After everyone entered the black door, the massive face began to warp. Three misty figures dissolved out of the face, which then transformed into three wizened old Cultivators. They looked as if they had just crawled out of the grave.
Without hesitation, they head back toward the statue from which they had come. As they moved toward it, massive amounts of black aura emanated off of them, as if they were corroding.
"What happened?" said the face. "Oh well. Anyway, without the authentication item, you cannot enter!" It looked confused for a moment, but then its eyes grew clear and it began to howl.