Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1957 Immortal Talisman
As soon as the yellow talisman was affixed to the forehead of the stone statue, it burst forth with light, and the golden inscriptions on it shone brightly.

The stone statue froze instantly, even its lively eyes becoming dull.

Li Shan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling a pang of heartache.

"This is an eighth-grade Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Sealing Immortal Talisman. It should be able to temporarily immobilize the mountain god for a while. Let's go!"

As he spoke, he rushed toward the door, but Liu Qinghuan had already used her sword to cleave open the solidified space outside the door the instant the battle broke out.

The lotus flower that had been floating beside me since I entered the hall came in handy at this moment. Its petals opened completely, revealing the round core of the Xue Zu beast inside.

Powerful spatial forces surged forth, quickly stabilizing the passage cleaved open by the Wei Su Sword, preventing it from closing.

Xu Lingzi, disregarding the loss of his banner, quickly came to help, only to find that he didn't seem to need to lift a finger at all.

Liu Qinghuan led the way, and the others followed in single file, running down the mountain at a speed far exceeding that of the ascent.

"Isn't it said that this mountain is the territory of that mountain god, and we can't escape his grasp no matter where we run?" Tian Nu asked, puzzled, as he ran.

“Because we can’t take action in that hall,” Liu Qinghuan said. “I’ve already checked it. The space inside the hall is completely integrated, with almost no gaps. If we need to open a passage out, we have to leave first.”

This is also why he took out the Xue Zu Beast Core. He pretended to have a sudden enlightenment, but in reality, he was using the spatial power emitted by the core to test the spatial strength inside the hall.

As for whether the stone statue saw through his intentions, it probably did, but the other party wanted to continue pretending at the time. As long as he didn't make any particularly violent movements, he wouldn't anger it.

"Why don't we just escape from the mountain!" Tiannu said again. "Anyway, that thing has been immobilized by the celestial talisman. As long as we leave this mountain, what can it do to us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint tremor came from the ground.

The group's expressions changed drastically. Li Shan said with a grim face, "It's too late!"

Inside the stone hall, the stone statue standing on the high platform trembled slightly, and the yellow talisman on its forehead emitted bursts of light that flickered on and off.

With a soft "snap," a thin crack appeared on one corner of the talisman.

The statue's eyes darted around, revealing a fierce glint in their eyes.

……

"This is it!"

Liu Qinghuan stopped. They were now halfway up the mountain and no longer needed to forcefully cleave through space.

Holding the compass, Xu Lingzi cast a series of spells, causing the compass needle to spin wildly, and the inscriptions representing directions to flash with black light.

"No, we can't find a suitable spatial anchor point to open the passage..."

"Then let's force it open!" Liu Qinghuan said decisively. "There's no time to find anchor points now, let's just build a temporary, unorthodox passage!"

As he spoke, an invisible spatial force gathered in his palm, making each of his fingers appear and disappear. He groped in the void in front of him for a moment, and suddenly seemed to touch something.

"The spatial barrier here is very thick; we can only get out by breaking it."

As he spoke, he changed his palm into a fist and punched towards the void!
Intense spatial fluctuations surged outwards, radiating light in all directions, creating a dazzling and colorful spectacle.

The other three were all taken aback. Li Shan exclaimed, "Cultivating both body and Dharma, and even mastering two Great Daos, Brother Liu is truly a divine being!"

With a series of loud bangs and a crisp crack, the invisible yet incredibly sturdy spatial barrier shattered under Liu Qinghuan's bombardment, transforming into a massive torrent of dazzling light that surged outwards.

Then, he suddenly exerted force with both hands and tore it apart, creating a narrow spatial rift in front of them.

This crack was different from the one created by the sword before; one had only cleaved the surface of space, while the other was as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. Xu Lingzi finally had a chance to use his skills and quickly went up to help stabilize the space. He cast a series of spatial spells, and a circular opening gradually formed.

At that moment, the ground shook violently again!
Inside the stone hall, a new crack had appeared on the talisman pasted on the forehead of the stone statue.

"How much longer until the passage is complete?" Li Shan asked anxiously. "I didn't expect that mountain god could break free from the talisman's restraints so quickly. His strength is extraordinary. We're running out of time!"

As the ground shook more violently, the newly formed spatial passage also began to sway, showing signs of collapse.

Xu Lingzi tried his best to stabilize the passage, his hands almost blurring into afterimages, and he was covered in sweat.

"No one can escape... What's mine is all mine, hahaha..."

The stone statue's maniacal laughter seemed to emanate from within the mountain, sharp, piercing, and filled with sinister intent.

"It's over!" Tian Nu said in despair, but a fierce, reckless glint gradually appeared in his eyes: "Fight it!"

Li Shan stood solemnly, sword in hand, looking ready to make a big move.

Suddenly, Liu Qinghuan reached into the dazzling lotus flower beside him and pulled out a huge Xue Zu beast core.

He then leaped forward and pressed the core above the passage!
The immense spatial power materialized, surging into the spatial passage and instantly halting the collapse. The misty passage walls also solidified.

Liu Qinghuan turned around and called out, "Hurry up and come in!"

Overjoyed, the group didn't hesitate. Xu Lingzi, who was closest, rushed into the passage first, followed by Tian Nu and Li Shan.

Before entering, Li Shan called out, "Hurry up and catch up!"

Only after confirming that they had all successfully passed through the passage did Liu Qinghuan step into it, and incidentally retrieve the Xue Zu Beast Core.

Looking at the perfectly round core bead in his hand, this was the first time he had actually held the Xue Zu Beast Core in his hand.

A dense and intense spatial force surrounded him, giving him the feeling that he was about to be engulfed.

Stone temple on the mountaintop.

"Snapped!"

A crack running from top to bottom appeared on the talisman.

The next instant, a blinding light suddenly erupted, and the talisman shattered into dust.

The stone statue stepped off the high platform, and before it even landed, its figure vanished abruptly. When it reappeared, it was already outside the spatial passage.

Liu Qinghuan had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned around as if sensing something, and saw the stone statue that had suddenly appeared.

The other person's expression was ferocious as they lunged at the spatial passage, stretching out their long arms to grab him.

A cold smile crept onto Liu Qinghuan's lips, and a yellow talisman appeared in her hand—

The stone statue was startled; the recent misfortune it had suffered made it instinctively withdraw its hand.

But the next moment, Liu Qinghuan's smile became even more radiant. He waved his hand, turned around, and quickly walked away.

The stone statue finally realized that the yellow talisman in the other party's hand was not a soul-suppressing and spirit-sealing talisman, and was so angry that it was as if two Buddhas were born and ascended to heaven.

"Ahhhh!!!"

An enraged scream echoed throughout the Five-Colored Stone Mountain, causing the mountain to tremble violently, and the spatial passage in front of them exploded!