The Gazing Immortal Sect's Secret
The ten Pangu did not disappoint Yi Xuan. Although they all came back empty-handed, Yi Xuan's eyes widened when they opened the storage boxes of the Little Eagle. Each Pangu brought back at least thirty Law Artifact.
Although both the nine disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect and the magical Law Artifact brought back by the Pangu came from the outer perimeter of the Artifact Ruins, meaning that these Law Artifacts were not of high grade, they were still Law Artifact! Moreover, they were made by the High Antiquity Artifact Sect, so the materials used must have been extraordinary.
Yi Xuan quickly ordered the Pangu to start working, putting the Law Artifact from their respective aircraft into the Temperature-Controlled Separation Furnace.
With previous experience, the Butler was able to control the operation of the Temperature-Controlled Separation Furnace independently, Yi Xuan only needed to sit and wait for the materials to be produced.
As for the Pangu, Yi Xuan sent it out again. At the same time, Yi Xuan looked at the situation on the holographic projection and saw that there were now many empty spaces in the dense blue light spots that were previously within the signal range.
Those places must have been cleared out by the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect or the Pangu.
Looking at the map on the big screen, Yi Xuan was also a little curious.
This Artifact Ruins has been circulating in the Southern Frontier for thousands of years, and it has been opened more than a hundred times during those thousand years.
There are a total of thirty maps of the Artifact Ruins, meaning that three hundred people can enter each time. This means that over the past few thousand years, more than thirty thousand cultivators have entered the Artifact Ruins.
Even if these cultivators are incredibly unlucky, each of them should still be able to take away two Law Artifacts! That's 60,000 Law Artifact.
The number 60,000 may not seem like much; in fact, if some countries in Yi Xuan's previous life had only 60,000 weapons, it would be considered pitifully few.
But these aren't weapons from my past life; these are magical Law Artifact by cultivators. To put it simply, the entire Azure Cloud Sect wouldn't possess more than a thousand magical Law Artifact of all levels, and most of Law Artifact are low-grade, their quality incomparable to those of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect.
In other words, the numerous sects in the Southern Frontier have been exploiting the High Antiquity Artifact Sect for thousands of years, yet they haven't even gone bald. Moreover, Yi Xuan can deduce from the signal situation on the screen that the number of Law Artifact currently existing within this Artifact Ruins far exceeds the number that has been taken out over the past few thousand years.
Looking at it this way, Yi Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. Just what kind of behemoth was this High Antiquity Artifact Sect that it possessed such a profound foundation?
Yet such a colossal entity has vanished into the dustbin of history.
Yi Xuan dared not think any further, but a sense of crisis arose spontaneously.
Yi Xuan raised his head and looked up at the sky, feeling increasingly oppressed. For the first time in over twenty years since he came to this world, Yi Xuan felt a sense of unfamiliarity with it.
Realizing that there was something wrong with his mindset, Yi Xuan quickly shook his head, trying to banish these thoughts from his mind.
He was just an unlucky guy who couldn't cultivate immortality. Even if there was a huge crisis in this world, the tall ones would take the brunt, and it wouldn't be Yi Xuan's turn.
Thinking about it this way, Yi Xuan's mood improved considerably, but the sense of urgency in his heart could not be dispelled in a short time.
It was already the fourth day since Yi Xuan and the others entered the Artifact Ruins. Based on past experience, the Artifact Ruins should last for ten days, but this period could be extended or shortened depending on the gains of the disciples from each sect who entered each time.
Looking at the holographic projection, Yi Xuan felt that the other sect disciples should have already entered the area of the central Stone Mountain.
If they didn't go, they might indeed miss out on many fortuitous opportunity. However, Yi Xuan had already tasted success by having everyone search for treasure in the outer areas, and Yi Xuan was somewhat unwilling to give up now.
After thinking it over, Yi Xuan returned to the entrance of the stone cave. There, next to the large box that had originally held the flapping-wing drone, was a box that was much smaller.
Yi Xuan looked at the box with a troubled expression. After struggling for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and said to the Butler, "Butler, launch the spare flapping-wing drone!"
That's right, this small box contains the backup drones that Yi Xuan prepared in case of emergencies. After all, the existing flapping-wing drones are rather fragile, and if they are damaged in the battles between cultivators, these backup drones can be launched to replenish the supply.
However, Yi Xuan's purpose in launching these backup drones was not to supplement the drone swarm, but to use them to explore the area around Stone Mountain.
An hour later, the backup aircraft that had just been launched took effect. It was very clear from the map that the signal pattern on the holographic projection was a circular area.
As the backup drone entered the area of Stone Mountain, a distinct point appeared on the circular area, and this point was rapidly extending towards the Stone Mountain, while its size was also constantly increasing.
At this moment, the holographic projection in front of Yi Xuan was flashing images transmitted back by the drone. The Butler quickly identified and processed the images and videos, extracting information that might be useful to Yi Xuan before displaying it.
"Stop!"
A scene flashed by, but Yi Xuan quickly noticed its unusual nature.
The Butler brought up the photo again, and there stood two disciples dressed in the robes of the Gazing Immortal Sect outside a cave halfway up the Stone Mountain.
Judging from their posture, the two men were likely on guard outside.
This immediately piqued Yi Xuan's interest, Yi Xuan quickly ordered the Butler to keep a close watch on the cave.
Soon, the image signal came through, and the figures of the two disciples of the Gazing Immortal Sect appeared on the screen, with the camera getting closer and closer.
"We've been standing here for ages and no one's come! Isn't Senior Brother Qian being a bit too cautious?" one of the disciples asked, somewhat bored.
"It's best to be careful. After all, the matter entrusted by the sect leader is of great importance. If this matter succeeds, the sect may be promoted to a first-class sect in the Southern Frontier. At that time, what about the Azure Cloud Sect? Wouldn't it be wiped out with a wave of the hand?"
"That's true!" The disciple nodded, then sighed, looking towards the cave with pity. "It's such a pity for Senior Brother Qi. He was the most promising cultivator among the sect's Grain Avoidance Realm cultivators to advance to the Golden Core stage, yet he has to sacrifice so much for this! Alas!"
Another disciple nodded and said, "Senior Brother Qi is indeed an extraordinary person. If it were me, I couldn't have done that!"
After listening to their conversation, Yi Xuan was somewhat puzzled. It seemed that the Gazing Immortal Sect had some means to quickly improve the sect's strength, and this means seemed to be related to that disciple surnamed Qi.
The two spoke in a vague and ambiguous manner, which made Yi Xuan extremely uncomfortable. It was as if someone wanted to tell you a secret, and just when you were seriously looking forward to hearing it, they just told you to remember to keep the secret.
However, the main character in this matter is clearly inside the stone cave. If Yi Xuan can go in and investigate, he might be able to find out the cause and effect. Even if it has nothing to do with the Azure Cloud Sect, because of what happened before he entered, Yi Xuan is still very willing to cause some trouble for the people of the Gazing Immortal Sect!