Drones descended from the sky. The first drone landed, and then began to fly all over Qingfeng Sect, capturing images of the surroundings.
A drone flew around Qingfeng Sect without anyone attempting to shoot it down. The people within Qingfeng Sect merely watched the drone in the sky with confusion.
Chu Shi said, "Everyone still in Qingfeng Sect are those who retreated from the main departing force. Their speed is far lower than others. They might think their cultivation is much lower than others in Qingfeng Sect. Continue to add a second drone."
A second drone landed.
Those remaining in Qingfeng Sect became anxious upon seeing these drones.
"Not good, these magic treasures are here again. We must quickly notify the sect's main force."
"It's no use, we can't notify the sect's main force. We can't catch up to them at all. Their speed is too fast."
"Do we have horses? Do we have any horses?"
"We don't have horses either. They took all the horses. We have nothing left here now."
"Sigh... Who told us we hadn't undergone Qi Condensation!"
Those who had not undergone Qi Condensation were treated as servants in Qingfeng Sect. They were called Qingfeng Sect disciples in a good light, but in reality, they were just Qingfeng Sect's servants. They did all the dirty and tiring work.
After the second drone descended, soon the third, fourth, and fifth drones also descended.
Five drones explored Qingfeng Sect, searching for all sorts of intelligence.
Those remaining in Qingfeng Sect felt a sense of danger as they watched the drones.
"Then what should we do?"
"What else can we do? All the senior brothers with spiritual power have left. We are completely helpless against these magic treasures!"
"There's still an elder with spiritual cultivation."
"But he won't be able to act."
"Let's avoid them. At least stay outside the range of these magic treasures."
These disciples of Qingfeng Sect, lacking cultivation, scattered and hid within buildings. Some disciples even fled the Qingfeng Sect grounds entirely.
Seeing the situation within Qingfeng Sect, Su Han determined that Qingfeng Sect was currently very empty.
"Chu Shi, when will Qingfeng Sect's main force reach Jihu County?"
"Based on their current speed, they should reach Jihu County around dawn tomorrow. There are still eighteen hours remaining."
"Eighteen hours. That's enough time for us to reach Qingfeng Sect, take all of Qingfeng Sect's treasures, and then rush to Jihu County to intercept Qingfeng Sect's main force. Let's go!"
Su Han decided to first empty out the treasures within Qingfeng Sect.
This time, three hover tanks were dispatched, moving rapidly towards Qingfeng Sect.
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While Qingfeng Sect's main force was advancing towards Jihu County, the hover tanks arrived at Qingfeng Sect's headquarters after some flight.
At this moment, the disciples within Qingfeng Sect saw three large objects approaching, recognizing them as powerful large-scale magic treasures. Those without cultivation were so terrified that they fled in all directions.
The primary objective of the hover tanks was to find Qingfeng Sect's cultivation techniques. Therefore, two hover tanks went directly to the location of Qingfeng Sect's Scripture Repository. Another hover tank captured a few Qingfeng Sect disciples to interrogate them about any Qingfeng Sect cultivation mantras.
The location of Qingfeng Sect's Scripture Repository had already been scouted by drones.
As the hover tank stopped in front of the Scripture Repository, it first deployed several small drones inside for reconnaissance.
The small drones were immediately destroyed by a cultivator guarding the interior.
"This is the Scripture Repository. No one is allowed to enter without permission."
A white-haired cultivator emerged and flew directly towards the hover tank.
The hover tank immediately retreated, luring the cultivator away from the Scripture Repository. After all, Su Han did not want to damage the Scripture Repository.
"How dare you come to Qingfeng Sect's Scripture Repository? Die! If you attack here, it won't affect the Scripture Repository."
This cultivator was an elder of Qingfeng Sect. Even though the Grand Elder had ordered everyone to evacuate, a crucial location like the Scripture Repository still needed an elder to guard it. This elder was at the Foundation Establishment stage. He had been guarding this place all along.
The hover tank's sub-cannons immediately targeted the cultivator, unleashing a barrage of laser shells.
From the beginning, the hover tank used its most powerful weaponry. Before the cultivator could react, he was eliminated.
After dealing with the elder guarding the Scripture Repository, Su Han sent another small drone to explore the Scripture Repository once more, confirming no one else was inside, before he confidently entered.
Within the Scripture Repository, there was also a dedicated printing area. This printing area was producing copies of the "Guide to the Cultivation World."
Outside the printing area, there were several bookshelves. These bookshelves held some books. The number of these books was not large; Su Han could tell there were not even a thousand books.
In addition to these books, there were also many jade slips placed on another shelf.
It was evident that these books were for those who had not yet cultivated. Once they gained cultivation, they would start using jade slips to read cultivation techniques.
Su Han asked, "Chu Shi, are there any cultivation techniques in here?"
Chu Shi replied, "These are cultivation techniques themselves. This book is called "True Explanation of Qi Refining." The introduction states that it can allow one to cultivate to the early stage of Qi Refining. Beyond the early stage of Qi Refining, one needs to use jade slips to learn the subsequent techniques."
All these books and jade slips were placed into Su Han's storage space. Other items that looked like magic treasures were directly loaded onto the hover tanks.
After looting Qingfeng Sect's stronghold, Su Han and his group began to fly towards Jihu County.
Chu Shi selected a location to intercept Qingfeng Sect's main force.
On one of the hover tanks, Lin Dong immediately began interrogating the ordinary Qingfeng Sect disciples who had been captured.
"Speak. What cultivation techniques do you practice?"
"True Explanation of Qi Refining. We practice the True Explanation of Qi Refining."
Lin Dong was surprised that the person confessed without him even resorting to torture.
Lin Dong continued to ask, "True Explanation of Qi Refining? Besides the True Explanation of Qi Refining, does Qingfeng Sect have any other secret cultivation manuals?"
"Yes, but those can only be cultivated after practicing the True Explanation of Qi Refining and entering the Qi Refining stage."
"You mean you need to cultivate the True Explanation of Qi Refining to cultivate other secret cultivation manuals? Then don't you have any other cultivation methods to reach the Qi Refining stage?"
"Yes, we do. But other cultivation methods are not as good as the True Explanation of Qi Refining. The entire cultivation world uses the True Explanation of Qi Refining to reach the Qi Refining stage. The True Explanation of Qi Refining is the introductory cultivation technique for cultivators. Every sect has it. However, although the True Explanation of Qi Refining is common, it only contains techniques for cultivating to the early stage of Qi Refining. Anything beyond that cannot be found in the cultivation world."