In the Maple County of the Western Wasteland, three cultivators were flying at a low altitude. The one in the lead was Du Heiyi. As a cultivator who went out to search for food all year round, he was very familiar with this mountain range.
Five days ago at the auction, Yi Tian suggested that the three of them explore the ruins together. Du Heiyi and Shui Dong Cheng both happily agreed. The rest of the auction became dull. After the auction ended, Shui Dongcheng found a place where the three of them sat down and discussed for a long time.
In the end, it was still Yi Tian who suggested going to the ruins to take a look. The matter of breaking the array would have to wait until they arrived at the ruins. In the Heaven Sword City, Yi Tian could not find many helpers. Since he had found these two, he had to rope them in. Du Heiyi himself had a token and knew the location of the ruins, while Shui Dong Cheng did not seem to have any chips in his hands. However, Yi Tian knew that the matter of gathering resources would ultimately fall on his head.
The three of them reached an agreement. Yi Tian would first hand over a "Xun" token to Shui Dong Cheng. This way, they would be able to express their attitude and everyone would advance and retreat together. Shui Dong Cheng patted his chest and guaranteed that he could still be considered to be doing well in the Heaven Sword City. It shouldn't be a problem for him to find another five Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.
However, the luck of this expedition was unknown, so Du Heiyi suggested that everyone split up the search party. Yi Tian also nodded in agreement. No one wanted to be the only one who was strong. It would be troublesome if they were to be killed and robbed.
After discussing it, Du Heiyi agreed to bring the two of them to take a look at the situation of the ruins. This way, they would be able to make sufficient preparations when they returned. Yi Tian and Shui Dong Cheng also said that this was the right way to go. It was the right way to go and check things out in advance.
After leaving the Heaven Sword City, the three of them tried their best to find a remote route to travel. Du Heiyi even gave a copy of the map to the two of them, which could be considered as a sincere cooperation. After obtaining the new map, Yi Tian finally had a better understanding of the Western Wasteland. He did not expect that the cultivator in front of him had set foot in so many places. Except for the Heavenly Devil Palace of the Heavenly Devil Sect and the Notre-Dame Cathedral of the Cha Nu Sect, which were blank, the other places were more or less marked.
That night, Du Heiyi took advantage of the darkness and rushed forward. Yi Tian and Shui Dong Cheng followed closely behind. After flying over a few steep mountains and arriving at a small valley, Du Heiyi suddenly slowed down. After a while, he waved at Yi Tian and Shui Dongcheng and said, "We're here. There's still a long way to go."
The two behind him nodded. Then, three flashes of light landed on the ground, and the few of them began to walk into the valley. Looking around, Yi Tian also felt that this was a good place to set up a magic array. At the very least, he could see that the mountain valley was filled with beautiful scenery and spiritual energy. Even if he were to casually set up a trap array here, it would be able to last for over 1,000 years.
After walking along the path for nearly a quarter of an hour, Du Heiyi pointed towards the depths of the valley and said, "It's over there. I accidentally found some stone pillars and steles. I also found the command medallion in a pile of weeds nearby."
Looking in the direction he pointed, Yi Tian saw a pile of rocks in front of him. In the center, there were eight stone steles as tall as a person. The surrounding area was filled with weeds that reached his waist. After using his spiritual sense to scan the eight stone steles, Yi Tian said with joy, "There's no mistake. These are the eight formation bases of the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. However, I'll have to carefully inspect them before discussing the details."
After saying that, he ignored the two and quickly walked forward to look at the eight stone steles. Following the formation patterns carved on the eight stone steles, Yi Tian slowly searched one side. He actually discovered that there was a coiling dragon stone carving at the base of the formation. However, the stone carving was only a foot tall and was covered by the weeds on the ground.
After carefully looking at the eight stone steles, Yi Tian found the 'Qian' stone stele in the northeast direction and inserted the command medallion into the groove. After pouring spiritual energy into his hands, he saw that the entire stone stele was activated. A ray of light followed the stone steps and shone on the coiling dragon.
Du Heiyi and Shui Dongcheng looked at the situation with astonishment. At this moment, they heard Yi Tian call out, "Du Heiyi, take your 'Kun' command medallion and go to the southwest. Shui Dongcheng, go to the southeast and activate it according to my method."
The two understood and operated according to Yi Tian's method. After ten breaths of time, three stone steles were activated. The coiling dragon in the middle seemed to move. The dragon's mouth shone a ray of light at the back of the cliff. However, it disappeared in less than three breaths of time.
Looking at the ray of light from the dragon's mouth, an illusory door appeared on the cliff. Although it was only a blurry frame, the three could clearly see that there was a Jin Dan cultivator's cave hidden here.
However, only three of the formation were activated. Therefore, the entrance to the door wasn't completely revealed. However, Shui Dongcheng and Du Heiyi were even more convinced of Yi Tian's words. They were certain that there was something good inside. However, they were troubled by the lack of manpower.
