The elegant detached courtyard's gatehouse was exquisite without losing its majesty.
Bai Yujun stood before the gate, bracing against the formation's pressure. After hesitating for two or three seconds, she raised a small hand, pressed against the Door Knocker Beast, and gave it a gentle push. The finely crafted gates, sealed beneath dust for countless years, opened. She stepped over the high threshold and, once outside the formation's range, clearly felt the pressure recede.
She lowered her head and swept her gaze over the entrance twice.
The water stains had yet to dry. Bai Yujun studied the gates, a suspicion rising in her heart.
She brought her trailing foot over the threshold and entered the courtyard beyond. The other five, along with the monkey, followed her inside. Only the monkey had to climb over the threshold. It was hard to understand why anyone would make a nest's doorway so high. It was rather troublesome.
Just as they entered, a cultivator at the dock who had been breaking the formation was greatly alarmed.
"Not good! They got in!"
"Why are you making such a racket? That is an illusion. It is all fake."
"Something is wrong, my lord... No one ever pushed the gates in the previous illusions. Those gates truly opened just now, and they are still open now..."
Several high-ranking cultivators were stunned. Looking closely, they saw that the gates had indeed been pushed open.
Behind the gates stood a screen wall.
It could also be called a shadow wall or spirit screen. Its relief carvings were lifelike: a majestic wandering dragon rode the clouds, Auspicious Clouds accompanying surging waves. The peculiar feng shui formed Righteous Aura to guard the main gate.
Bai Yujun discovered hidden spiritual charm within the relief.
She had seen it before. She had comprehended