Once again, they saw a cultivator being swallowed by a refined corpse in midair. Mo Tiange and the other two didn't dare to delay any longer and flew towards the storehouse.
The day was almost up, so everyone else would gather in the storehouse. As long as they broke the Illusory Formation and entered the storehouse, they would be safe.
With the strength of several late stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Mo Tiange didn't doubt they could break the restrictions on the ancient cultivator's cave, but it was hard to say whether they could find enough tokens.
She and Qin Xi were purely lucky. If Fu Yaozi didn't know there was a spiritual eye cave on Ascetic Cliff, it would've been very difficult for them to compete with other people for the ancient cultivator's cave, let alone find three tokens at once.
On the way to the storehouse, they encountered another refined corpse. Fortunately, they were vigilant and avoided it early.
Later, they found several abandoned caves, found several skeletons that were almost turned into black ashes, and picked up several Qiankun Bags.
These caves were located in a valley and weren't of high standard. Obviously, they weren't high-level cultivators, and they only used Qiankun Bags instead of Qiankun Rings.
They looked at the Qiankun Bags again. Sure enough, they only had a Core Formation cultivation level.
Although there were some rare materials in the Qiankun Bags, they weren't too precious to the three of them, so they divided them casually. It was better than nothing.
The journey was daunting but not dangerous. Finally, they arrived at the storehouse before the end of the second day.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, Little Friend Mo, you two came really early." There were already people waiting at the door of the storehouse — Yu Shusheng and Han Shizhi.
Qin Xi returned the greeting and said faintly, "Mr. Yu came early, so things must've gone very smoothly."
Yu Shusheng smiled and seemed to be in a good mood. Then, his gaze fell on Jing Xingzhi. "May I know who this Fellow Daoist is …"
"This is Fellow Daoist Jing Xingzhi, an old friend of mine. We happened to meet before and he helped us, so …"
"Oh …" Yu Shusheng nodded thoughtfully. "So, you two are going to take Fellow Daoist Jing with you?"
"This … I don't think I've broken the agreement with you, right?"
Yu Shusheng's gaze swept over the sword on Jing Xingzhi's back. He said casually, "You can enter the storehouse with tokens. I have no problem with that."
Although he said that, the three of them understood his true thoughts.
An early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even if he was a sword cultivator, in the midst of so many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, what impact could he have?
Besides, the number of people he brought wasn't a problem. The problem was whether this person was trustworthy and whether he would be a burden.
Scholar Yu had made the same mistake in the past. He brought two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with him, but not only were they of no help, they almost dragged him down in the passageway.
The smartest of them all was still Reverend Nameless. He left all his fellow disciples outside the Immortal Palace and only brought Jue Wu into the Immortal Palace.
Jing Xingzhi's expression did not change in the slightest when he felt this kind of contempt. Scholar Yu didn't even call out to him, and he didn't care either. Minding his own business, he found a corner to sit down and adjust his breathing.
He seemed to be unreliable, but since he could live safely in an environment where his fellow disciples were suspicious of him and even cultivate to the late stage of the Core Formation Realm, he certainly had a lot of wisdom about survival.
After a simple greeting, the five of them stopped talking.
After a while, flight lights flashed over from the distance. They were Reverend Nameless and Jue Wu.
She thought the people from Jiuyan Sect would come back first. After all, they had two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and were the strongest among them.
But on second thought, they also had the most people, so it would be even more difficult to get four identity tablets and let all four of them enter the storehouse.
"Fellow Daoist Nameless!"
"Great Master."
Upon seeing Reverend Nameless, Yu Shusheng and Qin Xi both greeted him.
Amongst their group, Reverend Nameless was the most popular, and he was the most trusted. The reason for this was related to the cultivation technique Reverend Nameless cultivated.
The teachings of Buddhism were much gentler than those of Daoism and Confucianism. The cultivation technique Reverend Nameless cultivated was obviously quite self-disciplined and had extremely high requirements on one's state of mind.
In the cultivation world where people's hearts were unpredictable, people like him were often the first choice to trust.
Of course, this wasn't the only reason why Yu Shusheng and Qin Xi were so polite to him.
Scholar Yu and Reverend Nameless were old friends. The two of them had been in contact with each other for a long time.
As for Qin Xi, he was also grateful to Reverend Nameless for helping him when he entered the passage to Immortal Palace.
Their group had a total of five people. Apart from Jiuyan Sect which was slightly stronger, the strength of each group was about the same. It would be good if they could make an ally.
With his eyes still closed, Reverend Nameless greeted everyone with a smile. He didn't even miss the two juniors. In the end, he even mentioned Jing Xingzhi. "Fellow Daoist, may I know whose friend you are?"
Qin Xi still introduced Jing Xingzhi, hinting that Jing Xingzhi wanted to join their group.
Reverend Nameless' expression didn't change. He nodded slightly and said with a smile, "So it's Fellow Daoist Jing."
Jing Xingzhi also stood up and saluted back. "Greetings, Great Master."
After a while, the people from Jiuyan Sect finally arrived.
Master Daoist Yuanmu's expression didn't look good. Master Daoist Iron Mask's black iron mask covered his expression and blocked his divine sense, so no one could see anything unusual. Ling Shiyu looked pale and seemed to be injured. Ling Yunhe followed them obediently.
Master Daoist Yuanmu's expression darkened even more when he saw the several people either sitting or standing outside the mountain wall.
