He Changnian neither agreed to Li Chen's request on the spot nor refused it. He merely acknowledged it without betraying any emotion, then told Li Chen to go back and await word.
Li Chen had no idea whether the matter would work out, so he could only return and study the spoils he had just acquired.
Apart from the valuables and ordinary belongings those Martial Cultivators had carried, the most valuable item was undoubtedly the Earth-Covering Cloud-Banishing Banner he had seen during the earlier battle.
Great Elder Shen had personally erased the will left within it by a Primordial Spirit powerhouse on Li Chen's behalf, making it ownerless. Thus, Li Chen easily extended his divine sense into it and discovered that it was indeed a battlefield barrier-type magical treasure that contained its own internal grotto-heaven, forming a realm unto itself.
The greatest purpose of such a magical treasure was neither killing enemies nor defending against them, but trapping them.
It could create an independent space on the battlefield, sealed off from the outside world, allowing one to fight within it without worry and dispose of opponents without a sound. It truly was an indispensable magical treasure for home, travel, and infiltration operations.
That Elder Wu, whose full name was Wu Yihe, was an important figure in the Heavenly Martial Gate on the Other Continent. Martial Emperor Yang Wuji had once valued and admired him, bestowing this magical treasure upon him.
On this mission to abduct Puppet Masters, he had relied on it to carry his companions and make travel easier.
Such an item therefore had the additional functions of concealing a legion and enabling mobile deployment.
It was a legion magical treasure focused on strategic value, by no means something meant for ordinary cultivators fighting alone. It complemented Li Chen's