Zhang Yu glanced around, and the Heartlight Seal spread outward, blanketing the entire Artifact Institute in an instant. After a long while, he opened his eyes and said, "Captain Zhan, search the workshop at the northwest corner with the white lion statue."
Captain Zhan immediately summoned his personal guards. "Did you hear that? Go search that workshop again, inside and out. Do not overlook any detail or suspicious clue."
The guards clasped their fists and departed.
Zhang Yu sensed the surroundings once more. Seeing no other suspicious places, he withdrew the Heartlight Seal and said to Captain Zhan, "We will head over as well."
Captain Zhan said, "Profound Rectifier Zhang, how should these corpses be dealt with?"
Zhang Yu said, "Leave them. They should still be useful."
Captain Zhan immediately instructed his guards to properly collect all the craftsmen's corpses. Then the two left the inner hall and followed the corridor toward that workshop.
When they arrived, they saw that a group of armored soldiers had already surrounded the place tightly, front and back.
Zhang Yu entered. All kinds of artifact-making tools stood around the room, while disorderly drawings covered the tables. He swept his gaze over several of them and saw that they depicted strange-looking artifact creatures, some of which bore a certain resemblance to the demon monster statues outside.
At this time, the guard from earlier approached and clasped his fists. "Captain, we found a tunnel in a corner of the rear workshop."
Captain Zhan's expression darkened. "Why was it not found earlier?"
The guard replied, "Reporting to the Captain, supernatural power concealed it, making it extremely well hidden. This time, the squad leader ordered us to probe by striking every part with spiritual power, and only then did we discover it."
Zhang Yu said, "That is a