After crossing several canyons, Liu Wuxie's vision opened up ahead, and a strange triangular hall appeared before him. Aside from him, over a dozen immortals had also been drawn here by the hall.

"What a strange hall!" There were no other buildings around it, making the hall's appearance seem especially abrupt.

Liu Wuxie had slightly altered his appearance to look like a middle-aged man. Among those gathered in the surroundings were two immortals from the celestial realm. Since they had not yet regrouped with Gan Xingzhou, something had likely separated them.

He could ensure that they would not discover him as long as he did not mobilize his immortal energy.

The triangular hall was massive, spanning over a thousand square meters. There were no doors around the hall, which meant no one could find the entrance.

"This is a burial site. This should be an ancient tomb," said one of the immortals from the celestial realm to his companion.

Liu Wuxie had also heard of this burial style before. But this tomb had been built in an entirely different way from ordinary ones. Ordinary tombs were mostly oval, and triangular ones were extremely rare.

Though the two immortals had spoken softly, their voices still reached everyone around them. Upon hearing that it was an ancient tomb, many people grew restless, eager to charge inside. After all, since this was an immortal's tomb, there had to be burial offerings.

If they could get their hands on a treasure, they would be able to break through in their cultivation.

The dozen immortals who arrived had circled the tomb more than ten times, but they still failed to find its entrance.

Liu Wuxie was not in a hurry and activated Ghost Pupil to see through the ancient tomb. He soon discovered that special materials formed this tomb, and Ghost Pupil could only pierce halfway through it.

It was not that Ghost Pupil had become ineffective, but that many treasures in the world could restrict divine sense. When Ghost Pupil tried to venture into the tomb, an invisible force blocked it.

After withdrawing Ghost Pupil, Liu Wuxie finally saw a familiar figure. He saw Tang Yang among the crowd, the Skyward Gate's ancestor. He had also helped the Heavenly Dragon Sect face the intruders a few days ago.

Liu Wuxie did not go out to greet Tang Yang, who had yet to discover him. He pretended not to know him.

"Honored Immortals, is this really an ancient tomb?" A fourth-level Heavenly Immortal walked up to the two immortals from the celestial realm and even addressed them with an honorific.

The two from the celestial realm were only at the ninth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, and a hint of pride appeared on their faces upon hearing another immortal address them as "honored immortals."

Flattered, they replied, "That's right. According to our speculation, this is an ancient tomb."

Through their conversation, Liu Wuxie learned that the man on the left was Deng Jun and the one on the right was Shi Minghuo. They had followed Gan Xingzhou to the mortal realm.

"Honored Immortals, do you know the way to open the ancient tomb?" Two more immortals walked over, their expressions flattering. They had witnessed the twenty-seven immortals attack Liu Wuxie, so they held these two immortals in high regard.

Their main goal was to learn more about the celestial realm from them. After all, these immortals had delayed their ascension because they feared the celestial realm. Thus, they would rather rule in the mortal realm than become ordinary people in the celestial realm.

"This type of ancient tomb is commonly known as the Divergent Spring Hall. The three sides represent the three realms: the mortal, celestial, and earth realms. To open it, one must open all three realms before entering."

In terms of knowledge, none of the immortals present could compare to Deng Jun and Shi Minghuo. Although they held lower statuses in the celestial realm, they had acquired extensive knowledge through various channels.

"Honored Immortal Shi, do you know how to open the three realms?" More immortals gathered toward the two, including Tang Yang.

However, Tang Yang did not speak and simply stood to the side, listening to their discussion.

"To open the three realms, you must gather three kinds of energies—heaven, earth, and mortal—then inject them into the gate."

Shi Minghuo and Deng Jun, intoxicated by the flattering words around them, revealed everything they knew.

"Heaven, earth, and mortal energies?" The immortals gathered around them looked dumbfounded. They did not know what those three energies meant.

"Heaven represents immortals, which we don't lack. Earth represents yin, and it can also be darkness. As for mortal, it refers to mortals," Deng Jun explained.

Right then, a cold wind blew from the distance as a black shadow flew over.

"A ghost immortal!" Many people turned to look at the black shadow.

Liu Wuxie had already detected the black shadow beforehand. The Ghost Clan perfectly represented the earth energy, the manifestation of yin and darkness.

"We don't lack the earth now, and we only need the mortal," the ghost immortal said coldly, his presence causing the temperature around them to drop rapidly.

"Where are we supposed to find a mortal?" They had already gathered two energies, but finding mortal energy was troublesome.

"Finding a mortal is actually rather simple," Shi Minghuo said with a sinister smile, looking at the immortals on both sides.

These people had yet to ascend to the celestial realm. This meant that even if they had become immortals, the mortal energy in their bodies had yet to dissipate fully.

"Go on!" Even the ghost immortal could not help looking eager upon hearing that they could find a mortal. They had to hurry and open the ancient tomb before anyone else discovered it.

"We just have to cripple someone's cultivation and turn him into a mortal," Shi Minghuo said.

Upon hearing that, all the immortals in the surroundings quickly retreated, especially the second-level Heavenly Immortals.

