A few people spoke as they walked into the mysterious palace. For a moment, everything in front of them was chaotic, lasting about three to four breaths. Then, a dazzling bright light appeared ahead. A tree of unknown height, shimmering with multicolored rays of divine light, materialized before them. The giant tree swayed, its canopy filled with intersecting multicolored divine rays, exuding a powerful sense of pressure. Witnessing this scene was akin to seeing the withered Chengtian Tree reappear 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 multicolored rays.
"It should be. Judging by its appearance, it should be an imprint of the Chengtian Tree cast by the Immortal Lord back then. However, this imprint itself contains the laws of the Great Dao. Look at the swaying multicolored divine rays that fill the sky; this is not a state attainable by living beings," Xia Xinyu stopped, looking up at the illusory shadow of the giant swaying tree.
"We've only just entered, and perhaps haven't truly reached the interior of the mysterious palace yet, and an imprint of the Chengtian Tree has already appeared. I truly can't imagine what this mysterious palace was used for in ancient times, nor who created it," Wang Le's expression was solemn. Perhaps it was the indescribable scenes encountered along the way that made this peerless prodigy of the Wang family so cautious.
"I can't figure it out either. I, who rose in the late ancient era, only narrowly participated in the final battle. What I saw and heard is not as much as Miss Xia," Wang Zhuo stopped.
"That's not necessarily true! Back then, I was injured by that bronze mirror at the edge of the Longevity City battlefield. After that, I chose to undergo Nirvana upon returning to the Primordial Divine Mountain. How much could I know about what happened afterward?" Xia Xinyu turned her head, her eyes filled with a mysterious hue as she pressed Wang Zhuo.
"You reincarnated and have consistently suppressed your realm to the Supreme First Realm, all for this sealed land, haven't you? You and I are different. I am alone, but you? You have the Wang family behind you, and even the elders 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. Have they not told you any secrets about the sealed land?"
"Hehehe, Miss Xia is joking. We four clans are merely pawns before the Immortal Lord. How much can we possibly know?" Wang Zhuo's expression remained unchanged, his eyes calmly fixed on Xia Xinyu.
"This is likely the last location in this cave heaven. We have endured countless perils to reach here, and we should maintain an equal footing. Wang Zhuo, don't think I am unaware of the intentions of your four clans. Do you truly believe the Jian and Zhan families can stop the assassination attempts by the Jiangzuo noble families and the Hun family?"
"Your Wang family, along with the other three clans, can no longer prevent the emergence of Zhulong. A being who has stepped into the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces' plane, even the Immortal Lord of that era could not defeat him. Your four clans? Can you?"
Xia Xinyu's expression grew colder. "Your four clans have repeatedly interfered with the emergence of Zhulong's physical body. Now, Zhulong's primordial spirit is about to emerge. Perhaps in a thousand years, he will recover to his peak. At that time, your four clans will likely be the first forces to be annihilated by Zhulong."
Wang Zhuo and the other two turned pale. What Xia Xinyu said was not an empty threat. From Zhufeng, the blood sea hanging coffins, to the Northern Nether Sea, and now to the Undying City before them, their Wang family, Zhan family, Jian family, and Gu family had been obstructing. Regrettably, they only succeeded in stopping the blood sea hanging coffins, and that was with the help of the Great Han Divine Dynasty.
"Since that is the case, I have nothing to conceal!"
Wang Zhuo's expression shifted slightly. After glancing at Wang Le and Wang Yunxuan behind him, he spoke, "The palace before us was the mobile palace of the leader of the Void Demon race. Later, after the Void Demon race was annihilated by the Immortal Lord, their leader mysteriously disappeared, and his palace was collected and sealed by the Immortal Lord. As for what is inside, our Wang family does not know. After the Immortal Lord set up the grand formation, he did not summon our eight great families. From the suppression of Zhulong to the refinement of the four great formations, to the fall of the Chengtian Tree, everything happened very quickly. Before we could react, the Immortal Lord entered the Immortal Realm, leaving behind only a giant pit in the core region 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, why go through the trouble of placing it within this formation?" Wang Zhuo said, appearing somewhat troubled.
"Let's go!"
Xia Xinyu glanced at Wang Zhuo. Seeing that he hadn't revealed much useful information, she turned back, looked at Dian Wei and the other two, and then strode forward, quickly leaving the illusory shadow of the giant tree behind them.
Not long after, the chaotic land began to turn crimson. The further they walked, the thicker the smell of blood in the air became. The world, apart from that patch of crimson, was mostly chaotic, making it impossible for them to perceive whether they were in a passage or had already entered the mysterious palace. The bizarre phenomena around them made their hearts tremble.
"There's light ahead!"
Dian Wei shouted loudly. The few people looked up and saw a dazzling ball of light at the end of their line of sight. They exchanged glances and rushed towards it. The ball of light grew larger and larger. After about half an hour, they finally left the chaotic land behind. Standing before them was a massive black palace gate, with shattered void currents swirling on both sides.
As they approached, the black palace gate was covered 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's runes inherited by the Chu family. The dense runes circulated with a chilling aura, occasionally mixed with faint traces of crimson.
"Void Demon race, how can there still be the aura of the Void Demon race here?"
Xia Xinyu was startled, looking at the incredibly familiar aura and the terrifying runes that were different from this plane. Only then did Xia Xinyu believe what Wang Zhuo had said earlier: this palace belonged to the Void Demon race.
"I told you long ago that this palace belonged to the leader of the Void Demon race. Do you really think I was joking with you at this time?"
Wang Zhuo glanced at her.
Dian Wei stepped forward, walking three zhang towards the palace gate. He saw that the gate was entwined with a thick layer of black gas. As the black gas dissipated, they saw two figures carved on the gate, identical in appearance, like door gods.
The figures stood like humans, with iron-like faces, crimson eyebrows burning with black gas, and wearing helmets topped with cloud-like scrolls. The helmet plumes resembled wolf eyes. They were clad in black armor, with hints of red light in some places. From the knees down, they were obscured by the black gas.