Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

Bai Mengxin and the other two behaved calmly, while the monk and the old woman frowned slightly, with surprise in their eyes. It was obvious that the gathering of so many monks here was beyond their expectations.

"Fellow Daoist Hanli, may I ask who these fellow Daoists are?"

The gray-robed monk couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Master, there is no need to be too surprised. These are the elders of this palace. If you want to enter the Xuanyu Cave in the Xuling Palace, you must get their help. At the same time, only with the help of the extremely cold air in the Xuanyu Cave in the palace can I break through the current bottleneck and increase the chance of success by 10%."

Master Hanli turned around and replied with a smile: "Xu Ling Palace!"

The monk was shocked when he heard this. When the old woman heard this, her eyes sparkled, and even Yan Yun was moved.

"I'm sure all of you have seen the three Void Spirit Halls in the center of the secret realm. Although they have the same name, they actually each contain unique mysteries. The Xuanyu Cave is hidden inside one of the Void Spirit Halls. In addition, the real entrance to the Void Spirit Hall is not through the doors of the three halls outside, but each has a secret passage leading directly to the depths of the underground."

The middle-aged man in blue shirt also explained with a smile.

Yan Yun had already noticed this man in green. Although Master Hanli did not introduce him, he could guess that this man was a cultivator in Xiaoji Palace who practiced another kind of cold flame.

However, from the outside, this person looked ordinary, but his eyes were slightly gloomy, which made Yan Yun pay extra attention to him. At this time, many monks such as Bai Yaoyi who had been waiting here for a long time came forward to greet him.

"Great Elder, have you really decided to activate the Void Spirit Hall? Does this violate the rules? Since ancient times, our Xiaoji Palace has only opened the Void Spirit Hall when facing a major crisis and unable to resist the enemy's attack. Moreover, this time, cultivators outside the palace are allowed to enter the Xuanyu Cave, which has never happened before in history."

The gray-haired old man with a large blue spot had an arrogant look on his face. Although he also saluted and saluted Master Hanli, his words were full of provocation.

Yan Yun was quite surprised to hear the news.

As a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, how dare he be so rude to Master Hanli?
After all, the gap in cultivation between the two is too great!
Not only Yan Yun, the old woman and the monk also showed abnormal expressions.

"Elder Ye may be overly worried. Although the Void Spirit Hall is usually activated in critical moments, our ancestors of all dynasties have never explicitly stated that it must not be used on ordinary days. Now that the disciples in the palace have sent an urgent message, reporting that a large number of monsters have gathered around the island, it is necessary to activate the Void Spirit Hall in advance. Moreover, it is not the three Void Spirit Halls that are activated at the same time. As the great elder, I naturally have the right to make a decision on this matter."

Master Hanli explained slowly, as if he had already expected the gray-haired old man to raise objections, and there was no surprise on his face.

"Even so, Xu Ling Palace is a forbidden area of ​​our palace. It is really against the rules for these three Taoist friends from outside the palace to break in without permission. As the supervisory elder, I absolutely cannot agree to this." The gray-haired old man glanced at Yan Yun and the other three, and expressed his opposition with a firm attitude.

Yan Yun and the other three couldn't help but frown when they heard such rude words. The old woman even snorted coldly, revealing her obvious dissatisfaction.

"Junior Brother Ye, as the holder of the Monitoring Spiritual Treasure, does have the right to oppose this elder's decision. However, if he can gain the support of more than two-thirds of the remaining elders, then Junior Brother Ye's opposition will be ineffective."

Master Hanli looked calm and said calmly.

However, Yan Yun noticed that when the topic of monitoring spiritual treasures was mentioned, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of this great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Yan Yun couldn't help but be shocked.

Could it be that the Monitoring Spiritual Treasure is the legendary Tongtian Spiritual Treasure or a replica of some other Spiritual Treasure? If so, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage does have the strength to compete with cultivators in the later stages.

This grey-haired old man had obviously formed his own power within the Xiaoji Palace, which was even enough to compete with Master Hanli. Otherwise, he would never dare to express his opposition so strongly.

