Journey to the head

Wang Yu paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Ruoyu, go down and prepare first. We'll come find you once we've made arrangements."

Wang Ruoyu was overjoyed, kowtowed deeply, and then rushed out of the main hall like the wind.

Hai Yiwei shook his head: "I understand your anxiety over Bai Tao's disappearance, but the Dragon Clan and the Sea Clan are still rampaging across the archipelago. Their leaders include six Dao Integration Realm experts and over a hundred Void Refinement Realm experts. Even if a Void Refinement Realm True Monarch were to enter the island now, it's hard to say whether they could protect themselves."

He glanced at everyone in the hall.

"The Tian Shi Yuan Dou Palace, the Mi Family, and the Yu Lou Sect have all been destroyed. With the current strength of the Yun Shan Sect, even if we were to throw them all in, it wouldn't make a ripple. You must not act rashly."

Wang Yu smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "How could we not know what Commander Wei said? It's just that Ruoyu has admired Bai Tao since childhood, and now that he has been shocked to hear that Bai Tao has disappeared, how can he accept it? I can only deceive him for the time being."

Su Yan frowned: "We can't just leave it to fate and abandon Junior Uncle, can we? The Sect Leader and Senior Uncle Jiang will be leaving the Dragon Palace soon. How will we explain that?"

Wu Yan bit her lip, feeling anxious and angry, but she could only suppress it and lower her eyes.

Master, Uncle Jiang, and even Junior Uncle himself must have placed immense trust in the Hai family to make this arrangement, leaving Junior Uncle as a guest. But now, even if Hai Yiwei claims Junior Uncle didn't want anyone to accompany him, he cannot escape his responsibility to protect him!

However, even if the Hai family suffered a severe blow, they were still a top-tier sect in the Void Refining realm, while the Yunshan Sect was nothing more than an ant in their eyes. To outsiders, the fact that the Hai family even bothered to inform Yunshan was already an act of great kindness, so how could they possibly harbor resentment?

At this moment, Hai Yiwei said, "Bai Tao's disappearance is highly suspicious. Jade Pot Island is the core territory of Tian Shi Yuan Dou Palace. What villain would dare to cause trouble there? Moreover, since Bai Tao did not return in the evening, my family has already started searching and contacted the island-guarding cultivators of Tian Shi Yuan Dou Palace. Not only have we found nothing, but we have also not heard any noise."

"This situation seems more like Bai Tao leaving Jade Pot Island on her own initiative. Think about it, does Bai Tao have such a motive?"

Yunshan and the others pondered deeply when Su Yan suddenly said, "Is it possible that Junior Uncle went to sea to relax but encountered danger underwater? Perhaps it was the Dragon Clan coming to investigate, or perhaps it was a tide of wild beasts?"

Wu Yan's heart tightened upon hearing this. She suddenly remembered that when the two Sea-Measuring Pearls were successfully refined, her master had said that one of them would be given to her junior uncle. Could it be that her junior uncle really took the Sea-Measuring Pearl to play in the sea?
But Wang Yu shook his head: "Although my junior sister is lively by nature, she is by no means a naughty person. Especially at critical moments, she will always put the big picture first and will not risk her life to cause trouble for Yunshan."

Hai Yiwei said, "I don't think this has anything to do with Bai Tao's mindset or personality. No one would think that the waters around Jade Pot Island are still dangerous, after all, this is the core area of ​​Tian Shi Palace."

"At that time, the Dragon Clan was confronting us in the abyss of the ocean. It was still unknown whether Dao Haijun could ascend to immortality, and they dared not enter the core area like Jade Pot Island. The massive tide of wild beasts could not possibly have avoided the investigation of Tian Shi Palace."

"But the underwater world is not the human race's home ground, and no one can say for sure whether there will be other unexpected events."

Wang Yu sighed deeply, also feeling that he had no clue what to do.

If Bai Tao disappeared underwater, with the ebb and flow of the tide and the currents, there would be no trace of her after all these days.

If Bai Tao disappeared on the island, and now the entire Tian Shi Palace has been destroyed, and they said there were no discoveries at the time, where can we investigate now, and who can we ask?
A moment of silence fell over the hall. Suddenly, Hai Yiwei stepped forward, his voice heavy and powerful, echoing throughout the hall: "Bai Tao is Yao Yao's closest friend. Now that Bai Tao has disappeared, I don't know how to explain it to Yao Yao."

