Fāng Yán was stunned. He thought of himself as unbeatable when boasting, but Xu Yang was even better at boasting than he was.
"Brother, let me take you out of here. It's too dangerous for you to stay inside," Fāng Yán said sincerely.
Xu Yang gave a faint smile, not explaining anything. He walked toward the front of the Jue Bing Mountain.
"Líng Qīngshu," Xu Yang called.
"Ancestor, what do you need me to do?" Líng Qīngshu stepped forward.
"I know where the entrance is. Later, do as I tell you..."
Before Xu Yang could finish his sentence, a surprised shout came from the other side.
"What is this? Why is it emitting golden light?"
Xu Yang's heart skipped a beat.
The entrance to Jue Bing Mountain was extremely difficult to open and involved many complicated steps.
These people couldn't have had such luck that they stumbled upon it, could they? It just happened to open?
"Let's go over and take a look," Xu Yang said.
They walked over and saw a crowd gathering at the foot of the mountain, their heads tilted back, stretching their necks like ducks, staring at the peak of Jue Bing Mountain.
At the peak, a golden light slowly grew brighter, radiating in all directions, holy and pure.
"What is this?"
"There must be a treasure inside. Otherwise, this kind of phenomenon wouldn't happen."
The crowd discussed excitedly, their eyes full of fervor.
"I can't believe it, they really opened it," Chen Fan muttered.
However, Xu Yang wasn't worried. Even if they found the entrance, they wouldn't be able to enter because there was a barrier outside.
The formation's barrier would emit spiritual pressure. If someone without enough strength tried to enter, they would be seriously injured at best or die instantly at worst.
The golden light slowly dimmed, and with a loud bang, the steep cliff of Jue Bing Mountain lost its outer layer of frozen rock, revealing a cave entrance.
"What's inside this cave?"
"Do you even need to ask? It's definitely a treasure."
The Golden Core stage cultivators debated, then soared into the air, rushing toward the cave entrance.
"Why aren't you going?" Xu Yang asked Fāng Yán, who was standing beside him.
At that moment, Fāng Yán's face was flushed with excitement. He wished he could fly straight into the cave.
But he didn't. He stayed by Xu Yang's side.
"Sigh, brother, I want to go too, but if I do, what will happen to you? You'll die, what should I do then?" Fāng Yán said helplessly.
Xu Yang was taken aback and looked at Fāng Yán. Gradually, a feeling of gratitude rose in his heart.
Fāng Yán had given up on the treasure to protect him. He was indeed a true brother.
Although Xu Yang didn't actually need protection.
"You're a good person," Xu Yang said after a moment of silence.
"Do you believe they'll all be knocked down?"
"Why?" Fāng Yán asked, confused.
"You'll find out soon," Xu Yang replied.
Fāng Yán looked doubtful, treating Xu Yang's words as a joke.
Boom...
Suddenly, the Golden Core stage cultivators, who had been flying at high speed, suddenly froze in mid-air, as if they had hit a metal plate.
A blast rang out, and the Golden Core cultivators spat blood and crashed to the ground.
A bunch of Golden Core cultivators fell like dumplings, dust flying everywhere. Fāng Yán was stunned.
Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Xu Yang.
Xu Yang smiled and said, "See? I wasn't wrong."
Fāng Yán was stunned, not knowing what exactly had happened.
"Damn it, how could this happen?"
"I feel like something hit me on the top of my head."
"But there's nothing up there!"
The Golden Core cultivators were all discussing it, completely unaware of what had occurred.
At that moment, a group of ten late-stage Golden Core cultivators appeared from another direction.
They wore white robes, with the words "Lingbao Auction House" emblazoned on their chests.
The leader of the group was the number one cultivator from the Lingbao Auction House branch, already at the level of a Half-Step Nascent Soul, named Zhao Long!
Their arrival caught the attention of the others.
"We are from the Lingbao Auction House," Zhao Long smiled and introduced himself.
"So it's the Lingbao Auction House," the Golden Core cultivators lying on the ground brushed the dust off themselves and stood up.
This secret place was discovered by the Lingbao Auction House and it was the Auction House that had led these Golden Core cultivators inside.
These Golden Core warriors all gave face to the Lingbao Auction House cultivators.
"Everyone should already know that there is a restriction at the entrance of this cave. We need to break this restriction before we can enter."
"But, but if we rely solely on our individual strength, we will not be able to shake it. Therefore, we need to join forces."
"Once we enter, the Lingbao Auction House will only take one spiritual sword. After obtaining the sword, we will leave. How does that sound?"
Zhao Long said in a refined and calm manner.
The other Golden Core cultivators exchanged glances and unanimously agreed, "Alright."
Xu Yang smiled slightly. Back in the day, he and his little follower had set up the restriction, so there was no way these people could break it.
If they really did manage to break it, Xu Yang might as well find a piece of tofu and smash his head against it.
"This restriction cannot be broken by collective force. It can only be broken with individual strength," Xu Yang couldn't help but say.
Zhao Long looked at Xu Yang in surprise. Normally, someone who could say such a thing would be a powerful figure, but to his surprise, it was just a Qi Refining stage cultivator.
A look of disdain appeared in his eyes.
"Who are you? A Qi Refining cultivator dares to enter this place and is still making noise here?"
Zhao Long said arrogantly.
He was at the late stage of Golden Core, and in his eyes, a Qi Refining cultivator was nothing but a weakling, easily squashed with a single finger. Naturally, his tone was full of pride.
"Yeah, I am a Qi Refining cultivator. What's the matter? You look down on Qi Refining cultivators?" Xu Yang frowned slightly, saying with displeasure.
Zhao Long couldn't confirm Xu Yang's Qi Refining stage just by sensing his aura alone.
He used a trace of spiritual energy to circle around Xu Yang, carefully probing him.
Then, Zhao Long's brows furrowed slightly.
"This guy... he's really a Qi Refining cultivator."
"But that shouldn't be possible. How did a Qi Refining cultivator get in here?"
"Forget it, maybe he's a disciple of some big family."
Zhao Long muttered to himself, then turned his head and ignored Xu Yang.
Talking to a Qi Refining cultivator was a waste of time.
"I know. There's an array disc inside the restriction, which is the core of the restriction. I'll go take it down, and then we can all break it together."
"Once inside, I hope everyone will keep their promise and not fight us for the spiritual sword."
Zhao Long finished speaking, then shot forward like a dragon, his white robe flowing gracefully as he moved with ease.
Boom.
Zhao Long flew under the restriction and punched out. The restriction vibrated like thunder, flashing with golden light.
Suddenly, beside the restriction, a white array disc, about the size of a millstone, flew up and then crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Damn, this Lingbao Auction House has some serious skills. He really managed to get the array disc out," Xu Yang said, a little surprised.
"Everyone, this is the item. I hope everyone will use their full strength to break it," Zhao Long said.
Hearing this, Xu Yang sneered and shook his head.