I was reborn as a young master in an invincible family of immortals

That sinister laughter echoed through the dark stone chamber, like a cold blade slicing through each of our hearts, further heightening the already tense atmosphere. Trapped here, we knew the situation was dire, but we couldn't panic at this moment. We had to find a way out of this predicament as quickly as possible and return safely to the Immortal Sect with the crucial clues.

"Everyone, don't panic, stay calm! Let's look for the mechanism that closes this stone door, maybe we can find a way to open it." The elder leading the team shouted with forced calmness. His voice echoed in the stone chamber, giving us a sense of calmness.

Everyone nodded and quickly sprang into action. We scattered around the stone door, carefully feeling the surrounding walls, trying to find any buttons or triggers. However, the walls of this stone chamber, while seemingly ordinary, were actually incredibly solid. They felt cold and smooth, without any unusual sensation.

"Lin Yun, take a closer look at the magic weapons you got from the stone platform. Maybe they can give us some clues." Lin Xiao said to me while continuing to grope on the wall.

I quickly retrieved the several unique magical instruments from my storage ring that had previously revealed the clues, concentrating on examining them once more. As I picked up the instrument that resembled a miniaturized mountain, I felt it tremble slightly in my hand. Then, a faint wave of spiritual energy emanated from it, spreading towards the stone gate.

"Everyone, pay attention, this magic weapon seems to be reacting!" I shouted loudly, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on the magic weapon in my hand.

After the spiritual energy wave touched the stone door, some faint runes gradually emerged from the place where there was no trace of it before. These runes flickered with a faint light, as if hinting at something.

"These runes... I seem to have seen similar records in the ancient books of the Immortal Sect. They should be a kind of ancient door-opening forbidden runes, but to crack them, you need to input spiritual power in a specific order to activate them." Su Yao frowned, trying to recall the relevant knowledge, and said.

"Then see if you can remember the specific cracking sequence. We don't have much time. People from the Shadow Cult may show up at any time." The leading elder urged.

Su Yao closed her eyes and quickly flipped through the contents of the ancient books in her mind. Beads of sweat gradually seeped out of her forehead. After a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes and said, "I remember! Try it in this order."

As she spoke, Su Yao slowly injected her spiritual power into the runes on the stone door in the order she remembered. Everyone watched this scene nervously, praying silently in their hearts that they could successfully open the stone door.

As Su Yao injected her spiritual power, the runes on the stone door glowed brighter and brighter, like a rekindled lamp. However, just when we thought the stone door was about to open, a black light suddenly shot out from the stone door and rushed directly towards Su Yao.

I was quick-witted and cast a defensive spell quickly, forming a spiritual shield in front of Su Yao. The black light hit the shield with a loud noise, and several cracks appeared on the shield, but at least it blocked the sudden attack.

"Hmph, you want to leave? Not that easy! Just stay here obediently." The eerie voice of the Shadow Cult sounded again, and then a group of black shadows emerged from the corner of the stone chamber.

These dark figures moved swiftly and swiftly, surrounding us again in the blink of an eye. They exuded a strong, evil aura that made one want to vomit.

"It's the shadow puppets again! Everyone be careful, don't let them get close this time." A disciple of the Immortal Sect shouted loudly.

We immediately grasped our weapons and magic treasures, ready for battle. I harnessed the spiritual energy from the inherited secret manual to its fullest potential, preparing for the coming battle. Lin Xiao brandished his sword, its spiritual energy gleaming with light. His gaze fixed firmly on the dark figure before him. Su Yao formed seals with both hands, preparing to unleash various supporting spells to aid the others in the battle.

The shadow puppets launched the first attack. They pounced towards us like ghosts, some stretched out sharp claws, and some spewed out black smoke, trying to interfere with our vision.

We all cast spells to resist. I formed hand seals and chanted something, and streams of blazing spiritual flames flew from my palms, consuming the advancing shadow puppets. Wherever the flames passed, the shadows roared in pain, but they didn't retreat, continuing their frantic charge towards us.

