Chapter 2068: Return!

Wuxia and Xianxia

Ziwei Palace.

Sword Path Ancient Hall.

The teleportation array, silent for a century, suddenly glowed faintly.

The light flickered. Soon after, a figure appeared out of thin air on the teleportation array, staggering momentarily before steadying himself by gripping a stone pillar at the array's edge.

Qin Sang's face was pale. He shook his head, then looked at the familiar surroundings with a look of emotion.

The ancient hall.The altar.The spirit array.

After more than a century, he had finally returned.

This time, he had experienced the teleportation process while fully conscious, making the sensation even more vivid. Despite his current cultivation level, he still felt dizzy, even experiencing the illusion that his body was being torn apart. The spatial impact and compression endured during this teleportation were incomparable to those of the ancient teleportation array in Shangyuan Pure Clarity Palace.

He silently circulated his cultivation art, gradually feeling better. His breathing stabilized.

Qin Sang looked down and saw that the stone pillar he was leaning on was precisely the one Senior Qingzhu had left behind years ago. Seeing the two incomplete 'Kill' talismans on it, Qin Sang couldn't help but be stunned.

Back then, Senior Qingzhu was still alive, but due to an unfortunate coincidence, they had never met. When they finally did meet, it was only to bid an eternal farewell.

Qin Sang gently rubbed the Qianjun Ring on his finger. Senior Qingzhu's remains were currently inside the Qianjun Ring. In Youming Valley, Qin Sang had discovered Senior Qingzhu had passed away beneath a peach tree. Following Senior Qingzhu's will, he had formed an ice coffin, brought the body back, and intended to send it to the place mentioned in Senior Qingzhu's final poem. This was Senior Qingzhu's hometown. That place was not within a specific immortal cultivation sect; like Shaohua Mountain, it was on the edge of the Cloud Cang Great Marsh.

After preparing the remains, Qin Sang meticulously set up protective enchantments in Youming Valley to shield the peach tree from erosion by netherworld energy. May the peach never wither!

In addition, there was Senior Qingzhu's final poem inscribed on the cliff, which was also a top-tier sword scripture, embodying Senior Qingzhu's lifelong comprehension of the Sword Dao and Kill Dao. For someone like Qin Sang, who cultivated the same art as Qingzhu, it was nothing short of a priceless treasure!

Filled with gratitude, Qin Sang respectfully bowed to Qingzhu, then carefully memorized the sword scripture, duplicated it into a jade slip, and took the fragment of the Kill Sword, without disturbing the characters on the cliff face at all. This was Senior Qingzhu's final trace left to the world. But he would inherit Senior Qingzhu's dying wish and continue forward.

Thinking of this, Qin Sang's heart stirred, and the Kill Sword fragment appeared in his palm. Because the fragment bore a complete character for 'kill', Qin Sang referred to it as the Kill Sword. Gazing down at the character 'kill,' Qin Sang's eyes narrowed slightly. Although the sword was damaged, an inexplicable divine aura still emanated from the character 'kill,' making it difficult to maintain composure and affecting one's mind. When the Kill Sword was whole, it must have been a supreme treasure beyond the imagination of current cultivators!

The moment Qin Sang obtained the Kill Sword fragment, the sword spirit, manifesting as a wisp of gray energy, swiftly entered the fragment. Remembering what Senior Qingzhu had once said, Qin Sang did not stop it. Of course, Qin Sang hadn't forgotten Senior Qingzhu's warning. Before the sword spirit awakened, and without knowing if it was benevolent or malevolent, he needed to be prepared to prevent it from harming its master.

Unexpectedly, after the sword spirit entered the Kill Sword fragment, Qin Sang regretted it. When Senior Qingzhu was in the Core Formation stage, he could barely wield the Kill Sword fragment. It was this treasure that allowed him to severely injure Leng Yuntian after being discovered by Leng Qian. However, after the sword spirit integrated, Qin Sang tried to activate the Kill Sword fragment and found an inexplicable sense of sluggishness. This was certainly related to the sleeping sword spirit. He didn't know whether the sword spirit was instinctively resisting or if it was using the Kill Sword's power to nourish itself.

