Chapter 318: Forbidden Land

The flute music drifted.

A few days later, the Eight Sect Alliance gradually came into Xu Qing's view.

The evening glow of dusk spread over the riddled Eight Sect Alliance. Although the river water was no longer pitch black and emitted immortal spirit aura again, the wounds of the earth couldn't dissipate in just a few days.

Looking from afar, buildings under repair were like wounds slowly healing on a person's body.

Wisps of residual alien-quality smoke rising into the sky were like the tears of the sky.

All of this turned into sadness permeating the entire city, telling of the catastrophe of that day.

Although the alien quality was much less than when the god's gaze was released from the box, it still spread. Fortunately, the fierce invasion had been stopped, but the pain of the heart couldn't dissipate in a short time.

This catastrophe affected not only the Seven Blood Eyes but the entire Eight Sect Alliance. Although the specific number of deaths wasn't very large, the impact it brought was huge.

Xu Qing's magic warship fell from the sky.

Looking at everything in front of him, looking at the crowds with empty eyes, he withdrew his gaze.

After returning to the mountain gate of the Seven Blood Eyes, he saw the sad Highnesses of the Sixth Peak, saw the silent cultivators of each peak, and saw the scarred mountain body.

Looking at these, Xu Qing was also silent.

He walked silently and joined the ranks of helping.

Time passed slowly like this, and more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Xu Qing didn't see Blood Refining Ancestor and Seventh Master. He saw the Captain, saw the Second Senior Sister, and saw the Third Senior Brother. Their expressions were filled with complexity.

Especially the Captain, who knew Xu Qing's relationship with the Sixth Master, patted him on the shoulder silently and sighed softly.

Xu Qing remained silent.

And after more than half a month of repair, the alien quality within the Eight Sect Alliance had dissipated by 80% to 90%. The remaining would take a longer time to be completely resolved.

The sects that had experienced grief had to restore their spirits, and regarding the handling of this matter, the Eight Sect Alliance had also reached a unified conclusion.

The Eight Sect Alliance reported to the Sword-Holding Court, requesting the Sword-Holding Court to raise the danger ranking of Candlelight to the first level and requesting the Sword-Holding Court to take action and increase the intensity of the wanted notice for Candlelight.

In addition, the Eight Sect Alliance issued a public notice to the outside world that from now on, it would be... irreconcilable with Candlelight.

Even after witnessing the terror of the gaze in the box, if they didn't even dare to express their hatred, the Eight Sect Alliance wouldn't need Candlelight to take action; it would fall apart from within.

Toward the outside, it was like this. As for the inside... the Lingyun ancestor was stripped of his qualifications for the Elder Council. Although the Lingyun Sword Sect was still one of the Eight Sect Alliance, all its resources would fall to the lowest level for the next hundred years.

This was a severe punishment for the Lingyun Sword Sect. The sect master inside was the same, and all were severely punished until they killed Sheng Yunzi and his son, before they could be restored.

And the power of the Lingyun Sword Sect's taboo magic treasure was also reduced by half, because the taboo tree that fell into the Seven Blood Eyes was successfully suppressed by Seventh Master and Blood Refining Ancestor, becoming half a taboo magic treasure of the Seven Blood Eyes.

Next, the 137 sects of the Eight Sect Alliance operated their intelligence power with all their might, starting to search for Candlelight members. Regarding that wooden box, it also attracted the high attention of the entire Capital District.

After analysis, the thing inside the box... was perhaps not the god's remnant face's gaze, just similar.

But specifically how, time was too short, clues were too few, and it was impossible to clarify.

But it could be certain that although its power was great, it wasn't to the extent of being completely unable to resist. But the mystery hidden behind this matter was the most daunting part.

Candlelight... had indeed mastered a part of the god's power.

At this time, Xu Qing chose to leave the Seven Blood Eyes. He wanted to go to the territory of the Sea Corpse Clan, which was the place where the taboo magic treasure of the Seven Blood Eyes was located.

Go there to open his 121st magic aperture.

Before this, Xu Qing didn't have a strong obsession with whether he could open the 121st magic aperture, but now it was different.

