Boarding Life

Chapter 834 834

Qin Qi quickly sensed that something had entered the bell artifact.

He dared not make a move and simply waited quietly.

Approximately half an hour later,

the mysterious woman's tired voice finally sounded, "I've captured Shu Yulan's location from the faint connection of this bell."

"Heh, interesting. As expected, Bai Qingrou didn't dare to imprison Shu Yulan too far away, she's right near Tianqing City..."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Qi said, "We must set off immediately under the cover of night!"

However, two problems lay before him.

First, Tianqing City was heavily guarded, and for an outsider like him to sneak out unnoticed wasn't easy. After all, he wasn't Luo Yanran, who was Yuan Tianqing's disciple.

Secondly, Tianqing City was under the territory of the Tianlan Sect, and Bai Qingrou was the Holy Maiden of the Tianlan Sect.

If his departure were detected, the secretiveness would surely arouse suspicion.

He feared he wouldn't rescue Shu Yulan before Bai Qingrou became suspicious of him.

Thinking of this, Qin Qi couldn't help but ponder deeply.

After a long while, he finally took a deep breath, "I can't worry about that now, I just have to give it a try!"

With this in mind, he immediately set off under the night sky.

In about half an hour, he had sneakily arrived at the exit of Tianqing City.

Fortunately, the exit of Tianqing City was not an area attacked by evil demons, so it was not heavily guarded, with just a few scattered guards.

Qin Qi glanced, "They are mostly at the True Stage, with one Foundation Establishment Stage expert on guard!"

Seeing this, he sighed in relief.

He then immediately activated the Invisibility Technique.

With his Invisibility Technique skills, even those evil demons with sharp senses wouldn't notice anything unusual, so these True Stage guards naturally wouldn't notice anything amiss.

Thus, Qin Qi slipped out of Tianqing City.

However, he didn't dare to be careless.

If anyone noticed he had left Tianqing City tonight, he would still be in danger.

So, Qin Qi moved at incredible speed, crossing several mountain peaks and finally stopping in a silent valley according to the mysterious woman's directions.

Qin Qi looked around, "This valley is small, and although my Sea of Consciousness can cover it completely, there's no sign of a place that could hide people."

The mysterious woman chuckled, "If it were that easy for you to find, Bai Qingrou would have already fallen from grace."

"Concentrate your Sea of Consciousness to its fullest, take a few steps forward, and use the Profound Pure Spirit Eye to look underground!"

Qin Qi followed the mysterious woman's instructions.

Once he stopped, he activated the Profound Pure Spirit Eye.

Sure enough, as soon as it was activated, he immediately sensed something amiss.

"There's a spiritual power fluctuation underground!" Qin Qi raised an eyebrow.

The mysterious woman leisurely said, "This is the Spirit Trapping Eight Gates Array, which continuously drains your mana when trapped. Under this array's suppression, one can never hope to escape in a lifetime."

"Moreover, the array is enhanced with restrictions that hide its presence so that nothing can be detected from outside using the Sea of Consciousness!"

With hands behind his back, Qin Qi asked, "What should I do, dig the ground open?"

The mysterious woman laughed, "If you dig like that, Bai Qingrou will be here in no time."

Qin Qi widened his eyes, "What?"

The mysterious woman calmly explained, "Do you think Bai Qingrou is incompetent? She naturally added some measures to the array. If the array shows any abnormality, she'll immediately sense it!"

"What should I do then?" Qin Qi asked, confused.

The mysterious woman parted her red lips slightly, "The bell hasn't sensed incorrectly; the correct entrance is still up ahead."

"Use the Profound Pure Spirit Eye to search thoroughly, it shouldn't be hard to find."

Qin Qi took a deep breath.

After being told by the mysterious woman, he felt a sense of dread in his heart.

The mysterious woman chuckled, "After reaching the Core Formation Stage, one can live up to three hundred years. How long do you think Bai Qingrou has lived?"

"It was over a hundred years ago when our grudge began."

"Compared to her, you're like a child just learning to walk. It's normal not to think things through as thoroughly."

Hearing this, Qin Qi's eyes widened.

Good heavens, as she said, Bai Qingrou is over a hundred years old, a real old monster?

Filled with awe, Qin Qi continued searching according to the mysterious woman's guidance.

Everything happened just as the mysterious woman had predicted.

Qin Qi soon used the Profound Pure Spirit Eye to find a spot where a strange spiritual power was moving.

He tapped the ground here, "The ground is hollow!"

"This is it!" the mysterious woman said.

Qin Qi grabbed the ground and gently lifted, pulling up an entire layer of soil.

Soon, an underground passage entrance appeared before his eyes.

Seeing this, Qin Qi quickly entered.

What greeted him was a narrow passageway.

From the other end of the corridor came occasional eerie sounds, chilling to hear.

After passing through the passage, a square space of about several tens of meters appeared before him.

Dozens of chains converged from all directions, tightly binding a woman's body.

The woman had long hair covering her face, so her features weren't visible.

Her aura was chaotic and extremely weak, making her fatigued state apparent.

However, beneath her disheveled clothing, it was clear that her figure was exquisite, her skin alabaster and exquisite, a living beauty.

She seemed to sense something and spoke coolly, "Heh, Bai Qingrou. So, despite the evil demon attacks, you still have time to see me?"

"It's not so easy being the Holy Maiden. If you can't bring glory to the Tianlan Sect, they could replace you as the Holy Maiden at any time!"

"Coming to see if I'm dead? Rest assured, no matter the suffering, I won't die before you do!"

Qin Qi calmly replied, "Are you Shu Yulan?"

Hearing a voice different from Bai Qingrou's, the woman quickly raised her head, her eyes wide with surprise beneath her long hair, "Who are you? Bai Qingrou's disciple?"

"No, that's impossible, Bai Qingrou wouldn't let anyone know about this place!"

Qin Qi had already planned his response with the mysterious woman.

Without revealing the mysterious woman, he also needed to quickly gain Shu Yulan's trust.

He shook the bell in his hand and said, "You must be quite familiar with this bell."

"It's my magical treasure; how could I not know it? Wasn't it in Bai Qingrou's possession? How did it end up in yours?"

Qin Qi slowly explained, "Bai Qingrou gave it to me. After refining it, through its faint connection, I learned of your existence and location!"