturally not hesitate to take risks one or two times. But Fellow Daoist does not know that Baohua's investigation already alerted the Larvae Mother. This ferocious insect, though in sleep, the insect sea surrounding the Origin Seal Site has suddenly increased more than tenfold compared to the start, and even includes some extremely terrifying larvae. Even we Holy Ancestors encountering them must retreat three feet, dare not truly entangle with them. Hence, our investigation of the Origin Seal Site is indeed willing but unable."

"Even a Mahayana existence dares not harden against it—could it be those larvae comparable to late-stage Body Integration cultivators?" Jin Cha, upon hearing this, couldn't help but directly ask.

"No. It's another kind—entirely blood-red, body length no more than a foot, strange larvae. Such larvae have never appeared elsewhere in the Holy Realm; they exist only in the insect sea around the Origin Seal Site, and their number is very small, should not exceed over a thousand."

"Could this larvae have power comparable to Mahayana? Otherwise, with such few numbers, how could you be so wary?" Jin Cha's eyes bulged slightly, and he asked, somewhat surprised.

"No. This spirit worm, just from its aura, is only at the Void Refinement level, and possesses only two kinds of divine abilities. But just these two abilities caused two fellow Daoists who tried to break through the insect sea to suffer heavy injuries simultaneously, nearly falling in the insect sea, making us dare not lightly attempt again."

"Two divine abilities, and they can force you Holy Ancestors to this extent! This truly makes me want to ask Fellow Daoist for advice." Han Li, upon hearing this, couldn't help but slightly constrict his pupils.

"Very simple: one is teleportation, the other is self-destruction!" Xie Lian replied without hesitation.

"Teleportation, self-destruction!" The bald burly man's expression turned stern, and he showed a hint of sudden realization.

After hearing this, Han Li's expression also became somewhat unusual, but he slowly said:

"These two divine abilities. I fear they are greatly different from ordinary divine abilities. Otherwise, they could not possibly repel a Mahayana existence."

"Correct. This blood-red larvae's teleportation makes one unable to avoid it—once detected, it will definitely appear nearby in the next moment, no matter what treasure, it cannot be discarded for defense outside. And once this worm self-destructs, no matter what cultivation method or treasure, it has no protective effect; one can only rely on the flesh to harden against it. But this is not yet the worst—more strangely, once affected by this worm's self-destructive power, our spirits will unknowingly be contaminated by its filth, and even all our avatars scattered elsewhere will suffer the same severe damage. Some avatars with weak souls may even fall on the spot."

"Even avatar spirits will be contaminated?" The bald burly man lost his voice, his face full of disbelief.

After hearing this, Han Li's heart also suddenly sank to the bottom.

"Now fellow Daoists know this worm's terror. Since Baohua once investigated the Origin Seal Site, under this worm's deterrence, they dare not even start to venture into the insect sea again."

At this point, anyone could see that this Xie Lian Holy Ancestor and Baohua seem quite at odds.

"If these newly appeared larvae are this terrifying, then your gathering this time—could you possibly find a way to deal with them?" Han Li pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Hmph, Brother Han is indeed smart. Our reason for taking action only on a specific day soon is, first, to gather strong cultivators like Brother Jin and Brother Han from other realms, to increase our chances by a few points; second, to wait for Baohua to finish refining two special treasures specifically against these self-destruct larvae. According to Baohua, with these two treasures, one should be able to handle the larvae's self-destruction." Xie Lian snorted, then replied. To be continued...