Qin Feng and the others quickened their pace and soon arrived at the palace gate.
Just as they stopped to watch, a deep rumble sounded, and then the tightly closed door slowly opened automatically.
For a moment, a musty, decaying smell wafted over, inspiring a sense of awe.
After a short wait, a figure slowly walked out from inside the door. When everyone saw who it was, they were all slightly taken aback.
It turned out that the person standing in front of them was a handsome young man dressed in a white robe.
This young man was handsome, with a face like jade and clear, bright eyes; he was truly a good-looking man.
Surprisingly, despite his young appearance, his deep, ocean-like eyes subtly revealed a sense of world-weariness.
The young man in white stood there quietly, his gaze sweeping over Qin Feng and the others one by one.
After a moment's inspection, he suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, welcome to my little territory, everyone who has come from afar."
"Being able to defeat those ferocious and brutal fire wolves outside, it seems you do have some real skills."
Qin Feng frowned slightly, his eyes sharp as an eagle's as he stared at the young man in a white robe before him, and questioned him without any politeness: "Who exactly are you? Why did you order that pack of ferocious fire wolves to attack us?"
His voice was deep and powerful, as if it contained endless anger and doubt.
Faced with Qin Feng's sharp questioning, the white-robed youth simply smiled, revealing a row of neat, white teeth, and replied leisurely, "Oh dear, so much time has passed, so much that I can hardly remember my own name!"
He shook his head slightly, a look of confusion on his face.
Then, the white-robed youth turned his gaze to Qin Feng and continued, "As for those fire wolves, I have never commanded them to attack you!"
"It was clearly you uninvited guests who accidentally trespassed into their habitat and disturbed them, so naturally they fought back!"
After saying that, he shrugged, looking like he didn't care about anything.
After hearing this, Qin Feng still had many doubts, but for a moment he couldn't find a suitable explanation to refute it.
Just then, Su Liyue, who was standing to the side, lowered her voice and said to Qin Feng, "Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be lying?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Su Liyue's view.
When the young man in white saw Qin Feng nod, his smile deepened, and he said, "Since you have all come here, it must be fate."
"In that case, please come in and sit for a while."
After he finished speaking, he stepped aside and gestured for us to come in.
Qin Feng and the others exchanged glances, clearly still somewhat hesitant about whether to enter the palace.
However, after a brief period of consideration, they finally took a step and slowly walked into the palace.
Upon entering the palace, everyone noticed that its interior furnishings seemed rather simple, but upon closer inspection, they subtly revealed a rustic yet grand charm.
Immediately afterwards, the young man in white led them to a house.
As soon as the door was opened, a bead emitting a strange light, placed in the center of the room, immediately caught everyone's eye.
The young man in white pointed to the bead and explained to everyone, "This bead is called the Spirit Source Bead, and it is an extremely precious treasure. It has magical effects and can effectively maintain the balance of spiritual energy in the surrounding environment."
"That's why it attracts those fierce fire wolves to live here."
Just as everyone was curiously examining the Spirit Source Pearl, suddenly, the entire ground began to shake violently without warning!
Upon seeing this, the white-robed youth's expression changed drastically, and he blurted out in a chilling tone, "Someone has triggered the restrictions set up within the palace!"
Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed by like lightning, rushing outside at lightning speed to check the situation.
Seeing this, Qin Feng and the others did not dare to delay. After exchanging glances, they hurriedly followed the white-robed youth.
The group followed closely behind the young man in white, hurrying through several winding and long corridors.
The walls on both sides of these corridors are carved with exquisite patterns and mysterious runes, as if telling a story of the past that no one knows.
Finally, they arrived at the entrance to a rather secluded secret room.
At this moment, strong tremors were continuously emanating from the secret chamber, causing the ground to tremble slightly, which made people feel nervous and curious.
The white-robed youth had a solemn expression. He quickly formed a series of complex and exquisite hand seals with his hands, while muttering some obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations.
With his movements and sounds, the originally tightly closed door to the secret room began to slowly move to both sides, gradually revealing the scene inside.
Upon closer inspection, everyone saw a faint layer of black mist filling the secret chamber. An old man dressed in a black robe stood in the center, wielding a staff that emitted an eerie light and launching a frenzied attack on the surrounding restrictive formations.
The restrictive runes, which had been shimmering with a faint light, trembled and crackled under the old man's fierce attack.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass here!" Upon seeing this, the white-robed youth was instantly enraged and shouted loudly.
The sound echoed in the sealed room like thunder, making people's eardrums ache.
However, the old man in black robes ignored the white-clad youth's reprimands and continued to destroy the restrictive formation as he pleased.
Upon seeing that the old man in black robes ignored him, the white-robed youth's expression darkened slightly, and a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, his figure blurred, and like a ghost, he arrived in front of the black-robed old man in an instant with an astonishing speed.
At the same time, the white-robed youth raised his right hand without hesitation, chanting incantations, and an extremely hot flame quickly gathered in his palm.
In the blink of an eye, a huge, blazing fireball appeared in his palm, slamming towards the black-robed elder with earth-shattering power!
Despite the fierce attack, the old man in black robes remained completely calm.
He merely gave a cold snort and then lightly waved the staff in his hand.
In an instant, a layer of black light burst forth from the tip of the staff, forming an indestructible shield in front of him.
A deafening roar followed as the incredibly powerful fire spell collided with the black light, instantly unleashing a dazzling burst of flames.
However, this seemingly ferocious attack only caused the layer of black light to tremble slightly, and failed to truly break through its defense.
In this way, the old man in black robes easily deflected the attack from the young man in white.
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