Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

Ye Yunjian did not explain. He walked straight to the mural, reached out and gently stroked it, searching for the key.

"What are you doing?" Ling Yao asked, puzzled.

Ye Yunjian did not answer. His finger suddenly stopped at a spot on the mural and pressed down hard.

"Click!"

With a soft sound, a stone brick on the mural suddenly dented downwards.

"Found it!" A hint of excitement flashed in Ye Yunjian's eyes. "The key is right here!"

He reached out and removed the dented brick...

The stone bricks feel cold to the touch, but the texture is not like stone; rather, it has a metallic feel.

Ye Yunjian flipped the stone brick over; the back was engraved with intricate patterns and faintly emitted a light.

He aligned the stone brick with the groove he had previously discovered below the mural and gently pushed it.

With a "click," the stone brick was perfectly embedded in the hole.

At the same time, the entire mural began to vibrate, emitting a low humming sound.

Everyone involuntarily took a few steps back, watching the murals intently as they observed the changes.

Ye Yunjian, Elder Lin, and Ling Yao were completely focused, carefully observing the restrictive runes and energy fluctuations.

The previously obscure and difficult-to-understand runes now seemed to come alive, flashing with dazzling light, and a strange energy fluctuation permeated the air, causing a sense of unease to rise in one's heart.

"This restriction... seems to be unsealing itself!" Elder Lin said in a deep voice, his tone tinged with surprise.

Ye Yunjian frowned, his eyes blazing, trying to see through the secret behind the restriction.

Ling Yao then took out a palm-sized compass from her bosom. The compass needle spun wildly, emitting a rapid "beep beep beep" sound, indicating the violent fluctuations of the surrounding energy.

"Let me try!" Situ Yun couldn't help but step forward to help.

"No need," Ye Yunjian refused without turning his head. "You can just stay here and keep watch."

Situ Yun's face stiffened, and his dissatisfaction surged up again.

He felt slighted by Ye Yunjian, but he couldn't retaliate, so he could only stand aside with a gloomy expression.

Seeing this, Ling Yao quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Senior Brother Situ, Junior Brother Ye is only thinking about everyone's safety. This restriction is unpredictable, so it's best to be careful."

Situ Yun snorted coldly, said nothing, but his expression softened slightly.

As time went on, the light on the murals grew brighter and the buzzing sound grew louder.

Suddenly, the light abruptly subsided, and the buzzing stopped abruptly.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and the mural vanished into thin air, revealing a dark hole.

Deep within the cave entrance, something seemed to be calling to them...

"Where...where is this?" Elder Lin muttered to himself.

Ye Yunjian took the lead and walked towards the cave entrance, saying, "We'll know once we go in and take a look."

He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly felt a sharp killing intent coming from behind him...

The moment the stone brick was embedded into the groove, the runes on the mural seemed to be activated like a ferocious beast, their light surging and emitting a deafening roar.

A powerful energy surge emanated from the mural and spread outwards, crashing towards Ye Yunjian and the others like a tidal wave.

"Not good!" Elder Lin's expression changed drastically, and he hastily erected a spiritual energy barrier.

However, this energy far exceeded their expectations.

The spiritual energy barrier was torn apart and shattered instantly, like paper.

Ye Yunjian felt a tremendous force crashing into him, as if his internal organs had shifted. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and vomited a mouthful of blood.

He staggered back a few steps, seeing stars and hearing a buzzing in his ears.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze, making it hard for him to breathe.

He felt his strength rapidly draining away, and his body becoming heavier and heavier, as if he were being crushed by a mountain.

Ling Yao exclaimed in surprise and quickly took out a pearly white pill from her bosom, handing it to Ye Yunjian. "Junior Brother Ye, take this quickly!"

Ye Yunjian took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a cool sensation flowed throughout the body in an instant, causing the spiritual energy that was almost depleted to begin to slowly recover.

He took a deep breath and felt a little better.

Ling Yao looked at him tenderly, her eyes filled with concern, "Junior Brother Ye, how are you?"

Ye Yunjian forced a smile, "I'm fine, thank you, Senior Sister Ling."

Lan Xuan, who was standing to the side, felt a mix of emotions upon seeing this scene.

Although she was worried about Ye Yunjian's safety, seeing Ling Yao's concern for him made her feel a pang of sadness.

But she knew now was not the time to worry about such things; the most urgent task was to break the restrictions and find out the truth.

Just then, the light at the center of the restriction suddenly became even more dazzling, and a more powerful energy wave swept over.

The ground began to shake violently, and countless cracks appeared in the walls, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

"Oh no, the power of the restriction has increased!" Elder Lin exclaimed, his expression becoming even more grave.

Ye Yunjian also sensed the urgency of the situation. He endured the pain in his body and struggled to stand up.

He gripped his longsword tightly, his eyes blazing as he stared intently at the center of the barrier.

Suddenly, the light in the restricted center abruptly dimmed, replaced by an eerie silence.

Just when everyone thought the barrier had been broken, a chilling aura slowly seeped out from it...

“What…what is that?” Ling Yao asked, pointing to the center of the barrier, her voice trembling.

A chilling aura coiled around me like a venomous snake, sending shivers down my spine.

Immediately afterwards, black mist surged in the center of the restriction, from which several blurry figures slowly emerged.

These figures gradually solidified, transforming into ferocious spirits clad in tattered ancient armor, wielding rusty weapons, their eyes burning with eerie blue flames, like demons crawling out of the depths of hell.

As soon as these guardian spirits appeared, they unleashed a powerful pressure, as if the air itself had solidified.

Without pausing, they launched an attack on the group.

A spirit wielded a massive battle axe, accompanied by a whistling sound, and slashed straight at Ye Yunjian.

Ye Yunjian sensed the powerful force contained in the battle axe and quickly dodged to the side.

The battle axe slammed heavily into the ground, creating a huge crater, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

The other spirits were not idle either; they moved among the crowd like ghosts, their attack methods unpredictable and bizarre.

Some spirits brandished their spears, stabbing at the vital points of the crowd like venomous snakes; others released eerie blue flames, scorching the bodies of the crowd.

Elder Lin waved his whisk, releasing a soft light in an attempt to block the spirit's attack, but the effect was minimal.

Ling Yao continuously released darts and hidden weapons in an attempt to interfere with the spirits' actions, but the spirits had extremely strong defenses and it was difficult to hurt them.

Although Situ Yun reluctantly joined the battle, he was timid and dared not approach the spirit, thus hindering everyone else.

Ye Yunjian barely managed to withstand the spirit's attack thanks to his own formidable strength.