After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

The experts from the Jingjue Ancient City and the Qingshan Tower who were originally staying outside the stone gate were nowhere to be seen by the Five Ancestors and the others; they had all vanished.

Where is Qing'er?

The Fifth Patriarch frowned and spoke in a deep voice, his powerful voice penetrating the distant stone gate and echoing in all directions.

However, there was no response from either inside or outside the stone gate. The next moment, the Fifth Ancestor moved and instantly arrived at the stone gate.

Seeing no one outside, he immediately stepped out of the stone gate.

However, the Five Ancestors walked out of the stone gate without any hindrance, and nothing unusual happened. The stone gate was empty inside and out, and apart from the four of them, there was no other living person present.

"How is this going?"

The Seven Ancestors suddenly enveloped the entire small village before them with their martial arts aura, searching every inch of the area in an attempt to find some clues.

The Fifth Patriarch stood outside the gate and also sensed the surroundings of the stone gate, but ultimately gained nothing.

"What we're seeing isn't an illusion. So where did everyone else go?"

At this moment, the master of Qingshan Tower spoke with a solemn expression, his gaze turning to the three elders of the Jingjue Ancient City's remnant clan.

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Patriarch pondered for a moment, then stopped in front of the house he had just left, his gaze deep as he said:
"We may have entered some kind of legendary, strange, and mysterious realm."

……

The young man in blue and the others waiting outside the stone gate saw the three clan elders and the master of Qingshan Tower enter the village houses, but they did not reappear for a long time.

In an instant, the boy in blue and the girl in red clearly sensed something was wrong, and just as they were wondering what to do, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from the darkness behind them.

The footsteps were synchronized, accompanied by the rustling of armor, like an army marching through the night.

The experts from the Jingjue Ancient City and the Qingshan Tower all turned around at once and saw dozens of soldiers in silver armor slowly emerging from the darkness.

These soldiers were lifeless, exuding a chilling aura. Their faces were hidden in the shadows of their armor as they slowly approached the remnants of the Jingjue Ancient City and the group from Qingshan Tower.

Who are you?

A master from Qingshan Tower spoke up, but the silver-armored soldiers remained silent, simply walking towards the crowd without stopping, like a group of humanoid machines moving forward, intending to ignore any obstacles in their path and crush them.

The experts from the Jingjue Ancient City and the Qingshan Tower were naturally not going to surrender without a fight. They immediately prepared to unleash their martial arts true energy and take action to deal with this group of silver-armored soldiers of unknown origin.

But at that moment, a voice from the Fifth Patriarch suddenly came from inside the stone gate:

Where is Qing'er?

Upon hearing this, the young man in blue was overjoyed and said:

“It is my ancestors calling me.”

The next moment, he moved and headed into the stone gate. Seeing this, the girl in red immediately followed.

The remaining experts from the Jingjue Ancient City and the Qingshan Tower did not stop, intending to continue dealing with the suddenly appearing group of silver-armored soldiers.

However, to everyone's surprise, these silver-armored soldiers, though imposing in appearance, were like paper tigers, utterly vulnerable.

The group of experts from the ancient city of Jingjue and the Qingshan Tower were far from using their full strength, yet they instantly crushed the silver-armored soldiers in front of them into dust.

Having done all this, the group of experts, though puzzled, didn't pay too much attention and instead turned their gaze to the stone gate. At this moment, the young man in green and the young woman in red were nowhere to be seen, nor were the Five Ancestors or the Green Mountain Pavilion Master and the others.

Something seems off.

A master from the ancient Jingjue city clan spoke, and immediately attempted to summon the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Ancestors.

But no matter how he called out, there was no response from within the stone gate. At this moment, a master from Green Mountain Tower suddenly spoke up:

"What's going on? Those things are back again!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned around and saw that a line of silver-armored soldiers had reappeared from the darkness behind them.

With synchronized steps and an aura of chilling menace, they slowly approached the remnants of the Jingjue Ancient City and the experts of Qingshan Tower before the gate, just like the silver-armored warriors they had previously annihilated.

"They're nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs, let's wipe them all out again!"

A powerful expert from the ancient city of Jingjue spoke in a cold voice. As soon as he finished speaking, he and a group of experts around him attacked again without hesitation, striking the silent, eerie silver-armored soldiers who had arrived in front of them with their palms.

And the result was the same as before: all the silver-armored soldiers who emerged from the darkness were wiped out in one blow, turning into dust in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing behind.

However, this time, some experts from the Jingjue Ancient City's remnants sensed something amiss. They suddenly looked at the silver-armored soldiers who had been annihilated before them, their faces showing surprise and doubt, and said:

"Have you noticed that every time we make a move, our martial arts skills weaken?"

Upon hearing this, someone frowned and said:
"It's not normal for someone to expend their own energy when they make a move..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he realized something was amiss, and his expression turned extremely serious. He said:
"No, the martial arts power I used up can't be recovered!"

Upon hearing this, the remnants of the Jingjue Ancient City and the experts from Qingshan Tower all noticed the same thing.

Immediately, everyone tried to sit cross-legged and calm their minds, intending to absorb the surrounding true energy of heaven and earth to replenish their own martial arts true energy.

However, no matter how they tried, they were like a deflated balloon, unable to convert any of the surrounding true energy into their own dantian energy, no matter how much they absorbed. It would just dissipate on its own.

"This place is very problematic!"

When a master from the ancient Jingjue City clan spoke, many people subconsciously turned to look inside the stone gate, clearly trying to find the three elders who were the backbone of the clan.

However, before everyone could have much time to think, footsteps sounded again from the darkness outside the stone gate...

……

At the same time, Li Musheng, holding the big black cat in one hand and the girl Axiu in the other, stopped at a fork in the road underground.

Previously, he could still sense the spiritual aura of the Green Mountain Pavilion Master, but just a moment ago, the other party's entire aura suddenly disappeared here.

"Interesting. It seems like some kind of barrier or restriction has been set up here."

Li Musheng glanced left and right at the fork in the road, then looked directly at his large, fat black cat, which resembled a black panther, and asked:

Which road should we take?

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's bright green eyes darted around, and then it pointed to one of the paths.

Just as the black cat stretched its paw towards the air in front of it, the entire paw emitted bursts of light. (End of Chapter)