When the light at the entrance couldn't hold on any longer and disappeared, the three of them were happy instead of worried. It was Du Heiyi who spoke first, "Daoist Yi, you're right. This stone array needs eight people to open at the same time."
Shui Dongcheng revealed a worried expression and said, "But we only have three command medallions. Even if we gather eight people, we don't have that many command medallions." After speaking, he looked at the two with a puzzled expression.
At this moment, Yi Tian was quickly going through the formation in his mind. He smiled and said, "The two of you don't need to worry. I have seen these three command medallions. The inscription patterns on them are the same. As long as I find the right materials, I can duplicate the remaining five command medallions."
After speaking, Yi Tian's face was filled with confidence. This stone formation could be said to be an upgraded version of the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. It was called the Eight Gate Golden Lock Coiling Dragon Formation. It should have been set up by the ancient cultivators to seal his cave. Moreover, this person should have an unclear relationship with the Central Province's Heavenly Fate Sect.
Fortunately, Yi Tian had previously made a deal with Xiao Linhang and obtained the array manual of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. The sealing formation here was also recorded in the array manual. It belonged to the category that Golden Core cultivators and even Nascent Soul cultivators could set up.
Hearing Yi Tian's words, Du Heiyi and Shui Dongcheng's eyes lit up. It seemed that this exploration was already half done. Now, it was just a matter of manpower.
After the three of them took back the command medallions, everyone sat in the formation and began to discuss the division of labor. These three palm-sized command medallions were made of 70% high grade black essence iron and 30% Krypton gold. Each of them weighed about five kilograms. This meant that there were at least 35 kilograms of black essence iron and 15 kilograms of Krypton gold. However, Krypton gold was a level 5 material. If they were to sell it at an auction, 15 kilograms would cost at least 300,000 spirit stones.
This made Du Heiyi and Shui Dongcheng stumped. The two of them added up to about the same amount. However, spirit stones were useless. The key was to find the materials.
On the contrary, Yi Tian smiled and said, "The two of you don't have to do this. We just need to find a few fellow cultivators who came with us to explore. When the time comes, everyone will split the cost. We just need to look around and collect these materials."
"But what if there isn't anything valuable in the ruins? What should we do? Or how should we say it is unevenly distributed? " Du Heiyi was an experienced cultivator. He had dug up many graves and encountered all kinds of situations. That was why he asked this question.
Shui Dongcheng also looked at Yi Tian with a face full of doubt, hoping that he could give a reasonable explanation. On the other hand, Yi Tian smiled and said: "I've checked the array diagram, this kind of large array is usually used by Jin Dan cultivators to seal some cave abodes that they don't use. This ruin seems to be a few hundred years old, there should be some spirit herbs inside, or perhaps some cultivation techniques left behind. I don't think I need to say much about the cave abodes left behind by the Jin Dan cultivators. "
Shui Dongcheng said: "In that case, I will be in charge of searching for the materials. I am involved in all the black markets in the Heaven Sword City, and this time, I need a lot of materials. In order to hide it, it is inconvenient to purchase a large amount of materials at once."
Du Heiyi nodded, and said to Yi Tian: "Don't worry about the materials, the two of us should be able to deal with it."
Yi Tian laughed: "Then let's divide the work like this, after you find the materials, you can go to the Zheng Family's Artifact Refining Shop in the north of the Heaven Sword City to find me, I will still be staying there."
After pausing for a moment, Yi Tian opened his mouth again: "As for the manpower, we need to distribute it like this. Shui Dongcheng and I will each find two Foundation Establishment Stage helpers, and Du Heiyi will be in charge of finding one."
Hearing this, Du Heiyi's face revealed a satisfied expression. This way, at least there wouldn't be a situation where one party was the strongest. Overall, it could be considered fair. His reputation was rather bad, and most of the people he found were dog butchers, which would make the other two look down on him. Shui Dongcheng's face twitched, and he nodded with a smile. In this way, he would have to collect more materials in the future. Although it was a helpless action, it was reasonable.
This time, Du Heiyi and Shui Dongcheng both nodded confidently. It seemed that there was no harm in it, the key was to see if the people they found could be reliable.
Yi Tian could be considered to have divided the two of them. This way, at least he wouldn't be too passive. When exploring, the most frightening thing was that the people they found would form a group. In the end, they would be marginalized, and their lives might even be in danger. At that time, as long as they paired the people they brought with them, and let them secretly guard against each other, they would be able to fish for benefits.
After giving his instructions, Yi Tian took out an array disc and covered the foundation of the original array with another layer. After ten breaths of time, the array disc of the fog array began to take effect, and the surrounding environment began to change vaguely. A quarter of an hour later, the area within ten miles of where the three of them were located was shrouded in a thick layer of white fog. Yi Tian said indifferently: "I have sealed the entrance to the ruins, let's wait until we have gathered enough people before coming back."
Du Heiyi and Shui Dongcheng nodded towards Yi Tian, then the three of them flew up on their Imperial Equipment, with Yi Tian leading the way, they slowly flew out of the valley.
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