Still Have to Take a Risk!
"Does Spiritual Qi make one invisible?"
Yi Xuan said to himself.
"Yes, boss. This main hall of the Artifact Sect can be seen as a kind of invisibility technique in the Cultivation Realm. Although this technique is quite bizarre in terms of natural science and civilization, it is exceptionally ingenious in this Immortal Script!"
Then, a new question arose in Yi Xuan's mind, "Why would a sect set up such a concealment method in the most core area? Logically speaking, at its peak, the Artifact Sect should have had few rivals in the entire Cultivation Realm. If that's the case, isn't setting up such a method redundant? Or is it that there were enemies in the Cultivation Realm at that time whose strength far surpassed that of cultivators?"
Yi Xuan shook his head. Without any evidence, relying solely on his imagination, Yi Xuan could conjure up a lot of things. He even started to imagine that the Cultivation Realm had been discovered by the Trisolarans, and that the Trisolaran fleet had come to destroy the High Antiquity Artifact Sect.
Yi Xuan, staring at the screen, fell into deep thought. The situation was now quite clear: there must be something wrong with the main hall of the Artifact Sect. However, after losing the Black Tortoise and the laser transmitter, Yi Xuan had few suppressive measures left, and the Firmament, having previously been equipped with the laser transmitter, had experienced a significant performance decline due to temperature fluctuations.
It is indeed unwise for Yi Xuan to go to the Artifact Sect Great Hall now.
As a science and technology worker, it would be unwise to put myself in danger.
However, this Artifact Ruins only appears once every few decades. If Yi Xuan misses this opportunity, he will have to wait for several more decades.
For cultivators, decades pass in the blink of an eye, and a single period of seclusion can last for more than a few decades.
However, in terms of technological development, several decades is enough for a technological explosion to occur. If, in the next few decades, the technology in Yi Xuan's possession does indeed experience a technological explosion, then the value of the Artifact Sect Great Hall to Yi Xuan may be greatly diminished.
On the other hand, Yi Xuan also hoped to find out the reason for the disappearance of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect from this hall.
"Butler! What do you think I should choose?" Yi Xuan asked, torn between the two options.
"Boss! Our current methods cannot guarantee your safety, so I advise against going! Moreover, based on the actual situation, as Rootless Person, even if you went to the sect's main hall, it would likely be of no use! The Spiritual Qi concentration in that hall is even lower than that of the lowest-grade Law Artifact, but its volume is billions of times that of a normal Law Artifact. Therefore, according to our analysis, with your current True Qi strength, it would take you at least a hundred years to refine the hall!"
Yi Xuan understood this principle, which is why he hadn't refined a single Law Artifact since entering the Artifact Ruins.
It wasn't that he didn't want to refine it; what man doesn't dream of one day being able to wield a sword and slay enemies?
However, the reality is that, given the strength of Yi Xuan's True Qi, even the worst magic Law Artifact in this Artifact Ruins would be beyond his ability to refine before the Artifact Ruins close.
"Bump!"
Yi Xuan slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly. Feeling the pain in his palm from exerting too much force, Yi Xuan ultimately chose to head to the Artifact Sect Great Hall.
Just now, Yi Xuan suddenly realized that he was not only a researcher, but also a cultivator.
Even if he is a cultivator who is seriously unqualified by the standards of this world, an unqualified cultivator is still a cultivator.
At this point, Yi Xuan realized that ever since he started researching technology, it seemed that no matter what he did, he had to pursue being prepared for any eventuality and seeking stability.
This habit isn't necessarily bad, but in this world of cultivation, sometimes taking a risk is worse than playing it safe.
"Butler, where is the Firmament now?"
"Boss, the Firmament has been patrolling right above us!"
How well has the previous damage been repaired?
"Emergency repairs have been carried out on the Firmament, but due to the high temperature of the laser emitter, the Firmament's weapon systems are basically malfunctioning, and its flight capability has been greatly reduced. It can now only maintain a maximum speed of Mach 1 to 1.5!"
Yi Xuan nodded and instructed the Butler to bring the Firmament to pick him up, while he himself began preparations for heading to the Artifact Sect Great Hall.
Half a day later, the Firmament had stopped a thousand meters above the Artifact Sect Great Hall. Fortunately, the damage to the Firmament was all to its internal equipment and did not affect its external stealth capabilities. Therefore, even at this height, none of the many cultivators below noticed it.
Suddenly, the bottom of the suspended Firmament cracked open, and a small swept-wing aircraft fell out of the opening.
This was the Little Eagle that Yi Xuan was riding. The Little Eagle flew towards the Artifact Sect Great Hall below like a bullet.
The target was a deserted area behind the main hall of the Artifact Sect Great Hall. Just as it was about to land, blue gas clouds suddenly spewed out from around the Little Eagle, pushing the free-falling Little Eagle up and making it hover three meters above the ground before slowly falling.
Despite its mediocre performance, the Little Eagle boasts the best counter-surveillance capabilities of all of Yi Xuan's products, thanks to its miniaturized design.
Yi Xuan knew through the Little Eagle's perception system that there were no cultivators within 500 meters of him, so Yi Xuan quickly entered the main hall.
Although he already knew that the main hall was also a Law Artifact, Yi Xuan still didn't know where to start after entering it. After all, such a massive thing would take Yi Xuan an unknown amount of time to refine if he followed the proper methods.
However, time was limited. Yi Xuan estimated that even under the most ideal conditions, he could only stay in the Artifact Ruins for about five more days. There was simply no time for Yi Xuan to think of any quicker way.
Since that was the case, Yi Xuan left the main hall and went to an inconspicuous side room, where he began to take out various items from his Storage Bag.
Visual sensing devices, radar devices, infrared sensing devices, Spiritual Qi sensing devices, Nüwa combat robots, alert-type Gatling, and even Yi Xuan installed a number of Spiritual Qi bombs on the floor and walls at the entrance to the side room.
After everything was arranged, Yi Xuan finally felt much more secure.
Yi Xuan did not sit down to begin refining in the main hall. Instead, he went to the door of a side room and placed a box-like device more than two meters away from the door.
As the device was activated, a blue light emanated from it, scanning the entrance to the side room. Then, a holographic projection was projected from the device onto the entrance of the side room.
The blue light, like silk threads, continuously wove at the entrance to the side room.
Soon, the entrance to the side room was completely covered by a holographic projection, making it appear from the outside as if it were a wall, but in blue and somewhat transparent.
But then, the light projected from the device changed rapidly, rendering the holographic projection covering the entrance to be the exact same color as the adjacent wall.
If someone were looking from the outside at this moment, they would never imagine that there had just been an entrance here.