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Elder Liqiang drank some water from the cup that was kept on the side of his bed and let out a breath.L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
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"It was all going well according to our plan, and I was heading back to the sect, but when I entered the Broken Sand Desert, I sensed a few people flying across the sky at great speed.
If it were not for the special detection spirit tools I had for the installing of the teleportation gate, I would have never even found those people. Since the tool was sensitive to spatial fluctuations, it sensed the people that were hiding under an invisibility formation array.
Finding it very suspicious, I followed the signals and soon reached an empty area. But there I found myself trapped in a bewildering formation array. I couldn't even tell how or when it surrounded me and I was lost.
After trying to escape it for a few minutes, I was forcefully pulled to the inside of the Kushao ruins. I was confused at first, but seeing the strange beasts in the ruins, I realized where I was.
I was fighting the beasts when I was discovered by the people of the Northern Tribes. They managed to overwhelm me with a sneak attack and trapped me. Seeing that I was an elder of the Noon Grass sect, they tried to extract information about our sect.
To me, it seemed like their goal was to infiltrate the sect. And hearing what Gu Yao could do reminded me of the level of threat we would face if she found out about the location of the sect.
They might ambush some disciple or elder when they leave the sect and then use them to infiltrate the sect. It would be a simple yet effective strategy considering the ability of Gu Yao." Elder Liqiang answered.
Hearing all this, Lin Mu and the Supreme elder couldn't help but frown.
"For them to be able to hide their presence that well, it's surely a spirit tool at the Peak grade or a special talisman." Supreme Elder Hua Langya suddenly spoke.
Lin Mu found it to be strange as well as he knew the spirit too made by Jing Luo were used to find a good place with stable spatial fabric. If the teleportation gate was built in an area with unstable space, it would either not work or break upon use.
"Not necessarily!" he said out loud.
"Oh? What do you mean, brother Lin Mu?" Elder Liqiang questioned.
The supreme elder also wanted to know what Lin Mu was up to and looked on with interest.
"Do you have any fragments or leftovers from the spatial storage ring that you destroyed?" Lin Mu asked instead.
"Hmm..." Elder Liqiang furrowed his brows.
~Creak~
He then extended his hand to a side table and opened its drawer. In there, a bunch of things could be seen. This included a set of tattered robes and ornaments along with a few small metal fragments.
"I have this. The broken ring itself, I managed to keep some of its fragments even after it shattered." Elder Liqiang answered.
"Perfect!" Lin Mu exclaimed, confusing the people in the room.
"What... do you mean?" Supreme elder couldn't help but question.
"Well, we might not have to worry about the Teleportation Gate and its components. And neither will Elder Liqiang have to worry about the other things of his spatial storage ring.
"I can bring back the items." Lin Mu said, absolutely shocking them.
"WHAT!?" Elder Liqiang and Hua Langya were shocked.
"Yes. I just need the broken parts and some time. Once I have that, I will be able to retrieve the lost object.." Lin Mu stated with confidence.