Golden Relic

Inside the Immortal Selection Pavilion.

Li Donglin lay limply on the ground, as if his bones had been removed.

Elder Jiang Shou is in charge of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, and can decide the fate of most immortals in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm.

Even though he was a member of the Qiandao Palace, he still had to be punished by the Immortal Punishment Pavilion.

Why was I exiled to the Boundary Sea?

Li Donglin couldn't believe he was being treated this way, just because he hadn't truthfully stated that he had seen the mysterious rune?

This punishment is far too harsh!

These immortals, born in a celestial realm, rarely left the Great Wilderness Celestial Realm.

Even the slightest smell of the treacherous Boundary Sea would make one feel nauseous, let alone let him wander Boundary Sea!

At this moment, Li Donglin was filled with nothing but endless fear.

He didn't want to be exiled to the Boundary Sea, but Elder Jiang Shou's words were never to be changed.

Jiang Shou returned to his seat in the main hall of the Xuanxian Pavilion, with Han Song following beside him, not daring to leave.

Jiang Shou looked at Li Donglin, who was lying on the ground, and suddenly clapped his hands.

In an instant, a True Immortal dressed in the uniform of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion appeared in front of Jiang Shou and knelt on the ground.

Elder Jiang Shou.

Jiang Shou coldly said, "Take Li Donglin back to the Immortal Punishment Pavilion, plant a top-secret extermination talisman in his Divine Soul, and then expel him from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. Remember to tell him that if he wants to return to the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, he should know what to do."

Upon hearing this, Han Song, who was standing to the side, felt his hair stand on end.

Planting a top-secret annihilation talisman in the Divine Soul is a Secret Method created by the Immortal Realm to protect its secrets and rooted in the Divine Soul.

The person who has been planted with the top-secret annihilation talisman will have their Divine Soul completely destroyed if they reveal the relevant secret.

Han Song never expected that the Immortal Punishment Pavilion would treat Li Donglin this way, and what's even more terrifying is that they want to expel him from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm.

He was filled with unease, but thankfully he had chosen to tell the truth instead of hiding it like Li Donglin had.

However, Han Song was still shocked by the punishment given by Elder Jiang Shou.

Is it really necessary to go to such lengths for that strange and mysterious rune?

"Yes!"

The True Immortal in uniform gave a curt and brief response, grabbed the limp Li Donglin, and disappeared from the Immortal Selection Pavilion.

Thus, only Jiang Shou and Han Song remained in the Immortal Selection Pavilion.

Jiang Shou's pair of purple lightning immortal eyes then looked at Han Song again, and said coldly:

Do you think the punishment I imposed was too severe?

Han Song was startled and dared not speak directly, but instead said:

"Since Elder Jiang Shou took charge of the Immortal Punishment Pavilion, everyone in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm has praised your fairness and impartiality. I fully agree with the punishments Elder Jiang Shou has given. If I truly feel they are too severe, it must be because there are aspects that I cannot understand, and it is certainly not because Elder Jiang Shou has any problem with enforcing the law."

Jiang Shou snorted, "You certainly know how to talk."

He continued, "Now it's just the two of us. I only kept you here because you didn't lie to me."

Han Song lowered his head, his chin almost touching his collarbone.

"Thank you for your mercy, Elder Jiang Shou."

"It's not that no punishment will be imposed."

Jiang Shou sneered, and then, two beams of purple lightning shot out from his Purple Lightning Immortal Eyes.

Boom!

A thunderous roar erupted, and the entire Immortal Selection Pavilion seemed to tremble.

The celestial lightning did not strike Han Song, but instead intertwined in the void, condensing into a mysterious talisman, which then pierced into Han Song's forehead with a whoosh.

Han Song immediately trembled all over and collapsed to the ground.

It took him a while to regain consciousness, and he stood up again, pale-faced.

Han Song instantly understood what it was; he too had been implanted with a top-secret annihilation talisman by Elder Jiang Shou.

"Thank you for the talisman, Elder!" Han Song said gratefully.

Jiang Shou nodded slightly.

"Alright, now you're qualified to know about that rune."

Han Song raised his head and looked at Elder Jiang Shou for the first time, but dared not ask any questions, waiting for the other party to bring it up on his own initiative.

First, tell me why the Immortal Selection Pavilion collapsed?

"The explosion of the immortal crystals and Spirit Stone that carried the power of True Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, and Golden Immortal caused the entire Immortal Selection Pavilion to collapse."

Elder Jiang Shou asked again:

"The Immortal Crystal Spirit Stone can detect any signs of immortality in the lower realms, and it has never exploded before. So what caused it to explode?"

Han Song replied, "Naturally, it's inseparable from those mysterious runes. Elder Jiang Shou, please speak frankly. If there are any problems, I am willing to bear all the punishment."

