Lin Qian stared at the massive structure in front of him and walked directly toward it, carefully examining the remnants of the formation at the entrance. At the same time, his soul power and soul sense flowed out, enveloping the formation.
The data from his observation was transmitted to the Heaven's Craft Division in the Xuan Fantasy Star.
"Oh? This formation!" Zhuge Ming from the Heaven's Craft Division showed great interest after receiving the data from Lin Qian. "Your Majesty, this formation's level far exceeds that of the Soul Martial Continent… no, to be precise, it's on an entirely different level."
Zhuge Ming's words caught Lin Qian by surprise. "How long would it take you to break this formation?"
"Your Majesty, just a moment is enough."
"..." Lin Qian was speechless. "Then why did you make it sound so advanced? Are you trying to toy with me?"
"Please, Your Majesty, I wasn't playing with you. The formation's brilliance isn't in its complexity but in its foundational structure. It's at least ten thousand times more advanced than the formations of the Soul Martial Continent." After estimating briefly, Zhuge Ming continued his report, "In other words, this formation was left behind by an extremely advanced cultivation civilization."
"So, you're saying this is from a civilization that's ten thousand times more developed than the Soul Martial Continent?" Lin Qian immediately grasped the meaning, his expression changing as he gazed at the ruins before him.
At this moment, Lin Qian became certain that the Soul Martial Continent was not as simple as it seemed.
First, there was the Dark Demon, an entity from the outer starry skies who had schemed to do something on the Soul Martial Continent. However, despite his terrifying power, he had been unable to fully enter the continent.
At that time, Lin Qian had already speculated that there must be something special about the Soul Martial Continent, something that made the Dark Demon so obsessed with it.
Now, after discovering traces of a cultivation civilization far more advanced than the Soul Martial Continent in these ruins, Lin Qian's suspicions were even more confirmed.
"If that's the case, I'm truly curious about what secrets the Soul Martial Continent is hiding." Lin Qian muttered as he studied the towering structure before him.
"Your Majesty, this formation will greatly aid the Hua Xia Empire's research into the formation styles of this world," Zhuge Ming excitedly said as he closely examined the formation in front of the gate. "Studying the formations of these ruins could also speed up the progress of the Puppet Body Project!"
Hearing this, Lin Qian couldn't stay calm anymore. He quickly stepped into the building. "Well then, what are we waiting for? There must be even more complete formations inside. We need to study them all."
Seeing Lin Qian eagerly rushing in, Ye Xin and the three elders, who had been following closely behind, exchanged glances of joy and hurried after him.
"Xiao Qian, what's making you so happy?" Ye Xin asked.
"I've made an incredible discovery. The formations in this place could be of great help to the Hua Xia Empire," Lin Qian replied as he entered the gate.
Once inside, his eyes widened in astonishment.
Crossing the gate was like stepping into another world.
The interior of the building formed a semicircular arc, almost as if it contained its own separate dimension.
From the outside, the structure appeared to have no more than thirty stories.
But after entering, Lin Qian looked up and found that he couldn't see the top. It seemed endless, with countless floors!
Even with Lin Qian's sharp eyesight, he could only see up to the eight-hundredth floor of the building.
On the curved walls ahead, there were numerous doorways, though they had no doors. Each one was sealed tightly by powerful formations, with no hint of energy leaking out.
Every floor was the same, packed with doorways, all sealed by these formidable formations.
Lin Qian also noticed that on the lowest level, one of the doorways had a broken seal, suggesting that the Purple Demon Fish had escaped from there.
"This is spectacular! Who could have built such a grand structure?" Lin Qian marveled as he stood beside Ye Xin, gazing at the colossal building.
Indeed, this enormous structure was something the current Soul Martial Continent could never create.
However, Ye Xin quickly regained her composure and glanced at Lin Qian.
She remembered her experience within the Xuan Fantasy Star, where she had seen buildings even more magnificent than this one, like those massive floating pavilions, suspended in mid-air, as grand as an entire continent. At that time, it had frightened her greatly.
So, although Ye Xin admired the building before her, it was only a fleeting reaction.
The three elders standing nearby, however, were filled with awe. "Even after seeing this place many times, returning here still leaves us in awe."
After surveying the surroundings, Lin Qian moved directly toward the broken seal where the Purple Demon Fish had escaped.
The other doorways were still tightly sealed, but this one was broken, which meant they could only explore what lay behind it.
Since they had come to investigate, Lin Qian wanted to inspect it thoroughly.
Standing before the doorway, Lin Qian found that the seal bore the same style as the one at the building's entrance. After transmitting the results to the Heaven's Craft Division in the Xuan Fantasy Star, he walked directly into the portal.
"Such grandeur!" Lin Qian remarked as he entered and saw the scene ahead.
Ye Xin, following closely behind, was also stunned. "Are all the spaces behind these doors this vast?"
What greeted them was an expansive world.
There was no land—just an endless ocean.
Beyond the portal, waves surged, and dense spiritual energy filled the air, leaving them in awe.
Lin Qian immediately noticed a stone tablet at the entrance, engraved with a simple inscription: Purple Demon Fish, a decorative species. It can leap into the sky. One martial point awarded.
Seeing this, Lin Qian had a moment of realization.
The inscription on the stone tablet was incredibly straightforward, merely describing the name and basic characteristics of the Purple Demon Fish. It seemed almost perfunctory, as if the person entering already knew all about the Purple Demon Fish.
But what did it mean by one martial point awarded?
Lin Qian stared at the vast ocean in front of him, deep in thought. With a single thought, he summoned the Blade-Tooth Shark army from the Xuan Fantasy Star's Beast Division. Hundreds of massive sharks appeared in the waters ahead, spreading out to explore.
Through the eyes of the Blade-Tooth Sharks, Lin Qian quickly saw the situation beneath the sea's surface, and it was truly terrifying!