"Fellow Daoists, since the Northern Cold Immortal Palace is so determined to act willfully, we don't need to be polite with them. Let's attack together and break open this restriction!" Qi Lingxiao shouted coldly.

"Alright!"

The people in the cave had been searching for the Immortal Mansion entrance for years, expending countless efforts and enduring hardships. They already harbored great resentment towards the Northern Cold Immortal Palace's actions. Now that a force no weaker than the Immortal Palace was leading the charge, many people immediately responded with shouts.

"Fellow Daoists, since the Immortal Palace is so unkind, are we just going to let them open the restriction and be done with it? Why don't we work together to drive them out of here and let them taste the bitterness of being unable to enter the Immortal Mansion?" Chen Pi, the pockmarked old man from the Ghost Cry Sect, suddenly shouted.

His words stunned everyone, followed by a hush. The Golden Immortals, the strongest present, displayed varied expressions.

Although many forces superficially maintained a pretense of subservience to the Northern Cold Immortal Palace, acknowledging it as the ruler of the Northern Cold Immortal Domain, they secretly harbored resentment. However, they refrained from open conflict, considering the Immortal Palace's strength and the fact that their core interests were not directly affected.

Now, with the Candle Dragon Dao incident preceding and the Immortal Mansion ruins being sealed afterward, their vital interests were at stake, naturally inciting public anger.

As a result, even Golden Immortals like Luo Qinghai and Feng Du seemed to be moved by the suggestion.

Although it was uncertain how many people the Northern Cold Immortal Palace had sent, even if they mobilized all their forces, they would not be stronger than the combined forces present. Driving the Northern Cold Immortal Palace out was not necessarily impossible.

Luo Qinghai, Feng Du, and others exchanged glances, their thoughts racing. They were about to speak when an unexpected event occurred!

Ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the black restriction, and countless profound spiritual patterns surfaced. Then, patterns resembling the Nine Palaces alternately emerged, interlocked, and became increasingly bright, causing the entire light curtain to tremble.

After a few breaths, all the Nine Palace patterns suddenly shone brightly, becoming blindingly intense. Then, the light subsided, and all the patterns vanished simultaneously. The black restriction also dissipated, revealing the dark mountain cave behind it.

The crowd, which had been preparing to strike with full force, was stunned. They looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

But then, a voice came from inside the cave:

"Fellow Daoists, please come in."

Han Li's expression flickered. He had seen Xiao Jinhan at Candle Dragon Dao, although only from a distance. However, Xiao Jinhan had left a deep impression on him. The voice was indeed his.

Luo Qinghai, Feng Du, and other leading figures frowned at this sight.

They exchanged glances and stepped towards the cave.

Even Qu Ling, after a moment of consideration, followed closely behind Luo Qinghai, Feng Du, and the others.

Seeing this, the other True Immortal cultivators immediately followed silently. Han Li naturally stayed behind Huyan Daoren, quietly following the crowd.

Soon, everyone entered the cave.

Not only the black restriction at the entrance, but also the restrictive formations around the blue light gate had disappeared. However, the nine sealing stone pillars remained.

Without the restriction seal, the blue light gate emitted a blue light several times brighter than before, mixed with a strange cold aura and powerful spatial energy.

The cold aura and spatial energy intertwined, and the blue light within the gate rolled and intensified, showing signs of imminent eruption.

At this moment, the spiritual energy above Red Moon Island surged, occasionally forming dazzling light clusters that shattered and exploded, emitting muffled thunder-like sounds.

The people of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace stood near the light gate, led by Xiao Jinhan. He smiled as he watched the cultivators from various forces enter, like a warm and hospitable host welcoming guests from afar.

Standing in an inconspicuous corner, Han Li looked at the people of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Led by Xiao Jinhan, there were twenty to thirty people from the Northern Cold Immortal Palace.

Moreover, nearly half of them were Golden Immortals.

To Han Li's surprise, Ouyang Kuishan and the other three Golden Immortals from Candle Dragon Dao were also present.

As for the others, their cultivation bases were all in the late stage or peak of the True Immortal Realm. There was not a single weakling.

Han Li couldn't help but grin. The strength of the Northern Cold Immortal Domain was clearly far beyond that of any force present. The official power that had dominated the Immortal Domain for so many years was indeed deeply rooted and not to be underestimated.

However, the combined forces of Azure Flow Palace, Subduing Spirit Sect, and other forces were much stronger than the Northern Cold Immortal Palace.

Han Li's gaze suddenly paused, landing on the people beside the Northern Cold Immortal Palace.

Several people wearing black robes stood there, namely Lu Jun and Lu Yuqing from Black Wind Island.

Han Li's heart tightened, and he quickly hid behind a burly man in front of him, concealing his figure.