"Even if Yao Yao weren't involved, since Bai Tao has come to my house as a guest, how can the host allow a guest to disappear without a trace? My Hai family has no such rule!"

"Since I have come to your door today, it is to tell you Yunshan that my family will take full responsibility for this matter."

"The dragons' encirclement and slaughter will not last long. As long as we can get to the island, we will send forces to investigate Bai Tao's whereabouts, both on and under the water, inside and outside the island. Although Tian Shi Palace has been destroyed, there are always a few disciples who have survived. As long as we can find them, my family will spare no effort to inquire about them."

He paused, but did not lower his voice: "If it is ultimately confirmed that she has been murdered, my family will provide compensation."

"I will explain to Lu Qian when he comes out of the Dragon Palace!"

Wang Yu forced a smile: "Thank you, Commander Wei. If the Hai family can assist in the search, our sect will be very grateful."

"I also thought that the Taiyi Paradise has a pseudo-immortal artifact, the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Mirror, which can trace cause and effect, reflect all directions, and reach the highest heavens and the lowest hells. As long as one is still in the Yuan Chen Realm, no one is untraceable."

"But how could I possibly ask Taiyi Paradise to open the Immortal Mirror to find my sect's disciples? Perhaps the only way is to wait for the sect leader to return."

Hai Yiwei's eyes lit up. Such a magical artifact?

He originally intended to take the responsibility of borrowing the mirror upon himself, but then he realized that his family was now nothing more than stray dogs, having just been rescued from the Immortal Fall Islands by the Taiyi Paradise. They had no foundation on the Yuheng Continent, not even a place to call their own, and the remaining members of their clan were still crammed into the cave.

Therefore, Ancestor Langming was very eager to accompany the True Lord of Five Turbidities on the investigation, also in order to express his support and gratitude to the Land of Great Unity.

I'm afraid the two Void Refinement Ancestors wouldn't be willing to owe Taiyi Paradise another favor just for Jiang Baitao.

However, Wang Yu just said that we could try it when Lu Qian comes back.
Lu Qian is only at the Nascent Soul stage. Even if he successfully breaks through, he will only be a Primordial Spirit, the ruler of a state.

For Taiyi Paradise, which controls the ninety-nine states of Yuheng, how could Lu Qian possibly have such a great deal of influence?

I'll plead with the two elders myself. Perhaps they can speak up for him when he begs for help. How it goes depends on his fate.

Hmm. Judging by the time, when did Lu Qian leave the Dragon Palace?

On the back of a giant whale, in the celestial cave.

A thousand auspicious wisps of purple mist spray, while ten thousand rays of golden light roll like rosy clouds.

At the top of the floating island, long jade steps extend towards the sky, disappearing into layers of spiritual mist. A wisp of light floats by, vaguely revealing a golden palace in the clouds.

In the square in front of the Golden Hall, Peach Valley Immortal and the Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon had all arrived.

Peach Valley Immortal stroked his silver beard, his eyes filled with anticipation, while the Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon stood in a respectful line to greet him.

Suddenly, the entire Immortal Spirit Cave Heaven trembled!
A beam of purple light descended from the sky and landed before everyone.

In an instant, the sounds of string and wind instruments rose, ceremonial music filled the air, cranes soared, and rosy clouds bloomed.

Peach Valley Immortal Lord let down his beard and bent over with his short, stocky body: "Uncle-Master, you're finally back."

The Azure Dragon Seven Constellations had already knelt down: "Welcome back to the Yuan Chen Realm, Immortal Lord Li Chuan!"

Amidst the purple light, the Immortal Lord gently waved his hand, and the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon involuntarily stood up, their faces becoming increasingly respectful.

As the purple light gradually faded, a tall and thin immortal lord stood before them.

He had dark skin, a thin body, and short, upright hair and beard, a stark contrast to the ruddy-faced, short, stout Peach Valley Immortal Lord, whose silver beard covered his lower abdomen.

Immortal Lord Li Chuan's expression was indifferent. He grunted and his immense divine sense swept across the cave, his voice turning icy cold.

"I've only been in the void for five hundred years, and the situation is already so urgent? Are there only a few of you left among the True Monarchs of the Void Refinement Realm within the cave heaven?"

Canglong Qisu lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. Taogu Xianjun called out, "Uncle-Master, if the situation is good, why would I be in such a hurry to call you two back? Right now, the disciples are all on missions and most of them are monitoring various places in Yuheng, so they are not in the cave heaven."

