When Fang Yun said that Half-Sages might be imprisoned here, the six Grand Academicians felt equal measures of joy and worry.
They were delighted because a Five Dragon Hall of that caliber would certainly hold vast quantities of treasures. A single sacred artifact capable of suppressing a Half-Sage would be enough to make any faction fight until their heads split open.
Their worry was that this was a genuine Dragon Prison, a true dragon's pool and tiger's den. The slightest carelessness could plunge them beyond all hope of redemption.
"Now that we're here, there's no turning back! Whatever lies inside the Five Dragon Hall, we have to break our way in! Gentlemen, does anyone want to back out?" Qiu Meng asked.
No one spoke. They only smiled.
Only Lian Pingchao looked hesitant, but he said nothing either.
Fang Yun pointed ahead and said, "I can now determine that the Five Dragon Hall lies in this direction. We're on the outskirts of the ruins, where we haven't encountered many War Idols. Once we venture deeper, approach the Five Dragon Hall, and enter the area outside it, things will become extremely dangerous. Along the final ten li leading to the hall, we'll face countless War Idols. So, gentlemen, prepare yourselves."
The six Grand Academicians nodded in unison, then realized with astonishment that, at first, they had merely asked Fang Yun to find their bearings. Yet now, Fang Yun had taken Yun Zhaochен's place and unwittingly become the leader of their party!
Most frightening of all, everyone except Lian Pingchao had previously found this perfectly natural. Even Lian Pingchao had instinctively treated Fang Yun as their leader just now, nodding slightly and following his instructions.
"Let's keep moving!" Yun Zhaochен added.
With a direction established, the seven no longer even searched for treasures