93: Chapter 93 Invitation to Team Up

Li Changqing and Shi Tiezhu turned pale.

"Scared me to death!"

If they had rashly walked in just now, they would have already been burned to ashes.

Li Xiaocao was also so frightened that she lay motionless on Li Changsheng's back.

Li Changsheng took a deep breath and carefully observed the passageway.

The flash of fire just now had erupted from the rock walls on both sides.

This meant the Formation mechanisms were hidden within the rock walls.

If he could destroy those mechanisms...

He closed his eyes to perceive again, this time more carefully and more deeply.

In his perception, inside the rock walls, threads of spiritual energy as fine as hair were flowing.

Those lines were intricate and complex, interwoven into a dense web, and the nodes of the web were where the mechanisms were located.

"Found it."

He opened his eyes and took out three Thunderstrike Talismans from his robes.

"What are you doing?"

Li Changqing asked.

"Breaking the Formation."

He raised his hand, and the three Thunderstrike Talismans were activated simultaneously!

Three golden lightning bolts struck the three nodes on the rock wall with precision!

Boom!

Amidst the loud noise, the rock wall shattered, and gravel flew everywhere!

Those hidden spiritual energy lines instantly became chaotic, emitting a harsh buzzing sound, and then completely dissipated!

Li Changsheng waited for a few breaths, then picked up a stone and threw it into the passageway.

This time, there was no fire.

"Let's go."

The four of them quickly passed through the passageway.

When they walked out of the rocky area, the scene before them stunned everyone.

It was a vast valley, larger than any place they had seen before.

The valley was surrounded by steep cliffs that towered into the clouds, covered in various strange vines and moss, colorful, like a huge painting.

In the center of the valley was a sparkling lake.

The lake water was crystal clear; one could see colorful pebbles on the bottom, and schools of small silver fish swimming around.

In the center of the lake was a small island, covered in various Spirit Medicines—golden-veined grass, purple sun ginseng, jade marrow ganoderma, blood cloud ganoderma...

Those treasures, rarely seen in the outside world, were growing here in vast patches.

And in the very center of the island stood an ancient stone palace.

The stone palace was not large, only two or three zhang square, built entirely of gray boulders, without any decoration, yet it exuded an indescribable aura of vast antiquity.

The door of the stone palace was tightly closed, carved with dense runes, with faint spiritual light flowing.

"This is..."

Li Changqing murmured.

Li Changsheng did not answer, just stared at the stone palace.

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

That feeling... was as if something was calling to him from inside.

It was not an illusion.

It was real.

The perception power of the Evergreen Plant Truth Scripture allowed him to clearly capture a faint, elusive pull.

That pull came from the depths of the stone palace, weak yet persistent, as if waiting for something.

"Brother Changsheng?"

Li Changqing pushed him gently.

Li Changsheng came back to his senses and shook his head.

"It's nothing. Let's gather the Spirit Medicines first."

They walked around the lake and found a path leading to the island.

It was a causeway paved with gravel, extending from the lakeshore to the edge of the island. The causeway was very narrow, only allowing two people to walk side by side, with bottomless lake water on both sides.

Li Changsheng stepped onto the causeway and walked towards the island step by step.

The lake water was very quiet, occasionally a few small silver fish leaped out of the water and fell back in.

But Li Changsheng could perceive several powerful auras hidden under the water; those were the auras of Yao Beasts, each one no weaker than Qi Refining Level 6.

They did not attack, just swam quietly under the water, as if waiting for something.

He quickened his pace.

Finally, he stepped onto the island.

There were even more Spirit Medicines on the island than they had imagined.

golden-veined grass grew in vast patches, each plant over two hundred years old.

purple sun ginseng grew side by side, with thick roots and a rich medicinal fragrance.

blood cloud ganoderma, red as fire, covered the ground densely. There were also some strange flowers and herbs they didn't recognize at all, but based on their auras, they were definitely extraordinary.

"We... we're rich..."

Shi Tiezhu murmured.

Li Changqing was also stunned.

She had seen Spirit Medicines, but never so many and such good ones.

This was simply a treasure mountain!

Only Li Changsheng did not move.

He stood at the edge of the island, looking at the stone palace, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Why aren't you gathering them?"

Li Changqing asked.

Li Changsheng shook his head.

"It's too smooth."

Li Changqing was stunned.

"Don't you find it strange?"

Li Changsheng looked at her.

"This island, so many Spirit Medicines, yet no guarding Yao Beasts. There are Yao Beasts in the lake, but they just swim around and don't attack. The stone palace door is cracked open, as if inviting people in."

He paused and said in a deep voice.

"This is not an Opportunity; this is a trap."

Li Changqing's expression changed.

She followed Li Changsheng's gaze to the stone palace.

The palace door was indeed cracked open, pitch black, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"You mean..."

"Someone is inside."

Li Changsheng said slowly.

"Or, something is waiting inside."

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Brother Li has good insight."

Li Changsheng turned around abruptly.

Lin Jingyun was standing on the causeway, looking at them with a smile.

Behind him followed seven or eight Jinyang Sect Disciples, all with strong auras.

"Brother Lin."

Li Changsheng cupped his hands.

Lin Jingyun stepped onto the island, looked around at the vast patches of Spirit Medicines, a flash of amazement in his eyes, but quickly returned to calm.

"Brother Li, don't misunderstand,"

"I'm not here to snatch Spirit Medicines. Jinyang Sect is not short of these low-grade goods. I came here for that stone palace."

Li Changsheng's heart stirred.

"What is special about that stone palace?"

Lin Jingyun looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Brother Li doesn't know?"

"Right, your Qinglan Sword Sect news isn't that well-informed."

He paused and lowered his voice.

"That stone palace is the Immortal Cave ruin of an ancient powerful figure."

Ancient powerful figure.

Immortal Cave ruin.

These four words exploded in Li Changsheng's heart like a thunderbolt.

"What powerful figure?"

He asked.

Lin Jingyun shook his head.

"I don't know."

"But judging from the Secret Realm's scale and the strength of the Restrictions, it's at least Golden Core Late Stage, possibly even Nascent Soul Stage. It should hide the true Legacy."

Golden Core Late Stage. Nascent Soul Stage.

Li Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

"What do you mean by telling me this, Brother Lin?"

Lin Jingyun looked at him, his gaze becoming serious.

"Brother Li, you are a smart person and a capable person. I want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperate?"

"Yes."

Lin Jingyun nodded.

"The more people who enter this stone palace, the better."

"It is filled with mechanisms; one person cannot break through it alone. Let's join forces and each take what we need."

"As for who gets the final Legacy, it depends on each person's ability, how about that?"

Li Changsheng was silent for a moment and asked.

"What about the others? Blood Fiend Sect, Qingxin Pavilion, those Loose Cultivators?"

Lin Jingyun sneered.

"Those evil heretics from the Blood Fiend Sect, my Jinyang Sect kills one whenever we see one. The people from Qingxin Pavilion... humph, a scattered pile of sand, not worth worrying about. As for the Loose Cultivators, they are just a rabble."

He stared at Li Changsheng and said word by word.

"The only one who can truly compete with us is you."

Li Changsheng did not speak.

He turned around and looked at the stone palace.

The palace door was still cracked open, pitch black, as if a giant eye, watching them quietly.

Behind him, Lin Jingyun waited quietly.

In the distance, on the lake surface, several black shadows were quietly approaching.

The battle for the core of the Secret Realm was about to begin.