The exploration team arrived at the foot of the mountain range, gazing up at the mysterious mountain surrounded by dense spiritual energy, their hearts filled with both anticipation and vigilance. The spiritual energy permeating the mountain range was so dense that it was almost tangible, refracting into a dazzling array of colors under the sunlight, but beneath this beautiful appearance lurked unknown dangers.
The experts from the Linghe Chamber of Commerce once again took out their detection artifacts, attempting to ascertain the distribution of spiritual energy and potential threats within the mountains. However, the moment the artifacts came into contact with the mountain's spiritual energy, they trembled violently, their light flickering erratically, and they immediately lost their effectiveness.
"The spiritual energy of this mountain range is too strange, and our magical artifacts are being severely interfered with," the expert from the merchant guild said with a frown.
The elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, with a solemn expression and gripping his sword hilt, said, "It seems we cannot rely on magic weapons. Everyone must rely on their own senses and strength. Stay vigilant, let's go into the mountains."
The exploration team cautiously stepped into the mountains. The moment they entered, they felt an immense pressure wash over them, as if countless eyes were watching them from the darkness. The surrounding trees were of various shapes and sizes; some had twisted and gnarled trunks, resembling menacing monsters; others were laden with strange fruits, emitting an alluring fragrance. But everyone knew that in this mysterious place, the more tempting something was, the more dangerous it likely was.
Suddenly, a sharp shriek came from overhead. Everyone looked up and saw a flock of strange birds, resembling eagles but engulfed in blue flames, swooping down towards them. The birds' eyes gleamed with a cold light, and their claws were as sharp as knives, reflecting a chilling light in the sunlight.
"Prepare for battle!" shouted the elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, and the sword cultivators quickly formed a sword formation. The sword formation resembled a blooming sword flower, with sword energy crisscrossing as it rushed towards the strange birds. The strange birds were extremely fast, nimbly weaving through the sword energy while simultaneously spewing blue flames from their mouths, which shot towards the sword formation like meteors.
The disciples of Wanbaoge manipulated their magical artifacts to attack the strange birds. The "Flame Dragon Cauldron" once again spewed forth raging flames, attempting to contend with the blue flames of the strange birds. However, the flames of the strange birds seemed to possess some special power, suppressing the flames spewed out by the "Flame Dragon Cauldron." The lightning power released by the "Nine Heavens Thunder Pearl" struck the strange birds, only causing them to pause slightly before continuing their frenzied attack.
Seeing this, the experts from the Linghe Merchant Guild quickly cast spells in an attempt to disrupt the strange birds' movements. They used a "psychedelic spell" to create an illusory scene among the flock of birds. Some of the birds were affected, falling into hallucinations and circling wildly in the air, colliding with other strange birds.
However, many strange birds still broke through the illusionary spells and continued to swoop down on the exploration team. One of the birds seized an opportunity and pounced on a swordsman, its sharp claws aimed at his shoulder. The swordsman reacted quickly, dodging to the side and avoiding a fatal blow, but his arm was still slashed several deep wounds by the bird's claws, and blood immediately gushed out.
Members of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce immediately cast healing spells to stop the bleeding and heal the wounded swordsman. At the same time, an elder of the Lingjian Sect unleashed a powerful sword technique, a sword aura shooting out like a rainbow piercing the sun, directly slicing down the strange bird that had attacked the swordsman.
With the combined efforts of everyone, the number of strange birds gradually decreased until they were all eliminated. The exploration team continued deeper into the mountains, and in a valley, they discovered an ancient stone gate. The stone gate was covered with various mysterious runes and patterns, the runes shimmering with a faint light, seemingly telling ancient stories.
The experts from the Linghe Merchant Guild gathered around the stone gate, carefully studying the meaning of the runes. After some effort, they finally deciphered part of the runes, learning that opening the stone gate required specific fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Following the instructions of their masters, the disciples of Wanbaoge manipulated their magical artifacts, releasing spiritual energy fluctuations at a specific frequency. As the spiritual energy fluctuations entered, the stone door slowly trembled, emitting a muffled rumble before slowly opening.
Behind the stone gate was a narrow passage, filled with an ancient aura. The exploration team proceeded along the passage, the walls on both sides of which were engraved with various scenes of cultivators fighting against evil forces, as if revealing a little-known history to everyone.
However, when they reached the end of the passage, they discovered a huge cave. Inside the cave, a massive monster, resembling a Qilin, was coiled in the center. Its body radiated powerful spiritual energy, and its eyes, like two bright lamps, coldly watched the group.
"It seems this is a demonic beast guarding the ruins. Everyone be careful; this battle will likely be extremely difficult," Lin Yang said solemnly, looking at the beast. The exploration team members gripped their weapons and magical artifacts tightly. A fierce battle against the powerful demonic beast was about to unfold. Whether they could successfully defeat it and continue exploring the secrets of the ruins remained uncertain.
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