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第两千一百一十三章 升仙殿

Lin Xuan followed calmly behind, his expression as composed as a stone. Soon, the two of them disappeared on the horizon.

For the rest of the time, they focused on their journey, though not flying aimlessly. Lin Xuan pretended to casually inquire about the Tianshi Sect's activities.

On the surface, he asked some rather unimportant questions, and the elder naturally had no intention of hiding anything. He revealed everything like a bamboo shoot splitting open, spilling out all the details.

However, Lin Xuan’s questioning was incredibly clever, allowing him to gather much of what he wanted through casual conversation. The journey proceeded smoothly with no unexpected incidents. Two hours later, they arrived in the depths of the Filth Yin Mountains, where a vast swamp surrounded by mountains stretched endlessly before them, filled with stench and corpse qi.

Lin Xuan’s gaze turned serious as he observed this scene. In this swamp, countless wandering souls and corpses floated about. This wasn’t an ordinary swamp; for the Tianshi Sect, it served as both a warning and a protective barrier. Combined with their sect’s main array, breaking through would be nearly impossible.

They stopped at the edge of the swamp where the elder took out a transmission talisman from his pocket, raised his hand to cast it. Moments later, ghostly howls echoed, and the corpse fog in the swamp dispersed, revealing a passage about three or four zhang wide.

"Senior, please," the elder said respectfully.

"Hmm," Lin Xuan nodded, activating his qi shield as he entered the fog with the elder.

The passage stretched far into the distance. The souls and corpses within the swamp seemed to be restrained by some powerful force, unable to enter this channel.

But don’t underestimate its defensive capabilities; if used in combat, this corpse fog swamp would be terrifying beyond compare, far more formidable than any ordinary sect’s protective array.

After a cup of tea, they reached the end of the passage where an island appeared. Though small compared to the entire Filth Yin Mountains, it was oval-shaped and stretched over five million li from east to west, with vast expanses of land.

As soon as he stepped onto the island, a heavy cloud of阴气 (yin qi) enveloped him.

The Tianshi Sect’s main headquarters had excellent spirit veins and yin veins. Lin Xuan released his divine sense; everywhere were cultivators, but their attire allowed him to distinguish between Tianshi Sect disciples and other outsiders like himself.

No doubt, these people were all here for the Great Treasure Assembly.

"Senior, you can go to the inn first. As a Separation-Union stage cultivator, you will be well received," the elder said with a smile. Lin Xuan had no objection to this suggestion.

Following the elder’s lead, they flew towards the southwest corner of the island where some cultivators were checking identities. With the elder as their guarantor, nothing went wrong, and soon, they arrived at magnificent buildings.

"Senior, these are for Separation-Union stage cultivators; you can choose any one," the elder said.

"Hmm."

Lin Xuan nodded. He wasn’t particularly interested in accommodations but chose a quiet pavilion. The elder quickly handled the paperwork and handed him an order talisman.

"Thank you."

"Haha, senior is too kind. Compared to your life-saving favor, what I did was nothing more than a simple gesture," the elder said.

"The Great Treasure Assembly will be held three days from now. Senior can rest here for a while; someone will notify you when it starts."

"Alright, then Lin will stay here for now. Fellow cultivator, there’s no need to accompany me; go do your own business." Although Lin Xuan had meticulously planned to infiltrate the Tianshi Sect’s main headquarters, this smooth progress was somewhat unexpected.

The Great Treasure Assembly held some interest for him. He decided to participate and see what would happen next.

Perhaps he might find something useful. With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xuan spent the next three days quietly meditating at the inn without going anywhere else, merely recharging his energy.

Time passed quickly. The three days were uneventful, but with his powerful divine sense, Lin Xuan was aware of everything happening around him. Many more cultivators had arrived at the inn, mostly Separation-Union stage, even some Core Formation level ones.

Feeling their strength, Lin Xuan became more interested in the upcoming Great Treasure Assembly.

One day, while meditating in his cave, Lin Xuan suddenly raised his head as if sensing something.

In his right hand appeared a transmission talisman. A red light flashed, and an array split open, allowing a fire dragon to fly inside.

It was a transmission talisman!

Lin Xuan’s divine sense sank into it, and he heard a respectful voice.

"Senior, the Great Treasure Assembly will be held in the Ascension Hall. If you’re interested, please come now," the voice said.

The light then disappeared, leaving behind an invitation card in his vision.

"Finally," Lin Xuan muttered to himself as the invitation card fell into his hands without any further action from him.

After releasing the array, he left the pavilion.

He didn’t know where the Ascension Hall was, but it didn’t matter. Most of the cultivators at the inn were heading there, and if he followed them, he wouldn’t get lost.

On his way, Lin Xuan saw many Tianshi Sect’s officials, but their checks weren’t strict. Although the Tianshi Sect was in a critical situation now, it still maintained its grandeur with two Spirit Formation stage patriarchs guarding within. Who would dare to come here and provoke them?

However, there were some changes. In the past, high-level demonified beings could also participate in the Great Treasure Assembly. Now that humans and cultivators were at odds, such beings couldn’t possibly enter the Tianshi Sect’s main headquarters.

As Lin Xuan flew slowly, he released his divine sense, concealing his cultivation level to Separation-Union stage so as not to attract attention. After about a cup of tea, an enormous building appeared before him.

Majestic!

This building was suspended in mid-air, vast beyond measure. This was the Tianshi Sect’s iconic structure—the Ascension Hall. And what caught everyone's eye were the numerous stone coffins floating around it, varying in size, some similar to ordinary coffins, others over ten zhang long, totaling thousands.

Lin Xuan had seen many things, but he had never encountered such a scene before. He couldn’t help but look at them for a moment when a voice carried on the wind said, "This is the Tianshi Sect’s flying coffin. Indeed, it exudes an imposing presence. I heard this is one of their three treasures; who would have thought they placed it here?"

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