363: Immortal?

Guard Mo immediately grabbed the player.

"Idiot, do you want to die?!"

The player was scolded but wasn't angry; instead, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't die."

Jian Wanzhong frowned.

These players had indeed told him that even if they died, they could Rebirth, so there was no need to worry too much about their Lives and Deaths at critical moments.

But this was too unbelievable, and Jian Wanzhong dared not gamble. He ordered the Guard to keep an eye on the players.

"Young Master."

Guard Mo said with a solemn expression, "We have already been captured by the Immortal Palace. According to records, we should not be able to leave."

All five of them were Fifth Rank, and without the Yue Family's secret techniques, they couldn't use the Void to escape immediately.

Furthermore, Jian Wanzhong knew very well that the two from the Yue Family had left early enough; if they had been even a moment later, they would likely have been trapped here and unable to leave.

Jian Wanzhong recalled carefully and said,

"According to records, the Bronze Immortal Palace constantly moves with the River of the Underworld, making it hard to find, and once captured by it, one can never escape."

"However, the records also clearly mention that many years ago, in a prosperous era filled with talent, many prominent figures joined forces and entered the Immortal Palace together. Not only did they successfully leave, but they also took away an Immortal corpse."

"This suggests that this place can still be escaped from."

Jian Wanzhong thought about it; he felt that Yue Minghao must have come for other matters, which was why he brought a second person.

If Yue Minghao himself had come, without reservations, he should have had the courage to go in and explore.

But this was also good; if they truly found some treasure from the Immortal Palace and discovered some secrets of Immortal Ascension, there would be no need to fight with the Yue Family members.

"Wait, what does 'Immortal' mean? What does 'Immortal corpse' mean?"

This Time Bu Ge's voice suddenly rang out, and the other players also looked over curiously.

To them, Immortal was just a term for Cultivator.

But from the expressions and tone of Jian Wanzhong and others, it seemed that 'Immortal' had a specific meaning?

"Immortal..."

Unexpectedly, Jian Wanzhong, who had always shown great knowledge, hesitated on this question.

And for a long time, he couldn't give an answer.

"I don't know either."

He shook his head and sighed, "Does Immortal exist in this world? I don't know."

At this moment, waxy corpses wrapped in grease floated on the lake.

The players became excited again and rushed forward to examine them.

The four Guards' expressions grew even more solemn.

"These corpses are very likely to be former powerhouses."

Little Cabbage stepped forward and grabbed a corpse, peeling off the grease from its body. Immediately, a perfectly preserved corpse was revealed. It seemed to be a Female cultivator, dressed in a Dao robe, not looking like a dead person but rather like someone in deep sleep, appearing no different from a living person.

But in just an instant, the rosy face instantly shriveled, then the flesh withered, and the corpse immediately turned into a skeleton, shattering in the ripples of the water, leaving no trace.

Other players nearby repeated the same process; corpse after corpse turned into skeletons and then dissipated.

"What are these things?"

All the players were somewhat surprised.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Suddenly, This Time Bu Ge shouted, his expression extremely solemn.

He realized a very crucial problem.

"Everyone, think about it. After we die, we can indeed restart, and our abilities can be purified."

"But what if we aren't truly 'dead'?"

"What if, like these deceased, we are preserved by mysterious power... what then?"

As soon as these words came out, all the players were stunned.

They looked at the vivid dried corpses floating up and couldn't help but feel a chill.

When exactly did these grease-wrapped corpses truly die?

Could it be that after being sealed inside, they exhausted all their Lifespan and then quietly passed away?

Thinking of this, the players couldn't help but be shocked, quickly retreating and daring not to go forward anymore.

Jian Wanzhong, however, was pensive: "The power of time is indeed terrifying. As long as one does not achieve Immortal Ascension, even former powerhouses will turn into withered bones under the erosion of years and then dissipate."

"If it weren't for these mysterious powers wrapping them, these corpses would probably have turned to dust long ago..." "If this power were even stronger, could it possibly..."

Jian Wanzhong frowned, then shook his head, feeling he was overthinking.

If his conjecture were true, then throughout history, with so many powerhouses, wouldn't someone have thought of it?

But they still vanished into thin air.

This meant he was wrong; there was no such method.

Everyone then discovered ancient treasures nearby, but they had all turned into scrap metal under the erosion of time. Without the grease wrapping, they crumbled into ashes and quickly disappeared.

Little Cabbage and the others were greatly disappointed.

Suddenly, an extremely strong suction force came from the Bronze Immortal Palace, and a huge force pulled everyone.

Even a powerhouse like Jian Wanzhong was completely unable to resist; even if he unleashed his jian xie sword, he couldn't withstand the pull.

A moment later, everyone fell down. When they looked up, they found themselves inside the Immortal Palace. The surroundings were boundless and empty, seemingly larger than it appeared from the outside, with a long-standing silence that made people's hearts palpitate.

Jian Wanzhong tried to release his Spiritual Sense to explore, but an invisible force here suppressed him.

The players also quickly searched for an exit, but they couldn't find the palace door, nor did they even know how they got in.

The surroundings were filled with mist, and in the haze, they could only see the endless bronze palace. The players couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

They wouldn't be trapped here to die, would they?

"What is this?!"

Suddenly, someone cried out in surprise.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a snow-white skeleton on the ground, without a trace of flesh. The bones themselves were eerily white, as if they had been eroded by time for too long.

A player accidentally touched it, and the white bones instantly turned into powder.

"This..."

The four Guards exchanged glances, their expressions becoming serious.

Jian Wanzhong was also startled: "This person was not wrapped in mysterious power, yet he still left a relatively complete skeleton. His strength in life must have been extremely powerful."

"He left words!"

Another player cried out in surprise.

It turned out that beside the withered bones, there were dried blood-red characters. Although they had been washed away by time for a long time, they were forcefully imprinted on the spot due to the condensation of the powerhouse's entire essence, Qi, and spirit, lingering for a long time.

"Dare I ask Heaven, is there an Immortal?"

There were only these few words, nothing else, as if this person only had this one question before he died, filled with regret and unwillingness.

Everyone felt a sense of unease.

The person who could leave white bones and words in this place must have been a top powerhouse in life, but before his death, he was filled with confusion, leaving behind a sense of loss and the regret of not being able to dispel the clouds and see the clear sky.

"Immortal..."

This Time Bu Ge chewed on this word.

To the people of Prison Land, Burial Emperor Star was a fairyland, and the Dao leading to Burial Emperor Star was the Immortal Road.

But here, Immortal seemed to have another meaning.

'What exactly are these powerhouses pursuing? What is the main quest that Xuanhuan World gives us players?'

This Time Bu Ge felt a pang of sadness.

"Look! There are more white bones!"

Someone shouted again, pointing in a direction.