The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 393 Earth Immortal Third Stage
The entire Dragon Head City remained as peaceful as ever, but not a single cultivator or mortal dared to step out of the city gate, because so far, terrifying dark clouds still shrouded the area outside Dragon Head City, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring within.

The aftershocks of the battle between Song Guangming and Gui Taizhen are still lingering. If no powerful means are used to dispel them, these aftershocks may persist for hundreds or even thousands of years.

And these will serve as clear evidence.

"Immortal Lord Vermilion Bird, please forgive me for not seeing you off further. Your journey is long, so please be careful."

Outside the city, Song Guangming, still pale-faced but with a bright smile, was seeing off the Vermilion Bird Immortal Lord and his party with his three trusted subordinates.

The Vermilion Bird Immortal Lord's expression was not good. She had come to negotiate, but after making concessions one after another, this man surnamed Song still insisted on siding with the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance. He kept saying that he was neutral, but he wanted to move his base to a place closer to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance. His intentions were obvious.

"I appreciate Elder Song's good intentions, but I would also like to advise Elder Song that the Hidden Origin Society has always maintained neutrality, but its actions are so despicable. Be careful not to bring trouble upon yourself!"

"Thank you, thank you. I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to fear!"

Song Guangming laughed heartily, not caring at all. This little, immature Earth Immortal, the newly promoted Immortal Lord, was quite capable of causing trouble. This time, he was almost tricked into a disaster. Fortunately, everything was within the rules. That "lying flat" Lord can only continue to lie flat.

They either have to obediently go to the Hidden Origin Society's headquarters prison, or they have to run for their lives.

Little did they know, a hundred thousand miles away, Turtle was patiently waiting. Trying to escape? No way!
As a representative of the weak trunk and strong branches of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, the Divine Turtle Clan has been dissatisfied since failing to compete for the position of Immortal Lord, and has been stirring up trouble in various ways. Now, there is a great possibility that they are secretly colluding with the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, which is almost equivalent to a semi-rebellion. However, the Vermilion Bird Immortal Lord is powerless to do anything about it.

This is the real-world background of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance.

To be honest, Song Guangming was too lazy to get involved. The Hidden Origin Society had always maintained neutrality, but this time, the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance had given too much.

Moreover, once the two immortal alliances go to war in the future, there will be more troubles, such as how to deal with the fact that the defeated and fleeing Vermilion Bird Immortal Lord has taken refuge in Dragon Head City.

The Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance wants people, but are they going to give them to them or not?

Therefore, stepping aside early not only brings benefits but also avoids trouble, so why not do it?

Thinking of this, Song Guangming nodded to his three trusted subordinates, and then teleported to a place 100,000 miles away. This distance was significant, as it was exactly within the effective range of the Hidden Yuan Bell.

"Is the problem solved?"

A voice drifted out, but no one could be seen.

Song Guangming quickly bowed and said, "Reporting to Immortal Jade Cauldron, the minor trouble has been resolved."

"Nothing will change?" the voice continued.

Song Guangming was taken aback, then quickly shook his head. "There won't be any changes. The base of the Hidden Origin Bell has been completely destroyed. As long as there are no changes on Fellow Daoist Turtle's side, there will be absolutely no problem."

"That's good. With the Hidden Origin Bell, this special immortal artifact, any deductions or predictions about the Hidden Origin Bell within a radius of 100,000 miles will be invalid. I really can't be sure either. Let's leave it at that. Fellow Daoist Song, it's not advisable to cause any more trouble. Your Hidden Origin Society has always maintained neutrality, and my Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance has always appreciated and respected this neutrality."

"Yes, I will heed the Immortal's teachings!"

Song Guangming cupped his hands again, but the ethereal voice could no longer be heard.

The next moment, Song Guangming teleported back to Dragon Head City again, without using the power of the Hidden Origin Bell at all, because this was all recorded.

Next, all that's left is to wait patiently.

As for Wang Wu, he was very busy at the moment, because he was using his level 19 spiritual essence to identify and sense the broken protective talisman. There were still eight hours left, and he couldn't afford to waste them.

Very thankful.

The level 19 Spiritual Acuity Perception talent truly has a very clear effect on perceiving the internal structure of protective talismans.

Previously, even Wang Wu, at level 18, couldn't figure out the spiritual essence he was sensing.

Now we can see it clearly, distinctly, and completely.

It senses and records simultaneously.

Note that this is merely identification, recognition, and recording, not repair. To repair it, Wang Wu must first understand the structure of this protective talisman, comprehend it, understand it, and master it before he can attempt to repair it.

In short, this is a gradual process.

It can't be rushed.

Whenever Wang Wu deciphers a complete structure, he immediately transmits it to the Four Clowns, instructing them to both store it and begin deciphering it.

This is the biggest battleground where they can play a role in the future.

Of course, Wang Wu himself was also keeping records. He currently has five strands of divine sense, and it's perfectly fine to specifically separate two strands to use as archives and storage units.

And so, they raced against time, deciphering and cracking the code without a moment's delay, until suddenly, for a fleeting moment, they could no longer decipher or crack it. It was as if they had suddenly become mortals, no longer able to look up at the knowledge high above the clouds.

That feeling was quite disappointing and very painful.

But time had come. Twelve hours had passed, and Wang Wu's spiritual talent had returned to level 18. He lay exhausted in the space of the Hidden Origin Bell, his mind as numb as a piece of firewood, unable to generate even the slightest thought. Everything outside seemed pale, and even the rambling of the Four Clowns had become meaningless environmental white noise.

