Ruins

At this moment, inside Chen Tianxin's office in the Number 98 building.

The Grandmasters of Jiangnan, along with Liu Feng and Yang Chen, were all gathered here.

Yang Chen had already changed into new clothes, having discarded the ones Liu Zihan had shredded earlier.

Although Yang Chen still felt a bit of a pang of regret, he was rich now!

He wasn't afraid anymore!

Since he was rich, he had to be a bit extravagant, even if the clothes were freebies from Number 98!

As long as it wasn't his own money being spent, Yang Chen was perfectly content.

He didn't mind the waste!

Liu Feng and the Grandmasters were seated on the sofa, and Yang Chen, having arrived later, found a spot to sit as well.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Feng cleared his throat and said, "Coming to Jiangnan this time isn't just because of Yang Chen; there is an even more important matter at hand!"

The other Grandmasters seemed to know what Liu Feng was about to say, and their expressions all turned somewhat grave.

Only Yang Chen, that blockhead, knew nothing and looked completely bewildered.

Yang Chen scratched his head and asked, "What is it?"

Hearing Yang Chen's question, even Liu Feng was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "I forgot; you haven't reached the Grandmaster realm yet, so there are some things you aren't aware of. Let me explain them to you!"

Liu Feng stood up slowly from the sofa, calm and composed. "The recovery of spiritual energy is the recovery of the spiritual energy from Earth's ancient era. In that ancient era, there were practitioners—though today, we call them ability users. It's just that there was a period where spiritual energy was scarce, and Earth entered a Dharma-ending age, during which no ability users appeared."

Yang Chen nodded; he had heard about this from White Tiger before.

But what did this have to do with what was coming next?

Liu Feng continued, "The recovery of spiritual energy is not just the recovery of spiritual energy!"

"Then what is it?"

"There is also the recovery of ruins!"

"Ruins?"

Yang Chen was even more confused.

He felt like he didn't understand a single thing being discussed today, like a complete fool.

Liu Feng didn't mind Yang Chen's endless questions and continued to explain, "The so-called ruins are the remnants left behind by the practitioners of the ancient era. You must know that the spiritual energy in the ancient era was extremely abundant, and the practitioners of that time possessed heaven-defying cultivation!"

"Even the powerful Grandmasters of today, if placed in that ancient era, would at best be considered mid-to-low-tier existences!"

"Hiss!"

Yang Chen gasped.

He knew exactly what kind of realm a Grandmaster was; in today's world, a Grandmaster was an existence at the very pinnacle of the pyramid!

The presence of a single Grandmaster could provide a nation with a great deal of confidence!

Yet, in the ancient era, a Grandmaster was only mid-to-low-tier! What kind of magnificent heights had the practitioners of that ancient era reached?

Yang Chen dared not even imagine it!

The surrounding people, like Elder Wang and Chen Tianxin, were already aware of these conditions, so they were neither surprised nor discouraged.

So what if they were only mid-to-low-tier by ancient standards?

In this current world, they were still the top-tier elite!

They only needed to compete within this era; the ancient era? It was merely an era that had been eliminated.

Today was their era!

"And one of the main reasons I came to Jiangnan is that a ruin is about to appear here!"

Liu Feng said with a smile.

It was as if the ruin were just a common occurrence.

At this, Yang Chen finally became slightly interested.

That was something left behind by the ancients; any ability user would be extremely interested!

However, what Yang Chen didn't notice was that the Grandmasters, including Chen Tianxin, all had grave expressions on their faces.

Ruins were not so easy to plunder!

But Yang Chen was still unaware of all this.

Liu Feng observed Yang Chen's mood, then said in a deep voice, "Ruins certainly contain many heavenly treasures that we do not possess today, and they can even create many powerful individuals. But I must say this: danger also exists within those ruins. Even a powerful Grandmaster could very well perish inside!"

Liu Feng's words were like a bucket of cold water, striking Yang Chen's mind and instantly extinguishing his excitement.

"There's danger?"

Only now did Yang Chen notice the expressions of the surrounding Grandmasters, and his own face gradually turned solemn as well.

It seemed that these Grandmasters also felt this ruin was dangerous!

This trip to the ruins wouldn't be easy to navigate!

Previously, Yang Chen had still been thinking about going into the ruins to fish for some loot. It seemed that along with opportunities came endless danger!

"What, do you still think there's such a thing as a free lunch falling from the sky?"

Liu Feng looked at Yang Chen with a smile. For some reason, he really enjoyed watching Yang Chen look deflated.

"Uh!" Yang Chen scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward.

Was his train of thought that obvious?

"Furthermore, the danger within the ruins isn't the most difficult part!"

Without giving Yang Chen a chance to catch his breath, Liu Feng continued.

"Then what is?"

Yang Chen fell into deep thought.

If even the dangers inside the ruins weren't the most difficult part, then what could be?

Could it be...

A few words suddenly surfaced in Yang Chen's mind.

Northern Europe, North America!

Could it be that the appearance of the ruins had made Northern Europe and North America want to come and get a piece of the pie as well?

"Master, is it that..."

Yang Chen raised his head, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Liu Feng, as if seeking confirmation for his answer.

Liu Feng nodded slightly and said, "You guessed right. With the ruins opening, Northern Europe and North America will also come to Jiangnan to get a share! When the time comes, you won't just have to guard against the crises within the ruins, but also the ruthless hands from those two regions!"

Yang Chen's expression turned grave.

If that were the case, then the trip into the ruins would truly be difficult!

The crises within the ruins alone were enough to cause a Grandmaster to fall; adding the need to guard against the ruthless hands from those two regions made this expedition truly troublesome!

"Then Master, where is the location of those ruins?"

Without dwelling on the previous topic, Yang Chen asked Liu Feng.

Liu Feng looked at Yang Chen, the corners of his mouth curving upward.

"You should be very familiar with that location!"

"Could it be..."

Yang Chen's soul trembled, and a long-forgotten name surfaced in his mind.

"That's right, it's Hancheng!"

To be continued!