As Long as I Want to Leave, the Road Lies Beneath My Feet

The old man slightly raised his eyes, calmly meeting Chen Ze's gaze, a faint smile seemingly playing at the corners of his lips.

"Young man, do not be hasty. The trials within this tower are no simple matter."

Chen Ze raised a brow and replied without backing down, "Rest assured, Senior. We will handle it with care."

With that, he turned to look at the stone door again.

At this moment, under the Doppelgangers' combined efforts, the stone door had slowly opened more than halfway.

As the stone door gradually swung open, an ancient and mysterious aura surged out from within.

He could sense the immense power contained in that aura, as though it were warning them not to enter lightly.

Fear?

Impossible!

He took a deep breath and stepped into the tower first.

Seeing this, the Doppelgangers followed without hesitation.

Beyond the door was a dim passageway. The runes on the walls flickered with faint light, barely illuminating the path ahead.

A stale, aged smell permeated the passage, as though no one had set foot here in a very long time.

A thunderous boom sounded behind him, and Chen Ze abruptly turned around.

The stone door that had taken so much effort to open had actually slammed shut in an instant.

If anyone said there was no mechanism involved in opening that stone door, not even a dog would believe them.

The Doppelgangers immediately rushed toward the stone door and pushed against it with all their strength, but the heavy door did not budge in the slightest.

They then tried attacking it with spiritual power, yet the stone door remained as steady as Mount Tai, showing no sign of opening.

"Master, it seems this stone door is controlled by some powerful mechanism. What should we do now?"

"What are