Entering the Ruins

"Then go ahead and do it, but be careful," Xiao Ming said noncommittally.

Zi Yan nodded slightly, took two steps forward, took a deep breath, and her expression gradually became serious.

"There might be some noise later, so keep an eye on your surroundings."

After speaking, Zi Yan gave a soft rebuke, and endless purple light emanated from her petite body. Under the illumination of this purple light, the originally clear and transparent void began to change little by little, rippling and undulating.

A faint, indistinct Sky Curtain, like a giant door, slowly emerged from the void and appeared before Xiao Ming and the others.

It seemed utterly illusory and fragile, yet in reality, a profound and boundless Aura emanated from it, almost overwhelming even the most powerful Xiao Yi Xian felt a faint sense of oppression.

Zi Yan could not open this Illusory Door, at least not yet. After all, it was opened by Dou Sheng, Zi Yan could create Small World, far beyond what Zi Yan could do now.

Zi Yan had to do was create an opening in the space for Xiao Ming and the others to pass through. In fact, if it were just Zi Yan alone, there would be no need for such trouble; she could probably walk in herself.

Now, for the sake of Xiao Ming and the others, she has no choice but to expend some effort.

Zi Yan's face was full of solemnity. With a flick of her finger, she drew a tiny crack in the void before her, as if Spatial Storm was about to rage.

"Splash!"

Suddenly, space twisted violently, emitting a rushing sound like flowing water, and as this sound spread, the Sky Curtain rippled gently.

Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the increasingly distorted Sky Curtain. Amidst the strange rattling sound, he sensed an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation. This fluctuation was exceptionally turbulent, like a volcano suppressed beneath the earth's crust, with a feeling of madly erupting.

"Open!" Zi Yan shouted, and her body suddenly shone with a bright purple light.

"Splash..."

Another strange whooshing sound rang out, and suddenly the sky froze in Sky Curtain center. Then, with a crisp bang, a distorted spatial passage appeared.

"Xiao Ming, you guys go inside quickly!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Ming called out to the people around him, then immediately flashed out, transforming into a blurry figure as he rushed into the crevice.

Behind her, Xiao Yi Xian and the others also resolutely rushed into the rift where Spatial Storm was raging.

As the last Venerable Tian Huo stepped into the passage, Zi Yan also flashed into the spatial rift.

Immediately, without Zi Yan's maintenance, the spatial passage began to gradually shrink until it disappeared, but the void gate that resembled Sky Curtain did not disappear any further.

A vast and boundless aura, emanating from the Bone Mountain Range, spread outwards in all directions.

The first to sense this Aura were, of course, the Magical Beast of all ranks who had gathered there for the strange energy within the Bone Mountain Range.

They quickly arrived at the gate, but finding they couldn't get in, many of the affiliated Magical Beast headed towards the medium and large Magical Beast Family near the Bone Mountain Range to report the matter to their clans.

At the same time, after stepping into the spatial passage, Xiao Ming's Xiao Yi Xian directly extinguished the Spatial Storm that was coming towards them.

Then, before Xiao Ming and the others, a massive silhouette, as majestic as a mountain peak, appeared.

It was a grand hall, a colossal hall nearly a thousand feet tall, almost like a small mountain peak. Compared to this grand hall, all the palaces Xiao Ming had ever seen in his life seemed incredibly small. Looking up at this colossal structure standing between heaven and earth, a sense of insignificance arose spontaneously.

The entire palace was crimson red, and from a distance, it looked as if flames were rising, making it exceptionally dazzling in this space.

Xiao Yi Xian Medusa were also momentarily stunned by the sheer scale of the crimson palace. As expected of Dou Sheng Expert, such a grand and imposing creation was indeed magnificent.

Of course, despite their surprise, the group did not stop moving forward.

They soon arrived at a place not far from the palace, and Zi Yan caught up with them.

A moment later, the group found themselves in a strange, dark passage.

"Young Master, be careful!" Suddenly, Qing Lin, who had been quiet all along, exclaimed in alarm.

The pitch-black passage suddenly turned crimson, the hard floor slowly cracked open, and scalding red magma gushed out. At the same time, eerie blue pillars of fire suddenly shot out from the four walls of the spacious passage, with Xiao Ming, who was at the head of the passage, bearing the brunt of the attack.

"Snort!"

Xiao Ming snorted coldly, and the pale white White Glass Heart Flame surged out from his body, enveloping Xiao Yi Xian and the others in one swirling motion.

Enveloped by the White Glass Heart Flame, the sudden magma and blue flames did not harm the group in the slightest.

Seeing that Xiao Ming was alright, Xiao Yi Xian, who had been about to attack him, breathed a sigh of relief and then began to examine the passage.

This is a long, dark passage, surrounded by black stones on all sides, and on one side, there is a river of lava.

"This Dou Sheng Ruins is indeed not easy to enter. Ordinary people would probably be reduced to ashes in the first encounter, and many people won't even make it to the end of this long passage!"

"Why worry about that? We have Xiao Ming, let's go!" Zi Yan was about to walk excitedly into the depths of the passage, but Xiao Ming casually grabbed Zi Yan arm.

"This passage is just the surface; the real passage lies beneath this magma."

"Xiao Ming, are you sure?" Zi Yan blinked in surprise.

The others were also somewhat surprised, their eyes filled with doubt; the lava didn't look fake at all.

"Of course I'm sure, let's go." After saying that, Xiao Ming, carrying the group, leaped off the floor and onto the lava, then jumped down.

During this time, no one resisted, not even Medusa.

Submerged into the magma, Xiao Ming and the others quickly descended. Although the magma was scorching hot, it posed no obstacle to them, who were protected by Heavenly Flames. After about a minute of this descent, they heard a faint thud, their feet slipped, and they slid a short distance before finally landing on the cold floor again.

As their feet touched the ground, they glanced around. They found themselves in a rather spacious stone passage that stretched into the distance, where a plaza could be faintly seen.

"Tsk tsk, the owner of this ruin is indeed cunning. No normal person would think of jumping into lava for no reason..." Venerable Tian Huo chuckled.

"However, he probably didn't expect that Xiao Ming would see right through his thoughts, hahaha."

Xiao Ming had no way to respond to that, so he could only change the subject.

"Let's go, the real entrance to the ruins should be just ahead. There are plenty of good things inside, like Dou Skill, Cultivation Method, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

Upon hearing about Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Zi Yan's enthusiasm immediately soared; she never tired of searching for them.

"Then let's hurry up and go."