Chapter 956: The Change in the Immortal Ban

"A sword cultivator..." Bai let out a faint sigh. "Hearing you describe him, that person indeed has a very unique temperament; he's quite a character... I hope your intuition is correct! So, you've believed him and are ready to go directly to Chunyang Sect to find the sword cultivator named Ning he mentioned?"

"I don't know, I still need to think it over carefully." Qin Sang was silent for a moment, feeling somewhat lost. "I can't figure out for now what reason Senior Qingzhu would have to scheme against me. Do you know what kind of place Chunyang Sect is?"

"Is it some kind of dangerous place?" Bai asked curiously.

Qin Sang shook his head. "It's not a dangerous place, but a sect! However, the Chunyang Sect Senior Qingzhu referred to shouldn't be a sect in Canglang Sea. It's the leader of the Eight Orthodox Sects in the cultivation world of Lesser Cold Domain."

Bai had already gained a general understanding of the situation in Canglang Sea. Hearing this, he suddenly realized, "You mean..."

"Exactly. Senior Qingzhu likely used Chunyang Sect as a substitute for the Heavenly Dao Sect, the leader of the orthodox path in Canglang Sea. Heavenly Dao Sect's Sect Master Lingzhu is currently in the Seven Kills Hall, yet Senior Qingzhu didn't ask Lingzhu for help and deliberately concealed the Heavenly Dao Sect in front of the demonic soul. I don't know why." Qin Sang said with a frown.

"Perhaps it's not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. Just now, he tried to condense a crystal orb, likely to send a message. If he couldn't even do that, the demonic soul must have been trying its best to prevent him from seeking help. Besides, didn't he say he couldn't rely on external forces?" Bai speculated, "The sword cultivator named Ning might be Qingzhu's true successor. Qingzhu might have left some contingency plan with this person that could help him recover. Fearing an accident, he didn't dare expose this person, so he sought refuge under the Heavenly Dao Sect. At that time, if you truthfully recount Qingzhu's situation, the sword cultivator named Ning will surely consider it."

"Perhaps..." Qin Sang remained silent.

He exited the sword path, and after cautiously observing his surroundings, he removed the shielding restriction and immediately swept down the mountain.

Along the way, Qin Sang glanced back at the valley.

He noticed that the several Golden Core cultivators who had been peeking outside the valley now only dared to stand far away on another fragmented peak, not daring to approach the valley at all. The fluctuations emanating from the valley were countless times more intense than before; black light surged forth, grinding countless rocks into powder. Its power was terrifying, and Qin Sang also felt a sense of dread.

"Could the Grand Witch really break the ancient restriction in the valley?" Qin Sang paused slightly, a surprised expression on his face. "What's behind the valley? It can't be the cliff leading to the eighth floor, can it...?"

Qin Sang was startled by this thought.

Could it be that Qingzhu's demonic soul was guarding the eighth floor, harboring some shocking conspiracy? There was the Grand Witch of the Witch Tribe, Lingzhu, Old Demon Fang (whose cultivation level was unknown), and last time, the Demonic Lord. These were all top-tier existences in Canglang Sea. No matter how powerful Qingzhu's demonic soul was, his cultivation was still a level below theirs, especially since he hadn't yet devoured Qingzhu's true spirit, greatly affecting his strength. The most terrifying thing about these individuals was the power they represented. Scheming against them would be akin to making enemies of the entire world.

Qin Sang didn't dare to delve deeper into the thought. He flew downwards without looking back, intending to leave the Heavenly Tower first.

He shook his head, casting aside these distracting thoughts, and recalled his brief encounter with Senior Qingzhu, trying to sort out any useful information.

"Senior Qingzhu said that my current situation was not unrelated to him. I fell from the Heavenly Tower, vanished into thin air, and ended up in West Xinjiang. Was Senior Qingzhu behind this?" The more Qin Sang thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was strong.

