lcionline Chapter 496 The Green Sheep Appears, Deceiving the Real from the Fake
Chapter 496 The Green Sheep Appears, Deceiving the Real from the Fake
In the world of cultivation, the preciousness of spirit stones is self-evident.
In the mortal realm, spirit stones are scarce, and cultivators often have to venture into dangerous places or use clever methods to explore in order to find them for cultivation.
Now, in this remote and desolate lower realm, a pure spirit stone ore has been unexpectedly discovered, which means that there is likely an unexplored spirit vein.
Upon learning the news, Si Que immediately dispatched people to dig.
A Nascent Soul stage subordinate, accompanied by several members of his clan, traveled on the wind and soon arrived deep within the Misty Mountain Range.
This place used to be a place of rolling hills and swirling clouds and mist, like a fairyland. Now it is deserted and overgrown with weeds.
Following the directions given in the message, they began searching for spirit stone veins.
"Is this where the spirit stone mine is located?" A demon looked at the pile of rocks in front of him with some doubt.
"Don't rush, the spirit stone must be nearby. If it were that easy to find, how could we have missed it before?" The leader of the Nascent Soul Demon Clan said in a deep voice, then took out an axe-shaped magic weapon and chopped at the mountain wall.
With a loud bang, a huge gash was cleaved open in the mountain wall, revealing the rock inside.
"Quick, don't just stand there!"
At a command, everyone took out their magical weapons and controlled their power to bombard a small area.
In an instant, rocks flew everywhere and dust billowed.
As the excavation deepened, a faint aura of spiritual energy began to emanate, filling everyone with joy as they knew they were not far from finding the spirit stone.
Finally, after digging through a huge rock, a spirit stone emitting a faint light appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Found it! The spirit stone!" Everyone cheered and rushed forward to examine it.
"This spirit stone is of excellent quality, a top-grade spirit stone. What a great opportunity!" The demon was overjoyed and immediately took out the spirit stone and put it into his storage bag.
A sense of anticipation welled up in everyone's hearts. If even the outer areas were filled with high-grade spirit stones, just how astonishing must the quality of the spirit stones be deep within the mountains?
However, just as everyone was preparing to continue digging, a slight tremor suddenly came from deep within the mountain wall.
The vibrations, initially as faint as the buzzing of mosquitoes, gradually grew stronger, as if something was awakening deep within the mountainside.
"What's going on?" a disciple exclaimed.
"Don't panic, it's probably just that the excavation disturbed the mountain." The team leader calmly reassured everyone, but he was also a little uneasy.
Just then, the tremors became more and more intense, and suddenly streaks of blue light appeared from the ground, growing brighter and brighter, as if to illuminate the entire mountain wall.
"Oh no, this is the light of an array!" The Nascent Soul Demon was shocked, thinking that there were cultivators lying in ambush here.
"Back off!" he shouted, and everyone hurriedly retreated, trying to leave the area.
However, the light from the formation surged in like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire mountainside. Azure light shot into the sky, reaching straight up into the clouds, as if to dye the heavens and earth azure.
"Boom!" A deafening sound rang out, and the entire mountain range began to tremble.
The demons in the distance were also startled by the sudden tremor and rushed over, eager to find out what was going on.
"What a powerful formation this is, possessing such might!"
"Could it be the reappearance of ancient ruins?" another cultivator guessed, and everyone discussed among themselves, speculating about the origin of the formation.
On the upper layer of the gale, Si Que also sensed the powerful array fluctuations and was greatly alarmed.
However, she wasn't surprised by the array's light, but rather afraid that her unauthorized decision to excavate the spirit stones would cause unknown consequences and give other demons an excuse to take advantage of her misfortune.
She immediately ordered another Nascent Soul team to be sent to provide support and investigate.
The demons who had just been mining the spirit stones were startled by the power of the formation and huddled together, not daring to make the slightest move.
The azure light enveloped them as if it were a tangible substance, threatening to devour them at any moment.
The array's light grew brighter and brighter, with azure light soaring into the sky, instantly spreading a desolate and vast aura.
The demons in the distance were all shocked by the power of the formation and began to speculate about its origins.
"The power of this formation is extraordinary. Could it be an ancient relic reappearing in the world?"
"Ancient ruins? That's a rare opportunity."
"For such a mortal realm to possess such profound resources, could there be another secret at play?"
Just then, another beam of cyan light shot into the sky, completely dyeing the entire sky an emerald green.
The demon squad suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble violently, the tremors growing stronger as they approached.
