Lu Feng was deeply shaken as he listened to Wu Ying's account. After pondering for a moment, he asked curiously, "After the Xie Dynasty destroyed the Ji Dynasty and obtained this precious Tortoise Shell map, why didn't they excavate the secret treasure? Why establish such a perilous place to seal it away instead?"
As Wu Ying shook the water from his body and wiped the Tortoise Shell with a clean cloth, he explained to Lu Feng, "After destroying the Ji Dynasty, the resources the Xie Dynasty seized alone far exceeded what it needed for its own development. It was enough to make it one of the great powers of that era."
"Judging by the current situation, the Xie Dynasty and Ji Dynasty were like the Ice Spring Sect and Clear River Sect of the Snow Region. If the Ice Spring Sect destroyed the Clear River Sect and seized its resources, it would surely be enough to dominate the Snow Region and stand on equal footing with the Saint Sect of the Sacred Domain and the Jun Family of the Profound Domain."
"If they went after that vast amount of resources as well, they would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of other forces. They might even be suspected of harboring ambitions to dominate the continent, prompting others to join forces against them."
Lu Feng corrected him, "If anyone were to destroy the other, it would be the Clear River Sect destroying the Ice Spring Sect."
When it came to his "hometown," he still defended it from the bottom of his heart.
Yet because of Wu Ying's words, he understood the purpose behind the Xie Dynasty's construction of this Tomb Realm.
The reason the Clear River Sect and Ice Spring Sect could maintain their balance today, aside from their comparable strength, was