Chapter 746: Chapter 746
The bone flute began to glow, crystal-clear like translucent jade.
Its light pulsed gently, pointing in a direction.
Back when he had encountered the second segment of the bone flute near Huntian Island, nothing had happened. For such a strange reaction to appear now, there had to be a reason.
If another piece of the bone flute was truly nearby, the implication was self-evident.
"Could I really gather all the fragments and obtain the complete form of this ancient treasure?"
Qin Sang couldn't help feeling a surge of excitement.
After acquiring the two bone flute fragments from separate locations, he had nearly given up hope. Yet now, in the vast Canglang Sea, a third fragment seemed to be within reach.
"Someone nearby carries a fragment. I don’t know if their piece is reacting as well, but judging by what happened last time, it’s unlikely."
Eyes wide, Qin Sang peered through the blood-red light. His vision was nothing but void. Aside from the figures of his own group, there was nothing to be seen.
He tried to drift toward the left, uncertain of the bone flute's sensing range, hoping to close in on the cultivator holding the other fragment.
But just then, a massive impact surged toward them. Qin Sang and the others were thrown off, and he could only watch helplessly as the light from the bone flute began to dim, eventually vanishing completely.
On a boundless wasteland, several figures cloaked in red light descended from the sky. Only after they landed did the crimson glow begin to fade.
Qin Sang stumbled as he hit the ground but quickly regained his balance. Looking around, he saw Xiang Yi and the others landing nearby. All eight of them had made it.
"So this is Seven-Kill Hall..." Qin Sang looked up. The sky above was shrouded in gray.
The celestial array now seemed nonexistent, and the hurricanes outside were faintly visible.
He tapped his foot against the ground and floated upward, scanning the surroundings. What lay before him was a vast expanse, just like the inner palace of Ziwei Palace. The boundaries of this place were nowhere in sight.
In the distant skies, clouds and mist of various hues drifted among towering sky trees. There were all signs of hidden realms scattered throughout the land.
In the distance loomed ancient forests filled with towering trees. Eerie sounds echoed from within, enough to chill the heart. It was obvious that unlike Ziwei Palace, Seven-Kill Hall was teeming with life.
Jagged mountain ranges stretched like crouching Azure Dragons. Ancient barriers shimmered through the air, and celestial halls stood proudly among the peaks.
The scenery was desolate and grand.
It appeared that, unlike Ziwei Palace, which had a clearly identifiable core like the heavenly mountain, Seven-Kill Hall had no immediately obvious focal point. Still, its dangers were no less than those of Ziwei Palace.
Qin Sang’s gaze swept across the landscape and stopped behind the mountain range.
There, the peaks rose sky-high, and the sea of clouds stretched endlessly.
The Sky Tower was said to lie in that direction. It was supposedly taller than the first peak of Seven-Kill Hall itself, but completely hidden within the clouds. From here, he couldn’t even catch a glimpse of its silhouette.
By now, streaks of evasion light lit up across the wasteland, flying off in every direction.
To Qin Sang’s disappointment, the bone flute had remained dormant after they arrived.
This likely meant that the cultivator holding the other fragment had entered ahead of them and already left the wasteland.
The flute’s sensing range was limited. Whether or not they would cross paths again was unknown. If the person perished inside Seven-Kill Hall or disappeared afterward, it was highly likely that the bone flute would never be complete.
This treasure remained one that could only be chanced upon.
Qin Sang fell silent.
Once he completed the alliance’s mission, his focus would have to shift to locating the ancient teleportation array. He couldn’t afford to chase after this person unless the array was remarkably easy to find.
The choice was obvious.
He could only push thoughts of the bone flute to the back of his mind for now.
"Is everyone unharmed?" Xiang Yi looked over at each person, his tone filled with concern.
The young man with the sword and Cui Ji appeared to have encountered some mishap. Their auras were somewhat unstable, and they were already seated on the ground, adjusting their breath. The others were mostly in good condition.
Even though the blood-red light drawn forth by the jade pendants had shielded them well, everyone still felt a lingering sense of dread.
The Liu couple complained, "We once consulted a friend who had previously entered Seven-Kill Hall. According to him, the celestial array they encountered on the outskirts back then wasn’t nearly as terrifying as what we just faced. The blood-red light protecting us nearly shattered several times. We truly thought we might perish here."
Xiang Yi chuckled lightly. "I wonder when your friend entered. Most likely, it was either when Seven-Kill Hall revealed itself on its own or during a low point of the celestial array’s power. This time was clearly different. The next lull in the array is still a long way off. To force our way in now and survive is already an impressive result. From what I’ve heard, the witch race not only dispatched their grand witch priest for this attempt but also paid a tremendous price."
"That might be exactly why our human race agreed to let the witch race’s Spiritual Infant cultivators into Seven-Kill Hall," said the plump man, who was dressed in resplendent robes that had been battered out of shape by the frequent impacts of the array. He, like Qin Sang, was now eagerly surveying the interior of Seven-Kill Hall. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel·fire·net
As he descended from the sky, he remarked in puzzlement, "Did the witch race receive word of something? Is there a treasure here of great importance to them? For them to mobilize the strength of their entire race for this..."
"I haven’t heard anything myself. Most likely only the witch race knows the truth. Did anyone see which direction the grand witch priest went? Maybe we could make a few guesses," Xiang Yi replied.
Everyone shook their heads.
Not only the grand witch priest, many other Spiritual Infant cultivators had already entered.
The plump man gave a self-deprecating laugh. "I don’t even know what the grand witch priest looks like."
Just then, Madam Liu’s expression suddenly changed. She pointed toward the edge of the wasteland and let out a startled cry. "What is that?"
Everyone turned their eyes toward where she was pointing and saw a streak of strange light that had appeared without warning. It moved with astonishing speed, flashing past the wasteland and vanishing deep into the mountains.
What made their hearts race was that within the light, they caught a glimpse of vicious and savage evil spirits. As if aware of being observed, those crimson-eyed beings turned and stared directly at them.
In that instant, everyone except Qin Sang felt their hearts quake, their minds reeling with dizziness and confusion.
Terrified, they quickly looked away and only then did the pressure subside.
Even from such a great distance, just a single glance had affected them. And strangely, it seemed that the evil spirits they saw differed for each person.
Everyone was thoroughly shaken.
"The Divine Lunar Ghostlight," Xiang Yi said grimly, revealing the origin of the mysterious light.
"What? That’s the famous number-one divine light of Canglang Sea? The peerless supernatural ability of the Devil Lord—the Divine Lunar Ghostlight? I heard that only the Devil Lord’s disciples from Jizhen Island are allowed to cultivate it," the plump man cried in shock.
"This wasn’t just a disciple. To overwhelm our minds in a mere instant, that could only be the Devil Lord himself," Xiang Yi said, his face darkening
"Like the grand witch priest, the Devil Lord is a late-stage Spiritual Infant cultivator and one of the only human experts at that level. It’s said he only appeared in the past when Seven-Kill Hall manifested on its own. And now, he has entered together with the grand witch priest..."