Chapter 4924: Immortal Spirit Tomb

Ye Haitang peppered them with questions: "When was the last time you contacted Xu Di? Did you send anyone to look for him? Where was he last seen? What about his relatives and friends?"

Xu Di was the Golden Immortal cultivator who provided the information. Without him, the information couldn't be verified, and it might be a trap, have been intercepted by someone else, or even be false.

Su Sheng reported truthfully, "The last time I contacted him was half a month ago. I asked him to stay in the market, and he agreed. When I tried to contact him two days later, he was unreachable. His last appearance was at Xianyun Tower, a teahouse he often visited. He's a rogue cultivator, a loner. I haven't heard of any relatives, but he does have a few friends who, like him, have also disappeared."

"It seems highly likely Xu Di has been killed," Wang Yingjie analyzed.

"Certainly," Su Sheng offered his opinion. "He's a late-stage Golden Immortal, not weak in power. To have survived the Immortal Spirit Mound means he's no ordinary Golden Immortal. It's highly probable a Grand Unity Golden Immortal attacked him."

"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal!" Ye Haitang frowned, then continued, "Which forces are relatively strong in the Immortal Spirit Sea?"

"The Heavenly River Sword Sect is the strongest, with multiple Grand Unity Golden Immortals and a long heritage; it's an affiliated force of the Myriad Beast Palace. Next is the Su Family of Golden Apricot Island, backed by the Myriad Treasure Gate, also with multiple Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Other forces are not weak, but there's a significant gap compared to these two." As Su Sheng spoke, he took out two jade slips and handed them to Ye Haitang and Wang Yingjie.

Ye Haitang and Wang Yingjie scanned them with their divine sense and nodded.

"Let's still make a trip to the Immortal Spirit Mound! We hope to get our hands on the Blood Infant Jade Apricot Fruit."

"This is a map we collected, just a partial map of the Immortal Spirit Mound. The restrictions inside might have changed, but the terrain hasn't changed much." Su Sheng took out a piece of green beast hide and handed it to Ye Haitang.

Ye Haitang took the beast hide. She could see the characters "Immortal Spirit" and mountains and water on the map.

"Without further ado, let's depart! We hope to obtain the Blood Infant Jade Apricot Fruit before other forces intercept it."

Leaving the market, Wang Yingjie conjured a dragon boat shimmering with green light, carrying the four of them skyward.

The Immortal Spirit Mound was originally a branch of the Myriad Immortals Sect. During a great celestial calamity, a large number of chaotic beasts surged out of the Chaos Continent. Upon entering the Northern Sea Immortal Region, they slaughtered many immortals. An important branch of the Myriad Immortals Sect was nearby and fought a desperate battle against the chaotic beasts. The immortals suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of chaotic beasts were also trapped in the Immortal Spirit Mound. Many years passed, and the chaotic beasts within the Immortal Spirit Mound were almost entirely annihilated. The remaining restrictions were not to be underestimated; they had even killed Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

In less than an hour, they arrived at the Immortal Spirit Mound.

"Is this the Immortal Spirit Mound!" Wang Yingjie muttered to himself.

Following his gaze, they saw a gigantic island with rolling mountains, exotic flowers and plants, and myriad rays of light.

"This is just the surface; the restrictions are not to be underestimated." Wang Yunyue raised her right hand, and a blue-glowing talisman flew out. She chanted a spell, and the blue talisman immediately flared brightly, transforming into a graceful girl in a blue dress, with runes shimmering on her body and dull eyes.

A Golden Immortal stage talisman soldier! Wang Yunyue separated a wisp of her sub-soul, which entered the blue-dressed girl's body. The blue-dressed girl's eyes began to move, and she flew towards the Immortal Spirit Mound.

She had only flown about ten miles when a deafening roar came from high above. A thick, three-colored immortal lightning bolt struck down, instantly appearing before the blue-dressed girl.

Blue light burst forth from the blue-dressed girl's body, and a thick blue water curtain appeared out of thin air. The three-colored immortal lightning struck the blue water curtain, and the blue water curtain shattered like a bubble.

Countless mysterious runes emerged on the blue-dressed girl's body. The three-colored immortal lightning struck her, and her body burst apart, transforming into countless blue runes.

These runes suddenly converged, forming the blue-dressed girl's figure again, and she flew back.

"The outer restrictions are so strong, let alone the inner ones," Wang Yunyue said.

Ye Haitang conjured a black-glowing spherical bead. She infused it with immortal elemental power, and the black bead immediately burst forth with dazzling black light.

Wang Yingjie conjured a small five-colored umbrella. It floated above their heads, letting down a thick five-colored light barrier that enveloped all four of them.

The green dragon boat immediately glowed brightly with green light and flew towards the Immortal Spirit Mound.

A deafening thunderous sound came from high above. A thick, three-colored immortal lightning bolt struck down, hitting the surface of the five-colored umbrella, causing it to sway gently.

The green dragon boat changed direction occasionally and landed on the island not long after.

The island had anti-flight restrictions; flying through the air might trigger them. As a precaution, Wang Yingjie put away the green dragon boat.

"Go this way," Ye Haitang said, pointing to a narrow, long valley. She held a piece of green beast hide in her hand, with the characters "Immortal Spirit" written on it.

This was Xu Di's route. If the restrictions hadn't changed, they would be able to reach their destination smoothly.

Wang Yier flicked his sleeve, and over a hundred metallic spheres flew out. He chanted a spell, and these metallic spheres lit up with dazzling golden light, transforming into golden bee puppets. They lined up in a single row and flew ahead.

Ye Haitang and the other three followed behind the bee puppets, maintaining a certain distance and moving at a slow pace.

It wasn't their first time entering a dangerous place to search for treasures; they were experienced.

Half a day later, they appeared at the foot of a steep peak. The mountain was barren and looked somewhat desolate.

Ye Haitang reached into the void with her right hand, and a faint green light flew out of a large pit, landing in her hand. It revealed a piece of green wood, emitting a faint green glow.

"Someone has been here. There are restrictions here. This must have been left by treasure hunters. We don't know if they stumbled in by mistake or if their objective was the same as ours."

According to the information Xu Di provided, he hadn't encountered any restrictions when he passed through here. So, what was this piece of wood doing here?

The black spherical bead in Ye Haitang's hand immediately burst forth with dazzling black light. Using the treasure, she could faintly discern some elusive grey threads in certain parts of the mountain. Had she not fully activated the treasure, she wouldn't have discovered them at all.

Wang Yier chanted a spell, and over ten bee puppets flew towards the mountain. They weren't fast, and before they flew far, their bodies disintegrated, turning into a pile of scrap metal scattered on the ground.

"There's a powerful restriction here, let's go around it!"

This was easier said than done.

There were no restrictions here previously, but now there were. This meant Xu Di's route was not safe. They hoped the Blood Infant Jade Apricot Fruit genuinely existed.

To the left of the peak was a vast green bamboo forest. They walked towards it and disappeared into the bamboo forest.