The ones that had been completely fooled by the trap building didn't let themselves be depressed for too long.
After all, this was a rare chance for them to explore these ruins and they didn't want to waste it by feeling sorry for themselves.
If they had time to feel sorry for themselves, they had time to explore these ruins and find things that were actually useful.
If anything, they actually felt more motivated because they hadn't been able to find anything. It was the feeling of wanting to make up for their failures with success.
As for the sect masters and elders who had been bragging about their disciples, the only thing that they could do was fall silent.
When things had reached this point, there really wasn't a single thing that could be said that could bring things back. So the only thing that they could do was just watch until the disciples did something amazing again.
It was a good thing that there was another commotion that quickly drew everyone's attention.
