Chapter 1732

"Lingshan only sent me to investigate the reason for the Immortal Venerable's seclusion; since I have already found out, I should go back now." He Lingchuan smiled. "Even you immortals cannot invite the Immortal Venerable out, so why should I stay?"

Elder Liu thought about it, and that made sense.

However, the few Lingshan visitors who entered the Upside-Down Sea last time were all very persistent, insisting on trying to invite the Immortal Venerable out personally. He thought He Lingchuan and the others would have the same plan.

Who knew they would just deal with the matter as it was and refuse to exert even a fraction more effort.

"This?" Elder Liu hesitated for a long time before saying, "It's not that we intentionally want to block you, but you cannot leave for the time being."

The three looked at each other, and He Lingchuan sneered inwardly.

It was indeed like this; the old man was stuttering and covering up, refusing to tell the whole truth.

As expected of a Mirage Demon's disciple.

"Why is this?"

"While the Immortal Venerable is in seclusion, he also used great divine power to seal the entire Upside-Down Sea; one can only enter, not leave." Elder Liu sighed. "If you jump on a ship to go to the seaside now, no matter how far you sail or in which direction you advance, you will eventually return to Silver Pearl Island."

"The storm wall just opened, and we already tried it; it didn't work." He paused. "That's why I said these Tiangong people are here to die; they can't get out."

Subtext: Heh, neither can you.

Dong Rui heard this and thought it was wrong: "Only enter, not leave? Wait, wait! Then what about you?"

In his urgency, he didn't even use honorifics.

Elder Liu coughed lightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

He only made one expression, and the three understood once again.

He Lingchuan tested out a terrifying truth in two sentences:

Including Xiao Wencheng, the Illusion Sect itself, from top to bottom, cannot get out of the Upside-Down Sea either!

Dong Rui's face twitched: "Didn't you say that the Upside-Down Sea opens for ten days each period? It hasn't even been a day yet!"

Is this ridiculous? Can you respect the rules? "That was in the past, meaning before the Immortal Venerable went into seclusion."

After the Immortal Venerable went into seclusion, it became like this; what could Elder Liu do? Sigh, he can't get out, and he is also very helpless.

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui looked at each other; what exactly did True Person Qianhuan do to the Upside-Down Sea? Zhu Xiuer was once again blunt: "In other words, if you can't invite True Person Qianhuan out within these ten days, the Upside-Down Sea will have to be sealed for another five years?"

Once the ten-day opening period passes, the Upside-Down Sea will naturally close!

Elder Liu gave a bitter smile: "As it stands now, that is the case."

Damn it! Dong Rui cursed inwardly; with Qianhuan doing this, even their side is very passive. "Why would the Immortal Venerable do this?"

"If he wants to truly control the Upside-Down Sea, he must do so." Elder Liu pointed to the Haoyuan Golden Mirror. "This mirror and the sand table on the table can exert earth-shattering divine effects, all stemming from the Immortal Venerable's absolute control over the Upside-Down Sea! But no one expected that his seclusion would be overdue by decades... even the Immortal Venerable himself didn't expect it."

"The Great Array of Inverted Heaven and Earth has been destroyed; if the spiritual energy in the Upside-Down Sea is sucked away by the Tiangong's array—" He Lingchuan said in a deep voice, "What will you immortals do in the future?"

The demand for spiritual energy by immortals far exceeds that of ordinary practitioners.

If the spiritual energy of the Upside-Down Sea cannot be replenished from the outside and is sucked dry by the Tiangong, the Illusion Sect immortals here will only slowly wither and die, just like countless others in the past three thousand years.

They, of course, realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Before the storm disappeared, we were discussing this matter." Elder Liu said slowly. "We originally planned to try to wake up the Immortal Venerable again, but then you and the Tiangong both arrived."

No wonder the Illusion Sect had little reaction to Bai Ziqi's fleet invasion at the beginning; it turns out these people had their own troublesome matters.

He Lingchuan's gaze flickered: "Elder Liu, I actually have a suggestion."

Elder Liu raised an eyebrow, naturally not believing he had any good ideas. The Illusion Sect had discussed countermeasures for decades and had already lost several fellow disciples in things they couldn't accomplish; this kid was only so old, didn't even know the truth, and wanted to point fingers as soon as he came in?

Elder Liu was usually not this amiable; if it weren't for the sake of Lingshan, he would have thrown these people into the sea long ago.

Dong Rui saw his mockery and immediately helped out on the side: "This guy has never failed in anything he's done; otherwise, Wang Xingyi wouldn't have specifically invited him to find True Person Qianhuan."

Just at this moment, Illusion Sect Master Xiao Wencheng pushed the door and walked in: "How is it?"

Elder Liu said: "These few have suggestions."

"Oh?" Treat a dead horse as a living horse, then. Xiao Wencheng said politely: "I would like to hear the details."

He Lingchuan asked instead: "Did the Illusion Sect immortals who tried to invite True Person Qianhuan out in the past go one by one?"

"No." This could be said, Elder Liu said. "One by one went in first, and finding they couldn't return, the third time three went in together."

There is strength in numbers, and immortals have strong divine powers.

So the third time, the immortals went in together, but it didn't work either.

"Enter?" He Lingchuan grasped the point. "So it was 'entering' a certain place?"

"Uh." The immortals were used to discussing things and didn't think much of it. Elder Liu looked at Xiao Wencheng, and seeing he had no expression, continued: "Yes, we wanted to enter the Immortal Venerable's place of seclusion to directly invite, invite him out of seclusion."

Zhu Xiuer suddenly realized: "No wonder it was so dangerous."

Before a worm turns into a butterfly, it will spin a cocoon to protect itself; the same goes for immortals before they go into seclusion, they will make heavy arrangements to ensure their safety.

How powerful are Qianhuan's means? The Illusion Sect disciples and Lingshan visitors who went in before might have triggered these restrictions and couldn't return.

Dong Rui asked an unpleasant question: "Immortals, how are you sure that True Person Qianhuan is still alive?"

From ancient times to the present, countless immortals have died from qi deviation; is it certain that a True Immortal won't follow in their footsteps?

His words were presumptuous but very realistic. The two immortals' expressions darkened, and Elder Liu pointed to the Haoyuan Golden Mirror: "This is the supreme treasure in the Master's hands. It is still in a state of recognizing its master, which is why it can deeply embed with the Upside-Down Sea; we can only borrow it."

This shows that Qianhuan himself is still alive.

"And there are occasional signs that can also show that the Immortal Venerable still influences this realm."

Dong Rui pointed to the mirror and used his imagination: "True Person Qianhuan wouldn't be in seclusion in this mirror, would he? There seems to be a space inside."

Xiao Wencheng shook his head: "If it were that simple, it would be great."

"Before the Tiangong team came in, you were still discussing ways to invite the Immortal Venerable out." He Lingchuan asked Xiao Wencheng: "Any clues?"

Time is pressing; if they miss these ten days, the Illusion Sect will have to wait another five years, not to mention that Bai Ziqi is here to stir up trouble now. So, their mood to invite Qianhuan out should be more urgent than anyone else's.

But they failed several times before, and they didn't want to go and not return.