"There's no time to lose. Let's enter the tower!"
Lei Yuce shouted in a low voice. With a shake of his body, he came to the giant stone door at the bottom of the tower.
The rest of the people followed behind him.
Without the Perfected Immortal Realm cultivator, there were less than 500 people in the crowd. Han Li naturally blended in with the crowd and followed at the back.
At the same time, he glanced at the other side of the crowd from time to time. There were two seemingly ordinary cultivators there. The man had a square face and thick eyebrows, and the woman had a round face and cherry mouth.
They were the two people he suspected to be the Lan siblings.
Although he couldn't confirm their true identity, in his opinion, even if they weren't the Lan siblings, they were still people he needed to pay attention to.
Even if the Golden Origin Immortal Palace didn't have anyone in charge of the opening of the Taisui Residence secret realm, he didn't think the Sky Court would really sit back and do nothing. Since he hadn't seen anyone from the Sky Court yet, he needed to pay attention.
Lei Yuce stood under the tower and looked around. After confirming that there was no mistake, he raised his palm and pressed on the stone door.
However, before he could push the door, the stone door made a dull rumbling sound and automatically opened to both sides, revealing a dark entrance. The light inside was a little dim, but there was a faint flicker of fire.
Although Lei Yuce was a little surprised, he quickly recovered. He didn't go straight in, but stood at the door and looked around.
Seeing this, everyone held their breath and looked into the door. At the same time, they tried to release their spiritual senses to explore, but naturally, they found nothing.
There was an invisible restrictive power in the tower that could isolate all spiritual senses.
"This place is a little strange. Everyone, be careful. It's not too late to go in now." Wen Zhong said with a smile.
Although that was what he said, since everyone present had come here and experienced so many twists and turns, who would be willing to give up? Naturally, no one retreated or left. Everyone's gazes once again landed on Lei Yuce.
"Let's go!"
Lei Yuce said as he stepped into the tower.
The rest of the people, led by the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Heavenly Water Sect, followed closely behind.
Everyone entered the pagoda and saw that there were braziers hanging on the four walls. Some kind of oil was burning inside, but there was no smoke at all. However, there was a faint fishy smell lingering in the air.
There were no furnishings on the left or right side of the pagoda, but there was a two-headed statue over a hundred feet tall standing right in front of him.
The statue had a strange appearance. The left head was that of a smiling heavenly official, while the right head was that of a ferocious evil spirit. Its body was covered in golden chainmail with engravings, and there were two golden wings on its back. It held a golden scepter in one hand and a mountain-splitting axe in the other, pointing to the left and right respectively.
Below the Ruyi Scepter and the Splitting Mountain Axe, a deep and serene passageway appeared, leading to the depths of the huge pagoda. All the light illuminated the passageway, but it was impossible to see what was inside.
"There are words on the Golden Ruyi Scepter and the Splitting Mountain Axe!" At that moment, someone suddenly shouted.
Han Li's eyes narrowed. He saw that there was a line of small characters written on the golden scepter and the axe. He muttered, "Choose the road without regrets, different roads lead to the same destination."
On the other side, Lei Yuce also opened his mouth to read it. He turned his head and asked, "What does this mean? What does it mean by choose the road without regrets?"
"It seems that choosing different roads will lead to different things. I'm afraid one road is dangerous, while the other … is even more dangerous." Jin Liu heard this, paused for a while, and said thoughtfully.
"It's good that we split up. Our Heavenly Water Sect and your Heavenly Sword Sect will each lead a group of people, and we'll go our own way." Su Suiqian's eyes fell on the statue, and she said.
"Fairy Su, this is the core of the immortal's abode after all. There must be many dangers inside. I don't think it's better for us to split up," Lei Yuce said with a flash in his eyes.
Jin Liu heard this, and was a little hesitant as well.
"I know you don't want to go the same way as him, but what he said is right. Since it's written on the statue that different roads lead to the same destination, isn't it the same no matter which road we take?"
"When did Senior Brother Jin become so naive?
Must what the statue says be true?
Wouldn't that Tai Sui Immortal Lord set up a trap and create a dead end for the intruders? "Su Suiqian sneered and replied.
"Junior Sister's words are reasonable. I'm being slow-witted. However, how should I choose these two paths? Do you have any idea?" Jin Liu was stunned when he heard that. He smiled bitterly and sent a voice transmission.
"There are restrictions in both roads, and spiritual senses can't explore. We can only find out what's inside after we enter," Su Suiqian replied.
"Fairy Su, what do you think of what I said just now?" Seeing that Su Suiqian didn't respond for a long time, Lei Yuce asked again.
"Nothing much. Since your Heavenly Sword Sect and our Heavenly Water Sect are the leaders of this alliance, if we go together, what will the other cultivators do?
We can't let them explore a road on their own, can we? "Su Suiqian said coldly.
"This…." Lei Yuce heard this, and hesitated.
