Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 268 Now that we're here, let's fight!
"These runes seem to be protecting something, and they contain a powerful force. If we try to break through them by force, it may lead to unexpected consequences."

Xu Hechen stepped forward and carefully examined the runes. After a moment, he said, "These runes are somewhat similar to the forbidden runes that my Yougu Palace possesses. Perhaps I can find a way to break them."

As he spoke, he began to cast forbidden magic, his hands constantly changing hand seals, and beams of mysterious light shot out from his hands, echoing the runes on the gate of the ruins.

As Xu Hechen cast his spell, the runes on the gate of the ruins began to flicker, their light growing brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, the door opened with a loud bang.

An ancient and mysterious aura wafted out from inside the door, sending a chill down one's spine.

The group exchanged glances, their eyes filled with wariness and anticipation, before stepping into the ruins.

The interior of the ruins is dark and deep, with walls covered with all sorts of strange patterns and characters.

Liu Sijun activated his Eye of the Void, attempting to decipher the meaning of these patterns and characters, but found them extremely obscure and difficult to understand.

They walked forward along the passage, and suddenly, a huge stone gate appeared in front of them. A huge demon god was carved on the stone gate, and the demon god's eyes gleamed with an eerie light.

On either side of the stone gate is a stone disc, covered with mysterious symbols.

Liu Sijun and the others stood before the massive stone gate, which was carved with demon gods and exuded an ancient and evil aura. The demon gods' eyes seemed to be able to see into their hearts.

Liu Sijun stared intently at the stone door: "The image of the demon god on this stone door seems to be related to the demon god we are fighting. Perhaps the key to unlocking this stone door lies in this demon god."

Gu Changzhou nodded slightly, and the Molin Sword in his hand trembled slightly, as if it too sensed the strangeness of the stone gate.

"But the symbols on this stone disc are obscure and difficult to understand. How should we begin?"

Xu Hechen stepped forward and carefully observed the symbols on the stone plate. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "These symbols are somewhat similar to some mysterious runes I have seen in the ancient books of Yougu Palace, only more complex. Perhaps we can try to find clues from the legends of the Demon God."

Li Qing scratched his head and said anxiously, "But we don't have that much time to study the legends. What if the man in black robes comes back?"

Tong Lei's gaze was firm, and he said in a deep voice, "No matter what, now that we've come this far, we can't back down. Let's figure out a way to unlock this stone door first."

Liu Sijun nodded and activated the Eye of the Void again, trying to find some subtle clues from the stone gate and the stone plate.

Her Eye of the Void flashed, and suddenly she noticed that a symbol on the stone disc, under the observation of the Eye of the Void, seemed to resemble the pattern of one of the demon god's eyes.

Liu Sijun pointed to the symbols on the stone plate: "Look, don't these symbols look a lot like the patterns on the eyes of the demon god?"

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed and nodded.

Gu Changzhou pondered for a moment: "Could it be that we need to rotate the symbols on the stone disc according to the pattern of the demon god's eye?"

Xu Hechen: "Why not give it a try?"

As he spoke, he reached out and began to rotate the symbols on the stone disc.

However, after he turned several symbols, the stone door did not react at all. Instead, a low roar came from the stone door, as if a demon was warning them.

"No, there must be other key factors."

Liu Sijun bit her lip and focused her attention on observing again.

Just then, she suddenly remembered some fragments of time and space she had seen in the mysterious space before. One of the fragments showed an ancient sacrificial scene, and the object of the sacrifice was this demon god.

“I remember now, among those time fragments, there was a sacrificial scene. The sacrifice seemed to have a specific order and ritual. Perhaps we should follow that ritual.” Upon hearing this, everyone recalled the time fragments they had seen before.

Li Qing spoke first: "I remember that during the sacrifice, a special flame was lit first, and then we bowed to the statue of the demon god."

Tong Lei: "Then let's give it a try."

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't light it.

Tong Lei frowned: "This flame seems to require specific spiritual power to ignite."

"I'll try using the Void Crystal."

She took out the Taixu Spirit Crystal and infused it with spiritual power.

The Taixu Spirit Crystal flashed, and a blazing flame shot out from within the crystal, igniting the sacrificial materials.

Flames roared up, and the crowd bowed to the demon statue according to the sacrificial ritual they remembered.

The moment the ceremony was completed, the symbols on the stone slab suddenly began to rotate automatically, and the stone door made a rumbling sound as it slowly opened.

"Success!"

Li Qing said excitedly.

The group exchanged smiles and then cautiously entered the stone gate.

Behind the stone gate was a narrow passage, at the end of which a faint light shimmered.

They walked forward along the passage, their hearts filled with anticipation and vigilance.

When they reached the end of the passage, they found a huge altar with a box emitting a mysterious light on it.

A thought struck Liu Sijun and the others: Could this be the Key to Time and Space?
Just as they were about to approach the altar, suddenly, a group of phantoms appeared around the altar. These phantoms were all enemies they had fought against before, including Xu Hechen, who was controlled by the heart of the demon god.

"If you want to obtain the Key of Time and Space, you must first get past us!" the phantoms said in unison.

Faced with the sudden appearance of phantoms, Liu Sijun's eyes sharpened, and he unhesitatingly mobilized the power of the Taixu Spirit Crystal. With a flash of light, the Taixu Eye opened, attempting to discern the flaws in these phantoms.

"Be careful, these things, though not physical, should not be underestimated."

Gu Changzhou gripped the Molin Sword tightly, the power of stars flowing across its blade, the edge humming. "Since you're here, let's fight!"

After saying that, he flashed like lightning and rushed towards the phantom of Xu Hechen, who was controlled by the heart of the demon god, and unleashed the sword energy of the Molin Sword.

Xu Hechen frowned, quickly formed hand seals, and unleashed a forbidden technique from Yougu Palace. Runes flew out and intertwined in the air to form a mysterious net that enveloped the phantoms: "I failed to stop it back then, but I will not let the tragedy repeat itself today."

"Master is right, whatever the illusions are, burn them all!"

Li Qing manipulated the Netherworld Purifying Fire, transforming it into a torrent of flames that swept towards the surrounding phantoms.

Tong Lei: "We must act quickly and decisively; we cannot linger."

His body surged with spiritual energy, and the phantom of the Golden Roc instantly appeared. It spread its wings and soared into the sky, letting out a loud cry. A huge wind pressure pressed down on the phantoms.

The phantoms all used spells to deal with the situation. Xu Hechen, whose phantom was controlled by the Demon God's heart, produced a black sword in his hand, which clashed with Gu Changzhou's Molin Sword, producing a sharp sound.