Chapter 552: Entering the Tower

Seeing this shocking scene, the cultivators who had already approached the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" immediately stopped their steps and turned to flee for their lives.

Before the corpse of that late-stage Foundation Establishment old man, who was wrapped in purple fire, could even fall to the ground, his whole body had already been burned clean by that mass of purple fire, and in the end, not even a speck of dust could be seen.

Although most of the cultivators in the air retreated in time, the strange purple light that had just appeared did indeed frighten everyone, making them all stand on the spot, not daring to move again.

On a high mountain to the north of the secret realm, the Golden Feather Demon Emperor, wearing a suit of golden armor, watched the scene in the sky just now from within an illusion formation and couldn't help but reveal a look of mockery.

"Knowing that moving forward might cost them their lives, there are still so many ignorant people who want to ascend to heaven in one step here. These human cultivators are never short of greedy people."

"Haha! Golden Feather brother is right. These greedy low-tier human cultivators are actually no different from those low-tier demon beasts of our demon race that haven't opened their intelligence." The young man standing not far from the Golden Feather Demon Emperor also chuckled when he heard this.

This young man, who was speaking, had white hair and black clothes, and there was a very strange red light in his eyes. He was also a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor at the second layer of Nascent Soul, just like the Golden Feather Demon Emperor.

In this illusion formation, apart from the Golden Feather Demon Emperor and this black-clothed man, there were five or six Demon Emperors at the Nascent Soul level, as well as dozens of Great Demon Kings whose cultivation had reached the late stage of Golden Core.

The black-clothed man finished speaking, looked at Long Feng standing behind the Golden Feather Demon Emperor, and asked with a trace of doubt in his eyes: "Golden Feather brother, this junior behind you looks quite unfamiliar. He should have just joined your Golden Feather Mountain recently, right!"

Seeing the other party's gaze turn to Long Feng, the Golden Feather Demon Emperor turned his head to look at the other party and replied calmly: "Red Cloud brother is right. Long Feng did indeed come from the Northern Frontier last time and only joined my Golden Feather Mountain not long ago. Why? Does Red Cloud brother have any thoughts about him?"

"Sigh! Golden Feather brother is joking. How would I dare to have any thoughts about your people, brother? It's just that I envy that your Golden Feather Mountain has gained another capable general!"

After the human cultivators set off, the demon race to the north immediately took action. Under the leadership of several Nascent Soul Demon Emperors, many Great Demon Kings who were usually hard to see also revealed their figures one after another, each turning into a spiritual light and heading straight for the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" above.

Hearing the other party's sarcasm, the Golden Feather Demon Emperor smiled and said: "The juniors brought by Red Cloud brother this time are also quite formidable. Why the need to envy my Golden Feather Mountain?"

At the same time, cultivators from Nascent Soul sects such as the Lingyin Sect, the Star Sect, and the Zhao Tianji Sect also turned into streaks of escape light and rushed directly into the sky, their reaction speed not a bit slower than the Xiaoyao Sect group.

They were not like the large sects such as the Xiaoyao Sect, which could know some detailed information about the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" in advance, nor did they know that this ancient secret realm would actually have the demon race intervening in it.

The pitch-black entrance below the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" was huge. Even if several hundred people entered side by side, it wouldn't appear crowded at all.

Seeing this scene, the many low-tier cultivators who had just been full of confidence and wanted to go in to look for treasure immediately began to retreat, not daring to move forward another step.

After about half an hour, the seven-colored glow around the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" in the high sky finally gradually disappeared completely. At this moment, those high-tier cultivators who had been staying on the spot without any movement also began to slowly have some movement.

"The restrictions on the tower have almost disappeared. We can prepare to enter." After Li Li Mufeng shouted, he immediately led the Xiaoyao Sect group and flew toward the entrance of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" in the high sky.

Seeing so many demon race experts appear and enter the tower directly, the low-tier cultivators who had just been preparing to set off, as well as some Golden Core rogue cultivators who had already rushed to mid-air, were also startled again.

Seeing the Nascent Soul sects in the middle start to take action, the other Golden Core forces and rogue cultivators who had been waiting for a long time also moved immediately, following behind those Nascent Soul sects.

Hearing the Golden Feather Demon Emperor's sarcasm, the Red Cloud Demon Emperor nodded and chuckled somewhat awkwardly, then quickly shifted his gaze and focused his attention on the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" outside the illusion formation.

"You must know that the Xiaoyao Sect that my Golden Feather Mountain faces is not an easy opponent to deal with, unlike you, brother, who is lucky enough to have no Nascent Soul opponents to hold you back, and can always fish for some benefits from the human side during every beast tide."

