Chapter 662: Golden Orchid Grass

With a flip of his hand, a crystal clear and translucent shard appeared in Qin Sang’s palm.

He infused his true essence into the crystal. The crystal suddenly trembled, and a faint milky-white glow spread from within. Soon after, it revealed a vivid and lifelike scene.

Qin Sang stared intently at the image.

The Sky Tower loomed tall, and the single-armed ancient corpse plummeted from the sky.

Through the thick sea of clouds, only a vague silhouette of the ancient corpse could be seen. It was shrouded in dense corpse qi, so heavy that even the white clouds had taken on an eerie hue.

Just as the corpse was about to fall out of the cloud sea, it vanished without a trace.

The next moment, several powerful figures soared into the sky, but they were obstructed beneath the clouds and could not break through, left circling helplessly in midair.

The scene within the crystal came to an abrupt end.

Why it had suddenly vanished from Seven-Kill Hall and reappeared in the distant Witch God Continent remained a massive enigma. The question lingered in Qin Sang’s heart, refusing to fade.

Was there some strange barrier within Seven-Kill Hall that had transported me here?

Or had someone mysterious inside the Sky Tower removed him from the Seven-Kill Hall and tossed me into this place?

Qin Sang had racked his brain but still couldn’t figure it out. However, he had already realized that the ancient teleportation array was most likely located at the summit of the Sky Tower. That meant everything he had done in Xijiang during this period had been in vain.

If he wanted to uncover the truth and find the ancient teleportation array, he would have to enter Seven-Kill Hall himself.

The next opening of Seven-Kill Hall wouldn’t come for several decades, not until its protective celestial array entered a dormant phase, and some faction arranged an array to force their way in. Only then would an opportunity arise.

During this interim, the most urgent matter for Qin Sang was to raise his strength as much as possible.

Although he hadn’t managed to pry all the details of Seven-Kill Hall from Du Han, the glimpses he had caught were already enough to reveal that the place was unimaginably dangerous, a veritable deathtrap at every step, on par with the outer palace of Ziwei Palace.

It was certainly no otherworldly paradise like the inner palace of Ziwei Palace.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

For cultivators at the early stage of the Core Formation Realm, entering Seven-Kill Hall meant starting from the absolute bottom rung.

“With the cultivation speed of the

Primordial Spirit Sword Nourishment

, as long as I stay diligent, a few decades should be enough to reach the middle stage of the Core Formation Realm. After all, this art has no bottlenecks at minor stages... I must make my way to the Demonic Sea as soon as possible.”

Qin Sang murmured to himself. The place most suited for his cultivation was the Stormy Demonic Sea. There, he could comprehend the killing symbol while exchanging demonic beasts for spirit stones.

But a constant worry gnawed at him. If the Sky Tower truly was as perilous as the rumors claimed, would he have to wait until after reaching the Spiritual Infant Realm before returning to the Small Cold Domain?

And without a Du’e Pill, what were his actual chances of forming a Spiritual Infant?

The thought gave Qin Sang a splitting headache.

At the same time, he felt secretly relieved.

It was said that the white clouds at the summit of the Sky Tower were extremely unusual, containing ancient barriers within. Even Spiritual Infant grandmasters were unable to penetrate the clouds with their spiritual consciousness.

So it was impossible to probe the corpse’s identity using spiritual consciousness.

With only the naked eye, and through that dense mist and corpse qi, not only was the ancient corpse’s face obscured, but due to its curled-up posture, even its physique couldn’t be clearly discerned.

Because the corpse qi was so overwhelming, and it had fallen from the unfrequented summit of the Sky Tower, anyone who had witnessed the scene with their own eyes would never suspect that the falling figure had been alive.

After the severed arm had recovered and the corpse qi had been cleansed, no one would ever associate Qin Sang with that ancient corpse.

After realizing how deeply connected Seven-Kill Hall was to the ancient corpse, and how much attention it had drawn, Qin Sang had been extremely anxious, worried that someone might discover his identity, making it impossible for him to survive in Canglang Sea.