Lin Xiao shouted loudly, and rushed into the group of shadow puppets like lightning. Every swing of his sword released an extremely sharp sword energy, chopping the approaching shadow puppets into pieces. However, these shadow puppets seemed endless. No sooner had some been chopped off than more appeared from the corners.

Su Yao cast a binding spell, and several spiritual ropes flew out of her hands, trying to tie some shadow puppets together and restrict their movements. However, the shadow puppets' bodies were extremely illusory, and the spiritual ropes could only temporarily trap them for a short while. Soon they broke free and continued to attack.

During the fierce battle, I discovered that although these shadow puppets were numerous, their attacks seemed to have a certain pattern. Each time they attacked, they would first concentrate in one direction and then disperse, trying to break through our defenses from all angles.

"Everyone, pay attention to their attack patterns. Don't be distracted by them. Concentrate your firepower to defend one direction and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack!" I shouted loudly, informing everyone of my discovery.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately adjusted their battle strategy, concentrating their firepower on one direction as I suggested. As expected, our defense became more solid, and the shadow puppets struggled to break through.

Just as we were gradually stabilizing our position, a figure in a black robe suddenly emerged from the group of shadow puppets. His face was hidden beneath the robe, making it difficult to see his features, but the sinister aura emanating from him suggested he must be an important figure in the Shadow Cult.

"You little bastards from the Immortal Sect, do you think you can ruin our good deeds? Today is the day you die!" The black-robed man said coldly, his voice full of disdain and murderous intent.

"Hmph, if you want to kill us, then let's see if you have the ability to do it!" I retorted angrily, and at the same time gathered more spiritual power in my body into my palm, preparing to launch a stronger attack.

The black-robed figure sneered, slowly raised his hands, and muttered something. As he chanted the spell, the evil aura of the surrounding shadow puppets grew stronger, and their attacks became more fierce.

"Everyone be careful, he is increasing the power of the shadow puppet!" the leading elder warned loudly.

We dared not slack off, casting stronger spells and wielding more powerful weapons to resist. Lin Xiao's sword shone brightly, and he unleashed his ultimate move. A stream of brilliantly colored sword energy shot towards the group of shadow puppets like meteors, smashing any that approached.

Su Yao also cast a powerful auxiliary spell. She released all her spiritual power, forming a huge spiritual power aura that enveloped all of us. Under the cover of this aura, our defense and attack capabilities were significantly improved.

I then used a powerful spell from the inherited secret manual to compress the spiritual energy within me to its maximum, then suddenly released it. A golden spiritual light, like a dazzling ray of sunlight, shot towards the black-robed figure. Wherever this light passed, the shadow puppets were shaken apart, and even the black-robed figure was forced to temporarily avoid this powerful attack.

However, the black-robed man's strength was clearly not to be underestimated. After dodging my attack, he quickly adjusted his stance, forming hand seals once again, preparing for the next attack.

"You think you can defeat me like this? How naive!" the man in black robe roared.

Just as we were engaged in a fierce battle with the black-robed man and the shadow puppet, the stone door of the stone chamber suddenly moved again. The runes that Su Yao had previously injected spiritual power into lit up again, the light becoming stronger and stronger, as if about to open the stone door.

"The stone gate is about to open. Everyone hold on. Once the stone gate opens, we will rush out!" the leading elder shouted excitedly.

We were overjoyed when we heard this and fought the enemy even harder, hoping to break through the siege the moment the stone door opened, escape from this dangerous stone chamber with the key clues, return to the Immortal Sect, inform the guardians and elders of everything that happened here, and discuss strategies to deal with the Shadow Cult's conspiracy.

But the black-robed figure seemed to have sensed our intentions. He drove his shadow puppets even more frantically to attack us, trying to prevent us from approaching the stone gate...