Dragon's Origin

Chapter 226 Wasting Time (Part 2)

The search party continued to move forward. When they had gone more than ten miles, a master guard kicked away a piece of charred rock, drawing Wang Sheng's attention.

"Flying Fox, that rock has been burned," Wang Sheng reminded Flying Fox, who was not far away.

Flying Fox's eyes lit up, and his figure darted out. The charred stone was still in the air when Flying Fox grabbed it, examining it carefully.

Wang Sheng was right. The blackness on the stone was not naturally formed, nor was it stained by something black. It was the kind of charred blackness formed by being burned many times.

"Look around carefully!" Wang Sheng once again took command in place of Flying Fox. Flying Fox not only didn't stop him but also joined the search party himself.

Soon, the area was thoroughly searched. During the search, two ordinary guards were bitten by some poisonous insects. Fortunately, they found a large area of artificial construction traces.

In particular, after someone found two large pill refining tools that looked like medicine cauldrons in two collapsed rooms, Flying Fox's eyes remained bright.

With pill refining tools, it was clear that pills had been refined here. It couldn't be said for sure that it was the ruins they were looking for, but it was definitely related to those ruins.

After hundreds of years, all the houses had collapsed. Wherever plants could grow, branches sprouted. The wooden furniture in the rooms had all turned into rotten wood, even becoming nutrients for many new plants. Only some rusty, unrecognizable metal tools and weathered stone implements could show everyone that this was once a glorious palace complex.

Looking at these, Wang Sheng shook his head directly. In this state, forget about finding any surviving divine pills, it would be good if anything was left at all. After hundreds of years of wind and rain, no one could imagine what kind of erosion that would be.

The group was disappointed once again. Although this palace complex was indeed a place where pills had been refined, it was not the ruins they were looking for.

"Master, Flying Fox, I want to know, what makes you so sure that there are still pills in that ruin?" When everyone faced the unsuccessful result again, Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask, "If there are array protections or something, then quickly let the array masters take the lead to find array fluctuations. If there are other reasons, just say it, so we don't waste time. You've all seen it, ordinary houses and palaces are basically like this. I don't think there's anything worth looking for here."

Wang Sheng's words made sense. Even Flying Fox's subordinates looked at him and the female owner because of Wang Sheng's words. Now that they had reached this point, why were they still hiding any clues? Wouldn't that really be wasting time?

Flying Fox's cultivation was high, but he had never encountered such a situation. He couldn't help but look at the female owner, seeming to be seeking her opinion.

"That pill refining sect once had a huge underground palace," the female owner finally opened her mouth after considering for a moment. "The underground palace was built on the opening of a terrestrial fire vein. That terrestrial fire vein was the key to that sect's pill refining techniques being superior to many other pill refining masters."

Wang Sheng's eyes widened, and he felt like he was opening his eyes to new things listening to all this. Even Wang Sheng was like this. The guards who didn't know the inside story, whether they were masters or ordinary guards, were all listening carefully, afraid of missing a bit of secret information.

The so-called terrestrial fire vein should be a small volcano. Wang Sheng had to admire the courage of those alchemists hundreds of years ago, daring to use a volcano in such a way. However, back on Earth, Wang Sheng had personally seen some volcanoes that were not very active but still maintained liquid magma. Under the premise of safety, it was not uncommon to be utilized.

"That sect paid a great price to build a huge underground palace around the underground fire vein," the female owner, since she had started talking, had no more concerns and simply said everything. "The stone underground palace is exceptionally sturdy and will not be eroded by wind and rain. In addition, with the protection of the array, it must be safe and sound. As for the pills, there are arrays that can maintain the efficacy of the pills for a long time. Everyone should know this."

Except for Wang Sheng, everyone was nodding. It seemed that this was common sense, and Wang Sheng would not doubt it. However, what Wang Sheng doubted was whether that array could operate for five hundred years.

"The fire vein of the terrestrial fire was directly embedded in an integrated array, which also served as a source for maintaining the operation of the array, which is better than spiritual energy," as if seeing through Wang Sheng's thoughts, the female owner directly explained the energy source needed for the array to operate.

Being able to embed terrestrial fire into an array for utilization, this was definitely a master among array masters! Even Wang Sheng had to admire this design, which could really operate for a long time. As long as the terrestrial fire did not extinguish, the array could operate forever. Amazing.

"The entrance to the underground palace was under a palace in the mountain gate where that sect was located at the time," the female owner's previous words had basically explained why the ruins would be intact and why there might still be pills. The rest was to tell Wang Sheng the target to look for. "Lone Wolf, do you have a way to find that underground palace?"

Immediately, all eyes were focused on Wang Sheng. Everyone's eyes were filled with hope, even Flying Fox was no exception. If they could find this underground palace, everyone present, as long as they could return alive, would receive a generous reward. At the same time, among the spoils found in the underground palace, at least 20% would be distributed among everyone present.

Of course, the biggest premise was to return alive. It was very obvious that some people were destined not to return.

Regarding their own interests, everyone cared very much. Those shopkeepers who were destined not to return no longer needed to consider anything. They just needed to find the underground palace as soon as possible.

"Underground palace, and a fire vein," a look of wry amusement appeared on Wang Sheng's face, along with an extremely deep tone of complaint, as he said to Flying Fox and the female owner, "Couldn't you have said so earlier? Was it necessary to hide it like this and waste time?"

This tone made everyone's heart rejoice. Since Wang Sheng said this, did that mean he already had a clue?

"Can you find it?" The female owner's eyes were filled with expectant gazes, looking at Wang Sheng with incomparable heat.

"Really wasting time!" Under everyone's gaze, Wang Sheng shook his head helplessly. "Went in the wrong direction, turn around and go the other way. Sigh! Really, should have said so earlier!"