Gu Qianxun was clearly very surprised by this question, and she replied through voice transmission, "You don't know of the Great Ruins, Fellow Daoist Li? The Great Ruins are the most special area in the Scalptia Spatial Domain, and it's said to be home to a vast amount of hidden treasures. I've heard that Profound City and Puppet City have both already been searching for it for countless years, it looks like they must've finally found it."

Right at this moment, E Kuai swept his gaze over everyone present and declared, "This is going to be a long and perilous journey, so if anyone's still hesitating about whether to go or not, this will be your last chance to pull out. Once you leave the city, abandoning your post will be seen as desertion."

Not a single one of the sixteen cultivators from the four cities expressed a desire to back out.

"Good. It looks like all of you possess the mental fortitude required to reap significant rewards on this trip. Even though we are temporarily working with Puppet City on this occasion, make sure you do not lower your...