Chapter 642

Chapter 642: Chapter 272: Huang Qingling Disappears_2 Chapter 642: Chapter 272: Huang Qingling Disappears_2 Lin Jing stood frozen in place.

Huang Qingling…

Elder Yu, Elder Bai, and Zhang Yuan, all three of them, had disappeared.

Inside the great hall, everything else remained the same, but the shield that had originally protected Huang Qingling’s true body in the middle of the hall had also vanished.

It only left behind the empty jade platform in the center.

Lin Kai hurried forward, arrived at the jade platform in the center of the grand hall, and inspected it.

Perhaps due to the influence of Qinghuang Palace, there were no traces or dust on the jade platform.

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Lin Jing circled the platform, inspecting it, but found nothing.

Then, he stepped down from it.

He went to the side of the stone platforms where Elder Yu, Elder Bai, and Zhang Yuan had previously been placed.

At that moment, these stone platforms were also completely empty.

But after Lin Jing conducted an inspection, he found traces on the stone platform suggesting someone had lain there.

“Could it be that they have already left?”

Lin Jing couldn’t help but think to himself.

No one could climb up to this Qinghuang Peak, not even the Howling Sky Wolf Clan.

And now, having suddenly disappeared, it was very likely that Huang Qingling had awakened and taken them away.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible.

Of course, these were just Lin Jing’s own speculations and he didn’t know the actual situation.

After another round inside the grand hall, Lin Jing found nothing and subsequently left the hall.

After leaving the grand hall, Lin Jing continued exploring the entirety of Qinghuang Palace.

But he still didn’t find anything.

Ultimately, he returned to the teleportation array he had used to leave before.

The teleportation array was the same as it always had been.

It just hadn’t been activated in a long time.

…

Huang Qingling had disappeared, along with Elder Bai, Elder Yu, and Zhang Yuan.

They disappeared without leaving any message.

Lin Jing felt somewhat bewildered for a moment.

If it weren’t for the fact that there were no signs of anyone coming to the Qinghuang Palace,

Lin Jing might have even suspected that they had all been abducted by members of the Demon Clan.

But Lin Jing knew that was impossible.

It was simply not possible for anyone to climb up Qinghuang Peak.

Earlier, Lin Jing had made a round below and even saw the formation; the highest-level formation that had been deciphered covered less than half of Qinghuang Peak.

Of course…

Unless someone could find a way up, similar to how Lin Jing had,

but obviously that was impossible…

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Lin Jing went back to the grand hall, lingered there for a while, and then left.

Upon leaving, Lin Jing felt somewhat empty inside.

Perhaps it was because he was in Qinghuang Palace, and the Divine Phoenix Mark between his eyebrows was very active.

As Lin Jing prepared to leave, the Divine Phoenix silhouette reappeared and then led the way in front of him, guiding Lin Jing out of Qinghuang Palace.

Descending from Qinghuang Peak, Lin Jing returned to where he had been before climbing the mountain.

The Divine Phoenix silhouette then merged back into Lin Jing’s forehead and disappeared after he descended the mountain.

With the Divine Phoenix silhouette merging back into Lin Jing’s forehead, the path leading to Shenhuang Peak was also concealed, once again covered by the formation.

Lin Jing stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up toward the peak.

After staring for a moment, Lin Jing then turned and walked down the mountain.

After leaving Qinghuang Peak, Lin Jing didn’t linger further and left the area directly.

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At the entrance to the Demon Race Secret Realm, there was a market town that was on the verge of developing into a town.

This market existed because of the Demon Race Secret Realm.

One could say it was created by and destroyed by the Demon Race Secret Realm.

Previously, the market had developed to a certain scale, right at the time when the three major sects were preparing to invest heavily and develop it into an Immortal City.

But then the Howling Sky Wolf Clan suddenly arrived.

Because the attack was so sudden, the Howling Sky Wolf Clan quickly took over the Demon Race Secret Realm and invaded the entire Nanming Domain from the realm.

And this well-developed market was the first to be hit, completely destroyed.

Even the people who escaped from the market were few.

Afterward, Nanming Domain couldn’t withstand the Howling Sky Wolf Clan and was completely defeated, with the clan invading much of the domain.

