Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

The behemoth's massive body trembled violently, and a hint of fear flashed in its dark yellow vertical pupils.

The two forces, one on the left and one on the right, vanished in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

"Waaah..."

The Lord of the Ice Abyss let out a wail, and his massive body began to slowly sink, disappearing back into the black water, never to be heard again.

The black water gradually calmed down, and the heavy pressure above the abyss receded like the tide.

Li Yuan put down the knife, panting, and lowered his eyes without showing any emotion.

"It seems this beast's Achilles' heel is its tongue. Brother Li's assessment is quite accurate."

Mo Ming was somewhat surprised to see the Lord of the Ice Abyss defeated so easily.

"It was just a fluke."

Li Yuan said it calmly, without revealing the truth.

"I'm gone."

Regardless, the danger was over, and Langhuan urged him on, feeling a little guilty.

The six continued along the ice ridge for about half a day, and after crossing the last ice slope, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A dark yellow wasteland appeared before them. At the edge of the wasteland was a huge transparent light curtain, like an ancient wall, standing silently below the horizon, emitting a faint blue light.

We have finally arrived at the sacred land of the demon race.

Everyone stood before the barrier, their hearts pounding with excitement.

When they set off, all three teams of demons were wiped out. Even Langhuan couldn't believe that she could get here unscathed.

"This barrier seems unusual."

Leng Ning Shuang, who was well-versed in formations, examined the situation carefully for a while, her expression grave.

The transparent light curtain, like an inverted lake, pierces the sky from the ground, its surface shrouded in fine, spiderweb-like silver patterns.

Inside the light curtain, blurry images occasionally flashed by, like the outlines of some ancient building, disappearing in an instant.

The entire barrier exudes an ancient sense of silence, inspiring awe and fear.

"The restrictions inside are too ancient; I've never seen anything like them before."

Mo Ming had a deep understanding of the restrictions imposed by the demon race, but he couldn't figure out how to break the barrier in front of him.

The group walked halfway around the barrier, carefully observing the direction of the silver patterns.

"Look at these patterns above, they seem to follow a certain pattern."

Li Yuan noticed that the density of the patterns was not uniform; some areas were dense like raindrops, while others were sparse like grass on a wasteland.

"I noticed that too."

Leng Ningshuang raised her hand to trace the patterns, her brows furrowed. Gradually, she discovered some patterns, like some ancient script magnified countless times and engraved on the sky.

She crouched down and gently touched the surface of the barrier with her fingertip. The silver patterns lit up slightly before dimming again.

The Frost seemed to be deep in thought, and then tried a different spot. This time, the pattern stayed lit for a longer time and emitted a very low hum, as if it had a life of its own.

"This barrier is sentient."

Leng Ningshuang stood up. "It reacts differently to different forces, but it won't accept anyone directly. You need to find the right point of force to open it."

"Really? I'll give it a try."

Upon hearing this, Langhuan stepped forward, gathering demonic power in her palm and pressing it against the barrier.

The moment the demonic power touched the surface, the silver patterns lit up intensely, like thousands of silver snakes slithering through the light screen. Immediately, a powerful recoil force sent her flying.

"Hmph! So resistant to demonic power!"

Qingcang snorted coldly and punched the barrier.

"boom!"

A tremendous force struck him, sending him flying. He tumbled several times in the air before finally landing, looking utterly disheveled.

"Forcing it won't work."

Li Yuan saw some problems: "It's like a mirror; however much force you apply to it, it will bounce back the same amount."

"Moreover, it seems to be able to discern the other party's attitude and will react twice as strongly to malice."

Frost approached, extended her finger, and a thin layer of ice condensed on her fingertip. She gently touched a node on the surface of the barrier.

The silver pattern lit up briefly, weaker than the one in Langhuan, but still showed no signs of activating.

Ji Fanghua also tried it. When her spatial power touched the barrier, the surface pattern was briefly distorted. The silver lines were like water ripples blown by the wind, and quickly returned to their original state.

"Spatial power can cause it to fluctuate, but it's not enough." Ji Fanghua withdrew her hand. "Something crucial is missing."

"You mean, like a key?"

Li Yuan stood in front of the barrier, closed his eyes, and the whole scene appeared before him. The distorted patterns looked like strange characters.

Wait a minute, after the image shrank in my mind, why does it look so familiar? It's like I've seen it somewhere before.

He stretched out his hand and used his spiritual power to write in the air. Crimson characters appeared one by one, and everyone looked at him curiously.

"Ancient script?"

Ji Fanghua stared intently for a long time before blurting it out.

"You can see it too, these should be ancient tadpole script."

She had studied ancient scripts in the Dragon Lock City, which is why she recognized them.

Li Yuan and she exchanged a glance, both feeling they had found a clue.

"I'll write it all down, and you can see what it is."

Li Yuan closed his eyes and carefully observed with his divine sense. After a moment, he opened his eyes and began to write quickly.

Lines of tadpole-like characters appeared in the air. Ji Fanghua carefully deciphered them and quietly recited along, as extremely difficult phrases came through.

As her speech quickened, it was as if some mechanism had been triggered, and with a "hum," an invisible wave spread out.

The silver patterns on the barrier lit up little by little, and the entire light screen flickered violently for several breaths, like a giant beast that had been awakened, emitting a deep roar.

But the roar only lasted a moment before it stopped abruptly, and the patterns faded away again.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. It seemed that simply deciphering the text was not enough; they needed to find more crucial clues.

The group resumed their research, and Li Yuan also tried to use his own power to find the node and inject the power of the stars.

"Buzz!"

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the Myriad Realms Palace trembled incessantly, and Li's figure slowly emerged.

"Master, the Myriad Realms Palace can break all restrictions in the world and freely traverse barriers."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "No need. There's a bunch of old guys following behind me, so I can't reveal my strength."

"Yes."

Without saying anything more, Li immediately shut down the Myriad Realms Palace to avoid resonating with the barrier.

"I found it."

After some probing, Leng Ning Shuang exclaimed in surprise, "I once saw a restriction in an ancient scroll that is very similar to this. Perhaps it will be useful."

As she spoke, she formed hand seals and used spiritual power to draw patterns on the barrier.

Gradually, a delicate and translucent ice flower condensed at her fingertips, its petals winding and intertwining, igniting half of the barrier.

"Half is still missing."

It seems that the approach was correct, but not enough. Fortunately, this made the remaining patterns clearer.

"Wait, I think I recognize this pattern."

Langhuan suddenly exclaimed excitedly, and a mark appeared on her wrist, winding like a vine. She brought her wrist close to the barrier, and the silver pattern trembled slightly.

The three of them exerted their power simultaneously, using Li Yuan's star power as a guide to merge the two patterns together. Gradually, the barrier became brighter and brighter.

The surface of the light curtain rippled like water, boiling endlessly, and three vortexes of different colors slowly emerged.

"Now," Li Yuan said in a low voice, "Junior Sister Ji, use your spatial power."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fanghua acted without hesitation. The three-colored vortex embedded itself into the patterns on the surface of the barrier, like a key being inserted into a lock, making a click sound.

The next instant, the entire barrier trembled violently, and silver patterns spread out in all directions like ripples, covering the entire light screen.