Chapter 780

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Over the next month, two more tremors occurred consecutively underground.

These two tremors were different from before, showing no signs of earth qi disorder or leakage; they were more like muffled roars from deep underground, as if a giant beast was stirring below.

Xu Zhangqing tried to investigate and found a murky, fierce qi swirling deep beneath the ground.

It seemed that whatever had been sealed for ten thousand years could no longer be suppressed.

"What on earth is happening to the Immortal Sect?"

"The tremors are so frequent—could something major have happened?"

"If all else fails, I'll have to return home first!"

Compared to the members of the Seven Great Immortal Peaks, the disciples below were now panic-stricken.

Mu Ji, who had originally planned to take Bei Qingtang away, had no choice but to stay for a while longer.

That day, Han Su, tall and wearing a yellow Daoist Robe, came to the door.

Xu Zhangqing sized him up while asking, "Why have you come?"

Han Su's expression carried a hint of solemnity. "Senior Brother, I feel uneasy in my heart."

Xu Zhangqing gestured for Sun Shangxiang to serve tea, then asked, "Because of the Spiritual Vein?"

Han Su picked up his tea cup but did not drink, holding it in his hand as he said in a deep voice, "Recently the Spiritual Vein has been unstable, shaking every few days, and there are signs of collapse in the deep tunnels."

Now the disciples mining ore are all too frightened to go down, fearing they will be buried inside or meet with misfortune.

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly: "That is indeed a problem."

Han Su took a deep breath: "Underground, we Earth Spiritual Roots are the most sensitive."

If this continues, I fear something major will happen."

"You have the deep trust of the Sect High Level—do you know any countermeasures?"

Xu Zhangqing shook his head: "I am only a farmhand and have not yet qualified to access secrets."

"However, this matter concerns the foundation of the Immortal Sect; the High Level will certainly not sit and await death."

"In my opinion, they will most likely seek outside aid or resort to bottom-of-the-box measures."

As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled roar came from the distance, followed immediately by a brilliant deep-yellow light halo tearing through the cloud layer, speeding toward Dongting Immortal Sect.

Xu Zhangqing and Han Su both looked up, a flash of surprise in their eyes.

Han Su was startled and could not help but ask: "What is that?"

Xu Zhangqing recognized it at a glance: "If I remember correctly, that is the Longhu Immortal Sect's Zhenyue Chariot, just like our Jingyuan Mountain's 【vehicle】—both are great killing weapons."

Back then, I happened to see it on the Central Region Battlefield.

Dongting Immortal Sect's Jingyuan Mountain 【vehicle】 burns the heavens and boils the seas.

Longhu Immortal Sect's Zhenyue Chariot moves mountains and removes ridges.

Yao Yue Immortal Sect's Flowing Frost Boat freezes frost for a thousand autumns.

The Three Great Immortal Sects each possess a top-tier great killing weapon.

Han Su focused his gaze and saw that the Zhenyue Chariot was entirely forged from Xuan Iron, its outer layer covered in fine Xuan Iron Scale Armor, with a heavy deep-yellow light halo shimmering on the scales as if wrapped by the earth itself.

Twelve thick Zhenyue Pillars stood on either side of the chariot body, the Longhu relief carvings on the pillars lifelike, dragon scales and tiger stripes clearly visible, as if they would break free from the pillars and soar into the sky at any moment.

A layer of semi-transparent heavy light shield enveloped the chariot body completely, with clear spiritual runes flowing on the shield—obviously an extremely strong defensive restriction.

Xu Zhangqing mused: "The Zhenyue Chariot suppresses the Spiritual Vein; perhaps it can calm the fierce qi. It seems the Immortal Sect was prepared early."

Han Su exhaled in relief: "With the Zhenyue Chariot here, presumably it can stabilize the situation."

"I'll go back now to inform the others and let everyone rest easy."

After speaking, he put down his tea cup and prepared to leave Hongfeng Valley.

