Chapter 1733

If the usual path cannot be taken, then another method must be devised. Xiao Wencheng's gaze flickered slightly.

Both sides only met once; how could the Illusion Sect's plan be revealed to these people? "Tried several methods, none succeeded." Xiao Wencheng said casually. "What suggestion does Island Master He have?"

He had just walked in the door, and this He fellow said he had a suggestion, but he hadn't said it yet, just kept asking them questions.

He Lingchuan saw that he was holding back, but didn't pursue it, instead saying straightforwardly: "True Person Qianhuan is still in this world, in the depths of the clouds, right?"

"One could say so."

"If the cave dwelling is severely shaken or attacked by foreign enemies, what impact will it have on the Immortal Venerable?"

"This realm will respond on its own." Xiao Wencheng and Elder Liu looked at each other. "But everything has a limit; if the changes in this world exceed the Immortal Venerable's control, perhaps... perhaps it can truly disturb him and make him end his meditation to come out and defend against the enemy."

This youth really has some insight; he hadn't been here for two hours and already touched on a bit of the way.

Elder Liu, however, said: "But we have tried this idea several times before, and still couldn't invite, uh, couldn't move the Immortal Venerable. His concentration is truly..."

Speaking of this, he had a bitter smile on his face.

He Lingchuan remained expressionless.

He knew the use of the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead; after True Person Qianhuan refined the bead, it was not strange no matter what changes he catalyzed in this small world.

And the fact that Qianhuan couldn't come out of seclusion must also be the credit of the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead.

Zhu Xiuer interrupted: "That means you didn't use enough force, and the destruction wasn't thorough enough."

Xiao Wencheng shook his head: "If we want to use great force, we must wait for the storm wall to dissipate. We originally planned to take action today, but the Tiangong sent people in."

The three suddenly realized.

Before the storm barrier opened, if the Upside-Down Sea was damaged too much, they would have nowhere to escape.

That's why the immortals didn't dare to take big actions for a long time.

He Lingchuan pointed to the mirror: "Now there is a second plan, perhaps we can invite True Person Qianhuan out without damaging the living beings on Silver Pearl Island."

If the immortals used violent means to shake the Upside-Down Sea, regardless of whether it succeeded or not, the living beings living here would definitely be the first to suffer.

In the mirror, the Tiangong fleet was about to land. Xiao Wencheng said "Hmm," but wasn't surprised: "You mean, lure them to the Immortal Venerable's place of seclusion?"

He Lingchuan saw his expression and knew he must have considered this approach, and it was a well-thought-out one.

"The previous immortals went and didn't return, showing how dangerous it is; why not let the kind-hearted people of the Tiangong invite True Person Qianhuan out for the Illusion Sect?" He Lingchuan's suggestion was killing two birds with one stone.

He, of course, hoped that True Person Qianhuan would recover quickly, because the follow-up moves prepared by Bai Ziqi and Miaozhantian must be very fierce.

The Illusion Sect has several immortals presiding; He Lingchuan didn't know their means and didn't know whether he should have confidence.

As soon as He Lingchuan spoke, Elder Xu sneered, and at this moment couldn't help but slap the table and stand up: "Do you hear what you are saying? If you don't understand, just shut up; no one thinks you're a mute!"

Xiao Wencheng looked back: "Junior Brother Xu..."

"The kid is unruly, actually wanting to lead the disaster to the Immortal Venerable!" Elder Xu said angrily. "Don't you have a master? Is this how you treat your master? When a great enemy is at the door, you don't do anything and throw it all to your master to handle?"

"It's just a suggestion, Elder Xu, please calm down." He Lingchuan's smile was sincere and without resentment. "However, I really don't have a master; it's all wild paths I practiced myself."

How did he embark on the path of cultivation? The Great Fanghu.

How did he cultivate? The endless battles in the Panlong world.

If you want to talk about a master, does the Great Fanghu count? You can't blame him for having no respect for his master; for enemies he couldn't handle, he indeed threw them directly to the Great Fanghu, such as the Nightmare, such as Naluotian, and such as the resentment in the Luosheng Armor. From this point of view, Elder Xu didn't scold him wrong; he really likes to throw disasters to his master.

After saying this, Zhu Xiuer subconsciously looked at him.

That's right, this kid never said who his master was. But cultivation must have a source; who could teach a disciple like He Lingchuan?

The immortals' faces were all ugly, and Sect Master Xiao immediately said to He Lingchuan: "We need to close the door to talk; you three wait outside."

He Lingchuan nodded and walked out of the quiet room with his companions, just happening to brush shoulders with several other elders of the Illusion Sect.

The door closed, and Xiao Wencheng gathered them to discuss.

He Lingchuan gestured to Wan Qifeng and the others not far away to stand by, while he himself walked to the small garden by the hall with Dong Rui and Zhu Xiuer.

Here, there were exotic flowers and plants, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. There were also several camellia trees, more gorgeous than roses.

Dong Rui, however, had no heart to view the scenery, only saying: "What are they hesitating about?"

"They are worried that they won't be able to wake True Person Qianhuan, but they are also afraid of adopting my method, as the Tiangong might severely injure Qianhuan." He Lingchuan said in a low voice. "Qianhuan's current state should be the best way to protect himself; my method is to let the Illusion Sect bypass this layer of arrangement and use the power of the Tiangong to directly shake their ancestor out. So, it's hard for them not to have doubts."

