"Young Lady Zhao, you should have heard what Liu Zongyang and his clansmen were talking about, right?" Liu Ming looked at Zhao Qianying and asked.
"They were just discussing the route of advancement. The Jade Slips in Liu Zongyang's hand is a map that he obtained from an unknown source. However, there are a few places that are unclear, causing them to get the wrong direction." Zhao Qianying nodded and replied.
"I see."
When Liu Ming heard the explanation, he didn't say anything else. However, he was secretly hoping that the Liu clansmen would be trapped here. After all, those Celestial Phenomenon Realm clansmen might not be a threat, but he had a faint feeling that Liu Zongyang wasn't simple. He wasn't confident that his group would be able to win against Liu Zongyang.
After the Liu clansmen left, Mo Tian continued to lead Liu Ming and his group forward.
There weren't any twists and turns along the way. They would encounter some ordinary magical beasts, but Zhao Qianying would be able to eliminate them easily by herself.
After another hour, they finally arrived in front of a giant palace that was located in the depths of the forest.
The palace in front of them occupied an area of a few hectares, and its height was similar to the giant black trees in the surroundings. The palace's entrance looked very majestic, and when the group stood in front of the palace, they looked extremely tiny.
"Let's go."
Mo Tian sized up the surroundings and spoke indifferently. His figure flashed and walked into the palace's entrance first.
The grand hall was actually a massive space, and it wouldn't be crowded even if a few thousand people were here. However, the grand hall was currently empty, and there was only a row of green stone pillars in the center of the grand hall, supporting the dome.
The green stone pillars were engraved with many relief carvings, which were of ferocious beasts such as lions and tigers.
The sculptor's craftsmanship was superb. The relief carvings might be inanimate, but they looked no different from a living creature. They were lifelike and emitted an indescribable mighty and ferocious aura presence.
The ground and the surrounding walls were all paved with green stone bricks. Furthermore, the surface was extremely smooth, and it was able to clearly reflect a person's shadow.
Liu Ming sized up the surroundings. The grand hall might be spacious, but there were a few side doors that led to unknown places.
After Mo Tian entered the grand hall, he didn't stop and walked straight into the depths of the grand hall without turning his head back.
Liu Ming frowned and was about to say that he wanted to take a look at the side doors. Before he could say anything, Mo Tian's voice suddenly echoed.
"There's no need to look, this palace was originally a place where the Ancient Demon Clan stored their weapons. Those side doors are all armory rooms, but the things inside have long since been emptied. Even if there are any left, they're no longer usable."
When Liu Ming and the others heard this, a hint of regret appeared on their faces.
The few of them quickly arrived at the depths of the hall. There was a door here, and behind the door was a somewhat low passageway. The passageway was not long, only a few thousand feet long. At the end of the passageway was a stone door.
On both sides of the passageway, there was a depressed stone trough every few feet, and inside it stood puppets of different colours. Some were humanoid, while others were beast-shaped. However, most of them had been smashed, and their fragments were scattered all over the ground.
"These are the combat puppets of the Ancient Demon Clan, but they have long been destroyed." Mo Tian looked at the puppet fragments on the ground while his eyes flashed with a trace of reminiscence.
Liu Ming picked up a fragment, and it was an unknown silver metal. It was cold to the touch, and it was extremely heavy.
He secretly exerted his strength and nearly used all his strength, but he realized that he couldn't even leave a mark on this metal.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise as he looked at the silver material in his hand with flickering eyes.
"These are forged by the Ancient Demon Clan by smelting various materials according to a certain ratio. It might be extremely hard, but it is also abnormally heavy. It is basically useless to you." Mo Tian glanced at Liu Ming and spoke indifferently.
Liu Ming shrugged and casually tossed the silver metal to the side.
The few of them quickly passed through the passageway and arrived in front of the stone door.
"Behind the door is the teleportation channel for the fifth floor. Let's go." Mo Tian spoke indifferently and slammed his palm on the stone door. The stone door slowly started to move and let out a rumbling sound.
"Senior Mo Tian, there should be Demon Corpse Guards inside, right? Should we discuss a countermeasure … "Liu Ming spoke in a hurry.
Before Mo Tian finished speaking, the door opened with a 'clang' sound and revealed a dim hall. A teleportation light door sat quietly in the middle of the hall, and by the side of the light door, there were two black Demon Corpses standing quietly on both sides.
Before Liu Ming could finish his statement, his voice abruptly stopped.
The two Demon Corpses standing by the teleportation light had a similar build as Liu Ming and the others. However, they were wearing black battle armor and a helmet while wielding a jet-black battle saber.
If it wasn't for the dense corpse aura emitting from the two Demon Corpses and the fact that there was a black tentacle attached to their backs, Liu Ming would have thought that they were two living Ancient Demon Race warriors.
These two Demon Corpses emitted an extremely terrifying aura presence. Any one of them was in no way inferior to the emerald green Demon Corpse that they encountered on the third floor.
When the two Demon Corpses saw Liu Ming and the others, they immediately let out a deep roar and pounced over from the left and right with torrential devil aura. Their movements were extremely swift and were far superior to any Demon Corpse that Liu Ming and the others had encountered.
"Young Lady Zhao!" Liu Ming yelled out and took a quick glance at Zhao Qianying before he shot out and clashed with one of the Demon Corpses.
