Chapter 1378: Breaking Free

The two pursued for a while, watching helplessly as the azure light grew farther and farther away, leaving them behind.

"Forget it! There is no need to pursue him, lest we create a misunderstanding." The azure-robed old man withdrew his evasion light and called out to his companion.

If they continued chasing, the other party might suspect that they harbored malicious intent, which would only make things worse.

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Bifang fled. The two Spiritual Infant cultivators stopped. Qin Sang saw all of this, but he remained vigilant and maintained his evasion technique.

The Sky-Eyed Butterfly used its supernatural ability and kept watch for a long time. Only after confirming that there were no pursuers behind him did Qin Sang finally let out a breath, withdraw his evasion light, and descend to the sea surface.

After this chase, the true essence that had not recovered much to begin with was nearly depleted again.

Qin Sang sighed softly in his heart and looked back.

With so many demon kings and Spiritual Infant cultivators gathered in this place, Qin Sang inevitably felt uneasy. He worried that he had unknowingly stumbled into the vortex of some disturbance.

In his current state, any disturbance could place him in mortal danger. He had only just arrived, and he did not want to be dragged into a conflict for no reason.

At the very least, he first had to understand both sides’ identities and backgrounds, as well as the cause of the turmoil, before making a judgment.

"I should leave this place first. The farther, the better..." Qin Sang murmured and took out the nautical chart.

After estimating his current location, Qin Sang noticed that between him and Crescent Moon Island, there were several scattered islands. According to the markings on the chart, these islands were all controlled by humans, or even by human immortal cultivators.

There were many human sects among them. However, whether those places were currently safe was impossible to know.

After briefly regulating his breathing, Qin Sang selected a relatively remote island and prepared to go there first to see the situation.

This island was called Immortal Emerald Island. There were immortal cultivators on the island, and according to the chart, the strongest person there was only the island master, who was at the late stage of the Foundation Building Realm.

Qin Sang restrained his aura, flew almost close to the sea surface, slowed his speed, and traveled in a low-profile manner, ordering the Sky-Eyed Butterfly to remain on guard at all times.

Fortunately, he did not encounter any other immortal cultivators or demonic beasts along the way.

By the time he arrived at Immortal Emerald Island, it was already midnight. Qin Sang looked at the silent Immortal Emerald Island from afar and approached carefully.

There were mortal cities on the island, bustling with life. It was practically a small kingdom within an island.

There was no need to ask any mortals. Qin Sang could see that at the very center of Immortal Emerald Island, there was a mountain range wreathed in celestial clouds. It was a phenomenon formed by a spiritual array.

That place was undoubtedly the cave dwelling of immortal cultivators.

He quietly entered one of the mortal cities. Qin Sang sensed the aura of immortal cultivators within the city lord’s manor, but they were only at the Qi Refining Realm.

At the city lord’s manor...

Several immortal cultivators had gathered in the main hall and were speaking in low voices. Some looked excited, while others looked confused and hesitant. What they shared was that worry was hidden deep in all their eyes.

These immortal cultivators were all dressed in luxurious clothing and had an air of wealth and nobility. They looked more like rich men who had lived in comfort all their lives.

There was a big-sized middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe. He had grown impatient with what the others were saying and suddenly waved his hand, questioning them in a low voice. "During this period, have any of you seen the island master?"

Everyone froze, then looked at one another.

"The island master summoned us two months ago—"

The man in the dragon robe shouted coldly and interrupted, "Do I need you to tell me that? Of course I know the island master summoned us two months ago. I am asking whether any of you have seen the island master during these past two months, or the Wang Siblings?"

"Shh! Prince Long, keep your voice down!" The others’ expressions changed slightly, and they subconsciously glanced in the direction of the celestial mountain.

