Chapter 476 Exploration 2

“We haven’t received any news yet. I wonder how things are going.”

Liang Ze’s gaze held a hint of worry.

That was Glazed Island, the birthplace of the Immortal Sect Organization.

Judging by the attacks they had faced along the way, the Immortal Sect Organization still possessed a formidable foundation.

“Everyone, rest assured.”

“Actually, this time, the Alliance Leader of our Profound Celestial Alliance, Li Baozhou, also went to Glazed Island with Han Yuan.”

“With their strength, exploring Glazed Island shouldn’t be much of a problem.”

Yan Qingyu spoke up.

This was the first time she had revealed this information to the group.

The name Li Baozhou was practically synonymous with the number one expert in their world, a man of unfathomable depth.

And the power Han Yuan had displayed so far was also terrifying.

Hearing that these two had joined forces, everyone’s worries finally subsided a little.

“They’re back!”

“Han Yuan is back!”

Zhang Cang said in a deep voice.

Everyone looked over.

A small boat broke through the thick fog and appeared before their eyes.

Han Yuan and Li Baozhou stood at its bow.

Seeing this, everyone’s expressions turned to excitement.

Now that Han Yuan and Li Baozhou had returned safely from Glazed Island, they might have brought back some vital intelligence.

Soon, the small boat was rapidly approaching the large ship.

SWISH SWISH~~

Two afterimages flashed past.

Han Yuan and Li Baozhou suddenly appeared on the deck of the large ship.

“Alliance Leader Li, Palace Master Han.”

“What did you two discover on Glazed Island?”

Liang Ze asked impatiently.

“We learned quite a lot, actually.”

“Let’s head to the meeting hall to talk.”

Han Yuan said gravely.

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions immediately turned serious.

They quickly made their way to the meeting hall.

Han Yuan recounted what they had discovered on Glazed Island over the past few days.

When they heard that the founder of the Immortal Sect Organization had likely come from beyond the heavens, had created an indescribable city of metal, and had even imprisoned the Evil Demon Seed and Source Evil Seed to research something… for a moment, everyone in the meeting hall stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

After a long while, Ling Yunzi came to his senses and asked softly, “Then what about the Immortal Sect Organization?”

Han Yuan replied quietly, “The Immortal Sect Organization never showed up, not once… We currently have no idea where they’ve gone.”

Fei Laichuan, the strongest expert from Beichen Continent, frowned. “That’s impossible… The Immortal Sect Organization was able to annihilate the fleets from Dongsheng Continent and Xisha Continent. That proves they still have immense power. Why wouldn’t they appear?”

Han Yuan spread his hands. “I’d like to know the answer to that myself… but that’s what happened. The Immortal Sect Organization never appeared from start to finish. The only fight we had was with a fleshy, tumorous monster… I’d also like to know where the people of the Immortal Sect Organization have gone.”

Although Han Yuan and Li Baozhou had brought back a great deal of shocking news, the disappearance of the Immortal Sect Organization was even more baffling.

“Could it be… that the Immortal Sect Organization has already abandoned Glazed Island and retreated?”

Zhang Cang mused.

“If that’s the case… why did they attack us on the way here?”

Liang Ze frowned.

‘If they were really going to abandon Glazed Island, they should have just left without bothering us. Besides, given the power the Immortal Sect Organization has shown, they should still be more than capable of putting up a fight.’

“I’m not sure for now either.”

Zhang Cang shook his head.

There were indeed many anomalies.

“Perhaps… the people of the Immortal Sect Organization never intended to fight us to the death.”

“They wanted to create the illusion that they still had an extremely strong foundation and could fight a decisive battle with us, hoping to scare us away.”

“In reality, the Immortal Sect Organization probably isn’t as strong as we imagined. Seeing the combined fleets of our two continents heading straight for Glazed Island, they had no choice but to give up.”

Fei Laichuan proposed another possibility.

“Not necessarily… It’s also possible the Immortal Sect Organization is hiding on Glazed Island, just waiting for us to land before they attack.”

Zheng Yuanshan said gravely.

For a moment, everyone had their own ideas, making it difficult to reach a consensus.

“Alliance Leader Li… what are your thoughts?”

