Given Li Yun's strength, he could have entered the core of the ruins long ago.
He had merely worried that Situ Chun's ancestor might still be hiding deep within the ruins' core. He did not yet want to come face-to-face with someone like that—there was no sense of security in it.
But now it had been confirmed that Situ Chun's Immortal Venerable was trapped within the ancient city. There was nothing left to fear in the core of these Ancient Ruins.
So he no longer wished to delay.
He directly brought Situ Chun and shifted toward the core.
The core of the Ancient Ruins was an enormous Valley.
Around the Valley, figures with vast auras and pressure that weighed upon heaven and earth had long been stationed.
Upon careful counting, there were exactly twenty-three of them.
They were none other than all the Earth Venerables under Cloud Gate's three Heavenly Venerables.
The twenty-three Earth Venerables each occupied a position, forming a perfect circle around the Valley.
They appeared to have their eyes closed, their faces expressionless, their manner calm and detached.
Yet any figure at the Immortal Sovereign level or above could sense, upon approaching the Valley's outer perimeter, a powerful force of will lingering within it.
That force of will shrouded every corner of the Valley, truly leaving no blind spot in all three hundred and sixty degrees. Not even a speck of dust could quietly seep inside beneath its cover.
"No chance. There's absolutely no chance..."
"Every time the Ancient Ruins open, these Earth Venerable bigshots occupy this Valley early on. They're guarding against someone bringing the Dream Bell into the core..."
"Waiting by a tree stump for a rabbit like this, the Dream Bell won't show itself at all."
"And it's stopping those of us who want