Once the silver rune completely disintegrated into specks of spiritual light, the surrounding scenery and puppets also disappeared.

The space up ahead twisted and blurred, and a cluster of buildings appeared up ahead.

"The restriction's been broken! Well done, Brother Xiao!" Mistress Wan Hua was ecstatic to see this.

"The restriction here is quite profound, so it might really be the case that no one has visited this place before. If it isn't for the fact that we're short on time, I would definitely search through this area," Xiao Ming sighed.

"Hehe, it's alright, Brother Xiao; even if there are treasures in these outer palace clusters, they won't be of much use to us. Once we get to the center and take control over the palace's centrum, all of the treasures will be ours," Daoist Qing Ping said with a smile.

"I understand, but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth to be unable to secure treasures that are right there for the taking," Xiao Ming sighed.

Thus, the three of them flew along a small path beside the cluster of buildings toward another light barrier.

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