Chapter 1707: Thousand Illusions and the Upside-Down Sea

Speaking of going to restaurants, He Lingchuan's stomach rumbled. He had been busy fighting before and hadn't touched water or rice for more than ten hours, and now that he relaxed, he was hungry.

He walked out and ordered a few words, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the personal guards brought wine and food.

Official business was finished, and the next was drinking and chatting time.

Just as the two were chatting relaxedly and laughing happily, He Lingchuan suddenly asked: "Then, what is Mr. Xin good at?"

"Me?" Xin Yi thought for a while, "I probably know more people, and know more things, and others are willing to associate with me."

He Lingchuan knew that Xin Yi's ability was more than that, but since he mentioned that his experience was rich, He Lingchuan immediately followed his words and asked:

"Then I have to inquire about a secret from Mr. Xin—I am very curious, what kind of immortal is the current rotating helmsman of Lingshan, Thousand Illusions True Person?"

A few months ago, He Lingchuan also asked the same question, but was bypassed by Xin Yi.

A few months later, he brought up the old topic again, and asked more directly than the last time.

But Xin Yi was very familiar with He Lingchuan now, and he himself often asked He Lingchuan for answers to his doubts, so what's wrong with answering one or two questions? "Brother He is still interested in this?"

"Why not be interested? I haven't seen a great immortal yet." He Lingchuan shrugged, "Commander Zhong said that Lingshan has true immortals, who usually retreat, but will come out to take turns in charge of Lingshan to avoid turmoil in the world."

The rotation of Lingshan immortals is a rotation system, which is what Wang Xingyi told He Lingchuan. But it doesn't matter, Zhong Shengguang doesn't mind him lifting himself out at all.

He said this to hint to Xin Yi that he was not ignorant of Lingshan.

Xin Yi had a certain understanding of He Lingchuan's status and character, and thought this was not a secret in Lingshan, so he said: "Lingshan is indeed rotated by ancient true immortals. There are two helmsmen now, one is called Xiao Hanzi, and the other is Thousand Illusions True Person."

He Lingchuan's breathing stopped for a beat.

Thousand Illusions True Person! Sure enough, Lingshan in this era is controlled by Thousand Illusions True Person.

When the Mou Nation gave him the task to wake up Thousand Illusions True Person, the data showed that Thousand Illusions True Person had been in retreat for more than 150 years.

He should have retreated after the rotation, that is—he was in power during the era of Panlongcheng! It can be said that this stage of Lingshan should be controlled by Thousand Illusions True Person and Xiao Hanzi.

Sure enough, this test brought it out!

"How long do these great immortals take turns to hand over the shift?"

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is thin, and these great immortals come out like giant whales landing on the shore. They can live for a short time, but the quality is not high, and they often have to pour water on themselves, no, pour spiritual energy, to hold on.

After passing this period of time, the great immortal has to hand over the shift and go back to retreat to recuperate and heal his vitality.

"This period is not fixed, so as not to be found the pattern and take advantage of the emptiness." Xin Yi replied, "But the shortest is thirty years. I remember that the longest helmsman was Xuanlu Great Immortal, who was in power for 72 years in total. But that time the loss was too great, and he had to recuperate for more than a hundred years before he could come out again."

He Lingchuan said "Oh": "When did these two great immortals come out?"

"Xiao Hanzi was nine years ago, and Thousand Illusions True Person is closer, having been out for less than three years."

Only three years! He Lingchuan's eyes flickered, not letting Xin Yi see his surprise.

As Xin Yi said, the rotating great immortal will not be in power for less than thirty years. Thousand Illusions True Person has only been out for two years, logically speaking, he still has to work for at least thirty or forty years, and then hand over the power to the next ancient immortal before he can go back to retreat.

But the reality of history is that Thousand Illusions True Person was in power for only a short ten years, which is considered the shortest record.

What happened to make him end the rotation early and go back to retreat?

Other ancient immortals who took over Lingshan must be unhappy. Coming out means consuming the spiritual energy stored in their bodies, and managing Lingshan affairs is also laborious, so where is it as leisurely as clearing cultivation in the cave? So, what problem did Thousand Illusions himself encounter? The trouble that can make him retreat early must be a big event.

"Then, what kind of great supernatural power does this Thousand Illusions True Person have as an ancient great immortal?"

"That's complicated, I only know a little bit." Xin Yi laughed, "He can make you trapped in prison without knowing it, and then change all the people around you, and you are still confused. This Thousand Illusions True Person's ability is not as simple as surface techniques, cultivation, and fighting. If he wants to deal with you, you have no way to prevent it. Even if you stare wide-eyed and increase your vigilance, it is still difficult to distinguish between true and false. Um, no, in his place, true is false, and false is true."

"Don't understand." He Lingchuan sighed falsely, "But I really want to look up to the style of the immortal."

"General He is still young, there are plenty of opportunities." Xin Yi said casually, "Besides, you are not bad either. I see, even if you sell someone, that person will still smile and count the money for you."

The two looked at each other and laughed loudly.

Xin Yi continued: "Actually, Lingshan has been divided into two factions for a long time, one advocating active entry into the world, and the other still dislikes the secular world, hoping to avoid the dust."

He Lingchuan shook his head: "With Beijia and the Heavenly Gods, where can the dust be avoided if you want to?"

