Leng Yan nodded, then walked out of the imperial study to wait. Not long after, Ji Qingyuan came out, sword in hand. When he saw Leng Yan, he nodded and said, "Master, let's go."
Leng Yan followed his footsteps, and when they arrived at the palace gate, Leng Yan saw a group of guards ready to go. She knew without hesitation that these were the people Ji Qingyuan had arranged to go to the forbidden area with them.
Everyone headed towards the forbidden area of the Divine Dynasty. The rumored place where the gods fell was now the forbidden area of the Divine Dynasty. The royal family of the Divine Dynasty sent people to guard it and pay attention to the seal inside at any time.
In less than half an hour, they arrived at the forbidden area of the Divine Dynasty. When Leng Yan and Ji Qingyuan arrived at the entrance, they saw the Crown Prince Ji Xuanqi who had been waiting there for a long time. When Ji Xuanqi saw them, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.
After greeting each other, Leng Yan and the other two continued walking inside. As they walked, they heard the prince say, "The cracks in the seal have been getting bigger and bigger these past few days. Our people don't dare to enter. We've tried many times, but each time we end up at the same spot and can't go in anymore. It's as if we're blocked by an invisible barrier."
As the prince led the two to the place he mentioned, Leng Yan looked over and didn't feel any fluctuations from the formation. Seeing this, Leng Yan raised her hand, and then she felt that there was indeed an invisible barrier in front of her, blocking her outstretched hand.
Ji Qingyuan also noticed it. He withdrew his hand, looked at Leng Yan and asked, "Master, is there any way to get in?" Leng Yan looked at the two of them and said, "I'll try."
As he spoke, he made hand gestures and a stream of spiritual power hit the formation, but the formation did not move at all. In fact, Leng Yan's spiritual power was bounced back by the formation and blew away the people around him.
Leng Yan had been prepared and set up a barrier for her and Ji Qingyuan in advance to prevent them from being blown away like the others.
Seeing this, Ji Qingyuan frowned, his expression revealing a bit of annoyance. Leng Yan noticed his annoyance and glanced at him without saying anything.
At this time, Crown Prince Ji Xuanqi said: "Father, Imperial Master, why don't the three of us work together to see if we can break this formation."
The two men glanced at the prince and nodded to indicate that they had no objection. After the three of them had no objection, they gathered the spiritual power in their hands. The attendants beside them had already hidden far away, but even from a long distance, they could still feel the wind brought by the strong spiritual power fluctuations hitting them mercilessly on their bodies and faces.
The three people gathered their spiritual power together and then smashed it hard against the barrier. This time the effect was much better than the last time. The barrier trembled but then there was no movement.
Afterwards, only Leng Yan remained standing; the other two were knocked to the ground by the massive spiritual power. Seeing this, Leng Yan frowned slightly, then looked at the two and said, "Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, please step aside. I will use another method to break through."
Upon hearing this, the two men left immediately, supported by their attendants. Once everyone had retreated to a safe distance, Leng Yan's hand materialized, and spiritual energy began to converge upon the Suchen Sword. Finally, Leng Yan slashed down with his sword, and the sword energy collided with the barrier, causing it to tremble violently. Then, from the point where the sword energy had struck, tiny cracks like spider silk began to spread outward.
Seeing this, Leng Yan swung out another sword without hesitation. This time, the barrier shattered with a snap. The remaining sword energy raised a cloud of dust when the barrier shattered. Leng Yan raised his hand to fan away the dust in front of him.
At this time, the emperor and the crown prince also came over with their people. The crown prince looked at Leng Yan and felt that the aura around her was even more mysterious. Thinking of Leng Yan's move just now, he asked with great interest: "Has the imperial master achieved another breakthrough in cultivation?"
Leng Yan said calmly: "Your Highness is indeed meticulous. I have indeed made a breakthrough." As soon as these words came out, Ji Qingyuan on the side also glanced at him. He remembered that the national teacher's cultivation was originally higher than his own, and now he has made a breakthrough. He guessed that the national teacher's cultivation should be around the Mahayana stage.
Leng Yan didn't know what the two were thinking. He continued to follow the guidance of the magic instrument and walked inside. Because of the barrier, the people of the Divine Dynasty had never entered, so now they could only rely on the guidance of the magic instrument to find the seal.
The crowd saw the seal not long after they walked away. Everyone's expression changed instantly. They saw that the seal had been torn open and black gas was coming out of the hole, but the black gas was absorbed by a huge stone statue in front of the seal as soon as it came out.
It is not entirely correct to say that it was absorbed, because in fact the black air disappeared the moment it touched the stone statue. From their perspective, it seemed that the stone statue absorbed the black air.
Ji Qingyuan clenched the sword in his hand, looked at Leng Yan and said, "Master, how do you think this seal should be reinforced?" Leng Yan withdrew his gaze from the stone statue and said, "Let's take a look first and then decide."
As soon as the prince said this, he looked at the guards behind him, and those guards immediately approached the stone statue with swords in their hands.
As they got closer and closer to the stone statue, Leng Yan suddenly saw the statue's fingertips move. Instantly, Leng Yan said in a deep voice: "Come back."
But it was obviously too late. The statue raised the stone sword in its hand and slashed it. In the blink of an eye, the group of guards were killed, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.
Then the remaining people heard the stone statue say: "Anyone who trespasses into the forbidden area will die." As he said that, the heavy sword in his hand chopped down again. Seeing this, everyone immediately picked up the sword in their hands to resist, but they were like ants in front of the stone statue.
Their resistance was easily dissolved by the stone statue, and then they were knocked flying and hit the ground hard. Leng Yan had the highest cultivation level and did not fall to the ground. She stabilized her body in the air, but the pain from her internal organs made her frown slightly.
Leng Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the stone statue. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. Why had the Divine Dynasty never mentioned the stone statue before? Could it be that they didn't know about it? Then why would there be a stone statue here?
But judging from the statue's appearance, it didn't seem to want to kill them. Rather, it looked like it was guarding the seal. Thinking of this, Leng Yan used her spiritual power to send the others to a safe distance. Then she looked up at the statue and said, "We are not here to break the seal, we are here to reinforce it."
The stone statue looked at the tiny human in front of it, and said in a voice that was indistinguishable from emotion: "Prove me with your strength."
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