Chapter 564 - 281: Sought Everywhere in Vain

Chapter 564: Chapter 281: Sought Everywhere in Vain

"Oh, are you really determined to be cowards?" Yao Yufei stepped forward and mocked.

"In that case, you can turtle here slowly, we’ll leave!"

With Yao Yufei’s command, the Celestial Alliance cultivators responded loudly and flew towards the entrance of the secret mansion.

But just then, the Profound Celestial Sect moved!

Shangguan Yu took the lead, blocking Yao Yufei, and the other cultivators followed, obstructing the Celestial Alliance.

The old man finally spoke calmly, "Sect Leader Yao, I won’t shy away from making it clear to you."

"From now on, neither side can go anywhere; we’ll just stay here."

"If you want to fight, my Profound Celestial Sect will accompany you."

"If you don’t want unnecessary casualties, we can continue this standoff until the final outcome is revealed."

Yao Yufei’s face slightly changed, and Su Mengqing coldly said, "Oh? Listening to your tone, Shangguan Yu really is inside ambushing the Celestial Fiend?"

Shangguan Yu remained noncommittal, just coldly staring at them.

Li Xingchuan sneered, "You think you can stall us? You’re really being underestimated."

Yu Zhanfeng silently drew the Celestial Tier blade, [Ten Thousand Griefs Blade], from his waist.

Yao Yufei couldn’t fathom what the other side was up to, but she was resolute, "Words are of no use, let’s see the true Chapter in action!"

Thus, an unavoidable battle between the righteous and the evil unfolded beneath the Mysterious Lotus Mountain.

...

Celestial Pool Secret Mansion, this Grotto Heaven is rumored to have been left by the [East Emperor] Tai Hao of the Five Emperors, hence also known as "East Emperor Heaven."

The East Emperor governs the virtue of wood, the spring season, and the emergence of all things, so inside the secret mansion, it’s like spring all year round, lush and green, with towering ancient trees, spiritual flowers, and immortal grasses, vibrant with life.

But in reality, it’s composed of numerous mysterious and special regions pieced together, and every so often, these puzzle-like regions will randomly rearrange.

There seems to be a hidden pattern, but the opening time is too short, so very few have managed to understand it.

This rearrangement also hides dangers, as if an outside cultivator happens to be on the boundary between two regions, the sudden spatial shift can easily tear them into two.

Additionally, each group entering is randomly dispersed, so slightly delaying one’s timing can avoid entering with dangerous elements.

It’s rumored that before heading to the Immortal Realm, the East Emperor deliberately left some possessions in this mansion for destined future generations, among which some have spread widely.

For example, the Immortal Artifact [East Emperor Spiritual Power Seal], said to be a jade seal inscribed with "Spiritual Power," its knob carved as a coiled Cyan Dragon.

As the personal seal of the East Emperor, its power is boundless; when placed on mountains, it can transform ordinary hills into lands rich in wood virtue; when placed on spirits, it can enlighten their wisdom, appointing them as local mountain gods.

Placed on oneself, it can temporarily grant dominion over matters related to the east, spring, and all beginnings; when placed on opponents, it has the supreme ability to suppress.

There’s also talk of a jade slip of wood virtue containing the immortal cultivation technique [East Emperor’s Longevity Sutra], which is spoken of as extraordinary.

Upon entering, Chu Xuan found himself alone, surrounded by towering, verdant parasol trees, with no sign of "Ju Mang Attendants" or "Wood Spirits" and similar wood spiritual creatures.

Unlike others who dream of obtaining these legendary East Emperor relics, Chu Xuan’s goal in entering the Celestial Pool Secret Mansion was clear:

First, find the Merak Immortal Pool to help Zhang Mengxian reconstruct her physical body;

Second, locate the Celestial Daoist Book to deduce future events, to see what method ultimately resolves the mortal realm’s calamity, and what role Jiang Yiyi and her senior sister play in it.

As long as these two goals are achieved, any other opportunities are of little importance to Chu Xuan, especially the latter; failure to find the Celestial Daoist Book would mean a complete failure.

Thus, he dared not waste a moment and immediately began to act, using magical power to delineate a complex wood-attributed array on the ground...

Fortunately, a predecessor from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion had explored this place and coincidentally acquired ancient immortal manuscripts.

Pei Shurou had read these sect records in detail and had already drawn up a rough plan for Chu Xuan long ago.

This included the array she taught him, which could summon a special plant and tree spirit, "Tree-child," through sacrificing wood-attributed spiritual objects.

According to the manuscript, these were Taoist children casually transformed by the East Emperor; the ones who matured were taken away, but a few simple-minded ones were left in the mansion to cultivate.

If Chu Xuan could gain their favor, he could ask them to guide him directly to the Merak Immortal Pool, rather than relying on luck to search randomly, knowing he only had seven days and regions would shift; he truly wasn’t confident about finding these two targets.

It’s worth noting that the Celestial Daoist Book’s location is not fixed; even the predecessor from Purple Heaven encountered it by chance, and it wasn’t at the Celestial Pool.

Chu Xuan could only pray that when he reached the Merak Immortal Pool, he might encounter it.

After all, that’s the core area of the Celestial Pool Secret Mansion; random dispersal shouldn’t place one there, but the chance of the Celestial Daoist Book appearing there should be significant, right?

Before summoning, Chu Xuan took out a "Green Jade Soul-nourishing Fruit" and placed it at the center of the array.

Then he purposely extracted a strand of immortal energy to disguise his own aura; overall, it gave an ethereal impression to facilitate gaining the favor of that child.