The man in the dragon robe also did not dare act too recklessly. He calmed his agitation and said in a low voice, "Over the past month or so, I found excuses several times to visit the celestial mountain, but each time I was blocked by that old thing guarding the gate. The Wang Siblings are still young and unsettled in nature. Every month or so, they would descend the mountain once and linger until they forgot to return. Yet now, they have been in seclusion for so long. Combined with the rumors that have come from outside the island during this period, how can we not overthink?"

"You mean..." Beside him, a slightly younger prince looked anxious. "The island master received news in advance and has already left Immortal Emerald Island? Why did he not tell us?"

The man in the dragon robe sneered, "What are you and I? We are merely tools the island master uses to control mortals. He grants us a few petty favors, that is all. We do not even have complete Qi Refining Realm arts. Only the Wang Siblings are the island master’s true disciples!"

Another old prince had remained silent the entire time, turning wooden beads in his hand. He said in a low voice, "It is said that the island master has a powerful background. A Golden Core saint once came to visit him and was very polite..."

As he spoke, the old prince sighed. "It seems like the situation is about to change!"

The man in the dragon robe clenched his fists. "If there is internal strife within the immortal cultivation world and no one pays attention to us, then at worst, we will change masters in the future. But I have heard that demonic beasts have been appearing frequently outside the island. I'm worried that it may be an invasion by the demon race. If that happens..."

Everyone shuddered. Demonic beasts were brutal. They would rather die beneath the swords of immortal cultivators.

By then, all of Immortal Emerald Island would be plunged into misery, and blood would flow like rivers.

"What should we do?" Everyone fell into panic.

If they guessed wrong and left the island without the island master’s orders, their fate would also be miserable.

Just then, everyone suddenly froze. Their voices stopped abruptly. Some even still had their mouths open, as though time had solidified.

The luminous pearl used for illumination dimmed, and a figure walked out. It was Qin Sang.

Qin Sang looked at the people bound in place and extended a finger toward one person’s forehead.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Qin Sang walked out of the city lord’s manor.

He did not know the identities of the two Spiritual Infant cultivators he had encountered earlier.

Qin Sang did not want to expose his tracks, so he would rather go through the trouble of questioning them one by one first, then erase all their memories.

Inside the room, the bindings on everyone were released. They continued their heated discussion, completely unaware that a small portion of time had gone missing from their lives.

Qin Sang then entered the celestial mountain. The protective spiritual array was quite powerful, but in the eyes of the Sky-Eyed Butterfly, it was full of flaws. Qin Sang easily infiltrated the mountain.

The celestial mountain had been abandoned, leaving only a so-called "gatekeeper." This person was already old. The island master had once shown him kindness and had ordered him to guard the cave dwelling.

"The island master left two months ago. Recently, more than one dragon ship has been attacked, and demonic beasts have been appearing frequently..." Qin Sang asked for quite a bit of information and thought to himself that something was indeed strange.

This place was not safe either.

"I must leave this troubled land as soon as possible and enter Crescent Moon Island before I can recover in peace." Qin Sang occupied the island master’s cave dwelling.

The spirit vein here was not satisfactory, and Qin Sang did not dare stay for long. After recovering thirty percent of his true essence, he hurriedly left.

Until Qin Sang departed, no one on Immortal Emerald Island knew that it had once been visited by a Spiritual Infant cultivator.

In an empty sea region, an evasion light came speeding over and circled slightly in mid-air.

Ripples rose across the sea surface. Then the void distorted, faintly revealing the illusory outline of a small island. The evasion light flashed into the island and disappeared.

The island was small in area. There was a palace on the island that occupied almost half the space.

The palace was resplendent and magnificent. The azure-robed old man who had previously scared Bifang away sat upright in the main hall. The white-robed scholar was not here, but there were two other Spiritual Infant cultivators.

The two of them sat willingly in the lower seats, patiently listening to whatever the azure-robed old man was saying.

The moment the evasion light charged in, they had already sensed it. The azure-robed old man stopped speaking and raised his head to look outside the palace.

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