The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1689: Chapter 1689: Investigating the Ruins

Talking about this Minglu Pill, in the outside world, it is indeed precious, but as long as there are materials, many Pill Masters, even if they are not Holy Alchemists, can refine it. However, in the Witch Realm, there are very few Pill Masters who can refine the Minglu Pill. Even if it can be refined, the required materials far exceed those in the outside world.

Except for Jing Yan, the other four guest elders couldn’t help but show excitement upon seeing the Minglu Pill. But Jing Yan was indifferent to this kind of elixir. Even if the Minglu Pill is very valuable, Jing Yan basically doesn’t need it now, as his Life and Death Laws are complete.

"Thank you, Clan Leader, thank you, High Priest!" Several guest elders expressed their gratitude joyfully.

Because the reward of the Minglu Pill given by the Shadow Clan Tribe, these guest elders did not pursue the detailed situation of the mission further.

Jing Yan also did not continue to inquire.

"Esteemed guest elders, we will act three days from now, and I hope you are well prepared in advance," the Clan Leader Ying Huixu said again.

Several guest elders nodded and then left the reception room.

Three days later, Jing Yan and the other guest elders gathered in secret.

Not only did the five guest minister cultivators gather, but there were also some recruited guards and some members from within the Shadow Clan Tribe.

The leader was the chief elder of the Shadow Clan Tribe, Ying Zhan.

Ying Zhan took out an artifact and activated it, immediately forming a special plane. All the cultivators participating in the mission entered this special plane. In this special plane, the cultivators concealed their traces. Outside, discovering cultivators in the special plane was very difficult.

However, the special plane formed by this artifact was far from reaching the level of Ying Lu’s artifact.

The artifact Ying Zhan brought out could be discovered by cultivators outside if they were relatively close and reached the Wizard realm, purposefully investigating. But Ying Lu’s Plane Artifact was difficult for even Great Witch Wu Yan to detect.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to set off. Along the way, you must not leave the plane space, I hope you understand," Ying Zhan said solemnly.

Jing Yan and the others could see that this action of the Shadow Clan Tribe was indeed extremely cautious. This mission was probably very important to the Shadow Clan Tribe.

The Clan Leader and the High Priest of the Shadow Clan Tribe did not act together. However, both of these Great Witch powerhouses showed up, indicating the importance the Shadow Clan Tribe attached to this action.

"I want to go too!"

At this time, a voice came, and then Ying Lu appeared.

"Uncle Ying Zhan, wait for me," Ying Lu shouted.

"Nonsense!" the High Priest scolded with a stern look, glaring at his daughter Ying Lu.

"Father, I want to go. I am also a cultivator at the Wizard realm, and I can be of help," Ying Lu was not very afraid of her father.

"You cannot go. This mission might be dangerous, you lack experience and might cause trouble," the High Priest Ying Xiao said seriously.

"Father, if I don’t go through trials, how can my strength become stronger? If I always hide under your wings, how can I become a Great Witch?" Ying Lu insisted on going.

"If you don’t let me follow Uncle Ying Zhan, then I’ll go by myself. Anyway, I know the location of that place," Ying Lu muttered.

Ying Xiao’s face started to darken; he spoiled this daughter too much.

"High Priest, I think it’s better to let Ying Lu go. Ying Lu is already at the Wizard realm, and she has the Witch Tool, the Shadowless Wheel, on her, so being careful, there shouldn’t be any problem," Clan Leader Ying Huixu said with a smile.

What he referred to as the Shadowless Wheel was the Plane Artifact Ying Lu used when helping Jing Yan escape Wu Yan’s pursuit, a very high-end Witch Tool.

The High Priest Ying Xiao pondered for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.

"Rest assured, High Priest, I will take good care of Ying Lu," Ying Zhan said, knowing that Ying Lu would surely accompany him to that relic.

"Be careful," Ying Xiao nodded to Ying Zhan, then turned to his daughter Ying Lu, reminding her.

Ying Lu happily entered the special plane area and came to Jing Yan’s side. The two of them exchanged words quietly.

Ying Zhan manipulated the plane Witch Tool, leading over a hundred cultivators swiftly away from the Shadow Clan Tribe. Maintaining the activation state of this Witch Tool consumed a considerable amount of resource energy, but to conceal the team’s tracks, Ying Zhan never put away this Witch Tool along the way.

It took over a month before the group finally arrived at their destination.

"Could this be a relic?" a guest elder sensed something.

"It looks like a relic or a secret realm of some sort. Our mission this time is to investigate this place, right?"

"Relics or secret realms usually contain certain dangers. However, since we have accepted the reward, we must work for the Shadow Clan Tribe!"

Several guest elders whispered to each other.

Ying Zhan put away the plane Witch Tool.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to enter this place. This is a relic discovered by our Shadow Clan Tribe. Inside, there are some dangers, but they aren’t too significant. With our strength, we should be able to explore the relic relatively easily," Ying Zhan told everyone. Since they had reached the destination, there was no need to continue to keep it a secret; besides, it’s also challenging to maintain concealment at this point.

"No time to lose; let’s act immediately," Ying Zhan ordered with a wave of his hand.

As the hidden formation at the entrance of the relic was opened, a faint light screen appeared, and everyone entered the light screen one after another. Jing Yan also entered the relic with the others.

The exploration of the relic went quite smoothly. Although there were some dangers inside, the cultivators were relatively strong, with nearly ten Wizard level powerhouses among them. So, those dangers were quickly eliminated. By the end of the exploration, only a few weaker cultivators died.

None of the Wizard level powerhouses died, nor were any injured.

During this relic exploration, Jing Yan hardly acted. Instead, Ying Lu was more active, destroying two puppet warriors with Wizard strength by herself.

Jing Yan concluded from his investigation that this relic was left by a Pill Master, likely one with decent abilities. The Shadow Clan Tribe obtained an Alchemy Dao Treasure Book from this relic. From Ying Zhan’s expression, he seemed satisfied with the harvest of this relic exploration. Jing Yan also used his powerful Divine Soul to take a look at that Alchemy Dao Treasure Book, finding it unimpressive; compared to the Qiankun Pill Path, this book was far inferior. In Jing Yan’s hands, this book had no value.

Besides the Alchemy Dao Treasure Book, the relic only contained a small amount of elixir. There was nothing else of much value.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the relic exploration is over. When we return, our Shadow Clan Tribe will present abundant rewards," Ying Zhan said with a smile to everyone. "Now, we shall return to the Shadow Clan Tribe."