However, when the old man heard what Master Hanli had said before, his expression suddenly changed. He suddenly turned around and looked at the many fellow disciples behind him. He found that several of them had flickering eyes and did not dare to look him in the face.

The gray-haired old man suddenly felt a heaviness in his heart.

"It turns out that Junior Brother Jin and the others were all transferred out of the palace. This was a strategy that Senior Brother Hanli had planned long ago. In this case, this elder does not want to be the bad guy. I only hope that Senior Brother can successfully break through the bottleneck. I will go to the upper level to patrol first to prevent monsters from taking the opportunity to invade." The old man looked quite embarrassed, but he still tried to remain calm. Then he flashed and strode out of the hall.

Master Hanli did not try to stop him, but just watched him leave alone indifferently.

"My fellow junior brothers, please begin to lift the seal." The middle-aged man in green shirt no longer hesitated and decisively gave orders to everyone present.

In an instant, no one in the Xiaoji Palace raised any objections. They all took out a seemingly ordinary jade pendant from their arms and threw it into the air, emitting colorful light.

Yan Yun's heart trembled slightly when he saw this scene, but he soon calmed down. These magic tools were very similar to the jade pendant that Master Hanli had given him before and then took back. He glanced at Master Hanli, but did not see him take out the preset jade pendant.

At this moment, the incantation closely related to the middle-aged man in green shirts was uttered by many practitioners. In an instant, the jade pendants glowed with brilliant light and turned into light balls of varying sizes. Driven by the power of the incantation, these light balls rushed towards a certain point in the sky, gradually gathered and changed their shapes, and finally formed a colorful female light and shadow.

The woman has a slender and well-proportioned figure, and her facial features are blurred, but her eyes, as bright as stars, are shining and unforgettable.

When this light and shadow appeared, all the practitioners in Xiaoji Palace, even Master Hanli, bowed slightly to it, with serious and respectful expressions.

Seeing this scene, Yan Yun and others suddenly realized.

The illusory woman in front of him was most likely the ancient cultivator who founded Xiaoji Palace. Otherwise, how could a mere illusory image make so many practitioners behave so respectfully?
If my guess is correct, this person should be the Ice Soul Fairy.

While Yan Yun was lost in thought, the female shadow was slowly floating towards the stone gate under the push of many practitioners.

Then, with a "bang", the light and shadow exploded on their own as soon as they touched the stone door. Lights of various colors flashed on the stone door and quickly disappeared without a trace.

The rune light on the huge stone door began to gradually disappear, and in an instant it became dull and ordinary, and there was no longer any spiritual energy in the door.

At this moment, there was a sudden crackling sound, and a large number of jade pendants emerged from the void on top of the stone gate. They lost their original spirituality and fell down one after another.

The practitioners of Xiaoji Palace raised their arms and eagerly took back their jade pendants. When Master Hanli saw this, he smiled with satisfaction, then walked a few steps to the stone gate, waved his arms lightly, and a blue glow hit the stone gate like a breeze.

The stone door was as fragile as paper and was silently split into two, opening to the inside.

Before everyone had time to carefully observe the situation inside the door, they saw Master Hanli's figure flash and quickly retreat to a distance, while uttering a low warning:

"Dear brothers, please be careful!"

Yan Yun was stunned. Before he could figure out the situation, he suddenly heard a deafening roar coming from the stone gate, as if countless ferocious beasts were roaring at the same time.

A white cold air surged out from the door, spreading ice wherever it passed. The pillars on the ground became crystal clear, and the cold air was mixed with the sound of thunder and lightning.

The practitioners were greatly shocked, and the weaker ones flew backwards, hiding three feet away. The stronger ones either released light shields for defense or used protective magic weapons.

The white cold wind swept through the entire hall in an instant.

A layer of Shura Holy Fire appeared on Yan Yun's body, and he remained unmoved even though the cold wind whistled past him.

As a result, once the white wind touched the white flame, it strangely merged into it and disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, Yan Yun glanced inadvertently and found that the entire hall had turned into a glacier world, but the other practitioners holding cold flames were still safe and sound.