It would be difficult to force the sword spirit out again. After weighing the pros and cons, Qin Sang ultimately decided to let the sword spirit be, as he wasn't lacking in trump cards at the moment. With the sword spirit integrated into the Kill Sword fragment, its recovery speed would be much faster than if it remained within his body. The sooner it awakened, the sooner it could help him search for other fragments and cultivation arts. Currently, the Kill Sword fragment was being nurtured within his Qi Sea.

Qin Sang was very curious about the Kill Sword's origin. The Kill Sword had shattered, and the "Soul-Nourishing Sword Chapter" was also torn apart. Fragments of both were hidden in the same place, and cultivators who mastered the art could wield the Kill Sword fragments, showing how closely related they were. What would it be like when he obtained the complete cultivation art and fully unleashed the Kill Sword's divine power?

"Ziwei Palace, Seven Kills Hall..." These two secret realms flashed through Qin Sang's mind.

Qin Sang suspected that if the Seven Kills Hall was once a peerless immortal sect, then the "Soul-Nourishing Sword Chapter" was likely its true inheritance cultivation art. The Heavenly Pagoda, Yitian Peak, and the lingering sword intent were all clear evidence. Ziwei Palace also had intricate connections to them. The first cultivation art and the sword spirit were both obtained in Ziwei Palace. Furthermore, Qin Sang suspected that these two secret realms might not be the only ones. There could be other fragments that had fallen into different immortal cultivation worlds. If these cultivation worlds were surrounded by endless storms, finding each one would be extremely difficult.

The teleportation arrays in both locations were connected. Once he formed his Nascent Soul, he definitely needed to explore thoroughly and search for clues.

What undoubtedly attracted Qin Sang's attention the most was the ethereal palace within the immortal restriction of the Seven Kills Hall. Unlike the chaotic and deathly silent Seven Kills Hall, the immortal palace appeared remarkably intact, with an ethereal aura that was utterly captivating. Senior Qingzhu had only searched along the white jade corridor and had found the Minor Teleportation Talisman, a top-tier divine talisman now extinct in this world. One could imagine how many treasures were hidden within those immortal palaces!

He was the only cultivator who knew how to enter the immortal restriction. However, the white jade corridor did not directly connect to the immortal palace, requiring further effort and investigation.

After respectfully preparing Qingzhu's remains, Qin Sang returned to the immortal restriction the same way he came. On the white jade corridor, he found the path Senior Qingzhu had concealed, used a talisman seal to open the way, and located the ancient teleportation array within the immortal restriction. He had initially intended to look for other paths within the immortal restriction, but after enduring trials in the trial realm and several battles on Yitian Peak, time was running out.

The immortal restriction began to fluctuate. In a short while, both the Seven Kills Hall and Ziwei Palace would close. Leaving Ziwei Palace did not require the Minor Big Dipper Star Yuan Array. When Ziwei Palace closed, the outer immortal array would momentarily halt, and the spiritual vortex would briefly calm, offering cultivators their only chance to depart.

Before leaving, he still had a few things to do.

"How are you all doing?" Qin Sang transmitted a message to Bai.

He adjusted his state. He didn't know what the situation in the Lesser Cold Domain had become, so he needed to be extremely careful. If the ancient demons summoned by the Sinful Abyss were as terrifying as the Demon Lord suppressed under Yitian Peak, then the Lesser Cold Domain and the Heavenly Travel Alliance might already be devastated. He could only hide and cultivate after obtaining the Nine Illusory Heavenly Orchid, then wait for Ziwei Palace to open again and escape back to Canglang Sea. However, with the successive deaths of top experts from both human and witch races, Canglang Sea was likely to be anything but peaceful.

Qin Sang took out the token given to him by the Four Sages Palace successor, deep in thought. Immortal Nanhui had once said that among the Four Sages were cultivators in the Soul Transformation stage. Since the Four Sages Palace was a Soul Transformation lineage, establishing a connection with them was not a bad thing. If the opportunity arose in the future, he would definitely pay them a visit, as they should be able to help him resolve many doubts.