306: Chapter 306 Entering the Library

No One Dares to Move

Perhaps out of caution toward the Demonic Path forces,

Even with the key used to open the gate, they did not enter easily.

"If you all aren't going, then I'll be the first to enter."

The Spirit Avatar laughed loudly and took the lead, stepping inside and disappearing into the dark passage.

Seeing the Spirit Avatar take the initiative to enter, the others no longer hesitated and stepped into the passage one by one.

"If you all want to go in as well, we won't stop you. Of course, those above the Bitter Sea Realm shouldn't even think about it."

Master Yun Hua's gaze swept across the crowd as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan looked at Master Yun Hua with a playful smile.

"Senior, is that true?"

One person plucked up the courage to ask Master Yun Hua.

Can't enter without a key?

There were bound to be those who didn't believe in such superstitions, but given the presence of these three big shots, they didn't dare to act rashly.

One must know that any one of these three could slaughter everyone present, and it would be the kind of situation where no one could escape.

"As you wish,"

Master Yun Hua said.

After receiving Master Yun Hua's consent, that person cautiously walked toward the Immortal Cave.

Finding that the other two did not stop him either, his pace quickened.

He stopped only when he reached the stone gate, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face.

However, this hesitation lasted for only a few seconds. After those few seconds, the man's expression became resolute.

He immediately stepped inside.

But just as half his body had crossed the threshold, his body suddenly froze.

In the next second, his body rapidly shriveled up.

"No..."

With that single word, the man turned into bleached white bones and collapsed to the ground.

After hitting the ground, he further disintegrated into white powder.

For a moment, many people nearby showed looks of terror.

Many of them actually had the same idea as this man.

They just lacked the confidence to try it themselves.

Now that someone had tested it for them, it was naturally a good thing.

But this test directly severed their lingering hopes. They were also glad they hadn't acted rashly; otherwise, that person's end would have been theirs.

"Foolish."

Gao Chi spat out two words.

He also inadvertently glanced at Master Yun Hua.

Though he looked at Master Yun Hua, his mind was thinking of Su Lianxue.

Gao Chi's figure then vanished from the spot.

"Sister Yun Hua, you really suit my Demonic Path. Why not join my Hongchen Pavilion?"

Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan looked at Master Yun Hua and smiled.

Master Yun Hua only glanced at Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan before leaving the area.

Seeing this, Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan did not linger either.

With the three Nirvana Ancestors having left, the surrounding people stared at the pitch-black passage.

Not a single person dared to approach it.

...

Stepping through the pitch-black gate and walking through the slightly dim passage,

The group arrived at a spacious area.

A giant humanoid statue stood in the center.

After setting foot here, everyone looked at those around them with faces full of caution.

To the people present, anyone belonging to a different camp was an enemy.

Even those beside them were enemies.

Regarding this, Lin Ming was somewhat helpless. It was one thing for his Revered Master to throw him in here.

After all, his performance over the years had indeed been a bit much, so Lin Ming had been slightly suppressing himself.

But why did Revered Master throw his Junior Sister in here as well?

Su Lianxue had only just made a Breakthrough to the Spirit Treasury Realm a few days ago, at the Spirit Treasury First Heaven, yet Revered Master had thrown her in.

Although the Cultivation Technique his Junior Sister practiced was unusual—to the point where sometimes even he couldn't quite see through her—she was still ultimately a cultivator of the Spirit Treasury First Heaven.

Among these cultivators who were generally at the Spirit Storage Ninth Heaven, she was indeed far behind.

But the key was that his Junior Sister had actually agreed to Revered Master's idea.

He didn't know what life-saving methods his Junior Sister had, but as her Senior Brother, a part of Lin Ming's attention would likely have to remain on Su Lianxue.

However, the Legacy of Ancestor Qingxuan was a problem.

It was the thing Revered Master specifically asked for.

The issue was they only knew that Ancestor Qingxuan's Legacy was inside, but they didn't know its specific location and had to find it themselves; this was what Lin Ming found troublesome.

Mainly, the Formation maintaining this treasury was somewhat collapsing, making it impossible to use power exceeding the Spirit Treasury Realm.

Although as a Saint-level Formation Master, Lin Ming saw the problem with this Formation and knew how to fix it,

There was no need. The Materials required to repair this Level 8 Formation were enough to set up another Level 8 Formation from scratch.

Lin Ming felt it was a waste and unnecessary, so he didn't proceed with it.

After all, the Essence Stones he had on him were for other uses; there was no need to waste them here.

Additionally, Lin Ming had absolute confidence in his own strength. Snatching Ancestor Qingxuan's Legacy from these people would not be difficult.

"Who is this statue supposed to be?"

The Spirit Avatar looked at the humanoid statue and said with a smile.

"This... if I'm not mistaken, it should be Gloomstone."

From the ranks of the Shangji Sect, Huang Zhang spoke.

A Level 6 spirit ore, Gloomstone was a Yin-attribute spirit ore and was considered quite rare among Level 6 Materials.

He hadn't expected such a rare spirit ore to be used just to make a statue; it was clear the Inverse Demon Cult still had some foundations.

As for why no one present recognized the statue, it was because the Inverse Demon Cult's history was quite ancient.

The history of the Inverse Demon Cult could be traced back eight thousand years. It was a great Demonic Path Sect from eight thousand years ago, and it was also wiped out by the Wuji Pavilion eight thousand years ago.

And the Wuji Pavilion itself had mysteriously perished not long after wiping out the Inverse Demon Cult.

For a Sect that had been defunct for eight thousand years, the records kept by the various major Sects were not extensive, and they didn't have a particularly deep understanding of it.

"I'll take this Gloomstone."

In an instant, a figure appeared beside the Gloomstone.

The man looked at the Gloomstone with a face full of greed and reached out a hand toward it.

But the moment his hand touched the Gloomstone, he found he couldn't pull it away.

His hand was stuck to the stone.

He felt his blood and Qi being rapidly absorbed by the statue. He wanted to stop it, but found he simply couldn't.

If this continued, he would be sucked dry.

"Save me!"

The man immediately looked toward the Spirit Avatar.

He was one of the four people who had auctioned for a spot from the Spirit Avatar.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm afraid I cannot save you,"

The Spirit Avatar said with a face full of regret.

The transaction between them was limited only to the Spirit Avatar bringing him into the treasury.

Once inside the treasury, the transaction between them was considered over.

They were neither relatives nor friends.

Why would Lin Ming bother to save him?

Moreover, this was his own choice.

Since he had made this choice, he naturally had to bear the price that came with it.