The Key to Unlocking the Stone Door

At that moment, all the masters present focused their eyes on the stone gate of the hall.

However, although the crowd was full of fanaticism, no one made a move immediately.

"When do we make a move?" Yun Xianque asked in a low voice.

"No rush, someone will inevitably lose patience and make the first move. It's better to let them test the waters first," Lin Bo said softly.

It was apparent that experienced masters like Lin Bo had more wisdom in such matters.

While the masters of the major sects tacitly did not make a move, some other masters could not restrain themselves.

Although they knew the first to charge in was also the most dangerous, danger and opportunity often coexisted.

"Flipping Cloud Palm!"

A Martial Emperor master charged out and flipped his palm in midair, transforming it into a huge palm imprint that slapped the stone door.

"Boom!"

A deafening sound exploded, but the door did not budge one bit.

This stunned everyone present.

After all, this was a full powered attack from a Martial Emperor, yet it could not even blast open a door. The tomb of the Martial Saint truly lived up to its reputation.

However, while the door exceeded everyone's expectations, the lack of danger was also a relief.

Seeing this, Di Wu Zhen glanced at the elder beside him.

The elder nodded, walked out slowly, and said in a muffled voice, "Everyone, you've all seen that to break open this door and enter, we'll probably need to combine forces first. As for the opportunities inside, we'll each rely on our own methods then."

Hearing this, everyone nodded without objection.

Next, under the combined might of hundreds of masters, waves of powerful attacks landed on the stone door.

What caught everyone off guard was that the stone door only trembled slightly but showed no signs of opening.

This immediately furrowed the brows of those present.

It had been so difficult just to come here, could they not even enter the door?

"This sturdy door must have some kind of formation. I've heard that the Blowing Snow Mountain Villa excels at forbidden arts involving formations, especially Elder Di Wu. Perhaps Elder could help us figure out a way?" At this time, an alluring voice came from Peng Xianer as she looked towards Di Wu Zhen's side.

"That's right!"

"The only one capable of this door must be Elder Di Wu."

For a time, voices of agreement came from the others.

Di Wu Zhen nodded. Moving his hands, ripples appeared before him as he gently touched the stone door. At the same time, his sharp eyes scanned the surroundings of the door.

After a long while, his brows furrowed heavily.

"Elder Di Wu, how is it?" Everyone hurriedly asked.

"To enter this door is as difficult as ascending to the heavens," Di Wu Zhen said solemnly.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

"May I ask what exactly is the matter, Elder?" Someone asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a Yin-Yang great formation. Apart from the sky door above ground, there should also be an underground earth door. To open the sky door, there are only two methods," Di Wu Zhen explained.

"The first is to break it with force, but it requires the attacker's strength to surpass the one who laid the formation."

Hearing this, everyone shook their heads.

Since this was the tomb of a Martial Saint, the formation was surely laid down by one. Who here had the ability to break it with force?

Impossible!

"What about the other method?" Everyone hurriedly asked again.

"The other method is to send someone into the earth door. Just opening the mechanism inside the earth door will naturally open this stone door.

However, there are also taboos about the earth door. Only one person can enter at a time, and there are layers of formations and mechanisms inside. To find the mechanism that opens the stone door is as difficult as ascending to heaven," Di Wu Zhen explained.

"Moreover, the crucial point is that one must possess the esoteric Earth Escape Technique to even locate the earth door."

Hearing this, everyone nodded gravely.

However, they had now understood that the key was to find someone proficient in the Earth Escape Technique to go in and activate the mechanism.

"So, anyone proficient in the Earth Escape Technique, come forward!" Di Wu Zhen's voice rang out directly.

Yet a silence descended on the crowd.

Let alone finding someone willing to go down, just the Earth Escape Technique itself was rarely cultivated.

Although the technique had its uses, truly mastering it was not easy at all. Most people put their efforts into increasing their cultivation instead. Who would go through the trouble of training an Earth Escape Technique that did little to improve combat ability?

Just as they were at an impasse, behind her veil, a smile curved on Peng Xianer's lips as she looked towards Yu Wujie and said faintly, "If I remember correctly, don't you know the Earth Escape Technique?"

With Peng Xianer's words, everyone's gazes turned towards Yu Wujie.

Yu Wujie was suddenly flustered, his face ghastly pale.

With his level of strength, he had only come to watch the commotion. Even a random person could slap him dead. He had never thought this matter would implicate him.

"I, I, I..."

He looked at Peng Xianer in a daze and asked, "How, how do you know I know the Earth Escape Technique?"

Peng Xianer did not reply, only looking at him meaningfully.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Let this brat go down!"

"Right, you go down the earth door!"

Seeing that they had finally found someone who knew the Earth Escape Technique, voices rang out from the crowd.

Yu Wujie instantly collapsed to the ground.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

"I, I really can't. I really can't do it," he said weepingly.

"A man can't say he can't. I actually liked you a lot, even investigating you. How else would I have known you knew the Earth Escape Technique?"

At this time, Peng Xianer suddenly leaned in close to Yu Wujie and said breezily, "So you absolutely can't disappoint me. After all, to be Peng Xianer's man, you'll need to show some ability, right?"

"Your man?"

Yu Wujie's eyes suddenly widened as he said in shock, "You mean I could be your...?"

"Shh!"

Peng Xianer blew a gentle breath and said languidly, "Don't ask, it's just what you're thinking."

This one breath made Yu Wujie shiver, especially the faint fragrance wafting from Peng Xianer. He instantly felt energized as if injected with chicken blood.

"Alright, I'll go!"

He climbed up and spoke solemnly.

"Now that's more like a man!" Peng Xianer's jade hand lightly brushed over Yu Wujie's chest as she spoke approvingly.

"I won't disappoint you."

Yu Wujie gritted his teeth and without another word, formed seals with his hands and tunneled into the earth.

"Elder Di Wu, how do you assess his chances?" After Yu Wujie went down, Peng Xianer looked towards Di Wu Zhen and asked.

Di Wu Zhen did not speak, only shaking his head.

Seeing this, the others' expressions also turned bleak.

After all, they knew as well that this Yu Wujie's strength was truly too poor. With all those mechanisms in the earth door, he would likely be done for as soon as he entered.

But at least someone was trying his luck.

As he tunneled towards the underground, the ardor Yu Wujie previously felt also faded away. He now understood that someone of his level had no business entering such an earth door.

Yu Wujie did not dare to proceed further, hiding and trembling within the earth.

"Whew, I've finally replenished my ten billion clone techniques."

In the underground hall, Wu Chang'an put away the clone techniques he had just created and heaved a long sigh of relief.

"This won't do. I must find a way out!"

He walked cautiously in the hall when he suddenly noticed many mechanisms and buttons on a nearby wall.

"Could this be...?"

"A way to deactivate the mechanisms?"

Wu Chang'an's eyes lit up. Releasing ten million clone techniques, he carefully pressed one of the buttons.

"Rumble rumble!"

At the same time, rumbling sounds came from the ground.

Next, before the incredulous eyes of the crowd, the stone door rumbled open.

"This..."

"He succeeded?"

Incredulous voices rang out from the crowd.

"Isn't this a bit... too fast?"

Of course, the one most incredulous was none other than Peng Xianer. Beneath her veil, shock was written all over her face.

Yu Wujie had actually...

Entered the earth door and opened the stone door?