"Swish!"
The next moment, Bai Zihe was already in front of the prayer mat.
Judging by its material...
It was just an ordinary prayer mat, used by devout followers to worship the Dune Emperor.
As Bai Zihe moved, the cultivators all turned their attention to him.
They were all wondering what scheme Bai Zihe was up to now.
"Huh? What is Bai Zihe doing in front of that prayer mat? Could this thing be some kind of treasure?"
"A treasure shaped like a prayer mat... Are you kidding me? What kind of treasure would be made in such a form? That would be a complete joke!"
"Don't say that, it's true, there are treasures that look like prayer mats, for example, the legendary Enlightenment Platform is actually shaped like a prayer mat."
"This... The Enlightenment Platform, that thing has long since disappeared somewhere unknown, how could it possibly appear here."
The cultivators were in an uproar.
But Bai Zihe paid them no mind.
After circling around, Bai Zihe was able to confirm that it was just a regular prayer mat, with no spiritual energy present.
"Swish..."
The next moment, Bai Zihe cut off a piece of the Dune Giant Dragon's corpse from the Haotian Tower, weighing about sixty to seventy kilograms, and threw it onto the prayer mat.
This scene...
Immediately made the cultivators even more confused.
They had no idea what Bai Zihe intended to do.
Bai Zihe did not explain.
After throwing the item there, he slowly waited.
Not long after, that is, a few seconds later.
"Click, click, click..."
The statue of the Dune Emperor actually began to turn.
At the same time.
Behind the statue, on the wall, a door also appeared due to the statue's rotation, and it was slowly opening.
However.
The inside of the door was pitch black, and it was impossible to see what it looked like.
Even with divine sense, it was a blank, blocked before it even reached the inside, making it impossible to penetrate.
"This..."
"What's going on?"
"Why did Bai Zihe's throwing something on the prayer mat unlock the restriction?"
Many cultivators were stunned, racking their brains but finding no answers.
"I know!"
Suddenly, Dugu Jian said coldly, "When the Dune Emperor built this Dune Ancient City, he never intended to leave anything for outsiders."
"Even if there were treasures, they would only be left for his believers or his people."
"As for outsiders..."
"After entering, they would surely not hold the statue in high regard, and might even damage it, so he set up a restriction on the statue. As long as it was attacked, it would surely be broken."
"And for his people..."
"After entering, they would surely kneel piously on the prayer mat and pay their respects to him."
"Therefore, he deliberately placed the mechanism on the prayer mat, making it impossible for outsiders to figure out how to break it, while his people could easily break it!"
As Dugu Jian spoke these words, the cultivators suddenly understood.
It made sense, it all made sense.
And at this moment...
Bai Zihe paid them no mind. Instead, he collected all the treasures he had just obtained – now that he had broken the restriction, the curses on these treasures were gone, and he could handle them freely.
"Damn!"
"This Bai Zihe is too sly!"
"Stop talking, Bai Zihe is taking all the treasures..."
"We were careless!"
Only then did the cultivators react and rush to scramble for the treasures in the hall.
It was a pity...
Bai Zihe had already collected the most valuable and important ones, leaving behind only what he considered trash.
Of course.
Some cultivators, not listening to Dugu Jian at all, directly rushed into the opened door, hoping to get something.
However, in the next second...
"Whoosh..."
A black shadow flew out from inside and slammed heavily into the center of the hall.
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was the corpse of the cultivator who had rushed in the fastest, his head completely severed.
Following that.
Those who entered behind him also had their faces change drastically, and they all retreated.
"Hiss..."
"What exactly is in there?"
"Terrifying. There must be a great terror within, and one that is extremely powerful, otherwise they wouldn't have come out like this!"
The cultivators watched the interior warily.
And those cultivators who retreated were all struck silent with fear, not daring to utter a word, only staring fixedly in the direction of the interior.
Fear and relief were etched on their faces.
For a time.
The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, and no one spoke.
Except for Bai Zihe.
After he had collected the treasures obtained from the hall, he walked directly towards the large door, unhurried and without any fear.
"Tsk..."
"This Bai Zihe, he truly doesn't fear death."
A cultivator, upon seeing Bai Zihe's actions, couldn't help but sneer.
And the group of cultivators who had just escaped...
Were all staring intently at Bai Zihe, their faces carrying a hint of a peculiar expression, as if anticipating Bai Zihe's similarly tragic fate.
"Swish..."
The distance of dozens of zhang was merely a few seconds for Bai Zihe.
He quickly reached the front of the door.
It was an ancient bronze door.
On the left side, a soaring dragon was carved, and on the right side, a portrait of the Dune Emperor was engraved, giving it a solemn appearance.
Inside, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.
Outside, it was bright, and everything was clearly visible.
The door seemed like a dividing line, separating two worlds.
"Swish..."
The next moment, Bai Zihe took a step forward and walked into the darkness.
The cultivators outside all widened their eyes, their expressions varied – some expectant, some hopeful, some amused, some mocking.
"Huh?"
After entering, Bai Zihe found that his divine sense could spread out.
In just a blink of an eye, he sensed an extremely powerful existence ahead, an existence far surpassing those outside.
"Who dares to disturb my slumber?"
A desolate voice echoed through this land, emanating from afar, like an eternal sigh that sent shivers down one's spine.
Bai Zihe quickly pinpointed the location.
It was actually a cultivator!
However.
He was locked onto a stone pillar.
His limbs were all entwined with chains made of Mithril, inscribed with mysterious runes that flowed continuously.
There was also a long chain around his neck.
Besides that, another chain passed through his collarbone.
This person...
His hair was disheveled, and his appearance was completely obscured.
However, he gave Bai Zihe an extremely fierce feeling, like a humanoid beast, a demon that, once released, would wreak havoc upon the world.
"Who are you?"
Bai Zihe looked at this person and spoke calmly.
"Die!"
The person did not answer Bai Zihe's question. Instead, his eyes suddenly burst with bloodthirsty light, and his entire being instantly became incredibly ferocious.
Correspondingly.
This part of the land was also filled with killing intent and malevolence.
"Whoosh..."
The next moment, a sword energy flew through the air.
In the blink of an eye, it reached Bai Zihe's face. The chilling sword intent emanating from it was so terrifying that Bai Zihe was momentarily stunned.