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A fierce wind rose, carrying a lethal and intense killing intent aimed directly at the formation on the door.

The sounds of "boom boom boom" echoed as the formation on the door fluctuated violently.

"Left Senior Brother is amazing!"

"Left Senior Brother is invincible!"

"Left Senior Brother, keep going!"

The accompanying disciples of the Jade Maiden Pavilion cheered Zu Yizhai on.

The cultivators from Ten Directions Commerce were already surprised by Zu Yizhai's attack, but when they saw this, they were left speechless. The female disciples of the Jade Maiden Pavilion were extraordinarily beautiful, especially drawing the attention of male cultivators. But at certain moments, they could also leave people speechless.

With the encouragement of the Jade Maiden Pavilion disciples, the formation on the door was attacked several times in succession, and its spiritual light dimmed before it was finally violently destroyed.

Zu Yizhai flipped his hand, and the giant white jade fan quickly returned to its normal size, which he firmly grasped.

"Wei Senior Brother, the formation is broken, please proceed," Zu Yizhai said to Wei Qianli with a suave and unrestrained smile, making a gesture of invitation.

Wei Qianli replied courteously, "Since Left Senior Brother broke the formation, you should go first."

Despite their outward politeness, as Yuanhuang stage cultivators standing on equal footing, they had crossed paths many times and neither would yield to the other. They remained vigilant against each other inwardly.

Zu Yizhai raised his eyebrows slightly and no longer stood on ceremony. A surge of spiritual energy pushed the door open, and he forced his way out.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed him.

As they walked out, the door closed behind them, and a sharp killing intent surged through the air, rushing at the group.

Both Zu Yizhai and Wei Qianli reacted swiftly, blocking the incoming attack.

When they saw what was happening, they were astonished. The attackers were a group of stone puppets.

No, they should be described as puppets made of stone. Their bodies were flexible, and their attacks were sharp, as if they were alive.

Zu Yizhai and Wei Qianli both acted at the same time, intercepting the stone puppets.

After a few exchanges, both of them felt their hearts sink as they realized the terrifying aspects of these stone puppets.

They were not only extremely heavy and hard, but ordinary spiritual weapons were incapable of damaging them. Coupled with their agile attacks, they appeared to have no weaknesses. Even more terrifying, the number of stone puppets was vast, blocking their escape routes densely.

Since they were allowed to enter, they could not afford to be trapped here.

Immediately, Zu Yizhai and Wei Qianli exchanged glances and decided to join forces to overcome this difficulty first.

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Not only were Zu Yizhai and Wei Qianli's group in trouble, but other cultivators who entered the underground palace through the teleportation array also encountered various traps and mechanisms, struggling to pass through.

Meanwhile, Wen Qiao's group, who had entered earlier, was still struggling with the rolling stone ball.

"Running like this isn't a solution. Let's deal with this stone first," Pei Qiyu said, tightly holding the exhausted Su Molan, her expression tense.

Wen Qiao also held onto Ning Yuzhou and asked him, "Do you have any ideas?"

Shi Wuming, panting for breath, said, "Quick, think of something, or we'll really be crushed by this thing."

Just as he spoke, Ning Yuzhou, who had been hanging on quietly like a pendant, suddenly kicked him, sending him flying.

Shi Wuming screamed desperately as he threw himself at the rolling stone.

The stone finally stopped, with Shi Wuming lying face down on the ground, his lower body trapped under the stone, simultaneously becoming the obstacle that prevented it from rolling further.

With the deadly stone stopped rolling, everyone else stopped as well.

Shi Wuming said angrily, "Are you even human? You actually used me as a shield against the stone!"

Ning Yuzhou walked over and popped a spirit-restoring pill into his mouth, saying gently, "Well, you're the only one who can stop it, so I guess you're stuck with the job."

Shi Wuming: "……”

Pei Qiyu and Su Molan exchanged glances, ultimately deciding to pretend they saw nothing.

After resting for a bit and wiping the sweat off their faces, they began discussing how to escape the maze.

The appearance of the stone ball made them realize that the maze surely contained many traps. Moreover, after being chased by the stone ball for so long, they had no idea where they were anymore.

“……I’m still stuck under the stone, hurry up and figure out what to do.” Shi Wuming shouted at them.

Wen Qiao said, "This is a special type of stone. It’s very hard, and it won’t be easy to destroy."

Ning Yuzhou added, "It seems there are many such special stones in this underground palace. The statues from earlier were also crafted from this material."

"The walls of the maze are also made from this special stone," Pei Qiyu added, patting the wall.

Su Molan, looking at the small iron-eating beast on Wen Qiao’s shoulder, said, "Wen Guangun is an earth-element beast, right? I wonder if it can handle this."

Wen Qiao wasn’t sure and turned to ask, "Wen Guangun, can you destroy it?"

Wen Guangun looked at her with innocent black eyes, slowly shifted its rear, and seeing Shi Wuming still trapped, showed no signs of moving.

Shi Wuming quickly said, "Wen Guangun, if you can solve this, I’ll give you the best spiritual bamboo shoots to eat when we get back. The Soul Hall has some Golden Whisker Cloud Royal Bamboo. I’ll give you a stalk."

Wen Guangun immediately perked up, climbing down from Wen Qiao’s shoulder and walking over to Shi Wuming.

Shi Wuming said seriously, "I really do have Golden Whisker Cloud Royal Bamboo. It’s an excellent material for refining a Heavenly Earth Cave. I’m not lying to you."

Wen Guangun extended its paw, sealing the deal.

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Seeing the deal between Wen Guangun and Shi Wuming, Pei Qiyu and Su Molan exchanged odd glances.

This little iron-eating beast was incredibly shrewd, wasn’t it?

As Shi Wuming had said, Golden Whisker Cloud Royal Bamboo was indeed an excellent material for refining a Heavenly Earth Cave. It was precious and not easily cultivated, taking a century to grow just a little. Even the well-resourced Soul Hall could only cultivate a few stalks. Using one as a trade, Shi Wuming was truly being extravagant.