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Chapter 2526: Blood Toad Sage

The Vague Immortal Island. Uploaded by a user.

As the largest sect in this world, the main base of the Vague Immortal Palace, this island's area was not necessarily the largest among all islands in the Boundless Sea, but it certainly ranked high, leaving no doubt about that.

Hundreds of miles away from the island, Lin Xuan already sensed the abundant spiritual energy rushing towards him. According to legend, there was only one spirit vein on Vague Immortal Island, yet it branched out like a tree, covering the entire island. The main base of the Vague Immortal Palace naturally stood atop the primary branch of this spirit vein. However, even the tributary branches still possessed spiritual energy of non-trivial quality, which was why so many cultivators came to admire its beauty.

Now that Lin Xuan had not yet stepped onto the immortal island, the nearby sea was already devoid of any beasts. In the sky, spiritual light flickered everywhere. Streaks of dazzling light, trailing colorful tails like meteors, pierced through the azure expanse. On the surface of the sea, small boats dotted the waters, revealing various wooden vessels.

With Lin Xuan's extensive knowledge, such a scene was unprecedented. He couldn't help but release his divine sense to scan the sea surface curiously.

Soon, he raised his head with a slight smile on his lips. His worries were unfounded; these wooden boats, though of different designs, were merely ordinary fishing vessels driven by common folk.

By the sea, people could fish freely without fear of beasts. The Vague Immortal Island surrounded by water for hundreds of miles had no trace of such creatures, allowing commoners to fish at will.

With this understanding, Lin Xuan ignored the sails on the green waters and input some spiritual energy into his feet, maneuvering the spirit boat towards a nearby port.

While cultivators could fly in the sky, theoretically, any point on the island could be accessed. However, reality was different; it was impossible to enter or leave without permission.

After all, this wasn't an uninhabited wilderness but the main base of the Vague Immortal Palace. Although outsiders were allowed entry, they couldn't afford to ignore precautions entirely.

Despite its strength, the Vague Immortal Palace wouldn't treat any hero as insignificant. The principle that a guest's bed was not another's sleeping ground would be well understood by its cultivators. Therefore, apart from designated docks, no other areas permitted entrance or exit.

Those places were all under禁制 (prohibitions) and traps. Even if one’s strength was formidable enough to bypass the prohibitions, they couldn't remain undetected for long. Once discovered, such intruders would be considered a threat to the Vague Immortal Palace and hunted down by its cultivators.

Of course, despite these rules, some high-minded individuals disregarded them.

About twenty years ago, there was a figure known as "Blood Toad Sage," a魔道 (dark sect) cultivator who casually chose an entry point into the island.

This person was a mid-stage 分神 (Divine Transformation) cultivator with formidable dark arts. Given the island's vastness and the Vague Immortal Palace's wealth, it wasn't practical to set up high-level arrays everywhere.

Consequently, this dark sect sage treated the prohibitions as nothing; mere禁制 couldn't contain him. He broke through the barriers and ventured deep into the island’s interior.

However, he didn’t know that while these prohibitions posed no challenge for him, they simultaneously planted tracking禁制 (prohibitions) on his trail.

Before long, Vague Immortal Palace law enforcement cultivators sought him out.

Since this person was a mid-stage 分神 existence, ordinary enforcers couldn't handle him. Instead, he managed to extract souls and refine essences from several unfortunate individuals. This act of defiance in the palace's domain drew unwanted attention. While daring enough, his actions were ultimately tragic.

Ordinary disciples could do nothing about it, but powerful elders intervened. Several attacked him simultaneously, and this Blood Toad Sage met a gruesome end, with his soul captured as well. The details of the punishment remained unknown to outsiders, but it was likely more severe than ordinary soul extraction.

Lin Xuan heard this story secondhand, but he deduced that it wasn't an idle rumor; the account was vivid and credible, probably true in over 80% of its description.

Regardless, Lin Xuan had no interest in following in his footsteps. He preferred a low-key approach, avoiding unnecessary trouble by entering through designated docks instead of trying to force entry.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xuan approached the nearest dock. He retracted his spirit boat and descended like any other cultivator.

Given the many people coming and going, there were numerous access points, even segregated according to cultivation levels.

Lin Xuan's gaze swept across the scene, noting that the range of levels included from Flexible Spirit Period to Divine Transformation.

Lower-level cultivators used more pathways, which were more abundant but still busy. Higher-level paths saw fewer users; only a few at the元神出窍 (Soul Leaving Body) stage and none at the Divine Transformation stage.

While there weren't any high-stage cultivators entering during this time, it was just that no one of such level happened to be present here.

Each cultivator had to pay a certain amount of crystal stones upon entry. However, those above the Separation Stage (合气) were free.

There was also an exception: commoners could enter and exit without any checks. In the eyes of cultivators, ordinary people were mere ants, so they didn't need to be overly concerned.

Noticing this, Lin Xuan's expression changed slightly but he didn’t overthink it. He casually flew towards a nearby path.

The process was smoother than expected; two guards at the entrance greeted him with pleasant smiles and even offered some flattery before allowing his passage.

This ease left Lin Xuan speechless. His prepared excuses were now useless, but that was still better.

Most of Vague Immortal Island lacked禁空 (prohibitions on flying), given its vast size. Restricting cultivators from flying would have been too inconsiderate.

After leaving the dock, Lin Xuan transformed into a streak of light and soared through the sky. Although he couldn't see the entire island, his powerful divine sense encompassed a large area.

What he saw were mostly forests covering the land. Mountains rose and fell under lush greenery. There were also some flatlands and lakes, along with wetlands and marshes in between.

In the distance, there seemed to be rolling hills extending into the sky, shrouded by clouds.

Of course, that was an illusion due to the distance. Nonetheless, Vague Immortal Island truly encompassed various terrains and landscapes.

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