He curiously glanced around the clearing. The safe zone was much larger than he had anticipated, stretching out into a wide open field surrounded by towering trees that seemed to form a natural barrier against the dense mist.
"We should take a look around first," Shen Yuan said with a thoughtful tone. "If there's an artifact here, it's likely hidden somewhere in this clearing."
Han Qingyu looked at him in confusion, "But wouldn't it have been discovered by the other cultivators if it was here?"
Shen Yuan lightly smiled at her words, "If it was that easy to find, then of course it would have been found by now."
Wan Ling's eyes lit up, "Are you saying it is being protected or hidden by something?"
Shen Yuan looked at the giant trees which seemed to be planted in a particular order before saying, "Let's take a look around."
Han Qingyu nodded her head. "Let's split up and search. If you find anything out of place here, call out."
Wan Ling agreed, unsheathing her sword just in case. "Be careful. Even if this is a safe zone, we can't assume there won't be traps or other dangers such as cultivators or bandits." Stay updated via empire
Shen Yuan smiled, seeing the two of them being cautious as he also walked towards a different direction than the two of them.
"Hmm, let's see whose luck will be better this time around." Shen Yuan softly muttered while smiling slightly.
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Wan Ling went towards the eastern side of the clearing, her sword faintly glowing with Radiant Qi as she gripped it tightly.
Her eyes scanned the area carefully, searching for anything unusual. As she moved, the faint hum of the Thunder Qi in the air grew slightly louder.
She abruptly stopped in her tracks, her gaze locking onto a patch of ground surrounded by towering trees.
Unlike the rest of the clearing, this particular spot seemed out of place. The trees were unnaturally longer than the rest of the trees despite being close together, their bark seemed to be infused with thunder essence.
"Senior Brother! Sister Han! Over here!" Wan Ling called out, her voice echoing through the quiet clearing.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Yuan focused his Qi, activating the Void Steps technique.
His body shimmered briefly as his spatial Qi intertwined with the natural energy of the barrier. With precise control, he placed his foot forward, stepping into the barrier. The air around him rippled like water disturbed by a pebble.
The barrier seemed to sense someone intruding inside as it began rippling softly, faint arcs of lightning sparkled against his Spatial Qi as the resistance increased, but Shen Yuan improvised.
Using Spatial Distortion, he bent the fabric of space around him, creating a narrow passage through the formation's defenses.
Slowly, he passed through the barrier, disappearing from Han Qingyu's and Wan Ling's view.
Once inside the barrier, the air grew thicker with Thunder Qi, crackling softly in the silence. Shen Yuan found himself in a smaller clearing surrounded by tall, blue-tinged trees in a circle.
At the center of the clearing, embedded in the ground stood a spear. Its dark shaft pulsed faintly with energy, while arcs of lightning flashed past its surface, illuminating the ground surrounding it.
Shen Yuan's eyes lit up as his gaze landed on the spear, "Damn, that's a cool spear."
He cautiously approached the spear, the hum of the weapon growing louder with each step. "So this is what created this formation," he softly murmured while looking at the sleek body of the spear, "A Thunder Spear."
The energy emanating from the weapon was powerful and wild, but Shen Yuan could sense something more—a consciousness, faintly present inside the spear.
The spear had a weapon spirit, his eyes lit up as even his own Crimson Devourer had not reached such a level yet. "A WEAPON SPIRIT!"
He walked forward and reached out to grab the spear.
ZAPP!
His hand flung back as the Thunder Spear refused to allow someone unworthy to wield it.
Raising an eyebrow, he calmed down and looked at the spear again, "You're a proud one, huh?"
Thunder Qi seemed to be getting exuded from his body as his eyes focused on the dark body of the spear, "Don't worry, I'm not here to take you forcefully. I will show you what I'm made of."
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