As the Universe Turns - Chapter 223

Chapter 223 Spirit Mountain Crisis (1)

“Ah …”

Ling Luan was also shocked by her sudden change in expression. She murmured, “Mother … what’s wrong?”

“Nothing … nothing.”

Mrs. Jiang gently shook her head and smiled. Her expression quickly returned to normal. She smiled softly and said, “I know you’re worried about his injuries, but do you know what the Evergreen Flower Leaf Seed means?”

“I know … That’s why I came to find my mother to think of a way …”

As Ling Luan muttered softly, he drilled into her arms and whispered, “What if Grandpa was willing to give Liao Wuchen the Evergreen Flower Leaves Seed? This time, he saved me. If it wasn’t for him, Ling’er would never see her mother again …”

Looking at her current appearance, Jiang shi couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. This time, it was all thanks to Liao Wuchen that Ling’er was able to escape. If the other party really needed the seeds of evergreen flowers and leaves to save her life, it was impossible for the Heavenly Spirit Sect not to show favor. It was just that this matter was so big that even if the Sect Master had said it alone, it wouldn’t matter.

The mother and daughter gradually stopped talking. At the same time, in the main hall of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, they saw five people, four white-bearded elders, and an old woman with silver hair.

The five of them frowned tightly. Especially the person at the head of the hall. He was dressed in a sandalwood-colored robe and had white hair. He was the head of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Ling Luan’s grandfather, Chu Tianqing.

The four people below were the four Grand Elders of Heavenly Spirit Sect. Chu Tianhe was also present during the day. These five people were the five most powerful people in the Spirit Sect today.

At this moment, the five of them remained silent, and the atmosphere in the hall became abnormally solidified. On the table in front of Chu Tianqing, there were seven withered leaves on it.

“Even the evergreen flowers and leaves have begun to wither. How much longer does the Sect Master think he can hide this matter?”

Right at this moment, a red-robed old man in the left hall suddenly spoke. However, when he saw that his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were deep, it was precisely the second elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Chu Tianyun.

Beside him was a white-haired old woman dressed in purple who looked very strict. She was holding a red sandalwood staff in her hand. This old woman was the fourth elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. Her name was Tian Qi, and outsiders called her Granny Tian Qi.

“If the old woman remembers correctly, last winter, the flowers and leaves withered four leaves for eternity, but this winter, they withered seven leaves in one fell swoop.”

Granny Tian Qi narrowed her eyes and said with rapt attention. After pausing for a while, she looked at the others and continued, “What does this mean?”

The hall went silent again. After a long time, an old man in green on the right side of the hall said, “It means that the Spiritual Energy of the Spiritual Mountain is about to be exhausted. Once the Spiritual Energy of the Spiritual Mountain is cut off from the Spiritual Veins of the Earth, the Spiritual Mountain will not only lose its source of Spiritual Energy, but will also return with Spiritual Energy. In at most half a month, the Spiritual Energy will be exhausted.”

The green-robed old man held a green jade flute in his hand. He was the Fifth Elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. He was known as “Mr. Xiaoxiang”. Although he was the last of the Five Great Elders, he could see many things more clearly than the others.

After pausing for a while, he continued, “Once the Spiritual Energy is exhausted, the defensive array and restrictions of the entire Spiritual Mountain will become ineffective. The Yin Mountain Sect will definitely attack … I’m afraid the casualties will be incalculable.”

The hall fell into silence again. The four elders looked at the sect master at the head of the hall. Chu Tianqing was also silent. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, “It has been more than 3,000 years since the founding of the sect here. The founding master swore that the spiritual energy here would never be exhausted for 10,000 years. But now …”

At this point, he couldn’t help but frown deeply. The greatest danger facing the Heavenly Spirit Sect was that the Spiritual Energy of the Spirit Mountain and the Spiritual Energy of an underground branch of the Earth Spiritual Vein were about to be cut off.

The reason why Spirit Mountain had so much spiritual energy for thousands of years, The reason why the Spiritual Qi didn’t decline was because the Spiritual Energy of this mountain locked onto the Earth Spiritual Vein branch underground. Once the Spiritual Energy from this Spiritual Vein branch was interrupted, the Spiritual Energy of the entire Spiritual Mountain would return. As a result, it would be equivalent to diverting all the water from a lake in the desert. Soon, that place would become a desert of death without any signs of life.

Therefore, the Heavenly Spirit Sect that still looked powerful on the surface was actually in danger. The disciples were still unaware of the imminent interruption of Spiritual Energy. However, even the flowers and leaves had begun to wither. How much longer could they hide the fact that Spiritual Energy was about to be cut off?

The five people in the hall remained silent. After a long time, Third Elder Chu Tianhe said, “For thousands of years, the connection between the Spiritual Mountain and the Earth Spiritual Vein branch has been very stable. Why is the Spiritual Energy suddenly interrupted now? Can the Sect Master tell?”

Chu Tianqing remained silent. After a while, he looked at the four people below him. At this moment, his expression suddenly became exceptionally solemn. He asked, “Do you still remember that night more than 20 years ago, that white light that swept across the horizon?”

“Twenty years ago …”

The four of them had serious expressions on their faces. They naturally clearly remembered that night more than twenty years ago, a white light seemed to have come from the sky without the slightest warning. However, after that white light left, it seemed as if nothing had happened. This was the strangest omen in the Immortal Primordial Ancient Land in the past ten thousand years.

Chu Tianqing said, “That white light should have landed on the other side of the desert.”

“On the other side of the desert … Sect Master is talking about the Immortal Origin Five Regions?”

The expressions of the four people below instantly became serious. Chu Tianqing nodded slightly, “That’s right. The Immortal Origin Five Domains is the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Immortal Origin Ancient Earth. Twenty years ago, they were born with an abnormal phenomenon. Now … if my guess is correct, the spiritual energy of the other Ancient Realms, including our Immortal North Ancient Realm, is unknowingly being channeled to the Immortal Origin Five Domains.”

“This …”

The expression on his face changed. Only the Fifth Elder, Mr. Xiaoxiang, did not change his expression. He slowly said, “That is to say, there is an Earth Spirit Vein in each of the other four Ancient Realms. However, this Earth Spirit Vein is unknowingly being led to Xianyuan Five Realms. It will be difficult for human beings to stop it.”

“I see …”

At this moment, the elders finally understood why the Spiritual Energy of Spirit Mountain had suddenly stopped. It was precisely because Immortal North Ancient Realm, the Earth Spirit Vein, was already leading towards Xianyuan Five Realms. Naturally, the Spiritual Energy of Spirit Mountain and the Spirit Vein branch would also stop. It was as if the rope that forcefully pulled the two roots together had been forcefully torn apart.

Earth Spirit Veins could not be controlled by humans, but it was not entirely impossible for Spirit Mountain Spiritual Energy to interrupt them.

Chu Tianqing furrowed his brows and pondered for a long time before he said, “There is only one year left until Spiritual Energy is cut off. For today, there are only two ways.”