232: Step onto the avenue, the golden palace

“He didn’t fall for it…”

Yan Ruyu looked at Xie Weilou, a strange glint in the depths of her eyes.

The other areas were fine, but in the southern region, besides that cave dwelling, there was another area she had circled, marked with a tremendous opportunity.

If it were any other cultivator, upon getting that map, they would surely make a detour to investigate before coming to this ruin.

Yet, this person came directly to this ruin; he simply wouldn’t fall for it!

“…”

Xie Weilou also looked at Yan Ruyu, his smile very rich, thinking, “We’re all thousand-year-old foxes, why play tricks with me?”

Dao Kong looked at the eight-hundred-meter path ahead and mused, “There should be Restriction above this path; one can only walk across, not fly over.”

After speaking, he flicked his finger, and a jade artifact flew forward.

Boom!

As soon as the jade artifact flew ten meters, mysterious runes appeared in the sky above the path, and the jade artifact was instantly pulverized.

“Then we’ll just walk across.”

Dao Kong clasped his hands behind his back, calmly stepped onto the path, and walked steadily forward, advancing a hundred meters in one go, appearing very relaxed.

“This Ten Thousand Beasts Sect disciple is so strong; he walked a hundred meters along the path and still looks so relaxed.”

“Sword Immortal said before that this path is covered by mysterious gravity. The closer one gets to the grand hall, the greater the pressure. Below the Dao Repository Realm, one should not attempt it.”

“…”

The rogue cultivators present stared at Dao Kong, their eyes filled with shock.

They had tried before, but as soon as they stepped onto the path, they were shaken off, unable to even take three steps. Yet, this person could easily walk a hundred meters; he was truly extraordinary.

Little Peng King ignored Yan Qingcheng: “We’ll fight after entering the grand hall!”

Seeing that Dao Kong had already gone forward, he naturally didn't want to fall behind and also wanted to try walking this path. As for the battle with Yan Qingcheng, it could be put off until later.

“Heh heh!”

Yan Qingcheng let out a cold laugh and put away her demonic sword.

Little Peng King stopped talking nonsense and flew down. He stepped onto the path, his expression strange, and immediately walked forward.

“…”

Yan Junlin and Yan Qingcheng exchanged glances, and both quickly followed, stepping onto the path and walking forward along it.

“Keep up.”

Yan Ruyu said, leading Li Qiu and Chunsheng Jun forward.

In a flash.

The seven people, including Yan Ruyu, walked on the path, some faster, some slower.

There was indeed terrifying pressure on the path. Li Qiu and Chunsheng Jun’s steps were slower. They had been injured before, and walking on the path now felt somewhat difficult, but they were still gritting their teeth and pressing forward.

“These seven are too powerful. I wonder if anyone else will be able to walk this path and enter that grand hall besides them.”

The rogue cultivators looked at the seven people on the path, their eyes filled with emotion.

These seven were all formidable individuals, not comparable to small fries like them.

Just as everyone was wondering if anyone else would step onto this path, they happened to see Xie Weilou walking towards the path.

“This… is this person seeking death? He actually wants to step onto this path?”

“Fellow Daoist, stop quickly! Your cultivation is only at the Xuanhuang Realm; you cannot step onto this path.”

“A Xuanhuang Realm cultivator also wants to step onto this path? Even I, a Shackles Realm cultivator, can’t do it. He, a mere Xuanhuang Realm cultivator, is just humiliating himself.”

Seeing Xie Weilou walk forward, everyone was somewhat astonished. Some warned him, while others sneered.

However, in the next second, everyone fell silent.

Because Xie Weilou had stepped onto the path and was walking forward with a calm expression, his steps extremely steady.

The moment Xie Weilou stepped onto the path, he felt a powerful pressure surge. Below the Dao Repository Realm, one simply couldn't withstand this pressure unless they used treasures to resist.

But for him, the pressure here was nothing much.

Not long after.

Dao Kong arrived within a hundred meters of the grand hall. The closer one got to the grand hall, the greater the pressure. The current pressure was ten times that of before, and even illusions began to appear.

He paused briefly, then took a step forward, continuing onward.

Little Peng King, Yan Qingcheng, and Yan Junlin subsequently arrived within a hundred meters, also stopping their steps, their eyes momentarily glazing over.

Yan Ruyu noticed the abnormality of the others. She transmitted a message to Li Qiu and Chunsheng Jun: “There might be an illusion ahead. Try using treasures.”

Li Qiu and Chunsheng Jun, whose steps were slow, heard Yan Ruyu’s reminder. They immediately conjured their treasures. Li Qiu conjured a white jade gourd, while Chunsheng Jun conjured that treasured map.

With the appearance of the two treasures, the pressure on their bodies immediately lessened considerably, and their steps quickened.

Xie Weilou’s steps also gradually quickened, and he soon surpassed Yan Ruyu and the other two, arriving within a hundred meters of the grand hall.

As soon as he approached this area, the pressure on the path instantly increased tenfold, and a subtle soul fluctuation silently attacked, attempting to invade Xie Weilou’s mind and pull him into an illusion.

“…”

Xie Weilou’s soul power erupted, resisting the soul fluctuation.

He then took a step forward, walking quickly, his revealed cultivation also increasing from Xuanhuang Realm to Shackle Realm (Peak).

The eyes of Little Peng King and the other two regained their luster; they had already emerged from the illusion. They looked at Xie Weilou and, seeing him walking ahead of them, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

A Shackle Realm (Peak) cultivator was actually walking ahead of them?

Xie Weilou’s steps were very fast, and before long, he caught up with Dao Kong, walking alongside him.

Dao Kong looked at Xie Weilou, his expression strange: “Fellow Daoist, what great strength!”

Shackle Realm (Peak)?

To be able to keep up with him, this was very peculiar. Perhaps this person had hidden his cultivation.

Xie Weilou glanced at Dao Kong and smiled faintly: “Fellow Daoist, you also hide very deeply; your demonic aura is pervasive!”

This Dao Kong was definitely a demon race member. The other party had treasures on him that concealed his demonic aura, but Xie Weilou, relying on his powerful soul force, still detected a wisp of demonic aura on the other party.

“…”

Dao Kong heard this, smiled, and did not refute.

He quickened his pace, immediately rushing forward, and in an instant, arrived before the grand hall.

The grand hall had a blue light gate. He did not hesitate and directly entered the blue light gate.

“Heh!”

Xie Weilou chuckled playfully, his steps unchanged.

A moment later.

He arrived before the grand hall, glanced at the blue light gate, and then walked inside.

Buzz!

The moment he entered the blue light gate, a shifting force struck, and his body instantly disappeared within the light gate.

Appearing again.

Xie Weilou found himself on a floating small white jade platform, with Dao Kong standing not far away.

“…”

Xie Weilou looked around. This was another space.

His eyes met with a dim expanse, gray mist permeated the surroundings, and faintly, a gigantic golden palace, floating in the void, could be seen in the distance. Mist enveloped the palace, lightning covered the surroundings, and golden light pierced through the mist, shining forth, incomparably mysterious.

The palace was cast in the sky, with a huge archway in front. A golden plaque was inscribed with the two characters “Xu Tian” on the plaque, shimmering with golden light, extremely conspicuous, like the South Heaven Gate of the immortal realm.

And beyond the archway was a mysterious path, leading directly to that golden palace…