The old Taoist’s words instantly sobered everyone present. That was right, it wasn’t yet time for a Celestial-tier expert to awaken. Moreover, even if they woke up early, the entire valley was their sleeping ground.
For them, who were merely Emperor-tier, to trespass into the slumbering grounds of a Celestial-tier expert was equivalent to provoking them. Even the most patient expert would be enraged at such a sight, at worst expelling them from the valley. Yet, they had already discovered the barrier and nothing had happened. This could only mean that the other party had not awakened.
“Daoist Donglin, what exactly is going on? The barrier of a Celestial-tier expert, even another Celestial-tier wouldn’t necessarily be able to breach it. Li Xiaotian and the others are just a group of weaklings, how could they have entered?”
Someone asked with a face full of confusion and a hint of unwillingness. They had finally found Li Xiaotian, only for him to now be inside the barrier, which made them very upset.
“This old Taoist is also unclear. Unless this Celestial-tier expert altered the rules of the barrier before falling asleep, allowing weaker individuals to enter, or perhaps someone among Li Xiaotian and the others is a descendant of this expert and entered the barrier through bloodline power.”
Daoist Donglin frowned. He hailed from Taoism, one of the ancient top-tier hegemons. Taoism possessed a profound heritage, and their sect had quite a few Celestial-tier experts in slumber. He considered himself knowledgeable about the methods of Celestial-tier experts, yet he was utterly bewildered by the current situation, unable to comprehend it.
“Damn it! What should we do? Are we just going to wait here? If a Celestial-tier doesn’t appear, who can break this barrier?” someone cursed in frustration. Without the barrier being broken, they couldn’t capture Li Xiaotian, nor could they obtain the Celestial Tablet.
“Buzz~” Just then, a terrifying fluctuation emanated from the depths of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
“Humans, get out!!!” A roar exploded in everyone’s ears, and instantly, everyone present changed color.
“Demonic beasts have awakened!” Daoist Donglin’s expression grew solemn, and everyone present also looked tense.
The demonic beasts had awakened! Previously, there were over a hundred Emperor-tier cultivators in the capital, but in the end, only these dozen or so chose to search for Li Xiaotian in Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
The reason why the other Emperor-tier cultivators didn’t choose this place was precisely the fear of awakening the demonic beasts in Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain due to the large number of powerful individuals.
As it turned out, their greatest fear had now materialized.
The demonic beasts had awakened!
“It’s an Emperor-tier demonic beast. It should have been awakened by that explosion just now. I just don’t know how many have awakened.”
Someone took a deep breath, his expression serious.
“Everyone, let’s retreat. The demonic beasts have awakened, and it’s time to prepare for battle.”
Daoist Donglin spoke, his gaze fixed on the depths of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
“Daoist Donglin, but Li Xiaotian is here!”
Someone was unwilling to give up this place.
“Retreat, everyone. The demonic beasts have awakened. The reason they haven’t charged out is because their strength has not yet recovered after just waking up. If they recover their strength, we won’t be able to leave even if we wanted to,” Daoist Donglin continued, his expression still solemn. He added:
“Everyone’s respective sects should also prepare. With the awakening of the demonic beasts, the great war is not far off!”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression changed slightly. They all recalled the ancient war with the demonic beasts, and their faces paled.
At the same time, within the valley’s barrier, Li Xiaotian looked at the scene before him, unable to regain his senses for a moment.
Before him was a vast plaza, surrounded by eight extremely thick stone pillars. Countless figures stood quietly on the plaza.
They were all warriors from the Dragon King Hall. Those who had disappeared from the Dragon King Hall, those taken away by Long Yi, they were all here. Ye Qingmei was also here.
“Xiaotian!” Ye Qingmei rushed over and hugged Li Xiaotian tightly.
“King!” On the plaza, the more than twenty thousand warriors also spoke, their expressions filled with excitement.
“We welcome the Dragon King’s return!!!” The twenty thousand warriors all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison, their echoes filling the plaza.
“What is going on?” Li Xiaotian was shocked. He looked behind him, seeing only darkness. The path he had come from was no longer visible. Even after drifting in the sea of blood for months and meeting top experts like those in the bronze ancient coffin, he was still bewildered by the changes before him.
“Big Brother, this seems to be a special space. I’m not entirely sure.”
Long Yi spoke. He had brought people to escape here and met up with the people in the valley. They found there was no way out and were panicked at the time.
However, suddenly, warriors from the Dragon King Hall appeared out of thin air and led them into this place, which was isolated from the outside world.
“Big Brother, cough, cough, this is a space opened up by a powerful expert, isolated from the outside world,” Long Shi Wu spoke, his face pale. He had sustained serious injuries and hadn’t had the time to recover. After entering this place, he had inquired with the warriors who had entered earlier and got a general understanding of the situation.
“A space opened by a powerful expert? Isolated from the outside world?” Li Xiaotian frowned and looked at Long Shi Wu.
Half an hour later, Li Xiaotian took a deep breath and looked at the twenty thousand warriors on the plaza, his eyes red.
“Why did you go through all this trouble? I implicated you.” Li Xiaotian’s face was filled with grief, and he felt terrible.
The more than twenty thousand Dragon King Hall warriors who had arrived in the valley earlier had accidentally entered this special space. Initially, everyone was very panicked, trying to find various ways to get out.
There was no day or night here, and all their timing devices had malfunctioned.
If it weren’t for their sheer numbers, they probably would have gone completely mad.
Finally, as they slowly explored, they discovered that a cultivation technique was carved on the stone pillars surrounding the plaza. Some people tried cultivating it, their strength rapidly increased, and they also felt a resonance with this space.
Eventually, all twenty thousand people cultivated the technique on the stone pillars together. At that moment, they suddenly gained an understanding, as if a voice was speaking in their hearts, telling them the method to open this space.
That method was for everyone to circulate the cultivation technique on the stone pillars together, with a unified intention, to open the gateway of this space.
For this reason, the twenty thousand of them made countless attempts, and only when all their strengths reached the King-tier could they open the gateway to this space.
At that time, it happened to be when Long Yi and the others appeared in the valley.
Li Xiaotian’s heart felt as if it was tearing apart. If everything were to end here, how wonderful would that be? Dafeng Novel Network
However, there was no free lunch. The twenty thousand warriors of the Dragon King Hall gained strength in a short period, but they paid a heavy price.
The cultivation technique they practiced was called “Demonic Soldier.” Cultivating this technique would lead to a rapid increase in strength, but for every realm their strength increased, a portion of the cultivator’s lifespan and emotions would disappear. In the end, those who cultivated “Demonic Soldier” would become emotionless, becoming like weapons that only knew how to fight – demonic soldiers!
This was a cultivation technique specifically for training death warriors! And more importantly, once this cultivation technique was practiced, there was no possibility of stopping or changing it. Their bodies would automatically cultivate, and if they stopped or practiced other techniques, they would instantly perish!