Immortal Lord Li Chuan walked forward, with Immortal Lord Tao Gu and the Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon following behind.

His height was almost twice that of Immortal Lord Peach Valley. "Tell me, what is so urgent that you need to call me back to oversee things?"

Peach Valley Immortal Lord ran quickly, chasing after Li Chuan Immortal Lord's leg.

"Uncle-Master, it is now confirmed that the Luo Tian Forbidden Immortal Tent is weakening, and the power that the Heavenly Monarch projects into the mortal realm is constantly increasing."

"At the same time, the contingency plans that those old-timers laid before the True Immortal Calamity began to take effect, such as ruins, secret realms, and treasure inheritances, stirring up storms, crises, and unexpected events on the continent."

"In the last fifteen years alone, our Taiyi Paradise has lost three True Monarchs of the Void Refinement Realm in the course of investigation and suppression!"

Immortal Lord Li Chuan continued walking and hummed in agreement.

"The Luo Tian Forbidden Immortal Tent is indeed weakening. Xingfeng and I also felt it in the void, and the [Tent Clothing] on our bodies has weakened."

"At this rate, the time when we can contact the Four Heavenly Lords again will be much sooner."

"Perhaps, when we contact each other next time, we will be able to present the True Dragon Heavenly Lord's [Dragon Pearl] to the Four Elements Heavenly Lord."

"However, the Forbidden Immortal Tent is still the Forbidden Immortal Tent after all; it is far from being weak enough for immortals to come and go freely."

"Moreover, how could the True Immortals and Heavenly Lords not know that the Great Tent is weakening? If it weakens to a certain extent, they will definitely step in to repair it."

"So," Li Chuan Immortal Lord, who had already entered the main hall and ascended the main seat, turned around and glared at Tao Gu Immortal Lord, "just because of this matter, you made me put down my [Immortal Destiny] and waste so much time and energy returning to Yuan Chen?!"

When the Immortal Lord was enraged, the main hall shook violently. The Azure Dragon Seven Constellations suddenly shivered. His own Void Refinement cultivation and Domain Power seemed as blank as paper, and an uncontrollable chill was seeping into his body.

Peach Valley Immortal Lord shrank his almost non-existent neck.

"Uncle-Master, please don't get angry. As for the path to immortality, it concerns your grand plan for ascension, so of course I know its importance."

Seeing that Immortal Lord Li Chuan's face was as black as water, Immortal Lord Taogu quickly shouted, "The Dragon Clan's Lord Daohai has successfully ascended and, with the help of Bixi, held off the Luotian Forbidden Immortal Tent for a single breath. Then, within that single breath, he killed three Dao Integration Realm cultivators and forty-two Void Refinement Realm cultivators from the Immortal Fall Islands!"

"The Dragon Clan and the Sea Clan have now occupied the Immortal Fall Islands, and half of the Six Pillars of Immortal Fall have been destroyed!"

Immortal Lord Li Chuan finally showed a look of surprise: "Is this really true?"

So Taogu Immortal Lord recounted the whole story of Daohai Jun's ascension in detail, and said that his family took the opportunity to spread a lot of false information, using the "splitting plum blossom plan" to distract the dragon clan, and took the opportunity to help the Xianyun Hai family escape from Xianyun and come to Yuheng to seek refuge with his family.

Immortal Lord Li Chuan's expression softened slightly: "Peach Valley, it's been five hundred years, and you've certainly made some progress. Of course, it would be even better if you could bring the Spray Moon Sect to Yuheng before Tianxuan does."

Peach Valley Immortal Lord gave an awkward smile, but inwardly he was already cursing.

Whether it's the "Suspended Sea Sect," the "Spraying Moon Sect," or the "Hai Family," each of them is closely watched by the six continents. It's just that the other four continents couldn't intervene this time; otherwise, it would be uncertain whether they could have even reached the Hai Family.

Isn't this all your fault and Grandmaster Xingfeng's? You were so slow and dawdling. If you had come back earlier, we would have had two Dao-Merging experts here, which would have given us more confidence.

"The world is slowly returning to the time when the immortals stood in a tripartite balance of power in ancient times, and small families without a background will find it difficult to survive."

Immortal Lord Li Chuan sighed, "The Xuanhai Sect has an immortal who ascended to heaven, and its foundation is extraordinary, which is why it was able to escape the calamity."

