Chapter 79

As the vortex of clouds continued to rotate, it seemed to form an inexplicable suction.

All the clouds in the entire Sea of Clouds sky were slowly absorbed and joined it.

The scale grew increasingly massive, dominating the entire field of vision, and just looking up at it gave a suffocating feeling.

The frequency of the blue flashes at the center of the vortex also increased.

Finally, when everything reached a critical point,

The blue light at the center of the vortex suddenly burst forth.

It formed a blue ring that expanded outward from the center of the vortex.

The ring expanded at an extremely fast speed.

When the onlookers first saw it, it was still within the vortex of clouds.

In the blink of an eye, it swept over all the cultivators present.

Their faces didn't even have time to show shock before these cultivators, swept by the blue light, slowly disappeared.

The blue light continued to spread outward.

If one could look down from ten thousand meters high, they would see that the blue ring had spread from the central sea to the entire Sea of Clouds in a very short time.

It stopped only when it reached the edge of the sea.

Then...

It suddenly contracted inward.

At several times the speed of its expansion, it collapsed back to its original point.

The blue light instantly became incredibly brilliant.

The storm in the vortex of clouds ceased.

The thick cumulus clouds, stretching for thousands of kilometers and spanning tens of thousands of miles, seemed to be squeezed and kneaded by an invisible giant hand.

At the same time, below the Sea of Clouds,

Countless blue light points emerged from various parts of the sea surface, floating and converging.

They quickly moved toward the upper cloud layer.

Gradually, the thick cumulus clouds, moving silently, formed a series of continuous building-like structures.

Then, with the attachment of the blue light points containing misty water vapor from below,

The cloud layer gradually turned a deep blue and became transparent.

The unusual activity lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

In the end, a vast palace made of clouds and water, existing between reality and illusion, and entirely blue and transparent, appeared above the Sea of Clouds.

The Cloud Water Heavenly Palace, sealed for thousands of years, reappeared in the world!

...

"The front lines are tense, and all major sects have suffered heavy losses. As the leader of the various sects in the Sea of Clouds, our Cloud Water Heavenly Palace is no exception."

"I don't know how many of our fellow disciples have died on the battlefield."

"Before leaving, the Sect Master entrusted me to go out and recruit disciples. I can't let him down."

"Fortunately, this trip has been quite fruitful."

Li Fan gradually regained consciousness.

Looking around, he saw a square where over a hundred cultivators lay scattered.

However, all the cultivators' clothes had changed to a blue and white pattern with the characters "Cloud Water" faintly visible.

In front of them, a tall, star-browed, sword-eyed man in white was muttering to himself.

The white-clad man looked quite handsome, but there was a hint of cynicism in his expression.

Li Fan, recalling his previous life's experiences, knew that he had successfully entered the interior of the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.

He couldn't act rashly for now and needed to wait for the "plot" to unfold.

So he收敛气息，按捺不动。

渐渐地，广场上的众修士逐渐苏醒。

看清眼前的处境后，其中几人变得有些激动。

“怎么回事，这里是什么地方？我记得我们不是在那个漩涡云层旁边吗？”

“还有，这身衣服是怎么回事？”

他们看见前方的那名白衣男子，与众人形象格格不入。

当即有人出声询问：“喂！那个穿白衣服的男的，是你把我们弄到这来的？你是谁？到底有什么目的？”

白衣男子这才从自言自语中苏醒过来。

看着前方的众修士，他脸上露出欣喜的笑容：“哎呀，你们总算醒了。接下来，保持安静。我要向你们交代一些注意事项……”

他话还没说完，就被不耐烦地打断了。

“少啰嗦，快说，这里是什么地方！”

白衣男子嘴角涌现出一丝笑意，连连摇头：“这次的新人，看来都不怎么听话呢。”

也不见他怎么动作，只是撇了一眼。

一道蓝光闪过，刚才那说话之人的头颅便掉落下来。

原本有些喧哗的广场霎时间变得无比安静。

在场的修士有的面露惊恐，有的恍然大悟。

白衣男子满意地看着安静下来的众人，这才不紧不慢地说道：“我叫秦堂，是云水天宫传法阁首席。你们要喊我秦师兄。”

“你们都是我这次外出收的外门弟子。接下来几个月，只要能通过我的几重考验，就能正式加入我云水天宫。”

“当然，这其中几点，是你们必须牢记的。”

“第一条，就是要对秦师兄我保持足够的尊重。我说什么，你们就做什么。违逆的下场，你们也看到了。”

“第二条……”

……

秦堂滔滔不绝地讲述着。

下方的众修士表面上安静，实际上早已用神念彼此交流起来。

“有道友知道这是什么情况吗？”

“这是诡异！这云水天宫应该就是一处被诡异笼罩的宗门遗迹了。”

“那秦堂到底是真人还是什么？”

“肯定不是活人啊！你没看到他身上一点气息都没有吗？”

“大家不要惊慌。诡异自有其规则。只要按照这秦堂说的去做，应该暂时没有什么危险。”

……

李凡不着痕迹地朝司空宜和百里尘处打量了一眼。

这二人面色如常，仿佛早已知道会遭遇诡异一般。

或者说，即使是诡异，这二人都成竹在胸？

李凡再朝一袭白衣的秦堂望去。

根据上一世众人探索云水天宫的经验，这秦堂乃是云水天宫入门的第一道关卡。

他并非活人，而是类似于诡异的存在。

他说的话，也就是诡异的规则。

若想活命，则需遵守。

而只有通过他的考验，才能取得前往云水天宫各处探索的资格。

……

秦堂终于将话说完。

他拍了拍手：“今天时间已经不早了，我先带你们去休息。明日一早，我们正式开始考验。”

“随我来吧。”

说着，他转身朝广场外走去。

绝大多数的修士，包括司空宜和百里尘二人，都乖乖地跟在白衣秦堂身后。

李凡也紧紧跟上。

只有极少数几人，互相看了一眼，没有跟随众人。

而是朝相反的方向飞驰，试图离开。

秦堂似乎没有察觉到这些人的小动作，一点反应都没有。

这些人眼看就要逃离，当下飞行速度愈加快起来。

他们丝毫没有发现，随着他们距离秦堂越来越远，从他们体内涌出的丝丝蓝光就越多。

最终，在飞出一段距离之后。

这些人全都变成了干尸，重重地摔落在地上。