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Everyone's eyes were fixed on the adorable little Pill Beast.
Especially Qing Lin and Zi Yan — their gazes were glued tightly to the snow-white, chubby creature. From the looks on their faces, they were clearly unable to resist its overwhelming cuteness.
Before long, the Pill Beast had been transferred into Qing Lin's arms. Zi Yan circled around eagerly, craning her neck and standing on her tiptoes to get a better look.
It seemed that girls, no matter who they were, had a soft spot for fluffy and cute things. Even someone as straightforward and boisterous as Zi Yan couldn't completely resist.
"This Pill Beast may not show any energy fluctuation, but if an experienced powerhouse or alchemist encounters it, they might still guess its identity from the faint pill fragrance it emits." Xiao Yan said thoughtfully.
"Then should I restrict it first and put it away?" Qing Lin asked upon hearing this.
As soon as those words left her mouth, the snow-white little beast seemed to understand. It quickly shook its head, its big watery eyes looking pitifully at Qing Lin while its paws clutched tightly onto her clothes, as if begging for mercy.
"Uh…" Seeing the poor creature's expression, Qing Lin's heart immediately softened. She hurriedly comforted it, "Alright, alright, I won't restrain you, I won't."
Upon hearing that, the little beast squinted its eyes in delight and snuggled into Qing Lin's arms, rubbing its furry head against her chest, making Qing Lin giggle uncontrollably. Wei Yang raised an eyebrow at the sight. "This little guy's pretty smart — knows how to act cute and play innocent."
Shaking his head with a smile, Wei Yang formed a hand seal. Energy flickered at his fingertips as he swiftly tapped several points on the snow-white beast's body.
In an instant, a faint, translucent energy net appeared and adhered beneath the little beast's fur. The energy net shimmered lightly before gradually fading away, sinking into its body until it disappeared completely.
At the same time, the refreshing pill fragrance that once radiated from the beast vanished entirely. Now, it looked no different from an ordinary, well-fed house cat. With this, no one would be able to recognize its true identity anymore.
Creak~
The door opened.
The group exited the secluded alchemy room. Outside, Ah Da was still standing guard, and of course, no one was foolish enough to try barging in.
"Let's go. Head to the main hall." Wei Yang said with a smile.
Having obtained the Pill Beast, everyone's spirits were high.
At the same time, more and more powerhouses were rushing to the third floor of the Pill Hall. From time to time, clashes and angry shouts could be heard from within nearby rooms. Clearly, fights had broken out as treasures were discovered.
Looking around, most of the alchemy rooms had already been looted clean. So, Wei Yang's group had no further interest in continuing their search.
After all, they had already secured the greatest treasure of the Pill Hall — everything else was of little importance now. Thus, without lingering any longer, the group strode confidently down the same passageway they had come from.
Their departure naturally drew quite a few glances along the way. But when others saw the terrifying strength of their group, no one dared to stand in their way — instead, they all stepped aside.
Some gazes lingered briefly on the Pill Beast in Qing Lin's arms, but none recognized its true identity. The little fellow, on the other hand, had grown quite bold. Peeking its head out from Qing Lin's embrace, its large watery eyes darted curiously around, taking in everything nearby.
It clearly understood that it had now found itself a powerful backer.
The group exited the Pill Hall smoothly.
Standing in the small square before the hall, they gazed at the many intersecting passageways ahead, momentarily at a loss. This ancient ruin was enormous — countless corridors crisscrossed like a maze, making it no simple task to reach the main hall directly.
After orienting himself roughly, Wei Yang waved his hand. "Let's move toward the center of the ruins and find the path as we go."
With that, he took the lead, his figure flashing forward through the air.
Xiao Yan and the others quickly followed behind. The complexity of this ancient ruin was beyond even Wei Yang's expectations. Those winding, twisting corridors nearly made Wei Yang dizzy.
He had to constantly spread his Spiritual Perception outward to roughly determine his current direction. After walking like this for about half an hour, the view ahead suddenly opened up.
Everyone's spirits lifted at once.
Continuing forward for a short distance, a massive and ancient main hall finally appeared within their sight. The entire hall was cast in a bronze-gold hue. The passage of countless years had deepened that color, giving it an even heavier, more solemn tone.
An ancient aura wafted out from beneath every single stone slab, filling the air with a sense of desolation and timeless age — as if the place had been silently standing here for countless millennia.
The hall was majestic and towering. Standing before it made one feel utterly insignificant, as small as an ant before a mountain.
At the very center of the grand hall floated ten enormous spheres of light.
Suspended in midair, the dazzling radiance made it difficult to look directly at them. But faintly visible within each sphere was the silhouette of a scroll-like object. The moment Wei Yang and the others saw those light clusters, their hearts stirred slightly.
There was no doubt — these were the relics left behind by the master of this ruin!
Their gazes swept slowly across the glowing spheres, each radiating a mysterious and oppressive aura, until their eyes finally stopped at the center — where the ten light clusters encircled something.
There stood a stone seat.
On that seat sat a skeleton, its entire body jade-white, hands clasped in a hand seal, legs crossed in silent meditation.
"A Dou Sheng powerhouse's remains!"
Seeing the jade-white skeleton, everyone's expressions turned solemn. This was, in the truest sense, the first time they had ever seen the remains of a human Dou Sheng expert.
Although only bones remained, the immense pressure that had long been etched into its very marrow had not faded much with the passing of time.
At this moment, that aura pressed down on their hearts like a heavy boulder, making it hard to breathe. It was completely different from those two massive gray-white skeletons they had seen inside the Beast Spiritual Barrier within the Ancient Forest.
Perhaps those two belonged to Dou Sheng-level magic beasts whose strength had not reached the pinnacle, or perhaps much of their essence had been consumed to nurture the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
Either way, compared to this jade-white human skeleton, their aura was far inferior — not even of the same level.
"Dou Sheng…"
Everyone murmured softly.
Wei Yang withdrew his gaze, shifting it away from the light spheres and the skeleton, turning instead toward the vast center of the main hall. At this moment, numerous figures were already standing there — each one exuding a powerful aura.
They were scattered across the area, grouped into small clusters. Aside from a few lone wanderers, most belonged to the major factions of Central Plains, all well-known forces with considerable influence.
Among them was Tang Zhen from Burning Flame Valley and his group, who had apparently arrived long before. It seemed their goal had been clear from the start — the moment they entered the ruins, they came straight here.
Yet, for some reason, though the treasures were right before their eyes, everyone remained standing there quietly, not daring to act rashly.
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