"The founder of the Spray Moon Sect once received teachings from an immortal and had a master-disciple relationship with the Heavenly Lord. The Hai family once befriended a rogue genius and helped him financially on several occasions. Later, this genius actually ascended to become an immortal."

"It's always good to be on good terms with these three companies, which is why various forces have offered their help."

"As for Tianshi Palace, which was the first to be rescued and could not be saved, the Mi family and Yulou Sect had no foundation and were therefore the priority of rescue. It is no wonder that they were destroyed."

He glanced at the seven constellations of the Azure Dragon, who looked tense, and said, "Don't worry, now that I've returned to take charge, the Jade Balance will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

“Absolutely, absolutely. With my uncle here, how could any villain dare to act so presumptuously?” Immortal Lord Peach Valley nodded with a smile.

“Uncle is right. In this world, we must be extra careful about anyone who has a background connection with the Heavenly Emperor. I have also summoned you here today because I have something important to report.”

He then kept everyone in suspense: "Uncle-Master, how did this opportunity for immortality go?"

Immortal Lord Li Chuan glared at him: "That small world is more solid than I imagined. In a few thousand years, it may even give birth to a [Primordial Immortal]. It will take your grandmaster uncle and me another three to five hundred years to wear through the Yuan Power barrier of the small world."

"Moreover, there are many experts in this realm. When the smaller realms are conquered, we will need to allocate a lot of manpower. You can start preparing now."

Immortal Lord Peach Valley chuckled and said, "With such a powerful realm, wouldn't your chances of becoming immortals be even greater? It's always a good thing, a good thing."

Immortal Lord Li Chuan snorted: "What nonsense are you spouting? I know you too well. You probably think you've found some treasure that can help us, so you've come here to show off?"

Immortal Lord Peach Valley winked: "Uncle-Master is brilliant! In fact, it can not only help the two masters, but also greatly benefit our sect's future!"

Seeing that Immortal Lord Li Chuan was getting impatient, Immortal Lord Taogu quickly said, "Actually, we discovered a cultivator named Lu Qian who has a great connection with that Arctic Celestial God and Moon Fairy!"

Immortal Lord Li Chuan suddenly widened his eyes.

After listening to the story told by Immortal Lord Peach Valley and the supplementary information from the Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon, Immortal Lord Li Chuan pondered for a long time before finally showing a smile for the first time.

"Hmm, not bad. You finally got this right!"

"If we can gain the favor of the Moon Fairy in the future, not to mention having another Heavenly Lord to assist us, our Fire Element Heavenly Lord—"

"That's not all!" Immortal Lord Peach Valley said excitedly, "The remnants of the Second and Thirty-Second Heavenly Lords have been discovered in Qingzhou, and the investigation into the incident has been basically completed."

"This matter also involves a minor cultivator named... Laugh... Laughing about something, who actually possesses fragments of the Mysterious Law Heavenly Lord's soul!"

"Upon inquiry, it was discovered that this involves Lu Qian again!"

"Back then, when they were exploring the ruins together, they unexpectedly stumbled upon an avatar of the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma."

After recounting the story he had heard from Ye Xiao, Immortal Lord Li Chuan was both surprised and delighted.

In other words, Lu Qian also had the merit of assisting the Heavenly Lord of Life and Death in destroying the remnant soul of the wondrous method!
Besides the Moon Fairy, he also became connected with the Heavenly Lord of Life and Death, who is none other than the [Nine Heavens Thunder Heavenly Lord of Life and Death]!
The Heavenly Lord of Life and Death, who suppressed the First, Fifth, and Seventh Heavenly Lords in the final battle of the Immortal Fall!

"Good, good!" Immortal Lord Li Chuan was overjoyed, but then he suddenly remembered something: "So, Lu Qian still has soul fragments on him? How could you let him go to the Dragon Palace to risk his life?"

Immortal Lord Peach Valley laughed and said, "Uncle-Master, don't panic. As I just said, he met Fairy Moon when he was undergoing his Heavenly Tribulation, and she gave him a golden tree branch. I think that at that time, his soul fragments were cleared away by Fairy Moon."

Immortal Lord Li Chuan nodded emphatically: "Yes. When will Lu Qian leave the Dragon Palace? I want to see him!"

Immortal Lord Peach Valley calculated the time: "The Dragon Palace opens on the second day of the second lunar month, for a total of thirty-three days. Today is..." (End of Chapter)