This only proves that Yu Shenzong left the Celestial Domain with ulterior motives.

Yu Shenzong, with ulterior motives...

This thought flashed through Hou Yuxiao's mind, recalling the many halos surrounding Yu Shenzong, and his heart was immediately filled with a sense of retreat.

This was once recognized as the pinnacle of Shenzhou, the closest person in all history to breaking through as a Saint. Such a legendary figure with a scheme means the dangers in this Treasure Vault Celestial Domain are indeed not simple.

Not going?

Hou Yuxiao believed he wasn't the only one; everyone inside the Yu Divine Palace at this moment should be having this thought.

Zhuge Yuan's last sentence just now was obviously also meant to dissuade Yuwen Dongdu. He is the foremost Array Master of the current age in Shenzhou; if even he feels uneasy, what about others?

"A man who's been dead for over a thousand years, even with some exceptional methods, what could he do to me? Opportunities are right in front of us; how could we retreat timidly? I want to see what exactly Shenzong intends!"

As Yuwen Dongdu's words fell, without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a mysterious light, rushing into the golden Mysterious Gate. Zhuge Yuan hesitated for a moment before immediately following.

Seeing the two being so decisive, the other dozen Martial Dao Saints were unwilling to lag behind and immediately led their people into the Mysterious Gate. Instantly, only the Sub-Saints of Martial Dao from various major forces remained, looking at each other with still somewhat hesitant expressions.

"Great Emperor, let's go!"

Hou Yuxiao hesitated, but seeing people from the major Holy Lands had all gone in, especially as Zhantai Wuyuan was also taken in by Sikong Xingzhou and Fahai, he no longer hesitated and directly ordered Jiang Yuyun.

Jiang Yuyun's expression darkened but without verbosity, followed Hou Yuxiao in, one after the other, into the Mysterious Gate. Chu Kuangren, Lu Kangping, and Zhou Xuan Kai and others also followed in behind him.

At this point, most of the people in the scene finally stopped hesitating and followed them in. A few were still hesitant; seeing more and more people going in, they eventually followed suit too.

Soon, inside the Yu Divine Palace, there was no one left, only the golden Mysterious Gate still quietly suspended in mid-air.

And at this moment, on the high throne in the hall, there seemed to be a faint, illusory figure appearing and disappearing. The figure lowered its head, gazing at the Mysterious Gate in mid-air, and suddenly, a heavy sigh was heard.

"Alas!"

...

"Such strong pressure!"

This was Hou Yuxiao's feeling the first moment he rushed into the Mysterious Gate.

When faced with the unknown, people instinctively prepare themselves, and he was no exception. Knowing the Treasure Vault Celestial Domain was dangerous, before entering, he had already released his cultivation to its strongest state; his nine-thousand-zhang martial spirit avatar had long been on high alert.

Yet even so, the pressure inside the Celestial Domain was far beyond his expectations. In the first instant inside, his martial spirit avatar shrank by more than half, and the spiritual power rushing in from all directions made him feel suffocated, his face turning instantly red.

He instinctively turned to look behind him, finding that Chu Kuangren, Lu Kangping, and the other seven had similar expressions. Then, turning to look beside him at Jiang Yuyun, he found that his expression had not changed at all, and his expression froze.

"Can't you feel the pressure?"

Jiang Yuyun nodded, considered a response to his question.

This was also the legacy Yu Shenzong left for future generations...

Hou Yuxiao said nothing, just subconsciously moved closer to Jiang Yuyun. Indeed, the closer he got to him, the less pressure he felt. Although it was still there, it was no longer so restrictive.

Inside the Mysterious Gate was a passageway, yet unlike a real passageway.

It's called a passageway because there's only one path after entering; it's unlike a real passageway because, in Hou Yuxiao's vision, there were no walls or obstructions, and above and all around him, there was a dense golden light that seemed to isolate one's perception. So, he just relied on feeling to keep moving forward.

Hou Yuxiao was part of the second group that entered. In front of him were those Martial Dao Saints, but after almost half an hour of following the passage, he didn't sense a single trace of them. Besides those who entered together, he detected no one's presence, and even after waiting a while, he saw no one appear behind him.

"It seems people from different batches are separated!"

This sentence was from Chu Kuangren, and the others nodded in agreement. Hou Yuxiao pondered momentarily and acknowledged his words.

"There's no reason to set up such a passage for no cause. It's all golden light around here, making it impossible to discern directions. We don't even know if we're just going in circles. If we can't reach an end, we certainly can't just keep walking indefinitely!"

Having walked too long, Lu Kangping seemed a bit impatient.

Hou Yuxiao's expression became slightly concentrated, glancing around at the passage's surroundings, his brows slightly furrowed. Lu Kangping was indeed right; they really couldn't discern directions inside the passage. If they couldn't devise a solution, they couldn't waste time here indefinitely.

After thinking for a while, he turned his gaze to the oldest person among the eight behind him, and the others also followed his gaze.

The old man in a red robe, seeing everyone looking at him, didn't hesitate and immediately cupped his hands, saying: "When the old man entered, I already tested it. Although there's golden light in this passage, there's no restriction, so it's definitely not an array."