Chapter 119: The Shake Immortal Mirror

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly sensed golden characters appearing on the spirit bead within his Spirit Void Ring.

"Spirit Tool: Shake Immortal Mirror, Top-grade Spirit Tool. Function: Can be used to call for help from nearby deities or immortals in times of crisis!"

Su Yuanshan: "..."

He thought to himself, how should one put this—it could save his life in a crisis, but since it only had this one function, it seemed a bit useless when not in use.

Just as he put the Shake Immortal Mirror away, he heard Cailian teasing him with a giggle.

"Brother Su, if I were to sell this magic tool of mine to you, how much would you offer?"

Su Yuanshan glanced at the pitch-black, comb-like magic treasure in Cailian's hand and shook his head, saying.

"If you were to give it to me for free, you certainly wouldn't agree, so you had better keep it and play with it yourself; that thing is of no use to me."

This one sentence made Cailian pout and caused everyone else to laugh.

Just then, Sima Wuhen gathered his courage and suddenly spoke up.

"Brother Dao, that Taohua Xianren's demon core must be worth quite a lot, right? And I happen to have a use for it.

How about I trade you for it with this magic tool of mine? Of course, I won't take advantage of you; once we get out, I will prepare ten thousand spirit stones for you, plus this precious treasure, how about that for the demon core?"

He looked at Su Yuanshan with eyes full of longing.

However, Su Yuanshan had no interest in his proposal; he knew the value of that demon core very well, so how could he possibly engage in such a losing deal?

Ten thousand spirit stones? A precious treasure? Even if you added another two thousand, I still wouldn't trade with you.

So he didn't take the bait, but instead looked away and changed the subject.

"Huh, where did Miss Tian go? How come I don't see her?"

Just as he was speaking, they heard someone shout from the mountaintop.

"You all should come over and take a look, there's a very strange stone here!"

Su Yuanshan looked up and saw a figure amidst the gaps of sparse autumn leaves; judging by the voice, it seemed to be Tian Ruoyun.

Su Yuanshan and the others walked over upon hearing the call, and sure enough, they discovered a very strange giant boulder on the mountaintop.

This giant boulder was distinctly different from the surrounding stones; most of the surrounding ones were gray, but this one was earthy yellow. Even more bizarrely, rows of complex and intricate strange characters were carved onto the boulder, much like incantations. Perhaps due to the erosion of time, some were already blurred and unclear.

It gave one a very ancient and primitive feeling, but Su Yuanshan stared at it for a long time and didn't recognize a single one. Judging by the reactions of the others, the situation was much the same for them; no one could recognize what was carved on it.

A disciple of the Kaiyuan Academy touched the carvings and said with a smile.

"Could this thing be a mechanism to open a treasure vault?"

He seemed to be joking, but few people laughed; Tian Ruoyun even rolled her eyes at him, as if to say.

Is there really such a stupid fellow? Is your family's treasure vault mechanism this conspicuous?

At this moment, Xie Lingyu, Sect Leader of the Yaoguang Sword Sect, spoke up.

"This thing certainly cannot be a mechanism for any treasure vault. This stone appears to be a piece of Yellow Dragon Stone, a Pixie Shi. What is carved on it does not look like text, but rather more like some kind of incantation.

However, my knowledge is limited, and I truly cannot recognize what is carved on it; it looks very ancient indeed!"

Beside her, Lv Qingshan nodded and stroked his beard, saying.

"Sect Leader Xie is absolutely right; this is indeed a very ancient incantation, one that should have been lost to time! I have done some research into incantations and formations; if my guess is correct, they seem to be incantations from some kind of sealing array!

Come, look here quickly, there seem to be cracks on it, as if it has been artificially damaged by someone!"

Su Yuanshan took a closer look and found it was indeed so. He hadn't noticed it before because he hadn't looked closely, but there were several spiderweb-like cracks on the giant boulder.

Su Yuanshan mused.

"According to what you mean, Daoist Master Lv, this thing is a sealing array?" However, Lv Qingshan shook his head and said.

"That is not necessarily the case. To maintain the operation of an array, relying on a single array stone is simply impossible. Since it cannot operate fundamentally, it naturally cannot form an array!"

However, Su Yuanshan smiled slightly and said calmly.