Everyone had returned long ago, and everyone looked quite happy. Obviously, they all got what they wanted. Thinking of the price he paid, how could he be in a good mood?
Nevertheless, he still greeted everyone politely and considerately. Moreover, he didn't express any objection to Jing Xingzhi's arrival.
Mo Tiange was very curious. What kind of situation did Jiuyan Sect encounter in the end?
With their lineup consisting of two late stage Nascent Soul cultivators and one middle stage Nascent Soul cultivator, they were actually in a more difficult situation than the others?
This was too unusual.
While she was looking, her gaze suddenly met Ling Yunhe's.
Ling Yunhe smiled at her. There seemed to be a hint of understanding in his eyes, which made Mo Tiange feel a bit embarrassed. She cupped her hands at him and no longer looked at him.
After the four groups met, they waited for a long time.
During this time, the Soul Formation Stage refined corpse killed a few more cultivators. After that, it wandered aimlessly around the Immortal Palace.
More than half a day passed. After this refined corpse swept through the Immortal Palace, almost all the weaker Nascent Soul cultivators in the Immortal Palace were killed. The only ones left were those late stage Nascent Soul cultivators and a few lucky ones.
The lucky ones were already on guard and had long hidden far away. The Immortal Palace was so big that even if the refined corpse was in the Deification realm, it still couldn't sense human presence too far away. Since it couldn't sense human presence, it was just a puppet. Aside from wandering around unconsciously, it had no other purpose.
However, after the massacre, its deterrent power had already been deeply engraved in everyone's hearts. When they were searching for treasures, they were always on guard, lest they ran into this refined corpse and their several hundred years of hard cultivation went up in smoke.
"Why hasn't Fellow Daoist Guifang come yet?"
Yu Shusheng raised his head to look at the sky. There were still no flight lights flying near, so he asked this question.
No one could answer this question. Only Master Daoist Yuanmu said, "Perhaps Fellow Daoist Guifang has encountered some trouble."
"Then, are we still waiting?"
Yu Shusheng frowned and tapped the folding fan in his hand. "There's not much time. In a day, the passage will close, and the divine senses on the five holy objects will disperse. There's no way to open it again. If we're locked here, even if we advance to the Deification realm, what's the use?"
"…" Everyone was silent.
Yu Shusheng's words were exactly what they were worried about.
This Immortal Palace was full of Spirit Qi. High-grade Spirit Stones could be found everywhere, and from time to time, ancient spiritual objects could be found. If they could cultivate here, their cultivation speed would be far faster than the outside world.
However, the passage to the Immortal Palace was closed, and they couldn't leave. So what if they cultivated to the Deification realm?
Advancing to the Deification realm was to explore the secret of immortality, or even to ascend to become an immortal. If they were locked here, they would end up like that Deification refined corpse. Cultivation was meaningless.
Moreover, there was a Deification refined corpse wandering around in the Immortal Palace. If they stayed here, no matter how they hid, they probably wouldn't be able to escape the fate of being killed.
"Little Friend Mo." After a while, Master Daoist Yuanmu suddenly said, "If Fellow Daoist Guifang doesn't come, can we open the Illusory Formation with our strength?"
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment then answered, "It shouldn't be a problem."
Master Daoist Yuanmu smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's start. The agreed time has passed, but Fellow Daoist Guifang still hasn't come. We can't keep waiting."
"Yes." Yu Shusheng nodded. "Time is tight, so we can only do this."
Revered Wu Ming hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly and didn't say anything to oppose.
Since they all made such a decision, Qin Xi and Mo Tiange naturally wouldn't have any objections. Guifang Devil Monarch and his disciple weren't allies, so they were afraid that there were too many people and some people harbored evil intentions.
After looking at Qin Xi, Mo Tiange nodded and said, "Alright. Since Seniors all think so, let's start."
With a decision made, Mo Tiange didn't waste any time. She took out the Eight Trigrams Diagram from her sleeve and sorted out the surrounding spiritual aura. Soon after, she took out a bell-shaped magic weapon from her Qiankun Bag.
She swung it lightly, and the bell-shaped magic weapon floated in the air. It moved without any wind and emitted a crisp sound.
"This is …" Seeing this scene, Yu Shusheng was stunned.
Mo Tiange didn't say anything. She just focused on manipulating the object, making it move along the entire mountain wall.
"Ding Ling Ding Ling" sounds lingered in everyone's ears. They realized this sound could affect their divine comprehension, so the Core Formation cultivators hastily calmed their minds and concentrated on guarding their dantians.
After watching for a while, Yu Shusheng sighed and said, "So sound waves can be used like this."
Upon seeing Han Shizhi's confused expression, he explained, "This treasure uses sound waves as a method to attack the Illusory Formation.
Because the sound wave attack is very light, the Illusory Formation won't automatically counterattack.
However, under this sound wave, the spiritual aura will produce subtle fluctuations. Those who are familiar with formations can use these fluctuations to find the Illusory Formation's weakness. "
Right after he finished speaking, the bell-shaped magic weapon stopped. Mo Tiange said happily, "Seniors, it's over there!"
Everyone looked up. The weakness of this Illusory Formation was in a corner of the mountain wall.
Mo Tiange put away the bell-shaped magic weapon then turned towards Yu Shusheng. "Senior Yu, you don't need me anymore, right?"
Yu Shusheng nodded slightly and stepped forward. "Since there's a weakness, it'll be easy.
Fellow Daoists, let's attack it together and make a crack! "