There Was No Need to Remember Who Had Sent One, but Anyone Who Hadn't Had to Be Marked

"You're really just burying it there? I thought it might have some other use."

Some people shook their heads, somewhat surprised.

Others, however, hesitated slightly and said:

"In that case, wouldn't we have to bury the coffin-clad ancestor here? If there's no chance of him returning and he doesn't gain any benefit, wouldn't that mean sacrificing an ancestor?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, someone next to him glanced at him and said:

"Since he's not a living ancestor, I might as well stay here. Besides, this is the Emperor Road; staying here won't be a loss."

There were also people who had just arrived from behind, and their expressions were quite grim as they watched the people ahead continuously entering the deep pit and burying their ancestors.

They might mutter a curse under their breath, or quickly look around to see if any elders could offer them something in exchange.

But in the end, they couldn't find a solution and had to go around the pit and continue forward.

At this moment, someone had already crossed the position where the character was located.

Immediately afterwards, the world behind the characters turned gray.

The situation, which was originally imperceptible to thought but observable to the naked eye, has been completely altered; neither thought nor sight can comprehend it.

However, this did not stop the others from continuing to break in.

At this moment, Li Baimei also arrived at the large pit.

He glanced at everyone's actions, then stepped over the large pit and arrived below the characters.

At this point in time, apart from those within his Lineage, no one stronger than him, no one who could be considered his ancestor, is worthy of this solemn title.

As for those members of the Lineage, they naturally cannot be touched.

He wanted to see if the Emperor Road could fail without the ancestors!

Um?

At this moment, Li Baimei suddenly had a thought.

Just now, he felt something fall on him.

But this feeling was so fleeting that even he couldn't immediately grasp it.

After trying to sense it for a moment, Li Baimei found nothing unusual. He then looked away and gazed at the gray expanse ahead.

Meanwhile, on the other side, above the crater, somewhere hidden in the void.

Zhong Ming's hands flew across the keyboard, he was extremely busy.

Swish swish swish.

Unique forces were unleashed, striking those who headed towards the location of the characters.

Of course, not everyone has to do this; there are still some requirements.

Whether the ancestor in the coffin was strong or weak, or whether he was his own ancestor, he didn't care; he just needed to give it to him.

However, it's essential to mark who didn't send it.

Swish!

At this moment, Li Baimei had already entered the space behind the character.

The hazy, gray scene from before has now become clear again.

However, he immediately felt a bad feeling.

Instinctively, he wanted to back away.

However, the area they had just casually entered now seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, preventing them from retreating any further.

At this moment, Li Baimei clearly felt that his power was being suppressed.

Neither willpower nor spiritual power could be used in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, even his own physical body seemed to have become like that of an ordinary person.

In an instant, a strong feeling of unease welled up in my heart.

Over the years, even with deliberate suppression of power, it has never reached this level.

At this moment, the other Li Clan also followed them in.

As expected, their expressions changed to varying degrees after they came in.

A moment later, a voice rang out and asked:

"Master, is it the same on your end?"

Li Baimei nodded and said:

"It seems that's how it will be; everyone who comes in will be suppressed."

Upon hearing these words, someone immediately remarked:

"Truly worthy of being called the Emperor Road, it manages to impose such restrictions on everyone."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another person suddenly said:

"Wait a minute, even the storage ring is unusable? Isn't this suppression a bit too much?"

Upon hearing this, members of the Li Clan, including Li Baimei, all gave it a try.

Sure enough, the next moment, they all discovered this as well.

Neither storage rings nor other storage methods were usable at this moment.

"In that case," a powerful member of the Li Clan spoke up, "Aside from this armor, don't you have no other means of defense?"

Li Baimei nodded and said:

"I'm afraid so."

Then, he glanced back in the direction they had just entered and said:

"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Right now, I'm afraid I can't even warn those who come in later. But it's alright, let's proceed with caution."

After saying that, Li Baimei walked forward.

"This Emperor Road is rather unpredictable; what exactly is it trying to do?" A powerful member of the Li Clan shook his head and said.

"Is the purpose of restricting people like this to prevent conflict? If so, what's the point? Isn't cultivation all about competition and battle? He simply can't understand this mortal state."

They hadn't gone far when they suddenly saw these two main roads ahead.

To the left is a road that keeps rolling backward, and on that road, you can see figures running forward with all their might.

However, despite their apparent effort, the road below was moving at an equally rapid pace, making it appear as if they were struggling immensely.

To the right is a deep-colored body of water, like the deep sea. It doesn't look calm at all, and there are quite a few people swimming in it.

The powerful members of the Li Clan watched for a moment.

Soon, many people frowned slightly.

Looking ahead at the road, there are two paths they need to choose from.

Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't need to care about these things at all.

However, in this current state, which is almost like that of a mortal being, it seems difficult to see anything clearly.

Suddenly, a flash of silver light appeared on the surface of the water.

The powerful members of the Li Clan who were watching all narrowed their eyes.

Immediately, some voices said:

"Is that silver light lightning?"

"I'm afraid so." Another voice rang out.

"In the instant the silver light flashed, those people in the water all twitched, clearly paralyzed by the lightning."

"In that case, it seems we can't travel by water. Although the land route looks more strenuous, it's still better than being trapped in the water with nowhere to hide."

After observing for a while longer, sure enough, nothing went wrong on the land route.

At that moment, Li Baimei said:

"Let's go, let's take the land route!"

As he spoke, he took the lead and moved forward, and the others followed suit.

After reaching a certain point, Li Baimei and some others suddenly stopped.

Others walked further ahead, turned around in confusion, and said:

"Master, why aren't you leaving?"

Li Baimei turned to look at the group who had stopped and asked:

"Are you all incapable of moving forward?"

Seeing the people behind them nod, the people in front looked surprised, took a few more steps forward, and said:

Why are we able to walk?

At this moment, someone seemed to remember something and said:

"You lot, didn't you go bury our ancestor?"

The group looked at each other, their expressions incredulous, and said:

"Did it actually work? We only buried some fake ancestors..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Li Clan who were stopped at the back immediately turned grim.

Li Baimei took a deep breath and said:

Even if we knew, there's no going back now. In that case, let's go by water.