"What you say is certainly not without reason, but..."

He suddenly pointed to another large mountain and said in a deep voice.

"If on the top of that mountain, another array stone were placed and carved with incantations, and then..."

He moved his hand toward yet another large mountain and pointed at its peak.

"On another, and another, until all the mountain peaks were set with array stones and carved with incantations, then, would such a sealing array be possible?"

Upon hearing this, Lv Qingshan could not help but be startled, and he nodded, saying.

"That would naturally be possible. However, to set up such a massive sealing array, I believe no one could accomplish it, nor have I ever heard of such a thing, unless...!"

He suddenly seemed to recall something, his expression changed drastically, and he exchanged a look with Su Yuanshan. The two of them suddenly said in unison.

"Immortals?"

Lv Qingshan nodded and said.

"It seems Young Master Su thinks the same as I do. If it truly is an array, the only ones capable of such a feat are immortals! And not just ordinary immortals, at that!

It might even be..."

Lv Qingshan took a deep breath, his expression becoming extremely grave, and said.

"An Ancient Immortal Array!"

Upon hearing this, everyone could not help but look astonished.

"An Ancient Immortal Array?"

"A sealing array set up by ancient immortals?"

"That's impossible, right?"

"If it really is an ancient array, what purpose could they have in doing this?"

Lv Qingshan gave a bitter smile.

"Who knows? This is merely a guess of mine and cannot be taken as truth. However, even if it really is one, I suspect it has long since been abandoned; I cannot sense a shred of immortal spiritual energy from here."

However, Cailian could not help but ask.

"Master, if this really is a sealing array laid down by ancient immortals, then what are they after? What is it that they want to seal? Why would they do this? Could it be that what they have sealed away are divine weapons or immortal artifacts?"

"That must be why so many cultivators have come here one after another in search of opportunities!"

Hearing her say this, the eyes of those two disciples from the Open Origin Academy immediately lit up, shooting out rays of greed.

Even Sima Wuhen and Tian Ruoyun could not help but feel tempted after hearing this.

Lv Qingshan nodded slightly and said.

"That is indeed a possibility! However, we are not immortals after all, so how could we possibly know what they are thinking?"

At this moment, Xie Lingyu spoke up.

"Observatory Master Lv is right. We are merely a bunch of cultivators; for us to guess the actions of those immortals, or even ancient immortals, based on our own thoughts is just like the ants beneath our feet trying to guess the minds of us humans—it is nothing but a futile effort."

Lv Qingshan nodded slightly.

"Sect Master Xie is absolutely right. How could we possibly presume to guess the thoughts and actions of immortals? Let us... let us just head back."

However, that disciple from the Open Origin Academy was somewhat displeased; he patted the earthy-yellow boulder and said.

"Perhaps a great opportunity is hidden underneath. Why don't we destroy this rock and go down to take a look? Are we really just going to return empty-handed after entering a treasure mountain? Don't you all find that regrettable?"

Many people seemed to be swayed by his words, yet Su Yuanshan secretly chuckled, feeling that he was spouting nonsense. He was just about to speak when, for some reason, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of danger as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and an extremely dangerous one at that.

And that feeling was coming directly from this earthy-yellow boulder!

Danger, this thing seems extremely dangerous! It feels like something is stirring inside it!

No, no, I must leave this place quickly!

While thinking this, Su Yuanshan dodged and drifted outward, not forgetting to warn Lv Qingshan, Cailian, and the others.

"Leave there quickly, that thing seems dangerous!"

As he spoke, he flew toward the exit he had come from in a flash.

The others were stunned and confused by the sight; in the time it took to be dazed, Su Yuanshan had already flown out of sight.

With the whistling of the wind and the shadows of trees rushing past his ears, Su Yuanshan traveled rapidly through the mountain forest, yet the further he flew, the more he felt it still wasn't safe. Suddenly, he remembered that small bronze mirror specifically used for summoning people—the Immortal-Summoning Mirror. This thing could call for help from immortals in the vicinity; if there really was danger, wouldn't it be safer to summon them directly to help?

Feeling the sense of crisis in his heart growing stronger and stronger, Su Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, finally took out that—Immortal-Summoning Mirror—from his Spirit Void Ring, and then.........