Wang Mingren was slightly taken aback when he saw Ximen Feng, then smiled and nodded.
"Senior Sister Liu, let me introduce you. This is Junior Brother Wang."
Zhao Wuji pointed at Wang Mingren as he introduced him.
"This is Junior Sister Ximen and Junior Brother Li."
After the brief introductions, the five of them flew toward the depths of Fire Cloud Mountain Range at great speed.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, they appeared in a valley beneath a straight mountain peak. Not far away was an opening several zhang wide.
The five exchanged glances before walking in together.
The cave was not large. Its Stone Walls were uneven and pitted. They released their divine senses to investigate but did not discover any fluctuations from a Restriction.
Zhao Wuji hurried to the stone wall on the left and pressed his palm against it.
"Rumble!"
The stone wall began shaking violently, and a flight of Bluestone Stairs appeared before them, extending toward the depths of the earth.
The Stone Walls on both sides of the Bluestone Stairs bore obvious traces of artificial excavation. Some areas were unbelievably smooth, clearly hacked flat by a sharp weapon.
Wang Mingren suddenly understood. No wonder they hadn't discovered anything unusual. There had been a mechanism.
The Bluestone Stairs were not long. Before long, they reached the end, where a crude Stone Chamber spanning more than thirty zhang appeared before them. The temperature had risen considerably.
A stone gate two zhang wide stood directly ahead. Carved onto it was a White Lotus pattern, while a pale-white light barrier covered the gate. Runes covered the light barrier, making it extremely strange.
More than a dozen Circular Stone Pillars lay scattered across the ground, each carved with numerous runes.
"This is the place.