Chapter 45 Gathering in the Square
After hearing what Li Qingque said, Zhang Qian was surprised but secretly relieved at the same time. To be honest, although he was very presumptuous and fearless in the sect hall before, in fact, now Zhang Qian did not dare to underestimate the powerful people in the Xihuang world.

With the Yellow Springs Demon Sect looming over the Demon Refining Island, and the Demon Refining Island's strength being weak, Zhang Qian also felt heavy pressure all the time, and the key was that his current cultivation was too weak. Now that he heard from Li Qingque that there was still a powerful force in the underground abyss of the Demon Refining Island, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Zhang Qian could break through the Jindan realm, he would not be like this. Once he broke through the Jindan realm, Zhang Qian would be able to display all kinds of magical powers, his combat power would skyrocket, and he would be able to display some of the methods he had practiced in the prehistoric world. He would not be as powerless as he is now.

However, the Jindan realm is not easy to achieve, even if Zhang Qian has the foundation of his previous life. He has no realm barrier, but is limited by the strength of his physical body. Unless he can increase the strength of his physical body rapidly in a short period of time, he can only improve his cultivation realm step by step.

"My ancient dragon loach bloodline is too thin. It is restricted by the bloodline. If I want to increase the strength of my body, I must refine my bloodline. Only when my bloodline is refined can my body strength increase."

Thinking about this, Zhang Qian asked, "Senior Sister, what is the Underworld Abyss?"

Li Qingque glanced around and said softly, "I told you before that the lake where our Jianhu Palace is located was created by a star that fell from the sky. After the star fell, it not only created this lake, but also broke through the earth's crust. You only need to follow the passage under the lake to enter the real depths of the underground, which seems to be another world called the Underground Abyss. The Yellow Springs Demon Sect's nominal power spans across several states, but in fact their roots are all in the Underground Abyss world. The Underground Abyss is the headquarters of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect. No one knows what they are planning in the Underground Abyss world, and how big their real power is? The senior masters of our Demon Refining Island are in seclusion in the Underground Abyss, and they also intend to monitor the Yellow Springs Demon Sect."

Zhang Qian looked solemn, thought for a moment and said, "So, the Huangquan Demon Sect can attack us at any time through the passage under our Jianhu Palace Lake?"

Li Qingque replied with a complicated expression, "That's right, but the Huangquan Demon Sect has been very low-key in recent years, and our Jianhu Palace has been exploring the underground world through the lake bottom channel, and has set up countless protective formations in the channel. Now we know a lot about the underground world. Although the underground world is gloomy and dark, and there is no sunlight, there are many rare treasures and many wonderful precious medicines. Over the years, our Jianhu Palace has also gained a lot from the underground world."

After hearing what Li Qingque said, Zhang Qian became curious about the underground abyss and wanted to go and take a look right away. However, he also knew that the entrance to the underground abyss must be a big secret of the Jianhu Palace and would not be easily leaked.

"Perhaps this assassin came from the Underworld Abyss, and thus he passed through the mountain protection formation silently. I don't know what happened in the Underworld Abyss. I heard that the Supreme Master has gone to the Underworld Abyss to check."

Li Qingque said with some distress.

"Sister, don't think about it. This matter is not something we on the Demon Refining Island can handle for now. Let the headmaster take care of it."

"Well... okay, Junior Brother, you go back first. You have to go to Shangyuan Bajing Palace tomorrow, so you need to be prepared. Don't worry about this."

Li Qingque took out the array plate that controlled the Demon Refining Array on the Demon Refining Island and sensed it carefully, trying to find any clues. Unfortunately, the assassin was elusive and no one knew how he escaped without leaving any trace.

After Zhang Qian returned to his courtyard, he practiced the Zhan character technique for a while, and used his own true energy to cleanse the seven Taibai Gengjin sword pills, then took out all the magic weapons on his body.

Now he has quite a few magical weapons on him, including the Hanchi Sword, the Guiyin Mixin Bell, the Guanghan Sky Net, seven Taibai Gengjin Sword Pills, and the Fuhai Bowl. Zhang Qian did not dare to take out the treasure map fragments, and let them remain immersed in the depths of his soul.

