Hearing this answer, Lin Qiye and the others all felt their hearts sink.
The Ark of the Covenant was the ultimate goal of their journey and something of utmost importance to Great Xia. If they could not bring it back, not only would their trip have been completely wasted, but it would also be difficult to explain things to the Celestial Venerable.
"Missing? How could it be missing?" Lin Qiye asked in confusion. "Could you have remembered the wrong place?"
Michael shook his head. "Impossible. The Ark of the Covenant was far too important. It was once kept at the Holy Lord's side at all times. Even after the Holy Lord became the moon, it was never moved. It was right here."
He raised his head and surveyed the shattered palace around them, his furnace-like eyes narrowing slightly.
"This palace should not look like this... Someone has been here."
"Wasn't this palace destroyed during the war between Heaven and Hell back then?"
"No. Though the God War was brutal, the flames of war never spread to the Holy Lord's residence. Before I went to the moon to watch over mankind, it was still intact."
An Qingyu frowned slightly. He crouched in a corner of the palace, picked up several broken bricks, and gray light flickered in his eyes.
A moment later, he slowly stood and nodded. "That's right. These fractures are all very recent. They should have been left within the past week."
A week...
Lin Qiye's gaze swept over the ruined palace. After pondering for a moment, he lightly pressed his hand into the air.
A dazzling Magic Array unfolded before him.
The instant the Magic Array appeared, surprise flashed through Michael's eyes. He stared at the array, his gaze seeming to trace the spatial fluctuations of the summoning