Chapter 700: Cant Be Changed
After escaping for a while in his Taiyin Spiritual Body, Qi Xuansu dispelled it and continued flying.
He had not gone far when he sensed something unusual from his fish talisman. Upon taking out his new golden-purple fish talisman, he discovered an unfamiliar request.
Such a request came from another fish talisman and could only be initiated by fellow Qingping Society members. In essence, it functioned like establishing contact in a Dream Meeting. Typically, only peers or higher-ranked members could initiate a request, and it had to be within a certain range.
In other words, someone not far from Qi Xuansu, likely a B-rank or A-rank member of Qingping Society, had sent a contact request. It was probably a recent comrade. Of course, it could also be a trap—someone captured by The Inn, with their fish talisman used as bait.
Qi Xuansu hesitated briefly but still accepted the request and established the connection.
Since the golden-purple fish talisman was only bound to one person, direct conversation was not possible with this new person. But it could guide him in the general direction. Following that cue, Qi Xuansu flew about 15 kilometers and arrived at a dense forest in the mountains. At the cusp of dawn, after several twists and turns, he finally found a hidden, naturally formed crevice beneath a large boulder.
The crevice was a little over 3 meters wide, enough for a grown man to hide in. But the rock above was just half a meter off the ground, requiring one to crawl in, making it hard to notice.
After carefully checking for ambushes and finding none, Qi Xuansu glided down through the gap. It was quite deep. An ordinary person would need a rope, but a Heavenly Being could float down easily.
Below the crevice was a large natural cavern. Animal and human bones littered the ground, but they were clearly not recent. The animals had likely fallen and died by accident. But it was unclear whether the humans had fallen or if they had been dumped here.
Qi Xuansu paid no mind and proceeded deeper into the cave, where another natural crevice appeared, barely wide enough for a person but over 300 meters deep. The bottom bore marks of an underground river’s erosion. Since it was winter, the dry season, it was mostly dry. In summer, this place would likely be submerged.
After descending, Qi Xuansu raised his golden-purple fish talisman.