Although he could use the Faceless Alliance mask to change his appearance and fool others, Lu Yuqing had heterochromatic eyes and could recognize him.

"So Palace Master Xiao is discussing important matters with the fellow Daoists of the Immortal Palace. It's truly disruptive for us to visit uninvited," Qi Lingxiao, the Sect Master of the Subduing Spirit Sect, said with a sneer.

Feng Du, Qu Ling, Luo Qinghai, and others swept their gazes over the people of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace, then turned their attention to Xiao Jinhan without saying a word.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Feng, Fellow Daoist Qu, Palace Master Luo, all my old friends have arrived. I, Xiao, am sorry for not greeting you earlier," Xiao Jinhan said with a faint smile.

"Palace Master Xiao, let's speak frankly. You must have heard what we said outside just now, right?" Feng Du clearly did not want to waste time with pleasantries and said coldly.

"I never regret what I do. You are free to act as you wish. My Northern Cold Immortal Palace will accept it," Xiao Jinhan said calmly, still smiling.

All the people of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace beside him placed their hands on their storage magical instruments, showing no sign of fear.

"Does Palace Master Xiao think we wouldn't dare?" Qu Ling asked slowly, her eyes gleaming with cold silver light.

"If you don't believe me, you can try attacking immediately," Xiao Jinhan said, spreading his hands and remaining composed.

Seeing Xiao Jinhan's expression, Feng Du and the others secretly sank in their hearts and exchanged messages.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, you are one of the top array masters in the Northern Cold Immortal Domain. Are these stone pillars really the Eight Desolate Wandering Array?" Luo Qinghai asked via voice transmission.

"I can't recognize all the array patterns on these nine stone pillars, but based on my years of experience in arrays, it is indeed a very powerful formation. If detonated, the consequences would be unimaginable," Feng Du said after carefully examining the nine stone pillars.

"Xiao Jinhan is truly cunning, actually leaving such a move. Are we just going to let this go?" Qi Lingxiao asked, unwilling to give up.

"It would take a considerable amount of time to break this restriction. If we fall out with them and fight, it would definitely be too late. Forget it, our most important goal is to enter the Immortal Mansion. We'll have to let him benefit this time. Since he has allowed us to enter now, let's see what he does," Feng Du said with a sigh via voice transmission.

Luo Qinghai, Qi Lingxiao, Qu Ling, and others heard this and remained silent for a while, nodding their heads one after another.

"We have seen Palace Master Xiao's methods. Alright, let's end this matter here," Feng Du said.

Qi Lingxiao glared fiercely at Xiao Jinhan and the others, finally sighing.

Although Luo Qinghai did not speak, he obviously meant the same thing.

As for Qu Ling, she simply turned around and walked to the side. The True Immortal cultivators who had gathered there hurriedly dispersed, making a large open space for her.

Although other forces were still somewhat unwilling, since the Subduing Spirit Sect and the Azure Flow Palace had given up, they would naturally not be foolish enough to rush forward and become scapegoats. Even Chen Pi, who had been the most indignant at the beginning, and those of foreign races, were silent.

"Actually, this Underworld Cold Immortal Mansion is inherently vast and abundant in resources. Since its appearance to this day, countless rare treasures have continuously emerged. You have all come here for this, so why harm the harmony?" Xiao Jinhan said with a faint smile, his eyes slightly relaxing.

"Palace Master Xiao, you have been here the longest. In your opinion, when will the Immortal Mansion descend?" Feng Du asked, changing the subject without answering.

"At most two days, the Immortal Mansion will definitely descend, but..." Xiao Jinhan said.

"But what?" Feng Du asked.

"To reassure everyone, I have already removed the restriction at the entrance. It would be best if you applied some seals at this entrance, otherwise, it would be troublesome if the Underworld Cold energy within erupts," Xiao Jinhan said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the blue light surging within the blue light gate suddenly erupted.

A thick blue beam of light shot out from it, soaring straight into the sky.

The temperature inside the entire cave instantly dropped several times, becoming extremely cold. Blue ice crystals solidified everywhere, quickly filling the cave.

The expressions of everyone present changed, and they hurriedly activated their protective auras and quickly moved away from the blue light gate.

The ice crystals in the cave were also shattered by everyone's means.

However, the cold energy in the light beam was too powerful. Some True Immortal cultivators with slightly lower cultivation levels were invaded by the cold energy and suffered not-so-minor hidden injuries.

The Golden Immortal existences of the major forces hurriedly used their secret techniques or sacrificed their spiritual treasures to protect their subordinates.

For a time, the cave seemed somewhat chaotic.

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Sigh, I'm not feeling well. Wang Yu can only update once today!