Chapter 261 Sneaked in (1/2)
Taisu Sect was indeed hidden in the void. By setting up the formation, space was extended from this side of the world.
Even if outsiders knew that Taisu Sect was in the north, but without depending on the mountain or understanding the profound, within the void, even if it was right in front, one could not enter.
The aurora was the ultimate formation that Taisu Sect made use of in combination with the spiritual opportunity of heaven and earth to protect the sect.
For outsiders who did not know, they would simply assume that it was a natural phenomenon of the world. Even if they observed it closely, they would not be able to relate or to even realize that there was spiritual opportunity circulating in it.
Even if one could spot some oddities, the formation left no trace or trail for anyone to sneak into.
As Shen Lian, who had Taixu Strategy, under Interpromotion and Interrestraint, he could understand the spiritual opportunity of heaven and earth. As the aurora went by his eyes, it was broken down into different trails, revealing the trails of the formation.
The formation formed a huge network which even he could not see the end of it. It kept on extending and changing, and hence it was not easy for him to enter.
However, he was not in a hurry. He simply followed the aurora and never attempted to break into.
If he could follow the aurora for nine days, he would be able to understand how it changed.
Shen Lian then found an extremely covert place, where he took out a Dao talisman. He focused all his spiritual consciousness on the Dao talisman, which transformed into someone who looked exactly like him subsequently.
The talisman contained the celestial art called The Three Incarnations. It was extremely precious. If it was not for a way to retreat, Shen Lian would never use it, as even with Qing Xuan's size and wealth, this was the only one they had.
The celestial art could at least form three Powang-leveled incarnations, but over the years, he had used up two of them. It could only form one incarnation now, but still, it was precious enough.
Once the talisman was used, the mana of the incarnation would be reduced every day and the existence time would not be longer than thirty days. It was nothing compared to Yanxu's Free Form Incarnation's uncountable clones.
Techniques that could help one create incarnations were minimal, and only immortal Zhenren could practice. For Yanxu to obtain Free Form Incarnation was something rare.
The Three Incarnation was strictly not considered as a technique for clones. It was created by Taishang Daoist Master, and one could use it to understand Xuanwei. Unfortunately since ancient times, only few could succeed in this, and to date, it was a technique that was considered extinct.
Shen Lian did not feel bad about using it, as the pinch Qing Xuan was in could not be overcome with one or two Powang masters.
If he sneaked into Taisu Sect without an incarnation, he would have no way to retreat, as such, he had to do it.
This time around he was here to look for Ruoxi. Even if he could not bring her along, he wanted to understand how she was doing, else he could not feel at ease.
As such, even if Taisu Sect was extremely mysterious, he still had to venture into it.
He pumped in his spiritual consciousness into his incarnation. He felt that his body was very light as if he was released from the burden of the body. He felt free but then he lacked an anchor, like a duckweed without something to depend on.
Shen Lian stepped on the void and entered the formation of Taisu Sect based on his calculated bearing.
After taking a few turns and following the spiritual opportunity, he finally felt some vibration at a location. When he fell in, he saw a lake which was reflecting like a mirror. Inside there were clouds and smokes.
Shen Lian's then used stealth. By twisting the light, he hid his presence.
From far away there came a yellow cloud which was falling. As the mist went away, a yellow-clothed woman whose clothes were adorned with clouds appeared. She looked extremely pretty.
As she stood next to a rock, she looked into the mirror-like water surface. She then took off her clothes and revealed her body. She leaped into the lake.
Although Shen Lian in mid sky had hidden his presence, he still had his five senses. He could not help but frown, as the yellow-clothed woman had a decent cultivation experience and he did not expect her to take a shower in the lake.
In Taisu Sect, the Qi of vitality was comparable to Qing Xuan, and the lake too was filled with spiritual Qi. It was extremely clean, but not as clean as cultivators' body which had been through many cleansing.
Even if there was some dirt on the body, with just some mana, the dirt could be removed. Who needed to shower? It could only be considered as a hobby then.
Shen Lian did not have the hobby of peeking at other's shower, but as he did not know the situation well since he was sneaking in. He figured that the woman could be a breakthrough for him to find Ruoxi.
However, the situation seemed to be a little bit awkward.
Shen Lian hesitated for a while, then he lifted his finger and light then went pouring down as fast as lightning. It froze the lake around the woman.
If one did not prepare against the Ice Light, even he himself would have suffered. While the yellow-clothed woman seemed like she had some cultivation experience, but in the end, she was only at the standard of Ruhua. As a result, she fell into it easily.
She was shocked, being frozen naked in the Xuan ice, she did not even know what happened.