Chapter 473

The clan members guarding the Shanmen immediately retracted the Cangwu Token.

They then turned their gaze to the group before them.

"There are no issues—enter now…"

His words faded.

One clan member, holding the Cangwu Token, walked ahead.

The elder members of the ancestral home and Ding Xuan followed.

Gu Zheng maintained his low profile, silent and head bowed, leading Yangli as he followed.

Only the Grand Protector remained where he stood.

Every time he recalled the earlier warning sign, he instinctively felt fear and unease.

Only after witnessing everyone safely pass through the Shanmen did he finally relax, stepping across it himself.

This time, no warning sign stirred within him.

Everything just now had seemed like an illusion.

Seeing this, the Grand Protector—a cultivator who had lived for over a thousand years—immediately realized something.

"An array?"

His face showed shock.

He realized that at the Shanmen of Cangwu Mountain, a killing array of at least Heaven Grade Mid-Class had been laid!

Heaven Grade Mid-Class generally corresponds to the Primordial Spirit realm.

And such a terrifying array—

Even the most powerful Qin Dynasty in history never possessed one!

Only after participating in the Nine Kingdoms Grand Competition and gaining the Imperial Court's favor did he have the good fortune to obtain one.

Why would such a rare artifact appear here?

The former Grand Abbot never once revealed such a thing, did he?

Moreover, if such a thing truly existed—

How could the former Heaven Demon Cult's headquarters have been breached by those self-proclaimed orthodox sects?

With his heart full of doubt, the Grand Protector stepped inside.

Yet even after successfully entering,

Because of the earlier array, he dared not act recklessly or reveal hostility too soon, lest he encounter another surprise and lose any room to maneuver.

As the group gradually delved deeper into Cangwu Mountain,

Along the way, they encountered many Jiang clan members.

Gu Zheng, secretly observing, grew grave upon noting the bone ages and cultivation bases of these clan members.

The Cangwu Jiang Clan's rise, at most, had taken only a few months—even less than half a year!

Yet how could their inner reserves be so profound?

Could it be that every Jiang clan member here was a prodigy?