In fact, everyone had merely suffered a false alarm. There were no restrictions or traps on the steps, and they soon reached the end of the broad stone stairway. Beyond it lay an open space several dozen yards across, where an enormous purple-gray metal door, several yards tall, blocked the entrance to the cave abode. Even after all these years, the metal remained spotless. A freely flowing character for "Dao" had been carved into the door. The sight brought a sense of tranquility, and its brushwork seemed to contain something beyond words. Two cauldrons nearly ten feet tall stood beside the entrance, but they were covered in rust and appeared to be ordinary objects.
"Haha! We finally made it!" Qu Long Scholar exclaimed delightedly, walking toward the enormous purple-gray door.
"Be careful, Fellow Daoist Qu Long!" Li Xiaoya warned hastily.
"Mm!" Qu Long Scholar nodded but continued forward. The others slowly followed.
"Tsk! This Primordial Chaos Immortal really spared no expense! He actually made his cave abode's door out of purple mystic gold?" After examining the purple-gray door for a while, Qu Long Scholar sighed in admiration. He placed a hand against it, and blackish-gray light flashed as he pushed hard. The enormous door did not budge. Turning to the others with a wry smile, he said, "Ah! Fellow Daoists, it looks like breaking through this purple mystic gold door will take us some time!"
"Let me try!" Li Xiaoya hesitated briefly before speaking up and stepping forward. He knew about purple mystic gold. It was one of the rarer, exceptionally hard metals in the Cultivation World, used to forge defensive ancient treasures and similar items.
"All right!" Qu Long Scholar naturally understood what Li Xiaoya intended. Although purple mystic gold was extraordinarily heavy, Li Xiaoya's divine strength might still