After Zhang Yu returned to the encampment, he called Wen Liang and Shi Yue over and asked them to be in charge of communicating with the military headquarters. The two of them agreed.
As for where the military headquarters would bring the Xuan Soldiers and how they would launch the attack, he didn't need to ask about these details. He believed that the military headquarters would have a way to deal with it.
In the following days, he cultivated while searching for ruins. In the middle of the third month, he received a thick book from Yan Tai Academy.
He had borrowed this book from Elder Lu, and it mainly recorded the ancient ruins of a place called Helier.
It was said that these ruins had existed for two eras. Of course, the owners weren't the same group of people. After the original owner went missing, the ruins were reconstructed by later people who occupied this place. In the end, it was destroyed by the Turbid Tide, and only a few people managed to escape. It was also these survivors who spread the news of this ancient country to the outside world.
In the legends of Helier, there were two divine objects, namely the 'Box of Wishes' and the 'Jar of Eternal Life'. The former could fulfill any wish, while the latter could grant eternal life.
However, in his opinion, the rumors were definitely exaggerated. Otherwise, Helier wouldn't have been destroyed by the Turbid Tide.
However, for such an ancient object to carry such beliefs, perhaps Origin Energy existed in it.
After the book, there was a letter from Elder Lu. It was filled with many words, and one could see that he was very excited from between the lines.
Although antiquarian scholars like Elder Lu often explored the ruins in the Wasteland, they usually couldn't go to places that were too far away from the Qingyang Upper Continent.
Because they were too far away from the military encampment, they wouldn't receive any reinforcements. In addition, there were many spiritual creatures and monsters along the way. Even if they were accompanied by armored soldiers and mercenaries, there was no guarantee that nothing would happen.
Helier's ruins were located in the depths of the Wasteland. Although these ruins were quite famous among antiquarian scholars, only a few of them had actually been there.
Those who had been there didn't return.
Therefore, at the end of the letter, Elder Lu also mentioned that if Zhang Yu was prepared to head there and saw the remains of those scholars, he hoped that he could bring them back.
After Zhang Yu finished reading, he pondered for a moment. However, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he commissioned the Tenki-in Hall to create something for him. It was mainly a creation. This was to make it easier for him to find what he needed.
Around the end of March, when everything was ready, he boarded a Kun Tu flying boat, left the station, and sped towards the southwest.
However, not long after he set off, he noticed two flying ships following behind him. They should have flown out of the Tenki-in Hall.
He turned his gaze and saw everyone inside the flying boat clearly. With a thought, he ignored them and allowed the two flying boats to follow behind him.
In the main cabin of a flying boat at the front, there was an old man with a wrinkled face and sharp eyes. Beside him were a young man and a young woman.
At this moment, the young man said, "Elder Ying, aren't we following too closely?"
Elder Ying's expression was deep as he said, "It's fine. We can't hide our tracks in front of this person. It's better to be open about it. Moreover, this person shouldn't mind."
The young woman wore light makeup and looked quite good. She revealed a worried expression and said, "Elder Ying, this matter is still too risky."
Elder Ying said in a deep voice, "But this risk is worth taking. From the limited records, both the Jar of Eternal Life and the Box of Wishing are very valuable items. Perhaps they will be of great help to our next step of the plan."
After the flying boat traveled for about five days and nights, an oasis surrounded by snowy mountains appeared in front of them. Zhang Yu got up from his seat and took a few steps forward to look at it.
Along the way, the surroundings were barren wastelands. However, this place was full of vitality. The trees provided shade, the springs gurgled, and the cries of various creatures could be heard from afar.
In the middle of the oasis, there was an inwardly sunken pit. Looking from the sky, it looked like a navel.
The water from the surrounding snowy mountains flowed here, forming a rumbling waterfall that flowed downwards in the pit. Under the illumination of the sun, the splashing water droplets formed a rainbow-colored rainbow above.
He reached out and pressed Yu Chen down, then steered the flying boat directly into the pit.
Not long after he went down, the two flying boats also flew to the sky above the pit and stopped there.
The young man said, "Elder Ying, that person seems to have entered there. What should we do?"
Elder Ying thought for a moment and quickly made a judgment, "Tell Mister Li and the others behind to leave a team here to provide support. We'll go down too. But everyone, be careful. We don't know what will be here. Something that that person doesn't care about might not be a threat to us."
Zhang Yu's flying boat continued to descend. After about a thousand feet, it stopped above an underground river. The river flowed into four channels. Zhang Yu casually chose a direction and turned towards it.
For him, it didn't matter which direction he went, as long as he could reach the ruins in the end.
After him, Elder Ying's flying boat also arrived here.
The young man looked at the four channels below and couldn't help but be startled. He said, "Elder Ying, which direction should we go?"
