The Ninth Divine Hall's palace gates were jet-black from top to bottom, shimmering with strange light.
No one knew whether they had been forged from some divine metal or carved from divine stone, but they appeared exceptionally heavy.
At the very least, Lin Bai could feel that with cultivation at the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm, brute force alone would not be enough to push them open from the outside.
The entire Ninth Divine Hall was wrapped in layer upon layer of runes and Talisman Seals, with countless runes forming an indescribably immense array.
Just operating these arrays and covering their daily consumption required spirit stones and immortal jades in an utterly staggering amount.
Lin Bai could not help marveling at the Devil Palace's uncanny craftsmanship. Not only could they build such a magnificent and majestic structure, they could also sustain such enormous consumption.
After passing through the palace gates, they entered a magnificent grand hall.
A statue roughly a hundred zhang tall stood upright in the center.
When Lin Bai raised his head and looked toward the statue, he suddenly felt an incomparably vast force sweep toward him. In a daze, it seemed as though the statue had come alive again.
Lin Bai steadied himself. He was not frightened, and quickly regained his composure.
Only then did he see the statue's origins clearly.
The statue had been carved from some unknown black stone. Important parts of it were embellished with gold and stone, giving it an air of mystery and solemnity.
The statue depicted a man dressed in a loose-fitting robe.
He stood poised to step forward, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon, as though the instant that foot came down, he would ascend to the heavens.
"This is the founder of our Ninth Divine Hall, Liu Muyang,