Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Xu?"

Li Mubai hastily retracted his sword intent and looked at Xu Hanchang with a bad face.

Forcing an extremely powerful attack method like "Break the World Slash" to stop it would inevitably cause a great backlash to the caster.

Li Mubai forcibly took back the "Break Boundary Slash", and naturally suffered considerable internal injuries. He looked at Xu Hanchang with eyes full of anger.

Xu Hanchang used his hands to lock the black-robed monk tightly and destroyed the latter's cultivation, then explained to Li Mubai.

"Friend Li, please be patient."

"The origin of this black-robed monk is mysterious. He may have clues to the mysterious realm or even deeper secrets hidden in his body."

"If we take his life directly, the valuable information will also disappear into thin air."

“It just so happens that Xu has a soul secret method in his hand. Although this method is not favored by the righteous path, it can obtain the information we want at this time and place.”

"In this case, please act quickly, Brother Xu."

Li Mubai naturally felt resentful, but for the sake of the overall situation, he suppressed his anger.

Time was running out, and Xu Hanchang had no time to prove that he did it unintentionally. He threw the black-robed monk in the middle of the four people, and then pointed at the black-robed monk's forehead without any hesitation.

A stream of inky black smoke poured out from Xu Hanchang's fingertips and quickly wrapped around the eyes of the black-robed monk. The smoke seemed to have a soul, wandering through the black-robed monk's mind, looking for hidden memories and secrets.

The black-robed monk's body began to tremble slightly, his face distorted, and he was obviously enduring great pain and torture.

Xu Hanchang was completely unaware, as if he was used to this kind of scene. Instead of restraining himself, he became even more aggressive.

As time went by, the black-robed monk's struggle gradually weakened, leaving only empty eyes and a limp body.

Xu Hanchang's face became extremely solemn. It was obvious that he had obtained a lot of shocking information during the soul-searching process.

"how?"

Qing Jimeng was the first to lose his temper and asked.

Xu Hanchang slowly withdrew his fingers, and the dark smoke seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand, slowly returning to his body and disappearing.

He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened them, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

"Our previous speculations are probably just the tip of the iceberg."

"This black-robed monk actually came from a mysterious force called the 'Shadow Sect'. This mysterious secret realm was originally called the Strange Shadow Secret Realm. It is a secret place used by the Shadow Sect to cultivate strangeness and perform certain taboo rituals."

"They used the special geographical environment and naturally formed energy nodes here to disguise this mysterious land as a treasure land. Over the years, they have continuously opened entrances in various parts of the Tianchen Realm, attracting tens of thousands of monks to explore. In fact, they used them as experimental subjects or sacrifices for those secret rituals."

Li Mubai's face became even gloomier when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice.

"So, not only the three sects of Yunyin Sect were deceived, but even I, Ti Jianzong, was bewitched by this secret realm!?"

His words were harsh, and he seemed to be still upset about the fact that the Tijian Sect had been deceived.

The three of them didn't know why Li Mubai was so excited, and without delving into the reason, they continued to discuss what Xu Hanchang had found with a serious face.

"So, is there any way for us to leave this strange world?"

“There is still a way.”

Xu Hanchang replied with a serious expression.

"This black-robed monk is an elder of the Shadow Sect. Naturally, he will not easily sacrifice his life for the god they speak of. He left an exit to leave this secret realm."

"only......"

Having said this, Xu Hanchang paused, glanced at everyone, and his expression revealed an indescribable complexity.

"But this exit is not simple. It is hidden in the Ascension Gorge that we know about. Only by going to that place can we open the passage to leave."

"In that case, let's set off immediately and head to Feisheng Gorge."

Zhou Yiqiao made a prompt decision and summoned the Red Flame Golden Vajra to prepare to leave, but when he saw that Xu Hanchang still did not move, he knew that the other party had more to say.

He frowned, put away the flying magic weapon, and said with some displeasure.

"If there is anything wrong, Brother Xu, just explain it. We are in the same boat now. What is there to hide from each other?"

Xu Hanchang seemed to know that his hesitation had caused everyone's dissatisfaction. He sighed softly and smiled bitterly.

"Brother Zhou, you don't know that the reason why they call the Ascension Gorge the Flying God Gorge is because this is the birthplace they chose for this god!"

"As long as the four strange items we are carrying get close to the Ascension Gorge, they will escape our control due to the inspiration contained in them and condense into the gods they are talking about!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air around them seemed to freeze, and everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

Li Mubai gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, his veins bulging, and it was obvious that he was experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart.

Qing Jimeng and Zhou Yiqiao were also shocked. They had never thought that the exit they were looking for would be such a dangerous trap.

"Then... aren't we part of the Shadow Sect's plan?"

Zhou Yiqiao's voice trembled a little, and he seemed to find it difficult to accept such a result.

They have gone through untold hardships to collect these four strange items. Now, telling them that this is all a trap set by others for a long time is undoubtedly a heavy blow to their efforts and beliefs.

"There is no need to belittle oneself."

Xu Hanchang comforted.

"This black-robed monk originally came to check the growth progress of the four strange things. It was purely an accident that he met us."

"If this person hadn't appeared, we wouldn't have known about the Feisheng Gorge until we had collected these four strange items."

"Besides, I found a way to weaken this so-called god from the memory of this black-robed monk. As long as we can work together, we may be able to defeat this filthy thing."

Li Mubai's eyes were like torches, and he seemed to be in a hurry to leave the secret realm. He nodded in response immediately.

"Yes, now that things have come to this, it is useless to regret any more. Now that we have come to this point, there is no turning back."

"Friend Xu, how do you implement the weakening method you mentioned?"

Xu Hanchang pondered for a moment, took out an ancient jade slip from his arms, and waved it lightly, and complex runes and patterns appeared on the jade slip.

These runes are not the characters of the Tianchen Realm, but a mysterious spell.

Fortunately, several of them are geniuses of the Tianchen Realm. Although they are unfamiliar with these mysterious spells, they can capture the mysteries contained therein with their extraordinary experience.

"This jade slip records an ancient sealing technique called the 'Four Symbols Soul Locking Formation'."

"This formation requires the combined efforts of four people, representing the power of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise respectively. They will use their own power to counter the evil power in the four strange objects, thereby weakening or even sealing the god that is about to take shape."