Trap

Chapter 283 Trap
"call out!"

Li Xian flicked his finger, and a sword aura tore through his skin, flowing through his body's true essence and invading his body.

"Senior, spare my life!"

Wenshan turned pale and immediately begged for mercy.

"In front of a True Lord who has cultivated divine sense, your heartbeat, breathing, and even the fluctuations of your mental state will be exposed. So, don't be presumptuous."

Li Xian asked directly, "When I mentioned the map just now, your emotions changed drastically. Why was that?"

"I……"

As soon as Wen Shan opened his mouth, he quickly felt the sword energy within his body begin to circulate. It seemed that if he dared to utter even the slightest reckless word, it would pierce his golden core and cripple his cultivation. Immediately, he hurriedly said, "Yes... all our forces received a decree from the Supreme Immortal Sect and the Nine Heavens Holy Land an hour ago... Anyone who inquires about the location, forces, terrain, or other basic information of this place must report it immediately..."

"All forces..."

Li Xian frowned slightly.

The Nine Heavens Holy Land is different from the Great Luo Immortal Sect; they control almost the entire Central Continent.

Apart from the area around Tianyuan Sect, Zhongzhou was like their backyard.

After all, the Shenxiao Sect, another powerful force in the Central Continent, also follows their lead.

Although Tianyuan Sect has Tianyuan Daoren, apart from him, the sect has no other capable experts. Furthermore, the sect's foundation is only about ten thousand years old, so the actual area it controls is very small, even…

Even in the areas they control, internal forces may harbor disloyal intentions.

After all, Daoist Tianyuan will ascend to heaven sooner or later, and the overlord of the Central Continent will ultimately be the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

and so……

"What's this? Battle Royale mode?"

"Senior must come from a major sect and understand the difficulties of small forces like ours. You would never dare to disobey the orders of your sect. However... I can pretend I never saw you. Senior, just take the map and leave quickly. I will never reveal your whereabouts."

Wenshan quickly replied.

Li Xian glanced at him, not really believing what he said.

At this moment, Wen Shan quickly added, "In recent years, dozens of sects around us have secretly formed an alliance in order to protect themselves. They communicate with each other. Although this alliance is nothing to you, senior, once my life force dissipates, the alliance will definitely notice. In this sensitive period, it is easy to leak your whereabouts, which would be a great crime for my Zi Yan Sect."

"Alright, give me the storage ring."

Li Xian said something.

Why would he kill someone so easily if there was no grudge between them?
He's not some kind of devil.

"Yes."

Wen Shan looked bitter, but still obediently handed over the storage ring.

Li glanced at it and saw that there were quite a few odds and ends inside.

However, all these things combined are estimated to be worth just over ten million.

Even someone as powerful as a Golden Core cultivator isn't a direct member of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. After deducting daily cultivation expenses, this is all the wealth they have left.

As expected, Li Xian found a map in the storage ring.

Wenshan had previously said he was going to the treasure vault to get a map, which clearly indicated he was looking for an opportunity to escape.

He didn't pay attention to these minor issues and took the map to scan it.

"I am currently on the territory of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, and I am quite close to the gate of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, less than a million miles away."

When the Immortal Realm collapsed, his attention was drawn to the remains of a special Loose Immortal, and he didn't have time to use the Great Teleportation Talisman immediately, so he is now almost in the vicinity of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

Of course, the main reason was that a powerful being shook the gate to the immortal realm, causing the immortal realm to collapse almost instantly. He happened to be in the core area of ​​the gate to the immortal realm and was the first to be hit, so he didn't have time to react.

"No, given the frequency and speed of the collapse of the Immortal Realm this time... even if many people have realized what's happening, they may not be able to return to their sects in one go with the help of the Great Teleportation Talisman. There are probably quite a few True Monarchs who are stuck in the Central Continent or even the Nine Heavens Holy Land."

Li Xian pondered, examining the map.

This map naturally does not include the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent, but it basically marks the important places of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. In this way, as long as he pays attention to avoiding them and does not rush into the places where True Immortals are stationed, he can basically ensure his safety.

“True Immortals are few in number, and most can be avoided, but Nascent Soul Immortals…”

Just as the borders of the Great Luo Immortal Sect are often guarded by rogue immortals like Ji Mingyue, the borders of the Nine Heavens Holy Land are the same.

The number of Loose Immortals far exceeds that of True Immortals. The numerous Loose Immortals scattered in the direction of the Eastern Continent make it difficult for him to leave the Nine Heavens Holy Land without passing through the territory of any Loose Immortal.

Mr. Li made a few selections...

They did manage to pinpoint an area.

