Seeing that it was Ten Thousand Souls True Person, Qing Chen hurriedly bowed respectfully, his golden Daoist robe rustling in the wind. "Greetings, Senior Brother Wan Hun. Sorry to have kept you waiting here."
Ten Thousand Souls True Person wore a genial smile and waved a hand casually. "You're my own junior brother. Why stand on such ceremony? We're all family here. Come along."
With that, he turned and led the way deeper into Xuanji Peak.
Qing Chen hurried to follow closely, his gaze sweeping swiftly over their surroundings.
Mountain peaks overlapped and interlocked, one beside another.
The rocks on the mountain bore peculiar patterns. On closer inspection, densely packed runes actually covered their surfaces.
Although not a single disciple could be seen anywhere on Xuanji Peak, Qing Chen keenly sensed layer upon layer of murderous intent concealed in the shadows.
About an hour passed as Qing Chen followed Ten Thousand Souls True Person steadily upward.
When they reached a height of fifteen hundred zhang, the two arrived before a precipitous cliff face, where Ten Thousand Souls True Person suddenly stopped.
The cliff before them appeared entirely natural, but in fact, it was covered by the Nine Palaces Soul-Locking Array unique to the Xuanji Sect.
Wan Hun formed the Xuanji Star-Attracting Seal with both hands. Starlight burst from his fingertips and flowed into the cliff face, and twelve bronze door rings appeared in succession.
"This array was laid by a True Person of an earlier generation. It requires the sect master's Jun Command Token and the Xuanji Star-Attracting Seal to be activated together."
Ten Thousand Souls True Person took out a dark-gold Jun Command Token. Runes emerged on its surface and resonated with the cliff face.
As the final door ring closed, the outline of an enormous stone gate gradually