Crackle—The moment the sword was fully inserted, a bolt of lightning shot out from the keyhole, striking the expert.The fiend tribe expert swelled up and exploded, his internal pellet turning into nothing. In an instant, he was instantly reduced to ashes.At the same time, the Sky Genesis Sword was ejected with a swoosh.All this happened in the blink of an eye.Everyone was horrified and suddenly realized that the swords could not be inserted randomly.Instead, each sword corresponded to a specific keyhole. The Immortal Palace would only open if all the keys were matched correctly.A single mistake would result in the person inserting the sword facing the Immortal Palace’s divine punishment, leading to their body exploding.This time, everyone fell silent.“What now?”Gluttony’s gaze swept over everyone.“Perhaps...”Briar looked at everyone and said, “We can have each team send an expert forward in turns to test out the keyholes.”His words made everyone frown.What a
Boom!Before the Sky Genesis Sword in the beast could even get close, the beast exploded and turned into a cloud of bloody mist.“What...”“What happened?”“What’s going on?”The group was confused. However, Andrius did not answer and tried with a second beast.Boom!Boom!Boom!The results were the same.Whether Andrius controlled one beast or several, as soon as the beasts approached the Immortal Palace with a sword, it exploded without touching the keyhole, dying instantly.Everyone’s expressions darkened.Andrius frowned deeply.“What’s going on?”“Logically, beasts are living beings too. They’re no different from the fiend tribe expert before. Why is the result different?”“Yes, it shouldn’t be like this!”“Andrius, explain.”Everyone looked at Andrius expectantly.Andrius thought for a long time and said, “The only difference between the beasts and the fiend clan expert earlier is that beasts lack intelligence, but the fiend clan expert had achieved cultivation.
He had broken through from the early Darkness stage to the mid Darkness stage.“Andrius Moonshade, how dare you?! You used us to capture intelligent beasts to aid your cultivation! How audacious of you!”Cloud was the first to step forward, angrily accusing Andrius.“Andrius!”Briar was also angry. “You owe us an explanation!”“Andrius!”Lionel said furiously, “How dare you use us? Do you think we won’t kill you?”The experts were just about to attack Andrius.Then, a cold voice rang out.“Silence!”Gluttony recovered his energy and swept his gaze over the crowd with destructive intent. “If you have any other solutions, step up then. Otherwise, stay put and wait for Andrius’ results!”Cloud, Briar, and the others were indignant.However, faced with Gluttony’s dominance and lacking other methods, they had no choice but to comply.“Find, we’ll follow Andrius’ plan!”“Andrius, we await your success!”“Andrius, I hope your strategy works!”The group gave Andrius a deep look
On the other hand, Noir, Halle, Yvie, and the others were secretly delighted when they saw Andrius’ progress.Another one was Gluttony!When he first encountered Andrius half a month ago, the latter was only at the early Darkness stage. However, even then, he could already showcase the combat power of a mid Darkness stage expert.Now, in just half a month, he broke through to the late Darkness stage...It was simply unprecedented and astonishing.At least, Gluttony had never seen such rapid progress before.‘It seems my earlier gesture of goodwill toward Andrius was wise. From now on, I must strengthen our relationship.’ Gluttony thought to himself.As the crowd’s thoughts drifted, Andrius continued to control the remaining intelligent beasts.Soon, the second, third, and fourth locks were successfully paired with their Sky Genesis Swords after countless attempts.Whoosh...When the final sword was placed, the celestial gates opened, releasing bright lights that shone magnifi
Everyone was repelled by the restrictions and fell to the ground unceremoniously.“Even this stone stool has a restriction. How annoying.”“Ugh... Why? I just wanted to pick a plant...”“Damn it, this is infuriating...”The mighty figures cursed loudly without care for their image, and Andrius could not help but laugh.“Enough.”Gluttony said calmly, “These are just superficial things. The real treasures should be inside the main hall.”Everyone turned their eyes toward the bronze doors at the end of the corridor, their gazes burning once again.“Let’s go!”Immediately, the group set off eagerly.Gluttony, Andrius, and his group were no exception.Clang...The bronze doors opened, revealing the scene inside.A stone tablet!The thing that stood out the most was a stone tablet enveloped in clouds. It was the core control of the entire Sky Genesis Immortal Palace, also known as the palace stele!It was the Immortal Palace’s hub. Whoever refined it would control the entire
Gluttony was stunned. After observing closely, his expression immediately changed. He stopped advancing and gave Andrius a friendly nod.Meanwhile, the others had just moved forward when they noticed the surrounding demonic energy growing stronger.In the end, the clouds of demonic energy enveloped them and started to invade.“Everyone, be careful!”Cloud noticed something off and immediately warned, “This demonic energy isn’t normal. Don’t let it invade you, or your consciousness might be erased.”“Ahhhh...”Just as he spoke, someone screamed—He was already invaded by the demonic energy!Swoosh—Boom!The group was stunned and tried to retreat, but it was too late.The demonic cultivators had launched their attack.The vast demonic energy engulfed a whole area, trapping the crowd in its range. The two-front attack caused screams to continue from inside.Some figures occasionally burst out, including Cloud and Briar.However, their tattered clothes, fluctuating energy, and
At that moment, Lionel joined the argument. “Why should the palace stele go to either of you? One of the Sky Genesis Swords was also from the Draco clan, and we fought and sacrificed lives along the way for that. We, too, deserve a share of the stele!”No one was willing to concede in the critical moment.The weakened demonic energy began to grow sinister again, slowly approaching everyone.“All of you, shut up!”Gluttony roared, “This isn’t the time for internal strife. If we waste any more time, the demonic energy will annihilate us before we can refine the palace stele.”Everyone’s heart skipped a beat, and they instinctively looked over.Sure enough, the demonic energy shadows continued to shine and, from time to time, leaked out powerful auras that made them feel uneasy.“Gluttony!” Cloud looked at Peyton and asked, “Do you have a better plan?”Briar and Lionel also looked over.“I think…”Peyton looked at Andrius. “Among us, Andrius is the best person to refine the pala
Swoosh!Then, he leaped up. His body swelled into his true Gluttony form in the air and was enveloped in a layer of black flames, making him look mighty powerful. Briar and the others also took action.The remaining experts formed arrays and used treasures to fend off the demonic shadows.“It’s time!”Taking advantage of the distracted demonic energy shadows, Andrius silently arrived at the palace stele. Then, he sent a wisp of his spiritual consciousness inside.As he suspected, the stele was the control core of the Immortal Palace and needed to be refined. Therefore, he did not hesitate to act immediately.Whoosh… The palace stele was made of a strange material and required spiritual consciousness to be continuously infused. Only once it was fully infused would it be completely refined.Of course, the stronger the spiritual consciousness, the faster the refining process. If the spiritual consciousness was weak, it would slow the process or even get expelled.In just a mom