Li Yunjing forcibly broke through the restrictions with his divine sense. Besides vast quantities of Spirit Stones, demonic materials, and cultivation Jade Slips, he found a special communication jade talisman, just as expected.
The talisman had a bizarre shape and was pitch-black throughout, with a twisted, dark-red rune carved into it. Its energy shared the same origin as the altar's.
Only one brief, encrypted message remained within it.
Li Yunjing and Zen Master Tanyin worked together, scouring it with Buddhist power and lightning, and barely deciphered part of its contents.
"...The bait is set...wait for them to enter the snare...void coordinates...usher in..."
The message was incomplete, but phrases such as "the bait is set" and "usher in" instantly made them understand: this had been a death trap aimed at Li Yunjing, or perhaps even the entire Demon-Slaying Pavilion vanguard!
Its purpose might not have been merely to kill them. They might even have intended to use the altar to "usher in" something far more terrifying!
"What a vicious scheme!"
Zen Master Tanyin sucked in a cold breath. "Had your abilities not been so formidable, Fellow Daoist Li, we truly would have fallen this time."
The eminent Buddhist monk still looked at Li Yunjing with shock in his eyes.
Calling down divine lightning from the heavens and killing three Spirit Transformation True Lords in one stroke was something he could not forget.
Such power could practically have wounded even him!
How exactly had Li Yunjing cultivated?
How could a Nascent Soul Second Layer cultivator unleash enough power to kill Spirit Transformation experts?
Little did he know that when the Divine Firmament Dao Sect offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, its patriarch had manifested and bestowed a genuine immortal array. As an experienced grandmaster of the Formation Dao, Li Yunjing had naturally