"Could the treasures all be in the previous cave, and this is just a place for quiet cultivation," Shirley Yang said softly beside him.
Zhang Tian had thought of this before, but he felt the probability was not high. Although the quality of the items in front of the bronze door was good, none of them were essential. For instance, there were no elixirs or cultivation techniques. What Zhang Tian and his team needed most were not magical artifacts or materials, but cultivation techniques and elixirs to enhance their team's strength.
"We've looked around this great hall and found nothing. Why don't we check other places?" Shirley Yang suggested.
Zhang Tian nodded. "What we saw in the cave was definitely just the tip of the iceberg. The useful items should be in one of the rooms." Zhang Tian said softly, and after he finished speaking, everyone began to walk towards the interior of the great hall.
Inside, there was a secret door, which led to other palaces. Besides this main hall, there were several smaller palaces on both sides. Although the palaces were small, their interiors were not.
After entering the secret door and walking for a while, everyone arrived in a small palace. Its nearly hundred-meter length truly astonished Zhang Tian and his companions. Such grandeur was beyond the capabilities of many emperors, let alone building it within a mountain cave. The amount of space that needed to be excavated was unimaginable.
As the lights illuminated the area, rows of bookshelves appeared before their eyes. These bookshelves were like shelves, filled with various books. Zhang Tian couldn't help but swallow.
"Boss, if I'm not mistaken, could these books be cultivation techniques?" Fatty's heart began to race.
Zhang Tian nodded and said with certainty, "The books she collected are likely not just any writings. Let's go take a look."
With that, the group rushed in. This was a sea of books, and Zhang Tian certainly didn't want to miss it. Upon reaching the books, countless volumes filled his vision. Zhang Tian discovered that using his divine sense to scan these books was significantly more efficient than using his ordinary eyes. He also found that these books were indeed not ordinary texts, but various types of cultivation techniques. Zhang Tian even saw Shaolin cultivation techniques. As is well-known, Shaolin techniques are superior in the world, and the presence of various imitations here suggested that the Queen Mother of the West had likely visited the Sutra Depository.
Counting them, there were at least tens of thousands of books here. Furthermore, each cultivation technique was different, with even a few ultimate techniques, though only one or two of them. Most of them were either low-grade or advanced. However, this was more than enough.
"Boss, we've struck it rich!" Fatty was so excited he almost jumped up. With the previous books on alchemy techniques, and now so many various cultivation techniques, if they could take all of these, it would be equivalent to having a mobile Sutra Depository. With this, they could learn and cultivate wherever they went.
Zhang Tian also nodded. He was quite surprised by all this. With these, the team's strength, as well as the loyalty of those outside, would become more stable. This would allow Zhang Tian's influence to grow, and the Nine Gates Group would then be unstoppable.
"I'll take all of these first," Zhang Tian said softly. "We'll study them later when we return."
Hu Bayi and the others nodded. Their current purpose was to collect treasures, not to diligently study. Therefore, it was best to pack them up and examine them later. The primary objective now was to thoroughly search this entire palace.
With a wave of Zhang Tian's hand, stacks of books began to be moved away. As Zhang Tian was taking away the bookshelves, a mechanical sound suddenly echoed throughout the room. A robot rushed out.
"Mohist mechanics," Zhang Tian immediately recognized it. In the Qin Dynasty, the Mohist school was very famous for its ability to create various mechanical items, such as tomb traps and mechanical guards. The object rushing out before him was clearly a guardian of this study. The robot had a glowing crystal on its chest. The robot was not large, about a meter tall, but its charging momentum was considerable.
"This thing is really strange," Fatty muttered.
"Fatty, don't let it get close. The crystal in the middle is likely its power source. If you can dislodge it, it should stop moving," Zhang Tian instructed.
Fatty, who was initially curious about the little guy, became interested upon hearing Zhang Tian's words. He grabbed the charging robot and lifted it. However, this little guy seemed more formidable than expected. As Fatty lifted it, it punched out with a telescopic fist. The punch landed squarely on Fatty's stomach, causing him to cough up a mouthful of phlegm.
Fatty stared at the creature with a look of disbelief. "No way, Fatty is a body cultivator!" Fatty exclaimed, utterly incredulous, and began to take the matter seriously.
Zhang Tian accelerated his efforts to collect the surrounding books. This was because Zhang Tian sensed that several more of these mechanical puppets were emerging. Although these robots might not have strong offensive power, Zhang Tian was concerned about damage to the surrounding books.
"More robots are appearing around us," Shirley Yang also noticed, her tone carrying a hint of seriousness. If these mechanical figures appeared in large numbers, some of the surrounding books would inevitably be damaged. That would be a significant loss.
"Let's go stop them first," Hu Bayi said without hesitation. Zhang Qilin also charged forward. Soon, the sounds of fighting echoed. Zhang Tian gradually cleared all the books from the surroundings.
Meanwhile, in the illusory space. Looking at the neatly arranged rows of books, Wu Tianzhen and Fatty exchanged glances. "My god, what are these?" "Tianzhen, they seem to be cultivation techniques." Fatty swallowed, his eyes shining. Wu Tianzhen nodded simultaneously, his eyes also filled with eagerness. These were cultivation techniques from the Kunlun Divine Palace, which must hold significant importance. If he could read them, wouldn't that... However, the thought only flashed briefly before he suppressed it. He quickly shook his head. "Fatty, these were obtained by Young Master Zhang. Without Young Master Zhang's orders, let's not touch them." Wu Tianzhen said, as both of them looked at the books, almost drooling. It was like the classic tale of "looking at plums to quench thirst."
Soon, Zhang Tian had moved all the books from the surroundings. He then turned his gaze to the mechanical figures before him. These were intricate mechanisms combined to create them, with extremely exquisite craftsmanship. To be honest, Zhang Tian wanted to take one back to study. This thing was more powerful than Zhang Tian had imagined, because if there were enough of them, even Fatty would have a hard time fighting them!