Spirit Severing Realm Fourth Layer, Heaven Breaking Formation

With a thought, Chen Ze once again took control of Chen Xun's body.

His gaze moved back and forth over the piled rocks, overlooking no minute detail as he tried to uncover any clues that might have been missed.

The patterns on every rock and every shadowed corner lay beneath his careful scrutiny.

After a long while, Chen Ze furrowed his brow slightly. The situation was indeed exactly as Chen Xun had described.

Other than the somewhat peculiar memory associated with the spot where the black box had once been discovered, this place now seemed to hold nothing unusual.

Yet such an important Divine Artifact Fragment was guarded only by the seemingly less-than-powerful restriction outside. That was far too simple.

Chen Ze's heart was filled with doubts. By all reason, such a precious Divine Artifact Fragment should not have had such flimsy protection.

Chen Ze continued surveying the cave, while simultaneously activating his Heavenly Eye to its fullest extent and carefully examining every corner within.

His gaze seemed capable of piercing through everything, leaving no place where even the faintest possible clue could hide.

After a long time, Chen Ze still found nothing. The only information he gained was that the cave appeared somewhat dilapidated, and its Spiritual Energy was nearly exhausted, as though it had weathered countless years and long since lost its former vitality.

"Could it be that the Spiritual Energy here dried up, causing the protection guarding the Divine Artifact Fragment to vanish, which was why the black box appeared among the boulders?"

Chen Ze could not help feeling disappointed. The trail to the Divine Artifact Fragment had been cut off once again.

It seemed he could only have the Doppelgangers search the vast, boundless Xuantian Continent like fishing for a needle in the ocean.

"Chen Xun,