"The Xuan Tian branch produced Li Guang, a rogue immortal who founded the Luo Xing Sect, and Wen Yuzhu, who guarded the strategic Fengming Mountain."

Both of these regions are governed by individuals at the Nascent Soul stage, and they have only been at the stage of tribulation for a thousand years.

Let's go ahead first, and then see where we can break out.

At that moment, Li Xian turned his gaze to Wen Shan: "The sword energy in your body will remain for one hour. Do not make any rash moves during this hour, otherwise, if the sword energy goes out of control, you will know the consequences."

"Please rest assured, senior, I understand. No one has come to my Purple Flame Sect today."

Wenshan quickly replied.

Li Xian ignored it and jumped up.

Given his speed, even if Wenshan spread the news, he would already be hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Seeing Li leave, Wenshan also breathed a sigh of relief.

But the fear in my heart did not dissipate.

Firstly, the sword energy within his body was still present; secondly...

Sending out the map when things are beyond saving is part of the orders from above.

"Every time a war between immortals ends, the continents fall into chaos... I should have told some old friends to hide in some desolate mountain wilderness and wait for the storm to pass before coming out... Alas, when gods fight, mortals suffer."

The Supreme Elder of the Purple Flame Sect sighed.

……

The collapse of the Immortal Realm attracted the attention of all the top forces in the True Immortal Great World.

"How could it be so fast?"

"The Immortal Realm collapsed in just seven days? What exactly happened within the Immortal Realm?"

"Investigate this matter immediately!"

At this moment, countless True Immortals let out unexpected exclamations.

Almost immediately after the collapse of the immortal realm, these true immortals ordered a full-scale search for their respective disciples and elders.

Compared to the True Lords in the inner circle of the Immortal Realm, the True Lords on the outer circle, who were ultimately affected by the collapse of the Immortal Realm, managed to return to their sects smoothly through their own means.

Their return may not have brought enough corpses of wandering immortals, but...

Soon, the events that had occurred in the Immortal Realm became known to everyone.

The most awe-inspiring of them all was undoubtedly Zhang Taiyuan, the invincible Dao Realm expert who had been defeated by Li Xian.

Compared to this shocking news, the near annihilation of fourteen powerful figures, including Sheng Yang and Gu Xianyi, and the sweeping victory over the Undead Clan, the God Clan, the Demon Clan, and numerous Heavenly Lords and True Lords of the Golden Palace all seemed rather unremarkable.

As soon as the news spread, the attention of many top powers quickly shifted from the collapse of the Immortal Realm's Seven Heavens to schadenfreude.

Countless wandering immortals and true immortals turned their attention to the Great Luo Immortal Sect and the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

……

The high-ranking members of the Great Luo Immortal Sect were overjoyed upon receiving the news.

"Haha, Mr. Li, you've really given us a huge surprise!"

"How long has it been? Just four months ago, he killed the Demon Lord Rahu, and now, in just four months, he has already killed Zhang Taiyuan? Zhang Taiyuan, who is invincible in the Dao Realm!?"

"My God! If Li Xian had been cultivating in seclusion for four hundred years, I could accept this achievement, but he has only been cultivating for less than forty years... What kind of talent is this?!"

"The highest talent of our Great Luo Immortal Sect is known as the Radiant One of the Heavens... and almost everyone who is called the Radiant One of the Heavens has become an immortal after transcending the tribulation. But Li Xian, Li Daozi... even if he has not transcended the tribulation, I would never object to giving him the treatment of the Radiant One of the Heavens."

“Yi Yuanshi… Our Fang family has always placed high hopes on him, regarding him as the next successor of the Great Luo Immortal Sect, but now… I choose Li Xian!”

The nine palace masters and the supreme elders discussed among themselves, each with a face full of joy.

This time, Li Xian, Yi Yuanshi, Lueying, and the others really made their Great Luo Immortal Sect look good in the Immortal Realm.

Especially Mr. Li...

He overpowered Zhang Taiyuan and became the new invincible Dao Realm expert. Later, he swept across the universe, killing several alien Heavenly Monarchs and dozens of top True Monarchs among the alien races, thus raising the prestige of the Great Luo Immortal Sect.

No matter what kind of record they achieve, it's all incredibly exciting.

However, compared to the joy of the hall masters and the supreme elders, the few True Immortals on duty in the Supreme Elder Council, including the sect leader Lu Linyuan, were filled with solemnity.

"Lord Xuanling has already calculated it."

Lu Linyuan quickly said, "The Immortal Realm collapsed too quickly, and at that time, many people from my Great Luo Immortal Sect happened to be near the inner circle. Even if they used the Great Teleportation Talisman in time, they might not have been able to borrow much of the power of the Immortal Realm's collapse. Many people are probably still in the Central Continent, or even the Nine Heavens Holy Land."