It wasn’t until later, when the forces from the Western Demon Region came to aid, that they drove the Howling Sky Wolf Clan back into the Demon Race Secret Realm.

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The two Solidifying Body Realm cultivators who came to assist directly sealed the entrance to the Demon Race Secret Realm.

And this Fang Market had been rebuilt and turned into a stronghold for watching over the entrance to the Demon Race Secret Realm by the three major sects.

Until not long ago, when the seven major Demon Clan had joined hands in a raid.

As soon as the news arrived, this market had once again descended into chaos…

Within less than an hour, this market was abandoned again, with everyone previously stationed here fleeing the area.

However, this time the market was not destroyed.

For before the seven powerful beings of the Demon Clan could appear, a mysterious top cultivator entered the Demon Race Secret Realm and defeated them all.

And destroyed the Teleportation Array, expelling them all from the Demon Race Secret Realm.

Since then, the Nanming Domain no longer had to worry about invasions from the Demon Clan.

With no more threats from the Demon Clan, the market also began to develop once again.

Now it had already taken on the form of a small town.

And within this town, the ancestor of the Qingyuan Sword Sect had been constantly stationed, reportedly because that mysterious top cultivator was inside the Secret Realm.

So he was stationed here to guard against anyone entering the Secret Realm and offending that mysterious top cultivator.

This showed his deep regard for the mysterious top cultivator within the Secret Realm.

With the Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor in place, although many were extremely curious, no one dared to rashly enter.

Otherwise, it is estimated that before the mysterious top cultivator in the Secret Realm could take action, the Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor would have directly eliminated them on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, it had been a month since the Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor took his post here.

That day…

The Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor was guarding the entrance to the Secret Realm as usual.

…

Just then…

Suddenly, several presences transmitted from a distance.

The Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor then opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

He saw several figures flying towards him.

Seeing these figures, the Qingyuan Sword Sect ancestor immediately stood up.

Because…

The two people flying at the front were the two Solidifying Body Realm cultivators who supported the Nanming Domain.

Behind them, there were also a younger male and female disciple from their sects.

Following those two disciples was the ancestor from the Yiyun Pavilion.

By this time, even he had arrived.

Upon seeing this situation, the elder of the Nanming Immortal Sect immediately understood what was happening.

Previously, when the group was preparing to leave, the senior had said he would stay inside for at most a month.

Now that a month had passed, and these two from the Western Demon Region had brought sect disciples with them, it seemed likely they wanted them to meet the senior.

It was quite a normal thought.

After all, with the senior’s cultivation level, just a few pointers from him would be beneficial for a lifetime.

When the group arrived near the entrance to the Secret Realm, they went directly to the elder of the Nanming Immortal Sect.

“Two seniors…”

Seeing them arrive, the elder of the Nanming Immortal Sect stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute to the two.

The two nodded gently, and then the Solidifying Body Realm cultivator from the Yuling Dao Sect spoke:

“During our time away, has there been any movement in this Secret Realm?”

The elder of the Nanming Immortal Sect then spoke,

“Aside from the initial disturbances, there have been no further movements during this time.”

The Solidifying Body Realm cultivator from the Yuling Dao Sect nodded after hearing this.

“This period must have been demanding for you, Senior Shi and the others should be coming out soon, let’s just wait together for Senior Shi to emerge.”

“Yes…” replied the elder of the Nanming Immortal Sect.

Having said that, he turned and said to the young cultivator behind him:

“Chengxuan…”

“When Senior Shi comes out, remember to be respectful.”

“Senior Shi is a Mahayana cultivator, and the Shi Family is very renowned in the Eastern Spiritual Realm.

Gaining favor from Senior Shi could be very beneficial for your future.”

The young man nodded, then spoke:

“Uncle Master, rest assured…”

At the same time, on the other side, Ji Xiyue’s father also turned back to address the woman behind him:

“Xiyue…”

“You are about to head to the Eastern Spiritual Realm, I won’t say much else, just remember to make a good impression on Senior Shi.”

“And…”

This time going to the Eastern Spiritual Realm, don’t be willful again…”

It turned out the two young disciples were the talented disciples from the Xingluo Elixir Sect and the Yuling Dao Sect respectively, Ji Xiyue and Mo Chengxuan…