A few minutes later, everyone landed before the Sealed Giant Gate.
At the very front, the elder leading the group solemnly took an ancient jade token from his robes, then turned to the disciples.
"Next, I will open a gap in the seal for you!"
"You will enter in order!"
"Three days from now, at the same time, a gap will appear in the sealed gate again!"
"When that time comes, you will return through that gap!"
With that, he did not wait for the disciples to answer. He held the jade token in both hands and bowed toward the towering gate.
"We respectfully request that the Garrison Commander show himself!"
"By order of the sect, we open a temporary passage to send disciples into the interior of the seal to investigate the source of the abnormal change!"
"The duration is three days. We ask for your convenience!"
As he moved, ripples spread through the air before the giant gate.
A blurry golden figure slowly solidified.
The figure wore ancient golden battle armor, his face covered by a hazy glow that made his features impossible to see clearly. But the deep, vast aura emanating from him shook every disciple behind the elder to the core.
Facing him felt like facing a towering mountain, the pressure overwhelming.
"Do you have proof?"
The golden-armored figure spoke, letting out a mechanical hum.
Then his gaze fell on the jade token in the elder's hand. His eyes focused, and the jade token flew into his palm on its own.
A moment later.
"The proof is valid!"
The golden-armored figure wasted no words. He turned around, spread his five fingers in the air, aimed them at the giant bronze boundary wrapped in countless dark chains, and gave a gentle twist.
At once, the space ahead