Although Yi Tianyun wanted to say that he could handle it, Domain Lord Liuli dragged him along and destroyed the rubble on the side, making it an easy task.
So, he didn't say much, letting Domain Lord Liuli lead the way.
After traversing through one area of rubble after another, a special forbidden space appeared before them. This area had no rubble, but dense piles of stones surrounded and enclosed this forbidden space.
There were so many stones here, several times more than outside, forming a thick wall that blocked the outside.
"Break it for me!"
Domain Lord Liuli charged forward, swung his hand fiercely, and crushed the stones in front into powder. They immediately dashed inside.
After they disappeared, the rubble around them filled back up, returning to its original state in the blink of an eye.
Once inside, Yi Tianyun immediately felt like he was in a special space with no energy flow around, everything was so calm, as if he had entered an empty void.
If it weren't for the enormous statue in front of him, he would have thought he was in the wrong place. Right ahead stood a massive statue, as huge as a planet. The statue sat in a meditative posture, floating in the void.
Circles of energy surrounded the statue, making it look very sacred.
"Such a huge statue, why is it here..."
Yi Tianyun was shocked by the sight of the giant statue, wondering who had built such a massive figure there.
The statue's face was indistinguishable; looking up for too long made his eyes feel like they were going blind. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to continue looking at the statue.
"The statue's appearance is unclear, the energy is too strong." Yi Tianyun was internally surprised and deeply shaken.
It wasn't just like staring at a statue, but like confronting a Heavenly Venerable! Although he had fought against two gods, he had never faced them head-on, especially the power this statue exuded, far beyond the Evil Spirit Domain Lord.
It felt several levels stronger than the Evil Spirit Domain Lord! It was likely the statue of an Upper Heavenly Venerable, otherwise it wouldn't be so dazzling.
"It seems your progress isn't small, you can look at the Heavenly Venerable Statue for a few moments." Domain Lord Liuli, standing beside him, also didn't dare to look much, keeping his head down.
"It's okay, but I can't look for too long, the majesty is too strong. I wonder why the statue is here and so huge." Yi Tianyun shook his head, unable to fully see the statue, only its body, not its face.
"This is the Heavenly Venerable Statue, rumored to be where an Upper Heavenly Venerable sat and turned into this giant statue." Domain Lord Liuli explained.
"An Upper Heavenly Venerable sat here?" Yi Tianyun was puzzled, "At the level of an Upper Heavenly Venerable, their lifespan should be extremely long, if not immortal, at least they should live for a long time, right?"
"Nothing is absolute, even a Heavenly Venerable has their own difficulties." Domain Lord Liuli explained, "Moreover, it's just a rumor, who knows if an Upper Heavenly Venerable really sat here?"
"This statue is like a giant tower, the higher you climb, the more benefits you gain. But this statue isn't easy to climb. I brought you here to give you some insight, so you can break through faster, but we won't climb up this time." Domain Lord Liuli said while flying forward with him.
Yi Tianyun saw many cultivators flying towards the entrance. The entrance to the statue was at the leg of the sitting Heavenly Venerable Statue, with a medium-sized opening.
"These strong people coming here have quite high cultivation..."
Yi Tianyun observed the surrounding cultivators, all above the Heaven Monarch level. Some were lone wanderers with cultivation at the God Monarch level six or seven, or even higher; others were like Domain Lord Liuli, strong cultivators bringing several Heaven Monarchs with them.
They didn't fight each other, all flew inside, their goal being to comprehend the power of the Heavenly Venerable or climb higher.
Without conflicts of interest, they naturally wouldn't fight.
"Yes, many cultivators come here, generally without conflict. Unless you provoke someone, there won't be any problems."
Domain Lord Liuli landed at the entrance, a large gate-like opening about ten zhang high, the only entrance visible, possibly with other exits that could teleport them out.
Following Domain Lord Liuli, Yi Tianyun felt the thick power of the Heavenly Venerable permeating the place. This power didn't extend beyond the entrance, firmly locked inside.
"The power of the Heavenly Venerable isn't very dense here." Yi Tianyun remarked.
"Of course, the higher you go, the denser the power of the Heavenly Venerable. You can't compare it to the previous situation on the Heavenly Venerable Path. Allowing cultivators to enter freely here is already good. For denser power, you must climb higher."
Domain Lord Liuli explained, pointing to a hole above. It's simple to go higher, just fly through the hole, no stairs needed.
Yi Tianyun nodded, realizing this. He had thought the density was disappointing at first. But this was just the first level; having any effect was already good.
On the first level, many Heaven Monarchs were meditating, some alone, some in groups.
The space was very spacious, enough for sitting or even lying down.
Their arrival only drew a few glances; the rest ignored them. People entered to cultivate all the time, if everyone looked up every time, no one could cultivate.
Yi Tianyun noticed that cultivators wore special masks, unwilling to show their true faces, a hidden rule here.
"It seems this is a good place for cultivation..." Yi Tianyun looked up, more interested in the higher levels.