Chapter 1169 - 1269: Racing Against Time

"And the good news is that we can return to the outside of the wall," Taichu Zhenren said with a slight smile.

Initially, everyone was curious when they saw Taichu Zhenren jumping down from the wall. What exactly did Taichu Zhenren see? Was the Array really shattered by the Thunder Eye, and all the resources they had obtained before had dissipated into thin air?

However, seeing the expression on Taichu Zhenren's face, it did not seem to be as they thought, so everyone was curious whether the Array outside the wall was shattered by the Thunder Eye.

Therefore, the crowd looked at Taichu Zhenren with some anticipation, hoping he would share some good news. But as a result, Taichu Zhenren told them this news, leaving them incredulous, especially since they could sense the subtle power of the Thunder Eye before.

That is something that ordinary people could not resist, so when they heard Taichu Zhenren say they could return outside the wall, they were shocked and surprised.

They did not know what had happened, or why Taichu Zhenren would say this.

Among the crowd, there were some smart individuals who had a vague understanding but had not received confirmation from Taichu Zhenren. Therefore, these people did not dare to speak carelessly. After all, Taichu Zhenren would soon clarify, so they refrained from being the first to speak in case they guessed incorrectly and faced ridicule from others.

Although the ridicule would be kind-hearted rather than malicious, none of them wished to experience such laughter, regardless of whether it was kind-hearted or malicious.

"Now that the Thunder Eye has disappeared, the lightning did not hit our base camp's Array, so we are able to return outside the wall now, but we must be quick," Taichu Zhenren told everyone, explaining that although they could return outside the wall, speed is crucial because if they are slow, they might have to abandon some resources. If they are too slow, they might face life-threatening danger.

Of course, the crowd did not understand what this meant, so someone asked, "What does that mean? Why must we be fast? Has the Array outside the wall already been shattered? Or is there a vulnerability somewhere? Have those negative energies like Demonic Qi and Evil Qi already invaded the Array?"

Then, they heard that person mutter to themselves: "But it shouldn't be, if those negative energies have invaded the Array, then the Array shouldn't exist anymore. It would surely have been completely eroded by now. How strange... what's the reason?"

Taichu Zhenren glanced at that person and then explained to everyone, "What I mean by fast is that we need to act quickly, otherwise if the Thunder Eye re-consolidates, then next time, if it attacks the Array, the resources we gained outside the wall will truly disappear into thin air. Thunder Eye represents the Power of Heaven and Earth outside the wall, and as long as it has not begun to consolidate, we are safe. After all, if the Power of Heaven and Earth intends to aid the outside creatures against us, it can only use the Thunder Eye to gather lightning to strike us."

Upon hearing Taichu Zhenren's words, everyone nodded in agreement, as it did make sense to them. If it were creatures from outside the wall, they would not be afraid, but if it were the Power of Heaven and Earth from outside, they would not say they are terrified, but they certainly felt a sense of fear.

After all, the Power of Heaven and Earth is currently a mystery to them and there's no method to resolve it. They can only rely on some cunning tricks to see if they can avoid the attacks from the Power of Heaven and Earth.

"When can we go outside the wall to fetch our resources?" someone among the crowd asked, because once purified, those resources could be extremely valuable. No one knows what effects those resources might have, and if a particular herb has significant medicinal effects, its value could increase exponentially. At that time, even if they don't use it themselves and sell it to others, especially major sects like the Taichu Sect, it would definitely bring great returns, and those returns are exactly what these people need.

Compared to spending significant time, energy, material, and financial resources, and manpower to research the effects of these plants and herbs outside the wall, it's better to trade such unknown and untested herbs for already known effective pills. Additionally, exchanging for pills means skipping the Alchemy process altogether.

No one can guarantee that the pills they make will be successful. If unsuccessful, the materials required for a batch of pills would be wasted.

If the materials wasted from a batch of pills contained something extremely rare, valuable enough to exchange for a top-tier pill, then it would be better to use these unknown herbs, which require research, to trade for some resources from major sects like the Taichu Sect, which is quite worthwhile. Especially since major sects, upon researching the herbs, might find them not very effective and may simply discard them.

While small sects lack manpower to research these herbs, or even the qualification to do so, because researching these herbs consumes vast resources.

And these are precisely what small sects lack, meaning that even if small sects want to research these herbs, they have no way to do so.

Therefore, typically small sects will trade these herbs or rare items they acquire to major sects in exchange for resources they can use because exchanging for direct strength has a higher value, given their insufficient power.

"Next, I will ask the Wall Guardian Elder to open the gate to the outside of the wall, and once the gate is open, we must swiftly transport those resources stored in the base camp inside the wall. During this time, avoid any congestion. Our time is very short, and everyone should not be stingy with their storage Magical Treasures. Those with storage Magical Treasures can first place their items in their tents, and now focus on transporting the resources, utilizing all available resources.

"Moreover, if we notice that the Thunder Eye is re-consolidating, we must quickly return inside the wall, even if there is a large stack of resources in front of us. Prioritize your life, because as long as you are alive, something will always exist. Once someone dies, everything will be gone."

After saying these two sentences, Taichu Zhenren nodded to the Wall Guardian Elder.