"What exactly is going on with the Immortal Realm this time?"

Elder Huohe asked.

"Judging from all the clues, it seems to be the work of the Twilight Divine Court and the demon race. They... perhaps want to open the gate to the Immortal Realm ahead of schedule?"

Mo Xingzhou speculated.

"Now is not the time to consider why the Immortal Realm collapsed. We need to go and bring our people back from the Central Continent. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous for them to travel all the way across the Endless Sea!"

As Lu Linyuan spoke, he turned his gaze to a phantom of energy.

It was none other than the Supreme Elder, Yue Jiuxiao, who had attained the true immortal Dao fruit.

"I'm already on my way there."

Yue Jiuxiao said, "Actually, a year ago, I felt that the demons in the Endless Sea were acting strangely, as if they were plotting something. However, I was on a mission at the time and could not investigate further. Now it seems that they are planning to activate the gate to the Immortal Realm."

As he spoke, he said with a solemn expression, "Fortunately, I am already deep in the Endless Sea, traveling at full speed. I can reach the Central Continent in five or six days. Reaching the Central Continent is almost equivalent to reaching the Nine Heavens Holy Land."

"Five or six days..."

Lu Linyuan nodded: "I received news that the Nine Heavens Holy Land has used the Nine Heavens Divine Mirror, intending to annihilate all the disciples from various sects who came out of the Immortal Realm in one fell swoop. This move has enraged Daoist Tianyuan, who has now manifested his cave heaven to suppress the Nine Heavens Holy Land's mountain gate."

He quickly said, "Besides the True Immortals who are stationed in each region, the core Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals in the Nine Heavens Holy Land are all trapped in the mountain gate. With your methods, Supreme Lord Yue, you can come and go freely in the vast Central Continent unless the Holy Lord of the Nine Heavens personally takes action."

"Oh? Daoist Tianyuan has made a move? That's perfect. Now I can go all out when I get to Zhongzhou."

A smile appeared on Yue Jiuxiao's face.

"I feel like something's not right."

Huo He frowned slightly: "The Nine Heavens Holy Land pulled out the Nine Heavens Divine Mirror as soon as the Immortal Realm collapsed. It's a bit of an overreaction. Even if all the new generation, including Zhang Taiyuan, were wiped out, it wouldn't warrant such an extreme reaction. Don't they know what consequences their actions will bring?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was slightly taken aback. "You mean, they did this to lure Tianyuan Daoist into making a move?"

"It doesn't make sense. What good would it do them to have Daoist Tianyuan suppress their sect? Although they've already lost face once before, they're not going to deliberately put their faces up to Daoist Tianyuan again and get beaten up again, are they?"

“Zhang Taiyuan was an unparalleled genius and a representative of the new generation of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. His death, along with the uprooting of Sheng Yang and more than a dozen top True Monarchs who were on the verge of tribulation, was no small loss. It would not be an exaggeration to say that an entire generation was lost. The Nine Heavens Holy Land has been a dominant force for so many years, and apart from Tianyuan Daoist, they have never suffered such humiliation. In their anger, they summoned the Nine Heavens Divine Mirror... I think it is quite reasonable.”

The immortals in the arena each expressed their own opinions.

But this discussion lasted only a moment before Lu Linyuan interrupted it: "That's not the point right now. The most important thing is to bring back the geniuses of my Great Luo Immortal Sect as soon as possible!"

He said in a deep voice, "I need to activate the power of the Miro Cave Heaven again. Even if I don't use it, I need to make the necessary preparations. The Supreme Elders Council will approve it."

"Again? The power of the Mi Luo Cave Heaven was accumulated over time last time. If we didn't use it, it would just sit there. But this time, activating the Mi Luo Cave Heaven again... will consume the sect's resources. Elder Yue has already gone to the Central Continent and will arrive in five or six days. Why waste it again?"

A true immortal frowned.

"Don't forget, everyone, in the Central Continent, there are two peerless geniuses, Li Xian and Yi Yuanshi, from my Great Luo Immortal Sect, two true immortal seeds! If there is even the slightest mishap..."

"I agreed."

Mo Xingzhou spoke.

When the other members of the Supreme Elders Council saw that one of their True Immortals had spoken, they no longer objected.

"agree."

"That's fine."

"It's not a bad thing to prepare for the opening in advance, just in case, so that there won't be too much time when it happens."

The proposal was quickly approved.

The highest levels of the Great Luo Immortal Sect immediately mobilized.