"Five magical instruments are not a small number, but it's a pity that I stole them by trickery and force."

As he stroked these magical instruments, Zhang Qian inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. In his previous life, he had wandered around in the wild for so long and had not found a single hair, but he had never experienced this feeling.

After playing with these magical instruments carefully, Zhang Qian's mind gradually calmed down, and he became as calm as a still pond. Finally, he closed his eyes, and from time to time he moved his hands, producing strange magical seals, which seemed to contain wonderful truths.

Time passed unknowingly, and by the time Zhang Qian had mastered the methods he had prepared, it was already the next day, the day for him to go to Shangyuan Bajing Palace.

Although the Huangquan Demon Sect incident happened yesterday, the Jianhu Palace was still very stable and there were no major disturbances.

When Zhang Qian, led by Li Qingque, arrived at the Void Island, he saw that the vast Void Island had become very lively. Apparently, his plan to break into the Shangyuan Bajing Palace had become known to everyone after fermenting for the past few days. Swish!
The hundred-foot sword rainbow fell, and Zhang Qian looked around. This was behind the Void Island, a very wide square. The entire square was paved with crystal black jade, and one could vaguely see one's own reflection when walking on it.

In front of the square is an eight-story tower. The tower looks very ancient and mottled. However, Zhang Qian secretly scanned it with his mind, but found that his mind could not penetrate the tower and he could not see the inside of the tower.

"Is this the Shangyuan Bajing Palace?"

Zhang Qian didn't expect that the famous Shangyuan Bajing Palace would look like this, it looked very unremarkable.

Li Qingque nodded and said, "This is the Shangyuan Eight Scenery Palace. When you enter, if you encounter danger, just shout and someone will naturally lead you out. Originally, this Shangyuan Eight Scenery Palace was for tempering the disciples' character, but the demons in it have become stronger and stronger over the years, and gradually no one goes in to temper their character, so it seems very deserted."

At this time, the square was already crowded with people, all of whom were disciples of the Jianhu Palace. However, there were very few outer disciples among them. Most of them were inner disciples, and there were also quite a few true disciples.

In front of the Shangyuan Bajing Palace, Xiao Daoyi was chatting and laughing with a few young people, with a smile on his face that made people feel like spring breeze.

Beside Xiao Daoyi there were several old men with impressive cultivation. Li Qingcheng stood in front of the tower with his hands behind his back, expressionless.

"he came!"

Zhang Qian's appearance caused discussion among the disciples in the square, and many eyes turned to him.

"Is this person Zhang Qian?"

"He doesn't look that good. His cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Stage. How could he have the courage to break into Shangyuan Bajing Palace?"

"Don't you know? He was accepted as a junior fellow apprentice by Grandmaster Li, so he must have some abilities. But I heard that he seemed to have offended Xiao Daoyi, and many elders disliked him."

"I've heard about it a long time ago. Although Zhang Qian's cultivation level is not high, he is very courageous. He even made a bet with Xiao Daoyi. In my opinion, he is doomed to lose. With his cultivation level, it is impossible for him to get through Shangyuan Bajing Palace. I don't know what he is thinking."

"Haha, why do you care what others think? He made a bet with Xiao Daoyi. If he loses, his spiritual power will be abolished and he will be expelled from Jianhu Palace. If he wins, he can put forward any conditions to Senior Brother Xiao Daoyi. This time, it will be exciting."

"Look, it's Ye Lingxiao!"

"Hey, didn't Ye Lingxiao go to Biyun Mountain to look for Nine-Leaf Fragrant Cloud Grass? Why is he back?"

"Speaking of which, although Ye Lingxiao is not a very good person and is very arrogant, he is really good to Junior Sister Meng. Ever since Junior Sister Meng was seriously injured and could not get up, Ye Lingxiao has taken good care of her and even personally went to various dangerous places to collect spiritual herbs to heal her wounds and prolong her life."

Ye Lingxiao's appearance brightened the eyes of the disciples present, and Ye Lingxiao turned his gaze and looked at Zhang Qian.

(End of this chapter)