A few people entered the mysterious palace as they spoke, and for a moment, their vision was a blur of chaos. After about three to four breaths, a dazzling brilliant light appeared ahead. A tree of unknown height, shimmering with five-colored divine radiance, materialized before them. The giant tree swayed, and the sky was filled with clashing five-colored divine light, exerting immense pressure. Witnessing this scene, it was as if the withered Chengtian Tree from before had reappeared before them.
"Could this mysterious tree that has appeared be the Chengtian Tree of the Central Continent?" Yang Youji couldn't help but extend his palm, reaching out towards the dense five-colored divine radiance.
"It should be. Judging by its appearance, it should be a phantom image of the Chengtian Tree imprinted by the Immortal Lord back then. However, this phantom image itself contains the principles of the Great Dao. Look at the sky-shaking five-colored divine light; this is a realm unattainable by living beings," Xia Xin Yu stopped in her tracks, looking up at the swaying phantom image of the giant tree.
"We've just entered, and a phantom image of the Chengtian Tree has already appeared before we've truly reached the interior of the mysterious palace. I really can't imagine what this mysterious palace was used for in ancient times, and who created it?" Wang Le's expression was solemn. Perhaps it was the indescribable scenes they had encountered along the way that made this peerless prodigy of the Wang family so cautious.
"I can't figure it out either. Having risen in the late ancient era, I barely participated in the final battle. What I saw and heard is less than what Miss Xia has," Wang Zhuo stopped walking.
"That's not necessarily true! Back then, I entered the edge of the Changsheng City battlefield and was injured by that bronze mirror. After that, I returned to the Tai Gu Divine Mountain and chose to Nirvana. How much could I know about what happened afterward?" Xia Xin Yu turned back, her eyes filled with a mysterious hue, and questioned Wang Zhuo.
"You reincarnated and have been suppressing your cultivation at the Supreme realm. Isn't it all for this sealed land? You and I are different. I am alone, but you have the Wang family behind you, and even the old ghosts of the Zhan family, Jian family, and Gu family. While seeking the Great Dao for yourself, you also bear the heavy responsibility of the four clans. Haven't they told you any secrets of the sealed land?"
"Hahaha, Miss Xia is joking. We four clans are merely pawns of the Immortal Lord. How much can we possibly know?" Wang Zhuo's expression remained unchanged, his eyes calmly looking at Xia Xin Yu.
"This is likely the last place in this cave heaven. We have gone through countless dangers to reach here, and we should maintain a sense of equality. Wang Zhuo, don't think I don't know the intentions of your four clans. Do you really think the Jian family and the Zhan family can stop the assassination attempts of the Jiang Zuo aristocratic families and the Hun family?"
"Your Wang family, along with the other three clans, can no longer prevent the emergence of Candle Dragon. A being that has stepped onto the peak of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces plane, even the Immortal Lord of that era could not slay it. Your four clans? Can you?"
Xia Xin Yu's expression grew colder. "Your four clans have repeatedly interfered with the emergence of the various parts of Candle Dragon's physical body. Now, Candle Dragon's primordial spirit is about to emerge. Perhaps in a thousand years, it will recover to its peak. At that time, your four clans will likely be the first forces to be wiped out by Candle Dragon."
Wang Zhuo and the other two's faces turned pale. Xia Xin Yu's words were not baseless. From Candle Tomb, Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, to the Northern Nether Sea, and now to the Undying City before them, their Wang family, Zhan family, Jian family, and Gu family have been obstructing. Regrettably, they only succeeded in stopping the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, and that was with the help of the Great Han Divine Dynasty.
"Since that's the case, I have nothing left to hide!"
Wang Zhuo's expression changed. After glancing at Wang Le and Wang Yun Xuan behind him, he said, "The palace before us is the personal palace of the leader of the Void Demons. Later, after the Void Demons were wiped out by the Immortal Lord, their leader disappeared mysteriously, and his palace was collected and sealed by the Immortal Lord. As for what's inside, we in the Wang family don't know. When the Immortal Lord set up the grand formation, he did not summon my eight great families. From the suppression of Candle Dragon to the refining of the four great formations, to the fall of the Chengtian Tree, everything happened so quickly that before we could react, the Immortal Lord had entered the Immortal Realm, leaving only a giant abyss in the core of the Central Continent, along with some residual roots of the Chengtian Tree!"
"The physical body of the Chengtian Tree was sealed by the Immortal Lord outside this palace. There must be something terrifying inside this palace. Otherwise, the Immortal Lord could have simply burned it to ashes. Why go to the trouble of placing it within this formation?" Wang Zhuo said with some difficulty.
"Let's go!"
Xia Xin Yu glanced at Wang Zhuo. Seeing that he hadn't revealed much useful information, she turned back, glanced at Dian Wei and the other two, and then strode forward, quickly leaving the phantom image of the giant tree behind.
Not long after, the chaotic land began to turn scarlet. The further the group walked, the thicker the smell of blood in the air became. The world was mostly a chaotic expanse of scarlet, making it impossible for the group to discern whether they were still in a passage or had already entered the mysterious palace. The eerie phenomena around them made their hearts tremble.
"There's light ahead!"
Dian Wei shouted. The group looked up and saw a dazzling ball of light at the end of their line of sight. They exchanged glances and rushed forward. The ball of light grew larger and larger. After about half an hour, they finally left the chaotic land behind. Blocking their path was a massive black palace gate, with shattered void turbulence on both sides.
As they approached, the black palace gate was inscribed with dense runes. The trajectory of these runes was completely different from the runes circulating in the current Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and even different from the Immortal Lord runes inherited by the Chu family. The dense runes, as they flowed, exuded a chilling aura, with faint traces of crimson blood essence interspersed.
"Void Demons? How can there still be the aura of Void Demons here?"
Xia Xin Yu was startled, looking at the extremely familiar aura and the terrifying runes that were different from this plane. Only now did Xia Xin Yu believe what Wang Zhuo had said earlier: this palace belonged to the Void Demons.
"I told you long ago that this palace belonged to the leader of the Void Demons. Did you really think I was joking with you at that time?"
Wang Zhuo glanced over.
Dian Wei took a step forward and walked three zhang towards the palace gate. A thick layer of black gas coiled around the gate. As the black gas dispersed, two identical figures were carved on the gate, like door gods.
The figures stood like humans, with iron-like faces, crimson eyebrows burning with black mist, and wearing helmets adorned with swirling clouds, their plumes resembling wolf eyes. They were clad in black armor, with hints of red light in some areas, and their lower bodies were hidden within black mist from the knees down.