There is a Yuanyang Sect Disciple in the team who is good at Array Dao, Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation, Array Dao is quite accomplished.
He squatted in front of Stone Gate for half a quarter of an hour, his consciousness repeatedly exploring the remaining Array structure at the entrance to the corridor.
"Array was deployed by Devil Cultivator to detect if anyone has entered. After being triggered, a signal will be sent out to notify the organizer."
He raised his head and glanced at Chen Yi.
"I can bypass these nodes without triggering probing."
Chen Yi nodded. "Do it."
Array Master took out several Spirit Stone and a piece of Conductive Spirit Sand from the storage bag, and made several fine adjustments on the Spirit Pattern on both sides of Stone Gate. The spiritual power penetrated into the Spirit Pattern structure along Conductive Spirit Sand, shielding the remaining detection nodes one by one.
The entire process did not emit any spiritual energy fluctuations.
"Okay." Array Master stood up. "You can come in."
Nine Foundation Establishment monks entered the corridor one after another.
The corridor extended downward for about fifty feet and then became gentle. The spiritual patterns on the two walls became more and more dense, and the style also changed from the dark purple spiritual patterns of the demon cultivators to the more primitive gray-white spiritual patterns.
Two sets of Spirit Pattern systems are superimposed on the same wall, clearly distinguishing the old from the new.
The dark purple ones were installed later by Devil Cultivator, and the off-white ones were original to Ruins.
At the end of the corridor is a huge Stone Gate, about three feet high and two feet wide. Stone Gate has been opened. There are traces of violent breakage on the door leaf, and there are burnt marks on the fracture of Spirit Pattern.
Passing through Stone Gate, everyone stopped.
In front of you is a huge underground space.
The dome is more than ten feet high, and most of the lights Spirit Stone embedded in the dome have been extinguished, with only a few scattered ones still glowing faintly, barely illuminating the outline of the space.
The area of the space is huge, and only a vague shadow can be seen on the far wall in the weak light. The ground is paved with regular stone slabs, and the gaps between the stone slabs are engraved with precise Spirit Pattern arrays. The exquisiteness of the lines far exceeds the level in the corridor.
The building structure is grand and regular. Stone pillars, arches, corridors, every detail reveals a generous spirit. Although most of the remaining Array and prohibitions have expired, judging from the complexity and coverage density of Spirit Pattern, the defense level here was extremely high.
Obviously beyond the level of the Demon Sect.
"This was not built by the Demon Sect." Chen Yi stood at the entrance of the space, scanning the surrounding Spirit Pattern structures. "Spirit Pattern's style, Array's layout, and building specifications are all the style of the Zhengdao Sect. And it is a large sect."
He walked to the nearest stone pillar and wiped the dust off the surface with his fingers.
The root of the stone pillar is engraved with a sect logo. A circular Spirit Pattern pattern, with a sword and a mountain peak in the center.
Chen Yi looked at this logo and was silent for a few breaths.
"Sword Peak Sect."
His tone became solemn.
"The Nascent Soul-level sect that was destroyed before. The reason for the destruction is unknown. When the sect's old site was discovered, it was already in ruins. The core disciples and Elder were all missing, leaving no clues."
It is completely consistent with the information reported by Elder during the investigation.
The inheritance of the Nascent Soul-level sect was incorporated into Treasury by the Demon Sect. The Ruins in front of you is part of that Treasury.
The team continued to advance.
The interior of the space is divided into multiple areas. The main hall, side hall, warehouse, Cultivation Room, Scripture Pavilion, the structure is exactly the same as the normal sect building, except that they have all been moved underground.
But most of the rooms have been cleared.
The shelves in the warehouse were empty, with only a few broken wooden boxes left. Cultivation Room's futon and magic circle were still there, but all the valuables had been moved away. The Scripture Pavilion's Jade Slip shelves were in a mess, with a few broken Jade Slip fragments scattered here and there.
The remaining supplies are almost all Devil Cultivator things. Dark purple flags, Law Artifact fragments engraved with magic patterns, and used Devil Cultivator Medicinal Pill bottles.
After the Demon Sect moved Sword Peak Sect's inheritance into this underground Treasury, he stored his own materials inside. Later, Demon Sect was destroyed and Treasury was sealed. After Dark Abyss Society found the Treasury entrance, he moved most of the things inside.
It was basically emptied out.
After the team gathered in the main hall area, Chen Yi made a decision.
"Ruins is too large and it would be too slow for all nine of us to walk on the same path. Divide into three groups and investigate separately."
He pointed to the corridors in three directions.
"Each group of three people will walk in different directions. After burning incense, they will meet in the main hall. If there is any danger, they will immediately call the group to withdraw."