On the other side, Ouyang Ming also flew out and charged at the other Demon Corpse.
Zhao Qianying naturally understood Liu Ming's intention. Her body emitted purple light while her hands flashed with black light. 12 Demon Restraining Rings appeared.
"Eh? Demon Restraining Rings! "Mo Tian's eyes landed on the Demon Restraining Rings in Zhao Qianying's hands and let out a soft sound of surprise.
However, he quickly turned his head and looked at the two Demon Corpses that were pouncing over. He sneered and formed a seal with both hands while chanting something.
A kind of cryptic incantation was emitted from his mouth!
In the next moment, the black devil patterns on half of the Demon Corpse suddenly lit up. The Celestial Tablet that was suspended above their heads instantly released radiance, and a large patch of grayish-white light surged out. In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a grayish-white domain and enveloped the two Demon Corpses before Liu Ming and Ouyang Ming could.
When Liu Ming and Ouyang Ming saw the situation, they abruptly stopped and turned to look at Mo Tian with astonishment.
They didn't expect for Mo Tian to recover so much strength after condensing half of the Demon Corpse. He was already able to utilize the Celestial Tablet to execute a domain of such a degree.
The two black Demon Corpses were enveloped by the grayish-white domain, and their flying figures quickly slowed down. Their eyes revealed a trace of struggle as though they were trying their best to resist something.
A moment later, the eyes of the two Demon Corpses were shrouded in a mist, and their stiff bodies fell onto the ground with a loud thud. It was as though they had fallen into some kind of illusion.
Mo Tian sneered and waved his hand to strike out a technique. The grayish-white domain immediately dissipated, and the Celestial Tablet shot out two grayish-white rays of light. It condensed into two bundles of grayish-white halos and enveloped the two Demon Corpses on the ground.
The two Demon Corpses didn't move and looked as though they were in a deep sleep.
Zhao Qianying's beautiful eyes flickered as she slowly withdrew the Demon Restriction Ring and looked at Mo Tian with complicated eyes.
"I didn't expect Senior Mo Tian to recover so much strength. I didn't expect it." Liu Ming gradually landed on the ground and spoke indifferently.
"Hehe, the more strength I recover, the more I can help you." Mo Tian took a glance at Liu Ming, and his eyes seemed to be flickering with radiance as he let out a carefree smile.
"Daoist Ouyang, I will have to trouble you here." Liu Ming didn't bother about Mo Tian and turned to look at Ouyang Ming.
Ouyang Ming took a glance at Liu Ming and Mo Tian and nodded. His figure flashed and appeared in front of the teleportation door. He flipped his hand and drew out the Devil Abyss Key. A black light shot out and landed on the door of light.
A moment later, the four of them flew into the tunnel that appeared and vanished without a trace.
Liu Ming felt his vision turning blurry, and the four of them appeared on a limestone plaza. The plaza was surrounded by a vast region, and there was a mountain range that could be faintly seen in the distance.
The fifth floor of the Devil Abyss Tower looked rather similar to the third floor. There were some palaces built around the limestone plaza, but there was a green platform that was over 30 meters tall erected in the center of the plaza.
There was a white door of light floating quietly on the platform, and there were faint runic patterns pulsating on the surface.
The four of them took a few glances at the surroundings, and the tall platform and the door of light that were not far away naturally fell into their eyes.
"Could this be the teleportation passageway that leads to the next floor?" Ouyang Ming asked in astonishment.
Liu Ming's eyes flickered as he turned to look at Mo Tian.
Mo Tian took an indifferent glance at the door of light on the tall platform and nodded. "Yes."
"Alright, I didn't expect the fifth floor's teleportation passageway to be so obvious. It will save us some effort. There is no time to lose. Let's hurry to the sixth floor." Ouyang Ming spoke with excitement.
Liu Ming and Zhao Qianying revealed a trace of delight on their faces as well.
"Wait, we are not going to take this passageway." Mo Tian suddenly spoke.
Liu Ming and the others were startled when they heard the statement. They stopped and looked at Mo Tian at the same time.
"Senior Mo Tian, could this passageway be a trap?" Ouyang Ming hesitated for a moment and asked with cupped fists.
"Senior, you said that we are not going to take this passageway. Could there be another teleportation passageway on the fifth floor?" Liu Ming's eyes flashed as he asked.
"That's right. The Devil Abyss Tower's fifth floor's teleportation passageway is right in front of us. Therefore, most of the people that arrive here will enter this place directly. However, when I entered this place back then, I stopped here for a period of time due to some personal reasons and discovered another passageway entrance." When Mo Tian spoke until here, his tone had an additional trace of mysteriousness.
Liu Ming and the others heard the statement and looked at each other before looking at Mo Tian again.
As a result, Mo Tian said something that caused everyone to be extremely shocked.
"That passageway is directly connected to the ninth floor of the Devil Abyss Tower."
"What!" Liu Ming's expression changed as he cried out involuntarily.
"It is naturally true. Do you think I will lie about such matters?" Mo Tian glanced at Liu Ming and spoke coldly.
Liu Ming didn't get angry, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Indeed, Mo Tian had mentioned before that Liu Ming and the others had woken him up when they reached the fifth floor. It turned out that this was the reason. If Mo Tian wasn't wrong, this might be a shortcut.
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