In addition to the pure white ice flame released by Bai Mengxin, the small cauldron in front of Master Hanli also began to operate, releasing a powerful force called Qianlan Ice Flame, wrapping him in protection.

The middle-aged man in green shirt stared at a protective shield made of black ice flames with his hands behind his back.

A yellow cane appeared in the old woman's hand at some point, with yellow flames spurting out from one end of the cane, and she herself hid behind the flames.

The gray-robed monk put his hands together, and a light green ice flame spurted out from his palms, transforming into a green dragon that surrounded him. The flickering green flame successfully blocked the invasion of the cold wind.

As for the cultivators with higher cultivation levels such as Bai Yaoyi, although they also possessed various magical powers to resist the invasion of the cold wind, the light shields and magic weapons on their bodies kept shaking in the cold wind, and they were obviously under great pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the roar in the stone gate stopped abruptly, and the cold wind gradually weakened and dissipated without a trace.

The entire hall fell into silence in an instant.

Yan Yun's eyes flickered, and he waved his hand. The white flame on his body trembled slightly for a few times before being retracted into his body. Then he turned his head and looked behind the stone gate.

Behind the door, there was a crystal clear white scene with countless tall icicles densely standing in it, like a mysterious maze-like place.

Yan Yun's mind moved, and his consciousness immediately probed forward. However, when his consciousness just touched the stone door, it immediately became stiff and unable to move. Obviously, some special prohibition of prohibiting the spirit had been imposed here.

The old woman and others naturally noticed the situation behind the stone gate, and everyone had a different expression.

"My fellow Taoists, please be careful. This is my first time entering the Void Spirit Hall. Although I can control most of the restrictions, there are still some that I am not familiar with. Therefore, you must follow my steps closely and do not go astray and trigger unknown restrictions."

Master Hanli took a deep breath, turned around and gave serious instructions to Yan Yun and others.

"We naturally understand this truth. How dare we do anything wrong in the forbidden area of ​​your palace?" The old woman saw through Master Hanli's worries and responded indifferently.

Yan Yun and the gray-robed monk agreed at the same time.

Upon seeing this, Master Hanli nodded with satisfaction, and then gave orders to Bai Yaoyi and other Xiaoji Palace elders:

"The time required to break through the bottleneck this time may be as short as three to five days, or as long as more than a month. If a monster attacks me during this period, you only need to deal with it according to the established plan. If the situation changes and I still haven't walked out of the palace for more than two months, you also need to follow the backup plan."

"We will follow the orders of the Great Elder!" The monks responded in unison with solemn expressions.

"Then let's go!" Master Hanli turned around and flicked his sleeves. A fist-sized white array plate appeared in his hand. Then he held up the magic weapon with one hand and led everyone towards the stone gate.

Yan Yun and his four companions followed closely behind.

After everyone passed through the stone gate, Master Hanli made a hand gesture and cast a seal towards the array plate in his hand. The originally open door slowly closed with a rumbling sound, and various runes appeared again, flashing with lively light.

When the old woman and the gray-robed monk saw this scene, they exchanged glances with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

"My fellow Taoists, there is no need to worry. Although it is quite difficult to open this Xu Ling Palace from the outside, it is very easy to open it from the inside. I have temporarily closed it to prevent others from interfering with our practice." Master Hanli explained.

The two old ladies were not in a position to comment further after hearing this. However, Yan Yun looked unconcerned, as if he simply disdained these ten thousand year old black ice pillars.

After walking about ten feet, they came to an area composed of one thousand and eight icicles. These icicles flashed dazzling white light, which was dazzling.

"Please look, everyone. These ten thousand year old black ice pillars were carefully refined by ancient cultivators. They are the famous 'Ice Soul Frost Formation' from the ancient times. If you enter this formation without the corresponding magic weapon to protect yourself, you will be frozen to death in an instant by the black cold air contained in the formation, and you will never be able to escape."

"The biting cold wind we felt outside earlier was due to the extreme cold air released by this formation after it had been sealed for a thousand years. Even if the five of us all possess the flame of extreme cold, it is still unknown whether we can survive safely in this formation."

Master Hanli reminded calmly. (End of this chapter)