Invincible Martial King

The surroundings were a desolate scene. The walls were broken and the ground was covered in gravel.    

    

The faint outline of a building could be seen on the sandstorm eroding rocks. However, after being baptized by the river of time, only a few faint traces remained.    

    

"According to the map, this should be the ancient ruins. It looks even more desolate than I imagined." Observing the surroundings, Zhang Hongru was surprised. He confirmed the markings on the map again and again, but after a long time, he confirmed that this was indeed the target of their group.    

    

"It's not only desolate. It's practically a piece of waste land."    

    

"The surrounding Spiritual Aura is so thin that it can be ignored." Ao Hong felt the energy in the air seriously and shook his head after a moment.    

    

"Hongru, are you sure this is the place we're looking for?" Suen Zhongda couldn't help but ask.    

    

"That's right."    

    

"This is indeed the Ancient Ruins recorded on the map."    

    

"Let's split up and look around." Zhang Hongru frowned and said in a deep voice.    

    

Hearing this, Lu Chen, along with the others, separated in different directions as they explored the depths of the ruins.    

    

"There's actually such a desolate area inside the Great Fantasy Stage. If there really are Ancient Weapon s here, there will definitely be boundless energy fluctuations appearing. However, there isn't such a situation around here at all."    

    

"Look ahead."    

    

Lu Chen carefully observed the surrounding terrain and headed towards the depths of the ruins. However, the deeper he went, the more desolate and dilapidated it became. In the end, he even used his soul power to investigate it.    

    

"What's going on?"    

    

"I searched for more than half a day, but I couldn't find even the slightest clue."    

    

Several hours passed, and the few of them were once again gathered together. However, without exception, they did not find anything out of the ordinary.    

    

"Hongru, this map was given to you by Third Prince. Didn't he have any special instructions before he left?" Suen Zhongda looked at Zhang Hongru and asked.    

    

"Nope."    

    

"Actually, Third Prince also maintained his suspicion towards the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon on this map. That's why he allowed us to enter and check. However, he did not expect that it would cause a lot of trouble, and in the end, it turned out to be nothing." Wu Tie revealed a wry smile as he shook his head.    

    

Although these ruins were wide, they were all martial dao Sect Master Expert s, and almost flipped over the entire land. In the end, they still couldn't find anything, even if they had some clues.    

    

"The people from West Campus caused trouble, and in the end, they still returned empty-handed. That's true …" Ao Hong also smiled helplessly. Originally, his expectations were quite high, but now that he had been busy for a long time without any progress, it was indeed depressing.    

    

"Lu Chen, why aren't you saying anything?" A few people started to complain, but only Lu Chen remained silent, which attracted Zhang Hongru's attention.    

    

"Senior Zhang, can I take a look at that map?" Lu Chen suddenly asked after a moment of silence.    

    

"This …"    

    

"Fine."    

    

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Hongru handed the map over to Lu Chen.    

    

"It really is an ancient map."    

    

Lu Chen took the map and found it extremely cold. He didn't know what material the map was made of and it was very smooth. However, the images recorded in the map were a bit blurry, as if a small section was missing. One could vaguely see the logo of a map. There was a red dot in the middle, corresponding to the location of the few people in question.    

    

"Apart from the map, is there no other clue?" Lu Chen observed for a moment and asked.    

    

"I think Third Prince once mentioned that the missing corner of this ancient map is a line of words, saying that the moon is in the sky …"    

    

"Above the moon?"    

    

"This Great Fantasy Stage doesn't even have a single star, where did the moon come from?" Suen Zhongda twitched his mouth.    

    

"Could it be some kind of secret phrase?"    

    

Ao Hong expressed his opinion.    

    

"I don't think so."    

    

"It's more like a hint." Lu Chen frowned. If there was indeed such a handwriting, then it might be a hint. But what exactly was it?    

    

"How about this, let's wait here for a while." Lu Chen suggested after pondering for a moment.    

    

"Then let's wait."    

    

"It doesn't matter."    

    

Hearing this, Zhang Hongru nodded and agreed. If they were to return empty-handed, it would naturally be extremely unreconciled. Moreover, it didn't matter if they had to wait for a while, as in the Great Fantasy Stage, time would flow at least ten times faster than in the outside world. Cultivating in this place every day was equivalent to cultivating in the outside world for more than ten days.    

    

Lu Chen and the others waited for a few days. Unfortunately, after a few days, they were able to dig almost three feet into the ground. In the end, they still didn't find anything abnormal.    

    

"I wasted a few days, but in the end, there was nothing."    

    

"I don't think we need to wait any longer. If we have the time, we might as well return to a place filled with rich spiritual energy. Let's calm down and cultivate, at least we can improve our strength by quite a bit."    

    

Suen Zhongda could not help but suggest, since they could not find the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon, there was no need to continue waiting.    

    

"That's right."    

    

"I think this map is probably fake." Ao Hong also shook his head.    

    

"This …"    

    

"It seems this is the only way."    

    

Zhang Hongru sighed and wavered a bit. After all, even Third Prince said that this map might not be true. It would be good if they could find the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapon, but they wouldn't have to force themselves if they couldn't find it.    

    

"I think we should wait a little longer."    

    

After a moment of silence, Lu Chen said softly.    

    

"You still want to wait?"    

    

"Are we going to waste all our time here?" Hearing that, Suen Zhongda couldn't help but show a look of displeasure.    

    

"Don't you think that's odd?" Lu Chen paused for a moment before continuing, "Why is the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth so abundant in other places while the Spiritual Qi here is so thin and obvious?"    

    

"Lu Chen, what do you mean?"    

    

Hearing that, Zhang Hongru's eyes lit up.    

    

"Could it be that something absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth?" Ao Hong suddenly thought of something and added.    

    

"That's right."    

    

Lu Chen gave him an appreciative look.    

    

"No matter how much or how little the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth there is, as long as we use our soul power to sense it carefully, we will be able to trace it."    

    

"Therefore, we can put more effort into this aspect. Perhaps we might have some gains, but it is only a guess of mine." Lu Chen smiled and added.    

    

"You're really smart."    

    

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"    

    

Zhang Hongru laughed and then continued, "In terms of sensing the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, I do have a magical equipment that I can use. Maybe it can help us find something."