Elder Jiang Shou said in a deep voice, "I've kept you here because I naturally expect you to continue guarding the Immortal Selection Pavilion. If that rune reappears, you must inform me immediately!"

Han Song nodded quickly.

"Aren't you curious about what those runes are?"

"Yes!"

Elder Jiang Shou used his fingers as a brush, his Immortal Power emanating from his body, to outline in the void.

A blurry rune immediately appeared in the void.

"The divine runes I drew bear some resemblance to those runes?"

Han Song looked at the rune and immediately felt that it was somewhat similar to the previous rune, but it was only similar; it did not have the same charm and complexity as the previous rune.

Han Song stated frankly, "Reporting to the elder, I believe that only their appearances are somewhat similar; otherwise, they are completely different."

"Hmph, completely different," Elder Jiang Shou scoffed, then added, "That's normal, because it was once the clan emblem of the most powerful race in the Immortal Realm."

"The most powerful clan?"

Han Song was quite surprised, as he seemed to have never heard of this matter.

Jiang Shou looked at him, "It's no wonder you don't know. The vast majority of people in your generation—no, in the Immortal Realm—are unaware of the past history of the Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Han Song asked in confusion, "Since it's the clan mark of the most powerful clan, why would the elders plant a top-secret annihilation talisman in us? Shouldn't their names be known throughout the entire Immortal Realm?"

Elder Jiang Shou shook his head.

"That was a long time ago; no one from the Golden Immortal Race remains in the world!"

"What?" Han Song asked, puzzled.

When the secrets of the past were brought up, Elder Jiang Shou began to recount them in detail.

He also wanted Han Song to stay at the Immortal Selection Pavilion to keep an eye on the lower realm, so he had to inform him, since the rune might reappear.

"The Golden Immortal Race was the Immortal Race from before the collapse of the Immortal Realm, and even the Immortal Emperor relied heavily on them."

"In the past, when the Immortal Realm unified the Three Realms, the Golden Immortal Race made outstanding contributions. They also helped the Immortal Emperor establish the Immortal-Mortal Crossing Agreement and build the Immortal Gate that covers the entire Three Realms."

"Unfortunately, when the Immortal Realm later fell apart, the entire Golden Immortal Race perished in the Boundary Sea, thus the most powerful Immortal Race was completely annihilated into history!"

Elder Jiang Shou sighed, seemingly feeling sorry for him.

This was the first time Han Song had heard of the Golden Immortal Race. Coupled with Elder Jiang Shou's brief description of history, he seemed to witness the glory and power of the Golden Clan in the past Immortal Realm.

"The Golden Immortal Race has Golden Immortal blood flowing through their veins. They Tiansheng to pursue light, are upright and incorruptible, and vow to eliminate all darkness in the world. They are revered by all immortals."

"Back then, anyone who had a friend from the Golden Immortal Race would boast about it to outsiders and take great pride in it."

Han Song couldn't help but feel a sense of longing; if he had been born in that era, he probably would have felt the same way.

He couldn't help but ask, "But didn't you say they all died in battle? Why are their clan markings still appearing?"

Elder Jiang Shou said:

"Legend has it that they all perished in battle, causing the Immortal Realm to crumble. The Boundary Sea then began to invade the world, constantly expanding. Over countless years, there has been no news of the Golden Clan reappearing in any of the Immortal Realms, so it's likely that no one survived."

Han Song finally understood why Elder Jiang Shou had planted the top-secret annihilation talisman on the two of them; it turned out that this involved the once invincible Golden Immortal Race.

"Elder, the appearance of that clan mark, doesn't that mean...?"

Elder Jiang Shou's immortal eyes shone brightly as he said, "It's not necessarily the appearance of the Golden Immortal Race; perhaps it's just golden relics they left behind."

"Golden relics?"

"Legend has it that the Golden Immortal Race Clan possesses a treasure vault containing a priceless artifact, the very foundation of their power. Only a key crafted from the life force of every member of the clan can unlock it."

Han Song seemed to finally understand.

"So, Elder, you suspect that the clan crest that just appeared might be a relic of the Golden Immortal Race?"

"It's only a possibility, after all, too much time has passed. Regardless of whether it is true or not, anything involving the Golden Immortal Race is definitely not a simple matter."

Han Song's mood suddenly brightened.

A tremendous fortuitous opportunity! He had truly been waiting for a tremendous fortuitous opportunity!

He had thought he would encounter a good Inheritance, but he never expected to receive something that even the former Immortal Realm would value.

No change in Han Song could escape Elder Jiang Shou's discerning eye.

He glanced at Han Song, who immediately straightened up and put his hands close to his sides.

"Rest assured, Elder, I will absolutely remain at the Immortal Selection Pavilion. I will report any situation to you immediately."

Jiang Shou then withdrew his gaze.

