This was a tower-shaped structure in an unknown space, enveloped in a pale white barrier of light. Built entirely from enormous blocks of green stone, it soared into the clouds, vast beyond measure.
The giant tower narrowed toward the top and broadened toward the bottom, with five stories separated by over a hundred zhang each. Each story was larger than the one above it, and the first was more than a thousand zhang across. Even its green stone entrance stood forty to fifty zhang tall. Its imposing grandeur was truly breathtaking!
An open space lay before the tower, with a white Teleportation Formation resting quietly at its center.
Seven cultivators sat at intervals around the Teleportation Formation: the five Nascent Soul cultivators from the Righteous and Demonic Paths who had emerged from the Marvelous Illusion earlier, along with Profound Bone and a late Core Formation cultivator.
They all sat with lowered heads and closed eyes, resting their minds as though waiting for something.
Just then, white light flared in the formation, and a figure appeared within it. It was Xiao Yu, dressed in blue robes!
At the sight of Xiao Yu, Man Huzi felt a little of his tension ease. This man was the key to retrieving the treasure; nothing could be allowed to happen to him.
Once Xiao Yu saw who was seated around him, he walked over to Man Huzi and bowed respectfully.
"Go rest off to the side. There's still some time before the Inner Hall opens." Man Huzi smiled and nodded, seemingly pleased with Xiao Yu's respect for his master.
"Yes, Master!"
Xiao Yu casually found an empty spot and sat down, then began studying the giant tower before him. Gazing at that colossal structure, he truly could not imagine how the ancient cultivators had sealed