"Make a move!"
As Yue Mingchi's voice fell, all the Saint Sons of the Xuan Sect, except for Jian Tianrui, moved their figures, shooting rapidly towards the barrier. xxs12
At the forefront, a white figure was already approaching the barrier. Li Xuan glanced and recognized this person as Wu Pengfei, the number one on the Saint Son rankings.
Clearly, upon discovering that the final layer of the barrier would not disappear, Wu Pengfei had chosen to act directly. His objective, naturally, was to enter first and gain an advantage.
However, Yue Mingchi's figure also rapidly caught up behind Wu Pengfei, only ten meters away.
"This Level Eight ruin, our Saint Sect claims it!" Wu Pengfei naturally sensed Yue Mingchi's speed. A slight smile played on his lips, and then a spiritual energy barrier instantly lit up around him. Like a meteor cluster, it shot towards the barrier.
Buzz!
The light cluster that Wu Pengfei had transformed into paused momentarily before the barrier, then instantly plunged into it. Following closely behind, Yue Mingchi's body also showed flickering spiritual light.
Just like Wu Pengfei, after a brief pause, he entered the barrier.
"It seems that even with the strength of the Dao Integration realm, entering this barrier requires some method." After Wu Pengfei and Yue Mingchi entered, Li Xuan finally understood.
Moreover, Li Xuan noticed that Yue Mingchi had no intention of intercepting Wu Pengfei, seeming to prioritize entering the barrier. Otherwise, with Yue Mingchi's strength, ten meters was not an obstacle.
Fortunately, the barrier was about ten zhang in size. The Saint Son level powerhouses from various factions also arrived one after another, shooting into the barrier in an instant.
Li Xuan did the same. When his speed was significantly hindered, Li Xuan did not hold back and unleashed his full power, instantly entering the barrier.
Hoo!
As the feeling of restraint dissipated, Li Xuan immediately felt an extremely dense spiritual energy wash over him.
Before his eyes, Yue Mingchi and Wu Pengfei were already standing separately, floating in mid-air.
Around them, Saint Sons from various factions also stood. Their gazes were not on each other, but focused further into the distance.
There, stood three extremely luxurious and grand palaces.
The three palaces were arranged in a triangular formation. The uppermost palace was the most majestic. Its area was almost a hundred mu. The two palaces below, though also immense, were about one-fifth smaller than the uppermost one.
Currently, all three palaces exuded waves of solid spiritual energy, appearing like a fairyland.
Besides the three palaces, there were also smaller mansions and pavilions surrounding them. Although they couldn't compare to the three palaces, they were still filled with various spiritual lights and treasures, clearly containing considerable wealth.
This seemingly prosperous area was enclosed by a transparent barrier around the three palaces.
Clearly, to enter these three palaces, the barrier had to be broken. Although these three barriers appeared simple, placed in this location, they were likely not easy to break. This caused everyone's gaze to become somewhat more solemn.
"This uppermost palace, our Saint Sect claims it!" After observing everything in the depths, a resonant voice immediately rang out.
Li Xuan recognized this voice as belonging to Wu Pengfei of the Saint Sect.
It was clear that Wu Pengfei had also realized that it would be extremely difficult for the Saint Sect alone to claim all the opportunities within the Level Eight ruin. The best course of action, naturally, was to choose the largest palace, the uppermost one.
"Wu Pengfei, is the face of your Saint Sect worth that much? Our Xuan Sect also has its sights set on this uppermost palace," Yue Mingchi retorted with a cold laugh.
The spiritual energy pressure emanating from him instantly exploded, revealing the aura of the half-step Dao One realm in its entirety.
Wu Pengfei, as if he had expected Yue Mingchi's response, also had spiritual light flicker around him. "It seems that a hard battle between our two sects is unavoidable. I wonder, with Jian Tianrui missing, what qualifications do you still have!"
"Qualifications, our Xuan Sect *is* the qualification!" Yue Mingchi countered fiercely, with Zhou Wenlun and others also stepping forward.
"Hehehe, since both your Xuan Sect and Saint Sect have set their sights on the uppermost palace, then our Ghost Prison Sect will take the left palace below!" As the two teams of the Saint Sect and Xuan Sect stood divided, a figure enveloped in black mist suddenly appeared between them.
Li Xuan glanced over and recognized this person as Gui Liyan, the number one Saint Son of the Ghost Prison Sect!
"Then the right palace below, how about our Myriad Flower Palace?" As Gui Liyan's words fell, another graceful figure appeared in mid-air. The accompanying waves of fragrance caused everyone present to look towards her.
"Since Saintess Yue Ji has spoken, I doubt anyone will object. At least, our Ghost Prison Sect will not compete with Saintess Yue Ji for the right palace," Gui Liyan said with a hearty laugh.
Listening to the words of Gui Liyan and Saintess Yue Ji, Li Xuan couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Currently, besides the Saint Sect and Xuan Sect vying for the uppermost palace, other factions naturally would not make a move.
Firstly, it was evident that the uppermost palace was the most crucial location within this Level Eight ruin, and its restrictions and barriers would be extremely difficult to deal with.
Secondly, the Xuan Sect and Saint Sect had not yet engaged in battle. If any faction were to step forward, they would likely be instantly eliminated by the Saint Sons of both sides.
However, the two palaces below were considerably less difficult. Although the Ghost Prison Sect and Myriad Flower Palace were both among the four top factions, Li Xuan knew that there were two other extremely powerful forces on the Sacred Yuan Continent.
One was the Sword Seeking Sect, a first-class force on the Sacred Yuan Continent. And the way of the sword itself was extremely formidable.
The other was the Soul Sect, also a first-class force. Their cultivation of the soul path was indeed eerie.
"Heh heh, although your Ghost Prison Sect is a force on par with the Xuan Sect and Saint Sect, our Sword Seeking Sect is not afraid! We also wish to explore this left palace!"
As expected!
Just as Gui Liyan and Saintess Yue Ji had begun to divide the left and right palaces, the Saint Son of the Sword Seeking Sect, carrying a giant sword on his back, also slowly floated in mid-air.
"I never expected Saint Son Wen Ming of the Sword Seeking Sect to speak. In that case, how about our Soul Sect also gets involved in the right palace?" As soon as Saint Son Wen Ming finished speaking, a rough voice immediately sounded.
Li Xuan took a look. The purple robe worn by this person had patterns on it, resembling some kind of array. Since he claimed to be from the Soul Sect, he was likely the number one Saint Son of the Soul Sect, Hun Wudi!
Seeing Saint Son Wen Ming of the Sword Seeking Sect and Hun Wudi appear, Wu Pengfei nodded with a smile. "It seems we all have a tough battle ahead. If that's the case, Yue Mingchi, please proceed."