Zhang Yu spent roughly half a day continuing downward, stopping only upon reaching the twelfth level. During that time, he found two more items containing source energy.
He had now inspected one-third of the collection within the hidden hall. However, no one was permitted to remain here overnight, so it was time for him to leave for the day.
If all went smoothly, then in another two or three days, he should be able to cover the entire underground collection of Yantai Academy.
Yet he felt that, judging by the current trend, even if there were further gains below, there would not be many.
Among so many ancient objects, only a handful possessed source energy. This was somewhat abnormal. In particular, he had not seen any objects related to the alien gods here, which indicated that such items had been deliberately moved away.
He thought again of the batch of artifacts sealed away by the two prefectures. Perhaps, for him personally, the items there were the most valuable.
As he pondered, he had returned before the statue of the great eagle. Raising his eyes, he saw that the Gold-Sealing Ring was still safely in place above.
He dared leave this item here because he naturally was not afraid of anyone taking it. It was tainted with a trace of Purple-Star Cinnabar; without his permission, no one could touch it.
After so long, the source energy on the eagle statue had already been fully collected.
At that moment, his gaze flickered slightly. He saw a figure the size of half a person emerge from above. It hopped twice around the statue, seeming to want to touch the Gold-Sealing Ring yet not daring to do so. In the end, it turned and bounced away again.
He could see that this thing had