……

On the other side, Li Xian flew through the air on his sword, heading rapidly towards the Falling Star Sect and Phoenix Cry Mountain on the border of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

As his cultivation deepened, his flying speed also increased accordingly. When he merged into the void and flew at full speed, he could travel three million miles a day.

However, the Central Continent is vast.

The territory of the Nine Heavens Holy Land is extremely vast.

Li Xian flew for three days but still had not arrived at the Falling Star Sect.

But then a violent energy fluctuation caught his attention.

His gaze swept over them, and he saw that both sides were using spells and magical treasures, indicating that they were probably at the level of the Eight Marks.

One unleashed the supreme and wondrous technique of the Undying Starlight Body, while the other stirred up a soul-corroding black wind.

Clearly, the two combatants were the True Lord of the Boundless Star Palace and the True Lord of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

"As expected, the collapse of the Immortal Realm was too sudden, and the shockwave was too intense, making it difficult for many people to use the Great Teleportation Talisman to return to their respective forces."

After scanning the area, Li Xian did not intend to meddle further. He maintained his extremely fast escape speed and quickly disappeared without a trace.

However, the True Lord of the Wuji Star Palace suddenly realized something after seeing the Great Luo Wuji Sword Qi that Li Xian was wielding.

"This spell, this speed of escape... it can only be Li Xian, or Yi Yuanshi or Lueying! Based on the distance and location, it's most likely Li Xian! Fan Yue, almost all the experts of your Nine Heavens Holy Land have perished at Li Xian's hands. Why aren't you chasing after them? Why are you attacking me? If you capture me, at most I'll have to use resources from the Wuji Star Palace to ransom me. But Li Xian has more than ten Dao artifacts on him!"

The True Lord, known as Brahma Moon, glanced at the sword light but didn't bother to pay it any attention.

"Li Xian, Yi Yuanshi, Lueying!"

By now, the world has learned of what happened in the Immortal Realm, and Fan Yue, as the True Lord of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, is no exception.

She knew very well how powerful their Senior Brother Zhang Taiyuan, who had stayed in the position of Chief Holy Son for more than three hundred years, was.

Even someone like Zhang Taiyuan died at Li Xianjian's hands, and she went up to stop him?

Isn't that just asking for trouble?
However, although she dared not stop Li Xian, it did not prevent her from quickly reporting the news here.

With the Nine Heavens Holy Land's mountain gate suppressed by Daoist Tianyuan, news could not leave the area. At this moment, the one in charge of all matters, big and small, was Si Wuyou, a Dao-proving True Immortal who was stationed in the direction of the Abyss Sea.

"A powerful figure suspected to be Li Xian has appeared in the Longyou Mountain area!"

As this message spread, the Pure Yang True Immortal's order was quickly transmitted through various formations to all the scattered immortals from Youlong Mountain to the border region.

"The target is suspected to be following the guidance of Map No. 3, breaking through from the area of ​​Falling Star Sect, Phoenix Cry Mountain, Black Forest, and Panlong Lake. Based on his speed, he will arrive within three to four hours. Mobilize manpower and converge on these four locations. Within three hours, make sure that there are no fewer than three loose immortals in each of these four locations. In addition, mobilize three loose immortals who are skilled in escape techniques and the Great Dao of Void to follow the escape light along the way. If he does not go to these four locations, force him to go there."

"Order!"

In an instant, within a radius of millions of miles, all the wandering immortals who could reach these four locations within three hours set off at full speed, heading towards the four places.

Are rogue immortals forbidden from attacking those at the Dao Realm?
Rules are often made by the strong against the weak!
Even setting aside the fact that Li Xian's potential is enough to make any force want to kill him, even if his potential is lacking...

They would never let it go so easily, given that he had slaughtered all the elites of the Nine Heavens Holy Land in the Immortal Realm.

It's likely that other immortal sects can understand the anger of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

Besides...

This is the territory of the Nine Heavens Holy Land!

The Nine Heavens Holy Land has the final say!
……

Falling Star Sect.

The relationship between this sect and the Nine Heavens Holy Land is roughly equivalent to that between the Great Luo Immortal Sect and the Taiqing Sword Sect.

The entire Falling Star Sect is situated in the Falling Star Mountain Range, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles. Its sect leader is Li Guang, a Nascent Soul Immortal, and the sect boasts hundreds of Golden Core and Refining Spirit Realm elders.

At this moment, in the Falling Star Mountains, a group of twenty-six people were hiding in an obscure cave.

"We can't get out."

"Just now, I sensed a beam of immortal light, vast and mighty, sweeping over us. The strength of that pure Yang immortal power was so great that I could clearly sense it even from hundreds of miles away!"