Elder Ying looked and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid we can only rely on ourselves here." He pointed in the opposite direction from Zhang Yu, "We'll go there."
Zhang Yu's flying boat followed the underground river. The road ahead was not narrow, but became more and more spacious. The water flow gradually decreased, and there was a light similar to the sky above, making it look like they were still on the ground.
At this moment, on the rock walls on both sides, tall statues covered by vines and moss, appeared. They were all images of guards holding swords and shields.
At this moment, the water flow finally disappeared, and a huge rock wall appeared on the wall.
However, upon closer inspection, it wasn't a rock wall at all. It was clearly a huge human face, and there was a passage inside the mouth of the human face.
He stared at the face for a while and thought for a moment. Then, he pressed Yu Chen down and steered the flying boat to the side, stopping it on a stone platform.
The cabin door opened, and he came out with a sword in hand. Beside him was a custom-made creator. From the outside, he looked like a very agile and alert young man. There was only a silver metal vertical mark on his chin to distinguish him from a living person.
Zhang Yu sensed for a moment and found that there was a layer of obstruction in front of him. His Heart Force couldn't penetrate deep enough to see what was inside, but he was already prepared. He called out, "Qing Mo."
Qing Mo immediately bowed and said, "Sir, please give your orders."
Zhang Yu said, "Send a group of 'Iron Soldiers' in to scout the way."
Qing Mo nodded. He took out a whistle and blew into it.
After a while, there was a faint sound, like flowing sand, and a dense group of metal ants crawled down from the flying boat.
These things were the size of a finger, with two antennae on top. They looked like ants with two pairs of thin wings on their backs, and they crawled very quickly.
These were Kun Tu's creations for scouting. With these things, he didn't have to search for them personally. Moreover, these things were very cheap, so it didn't matter if he lost them all.
Zhang Yu knew that it would take a while to scout the way, so he had Qing Mo take out a drawing board and began to draw on the huge human face statue.
On the other side, Elder Ying and the others' flying boat also arrived in front of a huge human face. Elder Ying looked ahead and said excitedly, "The Gate of Horror, it's right, it's here. The flying boat can't go any further, so we'll stop here."
The two flying boats also stopped at the side.
After Elder Ying and the others came out, more than 20 mercenaries came out from the other flying boat. A tall man came to Elder Ying and cupped his fist, "Elder Ying, is this the place?"
Elder Ying nodded, "Mister Li, we'll have to trouble you for the rest of the journey."
The man with the surname Li patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my people used to be retired soldiers from the central army. Each of them is qualified to wear armor, so I can guarantee that you won't be hurt."
He whistled, and all the mercenaries behind him put on their outer armor. Then, they scattered into five small groups and walked in orderly steps into the passage.
Elder Ying narrowed his eyes and looked at them. The young man hesitated and said, "Elder Ying, I think they're from the central army …"
Elder Ying shook his head, "Just see for yourself, don't say it out loud."
The man with the surname Li walked in the front after entering the passage. A soldier beside him said, "Captain, they seem to be looking at something."
The man with the surname Li said indifferently, "It doesn't matter, that old man is a smart man. So what if he knows? Our goal doesn't conflict with theirs. "
The soldier said, "Then what if that Xuan Zheng is looking for the same thing as us?"
The man with the surname Li said, "If that's the case, we'll just let him have it. This operation was a last-minute idea from the higher-ups. Don't take it too seriously, your own life is more important."
The soldier said, "Let him have it? Team leader, we have 25 people. "
The man with the surname Li glanced at him and said, "You're thinking too much. What's the use of 25 people? Even 250 people won't make a difference."
The soldier muttered, "Captain, don't lie to me. It's not like I haven't seen cultivators before. How can they be so powerful?"
The man with the surname Li couldn't be bothered to explain. He slapped the soldier and said, "Don't be long-winded. Are you the captain or am I the captain? Just listen to what I'm saying! "
"Yes, yes."
The soldier immediately became obedient.
On Zhang Yu's side of the passage, after half a day, the first batch of "iron soldiers" turned back. They raised their heads and waved their antennae at Qing Mo.
Qing Mo half-knelt on the ground, as if he was listening to something. Then, he took out a jade tablet and waved it around. A map gradually appeared on the tablet.
As more and more "iron soldiers" turned back, the map became more and more detailed. Finally, he stood up and brought the jade tablet in front of Zhang Yu, respectfully saying, "Sir, please take a look."
Zhang Yu glanced at it and found that there were gaps in certain places on the map. Clearly, the iron soldiers had either encountered an insurmountable obstacle or been destroyed by something. However, these were precisely the places he needed to pay attention to.
He nodded and gestured for Qing Mo to move the painting tools downstairs. After tidying everything up, he picked up his sword and walked into the dark and long passage.
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