He wanted to complete the idea he had when he returned, so he had to make himself stronger; he had to reach the extreme.

Before leaving, Xu Qing saw Seventh Master, in front of the Sixth Master's grave.

In front of the grave, Seventh Master sat there, holding a pot of wine in his hand.

Seventh Master had always been calm in Xu Qing's memory, his eyes carrying wisdom, and it seemed everything was under his control. But this time, the Seventh Master in Xu Qing's eyes was different from the past.

His hair was very messy, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was full of self-blame, and bursts of chaotic fluctuations spread from his body. It seemed... he was choosing to break through.

But clearly, breaking through wasn't so easy. When he heard that Xu Qing was going out, Seventh Master looked at Xu Qing, and with a wave of his hand, another Purple Heaven Infinite Crown appeared in his hand and handed it to Xu Qing. Then he took out a black jade.

This black jade was like a dried blood clot, emitting a strange intent. Its function was similar to the life-substitute doll, and he also gave it to Xu Qing.

"Fourth, Master doesn't ask for anything else, just hoping that you and your senior brothers and sisters can be safe and sound. Your Sixth Master has left, and I am reluctant. I don't want you to walk in front of me one day."

"The world is impermanent, the world is impermanent. Master calculated everything, but couldn't calculate this matter. How could it be like this..."

Saying this, Seventh Master sighed softly and handed Xu Qing a jade slip. This was the token to enter the forbidden land of the Seven Blood Eyes, and also contained some common sense about taboo magic treasures.

Xu Qing's eyes were a bit red. He accepted it silently, bowed deeply, and then turned to look at the Sixth Master's grave. His mind surfaced with the head in Night Dove's hand, and his heart stung again.

After a while, Xu Qing lowered his head, bowed heavily to the grave, and then looked at his master, looking at the self-blame on his master's face, and spoke softly.

"Master, let's just avenge the Sixth Master."

Seventh Master's gaze became profound, and he looked into the distance, gradually revealing an extreme sharpness.

"Definitely!"

During the conversation, Ding Xue's little aunt walked over from the distance, her expression filled with concern. Xu Qing bowed with cupped hands, didn't disturb her, turned into a long rainbow, and rushed away, heading straight for the direction of the Forbidden Sea, heading straight for the Sea Corpse Clan territory.

Because of the alien quality, the formations of the Alliance were unstable during this period, so Xu Qing chose to travel by magic warship.

On the sky by the sea, he saw a person.

A purple long dress, a beautiful and flawless figure, it was exactly the Zixuan Upper Immortal.

She stood there, gazing at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing bowed his head.

"Seen the senior."

Zixuan Upper Immortal didn't speak. Xu Qing waited for a long time, bowed again, and walked away from the side. Until he was a hundred feet away, the Zixuan Upper Immortal behind him suddenly made a sound.

"The matter happened suddenly, I didn't have time to take action."

Xu Qing's footsteps paused, turned to Zixuan Upper Immortal, and spoke softly.

"Thank you."

For this sentence, Xu Qing didn't call her senior.

After saying this, he turned and flashed, turning into a long rainbow and moving away. Looking at Xu Qing's back, Zixuan Upper Immortal's expression revealed a touch of heartache. After a long time, she sighed softly, and then cold light permeated her eyes.

"Candlelight!"

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Qing's speed was extremely fast. On this Forbidden Sea, the magic warship rode the wind and waves, slowly seeing the territory island of the Sea Corpse Clan and the giant statues standing on the island.

And there was also the huge bronze ancient mirror floating between heaven and earth above the statues.

As the mirror itself rotated slowly, bursts of terrifying divine sense spread in all directions, and everything approaching would be perceived by this mirror.

Since the taboo of the Seven Blood Eyes was constructed here, the entire island was shrouded within the taboo magic treasure. As an attached group, the Sea Corpse Clan would be perceived by any slight movement, and there was no chance of having two hearts.

