"I just wonder what treasure lies within that formation."
As thoughts surged.
Solitary Cold True Lord, hidden within a fold of space, was enveloped in a patch of illusory, warped light.
Clearly.
He had already prepared to seize the treasure.
If the treasure within the ruined formation proved useful to him...
Then what followed would surely be a thunderous strike.
And he would take care of Ning Taibai while he was at it.
Of course.
Most importantly, it was the Lesser Realm-Breaking Talisman in Ning Taibai's Storage Bag.
That was the true reason he was preparing to make a move against Ning Taibai.
Just as Solitary Cold True Lord was secretly making his preparations...
Boom!
Boom boom!!
A rumble like thunder resounded throughout this stretch of heaven and earth.
Looking again, the Array Patterns that had emerged from the ruined formation had all shattered, unleashing endless radiance.
Amid the spreading light.
A barren expanse of land entered Solitary Cold True Lord's sight.
Seeing this, a thought stirred in his mind...
The next instant.
Golden divine light flickered endlessly within his eyes.
His gaze swept across the scene!
In an instant, Solitary Cold True Lord's eyes fixed upon the very center of that barren land.
At the same time, he could not help sighing inwardly.
"I never expected such an ancient relic to be hidden within this ruined formation."
Likewise, Venerable Daoyuan, manifested through an incarnation, was at this moment...
His gaze, too, was drawn to the enormous pill furnace at the center of the barren land.
Most crucially...
Beneath that pill furnace, as large as a pavilion, Earth Fire still burned at an unhurried pace.
As though the passage of years had not affected it in the slightest.
The scene looked very much as though the Earth Fire were nurturing