"Brother Lei, I appreciate your kindness on behalf of Junior Sister. But Junior Sister's words are reasonable. Since we are regarded as leaders by our fellow cultivators, we should naturally take the responsibility of leading," Jin Liu said with a smile.
"In that case, please choose a road first, Fairy Su." Lei Yuce listened and said.
"Heavenly Official on the left, evil ghosts on the right…. Then I will choose the right road," Su Suiqian said without much hesitation.
"Good!
Then our Heavenly Sword Sect will take the left road.
Ling Xiao Chapter, Qing Suo Valley, Fierce Light City, Ink Fragrance House, and Worry-Free House will follow Fairy Su and explore. The rest will follow me, "Lei Yuce said in a clear voice.
The people behind him were originally trying to figure out the meaning of the statue, and were hesitant about the two roads. But since the leader of the alliance had spoken, and no matter which road they took, one of the two sects would lead, naturally there was no objection.
Not long after, the hundreds of people divided into two groups, and set off towards the two different roads shown by the statue.
Before leaving, Lei Yuce still reminded Su Suiqian to be careful, but the latter did not respond, and just led her people away first.
Among the people of Worry-Free House, the Lan brother and sister were mixed in the crowd. Their expressions were normal, but in fact, they were secretly communicating.
"Little Sister, this Lei Yuce is also strong, and his cultivation is similar to Su Suiqian's. Why is the latter always as cold as ice?
Strange. "Lan Yuanzi was very puzzled, and asked telepathically.
"What's strange about this?
Whether mortal or immortal, as long as you are a man, isn't it the same?
The more you can't get, the more you are willing to give. The colder that Fairy Su is, the more Lei Yuce will not be able to get, and will be dead set on her. "Lan Yan covered her mouth and laughed, and replied telepathically.
"So there is such a reason…. Speaking of which, this is a move of loosening the reins only to grasp them better." Lan Yuanzi seemed to understand after listening, and nodded.
"Why, Big Brother, did you chew something? Do you feel that you have gained something?" Lan Yan suddenly changed her tone and asked.
"Ahem… Alright, let's get down to business.
It's hard to predict what will happen next, so follow closely. "Lan Yuanzi was stunned when he heard this, and changed the topic.
At the end of the line, when Han Li passed by the Mountain Splitting Axe, he raised his head and saw that there were also a few small words written on the handle of the axe, "Axe Breaks Longevity". He couldn't help but frown.
Almost at the same time, on another road, a young girl dressed in a black robe also looked up when she passed by the Ruyi Scepter. She saw a few small words on the Ruyi Scepter. "Ruyi Scepter?"
After the people on both sides had entered several hundred meters into the passage, a rumbling sound suddenly came from behind them.
It was the giant axe and the golden scepter in the hands of the two-headed statue falling at the same time, sealing off the two passages and blocking the way back.
Hearing this, the two groups stopped at the same time. Wen Zhong and Jin Liu each went back to check, and then returned to the group, saying that there was no way back, and they had to advance at full speed.
Everyone had come to search for treasures, and after a period of noise, they quieted down and continued forward.
At the back of the group, Han Li listened to the sound behind him, and a thoughtful look flashed across his face.
In the following time, the group led by the Tianshui Sect followed the passage for more than ten kilometers. The stone walls on both sides of the road were engraved with all kinds of runes, and because they were so messy, Han Li couldn't tell what they were for.
But as they went deeper, the passage began to gradually narrow, gradually shrinking from the original several hundred meters wide to a few hundred meters wide.
At first, everyone was still vigilant in order to deal with any sudden situations or traps that might appear. In the end, apart from the passage becoming narrower and narrower, there didn't seem to be any other changes. There wasn't even the slightest restriction.
But the more this was so, the more uneasy it made people feel, and the atmosphere became a little tense.
At the end of the passage, there was a giant golden door that was several hundred meters tall in front of them. On the left and right sides of the door, there was a statue of a divine man holding a halberd. They were all glaring vajras, looking majestic and imposing.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by the statues, and only a few people's attention fell on the nails on the giant door.
"Yin Yin Yang Yang, out of ten returns nine returns … looks like it's the Yin Yang Isolation Formation." Jin Liu, who was standing at the front, pointed at the stone door and said.
Han Li heard this and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
The stone nails on the door were indeed divided into Yin and Yang, some protruding outwards, and some sinking inwards, forming a pattern of Yin and Yang intertwining. But it didn't mean Yin and Yang, but represented the Star Palace.
Among them, the protruding outwards was the Sun Palace, and the sinking inwards was the Moon Palace. Therefore, the true name of this formation should be the Star Palace Confrontation Formation. As for the Yin Yang Isolation Formation, it was just in appearance, but it didn't really match.
"Since Senior Brother knows it, can you dispel this formation?" Su Miaqian asked.
"We can try." Jin Liu thought for a while, then nodded and said.
With that, he turned to look at everyone and said loudly, "Everyone, please be quiet for now. I have something to announce."
As soon as he said that, the passage immediately became quiet, and everyone's eyes focused on him.