Fox Three looked utterly unconcerned, but his heart was churning with stormy waves. The collapse of Dongqi Commandery's spiritual vein was one thing, but if there were several more formations like this...
Without their spiritual veins and immortal mountains, cultivators would either seize someone else's territory or move their entire sect out of Wu Zhou. Either way, it would lead to ceaseless conflict within and beyond Wu Zhou.
Only insiders knew their own affairs. Fox Three understood Wu Zhou's current situation all too well. On the surface, it was a pool of stagnant water, but beneath that, internal strife had left it in utter chaos. If a natural disaster like a collapsed spiritual vein struck, followed by several more organized, premeditated man-made disasters, the result was self-evident. The Qing Gan Remnants were a cautionary tale.
Fox Three's scalp prickled. Forcing down his panic, he asked, "Sect Master Zhao, how many Dragon Trap Formations do you Qing Gan people still have?"
"Guess!"
"..."
Lu Bei drew a deep breath and recovered from his shock. People did not share the same joys and sorrows. Fox Three was worried that Wu Zhou might face the danger of losing its country, while Lu Bei was worried about the inheritance his Cheap Master had left him.
He remembered it very clearly. When he had first explored the ruins, a letter Mo Buxiu left behind had mentioned that, barring a disaster such as a collapsed spiritual vein, the ruins would not be discovered for two hundred years.
At the time, he had thought Mo Buxiu had calculated incorrectly and had even snickered.
Now it seemed Mo Buxiu had not calculated incorrectly. He had calculated far too accurately. The collapse of the spiritual vein in Dongyang County, where the ruins were located, was what allowed She Xuan