"Remember this top-secret annihilation talisman planted in your Divine Soul. If you mention the Golden Immortal Race to anyone other than me and the Lord of the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, your soul will be instantly annihilated, even your Turtle Crane Sect Master will be affected."

"Understood, Your subordinate." Han Song clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Alright, tell me what happened again, especially the two figures that appeared in front of the Immortal Gate at the end."

"Yes!"

Han Song then recounted everything that had happened to Elder Jiang Shou once again.

Now that he had a focus and knew what Elder Jiang Shou wanted to know, he chose to tell the most important things.

Furthermore, Han Song even used his Immortal Power to create a pictorial representation of the image transmitted back by the immortal crystal Spirit Stone.

In the image, a majestic Golden Immortal gate stretched across the void. Before the gate, two figures bathed in Golden Immortal light were none other than the Holy Ancestor and Ning Qi.

As he gazed at the image, Elder Jiang Shou narrowed his eyes.

"No one in the lower realm has ever been able to approach the Immortal Gate when another has ascended to immortality. Even in the Immortal Realm, only a few special beings can do so, and the Golden Immortal Race, who co-founded the Immortal Gate, is one of them."

This image, along with the mysterious triangular rune, completely convinced Elder Jiang Shou that the two people in the image probably did indeed possess relics of the Golden Immortal Race.

Unfortunately, nothing of that kind of thing was shown in the image.

"Which of the two appeared before the Immortal Sect?" Elder Jiang Shou asked.

Han Song pointed to the rather young man in the picture and replied, "That young guy."

Jiang Shou stared intently at Ning Qi's appearance, as if trying to etch it deeply into his mind.

"Judging from the image alone, this person is quite young, yet he has already attained the qualifications to become an immortal. He is probably no ordinary individual."

What he said was not simple; he believed that Ning Qi must have benefited from the relics of the Golden Immortal Race to reach such a level so quickly.

"Very good, you've recorded their spatial coordinates?"

Han Song suddenly took out a Jade Slip from his bosom and handed it to Elder Jiang Shou.

"During the explosion, I recorded the spatial coordinates on Jade Slip, fearing they would be completely destroyed by the explosion."

Jiang Shou took it and instantly scanned it with his Divine Sense.

"Well done! Are they in District 15 of the Far Eastern Boundary Sea? That's quite far!"

"I've already estimated it; it's about 300,000 immortal li away from the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm," Han Song added.

"Three hundred thousand immortal miles? Even if I were to use the fastest treasure ship in the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, capable of traversing the Boundary Sea, it would still take me a month to fly there without rest, and that's assuming we don't encounter any demons along the way."

Jiang Shou frowned and asked again:

"Have you told them the location of the Great Wilderness Wonderland?"

Han Song shook his head vigorously and said, "Elder, when I saw two people in front of the Immortal Gate, I felt something was wrong, so I didn't tell them the location of the Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. I didn't have time to tell them before the explosion happened."

Upon hearing this, Elder Jiang Shou's expression turned solemn.

"As it stands, this is the first time they have transcended the world and appeared in the Boundary Sea. And since their location is within the Boundary Sea under the jurisdiction of my Great Wilderness Immortal Realm, surely no one else can find them?"

Han Song pondered for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

His every change did not escape Elder Jiang Shou's keen eyes. "What?"

Han Song said, "The first person to become an immortal in that space seems to have obtained the Inheritance of Mount Buzhou. As soon as he became an immortal, he summoned the remnants of Mount Buzhou in the Boundary Sea, allowing us to sense the energy of the Boundary Sea within him. This even caused the immortal sects to regress. What I fear is..."

Mount Buzhou?

Elder Jiang Shou was taken aback again.

"Mount Buzhou collapsed along with the unification of the Immortal Realm. It is said that Mount Buzhou tilted eastward and fell into the foot of my Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. I never thought it was true."

"Elder, is there something wrong with Mount Buzhou?" Han Song asked, puzzled.

Jiang Shouze said, "Mount Buzhou was, after all, a place adjacent to the Immortal Realm, and its Inheritance was extremely valuable. In its heyday, it was comparable to my Great Wilderness Immortal Realm. If anyone still survives, then we'll be in trouble!"

Upon realizing this, he immediately stood up and walked out of the Xuanxian Pavilion.

"You stay in the Immortal Selection Pavilion. I will send someone to deliver another immortal Spirit Stone. Use the previous coordinates and track those people's movements at all costs."

"Yes!"

Han Song stood alone inside the Xuanxian Pavilion, gazing at the vanished Elder Jiang Shou.

He patted his chest and let out a long breath.

He has finally survived this ordeal. If he can track down the people in the lower realm afterward, he will surely be richly rewarded.

"However, it's a bit difficult to explain to the Immortal Ancestor of the Turtle and Crane Sect. But with Elder Jiang Shou as my backer, the Immortal Ancestor shouldn't make things difficult for me."