At the same time, the Seven Blood Eyes also arranged some disciples from each peak here, rotating in turns, and even peak masters rotated to maintain the taboo magic treasure here while stationed here. The one here now was the Third Peak Master.

At this moment, as Xu Qing approached, the artifact spirit contained in the mirror dropped its divine sense on Xu Qing. When the cold intent permeated his whole body, Xu Qing took out the token with a calm expression.

The forbidden land was not a place to come at will. Even if he was a Highness of the Seven Blood Eyes, he didn't have the qualification to come here on his own. Only with the recognition of Seventh Master or Blood Refining Ancestor did he possess this status.

Now, as the divine sense fell on the token Xu Qing took out, after matching, it slowly dissipated. The sea surface in front of him rolled instantly, splitting violently to both sides, lifting high, forming a sea road.

Xu Qing's magic warship galloped in this sea road, with sea walls tens of feet high on both sides.

He felt all this and also realized the terrifying aspect of the Seven Blood

Xu Qing acquiesced, approached the shore, put away the dharma ship, and stepped onto this territory that once belonged to the Sea Corpse Clan.

The purple ground was covered with strange vegetation. Those existences that looked like lingzhi were still everywhere, and many glowing dandelions drifted from the sky, in groups and patches, looking very beautiful from afar.

Huge jellyfish also floated between heaven and earth, and one of them arrived at high speed, flicking a tentacle to come here to welcome Xu Qing.

On that jellyfish were dozens of Seven Blood Eyes disciples, all at the Foundation Establishment stage. Seeing Xu Qing at this moment, they all cupped their fists.

"The Third Peak Master has already received the sect's dharma decree and arranged for several protectors to wait at the taboo site, but this matter is not urgent. We are ordered to come here to take Your Highness over."

Because Seventh Master was the Sect Master, Xu Qing's status was both a Highness of the Seventh Peak and a Highness of Seven Blood Eyes. Added to his reputation within the alliance, the respect of these fellow disciples was naturally a matter of course.

Xu Qing's expression was solemn. He cupped his fists in return, followed the jellyfish's tentacle, stepped onto the jellyfish, and headed toward the place of the Seven Blood Eyes' taboo magic treasure.

This was the third time Xu Qing had come to this territory that once belonged to the Sea Corpse Clan. The first time was when he and the Captain did a big job here, the second time was passing through, and this time was a special trip.

Looking at the strangeness all around, Xu Qing suddenly thought of that Princess of the Sea Corpse Clan. He had forgotten about this matter before and hadn't asked the Captain. At this moment, amidst his thoughts, Xu Qing looked into the distance toward where the Sea Corpse Clan existed.

"Sea Corpse Clan, how are they now?"

"Your Highness, the Sea Corpse Clan has fully submitted. Their clan ancestors and all their clansmen have had soul imprints placed on them by our Seven Blood Eyes. At the same time, the conversion technique has also had its activation rights mastered by our sect. While replenishing this clan with new blood, we have also strictly branded them with soul imprints."

"As for other things, our sect has not interfered. They still have their own royal family and order, and have retained autonomy."

"But the succession of the throne requires our sect's consent. The previous Emperor and their clan ancestors were taken away by Blood Refining Ancestor. Currently, it is the new Emperor we support who is in power, leading the entire clan."

Xu Qing didn't speak again. Soon, their group arrived at the place where the Seven Blood Eyes' taboo was located.

In front, fourteen towering corpse ancestor statues reaching into the clouds emitted earth-shattering auras, and even contained a sense of vicissitudes and the passage of time.

Compared to them, the existence of cultivators looked like ants in terms of size, especially since there were five statues among them whose ends were hard to see even when looking up, as high as giant peaks.

Beneath these fourteen statues were groups of Seven Blood Eyes buildings, with a large number of disciples stationed here, constantly maintaining the Seven Blood Eyes' taboo.

Xu Qing's arrival attracted the attention of many people, who lowered their heads to pay their respects one after another.

"Your Highness, do you want to rest first, or go immediately?"

Xu Qing looked at the huge ancient mirror floating in the sky above the statues, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly.

"Sorry to trouble you all, I want to go immediately!"