Xu Zhangqing thought for a moment, then instructed Sun Shangxiang and Qingyao: "Teacher is going to the Spiritual Vein; you two stay here and behave."

Both replied in unison: "Yes, Master!"

Xu Zhangqing brought Han Su, and the two rode the Tai Yi Green Lotus Seat toward the Spiritual Vein.

Upon arrival, many Immortal Sect disciples and Elders had gathered here.

The Zhenyue Chariot stopped at the entrance of the Spiritual Vein; a middle-aged cultivator wearing Longhu Immortal Sect Daoist Robes held an ancient square great seal, engraved with the two characters "Zhenyue."

The middle-aged cultivator activated his magic power, the Zhenyue Seal shone brightly, and flew toward the Zhenyue Chariot.

As the seal descended, the Zhenyue Chariot trembled violently, the deep-yellow light halo on the Xuan Iron Scale Armor grew even richer, the twelve Zhenyue Pillars hummed simultaneously, and then the chariot body slowly sank, drilling toward the depths beneath the ground.

Boom—!

After a loud bang, the Zhenyue Chariot directly dug a thousand-zhang-deep pit in the ground; the bottom of the pit was pitch black, and immediately a thick black killing qi surged out from below, mixed with piercing shrieks within the killing qi, like ghosts wailing, making people's hearts and minds uneasy.

Everyone reacted quickly, hurriedly activating the spiritual power in their Qi Seas to condense into protective barriers.

Just then, an ancient-looking huge gourd suddenly appeared.

The gourd was entirely Xuanhuang in color, its surface engraved with complex restrictions, and golden light swirled around the mouth of the gourd.

Someone recognized it: "This is the Great Elder's Xuanhuang Gourd!"

This Xuanhuang Gourd was refined by combining an ancient spirit gourd with Xuanhuang Qi, specially used to devour and refine fierce killing qi.

Suddenly, the mouth of the gourd aimed at the deep pit.

Immediately, the Xuanhuang Gourd erupted with strong suction.

The black killing qi that had surged out was sucked into the gourd like a tide.

The restrictions on the Gourd flowed, sealing the baleful qi tightly, not a trace leaking out.

It seemed to have become a tug-of-war.

The Mysterious Yellow Gourd endlessly devoured the baleful qi.

Yet the baleful qi at the bottom of the pit surged forth endlessly.

A full hour passed before the black baleful qi in the pit was completely collected.

The next second, the Gourd adjusted its position and began to rotate clockwise.

With every rotation, the baleful qi within weakened by a fraction.

Xu Zhangqing watched all this, and seeing no problem, immediately turned and left.

Xingchen Dian.

A middle-aged xiuxian zhe of the Longhu Immortal Sect stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Yan, the Zhenyue Chariot has temporarily suppressed the Earth Vein Abnormality, and the baleful qi has also been cleared."

"However, this treats the symptoms but not the root cause."

Great Elder Xuan Yan said indifferently, "Ling Jun, speak freely!"

Ling Jun said in a deep voice, "The seal underground is on the verge of shattering; the power of the Zhenyue Chariot can only delay its breaking, at most no more than a hundred years."

"A hundred years later, once the seal shatters completely, whatever is underground will surely surge forth, and by then, trying to suppress it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

That was very direct.

Clearly indicating that the Zhenyue Chariot would no longer work next time.

Xuan Yan nodded slightly: "It seems we must execute the Entering the World Plan."

Ling Jun looked surprised: "Hard to say, are you preparing to send away a batch of disciples to cooperate deeply with dynasties and other forces in the Mortal World?"

Xuan Yan affirmed: "Not bad."

Previously, Dongting Immortal Sect had cooperated with forces in the Mortal World, but not deeply enough.

Basically, you help me farm, I help you hunt demons, evil cultivators, and the like.

Now, for the safety of the disciples under the Door, the best method is to keep the excellent disciples in the Sect, while ordinary disciples are sent back to the Mortal World to bind with local forces.

This way, although the overall strength of the Immortal Sect will weaken, its influence outside will instead increase by leaps and bounds!