"But why did he do it? How did he manage it? Moreover, Senior Qingzhu being able to see me indicates he has already found the ancient teleportation array. Given his deep affection for his wife and daughter, why didn't he return to Lesser Cold Domain to avenge his family and reunite with them after longing for so long, but instead came back to Spirit Turtle Island? Did the backlash from his external avatar happen before the Seven Kills Hall appeared, or when Spirit Turtle Island was destroyed?"

The more Qin Sang thought about it, the more his head ached, unable to comprehend. Various clues intertwined, forming a tangled mess that was impossible to untangle. To figure out the truth, he would likely need to understand Senior Qingzhu's past experiences.

Unfortunately, every time he tried to ask a question, Qingzhu stopped him.

The two things he most wanted to know—the location of the ancient teleportation array and the connection between the Seven Kills Hall and the "Soul Nurturing Sword Chapter"—remained unanswered. He wondered how much the sword cultivator named Ning knew and if he could provide answers. As for whether to leave the Seven Kills Hall immediately and go meet the sword cultivator named Ning, he was still undecided, as these were, after all, only Qingzhu's words, and the demonic soul was nearby.

What Qin Sang paid most attention to was Senior Qingzhu's final warning: "The Immortal Restriction has changed; the interval between the Seven Kills Hall's appearances may become shorter and shorter. Prepare early."

Although the intervals between the appearances of the Ziwei Palace and the Seven Kills Hall were historically uncertain, the fluctuations were not significant, mostly around three hundred years. However, the last time the Ziwei Palace appeared was exceptionally early, after only a little over two hundred years. This time, it would be even shorter.

"If the Immortal Restriction has changed, how short will the interval be? Two hundred years, or even less?" Qin Sang mused. "Originally, the Seven Kills Hall's Immortal Restriction would only experience a low tide period every seventy years or more. After the last time, the major forces in Canglang Sea uncharacteristically broke through the Immortal Restriction in just over fifty years. Was it because the Immortal Restriction changed, causing the low tide period to appear early? It's already been over a hundred years since I was teleported to Canglang Sea. Perhaps next time, there won't be a need to set up formations to break the restriction; it might be time for the Seven Kills Hall to appear on its own. But if that's the case, I won't have any leeway; I'll have to meet the sword cultivator named Ning first..."

"Wait, no! Was Senior Qingzhu's instruction to 'prepare early' just a casual remark, or did it carry a deeper meaning? My current strength shouldn't be much different from Senior Qingzhu's when he was first teleported here, should it? Legend has it that the inner hall is far more dangerous than the outer hall, with many Nascent Soul cultivators having fallen there. Could the location of the ancient teleportation array be some perilous place that's difficult to enter?" Qin Sang's expression subtly changed.

Pondering these thoughts, Qin Sang passed through several teleportation arrays and soon arrived at the first floor of the Heavenly Tower. He paused briefly at the exit before stepping out without hesitation.

Outside the Heavenly Tower, there was no one in sight, though occasionally a flash of light could be seen from the distant mountain shadows, indicating flying cultivators.

Qin Sang's eyes narrowed slightly. He glanced back at the Heavenly Tower, then tilted his head to gaze at its summit.

Knowing that the Heavenly Tower might undergo unusual changes, he dared not linger. With a flash of his escape light, he swept straight towards the mountain range behind the Heavenly Tower.

That was the path leading to the inner hall of the Seven Kills Hall.

The Heavenly Tower's location was not far from the entrance to the Seven Kills Hall's inner hall.

Soon, Qin Sang appeared on a mountain peak. In front of him lay a chaotic scene, with immortal restrictions transformed into mist and haze, pervasive and obscuring the sky. The inner hall was invisible to the naked eye, and even the divine ability of the Heavenly Eye Butterfly could not penetrate the immortal restrictions in the slightest.

He turned back to look at the Heavenly Tower, gazing at it repeatedly, muttering to himself, "Teleported to the inner hall, but fell into the Heavenly Tower instead..."

The next moment, with a flash of escape light, Qin Sang vanished from the mountaintop.