He restrained all his aura, and even temporarily stored the little fire qilin in his storage ring.
His gaze was sharp as he scanned the valley below.
A powerful demonic array was set at the valley entrance, and divine sense probing was interfered with by a layer of distorting force field.
Forcing entry was definitely not the best approach.
“An array… interesting.”
The corners of Chen Ping’s mouth lifted slightly.
He did not rush to break the array. Instead, he patiently observed the shift patterns of the patrolling teams, as well as the subtle gaps in the energy circulation of the demonic array.
At the same time, he separated a wisp of divine sense and cautiously probed into the valley.
Relying on his divine soul power that far surpassed those of the same level, along with his keen perception of energy fluctuations, he avoided the core detection points of the array. Like mercury spilling onto the ground, he gradually mapped out the general situation inside the valley.
In the core area of the valley stood a massive obsidian palace, with surging earthly fire inside the hall.
Dozens of artefact refiners were busy at work. Deep within the hall, several powerful energy fluctuations faintly transmitted, clearly from the demonic sect experts guarding the place. The strongest among them had actually reached the sixth grade of Heavenly Immortal realm!
In addition, there were three warehouses stockpiling ore and semi-finished weapons, as well as an underground secret chamber with the strictest defences, emitting intense treasure light: the finished product vault!
“Sixth grade Heavenly Immortal… a bit troublesome, but not impossible to handle.”
Chen Ping calculated in his heart. His target was resources, not killing people.
As long as he acted quickly enough to sweep away the goods and flee before the seventh grade Heavenly Immortal could react, it would not be a big problem.
He waited quietly for about an hour, until the darkest moment before dawn, when the guards were most likely to slacken.
The opportunity arrived!
A patrol team of disciples was just changing shifts, creating a brief gap.
At the same time, the demonic array enveloping the valley experienced an extremely subtle, fleeting energy ripple due to the periodic fluctuation of the earthly fire.
Now was the moment!
Chen Ping moved!
Instead of charging directly towards the valley entrance, his figure flickered. He employed an escape technique fused with spatial laws, akin to teleportation, and directly appeared inside the valley, in a shadowed corner.
The entire process was silent, and even the slightest spatial fluctuation was cleverly concealed by him.
Upon entering the valley, dense demonic qi and waves of heat assaulted his face.
Chen Ping held his breath and focused, simulating his own aura to blend perfectly with the surrounding fiery baleful qi. Like a ghost, he shuttled through the shadows of the buildings.
He avoided the main paths, choosing only remote side routes. With his divine sense fully extended, he sensed the patrolling teams and hidden sentries ahead in advance.
For the occasional restrictions he could not avoid, he used his finger as a sword, condensing a trace of imperceptible chaotic immortal force. Like a surgical knife, he precisely severed the energy nodes of the restrictions, temporarily disabling them. After passing through, he quietly restored them.
His movements flowed smoothly, with exquisite control over timing and power, as if he were the most skilled assassin strolling idly through a dragon’s pool and tiger’s den.
Soon, he arrived at the first ore warehouse.
Two disciples at the second grade of Heavenly Immortal realm stood guard at the door, appearing somewhat drowsy.
Chen Ping’s eyes turned cold. He flicked his fingers, sending two fine strands of multicoloured sword qi shooting out. They precisely entered the guards’ foreheads, instantly shredding their divine souls.
The two did not even make a sound before softly collapsing to the ground.
Chen Ping quickly pushed open the warehouse door. Inside were piled various artefact refining materials flickering with dim light, such as demonic iron and yin soul stones.
He showed no courtesy. With a sweep of his large hand, chaotic immortal force transformed into a massive vortex. Like a long whale drawing in water, it sucked all the mountain-like piles of materials into his storage ring.
The entire process took only three to five breaths.
Following the same method, he visited the other two semi-finished product warehouses, harvesting large quantities of blade, spear, sword, and halberd embryos, along with demonic artefact components.
Finally, he arrived at the most heavily defended finished product vault.