Liang Ze looked at Li Baozhou, hoping to hear his opinion.

Li Baozhou pondered for a moment before saying, “Having come this far, there’s no reason to retreat.”

“We can’t let ourselves be intimidated just because the Immortal Sect Organization is trying to create a confusing smokescreen.”

His meaning was clear: he wanted to charge directly onto Glazed Island.

In truth, most of them felt the same way.

Even Zheng Yuanshan, who suspected the Immortal Sect Organization was plotting something, was no exception.

They had overcome countless difficulties, and the fleets of Dongsheng Continent and Xisha Continent had already perished in this Storm Sea.

If they retreated now, returning to Glazed Island in the future would be even more difficult.

Liang Ze was the first to speak. “I agree with Alliance Leader Li… but once we are on Glazed Island, we must be extremely careful and not let our guard down for a moment.”

“Good! I want to see if this Immortal Sect Organization has really lost its nerve, or if they’re hiding some kind of plot!”

Fei Laichuan nodded.

Next, the group began to discuss how to land on Glazed Island.

With the information brought back by Han Yuan and Li Baozhou, they could make more targeted preparations.

…

「One day later.」

Dozens of massive ships, like great beasts, sailed toward Glazed Island.

Everyone stood on deck, cautiously observing their surroundings.

Especially beneath the surface of the sea.

Dozens of Divine Sea Martial Artists were specifically assigned to lurk in the water, constantly watching for any movement.

They would immediately detect any disturbance in the sea.

They sailed like this for a long time, eventually reaching the shores of Glazed Island without incident.

This, paradoxically, made Liang Ze and the others even more vigilant.

The experts leaped from the great ships one after another, landing on the sandy beach of Glazed Island.

The combined forces of the two continents’ experts numbered several hundred Divine Sea Experts and over thirty Spiritual Technique Abnormal People.

They were all extremely curious about Glazed Island and looked around constantly.

Of course, no one dared to lower their guard.

However, the scenery of Glazed Island wasn’t particularly remarkable, aside from the ground being littered with fragments of Crystal Stones.

Han Yuan suspected that the Immortal Sect Organization had originally used these Crystal Stones to smelt countless tons of hard metal.

This was just a guess, though.

Unless they could master the Immortal Sect Organization’s original technology, it would remain an eternal mystery.

Ling Yunzi stayed behind with several dozen experts to guard the fleet against a surprise attack from the Immortal Sect Organization.

“Let’s go. We’ll head to that city first.”

Li Baozhou said in a deep voice.

He led the several hundred Divine Sea Experts straight toward the dilapidated, abandoned city.

Han Yuan brought up the rear.

This time, their pace was significantly faster than when Han Yuan and Li Baozhou had first come.

A journey that had taken a full day was completed in just half a day, bringing them to the ruined, decaying city.

They arrived just as the sun was setting.

The dim setting sun cast an orange-red glow, bathing the dilapidated, decaying city in its light and adding to its lifeless atmosphere.

Even though this was Li Baozhou’s second visit, he still felt an inexplicable sense of shock.

Liang Ze, Zhang Cang, Fei Laichuan, and the others stared with wide eyes.

Even though Han Yuan had already described the abandoned city to them, their understanding of the world contained no concept of a technological city.

Witnessing it with their own eyes dealt an unprecedented shock to their Heart Spirits.

Han Yuan was likely the calmest one among them.

His mind turned to that metal mural.

‘Countless people in Beast Robes knelt on the ground, prostrating themselves before the triangular flying ship. Before the Chaotic Ancient Era, this place must have been a primitive land. Some tribes lived on this island, eating raw meat and drinking blood. Then that man walked out of the triangular flying ship. With his power alone, he led the island’s Primitive Tribes to build this massive metropolis. This level of technological civilization… even the one from my previous life was nowhere near it. This was definitely a higher-level civilization.’

“Although Han Yuan and I encountered no danger when we went inside, we cannot be complacent.”

“Who knows where the Immortal Sect Organization might be waiting for us.”

Li Baozhou said gravely.

He had brought people this time precisely because he wanted to conduct a thorough search of the city.

Before, the two of them, Han Yuan and himself, had only managed to do a rough walkthrough of the city.

A meticulous search had been impossible, of course.