Before long, Jing Cheng was the first to act, taking Jing Hongyu with him as they swept into the distant dragon gate.
The two vanished in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, the others also sprang into action.
"Xi Ning, I look forward to meeting you in the Dragon Palace Ruins."
Qing Xiao swept Xi Ning with an icy gaze, then entered the distant dragon gate alongside Jin Zhuliu, Gongyang Yu, and the others.
Before long, only Su Yi, Xi Ning, and Fan Zhui remained.
"Fellow Daoist, do you feel that this expedition into the Dragon Palace Ruins is like a killing trap prepared in advance?"
Xi Ning suddenly asked.
Su Yi nodded. "Everyone harbors their own schemes, all seeking the fortune within the Dragon Palace Ruins. A brutal slaughter is destined to be unavoidable."
After a pause, his gaze turned profound as he looked toward the dragon gate in the distance. "The others certainly understand this as well. If someone truly laid out a plan beforehand, the Giant Whale Spirit Clan is the most suspicious."
Xi Ning said, "In any case, be careful."
Su Yi smiled. "You too."
As they spoke, they also set off and entered the dragon gate.
At this point, all the experts participating in this operation had entered the Dragon Palace Ruins.
And this stretch of heaven and earth underwent a drastic change.
Folded spatial power surged forth like layer upon layer of ocean waves, swallowing that dragon gate which connected heaven and earth.
Then, everything returned to how it had been.
The sea churned, the sky stretched vast and boundless, and no trace remained of the dragon gate's existence.
Yet at that moment, a hazy gray light appeared, outlining a book in midair.
The book silently opened, revealing a blank page.
A line