Li Longxiang withdrew his gaze and lowered his head. No one noticed anything unusual about him.
Suddenly.
Someone cried out, "Found it!"
It was Zhao Nansheng.
Everyone turned to look at him.
Zhao Nansheng pointed at an inconspicuous mural, his eyes brimming with excitement. "Look at this one. Doesn't it match the scene here?"
Everyone looked closely.
The mural did indeed depict exactly what Zhao Nansheng had described.
It showed nine dragons slowly revolving around a point of light at the center.
"Channel spiritual energy into the bases of the stone pillars at the corresponding nine-palace positions. Activate them simultaneously to break the restriction."
Zhao Nansheng spoke loudly.
"How do you know?"
The middle-aged man in red narrowed his eyes, a trace of suspicion in his gaze.
"There's writing in the lower-right corner of the mural..."
Zhao Nansheng pointed at the mural's lower-right corner.
Everyone leaned closer to examine it.
Sure enough, a line of inconspicuous ancient characters was densely carved there.
The formation master from the Royal House studied it intently for a moment.
Then he slowly nodded.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao is correct. This inscription does indeed record the method for breaking the Nine-Dragon Restriction."
Now that they had found a way to break the restriction.
Everyone dispensed with further talk.
They immediately took their positions according to the arrangement depicted in the mural.
Nine stone pillars, nine positions—exactly enough for nine people.
The others voluntarily retreated to the edges.
But their eyes never once left the Jade Bottle within the Nine-Dragon Restriction, their gazes burning with desire and greed.
The moment the restriction broke.
They would make their move and seize it.
"Do it!"
All nine simultaneously channeled spiritual energy into the bases of the stone pillars.
Rumble!
The underground palace trembled.
Ring after ring of ancient patterns