After a while of such contemplation, Qin Xuan did not waste too much time and began to prepare for his upcoming actions.
Medicinal Pills were a must-have.
Besides Medicinal Pills, Qin Xuan also had a large number of Talismans he had obtained earlier.
He took out these Talismans, studied them, and after confirming their usage, Qin Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
Having Talismans would always add some combat power.
After preparing everything, Qin Xuan felt much more relaxed.
Although Ma Elder looked a bit strange, his strength was ultimately too weak, only at the Earth Profound Realm.
Since he was only at the Earth Profound Realm, Qin Xuan naturally did not take him seriously.
Three days passed quickly, and by dusk on this day, the sun had already begun to set diagonally.
Qin Xuan, who was Cultivating, was awakened by the sound from the Immortal Cave over there.
Hearing the sound, Qin Xuan immediately opened his eyes.
That Ma Elder had finally come out of seclusion.
Qin Xuan slightly turned his head to look over there; the Ma Elder, who had previously looked grim, now had a joyful expression on his face.
Walking briskly into the thatched hut, Ma Elder took out a small drum and gently tapped it.
"Iron Ox, follow me!"
Was it time to go to the destination? But why so early?
Qin Xuan had thought that Ma Elder would only take him away in the middle of the night.
However, from the current situation, this Ma Elder was going to take him away now.
"I hope this Ma Elder truly knows some secrets, otherwise, if he makes me waste so much time, I will definitely let him know what it means to be formidable."
Qin Xuan pondered, his face, however, was expressionless.
"Very good, this Gu indeed works well; it's still effective even now."
Seeing Qin Xuan obediently follow his instructions, Ma Elder nodded in satisfaction, then gestured for Qin Xuan to follow him.
The two, one in front and one behind, hurried away from here.
Along the way, many people in Qixia Sect who knew Ma Elder nodded to him, and Ma Elder, uncharacteristically, smiled and nodded back at them.
This made many Disciples who had never seen Ma Elder smile before break out in a cold sweat.
Had they offended Ma Elder?
Ma Elder was being so amicable towards them; this was simply too abnormal.
Soon, the two left the front of the Sect and went around towards the back mountain.
The back mountain? When he came here last time, there was nothing there.
However, Qin Xuan did not speak, simply following Ma Elder quietly.
As Ma Elder went around the back mountain, Qin Xuan was somewhat surprised: where were they going?
When Ma Elder led Qin Xuan away from Qixia Sect's Main Peak, Qin Xuan then realized that this Ma Elder was going to a valley between several mountain peaks.
Half an hour later, the two entered the valley.
The valley was utterly silent; not only were there no insect chirps or bird calls, but even trees were scarce, though at the bottom of the valley, there was a not-too-large lake.
The lake surface was smooth as a mirror, looking ordinary without any abnormalities.
Could this guy have known my identity and deliberately brought me here to play a trick on me?
Qin Xuan frowned, truly a bit confused.
However, having reached this point, Qin Xuan naturally understood the principle of waiting a little longer.
If it was truly confirmed that this guy was trying to make a fool of him, then Qin Xuan would let him know what it meant to wish for death but be unable to die!
"We're here!"
Just then, Ma Elder suddenly spoke, telling Qin Xuan to stop.
At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, just a step away from completely disappearing.
Looking at the red sun, Qin Xuan was a bit confused about what was happening.
"Thump!"
Just then, Ma Elder took out a Medicine Cauldron and carefully placed it aside.
After throwing various precious Medicinal Materials into it, Ma Elder quietly watched the sun, and when half of the sun had disappeared, Ma Elder took out a red Medicinal Pill and handed it to Qin Xuan.
"Eat it, then go into the water."
Ma Elder said in an unquestionable tone.
Go into the water? Was there something in this pool?
Qin Xuan calmly took the Medicinal Pill and ate it.
As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, Qin Xuan immediately isolated it with Spiritual Qi and Chaotic Qi, ensuring he would not be affected in any way.
"Now, into the water!"
Watching the sun with only its last sliver of light remaining, Ma Elder immediately ordered Qin Xuan to enter the lake.
Qin Xuan did not hesitate and immediately turned and jumped into the lake.
"Hiss!"
As soon as he entered the lake, Qin Xuan immediately frowned, his eyelids twitching.
This lake water was simply too cold!
Something was not right.
With Qin Xuan's Chaotic Body, ordinary cold Qi could not affect him at all.
But the cold Qi here was now making him feel cold to the bone marrow.
The only explanation was that this was not ordinary cold Qi.
"More accurately, this is Yin Qi!"
"Only Yin Qi entering the body would cause this."
Han Ye explained to Qin Xuan.
Just then, Ma Elder above immediately shouted to Qin Xuan.
"Go down immediately and bring up a corpse for me!"
Hearing this, Qin Xuan's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.
What was this situation?
He was actually being told to bring up a corpse.
Even Qin Xuan felt a chill down his spine.
Were there really corpses down there?
Qin Xuan inexplicably recalled the corpses he had seen in the cemetery earlier, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Qin Xuan, go down and see!"
Han Ye said to Qin Xuan.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan took a deep breath and looked down.
However, in his view, the bottom of the lake was very clear and very shallow from here; there was no sign of anything unusual.
Was there really something down there?
Qin Xuan was momentarily stunned, then slightly raised his head to look at the sun.
Looking from the water's surface, the last ray of light from the red sun finally disappeared.
Qin Xuan immersed his head in the water, and instantly, the lake, which had been only a few feet deep, suddenly became as profound as an abyss.
"This!"
Seeing this scene before him, Qin Xuan's scalp immediately tingled.
Right before his eyes, the lake water suddenly became incredibly deep.
Not only that, the already icy lake water became even more bone-chilling.
"You're not kidding, are you? How did this lake water suddenly become so deep?"
Qin Xuan never expected the lake water to suddenly become so deep before him.
"Looking down from here, the entire lake bottom is completely invisible!"
Qin Xuan watched this scene in shock.
"I understand!"
Just then, Han Ye suddenly spoke, incredibly excited.
"Only when the sun sets, at the intersection of day and night, can the passage beneath the lake surface open."
"Someone Sealed this place, but he couldn't completely Seal it, only leaving this brief window for the passage to open."
"Only at the moment when day and night intersect, when Yin and Yang intertwine, will the passage here open."
"Only by entering the lake during this time can the entrance be found."
Thinking of this, Han Ye said to Qin Xuan with immense excitement.
"Qin Xuan, this is the only chance, go down immediately!"
