Chapter 4914

Wang Ruxue performed an incantation, but nothing happened. She frowned and continued her chanting, yet still, there was no reaction.

"What's going on?" Wang Benyan asked, puzzled. "Didn't you say you set up a restriction on the periphery?"

"But I clearly set up a restriction! How strange," Wang Ruxue replied, looking utterly confused.

Wang Benyan's right palm glowed red as she slashed at the void. A massive red blade aura swept out and struck the stone wall, which shook violently. A faint golden light screen then appeared, its surface covered with mysterious runes.

"This isn't the restriction I set up," Wang Ruxue said, frowning. This indicated that someone had broken her restriction and established a new one, suggesting other cultivators had also discovered this ancient cave dwelling.

"The other party probably hasn't broken through this restriction yet; let's quickly break it!" Wang Benyan's right index finger glowed brightly, and a beam of red light shot out, accurately hitting the golden light screen. The screen dented inwards, and its spiritual light dimmed. Wang Ruxue performed an incantation, and a white halo swept out, swiftly passing over the golden light screen. The screen rapidly froze, and the ice spread continuously.

Wang Benyan and Wang Ruxue attacked the golden light screen. Before long, it shattered, revealing an opening about ten feet wide.

"It's finally broken!" Wang Ruxue's face lit up with joy.

The red orb in Wang Benyan's hand glowed with dazzling red light as she probed the inside of the cave, finding nothing unusual.

"Send out the puppet beasts to scout; be careful," Wang Benyan advised. Wang Ruxue acknowledged, released two humanoid puppets, and controlled them to enter the cave. When nothing unusual was detected, they followed.

The cave was not large; after about a hundred steps, they reached its end. The stone walls were uneven, and a row of stalactites of varying lengths hung from the ceiling. Wang Ruxue's right palm glowed intensely white. She thrust it towards a section of the stone wall, and a giant white palm print flashed out, striking that wall. The stone wall trembled, and a large amount of rubble fell. A yellowish light screen then emerged, its surface adorned with seven silver light spots arranged in the Big Dipper constellation pattern.

Wang Benyan and Wang Ruxue attacked the restriction, and a continuous roar erupted as red and white spiritual light engulfed the yellowish screen. Over half an hour later, the yellowish light screen remained undamaged.

"Such strong defenses?" Wang Benyan frowned. "How about we contact Su Sheng and have a few more Golden Immortal clan members come over?" Wang Ruxue suggested.

Just as Wang Benyan was about to reply, the entire cave began to shake violently. Numerous cracks appeared in the ceiling, and the cave collapsed, sending a torrent of rubble down.

"No good! Enemy attack, be careful!" Wang Benyan warned, releasing countless sharp blade auras around her, which slashed at the falling debris. Wang Ruxue summoned a white shield that spun continuously around her. She then conjured a set of mid-grade Chaos Armor and put it on. After a deafening explosion, all the falling debris was shattered, and dust billowed.

The sky darkened, and a giant red hand descended from above. The hand radiated terrifying heat, and before it even landed, the void tore open, unable to withstand the immense temperature. Wang Benyan raised her right hand, and a massive red blade aura swept out, slicing the red hand in half, engulfing it in rolling flames.

"A Grand Completion Golden Immortal!" Wang Benyan exclaimed, frowning. Following her gaze, a tall young man in red robes became visible. It was Liu Qi of the Yanluo Palace.

"The Azure Lotus Wang Family!" Liu Qi frowned when he saw the azure lotus pattern on Wang Benyan's sleeve. He had naturally heard about the Kunlun Dao Ancestor summoning the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple and had no intention of provoking the Wang family.

The Yanluo Palace had taken on a mission to eliminate a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Sky River Sword Sect. This cultivator had late-stage Golden Immortal cultivation and formidable strength. Liu Qi had personally taken action and easily succeeded. He then performed soul-searching on the individual's Nascent Soul and learned that the person had discovered the meditation cave of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. However, the restrictions were too strong to break, and the cultivator had planned to return to their headquarters for assistance, only to be killed by Liu Qi on the way back. Liu Qi had failed in his attempt to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage. To acquire immortal pills like the Two-Element Golden Amber Pill again, he needed to achieve extraordinary merits, as the Yanluo Palace did not support idlers. If he could obtain the relics of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, there might be immortal pills like the Two-Element Golden Amber Pill among them. He rushed to the location of the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling and, sensing two Golden Immortal cultivators breaking the restriction, immediately attacked.

The Yanluo Palace did not want to provoke the Wang family, but with a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's meditation cave right before him, Liu Qi was unwilling to give up. He was over eight million years old and had frequently risked his life to acquire cultivation resources. As the saying goes, "If you often walk by the river, your shoes are bound to get wet." He didn't want to continue this way. If he could obtain the relics of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he could dedicate more time to cultivation instead of constantly killing to earn resources. If he won, he would gain a large amount of cultivation resources, and his future would be promising. If he lost, it would be bad luck for Yanluo Palace, and it had nothing to do with him; he was just an employee and didn't need to consider the palace too much. As the saying goes, "Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him." With the opportunity right before him, Liu Qi was determined to fight for it.

Having clearly decided, Liu Qi's eyes flashed with fierce cold light. He performed an incantation, and a brilliant red light emanated from his body as rolling flames erupted from the ground, rushing towards Wang Benyan and Wang Ruxue.

Wang Ruxue lightly stomped her right foot on the ground, and a white halo swept out. Wherever it passed, the ground rapidly froze. The white halo passed over the flames, which quickly dissipated.

A harsh blade hum rang out, and a towering blade light, swirling with red energy, swept forth and slashed towards Liu Qi. Liu Qi punched out, tearing the void and creating numerous cracks. A giant red fist flashed out to meet the attack. The giant red fist collided with the towering blade light, like an egg hitting a rock, and instantly disintegrated.

A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Qi's eyes. He quickly conjured a red-glowing shield and held it in front of himself. The towering blade light struck the red shield with a dull thud, causing the shield to wobble slightly.

A flash of white light, and a massive white seal appeared above Liu Qi's head, descending upon him. Before the white seal even landed, the void around it froze, as if that part of the world had been encased in ice. Liu Qi quickly summoned a small, red-glowing mirror, infused it with immortal essence, and a stream of red light burst from its surface, enveloping the descending white seal. The white seal seemed to be held in place, its descent halting.

Nine red-glowing flying daggers and five white flying swords shot forward. Mid-flight, they merged to form a giant red blade and a giant white sword, which then slashed towards Liu Qi. Thanks to the cultivation method "Supreme Void Forging Spirit Art," the divine sense of the Wang family's immortals was considerably strong. The clan members in the Divine Weapon Hall had refined a large number of complete sets of immortal artifacts, equipping them to their kin. When engaging in combat with cultivators of the same rank, Wang family cultivators could control these sets of immortal artifacts to fight their enemies, gaining a significant advantage.