Chapter 4357

Wang Ruxue activated a spell, but nothing happened.She frowned and continued to cast spells, yet still nothing happened.

"What's going on? Didn't you say you set up a restriction on the periphery?" Wang Banying asked, puzzled.

"But I definitely set up a restriction! This is strange." Wang Ruxue looked bewildered.

Wang Banying's right palm glowed red. She slashed towards the void, and a massive red blade energy swept out, striking the stone wall. The stone wall shook violently, and a faint golden light barrier appeared, its surface covered with profound runes.

"This isn't the restriction I set up," Wang Ruxue said with a frown. This meant someone had broken her restriction and set up a new one. It seemed other cultivators had also discovered this ancient cultivator's cave dwelling.

"They probably haven't broken through the restriction yet. Let's hurry and break it!" Wang Banying's right index finger flared with red light, and a red beam shot out, accurately striking the golden light barrier. The golden light barrier receded and its spiritual light dimmed.

Wang Ruxue activated a spell, and a white halo swept out, swiftly passing over the golden light barrier. The golden light barrier rapidly froze, and the ice spread continuously.

Wang Banying and Wang Ruxue attacked the golden light barrier. Before long, the golden light barrier shattered, revealing an opening about ten feet wide.

"It's finally broken," Wang Ruxue smiled happily.

The red spherical bead in Wang Banying's hand glowed with dazzling red light as she probed the situation inside the cave. She found nothing unusual.

"Release the puppet beasts to scout ahead. Be careful," Wang Banying said.

Wang Ruxue acknowledged, releasing two humanoid puppets. She controlled them as they walked into the cave. When nothing unusual was detected, they followed.

The cave was not large; after walking about a hundred paces, they reached its end. The stone walls were uneven, and a row of stalactites of varying lengths hung from the ceiling.

Wang Ruxue's right palm flared with white light. She slapped towards a section of the stone wall, and a massive white palm print flashed out, striking that section of the wall. The stone wall trembled slightly, and a large amount of rubble fell. A dull yellow light barrier then emerged, its surface marked by seven silver points arranged in the Big Dipper constellation pattern.

Wang Banying and Wang Ruxue attacked the restriction. A continuous rumbling filled the air, and red and white spiritual lights engulfed the yellow light barrier.

More than half an hour later, the yellow light barrier remained intact.

"Such strong defenses?" Wang Banying frowned.

"How about we contact Su Sheng and have him send a few more Golden Immortal stage clansmen over?" Wang Ruxue suggested.

Wang Banying was about to reply when the entire cave violently shook. Numerous cracks appeared on the ceiling, and the cave collapsed, sending a large amount of debris falling down.

"Oh no, an enemy attack! Be careful," Wang Banying warned, countless sharp blade energies radiating from her body to cut down the falling debris.

Wang Ruxue conjured a white shield that spun continuously around her. She also summoned a set of mid-grade Chaos Armor and put it on. After a tremendous explosion, all the falling debris was shattered, and dust billowed.

The sky darkened, and a massive red hand descended from above. The red hand emitted terrifying heat; even before it landed, the void could not withstand the intense temperature and began to tear open.

Wang Banying raised her right hand, and a massive red blade energy swept out, slicing the red hand in half, with flames raging.

"Great Perfection Golden Immortal!" Wang Banying frowned. Following her gaze, they saw a tall young man in a red shirt—it was Liu Qi from the Yama Palace.

"Azure Lotus Wang Family!" Liu Qi frowned when he saw the Azure Lotus pattern on Wang Banying's sleeve. He had, of course, heard the news of Kunlun Dao Ancestor summoning the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple and had no intention of provoking the Wang family.

Yama Palace had taken on a mission to eliminate a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Sky River Sword Sect. This individual was a late-stage Golden Immortal and very powerful. Liu Qi personally intervened and easily succeeded. He then performed soul-searching on the person's nascent soul, learning that this cultivator had discovered a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's reclusive cave, but the restriction was too strong to break. The cultivator had planned to return to their main sect for help but was killed by Liu Qi on the way back.

Liu Qi had failed in his attempt to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage. To acquire immortal elixirs like the Two-Phase Golden Amber Pill again, he needed to perform great deeds, as Yama Palace did not support idlers. If he could obtain the relics of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, there might be immortal elixirs like the Two-Phase Golden Amber Pill.

He rushed to the location of the ancient cultivator's dwelling and, sensing two Golden Immortal cultivators breaking the restriction, he directly attacked. Yama Palace did not want to provoke the Wang family, but with a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's reclusive cave right before him, Liu Qi was unwilling to give up. He was already over eight million years old, having repeatedly risked his life to gain cultivation resources. It was a well-known saying that "one cannot stand by the river often without getting one's shoes wet," and he did not want to continue this lifestyle. If he could obtain the relics of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he could dedicate more time to cultivation instead of constantly killing people to earn cultivation resources. If he won, he would gain a large amount of cultivation resources, and his future would be promising. If he lost, it would be Yama Palace's misfortune, which had nothing to do with him; he was merely a hired hand and didn't need to consider Yama Palace too much. He believed that one must act for oneself, or face ruin, and this opportunity was right before him, so Liu Qi intended to contend for it.

Having considered this, a fierce glint appeared in Liu Qi's eyes. He activated a spell, and his body radiated intensely red light. Surging flames erupted from the ground, rushing directly towards Wang Banying and Wang Ruxue.

Wang Ruxue lightly stomped her right foot on the ground, and a white halo swept out. Wherever it passed, the ground rapidly froze. The white halo passed over the raging flames, and the flames quickly dispersed.

A piercing blade hum sounded, and a towering blade light, constantly flowing with red energy, swept out, slashing towards Liu Qi.

Liu Qi unleashed a punch, tearing the void open and creating numerous cracks. A massive red fist flashed out, meeting the attack. The massive red fist collided with the towering blade light. Like an egg striking a rock, the red fist instantly disintegrated.

A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Qi's eyes. He quickly conjured a red-glowing shield and held it in front of him. The towering blade light struck the red shield, producing a dull thud. The red shield trembled slightly.

A flash of white light, and a massive white seal appeared above Liu Qi's head, descending rapidly. Before the white seal even landed, the surrounding void froze, as if this entire area of heaven and earth had been locked in ice.

Liu Qi hastily conjured a small, red-glowing mirror. Infusing it with immortal essence, the mirror's surface sprayed out a burst of red radiance, enveloping the descending white seal. The massive white seal seemed to be held in place, its descent slowing to a halt.

Nine red-glowing flying daggers and five white flying swords shot forth. Mid-flight, they each merged, transforming into a massive red blade and a massive white sword, respectively, and slashed towards Liu Qi.

Thanks to the cultivation technique "Grand Void Forging Divine Art," the Wang family's immortals possessed remarkably strong divine senses. The clan members of the Divine Armory Hall had refined a large number of set immortal artifacts, which were then equipped to their clansmen. When battling cultivators of the same realm, Wang family cultivators could wield these set immortal artifacts against their enemies, giving them a significant advantage.