Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 298

In the blink of an eye, everyone was standing in front of a magnificent, solemn, and ancient palace.

The palace stands tall, as if it has traveled from a very long time ago, exuding a strong sense of historical depth.

The palace's tightly closed gate was practically an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron, densely covered with all sorts of strange and mysterious runes that defied explanation.

These runes shimmered with a faint light, as if concealing countless secrets and a terrifyingly powerful restrictive force.

Gu Shihan stepped forward, approached the gate, and carefully examined the runes.

The more she looked at them, the more terrified she became. She felt that these runes were like bottomless pits that could suck in one's mind and soul if one wasn't careful.

After careful study, it was finally determined that the restrictive power contained in these runes was not something that ordinary people could easily break.

Everyone racked their brains trying to figure out how to decipher the runes. Gu Shihan took out a jade slip and copied the runes. In any case, these runes were worth studying.

The problem is that we really don't know how to open this tightly closed door right now; cracking the runes certainly won't work in a short time.

Suddenly, Duan Siqi's eyes lit up, and she pointed to a huge stone pillar beside her, shouting, "Look over there! I think I've found a depression. Should we try it? Maybe it's the key to opening the stone door?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around and looked in the direction she was pointing.

Sure enough, there were several obvious pits on the stone pillar, the shape and size of which were exactly the same as the spirit herb seeds they had collected not long ago.

Without saying a word, Gu Shihan took out a few spirit herb seeds from her storage jade ring and put them into the pit.

A miracle occurred; accompanied by a buzzing sound, the door that had been tightly closed for a long time slowly opened.

A dazzling golden light shot out from the crack in the door, instantly illuminating the entire space.

Overjoyed, everyone hurriedly stepped into the palace.

As soon as they stepped into the hall, everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to the bead floating in the air in the very center, emitting a dazzling seven-colored light.

The bead was about the size of a fist and was surrounded by a dreamlike halo, so beautiful it was breathtaking.

Just as everyone was marveling at the miraculous scene before them, a faint, ethereal voice, seemingly from ancient times, suddenly echoed in the hall: "Those with destiny, this is the legendary Creation Pearl, possessing incredible and wondrous power. It can help you break through your current cultivation bottlenecks and greatly enhance your realm..."

Everyone walked toward the bead without prior arrangement, but could not go any further when they were about ten feet away from it.

Gu Shihan looked at the others with some surprise, then continued walking forward. Among the more than twenty people, she was the only one who was unaffected.

"Shi Han, it's so great that you can get close. I was worried that we could only watch and waste such a good opportunity," Duan Siqi said with a smile, without a trace of jealousy.

“That’s right, Shi Han is just lucky!” Wen Xin chimed in.

Gu Shihan smiled, then immediately replied with a serious expression. She could indeed move forward, but a mysterious power coursing through her body made her somewhat unable to control herself. The excruciating sensation of pain, numbness, and soreness gave her a feeling of being worse than dead. But the resilient Gu Shihan did not give up. Since it was a Creation Pearl, it certainly wouldn't be easily obtained by anyone.

Time passed slowly, and Gu Shihan took a full quarter of an hour to walk that short distance.

As Gu Shihan took the final step, all the discomfort in her body seemed to be drained away, as if the pain she had just experienced was just a dream. Of course, one should ignore the fine beads of sweat on Gu Shihan's forehead.

After calming herself down, Gu Shihan reached out her left hand and grasped the bead. The bead touched her palm and instantly melted into it.

As the bead entered her body, Gu Shihan felt her spiritual energy surge. A burst of seven-colored light erupted, and multicolored streams of light shot out from her body, heading towards the cultivators a zhang away and entering their bodies.

It's quite fantastical that these streams of light are divided entirely according to the attributes of one's spiritual root. If one has a single spiritual root, only one stream of light enters the body, while if one has multiple spiritual roots, multiple streams of light enter the body.

Before anyone could react, they felt their immortal spiritual energy surging restlessly within them. Was this the beginning of a breakthrough?
Ignoring everything else, they sat down cross-legged and began meditating and cultivating.

Three days and three nights passed. The first to break through was the single-spiritual-root cultivator. After nine days and nine nights, the last to break through was Gu Shihan. Her cultivation level also increased the most, and she entered the late stage of Immortal Lord, only one step away from becoming a Luo Tian Shang Xian.

Suddenly, the palace began to shake violently. Was it about to leave?

Gu Shihan didn't dare to dawdle and quickly led everyone away from the mysterious palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace, he was thrown back by a powerful repulsive force.

The group steadied themselves after landing and noticed the spirit deer watching them from a distance, as if they were seeing them off.

After waving goodbye to the spirit deer, Gu Shihan and his companions began their long journey in the Eastern Immortal Realm once again.

As the days went by, the situation in the immortal realm became increasingly difficult to manage.

Originally, there was an abundance of immortal energy, but now it was rapidly draining away, just like a person on the verge of death, their energy growing weaker and weaker.

Many places that were once full of vitality and spirit have now become desolate wastelands devoid of spirit, quiet and still.

Even more frightening is that some continental plates have begun to crack, as if the pillars supporting the world have suddenly lost their strength.

At this time, all sorts of rumors about the impending apocalypse spread like wildfire, throwing the entire immortal realm into chaos.

Even the Nine Heavens, which are high above and symbolize absolute authority, could not escape this time and were surrounded by a bunch of crises.

Suddenly one day, the sky, which was originally as blue as a jewel, suddenly cracked open with several large fissures, appearing from the first to the ninth heaven.

A closer look reveals that these so-called cracks are actually just a hoax; they are in reality interstellar teleportation arrays from outer space.

Moreover, this teleportation array is one-way, allowing only things from the outside to enter, while those inside cannot get out.

Faced with such a dire situation, Wen Xin and the others were filled with resentment. She looked anxiously at Gu Shihhan and asked, "Shihhan, what are we going to do? Is the world really going to end? We've put in so much effort to save this world, is it all for nothing?"