He could only keep his eyes wide open, unable to fall asleep.

It was a slow, agonizing ordeal.

At the same time, a flash of light suddenly appeared in Dragon Head City, as if a more advanced spiritual network had emerged, followed by a group of three figures.

But almost no one in Dragon Head City, including Song Guangming, was aware of their appearance.

It's as if they're standing there, but in another dimension.

Among the three, there was an elderly man in gray, a young man in black, and a woman in white.

It seems that the three colors of clothing they are wearing represent something.

"Wow, they're fighting pretty hard."

The young man in black glanced at the dust and smoke outside Dragon Head City, the aftershocks of the battle between Song Guangming and Gui Taizhen.

"Stop being sarcastic. If you're going to investigate, you have to be meticulous!" the woman in white said coldly.

The young man in black immediately became solemn, seemingly extremely afraid of the woman.

At that moment, he casually waved his hand, and several white lights disappeared into the surrounding smoke and dust. A moment later, traces of spiritual energy, including the traces of Song Guangming's teleportation, were revealed, except for cultivators below the third rank.

So it looks densely packed and very complex.

But this young man in black was clearly very good at sorting things out.

His hands moved swiftly, like plucking strings on a musical instrument, picking out each spiritual trace and marking it.

At this stage, the number of spiritual traces begins to decrease, representing four people.

He first selected a dark golden spiritual trace and analyzed it:

"This is Song Guangming's spiritual trace. His strength is marked as the fifth level of Taiyi True Immortal. He made a total of fourteen moves, used immortal artifacts fourteen times, and activated the Hidden Origin Bell thirteen times. For this, he paid a total of 186,000 strands of mortal five qi. The process of using it was compliant and legal. The battle process was also quite restrained. It was that Turtle Taizhen who was too aggressive."

Then he picked out a dark golden spirit trace line.

"This is the spirit trace of Gui Taizhen, whose strength is marked as the sixth level of Taiyi True Immortal. It made a total of fifteen moves, thirteen of which were against Song Guangming, all of which were offensive. It also fought this Tangpingjun twice, once defensively and once offensively. Hmm, the Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal, good heavens, so ruthless? It's clear that its hatred for that Tangpingjun is truly indescribable!"

The young man in black was astonished. He then picked out a pale golden spirit trace and examined it carefully for a moment before analyzing, "This is the spirit trace of that Lying Flat Monarch. His strength is marked as Earth Immortal Level 3. This really surprises me. The little brat of the Mangshan Ancient Bear Clan has a passive concealment level of 24. If only his fur could be made into a cloak. It's a pity he became a steward of our Hidden Origin Society. Our Hidden Origin Society teaches without discrimination and does not care about background. This is difficult!"

"Hmm, it attacked twice in total, without any immortal artifacts. The first attack was a sneak attack, using the method of bloodline avatar. Goodness, it shattered Gui Taizhen's protective divine light in one strike. Interesting. The timing of the attack, the method... Oh dear, how come it's only a sixth-grade Heavenly natal demon weapon? That's a bit unorthodox. If it were a third-grade Heavenly natal demon weapon, or even a fourth-grade Heavenly natal demon weapon, Gui Taizhen would have lost half his life."

"Hmm, another time it made a move was activating the Hidden Origin Bell. Goodness, its compatibility with the Hidden Origin Bell here is very high, even higher than Song Guangming's. If you didn't know better, you would think it was the one in charge here and Song Guangming was just an outsider. Tsk tsk, look at the activation power of this Hidden Origin Bell. The Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal requires burning 300 years of one's own lifespan. Its power is enormous. It can hit instantly from 100,000 miles away. If it were on Song Guangming, even with the protection of the Hidden Origin Bell, it would still beat him so badly that he would be unable to take care of himself for half a year."

"But this Lying Flat Lord actually managed to make the Hidden Origin Bell withstand all the power of the Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal. Tsk tsk tsk, I'm suddenly a little interested in this little bear cub."

"Stop talking nonsense and continue!"

The old man in gray said expressionlessly.

The young man in black seemed indifferent to him, only smiling slightly before lazily lifting the last spiritual trace line. It was also pale gold, but noticeably lighter than Wang Wu's.

"This is the spirit trace of the newly promoted Little Immortal Lord of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance. I think her name is Wangyue, right? Her strength is barely rated as a second-level Earth Immortal. She has a good foundation, but she lacks time to cultivate it. She didn't make a move at all. It seems that she came to negotiate with Song Guangming."

"In short, that's roughly it. Song Guangming's appeal claims that Gui Taizhen and Tangpingjun had a dirty affair that affected Longshou City. To protect the safety of Longshou City, he had to fight them repeatedly, resulting in the complete destruction of the Yinyuan Bell base. Then, he wants to punish Tangpingjun and relocate his base. Hehe, even a fool can tell there's something fishy going on. But, our Yinyuan Society isn't that strict. We let the facts speak for themselves. Shuangjun, it's your turn."

The man in black looked at the woman in white.

With a casual wave of his hand, the latter retrieved hundreds of magnificent rays of light from the Hidden Origin Bell below, gently twirled them in his hand, and they vanished. He then whispered to the void:
"Hidden Origin Bell: A fifth-grade permanent immortal artifact, currently in good condition. It has 108 bases and operates in a nine-layered Li Fire Array and a Three Realms Spiritual Wind Array counteracting each other. All bases are currently functioning well without any damage. It is obvious that someone has repaired it, and the repairman is probably that Lying Flat Lord. But you are right, Hidden Origin will let the facts speak for themselves."

"Old Grey, it's your turn."

(End of this chapter)