Li Yuan was placed in the second group. In the same group were Li Ze'an and Yuanyang Sect Disciple.
The three of them went deeper along the east corridor.
On both sides of the corridor are rooms that have been emptied out. Occasionally, Spirit Pattern remains can be seen on the walls. The Spirit Pattern remnants at the door tend to be a combination of the physical body, soul and spiritual power. They are different from the Array Pattern commonly seen in the main hall. Most of the rooms have been ransacked.
When we reached the middle of the corridor, there was movement in front of us.
Li Yuan raised his hand to signal to stop, and reached forward with his consciousness.
Thirty feet away, two figures were squatting in a room, rummaging for something.
Demonic energy.
Both of them carry a strong demonic aura, and the concentration far exceeds that of the three people in the city. It is not the residue of contamination, but the infiltration of Deep Layer who has practiced demonic skills for a long time.
Devil Cultivator. Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
Li Yuan whispered, "Two Devil Cultivator, Foundation Establishment Early Stage."
The expressions of Li Ze'an and Yuanyang Sect Disciple darkened at the same time.
Three against two, strength dominates.
Li Yuan didn't say much, raised his right hand, and Fire Python Technique gathered together.
The crimson Fire Snake shot out from the palm of his hand and flew straight into the room thirty feet away along the corridor.
Fire Snake passed through the door frame of the room and bumped into the back of Devil Cultivator who was near the door.
Boom.
Devil Cultivator was thrown out by the impact of Fire Snake and hit the wall opposite the room. The clothes on his chest were burned to a black spot. He let out a muffled groan, and before he could stand up, Li Ze'an's Fire Element spell followed.
A ball of Fireball as big as a fist hit his abdomen and pushed him against the wall again.
Second place Devil Cultivator reacted very quickly, dodged the aftermath of Fire Snake, and condensed a dark purple magic energy ball from his right hand towards the corridor.
Yuanyang Sect Disciple's spiritual shield blocked the front. The demonic spirit ball hit the spiritual shield and exploded. The dark purple erosion spread one layer on the shield surface and was dispersed by the spiritual power.
Li Yuan The second shot of Fire Python Technique has been released.
Fire Snake bypassed the side of the spiritual shield and hit the second Devil Cultivator's chest head-on. Fire Snake Spiritual Qi Density, supported by Origin Condensation Formula, was extremely high, and the moment of impact directly penetrated Devil Cultivator's spiritual protective body.
Devil Cultivator's body flew out and hit the ground hard. His chest collapsed and his breath quickly dissipated.
The first Devil Cultivator tried to struggle to get up, but Li Ze'an pinned him to the wall with two consecutive rounds of Fireball Technique.
Yuanyang Sect Disciple slashed out with Gold Blade Technique, cutting off Devil Cultivator's last struggle.
Two Devil Cultivator, from encounter to kill, took less than ten breaths.
The three of them walked into the room and looked through the storage bags of two Devil Cultivator.
There are not many Spirit Stones, adding up to a few hundred yuan. A few Devil Cultivator Law Artifacts of average quality, some Devil Cultivator Medicinal Pills. There are also a few Jade Slips engraved with magic patterns, which contain magic practice methods and some scattered information.
The loot is not huge, but the intelligence-type Jade Slip may be valuable.
Li Yuan simply divided the spoils, leaving the intelligence category Jade Slip to Chen Yi, and Law Artifact and Spirit Stone shared it equally.
The three of them continued to explore deeper into the east corridor.
Most of the rooms have been vacated as before. Occasionally, some missing items can be found, including damaged Law Artifact, expired Medicinal Pill, and incomplete Jade Slip, with limited value.
When he reached a side room at the deepest part of the corridor, Li Yuan paused for a moment.
Entry Perception heard a fluctuation.
purple.
Extremely strong purple fluctuations came from the corner of the side room.
Li Yuan's heartbeat skipped a beat.
Purple Trait. This is a quality level I have never encountered before. The highest level before was blue, and purple was one level higher than blue.
He walked into the side room and walked in the direction of the waves to the corner.
There was a pile of rubble and broken wooden shelves piled in the corner, like the ruins left after a storage rack collapsed.
The pile of rubble was inconspicuous, and when the mind swept over it, it was just a few pieces of waste stained with dust.
Li Yuan squatted down and pushed away the gravel with his hands.
A bead the size of a thumb was exposed under the gravel.
The bead is dark golden in color, with a smooth and round surface, and fine Spirit Pattern circulation is faintly visible inside. The style of Spirit Pattern is in the same vein as the off-white Spirit Pattern on the wall of Ruins, and is something of the Sword Peak Sect.
