Ancient God Ruins.
Atop a thousand-zhang mountain closest to the outer plains.
Su Shi'er and his group, who had entered the Ancient God Ruins ahead of the others, had no mind to pay attention to anything else at this moment.
They sat cross-legged atop the peak, each clutching Spirit Crystals and continuously swallowing spirit pills as they did their utmost to restore the True Yuan power they had expended earlier.
As they regulated their breathing, not a trace of joy showed on their faces. In its place was an unprecedented gravity.
Earlier, they had formed the Four Symbols Formation Array and torn open a gap in the great formation surrounding the Ancient God Ruins, allowing them to enter.
That alone had already consumed a considerable amount of their power.
They had thought that after entering the Ancient God Ruins, they could take the lead over the others, explore the ruins first, and search for all manner of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Yet they had not expected that after merely flying through the air for a brief time.
The less than half of their True Yuan power remaining within them would begin draining away at an astonishing rate.
The speed was so great that it was utterly beyond their control.
Fortunately, Su Shi'er reacted swiftly. Before the others could figure out what was happening, he had realized it was connected to their flight through the air.
He immediately warned them, then led them down onto this thousand-zhang mountain nearby.
Only after landing did they feel the rate at which their True Yuan power was draining slow considerably.
Yet even so, compared to being outside the Ancient God Ruins, the expenditure of True Yuan was clearly far greater.
Even an ordinary Object Manipulation Technique consumed several times more True Yuan than