This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 863 - 671: Are You Guys Building a Gundam?
The sound of forging hammers echoed endlessly in the scorching air, as flames burned and molten iron filled the atmosphere with a thick smell. It was the first time Liang Yi and Su Youyi had come to the Forging Sect.
The towering mountain peaks were nearly hollowed out, with numerous caves standing side by side, and arrays blocking most of the heat one after another.
In the Forging Sect, Spiritual Craftsmen with naked torsos and sweaty foreheads could be seen everywhere. Not only men, but female Spiritual Craftsmen were also abundant. Perhaps due to their constant training, each looked extremely bold and dashing, wielding hammers bigger than the heads of most people.
The reporting guard left quickly and returned just as fast, and Liang Yi and Su Youyi soon received permission without waiting long.
"Apologies, the command from above is strict; any outsider entering the Forging Sect must be reported. It's not my intention to complicate things."
The young Cultivator who stopped Liang Yi and Su Youyi explained somewhat apologetically while leading the way, his eyes sparkling as he looked at them.
He had long heard of Liang Yi and Su Youyi's feats. These young leaders capable of venturing alone into the Abyss Continent to disrupt the legendary Heavenly Vein Spirit Core, and who could consistently perform extraordinary feats on the battlefield, earned his sincere admiration.
"Do all outsiders need to be reported?"
Liang Yi naturally did not blame the young Cultivator. Since the rule was like this, it was probably the same treatment for everyone outside the Forging Sect, so he had no reason to expect special treatment.
"By the way, I noticed that everyone in the Forging Sect seems to be working together on something. Can you tell me about it?"
Recalling the scene he had just witnessed in the Forging Sect, Liang Yi's curiosity was piqued, and he asked the young Cultivator beside him.
"You noticed?"
The young Cultivator was a bit surprised. If Liang Yi had been informed in advance, it would be understandable, but from Liang Yi's words, it was clear he had figured it out just now.
Upon hearing this, Su Youyi blinked and then cast her gaze downward toward the Forging Sect. After observing for a while, she understood what her senior brother meant.
Although the Spiritual Craftsmen in the Forging Sect seemed to be working independently, crafting within their cave mansions, once reminded by her brother, Su Youyi observed again and found that the aura emanating from these cave mansions seemed to subtly interlink.
It was as if every Spiritual Craftsman had a specific role in creating parts of a larger project.
"Is the requirement to report all outsiders due to this?"
Su Youyi's probing gaze fell on the young Cultivator. Something that could unite the entire Forging Sect in its creation certainly couldn't be ordinary, so secrecy was quite understandable.
"Sorry, Fairy Su, you might want to ask the Banished Immortal about this directly. But indeed, we were instructed to stop all outsiders because of it."
The young Cultivator apologized with a smile, impressed by their keen observation, though he couldn't disclose any details. After all, it was a secret of the Forging Sect.
"No worries, we understand."
Liang Yi casually nodded, not taking it to heart.
If he was correct, whatever the entire Forging Sect was crafting might pertain to the second or third step of their plans. He had noticed earlier that as a First-Grade Sect, not only were all outsiders stopped, but since he and his junior sister arrived, not a single Forging Sect disciple had left.
This move was undoubtedly for confidentiality, and information requiring such a high level of secrecy was certainly related to the war in the Abyss.
So after speculating on the internal matter, Liang Yi didn't press further, deciding to ask his master instead.
Though the young Cultivator led them through twists and turns, when they crossed an invisible array and the temperature rose again, Liang Yi knew they had arrived.
"So bright..."
Just crossing the array, Su Youyi let out a spontaneous exclamation upon witnessing the scene before her, her expression slightly shocked.
An endless golden river flowed from within the mountain, its radiant brilliance reflecting off the sky. As it reached the arrays enveloping this space, it split into countless small streams, flowing to unknown places beyond.
The space within the array seemed to be inside a mountain, though it caught Liang Yi's interest because the mountain wasn't mineral-based. Instead, it looked like sand and stone subjected to high temperatures, giving it a crystalline texture, resplendent and bright.
Paired with the golden river slowly flowing on the surface, the entire space seemed dazzlingly golden, leaving one somewhat dazed.
"Crystal Gold Sand Mine..."
Liang Yi's gaze fell on the golden river below. With his keen vision, he could see the river was actually formed by each grain of golden sand.
And this was one of the pillars of the Forging Sect, the Crystal Gold Sand Mine.
"So at the river's end is the location of the Nanming True Fire seed?"
Liang Yi raised his head to look at the river's end, where a giant cave appeared in the crystallized wall.
The heat, which even he felt, causing a slight sweat on his forehead, emanated from within. This was even with an array covering the entrance; without it, the sheer heat would likely turn an expanse of thousands of miles into scorched earth, wouldn't it?
