"King! Brother!" Long Yi and the others hurried over from behind. They had been cultivating when they were suddenly awakened by the roar from the palace.
At that moment, everyone felt a bone-chilling killing intent, as if they could die at any moment, leaving them cold all over.
"Brother, what happened? Are you okay?"
Long Yi quickly helped Li Xiaotian up and then stood in front of him, looking warily in the direction of the palace.
"Cough, cough, I'm fine," Li Xiaotian replied. He still hadn't recovered, and the unease in his heart had not disappeared, leaving him feeling anxious.
"Let's retreat first," Li Xiaotian said, taking a deep look at the depths of the palace, his eyes filled with shock and vigilance.
When the Celestial Tablet had previously knocked open the palace gate, although it was only for a moment, Li Xiaotian had still managed to glimpse the scene inside.
Li Xiaotian had been scrambling in the war zones since he was ten years old. He had experienced all sorts of dark and brutal things in the war zones, and his mind had become such that he would not have major fluctuations no matter what happened.
Even when the world changed drastically, and he witnessed the bronze ancient hall deterring the sea of blood, Li Xiaotian was merely shocked but soon calmed down.
However, now that he had left the bronze giant gate, the scene he had just witnessed was still replaying in his mind.
In that glance, he saw the situation inside the palace. In the center of the palace was a throne, and a figure sat upon it.
But what shocked Li Xiaotian was that it was a headless corpse, with a long sword inserted into its neck, and blood-red blood flowing from the wound.
The being inside was dead! It had been killed by someone!
An ancient Heavenly-grade expert had been killed in his own palace, his head severed, and blood had been flowing until now!
Li Xiaotian took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. He couldn't help but be shocked.
He believed that if this scene were to spread, the outside world would be thrown into chaos, especially the revived ancient people, who probably wouldn't dare to believe it.
After all, during his three months drifting in the sea of blood, the sea of blood had told him many things, and one of them was that after reaching the Heavenly grade, although not immortal, they were very difficult to kill.
Just like the sea of blood, due to its special nature and lack of roots, it was almost immortal. Thus, the ancient human powerhouses could only seal it, as it was impossible to kill.
Moreover, even other Heavenly-grade powerhouses were difficult to kill. Even when encountering extremely terrifying opponents, they could at most be severely injured, but it was difficult for them to perish.
But now, in that palace, a Heavenly-grade expert had died, his head severed!
Li Xiaotian's scalp tingled. After all, the other party had died on his own territory. Even if the other party was ambushed while in slumber, his own territory must have been heavily guarded. Once a strong enemy attacked, he would quickly awaken, and there would be no danger of him perishing.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian desperately wanted to rush into the palace to find out why such a powerful being had been killed.
No wonder nothing happened to them after they entered here, and no wonder the demon soldiers inside the bronze giant gate had turned into ruins.
Their master was dead, and without protection, they lost the power to continue their slumber, which was why those demon soldiers had died.
Everything made sense.
Li Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief. At least they were safe here, and they didn't have to worry about slumbering powerhouses bursting out.
Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered. His current strength was not enough to enter the palace. He could feel that if he forced his way in now, he would be instantly killed by the terrifying killing intent emanating from the corpse.
But he was not discouraged. He had opened the palace gate this time, and he believed that he would enter the palace soon.
Suddenly, Li Xiaotian froze slightly. A thought flashed through his mind, and his breathing quickened.
The corpse in the palace's blood had not dried up!
And the Blood Sea cultivation technique he practiced could absorb the power of blood to strengthen himself!
Li Xiaotian's eyes widened, and his heart was filled with impulse. What level would his strength reach if he absorbed the blood of that corpse?
That was the blood of a Heavenly-grade expert, still flowing after ten thousand years, indicating that the energy in the blood had not dissipated much.
If he absorbed it, his strength might double, or even make him a top-tier expert among the Royal grade!
No! Li Xiaotian suppressed the thought in his heart. The Blood Sea cultivation technique had hidden dangers. The deeper he fell into it, the harder it would be for him to escape the control of the Blood Sea.
Li Xiaotian was startled, and cold sweat broke out on his back. Thinking of his previous thought, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. He had felt a very strong impulse that almost made him lose himself.
Li Xiaotian shook his head. He could no longer cultivate the Blood Sea technique, and he should try to use less of the power within the blood in the future.
He didn't want to become a puppet of the Blood Sea and fight against humans in the future.
Next, Li Xiaotian calmed himself and then inquired about everyone's cultivation progress during this period.
Long Yi and Long Fifteen were the strongest, having reached the mid-Royal stage. The others were at the early-Royal stage. To his surprise, Ye Qingmei had reached the late-Royal stage, considering she had cultivated for the shortest time among them, only a few months.
Was this the power of bloodline? Li Xiaotian was secretly surprised. However, when he learned about the situation of the twenty thousand demon soldiers, his heart became solemn.
During this period, he had asked them to minimize their cultivation, not to actively cultivate, but to passively let the demon soldier cultivation technique run on its own.
But even so, their strength was still rapidly increasing. Hundreds of them had reached the mid-Royal stage, and the rest were almost all at the peak of the early-Royal stage, about to break through.
Li Xiaotian frowned. If this continued, as their strength increased, the emotions of those brothers would gradually disappear, until they became emotionless war machines.
He had to enter the palace as soon as possible. The demon soldier cultivation technique was likely created by the being in the palace, and that being would definitely know how to solve the problem of the demon soldier cultivation technique.
Li Xiaotian thought to himself and did not delay further. After spending some time with Ye Qingmei, he began to continue cultivating.
While cultivating, Li Xiaotian also studied the Celestial Tablet. Previously, he could only control the Celestial Tablet with a vague consciousness.
But it was different now. The consciousness of a Royal-grade expert was extremely powerful. Even with his eyes closed, every blade of grass and tree around him was clearly reflected in his mind.
Li Xiaotian was immersed in the mysterious symbols on the Celestial Tablet. Each symbol seemed to possess a magical power, giving rise to many strange ideas in his mind.
But they were just fleeting inspirations, without any clue.
Was this enlightenment? Li Xiaotian thought to himself. In ancient times, humans comprehended the Celestial Tablet to create cultivation techniques. It was likely the same state as his.