Liu Hong climbed up from the ground, dusted himself off, and said, "The moment I went up, I felt a force suddenly press down on me. I couldn't withstand it at all, so I fell before I even knew what was happening. There's probably some restriction."
"Did you at least see what was behind the hall?" Taoxiang asked, her brows knitted.
"Couldn't see a thing. There was a layer of gray mist, just like over there..." Liu Hong shook his head and pointed at the gray mist over the square behind him.
"Since this is a trial, they won't leave us any loopholes to exploit. We should just tackle the challenges honestly," Ghost Vine Venerable said.
"Fellow Daoist Ghost Vine has a point. We came here to face the challenges in the first place, so we should stop looking for crooked paths and side doors," Myriad Waters True Immortal agreed.
"Then how about the two of you scout ahead?" Tian Sanqi said with a smile that never reached his eyes.
"My cultivation is lowly, hardly a match for your miraculous powers, Fellow Daoist Tian. Surely I wouldn't be the first choice to scout ahead?" Myriad Waters True Immortal said with a smile.
"Everyone, these gates look wide enough. Why don't we all go in together? With more people, we'll be better equipped to handle any surprises," Yan Lie said, frowning at the exchange.
"Agreed." Shen Luo could not be bothered to waste time with them either, and immediately had Ghost Vine Venerable respond.
The others all voiced their support as well.
Thus, they stood in a row and extended their palms. Powerful fluctuations of magic power surged from their bodies as they exerted themselves together, pushing against the two enormous gates.
Rumble!
With a series of heavy rumbles, the two