Liao Yunjian noticed Nie Qian furrow his brow, his eyes flashing as he laughed and said: "Brother Nie, don’t worry. Although those evil spirits have the power of an ordinary Second or Third Layer Martial Emperor Realm, you and Lin Feng are both geniuses. If you join forces, holding them off for a moment is still possible!"

After speaking, Liao Yunjian looked at Lin Feng and said: "Although your cultivation is very low, your strength is barely passable. As long as you can hold on for half an incense stick of time, it’s enough!"

"Okay, I agree!" Lin Feng nodded and said.

Lin Feng agreed so straightforwardly, which surprised the other three somewhat.

Liao Yunjian had been worried that Lin Feng might be afraid, considering the latter was only at the Quasi Emperor Realm, but unexpectedly, he agreed immediately.

Both Nie Qian and Han Ying’s eyes narrowed slightly, secretly amazed by Lin Feng’s boldness.

"Alright then! Let’s do it this way!" After a while, Nie Qian nodded as well. Since Lin Feng agreed, he naturally had no objections!

Moreover, although he only had the strength of a Second Layer Martial Emperor Realm, his true combat power was enough to easily suppress an ordinary Third Layer Martial Artist.

"Good! Let’s go in!" Liao Yunjian smiled, then slowly pushed open the stone gate, and the four entered together.

Upon entering the stone gate, the scene before the four of them immediately changed, and they found themselves in a vast void space where thick, gray stone pillars towered.

These stone pillars were extremely long, seeming to connect heaven and earth. Looking around, countless stone pillars were aligned in the void, meticulously arranged, with each stone pillar’s distance quite the same.

"This is the maze, a powerful illusion array. Without means, one could never fly out of this void for a lifetime. Follow me closely!" Liao Yunjian said aloud.

Immediately, Liao Yunjian stepped into the void, weaving through the stone pillars.

Lin Feng and the other three followed closely, not daring to slacken the slightest.

Liao Yunjian led the three of them, winding through the stone pillars, seemingly chaotic but in fact, mastering a certain pattern.

About a quarter of an hour later, the scene before the four of them changed again, appearing in a passage, and behind them was the grand gate of the Yan Mo Underground Palace.

Crack!

A crisp sound came from under Lin Feng’s foot; looking down, it turned out to be a skeleton, crushed by his step.

Glancing around, the passage had many skeletons, roughly a dozen at a glance.

"Why are there so many skeletons here?" Nie Qian exclaimed in surprise.

"These were once disciples of the academy, trapped to death here! I was also trapped for an entire year back then!" Liao Yunjian said with a sigh.

Back then, he entered with two fellow disciples, and ultimately, only he managed to escape alive.

"Let’s keep moving!" Liao Yunjian called out and continued forward.

Lin Feng walked at the back, discovering storage rings on some skeletons, collecting them all one by one.

Liao Yunjian noticed Lin Feng’s action, subtly shaking his head, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

After advancing for a while in the passage, they arrived before a slightly smaller stone gate and stopped.

"This is the second barrier. Are you two ready?" Liao Yunjian glanced at Lin Feng and Nie Qian, asking in a somber voice.

Both Lin Feng and Nie Qian nodded.

Nie Qian’s expression was solemn, but Lin Feng felt a faint excitement; the evil spirits might be excellent nourishment.

"Then let’s go!"

In Liao Yunjian’s voice, there was also a hint of excitement, and the four of them stepped forward together, instantly entering the stone gate.

Swoosh!

The scene before the four of them changed again, and they found themselves in a vast, infinite space.

Far in the distance, a black palace floated in the void, seemingly existing eternally.

The black palace’s demonic qi surged skyward like rolling smoke, distorting the void around it.

And around the palace, countless phantom spiritual bodies spiraled and fluttered, baring claws and fangs, emitting various sharp and piercing sounds.

These spiritual bodies had varying forms, some humanoid, others resembling various beasts.

Ke ke ke!

Ga ga ga!

These phantom spiritual bodies, upon discovering Lin Feng and the other three’s sudden appearance, immediately let out strange laughter, then a small portion of them lunged towards Lin Feng and the others.

"Brother Nie, Lin Feng, we’ll rely on you two. Only if you attract these evil spirits can Miss Han and I enter the palace!" Liao Yunjian said urgently.

Upon hearing this, Nie Qian nodded and immediately acted, punching towards the incoming evil spirits.

Rumble!

A blasting sound echoed as the fist light surged into the evil spirit group, causing a violent explosion.

Nie Qian’s fist light was incredibly powerful; with one blow, it sent numerous evil spirits flying, some weaker ones instantly shredded to pieces, blasted into scraps.

Lin Feng also acted, launching a palm, with a mighty handprint striking at the evil spirits, immediately repelling several of them.

Nie Qian and Lin Feng’s actions instantly enraged all the evil spirits here, and there were as many as thousands of evil spirits surrounding the black palace, flying towards them in overwhelming numbers.

Ga ga ga ga!!

An eerie and sinister laughter rose from the evil spirit group, sending chills down one’s spine.

"Brother Nie, I’ll leave it to you two!"

Liao Yunjian instructed, then signaled to Han Ying, flashing aside at breeze-like speed.

They intended to seize the chance while Lin Feng and Nie Qian were drawing the evil spirits, sneaking into the palace.

The overbearing evil spirits crazily pounced towards Lin Feng and Nie Qian.

Nie Qian dared not neglect, launching a frenzy of attacks, iron fists continuously blasting, casting countless fist shadows in all directions.