400: Picking up trash

"What place is this?"

"Did we arrive at the new continent?"

"Something's not right. There's no height difference between the seawater and the land. It's almost as if an invisible barrier separates the two..."

"The spiritual atmosphere hasn't changed either. It's still in the same state as the East Sea from before..."

The Golden Core Players were discussing it among themselves, their Faces filled with disbelief.

Looking out, the waves were still there, but at a certain point where they continued to flow east, they suddenly swirled back.

Further east lay a vast expanse of land that was level with the sea surface.

The Golden Core Players released their Spiritual Sense and searched for a while, but they couldn't see any boundaries.

If it were an island, it would be far too vast.

If it were a continent, the coastline would be far too smooth.

"It's man-made."

Wen Xinghai thought to himself, the East Sea truly held secrets.

Wang Long also communicated with Moon Abyss, the soul body residing within his body:

"Moon Abyss, you have an extraordinary background and are well-informed. Do you know what is going on here? What kind of secrets are hidden in the East Sea?"

Although Moon Abyss was a Fifth-Rank Cultivator who had achieved a golden body statue but had broken his own Dao path—at most, he could count as half a Fourth-Rank Expert—his Realm was no longer enough to look at in the current era where players were growing stronger by the day.

However, he was a soul body that had survived for thousands of years, knowing many secrets, and to this day, he was still guiding Wang Long.

"The East Sea..."

Moon Abyss pondered for a moment, seemingly recalling something, and then said:

"My Kongming Dao Lineage has a long history, but in the grand scheme of time, it is still considered young."

"The secrets of the East Sea appeared at least ten thousand years ago, perhaps even earlier. Even Fourth-Rank Experts have changed over several generations. Even those of us who have eked out an existence through side paths could never learn its secrets."

Wang Long thought for a while, and it took him a long time to figure out what Moon Abyss was actually saying:

He didn't know.

Moon Abyss, who cared about his Face, would never admit that he was simply lacking in experience.

However, what he said was also true. The East Sea region was extremely deep. There might be factions that knew information about the East Sea, but the Kongming Dao Lineage, whose inheritance had once been severed, was definitely not one of them.

"In other words, this exploration by us players is not only the first East Sea Exploration for the player community, but also the first exploration of the East Sea by the entire continent?"

Wang Long suddenly felt that it was a bit interesting.

Although he was not an exploration-type player, but rather a combat-type player who was purely crazy for battle.

But he still had curiosity about the opening of new maps and the birth of new secrets.

Especially when this secret was related to a Dragon, Wang Long even felt his blood boiling.

He didn't communicate with Wen Xinghai and the others at all, instead raising his long spear and turning into a ball of fire, quickly flying east alone.

"Wait! Wang Long! Do not act alone right now!"

Wen Xinghai shouted at him, but couldn't stop him.

An unknown area, a murderous atmosphere like an Ancient Battlefield—everything made Wen Xinghai anxious.

He felt that if they were not careful, everyone would be wiped out here.

However, risk was also an Opportunity.

The traces like an Ancient Battlefield proved that many Cultivators had stayed and fought here; perhaps they were some High-level Cultivators of the Fourth-Rank or Third-Rank.

Despite the long passage of time, some of the Treasure used by these High-level Cultivators would always remain.

Once found by players like them, that would be a huge Opportunity.

If there were still High-level Cultivators who had left behind a complete Dao Tradition Inheritance before dying in battle, that would be an even better Opportunity that could allow a player faction to ascend as a whole.

While Wen Xinghai was thinking quickly, several other Golden Core Players couldn't wait and flew forward at high speed after Wang Long.

Even the players from the Red Rain Pavilion sent messages asking him if they should go forward and explore immediately.

By this time, the command structure had failed.

Everyone flew greedily to the east, hoping to find Treasure in the Ancient Battlefield.

Wen Xinghai had no choice but to let the players separate.

He himself took the people from the Red Rain Pavilion and rushed forward.

At first, everyone remained vigilant.

After all, the Dragon-kin had just retreated, and no one knew where he was hiding, or if he would suddenly appear, or even bring more Yao Beasts and Dragon-kin with him.

But soon, Wang Long, who was the first to move forward, suddenly discovered an astonishing area.

It was a huge pile of withered bones, laid out on the ground like a continuous mountain range.

Looking at the skeleton, it looked somewhat like a snake bone, winding and narrow.

It seemed to have experienced a long time, but the skeleton was preserved intact, presenting a jade-like luster, as if it were a Treasure.

Moon Abyss said in a grave tone:

"The jade bone has remained immortal for tens of thousands of years; this is a hallmark symbol of a Third-Rank Expert."

Their Dao Cultivation and Physical Body are integrated; the muscles, blood, and bones of their entire body are different from those of a Mortal, which can be called a Divine Body. Even if they die and their soul is extinguished, the jade bone can remain immortal for tens of thousands of years, and can even become an excellent Material for Artifact Refining.

"In other words, the snake Yao Beast that died here was a Third-Rank Expert?"

Although Wang Long was reckless, he was not stupid, and he immediately knew the danger of this place.

But he was not worried; instead, he said with interest:

"In other words, in a distant corner of history, a great battle occurred here where a Third-Rank Expert fell, but now it has returned to silence."

"All that remains for us are Opportunities and Treasure."

Wang Long rushed towards the snake Yao Beast's jade bone, revealing a greedy smile.

The jade bone left behind by a Third-Rank Expert was in itself an excellent Treasure. As long as he collected it, this trip would not be a loss.

He quickly raised his spear and struck the ground, causing the skeleton to break away from the earth, and then quickly exerted a suction technique to put the whole thing into his storage ring.

The next moment, the storage ring made a clicking sound and actually shattered directly. The things inside scattered all over the ground, and the skeleton fell back to its original place.

Although the snake Yao Beast was already dead, the jade bone skeleton fell back with an incredibly natural posture, following gravity, as if it still had consciousness, which made the hearts of the nearby players beat faster.

Moon Abyss clicked his tongue and said:

"As expected of the jade bone left behind by a Third-Rank Expert. It contains the owner's Dao Cultivation and is no longer a common object. An ordinary storage ring cannot contain it at all."

This was the first time Wang Long had encountered such a situation, and for a moment, he couldn't find a way to store it.

He searched the Trading House, but no player was trading a storage ring capable of holding a Third-Rank Treasure.

He looked at the System trading list again, but there were only corresponding techniques. Not only was the price high, but it also required cultivating a Third-Rank Artifact Refiner, which was something players could not do at the current stage.

There was no other way, so Wang Long had to adopt a crude method. He took out some Materials on the spot and asked Moon Abyss to help set up a simple sealing method for the jade bone, shrinking its volume so he could carry it with him.

This action immediately attracted the attention of all the Golden Core Players.

How many transaction points would a Treasure that could shatter a storage ring be worth?

And such a Treasure was just lying on the ground?

How many similar Treasures would there be in this Ancient Battlefield?

For a moment, the players could no longer sit still. They flew east at the fastest speed, releasing their Spiritual Sense to the maximum to detect.

Even Wen Xinghai, who was the commander-in-chief, found a collapsed cave and discovered a Magic Treasure of up to Fourth-Rank. Although it had been damaged due to the battle, even if it were taken to be recast, it would be at least a Fifth-Rank.

For a moment, everyone was excited.