As for the matter of Ascension,

they all hoped the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty would succeed.

If it succeeded, it would prove that the Immortal Realm truly existed and that a path to Ascension was real.

Afterward,

the three continued to explore the other side halls of the palace.

Li Chang’an obtained several more Treasures related to Divination, while Wu Shuo and Zi Yun also made considerable gains.

After they finished exploring the area,

the other two were about to head elsewhere to explore.

Li Chang’an paused for a moment. With a wave of his hand, he uprooted the entire White Jade Palace and stored it in his Storage Pouch.

Seeing this, the other two were dumbfounded.

"Daoist Li, the white jade used to build this palace is just an ordinary Tier One Treasure. It doesn’t have much value."

"We’re already here. Might as well take it."

Li Chang’an smiled.

Even a mosquito’s leg is still meat; nothing should be wasted.

Besides, the Celestial Phenomena carved on the Jade Pillars in the main hall had given him some inspiration. Each pillar could be considered a decent Treasure in its own right.

After this,

Li Chang’an and the other two continued their search in other areas, finding quite a few more things, but none of them could compare to the Tier Four Turtle Shell.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

「On this day.」

The three of them arrived at the central region of the ruins.

Here stood a majestic palace, towering several thousand meters high, resembling a colossal beast prostrating itself upon the earth.

Zi Xi and the other Golden Core Masters had already gathered before the palace but had not entered.

Not far away, on the other side,

Gu Yunqi, Wei Xu, and the others from the Yellow Sand Sect had also gathered before the palace.

’This palace holds quite a few Treasures.’

Standing before the palace, Li Chang’an briefly extended his senses and detected the auras of numerous Treasures.

The reason both sides hadn’t entered the palace to snatch the Treasures wasn’t that they were wary of each other, but because the palace itself was rather strange.

The inside of the grand hall seemed to be shrouded from the outside world by a thin veil.

The scene within was blurry and hazy.

It was impossible to see clearly.

One could only faintly make out multicolored glows of light—the enticing auras of Treasures—bobbing up and down inside the hall.

"Ice Spirit Jade."

Zi Xi’s eyes were clear as she gazed at the main hall and slowly uttered three words.

The next moment,

Gu Yunqi, who was not far away, also spoke up.

"Indeed. I too have sensed the aura of Ice Spirit Jade."

Hearing this, a fiery passion ignited in everyone’s eyes.

Ice Spirit Jade, a Tier Four Treasure, had the effect of Calming the Heart and Pacifying the Mind. It could instantly suppress all distracting thoughts, making it extremely effective when used during Nascent Soul Formation.

According to legend, Zi Xia True Monarch of the Purple Mist Sect had used Ice Spirit Jade during their Nascent Soul Formation.

In other words, this Treasure was an opportunity for reaching the Nascent Soul realm!

However,

no one made a rash move.

The interior of the main hall was too strange. It seemed to be covered by an Array, yet there was no trace of an Array’s aura. It remained blurry and indistinct, impossible to see clearly.

"Let’s test it with Puppets first."

Everyone had brought quite a few Puppets with them, and they all began to control them to enter the hall.

However,

the moment the Puppets went inside, their masters lost control of them.

Even the Tier Three Puppets were no exception.

"How strange. What kind of power is protecting the Treasures in this hall?"

"Puppets and other mechanical creations are useless. My shadow-play paper figures are also useless. Must we go in ourselves to test it?"

"Don’t be hasty. Let’s have the Spirit Beasts test it first..."

Everyone took out their Spirit Beasts from their Spirit Beast Bags; there were both Tier One and Tier Two Spirit Beasts.

There were even two Tier Three Spirit Beasts.

These two Tier Three Spirit Beasts held a high status. Their masters didn’t force them, but merely asked for their opinions.

A moment later,

the two Tier Three Spirit Beasts, along with many Low Tier Spirit Beasts, entered the main hall.

But the instant they went in, the connection between them and the people outside was severed. Even the Cultivators who had signed Spirit Contracts with them could no longer sense their condition.

After a good while,

one of the Tier Three Spirit Beasts finally walked out.

"Well? What’s it like in there? Did you manage to get any Treasure?"

The Spirit Beast’s master immediately stepped forward to ask.

But the Spirit Beast looked completely bewildered. It shook its head and glanced at the hall behind it.

"Huh? Didn’t I just go in? How did I come out already?"

He had no memory of what happened after he went inside. He only remembered stepping in, and in the next instant, stepping back out, as if the time in between had been completely erased.

Hearing his account,

everyone grew even more astonished.

’Just what kind of power is protecting this hall?’

Before long,

the other Spirit Beasts also walked out of the hall one after another.

Their condition was similar to that of the Tier Three Spirit Beast; none of them had much memory of what happened.

"These Spirit Beasts can’t remember clearly, but they all came out alive."

"If we go in, we should also be able to come out alive."

The crowd spoke up, making their judgments.

They gazed at the blurry, hazy glow of the Treasures within the hall, all feeling tempted. But instead of going in themselves, they released numerous servants from their Spirit Beast Bags.

It was normal for Golden Core Masters to have servants.

Some followed them willingly, while others had been forced to sign a Servant Spirit Contract to save their own lives.

Even Wu Shuo had quite a few.

He said to one of the Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivators, "Go inside. If you can bring out a single Treasure for me, I will grant you your freedom."

"Alright!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator transformed into a streak of light and rushed inside.

Not long after,

he rushed out of the main hall, his face beaming with joy.

"Haha! Treasure! I got a Treasure!"

"Hmm?"

Everyone turned to look.

Wu Shuo hurriedly asked, "What Treasure is it?"

"It’s... huh? Where’s the Treasure? I clearly had it in my hand, how is it gone...?"

The man stared at his empty hands, his face filled with astonishment.

He didn’t have time to think, immediately returning to the main hall.

After a while,

he rushed out again, his right hand held high as if he were holding some kind of Treasure.

But his hand was still empty.

It wasn’t just him; many of the servants began to show similar symptoms.

Some servants had hazy memories, while others believed they had obtained a Treasure, yet not a single one was ever brought out.

"I clearly saw the Treasure and even took it in my hand! Why is it gone?"

Unwilling to give up, many servants entered again and again, only to be met with disappointment each time.