A rumbling sound came from underground, as if some enormous creature was awakening underground, preparing to return to the world.
"This is..." The demon's pupils suddenly contracted.
He felt an ancient and powerful aura surging from the ground, an aura containing a heart-palpitating pressure that made even a Nascent Soul cultivator like himself almost unable to breathe, barely able to stand firm.
In the sky, the blue pillar of light became increasingly dazzling, with countless tiny points of light swirling around it.
Those points of light were actually ancient runes, each one incredibly profound.
Only a few well-informed individuals could recognize them as ancient runes.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the mountain began to crack, countless rocks tumbled down, and dust billowed up.
The Nascent Soul Demon quickly summoned a small shield to deflect the flying debris.
When he looked up again, the sight before him left him completely stunned.
A magnificent palace is slowly rising from the ground. The palace is made entirely of blue jade and its surface is covered with intricate patterns.
At the top of the palace, a huge blue ram statue raises its head to the sky, with bolts of lightning crackling around its horns.
"What is this?!" came a gasp from afar.
The demons turned their heads and saw dozens of streaks of light rushing towards them; these were the reinforcements that Si Que had just sent.
Now, both demon teams are dumbfounded in front of this suddenly appearing, majestic secret realm.
Even the most powerful officials are not immune to momentary lapses in composure.
Commander Tang exclaimed in surprise, "This blue sheep statue, could it be the Blue Sheep Secret Palace? But wait, how could this secret palace suddenly appear here?"
What he said was exactly what Si Que was thinking.
The Qingyang Secret Palace is renowned, yet the Parasitic Clan has never had the chance to see it.
Moreover, these ancient secret realms have always drifted aimlessly in the void of the myriad worlds, and even with the "key" in hand, it would take a great deal of effort to locate them.
How could it just appear in front of me out of nowhere?
Even without her order, the two groups of demons had already approached the secret palace and launched a probing attack to confirm that it was not an illusion or merely a facade.
Seeing this, Danzhu silently breathed a sigh of relief, secretly rejoicing that everything was going so smoothly.
To fabricate the unusual phenomenon of the opening of the Qingyang Secret Palace and create this bait, every step was fraught with danger, and all three points were indispensable.
Firstly, it was thanks to Tang Qingying's long period of infiltration at Wenxing Pavilion, during which she had read countless ancient books and was thoroughly familiar with the records of the Qingyang Secret Palace that she was able to provide those detailed and accurate information as a foundation.
Secondly, Danzhu herself controls the realm within the book, possessing supreme authority over the transformation between the real and the illusory. Using the scrolls as a medium, she skillfully blends illusion and reality, creating this magnificent and imposing secret palace. Although she created this palace, it truly exists and is unafraid of the demons' probing and attacks.
Thirdly, the Liangzhou Cauldron, one of the Nine Cauldrons possessed by Chu Lengyu, has the magical ability to replicate history. It perfectly replicates the atmosphere and phenomena of ancient times, making this forged Qingyang Secret Palace exude a genuine ancient charm.
Only by combining these three elements can the incredibly realistic "Qingyang Secret Palace" be created.
Even powerful beings at the seventh or eighth rank would find it difficult to see through the illusion and reality within.
Looking at the magnificent palace before him, Danzhu felt a great sense of accomplishment.
At this moment, she had done her best; the rest was up to fate.
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Note:
As a fairy in a book, Danzhu is accompanied by a world within a book (outerly a book, innerly a world), which is similar to a two-dimensional world in terms of dimensions, but she can upgrade it to a higher dimension at any time.
She can also reduce the dimensions of anyone who enters the world within the book, and as long as the environment is realistic enough, the other party will find it difficult to detect.
When she can elevate the entire world in the book into a three-dimensional world, she will possess the strength to match her rank.
Her ascension from two dimensions to three dimensions can be compared to other cultivators ascending from three dimensions to four dimensions. Of course, this is just a starting point; immortals transcend the Five Elements and the cycle of reincarnation, and should reside in even higher dimensions. However, this book primarily focuses on Earth Immortals and Celestial Immortals; Great Luo Golden Immortals and above are not discussed.
Moreover, the world within the book is similar to a fictional world, where she is the sole creator, free to modify and create at will.
Therefore, once they enter the world of the book, others are forcibly reduced to a lower dimension, and their life or death is almost entirely in Danzhu's hands. Chu Lengyu gained Danzhu's trust by entering and leaving the world of the book.
The "world within the book" is the core of this plan.