Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 175 The End of the Passage

Ji Daoyi and his group continued their journey through the dark, deep tunnel filled with the smell of decay.

Although they knew that others had arrived, they did not panic, but simply quickened their pace slightly.

Time passed by, and about half an hour later...

During this period, they also encountered several instances of the dormant stone statues coming back to life.

These sleeping stone statues gradually came to life as they approached, as if their arrival had triggered a mechanism that roused them.

However, before they could fully awaken from their dormant state, Ji Daoyi and Wu De acted swiftly like lightning and eliminated them in one fell swoop!

The whole process was clean and efficient, without any unnecessary delays.

Of course, they each pocketed their own spoils; don't underestimate these stone statues.

These are all puppets made from precious materials, similar to elemental artifacts. However, they can attack according to the set mechanisms and can also be controlled by humans to fight.

It is clear that the stone statues they encountered were there to assist in patrolling and guarding, but now they can only attack them using the original mechanisms.

In addition, due to the passage of time, their power and energy have been severely depleted, and with no one to control them, this gave Ji Daoyi and his group an opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

Not long after, they finally reached the end of the passage.

To their surprise, the end of the passage was not guarded as they had imagined, but only had a cold, hard stone wall covered with moss.

"Fatty! Do you have a way to open this wall?"

Ji Daoyi stepped forward with a solemn expression. Before Wu De could answer, he gathered Yuan Power in his right fist and slammed it into the moss-covered stone wall, producing a series of dull echoes.

Even though Ji Daoyi only used 50% of his power, it was still something that an ordinary stone wall could not withstand!

According to his guess, the stone wall should have shattered under such force, but at this moment, not only was there no movement, but not even a single fist mark was left!

Because he failed to shatter the stone wall and release his power, the force of Ji Daoyi's attack was actually reflected back at him. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough to deflect the returning force, his fist would likely have been seriously injured, if not severely.

Seeing Ji Daoyi rashly attack the stone wall, Wu De admired his courage. He thought any stone wall was easy to attack, and then he said with a smile, "Brother Dao is indeed amazing. He even dares to confront this diamond head-on. I admire you!"

Ji Daoyi was puzzled and asked with some doubt, "Is there some special meaning to this diamond? I attacked it and didn't find anything wrong with it! It's just a bit solid. I used 50% of my strength in that punch just now, and it didn't even make a ripple!"

Upon hearing this, Wu De retorted, "Do you know that its defense is comparable to a Heavenly-grade Yuan Weapon? Don't even mention that you're only at the Nascent Soul Realm; even if you had the power of the Divine Transformation Realm, you wouldn't be able to break through it!"

"No wonder, I was wondering why it was so hard. If we could take it apart, we could definitely sell it for a good price!"

Wu De poured cold water on Ji Daoyi, bringing him to his senses. "Don't even think about it. We can't take this stone wall with us. Besides, it's not very useful except for being sturdy and heavy!"

"If we can't break through it, how will we get behind the stone wall? We can't just give up so easily!"

Wu De calmly replied, "In my opinion, there must be some kind of mechanism here that can open this stone wall. Let's search the surrounding area carefully first; we might just find something."

Ji Daoyi thought this made sense, after all, there is an old saying that there will be an antidote within five steps!

Just a few minutes later, Ji Daoyi and Wu De reunited, but both shook their heads helplessly, indicating that they had not found any clues from the relevant authorities.

Furthermore, while searching for clues, Ji Daoyi secretly used his powerful mental energy to probe behind the stone wall.

However, the moment his spiritual power touched the stone gate, it was as if he had encountered an invisible barrier and was instantly bounced back.

Moreover, he keenly sensed that the stone wall in front of him seemed to have a special effect of isolating spiritual power, and his spiritual power could not pass through the stone wall to see the scene on the other side!

What made him even more uneasy was that, being in this place, he felt an indescribable sense of oppression rising from the depths of his heart, as if there was a terrifying being here.

Although he was scared, he had already come this far and wasted a lot of time along the way, and he would not be willing to give up now!

Driven by self-interest, he instantly overcame his inner fear. Moreover, since no problems had yet been discovered, it would be detrimental to his future cultivation if he were to slink away like this.

"Why don't we search more carefully? There must be some clues we haven't found yet!" Ji Daoyi said, and Wu De also began to check his side.

Ji Daoyi was also constantly tapping on the wall, listening intently to see if there were any hidden compartments!

To their disappointment, there were no hidden compartments on either wall as they had imagined!

"Damn, these old Tibetan authorities are so skilled! They're incredibly well-hidden! We searched for ages and still couldn't find them!"

"Looks like this treasure trove isn't meant for me! I've really lost out this time, I got nothing!" Wu De said dejectedly.

"Grandpa, didn't you say my destiny lay in these ruins? How come I've been here for so long and haven't gotten a single thing, but instead I've lost several treasures!"

An angry Wu De stomped his feet on the floor repeatedly to vent his frustration!

Whether it was luck or a revelation from his grandfather, the floor he had just stomped on suddenly sank.

There was a click,

A small platform, about a meter high, rises up in front of the stone wall. The platform is not big, only about the size of an adult's palm!

"Wow! Fatty, you're really something! That's incredible luck! Calling you a chosen one wouldn't be an exaggeration." Ji Daoyi, seeing the hope after entering the stone wall, didn't hold back his praise!

"That's right! I knew my grandfather wouldn't lie to me. My great opportunity lies behind this stone wall!"

Wu De, Ji Daoyi, and Yueya walked together to the small platform. There was a groove on the platform, just big enough to hold a token!

"It's not like we need a key, is it? We don't have one..."

"This isn't a key, it's a Lotus Cult identity token... Damn it, where am I supposed to find this guy's token now?!"

Wu De went from cursing loudly to feeling dejected, then to crying tears of joy, and finally to feeling like he had fallen into a deep abyss. This made him realize once again what it means to be powerless!

"The token, can their Supreme Token be used?"

Just as Wu De sat down on the ground, not knowing what to do, Ji Daoyi took out the Supreme Token from the Sutra Pavilion and asked a question in a weak voice.