Ye Fan narrowed his eyes immediately.
From the reactions of some cultivators around him, the temperature here seemed to be making them uncomfortable.
A few had even been forced to erect true qi defenses.
He himself could indeed feel the heat in the air, and he hoped it hadn't reached a level that caused discomfort.
At most, it was like a hot summer day, where every breath was filled with hot air.
This made him a bit perplexed...
He had also done his research before coming.
The realms of True Master Yun Hua and the elders were all above the Nascent Soul stage.
As for the elite disciples who followed, the lowest cultivation base was at the Void Refining stage.
Since True Master Yun Hua said that the strength of other sects was comparable to theirs, their configurations should be similar.
The problem lay here.
If these Void Refining stage disciples felt uncomfortable due to the heat, why wasn't he, a mortal, affected?
Logically speaking, he should have been instantly burned to ashes?
Although he had prepared some defensive items before coming, due to material limitations, they were absolutely incapable of resisting the threats posed to Void Refining stage cultivators...
And his physical body hadn't changed at all.
He had accidentally bumped his head before and it had hurt for a long time...
All of this seemed too contradictory...
Could it be because of the seal in his mind?
Or had the system's explosion caused some unknown changes to his body?
...
The group walked along the stone slab path under their feet, heading towards a well-preserved building ahead.
Along the way, besides architectural ruins, they could vaguely see some dry bones and broken weapons and magic treasures.
The poses of the dry bones were varied, and almost none of them were complete.
It appeared that a fiercely tragic battle had occurred here in the past.
It was a pity that the fragments of those weapons were completely scrapped and could not be reforged, which made Ye Fan feel a slight regret.
After all, there were quite a few materials of the seventh or eighth grade among them...
Suddenly.
Ye Fan caught a glimpse of black in the ruins.
Ye Fan walked over immediately and picked up the item.
The touch and temperature in his hand told him that it was indeed that thing!
An eighth-grade artifact refining material, grinding stone!
Ye Fan gleefully stored it in his ring.
In the past, eighth-grade materials wouldn't have caught his eye at all.
But now that he was a pauper, he naturally couldn't compare himself to his past self.
It was also fortunate that grinding stone was relatively inconspicuous, and it rarely emitted any true qi fluctuations, appearing no different from ordinary stones at first glance.
Now, the faint true qi fluctuations were mixed with the fire element in the air, so others hadn't noticed it.
Getting something for free was great!
Although grinding stone was an artifact refining material, it wasn't absolute.
Especially in the hands of someone like Ye Fan, who knew a little bit about everything, there were so many things that could be done!
Seeing Ye Fan foolishly go to pick up stones, the people from other sects became even more convinced of their previous thoughts.
Did they really think that the ruins were paved with treasures?
To be so happy picking up a broken stone, a piece of trash was still a piece of trash!
On the other hand, the people from Yun Hua Sect couldn't help but speculate inwardly.
When alchemists refined pills, they didn't always use only medicinal herbs.
Sometimes, they would add some ores with auxiliary effects.
If Ye Fan, a seventh-grade alchemist, collected it personally, it was probably not just an ordinary stone...
Thinking of this, True Master Yun Hua glanced at the Second Elder.
The latter slowly shook his head.
If even the Second Elder didn't recognize it, it seemed that the stone's grade wouldn't be low...
True Master Yun Hua couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.
Frustrated by his lack of vision, unable to recognize good things right in front of him...
Not long after, the group arrived in front of the building.
The sect leaders first sent their formation masters to inspect the entrance. After confirming there was no danger, they brought their people into the great hall.
Judging from the layout of the hall, this place seemed to have been an alchemy room.
As expected.
Soon after, everyone found a large number of herbs. Da Feng Novel Network
However, they were mostly low-grade herbs of the third or fourth grade, which even these sect leaders didn't pay much attention to.
Other than these herbs, there was nothing else here.
Not even a single broken pill was found.
Some third or fourth-grade herbs were not enough to attract these people to act.
After taking stock, they casually distributed them.
True Master Yun Hua was very tactful and gave all the herbs to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan politely declined a few times, but to no avail, so he accepted them.
About half an hour later, the group arrived at another building.
To be precise, it was three great halls not far apart.
Including Yun Hua Sect, there were eight different forces here.
Finally, they divided into three groups, each heading towards a great hall.
This was also an unwritten rule among cultivators: whatever they could find later would depend on their own luck.
As for whether they would fight again after exploring, that was a matter for later.
Six forces went to the side halls.
Accompanying Yun Hua Sect was a force called the Endless Sect.
Upon reaching the entrance of the middle great hall, they sent people to inspect it as usual. After confirming there was no formation danger, they entered.
A rough estimate showed the great hall was about fifty zhang long and wide.
Rows of bookshelves indicated that this was once a library.
True Master Yun Hua and the others released their divine senses to investigate. After confirming there was no danger, they walked towards the bookshelves.
Ye Fan also came to a bookshelf and started browsing.
After a while, Ye Fan felt somewhat disappointed.
Judging by the names, they were all books on cultivation techniques and the like.
He couldn't cultivate at all right now, so these things were no different from waste paper to him.
Even if he could, these things wouldn't be enough to attract him.
After all, the knowledge he possessed in his mind was far more impressive than these items.
However, others didn't think so!
In their opinion, although most of the techniques here were low-grade, there were also some high-grade ones.
Take the one True Master Yun Hua was holding, for example.
Although a seventh-grade Earth-tier cultivation technique was useless to him, it was much better than the one his disciples were cultivating!
And this was only the first floor of the great hall!
Wouldn't the techniques on the second floor and above be even better?!
Perhaps there would even be something more powerful than his own cultivation technique!
What True Master Yun Hua could think of, others could too.
Several sect leaders instinctively looked up at the roof, a glimmer of hope flashing in their eyes.
Then they saw that the roof showed numerous cracks.
Judging by the extent of the cracks, it seemed like it would collapse at any moment...
"Crack, crack, crack..."
With a slight creaking sound, those cracks spread further.
This time, everyone noticed.
They all released their true qi defenses and cautiously braced themselves against the roof.
If it were just the collapse of the building, it naturally wouldn't hurt them.
After all, with their cultivation level, their physical bodies were also very strong.
But don't forget, this was an ancient ruin.
Anything could happen!
"Rumble—!"
The roof completely shattered!
Several dark figures fell down.
"What exactly are these things?"
Upon seeing what those things were, someone couldn't help but exclaim.