Only after seeing the crystal’s projection did he feel reassured.

According to Du Han, after the ancient corpse disappeared, one of the Spiritual Infant grandmasters speculated that someone had stolen it in broad daylight, nearly triggering a massive uproar.

Du Han didn’t know the outcome of the discussions among those Spiritual Infant grandmasters, but fortunately, no war broke out.

After Seven-Kill Hall closed, some human factions began spreading news that they were searching for the ancient corpse. Only then did Du Han and the others realize that even the Spiritual Infant cultivators from the human race had not found it.

Upon returning to the Witch God Continent, they immediately reported the changes in Seven-Kill Hall to their sects, hoping to imitate the human cultivators and conduct a search for the ancient corpse on the continent.

After all, what if it had really ended up in the Witch God Continent?

Seven-Kill Hall was one of the most critical hidden realms of the human race. Who knew what secrets the ancient corpse might hold?

But relying on only those few who had entered the hall wouldn’t amount to much. Their resources were limited. It was impossible to mobilize the full strength of the Witch God Continent unless they gained the support of a Spiritual Infant grandmaster.

However, after Du Han made his report, it vanished without a trace, as if dropped into the sea. Later, he learned that his master was in seclusion.

Unexpectedly, after reaching out to others, he discovered that the same thing had occurred across the board. Every major sect’s Spiritual Infant grandmasters had coincidentally entered seclusion at this exact time.

This even included one of the top three strongest sects of the witch race.

There was no way such a coincidence could be real.

They immediately realized that those Spiritual Infant grandmasters had likely left their sects long ago and were secretly scheming something of great importance.

The witch race was not a monolithic force. Whatever was happening must have been a major event. It was one that had drawn in the entire upper echelon of the witch race.

Compared to something that concerned the fate of the entire witch race, what did an armless ancient corpse amount to?

The witch race choosing to act secretly at this particular time likely meant they were taking advantage of the human race’s attention being focused on Seven-Kill Hall. It would be easier to obscure their movements from the human cultivators.

Upon learning of this, Qin Sang immediately pushed the matter from his mind.

Although he was human, he had not originated from the Canglang Sea region. He would never risk exposing himself just to reveal such a scheme.

Moreover, the witch race had not gone out of their way to conceal their actions. It was likely they only needed to buy a bit of time. They didn’t fear being discovered by the human race. Perhaps because their goal had already been achieved.

With all the witch race’s Spiritual Infant grandmasters having vanished, any spies the human race had planted among the witch race would surely have noticed something unusual long ago. There was no need for Qin Sang to step in pointlessly.

Without the backing of their sects, Du Han and the others had no choice but to contact a few fellow cultivators and each chose a region that wasn’t too dangerous, hoping to gather information and try their luck.

A full-scale search of the witch race’s territory would have to wait until those Spiritual Infant grandmasters returned to their sects and could make a decision.

Du Han had chosen the northern part of Xijiang, including the Bear Mountain region and other nearby areas. Some of his friends and senior brothers were scattered throughout Xijiang to investigate as well.

Xijiang was vast, and the cultivators there were generally weak. Naturally, they had to conduct a thorough search.

As for why Du Han had chosen this particular area...

First, it was because, back in Seven-Kill Hall, he had bought a piece of information from a newly acquainted human Golden Core cultivator. A Thousand-Hand Spider Fruit was hidden in the Bear Mountain region, which could help his chief disciple form a core.

Second, it was because of a spiritual herb known as Golden Orchid Grass.

Golden Orchid Grass was not inherently valuable.

However, cultivators later discovered that it had a certain suppressive effect on the Malevolent Demonic Qi rooted in a primordial spirit. Its value immediately surged, and it had since been completely harvested, becoming quite rare.

This particular Golden Orchid Grass had been discovered by Du Han by chance in the heart of Xijiang. At the time, it had not yet reached peak potency, so he had slain the guardian spirit beast and set up a barrier to conceal its spiritual aura.

Recently, the Golden Orchid Grass had matured. As soon as Du Han returned to the Witch God Continent, he rushed to harvest the herb without delay.