Five Immortal Sects
Chapter 149: Exiting

Rui Feikai and Dai Jing exchanged glances. Although somewhat reluctant, it was clear that this was not meant to make them avoid battle. It seemed they were going to search for Martial Uncle Bai and Senior Aunt Gong and their party.

Though they were utterly bewildered, Gan Shi showed no intention of explaining. They could only nod in agreement. Gan Shi then waved his hand, and two more streaks of light shot towards the mouth of the spirit storage bag.

After Zhu Gaotai and Kong Si entered the spirit storage bag, they discovered that the space within was not large, but spiritual energy continuously emanated from all around. Several large trees swayed in the wind on the ground, making it a good place for recovery and healing.

“Senior Brother Kong, the spiritual veins condensed within this spirit storage bag are quite formidable, at least approaching mid-to-low grade.”

Zhu Gaotai surveyed his surroundings, then slowly walked to the base of a tree and sat down cross-legged.

“Senior Brother Zhu is absolutely right. Although the spiritual energy here is not as abundant as in the secret realm, at least we no longer have to burden others, and we are safe for now.”

Kong Si was a medium-built young cultivator. He also slowly found a spot and sat down. However, sitting down aggravated his injuries, causing him to wince in pain.

“Safe?”

Zhu Gaotai let out a bitter laugh. Kong Si also recalled what had happened earlier and then shook his head helplessly. If the cultivators outside died, what safety would they have?

“That Little Uncle Li from Little Bamboo Peak truly possesses profound methods. With my Old Lord Peak’s ability to refine pills and poisons, I couldn't detect the slightest anomaly within the sphere, let alone where he laid his trap.”

Kong Si immediately changed the subject, unwilling to dwell on negative thoughts.

“I really hadn't paid much attention to him before!”

Zhu Gaotai pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Just as Kong Si was about to continue speaking, two streaks of light suddenly approached rapidly from the sky. This startled the two of them, and they looked up, fully on guard.

When the two streaks of light landed, the light quickly dispersed, revealing the figures of a burly man and a pretty young woman.

“Huh, why are you two here?”

The burly man and the pretty young woman looked at the bewildered gazes across from them, and both could only shake their heads with a bitter smile…

At the front of the battlefield, only Li Yan and Gan Shi stood facing each other.

“What do we do next?”

Gan Shi inquired.

“Elder Brother Gan, please give me your blue prism crystal first. I need to test it. And you should still recover for half an hour.”

Li Yan observed Gan Shi's condition. Although it was much better than when they first met, he still looked very tired. Although Li Yan was anxious, he couldn't start strongly and end weakly.

Half an hour of recovery time was already his limit. At the same time, he needed the results of the opponent's prism crystal detection.

Gan Shi said no more. A flash of light in his hand, a blue prism crystal with a purple core flew towards Li Yan. He had already sat directly on the ground, holding a spiritual stone in each hand and closing his eyes.

He clearly understood his current state. The next step was to exit the passage. If they encountered a bad situation, not only would he be unable to help Li Yan, but he might also drag him down.

Seeing Elder Brother Gan being so straightforward, Li Yan couldn't help but admire the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Wraith Sect. Among the few people he knew, each one was decisive and resolute in their actions.

From this perspective, each of them must have weathered many storms, having long since come to terms with life and death, yet at the same time, they valued life and death greatly. This was contradictory, yet it appeared in the same person, and they would make the quickest decisions at any given moment.

Li Yan swiftly plunged his divine sense into the prism crystal in his hand. Soon, this wisp of divine sense arrived before the purple core and, without the slightest hesitation, passed through. What greeted his eyes was a world of purple.

In the sky, a large, intensely glowing point flickered ceaselessly. Surrounding it were thirty-six smaller glowing points, but at this moment, the vast majority of these points had turned gray.

Only twelve points, some strong and some weak, flickered with light. Some lights were so faint they were almost gray, clearly indicating severely injured individuals.

Having confirmed this, his divine sense locked onto the first, brightest semi-circular archway.

Outside the prism crystal, a brilliant purple light flared in Li Yan’s hand. Moments later, the blue prism crystal in his hand had turned completely purple. Then, without hesitation, Li Yan's figure darted, quietly rushing towards the gate his divine sense had locked onto.

The meditating Gan Shi’s eyelids merely fluttered slightly. In his divine sense, Li Yan’s aura once again completely vanished from this world.

But before he could fully enter into meditation, two breaths later, Li Yan’s aura reappeared in his divine sense. Gan Shi couldn't help but let a smile curl at the corner of his mouth, and then he entered into a state of spiritual absorption.

At this moment, Li Yan held the purple prism crystal, standing at the edge of the battlefield, lost in thought.

