The strangest thing was that there were various scalding metal liquids flowing within these patterns, black, purple, white... all sorts of metals were molten, constantly flowing, yet they did not merge together.
They gradually found it impossible to move forward any further, as the oppressive force grew stronger; even the three Inquiring Dao Realm demon race members found it unbearable.
Xiang Beifei quickly noticed that the pressure experienced by these three demon race members seemed to be different from what he felt; he and the Diviner seemed to experience even less pressure.
"Damn it, we can’t move forward."
Even the usually nonchalant Mo Bufan now had a heavy expression, the demonic qi on him roiling continuously, resisting this oppressive force, with beads of sweat already pouring from his forehead, looking very strained.
Mo Qiquan and Mo Gui didn’t look much better, both appearing to be struggling significantly.
Xiang Beifei and the Diviner exchanged glances; though they too felt an oppressive force, it hadn’t reached the level these three experienced.
The Diviner, having thought of something, whispered a transmission to Xiang Beifei, saying: "It should be Rushou’s methods; the higher the cultivation, the more resistance when approaching here. Those in the ascension realm and Ancestral Dao Realm probably can’t get this far, which is why the great powers of Ancestral Dao Realm haven’t been able to enter so far."
They were only thirty meters away from the altar, and the master of the Inquiring Dao Realm was struggling already. If it were those in the ascension realm, they probably couldn’t get within a hundred meters, and those in the Ancestral Dao Realm might not even be able to enter Rushou City.
"Descend Dao." Mo Gui said. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩
Both Mo Bufan and Mo Gui nodded, and then a surge of demonic qi rose from them, compressing their souls, and the aura of their demon race Dao embryo began to diminish.
Xiang Beifei was surprised to find that Mo Bufan’s strength had actually dropped from the Inquiring Dao Realm to the latter stage of immortality!
With this, they obviously improved significantly, and the pressure on them reduced!
"They can actually descend Dao?"
Xiang Beifei was also quite surprised.
The demon race actually relied on a special cultivation technique to forcefully descend Dao, causing their cultivation to fall.
Where there is ascension, there is also descent, it turned out to be quite novel.
However, Xiang Beifei noticed that descending Dao also came with a certain price, unlike Xifeng and Xing Meng’s simple way of concealing their cultivation.
Concealing cultivation is merely hiding the aura; the Dao embryo’s strength remains at the Inquiring Dao Realm, but that method cannot deceive the altar here.
But the demon race genuinely reduced the strength of their Dao embryo, as if using a kind of demon race cultivation technique to temporarily return their Dao embryo to a specific state, with the price being their aura becoming very unstable, and a significant loss of spiritual power.
"Continue forward." Mo Bufan commanded.
Xiang Beifei didn’t say much, taking a few more steps toward the altar, but the pressure grew increasingly larger, and when they were a dozen meters away from the altar, everyone again felt an indescribable immense pressure!
This pressure made it impossible for them to continue forward. The limit of the latter stage of immortality seemed to only reach this point.
"Descend Dao!" Mo Bufan said again!
This time, the demon race members further decreased their cultivation, becoming mid-stage immortality!
However, this time only Mo Bufan and Mo Qiquan descended Dao, while Mo Gui did not, remaining at the latter stage of immortality, saying: "I’ll stay to provide backup, you two go forward."
"Okay, then leave a sacrifice, just in case." Mo Bufan said.
Xiang Beifei and the Diviner exchanged glances, pondering slightly.
However, it’s as if Mo Bufan saw through their thoughts, coldly laughing: "Even if we descend Dao, we can still kill you! Don’t forget the chains on your souls! I can still sacrifice you directly without triggering Dayan Jinshou!"
"You can descend Dao, but we can’t." Xiang Beifei said.
He also didn’t rush to make a move because doing so now would undoubtedly trigger Dayan Jinshou, but since the other side was descending Dao, it became quite interesting.