"It's over. There are now two Nascent Soul cultivators in this area?"

Of the twenty-six people, most of them had despair in their eyes.

However, there are still a few people who are not content with just being busy.

Soon, one of the men who had set up the communication array revealed an uncontainable gleam of joy in his eyes: "We've made contact. We have a very secret agent of our Great Luo Immortal Sect in the Nine Heavens Holy Land."

"Wu Jiao, quick, ask him if he has any way to get us out of the Falling Star Mountains..."

Someone immediately responded impatiently: "We're almost there! Once we get through the Falling Star Mountains, we can escape the Nine Heavens Holy Land and enter the Endless Sea..."

"I'll inquire right away..."

As Wu Jiao spoke, he quickly established contact with him through the formation.

But in just a moment, his face turned slightly pale, and after he had fully heard the information from the other side, fear appeared in his eyes: "Trap... Falling Star Sect, Phoenix Cry Mountain, Black Forest, Panlong Lake... these places... are all... traps!"

"A trap? What trap?"

Another figure quickly approached.

“The Nine Heavens Holy Land updates its map every thousand years, but the updated map has a special correction method. The locations marked on the map are different from their actual locations in reality. Some places that look like paths to life are actually dead ends…”

A hint of despair flashed in Wu Jiao's eyes: "They seem to have tracked our movements. A large number of rogue immortals are heading towards this area. That beam of immortal light earlier... was definitely not the last one."

"Map misalignment? The Nine Heavens Holy Land is actually this insidious!?"

"You mean we've been exposed?"

A moment of panic ensued in the crowd.

"Yes, soon, a third and fourth beam of immortal light will arrive. At that time, it would not be surprising if three or four, or even five or six, rogue immortals gathered in the Falling Star Mountain Range. They can completely rely on their primordial spirits to manifest and find us inch by inch."

As Wu Jiao finished speaking, he sat down listlessly, his eyes becoming somewhat vacant and lifeless.

"We cannot be exposed."

At that moment, a voice came from over.

His voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to instill a sense of calm and reassurance in everyone, even giving Wu Jiao renewed courage.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell in the direction from which the sound came.

There……

It was none other than Yi Yuanshi, the chief Daoist of the Great Luo Immortal Sect, and the most outstanding and exceptional senior brother in the hearts of all disciples, including many elders, over the past ten thousand years.

He was also one of the twenty-six people trapped in the Falling Star Mountains.

Originally, he had already reached the border of the Nine Heavens Holy Land when he used the Great Teleportation Talisman. He could have escaped before the Nine Heavens Holy Land could react, but he missed the best opportunity to escape because he received Lu Baishan's distress signal, and was eventually trapped here.

"My Dao body has reached its peak, and the resulting characteristic is called Ordered Opposition. Any unconventional spells or supernatural powers that try to find us will coincidentally misjudge or misinterpret us. Therefore, it is impossible for us to be exposed."

Yi Yuanshi's words were resolute and eloquent.

He turned his gaze to Wu Jiao: "Are you sure the Nine Heavens Holy Land has sensed something? Find out."

"Yes."

Wu Jiao perked up and quickly inquired. Before long, he had the answer: "They are tracking a Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi's escape light, a sword light comparable to the Heavenly Monarch... heading straight for the Falling Star Mountain Range, and expected to arrive within this time."

"Heavenly Emperor".

Yi Yuanshi sighed: "I guessed it. After all, he was in the closest place to the gate of the immortal realm at that time."

"You mean..."

Lu Baishan quickly realized something, his pupils shrinking sharply: "It's Li Xian?"

"Ah."

Yi Yuanshi responded.

He was sent directly to the border of the Nine Heavens Holy Land. It's not surprising that Lueying, who was closer to the outer perimeter, was also sent directly out of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.

Therefore, the only remaining Heavenly Lord who can wield the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi can only be Li Xian.

"Speaking of which, when I protected Wang Xiangdong and Cheng Wanli in front of Li Xian back then, I told him that I would stand up for him if he were ever in danger..."

Yi Yuanshi seemed to recall this amusing incident and smiled.

However, he did not reveal this thought.

He calmly glanced at the crowd.

Many of these people were people he had rescued in the past few days, and others, like Lu Baishan, had been following him closely.

But everyone trusted him implicitly.

Even if he ordered them to attack the Falling Star Sect, they probably wouldn't hesitate.

He calmly said, "I have a way to help you break through! Now adjust your equipment, and in fifteen minutes, everyone, sprint at full speed and break out of the Falling Star Mountains. Leave the rest to me!"

(End of this chapter)