Of course, "everyone" meant those who had designs on them. A large proportion of the people had little interest in Shi Chun's group.
It was not that they had no interest at all, but that they knew their own limits. They knew such good fortune would never fall into their laps, and at this point, they only wanted to get out safely.
What concerned them most was that it should have been nearly time for the exit to open. Why was there still no sign of anything happening? Had something gone wrong?
There had been several incidents in the past that had left the people inside unable to get out, so everyone who entered was taking a risk.
Someone could not help shouting, "Elders, when will the exit open?"
At the voice, many people turned to look at the ten elders on the summit.
One elder pointed at the metal pestle on the peak, some thirty feet tall, and declared, "When the exit is about to open, the magical artifact will react on its own. You will know soon enough."
He might as well have said nothing. Many wanted to speak but held their tongues, and in the end, no one dared press them further.
Meanwhile, a booming hum suddenly sounded above Artifact Cloud Valley. An enormous shadow flew over from the direction of the Blazing Fire Sect and hovered in the air, spinning with a hum. It was a gigantic metal ring-the Divine Fire Spirit Gate that opened the Divine Fire Domain.
The seven men and one woman waiting on the ritual altar on the mountaintop terrace exchanged glances and nodded. Then they cast their techniques in unison. Void flames of various colors erupted from their bodies and shot skyward like pillars of colored light, striking the colossal object