Lu Ye quickly steadied himself. This Uniting Dao City was utterly ruined; it had clearly suffered a devastating blow. Moreover, he had just swept the area with his divine sense and found no signs of life nearby.
In other words, this should be an empty city!
It was a good place, actually. Lu Ye had been intrigued when Yun Shiwang mentioned it before, but he had not expected to encounter one so soon. It was the perfect opportunity to investigate.
To be safe, Lu Ye carefully examined the Uniting Dao City once more. Only after confirming there truly were no living beings within did he set out for it.
He arrived very quickly.
The moment he entered the city, broken walls and crumbling ruins filled his sight. There was even dried blood on the ground. A world-shaking battle had clearly taken place here.
The cultivators of the Uniting Dao City must have been defeated. Otherwise, an empty city would not have been all that remained.
Lu Ye searched around but found nothing of value. He did, however, see some uncollected dry bones.
According to Yun Shiwang, battles and plundering frequently occurred between Uniting Dao Cities. They seemed to involve a treasure called the Uniting Dao Pearl. This thing could neither be used to attack nor defend, yet it was the core of an entire Uniting Dao City. Once it was plundered, the city would lose its original mysteries.
At the very center of the ruined city, Lu Ye found a core hall. The floor and surrounding walls were covered in profound, intricate patterns, likely some kind of Formation. However, the years had been too cruel, and the great battle of the past had affected it as well. Like the city itself, the Formation had become thoroughly dilapidated, and its true