Sure enough, the ghost immortal reached out and swiftly grabbed a second-level Heavenly Immortal after hearing Shi Minghuo's words.

Liu Wuxie was now at the fourth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, and his cultivation was no longer the lowest among them.

"What are you trying to do?" The second-level Heavenly Immortal began struggling, but he could not put up any decent resistance.

The laws in the Sacred Astral River Scroll matched those of the celestial realm, which suppressed everyone's cultivation. Heavenly immortals could barely unleash their power, unlike in the astral domains.

The ghost immortal wasted no words and directly crushed the second-level Heavenly Immortal's dantian. His Ghost Clan arts also began burrowing into the latter's body, causing his cultivation to fall.

Just moments ago, the victim had been a second-level Heavenly Immortal, but he fell to the Heaven Gaze Realm in the blink of an eye.

"Y-You all will die a terrible death!" The immortal continued struggling desperately, trying to break free from the ghost immortal's grasp.

However, the ghost immortal was comparable to the eighth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm and possessed terrifying strength. As a result, the victim could not break free, no matter how he struggled.

In just a dozen breaths, the victim's cultivation had fallen to the Heaven Profound Realm, which could already be considered mortal to them. He had all the immortal laws stripped from his body.

The victim collapsed weakly to the ground, exhausted from cursing. Even suicide had become an extravagant hope for him.

"What should we do now?" the ghost immortal asked.

"Inject your laws into the Divergent Spring Hall from three directions to activate the runes within," the two immortals said. Shi Minghuo and Deng Jun had no intention of taking action and only taught the method. This way, they would be able to enter first, the moment the hall opened.

"Do as we say if you don't want to die," the ghost immortal said to the immortal he had crippled, tossing him to the side corresponding to the mortal realm. Then, he walked to the side corresponding to the earth realm. Another eighth-level Heavenly Immortal walked to the side corresponding to the heaven realm.

The three injected their laws into the Divergent Spring Hall. The attack had crippled the immortal, and he did not dare to disobey as he injected the laws belonging to a mortal into the stone wall before him.

The moment three different energies flowed into the Divergent Spring Hall, the hall seemed to awaken as runes began spreading across its surface. When the three energies converged, the hall creaked, as if the mechanisms inside activated.

Time slowly passed, but the runes on the Divergent Spring Hall had yet to awaken fully. The crippled immortal could sense his strength rapidly draining from his body, and he would surely die at this rate.

However, he had no choice with several immortals standing by his side. He knew they would kill him the moment he gave up.

Fifteen minutes later, all the patterns on the Divergent Spring Hall finally lit up, producing creaking sounds as the hall began to split from the top and open in three directions like flower petals.

Shi Minghuo and Deng Jun had not revealed everything they knew. Anyone buried inside the Divergent Spring Hall had to be a woman. Since the one buried inside was a woman, the yin energy within would be extremely powerful, putting those who entered recklessly in danger.

As the triangular petals continued to split, they finally stopped at a 45-degree angle. It had been an upright pyramid before, and now it became an inverted pyramid. It was still at a forty-five-degree angle, but its direction had changed.

No one could see anything inside the tomb at a glance, yet the terrifying yin energy began seeping out of the tomb. Since this was an ancient tomb, it was natural for yin energy to exist, so no one thought much of it.

Several immortals had already climbed onto the Divergent Spring Hall, slipping in through the cracks.

"Don't go in yet," Liu Wuxie said, secretly sending a message to Tang Yang, who was about to follow them.

When Tang Yang heard Liu Wuxie's voice, he instinctively wanted to speak, only for Liu Wuxie's gaze to stop him. After all, Liu Wuxie still could not reveal his identity yet.

Sure enough, the first immortal who entered soon let out a heart-rending scream. This frightened the immortals gathered in the Divergent Spring Hall. Though they had descended, none of them dared to enter. They knew there had to be many mechanisms and traps within. Even immortals could be in danger once they entered.

"That was close! You stopped me in time," Tang Yang said with lingering fear on his face. He would have rushed in if Liu Wuxie had not stopped him.

When the scream gradually faded, everyone knew the immortal who had entered first was likely doomed. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Honored Immortals, what's going on? Are there dangers in the tomb?" The immortals who had reacted in time walked toward Shi Minghuo and Deng Jun.

"The construction of the Divergent Spring Hall requires Gloomwood, Yellow Springs Water, and Limitless Ice! These three items represent extreme yin and cold. Even an immortal who comes in contact with a single drop will die instantly," Deng Jun explained.

They had initially planned to use those three things to kill everyone so they could monopolize the treasures inside. But all the immortals here were shrewd and waited for others to enter first.

Since they had come down from the Divergent Spring Hall, Deng Jun decided to reveal the truth.

Liu Wuxie nodded in acknowledgment. Though Deng Jun and Shi Minghuo's cultivation was average, they had a rich arsenal of knowledge.

"I see!" Realization flashed across the faces of the immortals who walked over, and only the ghost immortal's eyes shone brightly. After all, those treasures were practically tailor-made for him.