As early as when the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" appeared, because the location was suspended in mid-air, the low-tier Qi Refining cultivators on the outside couldn't fly with swords at all and couldn't get up there.

Therefore, by now, the vast majority of Qi Refining cultivators had already taken the initiative to give up and leave here. Those who remained on the spot were some speculative people who were still unwilling to give up and wanted to see if they would have a chance to pick up some cheap bargains.

Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the scene, apart from some who didn't know the power of the restrictions outside the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" at the beginning and were scared away by the power of that purple light, most people still hadn't lost confidence and stayed behind, preparing to follow those high-tier cultivators into the tower to get a share of the pie.

However, when they saw so many demon race experts appear and enter the tower directly, the expressions of these Foundation Establishment cultivators changed drastically, and the only bit of confidence they had in their hearts disappeared in an instant.

Although they didn't know the detailed situation inside the "Heaven-Reaching Tower," they also knew that since it could attract so many Nascent Soul sects to enter and compete for spiritual items, it must be extremely dangerous inside.

If they ran into human high-tier cultivators, as long as they took the initiative to retreat and didn't provoke the other party, and didn't get in the other party's eyes, logically speaking, as long as their luck wasn't particularly bad, encountering those with bad tempers, the other party shouldn't deliberately make things difficult for them. No matter what, there would still be a chance to beg for mercy.

But if they ran into high-tier cultivators of the demon race inside, the situation would be completely different. The human race and the demon race in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range often attack each other, and they have been at odds like water and fire. These Great Demon Kings wouldn't sit down and patiently reason with a small human cultivator.

After seeing this scene, the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had already flown to mid-air or hadn't moved yet stopped their steps one after another. After hesitating for a long time, these people still took the initiative to turn their sword lights and leave here.

It wasn't just these low-tier cultivators; even some Golden Core rogue cultivators who had already flown to mid-air shook their heads after seeing this, and then directly gave up entering the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" to look for treasure, scattering and leaving this place.

Although everyone wanted to go in to look for treasure, not everyone had the courage to face these dangers placed before their eyes. Knowing that entering the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" was abnormally dangerous and there wouldn't be too many chances of survival, most people could still make a rational choice.

After all, for these low-tier cultivators, opportunities are not only found here. They can find another safer place to look for them. As long as the person is still there, then everything is possible, and luck will always have a chance to come to their turn.

However, there were still a small number of relatively bold Foundation Establishment cultivators who weren't scared away by the demon kings that appeared before their eyes and followed directly behind them into the "Heaven-Reaching Tower."

Among these people, most of them were those whose lifespan was about to run out but who were always unable to form a Golden Core. Even if they went back, without a heaven-defying opportunity to change their destiny, they could only wait for the time of sitting and dying in their cave dwellings.

Anyway, they had already reached this point of insufficient lifespan. Now that they had finally found a secret realm, these people naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity to change their own destiny.

Even knowing that the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" was extremely dangerous and they could lose their lives inside at any time, these people didn't hesitate for too long and followed directly behind them into the tower.

However, only after a moment, the several mountain peaks that were originally bustling with activity quickly quieted down, leaving only some indecisive low-tier cultivators who were still considering whether they should enter.

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After plunging into that black vortex, Song Song Qingming only felt a huge suction force attacking him from inside, immediately pulling him.

Afterward, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him suddenly began to rotate quickly, soon causing a dizzy state that made Song Song Qingming and the others feel muddled in their brains.

After about less than a moment, Song Song Qingming felt his body loosen, and he had already appeared in the high sky of a place, and soon fell directly from above.

Seeing this, Song Song Qingming immediately stabilized his figure, jumped a few times in mid-air, and landed directly beside a giant rock below.

Not long after his body landed, Song Song Qingming immediately saw a few figures with spiritual light appearing in the mid-air not far away. It looked like someone had happened to land beside him.

Since Song Song Qingming obtained that scroll at Mount Mount Guyang back then, he had also studied it diligently for many years in order to enter the tower. He knew that there was a method of reversing space at the entrance of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower."

Anyone, whether it was a high-and-mighty Nascent Soul ancestor or an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, as long as they entered it, they would inevitably be misplaced and directly teleported to a corner of the tower.

However, as long as a few people are intentionally close to each other when entering, after being dispersed in the tower, the distance between each other will actually not be too far apart.

Song Song Qingming picked up a spiritual talisman he had prepared in advance, quickly cast a spell, and placed it in his hand. Soon, a circular mark appeared faintly on the spiritual talisman.

"It seems my luck is not bad; the position where Senior Sister Zhao is located happens to be nearby."

After carefully looking at the spiritual talisman in his hand, Song Song Qingming carefully stored it away, and according to the direction guided by the spiritual talisman just now, he directly turned into an escape light and disappeared from here.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 553 =====