"The method you gave is much easier than the first one." Zhu Xiuer said bluntly. "They will figure it out."

He Lingchuan smiled: "I think Xiao Wencheng had this intention long ago; otherwise, why would he consume the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to move mountains along the sea? This kind of thankless work is even more extravagant and wasteful than stirring up a tsunami. Does he, as a dignified Sect Master, have no count in his heart? Isn't it just to force Bai Ziqi's fleet to a designated location? It's just that doing this is a bit rebellious and ignores the Master's orders, and other Illusion Sect immortals don't agree. Now that we suggest it again and the situation worsens, the attitude of these immortals might soften."

He suddenly stopped talking and made a few gestures.

Sign language.

Before setting off for the North Sea, he required everyone to learn sign language as encrypted communication for critical moments.

This set of sign language is the military terminology of Panlong City, and He Lingchuan taught it to his subordinates, Dong Rui, and Zhu Xiuer; outsiders couldn't understand it at all.

True Person Qianhuan has the ability to change into a thousand forms, but He Lingchuan doesn't believe that Qianhuan can even simulate this sign language.

He even arranged a specific gesture for the name "True Person Qianhuan": four fingers together, thumb lightly touching the middle finger twice, shaped like a duck's bill.

He started using sign language so quickly that Zhu Xiuer also understood why: the feeling of being watched always lingered; was there someone eavesdropping on their conversation here too? After all, this is still True Person Qianhuan and the Illusion Sect's territory.

So, it's better to enable encrypted communication.

He Lingchuan's gestures were understood by his companions: "The accident that happened to Qianhuan—these immortals spoke stutteringly and vaguely, with many untruths."

They were still guarding against them and didn't tell the whole truth.

This is human nature.

Zhu Xiuer moved its front claws. Although it has eight claws, none of them are as flexible as human hands, and it couldn't perform sign language at all.

But it doesn't matter; it doesn't need to.

Zhu Xiuer's voice sounded in the ears of the two: "What do you think they are hiding?"

This is the unique skill of the Earth-Cave Spider Queen, which can use eye-spiders to transmit its "heart's voice," without even opening its mouth to make a sound.

But this is one-way transmission; He Lingchuan and Dong Rui don't have this ability to directly send their thoughts to it.

If they want to express their views, they can only gesture to Zhu Xiuer.

"When the storm wall exists, the Upside-Down Sea becomes a world of its own. I have a conjecture: Qianhuan's seclusion and failure to respond to the Illusion Sect's call might be because he himself has merged with this world, making it difficult to distinguish between the two, which is why he can use all kinds of divine abilities that are unimaginable to the outside world."

Once he heard that the direct reason for Qianhuan's seclusion was the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead, he had this conjecture.

The function of the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead is the mutual exchange of reality and illusion, which is indeed the supreme treasure most suitable for True Person Qianhuan.

He Lingchuan opened his mouth: "Just now Elder Liu also revealed that the Haoyuan Golden Mirror is so miraculous because it is integrated with heaven and earth."

If magic tools are like this, what about their owner, True Person Qianhuan?

Zhu Xiuer pondered in silence.

Judging from the descriptions of the Illusion Sect members, He Lingchuan's deduction makes sense.

"Merging with heaven and earth—even the Black Dragon God couldn't do this in ancient times. Can Qianhuan do it just by relying on a bead? It doesn't fit." It's not that Zhu Xiuer looks down on them, but that's the fact. "I think he is still playing an illusion array! That makes sense."

He Lingchuan gestured again to ask Zhu Xiuer: "Do you think Qianhuan is conscious or unconscious at this time?"

"Unconscious." Zhu Xiuer said without hesitation. "If he still had autonomous consciousness, how could he devour his own sect disciples?"

The Illusion Sect also invisibly admitted just now that what they want to do is break Qianhuan's state of "heaven and man as one" and wake him up.

"Transforming the Dao with the body, merging with heaven and earth." He Lingchuan said this directly because he couldn't gesture it. "Then he is likely everywhere and nowhere."

Zhu Xiuer pondered: "I don't think other immortals can do this, but it's hard to say about True Person Qianhuan."

After all, he is also a famous ancient great immortal, a strong person who survived the war of world destruction; his understanding of the laws is far beyond ordinary immortals.

"Then, why does Qianhuan prevent others from leaving the Upside-Down Sea?" He Lingchuan continued to speak. "Before he entered meditation, as long as the storm wall opened, anyone could come and go freely; why is everyone restricted from going out after he entered meditation?"

The Upside-Down Sea was originally a closed small world, which could only be opened for ten days every five years. After Qianhuan merged with it, why add another layer of restriction? This makes no sense.

Dong Rui and Zhu Xiuer looked at each other. Yes, why? He Lingchuan didn't mention it, and they hadn't thought of this point.

Dong Rui spread his hands: "Hey, that's out of bounds; only Qianhuan himself knows the answer to that, right?"

He Lingchuan started gesturing again: "So the Upside-Down Sea still hides more secrets, not just the surface content that the Illusion Sect told us. These secrets are likely the reason why the Illusion Sect is hesitant about my suggestion."

Is the Illusion Sect worried that the Tiangong will cause harm to Qianhuan?

But hasn't Qianhuan already merged with the entire Upside-Down Sea? No matter how powerful Bai Ziqi is, how can he hurt him?

There are quite a few paradoxes here.