Xin Yi clapped his hands: "Exactly, exactly, that's the truth!"

He sighed again: "The truth that General He understood in his early twenties, some people have not figured out after thousands of years. Eating so much rice for so many years, no, spiritual pills."

He Lingchuan couldn't help laughing. It seems that this Mr. Xin is a faction that enters the world, which can be seen from his usual words and deeds.

"I also heard that there is a strange place in the world called the Upside-Down Sea?" He Lingchuan mentioned it unintentionally, "Mr. Xin travels all over the world, have you ever been there?"

He Lingchuan learned from Lingshan materials that Thousand Illusions True Person went to the Upside-Down Sea to enter meditation more than 150 years ago, and ancient immortals usually change places to retreat. That is to say, the Upside-Down Sea has nothing to do with Thousand Illusions True Person at this time.

He asked about the Upside-Down Sea, and Xin Yi just thought he was curious about the outside world. Although the young general of Panlongcheng is a genius of fighting, he has been in the Panlong Wasteland for many years, and his experience is short.

"Upside-Down Sea? It is indeed worthy of the word 'strange'." Xin Yi had no change in his face, just asked casually, "Where did you hear this place name?"

"Mr. Lu Xun." He Lingchuan was talking nonsense again, "Once drinking, he said that the Blade Port at the southern end of Bailie faces an archipelago. The island is shrouded in evil spirits all year round, and living things are not allowed to approach, but it is the habitat of a strange sea monster."

"This kind of monster is called Yin Hui, living on land and hunting in water. It is difficult for ships that accidentally enter the depths of the archipelago to sail out. A major reason is that Yin Hui eats people. And this group of Yin Hui comes from a peculiar place, the Upside-Down Sea." He Lingchuan knew that the more effective information he gave, the more it sounded like the truth, "Mr. Lu also said that he had seen a person from the Upside-Down Sea, and the man told him that it was a paradise, without war, without disputes, and not affected by the Heavenly Gods. I thought, is there really such a good place in the world?"

Panlongcheng has been trapped in war for many years, and He Lingchuan yearns for such a peaceful and tranquil place, which Xin Yi can understand.

"I haven't been there, but I heard that the Upside-Down Sea was originally called the Illusion Sea, because it is shrouded in thick fog and evil spirits all year round, and the sea surface is like a dream, with few ships that can walk. The Upside-Down Sea was once part of the North Sea, that is, the Endless Sea."

He Lingchuan nodded, waiting for him to say "later."

"Later, the immortal-demon war broke out, the human world was full of scars, and the rules of many places changed, and the Illusion Sea was no exception."

"It is said that the earth-shattering battle between the Lingxu Holy Venerable and the Dragon God happened in the Endless Sea, and its power was so great that it even broke the local laws of heaven and earth, causing a powerful phase force to erupt between this world and the void. The Illusion Sea was sucked into it, and since then it has been renamed 'Upside-Down Sea', and only under special circumstances can outsiders enter."

"So it is not in this world, no wonder it is not affected by the Heavenly Gods." He Lingchuan exclaimed, and asked with a yearning tone again, "How can I find it?"

"The entrance to the Upside-Down Sea is in the vast North Sea, which is the endless ocean. If you look for it like a headless fly, you can't find it at all. And even if someone understands the rules and finds it, if the timing is wrong, they can't get in."

"Timing?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know either."

He Lingchuan touched his nose: "The difficulty is so great, has anyone really been in? It wouldn't be made up, right?"

"Of course there are." Xin Yi laughed, "There are residents in the Upside-Down Sea."

He Lingchuan was surprised: "Humans?"

"Well, why else would you say that the four words 'coincidence' are annoying? Some people spend their whole lives looking for it, but some people don't want to go but are rolled into the Upside-Down Sea by the storm. Anyway, they can't get out, so they can only settle down and multiply for generations, which can be considered a blessing in disguise. The person Lu Xun saw might be the descendant of these first people." Xin Yi added, "Not only humans, there are also fish, beasts, and monsters in the Upside-Down Sea, which is no different from ordinary oceans and islands."

"I have to see it if I have the chance."

Xin Yi picked up a peanut: "General He is young, he shouldn't have such thoughts of avoiding the world."

He Lingchuan said lazily: "Avoiding disaster, human nature. If the Upside-Down Sea is big enough, I will incite Commander Zhong to move the military and civilians of Panlongcheng into it, and never ignore this filthy world again!"

"..." Fantastic. Xin Yi also knew he was joking, "Let's talk about tomorrow's combat plan."

"Good."

On the Jinchi front line, under the tempering of war, the Ximo Legion and Yuheng Army he brought have successfully merged and cooperated seamlessly, and after several months of sticking to and meeting battles, they are more and more confident in facing the Beijia army, no longer drumming in their hearts like at the beginning.

But He Lingchuan knew that the Jinchi front line would be difficult to hold in the end.

He had just finished speaking halfway when the Red Falcon landed on the wooden pillar outside the window and bowed to him: "General, it's time to return to the city."

According to the plan, He Lingchuan had to set off to return to Panlongcheng today.

Xin Yi was very sensible, touched his belly and stood up: "Drank too much wine, I'll go back first." ===== CHAPTER 1708 =====