Immortals Step into Heaven

Just when all the forces were engaged in a fierce melee, a surge of eerie aura suddenly came from the depths of the secret vault. This aura startled everyone, and the movements to snatch things away couldn't help but slow down.

When the leader of the Corpse Refining Sect sensed this aura, his face suddenly changed and he shouted, "Oh no! It seems that there are some powerful restrictions or evil objects in this secret library that are about to appear. We can't rob them blindly like this anymore!" However, in the face of the temptation of huge profits, not everyone can stop immediately.

Huo Yunzi of the Demon Fire Sect snorted coldly, "Corpse Refining Sect, stop playing tricks! If you want to keep the treasure for yourself, just say so!" But before he could finish his words, a massive black bone claw emerged from the darkness of the secret vault and clawed towards the nearest group of Corpse Refining Sect disciples. The disciples, terrified, used their zombie puppets to resist, but they were easily crushed by the bone claw, leaving several disciples severely injured on the spot.

At this moment, everyone finally realized the danger. The monks from the four sects of Yunlan Kingdom quickly gathered together. Liu Shi shouted, "Put aside the fight first and face this unknown danger together. Otherwise, no one will escape alive!" Although Huo Yunzi of the Demon Fire Sect was unwilling, he also understood the seriousness of the situation. He ordered his disciples to form a loose alliance with the monks from the four sects of Yunlan Kingdom to jointly fight against this sudden evil creature.

As the black bone claws continued to attack, the treasures within the secret vault were shattered or destroyed by the collision of magic and spiritual energy, causing great distress to all factions. The evil creature, seemingly enraged by the resistance, slowly emerged, revealing itself as a massive skeletal beast radiating a dark glow, its frame engraved with strange runes. It opened its bloody maw and spewed a black, corrosive mist, carving deep pits into the ground wherever it passed.

The cultivators from all sides used all their skills. Liu Shi's spiritual ink turned into solid shields, barely resisting the corrosive mist. The magic fire of the Demon Fire Sect and the corpse energy of the Corpse Refining Sect intertwined together, forming a mixed force, attacking the giant skeleton beast. The female cultivators of the Yunlan Kingdom used flexible swordsmanship to find the flaws of the giant beast, trying to give it a fatal blow.

During the fierce battle, a young cultivator from the Yunlan Nation discovered that the runes on the behemoth seemed to have some kind of pattern. He shouted, "Seniors, look at the runes on the behemoth. Perhaps we can find its weakness from there!" Upon hearing this, everyone concentrated their attacks on the runes.

Huo Yunzi of the Demon Fire Sect didn't dare to delay either. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and his magic power surged, gathering into a huge ball of demonic flames. Go! With a roar, the demonic flames, carrying a rolling heat wave, rushed towards the giant beast rune.

The Corpse Refining Sect monks commanded their remaining zombie puppets to frantically pounce upon the behemoth, intent on stalling its movements and allowing their attacks to successfully strike the runes. A Corpse Refining Sect elder chanted something, waving his Corpse Soul Banner with a clattering sound. Streams of corpse energy, like black dragons, coiled around the behemoth, slowing its movements.

Under the combined force of their attacks, the beast's runes flickered, seemingly breaking. It roared angrily, its massive body trembling violently as it tried to break free from the attacks. However, the cultivators on all sides, disregarding life and death, intensified their attacks.

Just as the runes were about to shatter, the behemoth's runes suddenly glowed brightly, absorbing all the attacking energy. Then, its bones crackled and its body instantly expanded several times in size, sending an even more powerful pressure sweeping across the entire vault. As everyone was stunned, the behemoth stomped its foot, and countless cracks appeared in the ground, from which countless small skeleton monsters emerged, pouring towards the monks like a tide.

The cultivators of the four Yunlan Kingdom sects fought fiercely. Liu Shi's spiritual ink temporarily trapped some skeletons, but their sheer numbers put their defenses at risk. Liu Pingping and Zhang Xueyue's swordsmanship was formidable, but for every skeleton they slew, new ones were added. The Devil Fire Sect's magic fire could incinerate the skeletons, but the immense consumption of their magical energy gradually wore them down. The Corpse Refining Sect's zombie puppets were also overwhelmed by the skeleton monsters, rendering them useless.

Just as everyone was feeling hopeless, the young cultivator from Yunlan Nation suddenly remembered a sinister formation he had read about in ancient books, which bore a striking resemblance to the skeleton monster's emergence. He shouted, "Everyone, this is the evil Blood Spirit Formation. We must find the center of the formation to break it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits perked up, and they began searching the secret vault for the array's core. While fending off the skeletons, Liu Shi used spiritual ink to draw detection runes, attempting to track the aura of the array's core. Huo Yunzi of the Demon Fire Sect directed his disciples to fan out, searching every corner where the array's core might lie. The elder of the Corpse Refining Sect sheathed his Corpse Soul Banner and released a special spirit corpse, using its keen sense of evil spirits to locate the array's core.

During the intense search, many monks were injured by the skeleton monsters, but they gritted their teeth and persevered. Finally, the spirit corpse of the Corpse Refining Sect let out a sharp roar in the southwest corner of the secret vault. Everyone was delighted and gathered towards the southwest corner. There, they saw a crystal ball emitting a dark light. A faint bloody glow flowed within the crystal ball, indicating the center of the formation.

Everyone worked together, unleashing their most powerful attack. Liu Shi channeled all his spiritual energy into the spiritual ink, transforming it into a massive ink sword. Huo Yunzi of the Demon Fire Sect pooled the magic power of all his disciples to form a powerful demonic flame bomb. The elder of the Corpse Refining Sect commanded the remaining zombie puppets to self-destruct, generating a powerful impact. All three attacks simultaneously charged towards the crystal ball at the center of the formation.

With a deafening roar, the crystal ball at the center of the formation shattered, and the skeleton monsters instantly ceased their attacks, dissipating into the air in tiny wisps of black smoke. The massive skeleton beast, seemingly without support, began to crumble once more. After a bitter struggle, it finally collapsed under the combined force of the crowd, turning into a pile of ash.

Seeing this, everyone rushed to grab the treasures, and each of them grabbed quite a few. There were several treasures that each sect coveted, and everyone had a tacit understanding. They each grabbed what they could and competed for it. There were many people from all the forces, and no one wanted to end up hurting everyone.

However, as they stepped out of the secret vault, they discovered it was already shrouded by a strange curtain of light. This curtain shone with a cold, eerie light, and anyone who approached was repelled by a powerful force. This, it turned out, was the ancient ruins' final defense, preventing the treasures from being easily taken out.

Trapped within the light curtain, the cultivators frantically sought a solution. Huo Yunzi of the Demonic Fire Sect attempted to force his way through the curtain with his magical powers, but the backlash left him spitting blood. The leader of the Corpse Refining Sect used his spirit corpse to probe, but it was instantly reduced to dust. The cultivators of the four Yunlan Kingdom sects gathered to discuss countermeasures. Liu Shi suggested that perhaps they could identify a flaw in the light curtain's energy fluctuations, much like they had previously deciphered the runes used to decipher the Skeleton Beast.

So, everyone put aside their prejudices and studied the light curtain together. After careful observation, they discovered that a faint node would appear in the light curtain at regular intervals. This node might be the key to a breakthrough. However, the node only appeared for a short time, and a successful breakthrough required extremely precise force control.