The ancient stone gate trembled, dust sifting down in showers.
A few dragon scales surfaced along her arms and legs, while the scales at the corners of her eyes and across her cheeks gleamed like white jade. Her nails lengthened as she crushed the ground beneath her feet with sharp cracks, both claws digging into the pitch-black stone gate. Her slender body erupted with the strength of a colossal dragon!
"Roar!"
The sealed Ancient Black Stone Gate, closed for tens of thousands of years, ground with an ear-splitting screech.
Rumble...
Sparks flew from its friction against the ground, carrying the smell of scorching. The divine beast and great demon worked together to push the dust-covered massive gate.
Though small, the monkey possessed tremendous strength. The more difficult it became, the more it stirred his unyielding desire to challenge it. He took one laborious step, then another tiny step, slowly forcing the gate open!
The rumbling rapidly spread through the cavern.
A group of Immortal Realm experts who had found the correct route and were proceeding cautiously halted at once. The Young Man in Fine Clothes turned livid. The excitement and exhilaration he had felt upon discovering the hidden Ancient Ruin vanished without a trace. Those two shabby little wretches must have triggered the formation already. Perhaps they had obtained the treasure by now.
"Set up the formation! They cannot escape! Seal this entire place—do not let even a fly pass through!"
The attendants immediately began arranging the formation. They spared no expense with all manner of costly formation materials, and in a short while turned the cavern into an impenetrable fortress of bronze and iron. The Rogue Cultivators behind them cursed under their breaths, not daring to voice their anger.
Up ahead, Bai Yujun and the monkey finally pushed the