"Don't hold back, if you truly wish to enter this pavilion, you must shatter these six stone statues. This secret treasure has been plundered countless times over tens of thousands of years. If you seek inherited immortal treasures, this is likely our last chance!"
Zhuang Zhu shouted loudly. He didn't know if this place had been plundered by living beings before, but he sensed a deadly threat. He could only use this ploy to gather the immortal lord powerhouses together and deal with the immediate situation first.
"The Judges!"
Huan Bu looked at Di Xin Yuan and inquired. Di Xin Yuan's gaze flickered uncertainly. When he saw Zi Lan Xin, he immediately charged towards the center. The moment Di Xin Yuan moved, Huan Bu also stepped forward.
In an instant, Zhuang Zhu, Di Xin Yuan, and Huan Bu, three immortal lords, managed to suppress one immortal lord stone statue. This terrifying scene sent countless living beings fleeing in fright. Unfortunately, this grand hall was extremely peculiar. No matter how many beings entered, the hall could accommodate them. However, those who entered could never leave. The hall door was clearly behind them, yet they could not get out.
"Move!"
Li Bai and Qi Ji Guang retreated far away, finding a corner and watching the surroundings back-to-back. They were of no use against those four immortal lord stone statues.
"General Dong, we are here to assist you!"
Elder Xia Lezhi and Elder Wu Ke of the Qing Yang Sect made their moves. One wielded a divine-grade immortal treasure long saber, and the other a divine-grade immortal treasure whip. Instantly, three immortal lord beings united and moved towards another immortal lord stone statue, encircling it. They pressed forward step by step, shrinking the battlefield to one location.
"We are no match!"
With a surge of blood-red light, Gan Xing's belly was ripped open by a bloody gash. The powerful immortal lord stone statue possessed unmatched divine power. However, it was a pity that no other immortal lord powerhouses came to their aid. Nan Tian Xun and Lao Fuzi joined forces to block the last immortal lord stone statue.
Seeing this, Li Bai and Qi Ji Guang relaxed. The remaining two golden immortal stone statues were surrounded by a group of golden immortal beings. All the stone statues had their respective opponents. Li Bai and Qi Ji Guang had no intention of intervening, instead, they leisurely patrolled the area.
"The stone statue just said this is the immortal emperor's secret mansion. If Emperor Cang Long's imperial corpse truly exists, it must be within this immortal mansion!"
Qi Ji Guang stroked the patterns on the stone pillars in the hall and said softly.
"I fear it's not that simple. To have survived two eras and evaded tens of thousands of plundering attempts, if it were so easily discovered, how could it have lasted until today, for us to arrive!" Li Bai shook his head and then turned slightly to look at the six stone statues.
"I believe the key to opening this immortal mansion lies with these six stone statues. Earlier, the blood-red light swept through, and any being it touched had their cultivation realm copied onto the stone statue. However, the combat power wielded by the stone statue far exceeded that of the original being by more than threefold!"
"Look, as immortal lords, one stone statue requires three immortal lord beings to jointly suppress it. Perhaps this immortal mansion has remained unplundered for millions of years precisely because of these six stone statues!"
Qi Ji Guang looked and nodded in agreement. No matter what realm a being was in, once they were swept by the light, they would be copied by the stone statue. Imagine how terrifying the stone statue would be if two immortal king powerhouses were copied!
As they continued to patrol, a loud bang echoed. Li Zhou, the prime minister of the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty, was captured in the hands of a golden immortal stone statue. With a mighty tear, he was ripped into two, his primordial spirit directly shattered. Blood and innards splattered everywhere, a gruesome and bloody scene.
"Prime Minister!"
On the other side, Nan Tian Xun, who was fighting the immortal lord stone statue alongside Lao Fuzi, roared in anger. This trusted minister of the court was killed by a stone statue today.
"I will destroy you!"
Nan Tian Xun was enraged, his long saber sweeping horizontally. Countless sword lights struck the walls of the grand hall, only to dissipate, unable to harm the hall itself.
Boom!
The immortal lord stone statue brought down its long saber with a furious chop. This saber directly struck Nan Tian Xun's long sword. With a deafening boom, the divine-grade immortal treasure sword was almost shattered. The powerful impact sent Nan Tian Xun crashing heavily against a pillar, where he was stopped and bent like a bow. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Dodge!"
On the other side, Lao Fuzi used his long sword to intercept the stone statue, shouting loudly. His sword plunged directly into the stone statue's eyes. Suddenly, the stone statue's attacking momentum slowed slightly.
Having traveled far and wide, Lao Fuzi, at this moment, saw through the stone statue's weakness. This stone statue seemed to be afraid of its eyes being harmed.
"Attack its eyes!"
Lao Fuzi shouted. Instantly, all the beings in the grand hall heard this cry and, holding their immortal treasures, began to attack the stone statue's eyes.
Unfortunately, the stone statue was too powerful. The combined attack of several immortal lords could be shattered by its power alone. With a punch, it directly shattered Xia Lezhi's immortal treasure. Its body shot out like a cannonball, spitting out a mouthful of blood. It quickly grabbed a handful of pills and threw them into its mouth, gasping for air.
"The combat power of this stone statue is truly astonishing!"
Li Bai exclaimed, observing the battles unfolding everywhere, his wine gourd swaying in his hand.
"Indeed, it is overwhelmingly powerful. As expected of an immortal emperor's funerary object. With these six stone statues placed here, it's like an army of ten thousand!"
Qi Ji Guang added.
"Diagonal upward slash to the left!"
Dong Tai roared at Wu Ke. As soon as he spoke, the stone statue sensed the attack trajectory. It pulled back its right hand and swung down from above, directly shattering Wu Ke's immortal treasure. Furthermore, it punched Wu Ke's right shoulder, blood splashing and bones shattering.
At this moment, the beings hiding in the distance were filled with greed. That was the blood of an immortal lord, immensely powerful!
In another area, Gan Xing dodged the stone statue's killing blow. He extended a claw, unleashing four directions of purple divine lightning. The terrifying roar shook the entire hall. The purple lightning fist avoided the stone statue's weapon and struck its head.
"Not good!"
The stone statue remained unmoved. Instead, Gan Xing's tiger's mouth directly cracked open. The stone statue raised its weapon. Gan Xing sensed danger and was about to dodge when Cheng Bu's killing blow arrived. About two fingers' distance from Gan Xing's belly, he slashed upwards diagonally, accurately striking the stone statue's right eye. With a loud boom, the bloody mist entwined around the stone statue's eyes dissipated. The stone statue reverted to its previous appearance, stiffly walked back to its original guarding position, and then stood motionless, completely silent.