The various Cultivators behind him looked at each other in dismay, and the Aura they had just built up instantly weakened.
Indeed, they hadn't stopped anyone at all; it was they themselves who didn't dare to enter.
But the entrance to that palace was pitch black and filled with the unknown. People from the Jade Pool Immortal Palace had already gone in, and there was still no sound... who could guarantee there was no danger inside?
For a moment, the scene fell into a strange stalemate.
Liu Ruyan said no more, closed her eyes again, and continued to regulate her breathing.
Ye Ling'er watched the movements of the various parties vigilantly, her grip on the youyue twin blades tightening slightly.
She knew that her Senior Sister was using retreat as a means of advance.
If these people really rushed in regardless of everything, then they would be allowed to scout the way.
If they were too afraid to move forward, they would continue the stalemate and wait for the Third Senior Sister and the others to come out.
In any case, the initiative was in their hands.
Time passed minute by minute.
The palace entrance remained deep and silent, like a giant mouth swallowing everything.
Gu Luoli and the others had been inside for over an hour!
No signal had come from inside, nor were there any sounds of fighting or abnormal movements.
This unknown silence was more hair-raising than a fierce battle.
Finally, someone else couldn't hold back anymore.
This time, it was several Cultivators who looked like Loose Cultivators, most of whom were around the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment.
Their eyes were filled with a longing for Opportunity, along with a desperate ruthlessness.
"Damn it! Wealth is found in danger! Waiting here gets us nothing!"
"If the people from the Jade Pool Immortal Palace dare to enter, why shouldn't we? Let's go!"
"Right! Let's go together! Even if there's danger, with so many people, what is there to fear!"
The Loose Cultivators encouraged each other, summoned their Magical Artifacts, and cautiously made their way toward the palace entrance.
Their actions, like a drop of water in boiling oil, instantly broke the stalemate!
"Follow them!"
"We're going too!"
"We can't let them beat us to it!"
One after another, hundreds more Cultivators, unable to restrain the greed in their hearts, followed them.
They converged into a stream of people, surging vigilantly and urgently toward that pitch-black palace door.
Lu Chen and Ling Chen exchanged a glance, and finally gritting their teeth, Lu Chen said to his fellow Disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect:
"We're going in too! Act carefully and maintain your distance!"
At Lu Chen's command, dozens of Disciples from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect drew their swords and followed the others into the palace door.
Their actions were like lighting a fire.
"Disciples of the Lingxu Holy Land, follow me inside!"
The leading male Cultivator of the Lingxu Holy Land, who had an elegant temperament, gave a low shout and led his fellow Disciples to follow steadily.
"The Opportunity is right before us; how can our Heavenly Origin Sacred Land fall behind? Let's charge in! Watch out for each other!"
A Disciple of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, as burly as an iron tower, roared in a muffled voice.
The group of Body Cultivator Disciples behind him shouted in unison and strode inside.
"Disciples of the Miaoyin Pavilion, form a Formation and follow me inside."
A beautiful woman from the Miaoyin Pavilion waved her fair hand.
The women behind her brought out their Magic Treasures one after another and followed closely.
Mu Bai and Su Waner of the Azure Cloud Holy Land exchanged a glance.
"Junior Sister Waner, take half of our fellow Disciples and provide support from the outside; I will lead a team inside."
Mu Bai said in a deep voice, his eyes full of determination.
"Senior Brother, be careful."
Su Waner nodded and stayed behind with some of the Disciples.
Afterward, Hundred Beasts Mountain drove their Spirit Beasts, and although the remaining Disciples of the Ten Thousand Poisons Ridge and the Profound Nether Sect were still fearful, they were unwilling to fall behind.
Together with other second-rate Sects and family teams, they surged into the ruined palace like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
In just half an hour, the area outside the palace entrance had become much emptier.
Only the Jade Pool Immortal Palace, the Azure Cloud Holy Land, and a few extremely cautious small Sect teams remained watching.
Ye Ling'er looked at the palace door, which had swallowed thousands of Cultivators like the mouth of a giant beast, and her palms sweated slightly.
"Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister and the others have been in for so long... shouldn't we also..."
She couldn't help but whisper.
Liu Ruyan looked toward the deep entrance and shook her head slightly.
"No rush. Luoli hasn't sent a distress signal, which means the situation inside is still under control, or at least they are safe for now."
She paused, her voice tightening slightly as she sent a transmission to Ye Ling'er and the surrounding fellow Disciples:
"These people rushing in one after another is perfect for helping Junior Sister Gu avoid risks."
"This palace gives me a very bad feeling; it is by no means a good place."
"Our best course of action is to wait here patiently and be ready to receive Luoli."
Ye Ling'er realized and felt a bit more at ease, but her gaze remained fixed on the entrance.
Meanwhile, inside the palace.
This place was much larger than it appeared from the outside, as if it were an independent space of its own.
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