Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

The academy square before them was surrounded by lush greenery, vibrant flowers, and a scene full of life.

However, wisps of green smoke curled around, the smoke from various burning sandalwood incense lingered in the air above the academy.

At the very center of the square stood a pitch-black tower of more than ten stories.

The tower was situated on a spirit stone-carved array platform, and the more Li Guanqi looked at it, the more he felt something was off.

It wasn't unusual for a mortal academy to have cultivators, but this array platform looked a bit like an altar?

Moreover, these jade-like stones were not ordinary objects. At this moment, Meng Wanshu beside him softly spoke, "This tower is not simple!"

Li Guanqi silently nodded, frowning slightly.

Because he discovered that his divine sense couldn't penetrate the black tower before him!

This was a bit strange, because Li Guanqi was now in the mid-stage of the Fusion Realm.

His sea of consciousness also gradually improved with the increase of his strength and realm.

His current divine sense storage was no less than that of a relatively powerful alchemist.

He didn't know what material this black tower was made of, but it could actually block both him and Meng Wanshu's divine sense...

Sword Spirit remained silent, quietly waiting for the next change.

Immediately after, Li Guanqi saw a hundred-person team slowly walking out of the academy.

At the front of the team was the old man who had spoken earlier.

Beside the old man were three other people; all four old men were in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

However, these people's talents were too poor, and no matter how hard they cultivated, they would never be able to break through to the Void Refinement Realm in this lifetime.

Suddenly!

The old man with black spots on his face swept his gaze over Li Guanqi and Meng Wanshu.

Li Guanqi quickly pulled Meng Wanshu, and the two of them lowered their heads, pretending to be very pious.

Only then did the old man withdraw his gaze without much suspicion.

There were many cultivators in the crowd, and many people like Li Guanqi were mixed in.

Meng Wanshu transmitted her voice, "If the situation is not right and we need to take action, I will move everyone into my domain."

Li Guanqi squeezed her hand to show that he understood.

Soon, the two ritual teams completed some kind of mysterious handover.

The old man with black spots on his face was not only the most powerful of the group but also the host of the entire ritual.

The old man's expression was extremely solemn, holding a foot-long cyan jade slip in both hands, he stepped on mysterious steps and slowly walked towards the high tower!

He chanted ancient words, the hazy and unclear voice only audible to the old man himself.

Along with the old man's chanting, the entire Qixia City was completely silent at this moment.

Occasionally, only the neighing of livestock could be heard, appearing somewhat restless.

Woo!!

The huge sound of a horn echoed through the clouds, and all the commoners and cultivators lowered their heads slowly at this moment.

Li Guanqi pretended to lower his head, his vast divine sense silently spreading to a ten-mile radius.

Buzz!!!!

Strands of mysterious fluctuations emanated from the old man's body, and the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles gathered towards the old man at this moment.

The old man stepped into the void and slowly ascended, kneeling when he reached the top of the tower.

Crawling in mid-air, kowtowing at every step, the five-body prostration looked a bit comical, but no one dared to laugh.

"Liu Qin, Dean of Qixia Academy, respectfully welcomes the immortals to descend and bestow blessings."

The old man's voice and expression were extremely pious, always lying in mid-air, holding the jade slip high with both hands.

The old man came to the tip of the tower, lying in mid-air, holding the jade slip and slowly inserting it into the black tower!

Buzz!!!

A thick golden pillar of light shot straight into the sky!!

Rays of light filled the void, and the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles instantly went berserk!!

However, ordinary people could not feel the frenzy of spiritual energy at all.

Heaven and earth anomalies first appeared, and the pillar of light rising into the sky formed a fireball of hundreds of feet in size in the sky!

The dazzling light even overshadowed the warm and gentle sunlight, the light was not scorching and even felt very warm.

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, and a large group of people suddenly knelt down beside him.

The elderly old women or old men all knelt on the ground with pious faces, constantly kowtowing and murmuring things like immortal blessings.

Li Guanqi frowned, he always felt that this matter was too strange.

Since immortals were descending, there would always be some news passed out, right?

But although this place was very far from the Great Xia Sword Sect, no news had been passed out.

Li Guanqi found that many cultivators also had slight changes in their faces at this time, and they looked at the kneeling common people in the city with some daze, and could not help but bend down.

But Li Guanqi straightened his back at this time, standing in place with a frown.

Meng Wanshu couldn't help but say, "Not hiding it anymore?"

"Should we also..."

Li Guanqi put one hand behind his back and said softly, "No need, we'll know if it's a human or a ghost in a while, no need to bow for the so-called immortals."

"You and I, it's not like we can't ascend."

Meng Wanshu smiled gently and didn't speak any more, standing beside Li Guanqi with her back straight.

The entire huge square was densely packed with people, only within three feet of Li Guanqi was empty.

Those few white-bearded old men were also very strange, but no matter what, no one could squeeze past Li Guanqi.

At least several hundred cultivators were present, and at this time, seeing Li Guanqi standing at the front without bowing, they hesitated for a moment and also straightened their bodies.

Buzz!!!

Suddenly, a black crack appeared in the sky, and a terrifying aura emanated from the crack.

Immediately afterward, a huge bolt of lightning struck from the crack, directly hitting a mountain on the ground.

The mountain was instantly split in half by the lightning, and countless smoke and rocks flew up.

Under the illumination of the lightning, a huge black shadow appeared in the sky.

The figure was thousands of feet tall, exuding a powerful aura, making people shudder.

This was a huge monster, its body covered with black scales, shimmering with metallic luster.

Its wings spanned thousands of feet, covered with a layer of black flames.

Its eyes were like two lanterns, flashing red light.

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, and murmured in shock, "What the hell is this?"

At this time, Pengluo was hiding in the void interlayer with Jiu Xiao, Pengluo desperately stopped Jiu Xiao beside him, and opened his mouth with extreme speed.

"Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, hold on!! Ninth Brother, don't pull me..."

Then he transmitted his voice to Li Guanqi, "This is a hybrid descendant of a 犼!"

"The 犼 feeds on dragons and is also a very powerful great demon in the Immortal Realm!"

After the monster appeared, countless dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, with thunder and lightning in the clouds, and strong winds.

On the earth, countless creatures began to flee, they felt an unprecedented terrifying aura.

Under the monster's pressure, all the cultivators who were standing upright suddenly slumped and knelt on the ground with a thud!!

The huge force directly shattered the knees of these cultivators, and the blue bricks on the ground exploded with a bang!!

For a time, all the cultivators' faces changed drastically, their pale faces and foreheads were covered with cold sweat.

Li Guanqi snorted coldly, and actually resisted this pressure and slowly raised his head!

The sharp gaze looked towards the sky, the golden light enveloped the man's phantom, stepping on the head of the great demon and overlooking the common people.

"This is... an immortal?"

Li Guanqi's face remained unchanged, and he murmured in a calm voice.