“It seems that even the main prism crystal of this passage can be used to exit.”

He had just wanted to confirm whether this main prism crystal could be used to exit. After all, he hadn't fully understood the peculiarities of the prism crystal. Within the core of the prism crystal, there were bright spots indicating each person's life state. How were these bright spots formed?

And how were they linked to a cultivator's life? He was completely clueless, but what was certain was that these bright spots were definitely not like the soul lamps used in sects, because he had never felt any signs of his soul depleting.

This meant that no soul signature had been unknowingly extracted from the body. These light spots should have established a connection between one's aura and the light spots within the prism crystal through some powerful immortal art.

Li Yan was previously afraid that the main prism crystal couldn't be taken out. He didn't want to leave this main prism crystal here and let Gan Shi take Miao Zhengyi's prism crystal out.

If that happened, the final score of entering the Wheel of Life and Death might also disappear, and various rewards would be lost. Moreover, some matters would become difficult for the Wraith Sect to explain. Therefore, he wanted to take this blue prism crystal with the purple core with him as much as possible.

For the remainder of the time, Li Yan also meditated to recover; his consumption in the previous stage was also enormous.

Time flowed like sand through an hourglass. For ordinary people, half an hour is enough to do many, many things. But for cultivators, it's merely the blink of an eye.

Gan Shi slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flickering within them. In half an hour, he had recovered to nearly thirty percent of his strength. Although it wasn't enough, it was all he could do. At the same time, he also saw Li Yan open his eyes.

Neither of them spoke. Li Yan swiftly stood up, and at the same time, a flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, the purple-core prism crystal appearing in his grasp. At this moment.

The prism crystal had now returned to its original state. Li Yan immediately channeled the Guishui True Scripture. For a moment, a purple light shimmered in his hand, growing brighter and brighter. After a while, the prism crystal turned completely purple.

Gan Shi remained silent, but his eyes constantly flashed with surprise. He was amazed by Li Yan's cultivation, as Li Yan could no longer conceal his cultivation during this burst of power.

“So, his true strength has already reached the mid-tenth level Qi Condensation. He hides it so deeply. His cultivation method is truly strange; I can't discern his strength at all. Does the sect even have such a cultivation method?”

Gan Shi mused to himself, but as a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, he dared not rashly speculate about Little Bamboo Peak’s cultivation methods.

Moments later, Li Yan stopped infusing spiritual energy, came before Gan Shi, and directly handed the fully purple glowing prism crystal to Gan Shi. Then, his figure swiftly darted backward and to the side, quickly reaching a spot at the edge of the battlefield before looking back at Gan Shi.

At the same time, he spoke quickly while roughly drawing a boundary with his hand.

“Elder Brother Gan, hold the prism crystal and break through from this direction, but it’s best to prepare your defenses. The squeezing force inside the ribbon is quite considerable. I needed a Ghost Chariot Talisman and a body-protecting spiritual barrier to manage it.”

Li Yan quickly explained, then briefly described his level of defense. He said no more, trusting that Gan Shi would adjust his own defenses according to what he had said.

“Just like that?”

Gan Shi asked, holding the dazzling purple prism crystal, clearly puzzled. He had previously tried to break out of the outer perimeters of various stage passages, but had never succeeded.

“Mmm!”

Li Yan merely hummed, his gaze already urging.

Gan Shi said no more. His entire body flared with brilliant yellow spiritual light. Several annular spiritual forces directly rose from beneath his feet, rapidly rotating around his body. He did not use the "Ghost Chariot Talisman." Then, his figure floated, rushing swiftly towards the position Li Yan had indicated.

The next moment, a tremendous boom sounded, making Li Yan's eardrums throb and his head spin. A yellow light flashed rapidly before his eyes, and a figure swiftly flew backward.

“Thump, thump, thump…”

Gan Shi felt as if he had once again collided with a massive mountain. He had experienced this feeling in previous stages. Following it, a powerful rebound force uncontrollably sent his body flying backward.

He only managed to forcefully halt his momentum after flying over ten zhang, but a sense of crisis was already vaguely pressing from behind. He hurriedly took a few quick steps forward; his retreat just now had almost taken him back into the battlefield.

And Li Yan, at this moment, was looking at him with a puzzled expression.

“I just went out using your prism crystal, and I also tested that it has nothing to do with having multiple spiritual root attributes.”

Li Yan frowned in thought.

“You really tried, Junior Brother Li?”

Li Yan remained silent, merely lowering his head in contemplation. He was equally puzzled by this situation.

“Could it be that only those with Five Elements spiritual roots or those who have cultivated Five Immortal Sect techniques possess the ability to break through the wall?”

(Chapter End)