Mo Bufan said mockingly: "That’s not a problem, I’ll help you descend!"
He abruptly grabbed at the soul of the Diviner and Xiang Beifei!
The Diviner’s face changed drastically!
Mo Bufan’s descent Dao method wasn’t the temporary suppression their demon race used; he intended to severely injure Xiang Beifei and the Diviner’s Dao embryo, causing their cultivation to fall!
"Wait, just descend mine, he’s the backbone of the white flame, if you destroy his Dao embryo, we can’t maintain our abilities." Xiang Beifei hurriedly said.
Mo Bufan scrutinized Xiang Beifei, saying: "You?"
"Afraid, but he maintaining his state is more stable than I am, only then can we survive." Xiang Beifei gritted his teeth and said.
"You..." The Diviner’s lips trembled slightly, deeply moved.
He and Xiang Beifei had hardly any friendship, yet he didn’t expect Xiang Beifei was willing to sacrifice himself for him!
Mo Bufan sneered, and the chains of wailing souls attached to Xiang Beifei’s soul immediately emitted a corrosive sound, tightening.
Xiang Beifei’s face immediately showed a pained expression, letting out a muffled groan, and his cultivation dropped, his aura becoming severely weakened.
The wailing soul chains had no effect on him at all.
[Dao Master: Xiang Beifei]
[Dao embryo: Leisure System]
[Realm: Early-stage Immortality]
Usually, when Xiang Beifei disguised his cultivation, it wasn’t as simple as suppressing his aura, because if he suppressed his aura like Xifeng, he definitely couldn’t deceive someone in the Inquiring Dao Realm, anyone with slightly sharper eyes could see through it.
He genuinely suppressed his realm!
This was thanks to Elder Luo’s Leisure System.
The first time Xiang Beifei met Elder Luo, the old man had a post-extension meridian cultivation. His skill-point-adding system was very peculiar; if not used properly, it would genuinely lower his realm.
At this point, Xiang Beifei had already lowered his realm to the early stages of immortality.
He pretended to pant for quite some time to come to, appearing severely injured.
"You reduced my Dao embryo to the early stages of immortality?" Xiang Beifei "exclaimed in shock."
"You requested it; continue forward!" Mo Bufan sneered.
Xiang Beifei continued forward, with the Diviner being left behind and saying worriedly: "Be careful!"
"You better take care of yourself first!" Mo Qiquan said coldly.
Xiang Beifei and the others continued forward, by now nearly reaching the altar. They descended another Dao midway, and Mo Bufan and the others carefully examined the patterns on the altar, as if searching for something.
They began walking around the base of the altar, which was pentagonal, and reached another side when Mo Bufan’s eyes lit up and he said: "Found it, it’s right here! God mark!"
Xiang Beifei’s gaze also fell upon the altar, immediately showing surprise!
It was a pattern that looked very strange, with distorted strokes, numbering over forty when counted, having nothing to do with normal writing.
It really was a god mark!
The Yu Divine Stele he obtained from the Spirit Gathering Book contained seventy-seven god marks!
God marks were the writings of ancient gods, totaling only seventy-seven, yet they are different from ordinary writing, with each not having specific meanings but instead containing divine concepts that need to be comprehended by oneself.
Back then, when at Bone Mountain Desert Stone Cave, the old Giant Spirit even specially taught him how to study and comprehend god marks.
He naturally had seen and comprehended this god mark before!
Xiang Beifei didn’t show anything unusual, needing to understand what the demon race planned to do with this god mark.
Mo Bufan cautiously pulled out a wooden tube, from which dripped a green essence blood; this essence blood exuded vast and overwhelming power, invigorating Xiang Beifei!
A very powerful essence blood, judging by the aura, highly likely refined from an Ancestral Dao Realm expert!
Mo Bufan dripped this essence blood onto the god mark, which immediately absorbed it, emitting a cyan light, each stroke of the god mark began to squirm as if it had come to life.