They continued their journey, and about a quarter of an hour passed.
At this time, they were also under attack, besieged by a large swarm of gray moths.
A dozen or so azure sword lights appeared around Zhang Ling, rapidly moving and slaughtering a large number of moths that approached him.
These moths, each about the size of a palm, were covered in gray dust, with streaks of emerald green patterns on their wings, making them look quite menacing.
As they flew, they released large patches of gray-green mist, forming whirlwinds that constantly approached the group.
These strange insects were not strong and posed no threat to them, but their large numbers caused some trouble.
Zhang Ling and the others did not stop their escape, their speed increased sharply, and they quickly passed through the swarm of moths, trying to break through with speed.
After a short while, they finally shook off the large swarm of moths. Then, as a precaution, everyone lowered their aura to the lowest level. They also reduced their flying altitude, flying only seven or eight zhang above the water surface.
In the subsequent journey, large swarms of moths were found every so often. They were entrenched in the poisonous fog above the water, and from a distance, they could easily be mistaken for the fog itself.
Fortunately, the group reduced their spiritual power to the lowest level and were no longer attacked by the moths.
As they flew, Zhang Ling also noticed that the direction they were heading seemed to be getting deeper and deeper into the center of the poisonous fog. A layer of emerald green mist floated everywhere.
He asked Zhou Tai about this.
Zhou Tai said that the place they were teleported into earlier was only the most remote part of the outer reaches of the Tianyuan, and they could only pass through the poisonous fog swamp by crossing through the center of the poisonous fog to the other side.
A quarter of an hour later, the group stopped and stood on a huge rock floating on the water, looking ahead.
Several hundred zhang away from them, there was a large area of rubble floating on the water, shrouded in a layer of poisonous fog, which seemed unremarkable.
Releasing their spiritual sense through the fog, they could see more than a dozen buildings of various colors above it. Most of them had collapsed and were dilapidated. They had discovered many such dilapidated ruins along the way. Basically, they were not worth exploring.
But the rubble beach in front of them was different.
A six-story stone tower stood upright on it, still shrouded in a faint white light, as if protected by a formation.
"Should we explore it? Maybe we can find something left behind by the ancient cultivators."
"There is still spiritual light on the stone tower, so the possibility is high. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Zhang?" Zhou Tai turned to Zhang Ling to ask.
This Fellow Daoist Zhang was the most powerful among them, so naturally, they had to ask for his opinion.
Zhang Ling had no expression on his face and released his spiritual sense to look at the stone tower several times. There were indeed some formation restrictions on it. He smiled and said, "Since everyone is interested, let's check it out."
As he spoke, a flash of yellow light appeared on his body, and he flew directly towards the rubble beach. Zhou Tai and the other three quickly followed.
The reason he suddenly flew there directly was that if there were any treasures inside, he could gain some initiative. Of course, this was also based on the fact that he was the strongest among these people and had no too many scruples.
Before long, they arrived at the six-story stone tower and circled it a few times.
Through observation, several stone tablets several zhang high stood on both sides of the stone tower, engraved with some spiritual patterns, and the stone slabs under their feet were also engraved with spiritual patterns. These spiritual patterns echoed each other, flashing a faint white light, protecting the stone tower.
After discussing a few words, they began to act, directly destroying the stone tablets.
Although they may not have a deep understanding of formations, they could observe the strength of the formation through some subtle traces.
The stone tablets next to them were very old, and some of them had cracked lines. Regardless of whether they could arrange powerful formations in the past, they were all destroyed in a short time under everyone's attacks.
Immediately, the spiritual light on the stone tower dimmed.
The group was overjoyed and immediately pushed open the stone door at the bottom of the stone tower and walked in. What they saw first was a gray expanse, and a decaying and old aura rushed towards them.
Zhang Ling walked in the front and released a gust of strong wind with a wave of his hand, sweeping all the floating old aura aside.
The scene in front of him immediately became clear, and Zhang Ling was slightly disappointed when he saw the layout inside.
This stone tower was not big, and it was empty inside. There was nothing else except a few rows of stone shelves that could be seen in the corner. But in the center, there was a stone pillar two zhang in diameter, with sections of stone steps built on it, leading to the upper floors.
The other three entered inside and saw this situation, and they all smiled bitterly at each other.
Then they went up to the second floor along the stone steps. It was still empty and there was nothing. The group was even more disappointed now.
However, everyone still explored the upper floors. There was nothing to be found on the third floor, but on the fourth floor, everyone made a new discovery.
The space on the fourth floor was only about ten zhang in size, and the layout was much more refined. Some yellow ribbons could be seen hanging around, and a burst of sandalwood could be smelled as soon as one stepped into this space.
In the east, north, and west directions, there were three huge stone tables, each with a huge stone statue behind it. They seemed to be enshrined statues.
There were a total of three statues. Everyone just glanced at them and focused on the items on the tables.
The stone tables seemed to be offering tables, with incense burners, jade plates, and other items on them. Zhang Ling glanced at them and found that these things had some spiritual light and were all magic tools.
"Hey, this is an incense burner made of sandalwood jade, and a ruler made of purple-patterned wood. But they are just two magic tools."
"It's a pity that the materials of these two items are enough to refine magical treasures. However, if there are fellow Daoists who are proficient in refining techniques who can erase the spiritual patterns on them and refine them again, they may still be of some value," said the big man surnamed Sun, shaking his head.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Sun is right. There is also a bowl made of purple star wood and a jade bottle made of mysterious ice jade, which are all good materials."
The group looked at the items on the offering table and identified the valuable items on them.
Zhang Ling just glanced at them and stopped paying attention. These magic tools made of rare materials, although they had some value, did not attract him much.
But he also sighed in his heart that the resources of the cultivation world in ancient times were quite abundant, and the fact that these rare materials could be used to refine magic tools also proved this point.