However, the surface of the bead is covered with a faint layer of restriction, and the spiritual energy fluctuations are suppressed inside by the restriction. From the outside, it looks no different from an ordinary stone bead.
If it weren't for Entry Perception, you wouldn't even notice it.
Li Yuan Pick up the beads.
Panel popped out.
[Equipable item detected]
[Item Affix level: purple]
[Note: Items that do not belong to you, cannot be equipped, and detailed information cannot be viewed]
Items that do not belong to you.
Li Yuan subconsciously expanded his spiritual perception, and then discovered that there were restrictions on it.
The restriction on the bead has not been broken yet. You need to break the restriction first before you can make the bead your own item, equip it and view the details of Affix.
Li Yuan put the beads into the deepest compartment of the storage bag, his expression unchanged.
"There's nothing here." He said to Li Ze'an. "Go back and meet up."
The three of them returned to the main hall along the corridor.
The other two groups also came back one after another, and each reported the results of the investigation. Ruins was moved cleanly, and there were not many valuable things. The other group found a warehouse that had not been completely cleaned in the west corridor, and found some Devil Cultivator supplies and several damaged Law Artifact.
After Chen Yi gathered all the intelligence and materials, he led the team to withdraw from Ruins.
I didn't meet any other Devil Cultivator on the way back.
It was already evening when the team returned to Wulin Marketplace.
Chen Yi made a brief summary in Management Office.
"Ruins is confirmed to be the old site of the Sword Peak Sect, which was transformed by the Demon Sect into underground Treasury. Dark Abyss Society has already entered and removed most of the materials. I will report the specific situation to the sect, and a larger-scale investigation may be organized in the future."
He glanced at the people present.
"The Contribution Point rewards and material distribution for the operation will be sent out as soon as possible after I go back to report. I will go back and rest first."
Everyone dispersed.
Li Yuan returns to Fangshi Stone House and closes Stone Gate.
Take out the dark golden bead from the storage bag and place it in the palm of your hand.
The restricted spiritual energy wavered slightly in the palm of my hand, not too strong.
With his current cultivation level and the strength of his spiritual consciousness, it shouldn't be difficult to break through this layer of restrictions. The restrictions have been in place for a long time, and the spiritual power has greatly weakened, with only the outermost seal still being maintained.
Li Yuan pours spiritual power into the surface of the bead and slowly penetrates along the restricted Spirit Pattern gap.
The restriction gradually loosened under the continuous erosion of spiritual power. The outer seal of Spirit Pattern dimmed one by one, and the structure of the restriction peeled off layer by layer like ice.
About a quarter of an hour later, the last seal Spirit Pattern shattered.
The ban is completely lifted.
The dark golden luster on the surface of the bead suddenly became a little brighter, and the Spirit Pattern flow inside became clearly visible. A gentle and thick wave of spiritual power was released from the bead, spreading along the palm of the hand and throughout the body.
Panel popped out.
[Equipable item detected: Three-Origin Unity Bead (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: Three-Origin Unification (purple)--Essence, energy and spirit are each enhanced by 20%; essence, energy and spirit are highly unified and coordinated and can be transformed into each other, with a conversion ratio of two to one]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Condensation of Upper-Grade Golden Core, or body and soul cultivation alone reach the level of Third-Order (0/1)]
[The current Equipment Slot is full (5/5), do you want to replace the current equipment?]
Purple Trait. Three-Origin Unification.
Essence, energy and spirit are each enhanced by 20%. Essence, energy and spirit are highly unified and coordinated and can transform into each other.
A comprehensive enhancement of 20% is extremely terrifying. Jing is the physical body Qi and Blood, Qi is the spiritual power of the Dantian, and God is the will of the soul. Each of the three is enhanced by 20%, which is equivalent to a large increase in overall strength.
What's more important is the second half of the sentence. Essence, energy and spirit can be transformed into each other.
If the spiritual power is not enough, you can consume Qi and Blood or soul power to replenish it. If the soul is damaged, you can consume spiritual power or Qi and Blood to repair it. If Qi and Blood is exhausted, you can consume spiritual power or soul power to replenish it.
The three types of energy can be freely converted, which is equivalent to merging three independent energy pools into one total pool. Combat endurance, training efficiency, and risk resistance capabilities will all see a qualitative leap. Although conversion and loss occur, the overall strength is still extremely strong.
The conditions for permanentization are extremely harsh. The concentration of Upper-Grade Golden Core, or the cultivation of the physical body and soul alone must reach the level of Third-Order. Both conditions are far beyond the current level of cultivation and are impossible to achieve in the short term.
But the equipment effects alone are worth occupying a slot.
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