Not far from the cluster of hovercars, a magnificent building was enveloped by an orange-yellow barrier. Although the relic's concealment barrier had disappeared, the barrier separating the inside from the outside still remained.
At this time, there was still half an hour until the relic opened, and the members of the noble families were all taking a short rest in their hovercars.
Below, the mountain path was packed with people. Ancient great sects were typically built in the mountains, and to prevent intrusion, they would deliberately choose difficult and treacherous terrain.
Hover taxis wouldn't drive into places like this, so those without their own cars had no choice but to walk.
Those from slightly wealthier families were fine; they bought temperature regulators to carry with them, keeping the surrounding temperature comfortable.
Families with more ordinary conditions were suffering. It was the hottest time of the year, and being close to the relic, the vegetation cover was not high, providing no evaporative cooling effect.
"Ah, I really envy those rich people. They have their exclusive rides wherever they go, protected from wind and rain."
"Yeah, I'm tired of saying how envious I am."
"So you feel that way too, huh? By the way, buddy, how did you do on the professional trial exam? Which professional academy are you planning to go to?"
"Not bad, I plan to go to Ling Shui Professional Academy."
"What a coincidence, I plan to go to Zhan Wu Professional Academy. We're quite close."
"Uh, I understand the logic, but aren't you a bit too close to me?"
"Hmm? Am I? Hahaha, I didn't notice, it just happened without me realizing…"
In the wilderness, there were quite a few people who shamelessly approached others to bask in the warmth of their temperature regulators.
Most of those being freeloaded off of didn't drive them away; as long as they didn't stick too close, they just let them be.
In fact, given the temperature radiation range of the regulators, those freeloading off them couldn't even get half their body covered, but for them, it was enough.
"Beep beep."
Jing Yuan, who was chatting idly in the hovercar, suddenly received a message. He opened the chat interface on his smart earring, and it was from Yan Lin.
"They are all my adopted sons."
Yan Lin: @Jing Yuan, Xiao Yuan, to the left.
Seeing the message from Yan Lin, Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao looked to the left and saw Yan Lin waving at them from a hovercar not far away.
Seeing Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao's actions, Lu Li also saw Yan Lin waving at them.
Jing Yuan nodded, indicating he had seen them.
"Rumble!"
Just then, a roar suddenly came. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a circular gap with a diameter of two meters appear on the barrier covering the relic.
"It's time to go."
With the relic entrance open, the noble families would certainly enter first.
And as the top second-generation heirs of Tianyuan City, Jing Yuan and the others would definitely be among the first group.
"Heh heh, on this relic journey, I'm definitely going to open three meridians."
Stepping down from the hovercar and looking at the relic entrance before him, Yan Lin eagerly rubbed his hands together.
"Take it easy, don't capsize in a ditch."
Xiao Bai walked over from the side. There had always been cases where second-generation heirs were defeated by ordinary people.
Moreover, these great sect relics themselves were not 100% safe. After these ancient great sects declined, not all of them accepted reality; many still harbored thoughts of returning to their peak.
And for the sake of this so-called return to their peak, they would conduct various experiments. Some great sect ruins had even turned into ghost realms.
The relic before them was called the Cloud Sea Ruin, and the great sect that once stood there was named the Cloud Sea Sect.
After the sect's decline, they sought to improve the physiques of their disciples to make it easier to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing even weaker professions to quickly advance their cultivation.
To achieve this goal, they even considered directly changing their physical forms, much like mechanical ascension in sci-fi novels; they wanted to transform themselves into cloud-mist people.
Unfortunately, they ultimately failed, and the last remaining disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect all mutated into cloud-mist monsters.
The stronger cloud-mist monsters among them had naturally been annihilated by the powerful individuals of the various noble families. The strongest of the remaining cloud-mist monsters were only at the Captain rank, which was the standard set by the noble families.
But even so, it didn't mean it was absolutely safe inside.
Training, training. If there's no danger at all, then what's the point of training?
Don't assume that children of noble families will always live in an absolutely safe environment. To cultivate the next generation capable of taking on great responsibilities, noble families will definitely be harsher in their demands on them.
Of course, this so-called harshness is only relative to people from ordinary families. For these ambitious second-generation heirs, these challenges are necessary.
Having enjoyed the benefits brought by the noble family, one must naturally bear the corresponding responsibilities, and bearing responsibilities requires matching strength.
Of course, if you just want to be an ordinary wealthy idler, living off the family's minimum allowance each year is also an option.
There are actually quite a few such people. No matter where, there will always be some who muddle through, and even the family's minimum allowance is much better than what most ordinary people live on.
The downside, however, is that they have to endure the family's scorn and feel the immense disparity in treatment and status compared to other family members.
Furthermore, this allowance is only for this generation. If their descendants also choose not to strive, they will only become one of the many laborers.
"So, a Space Sorcerer really does have maximum escape ability."
At least at lower realms, very few professions can catch a Space Sorcerer.
"Yingzi, you've also gone bad. I told you not to be corrupted by Xiao Bai."
Yan Lin looked at Xiao Bai with a look of condemnation. Yingzi must have been influenced by this guy, Xiao Bai, to become like this.
"Stop shifting the blame. Why don't you think about whether the problem lies with yourself? Be less of a jerk, and you'll get scolded less in the future."
Xiao Bai glared at Yan Lin. It was this guy's fault for always acting so flamboyant.
"Heh, if being a jerk doesn't get you scolded, then what's the point of being a jerk?"
Yan Lin was unconcerned. The reason people act like jerks isn't just to see the other person frustrated?
If the other party showed no reaction at all, that would be truly frustrating.
While the group chatted, Liu Zhen also walked over, his sturdy muscles evident even through his relatively loose clothing.
Especially his arms, even with clothes on, one could still see clear muscle definition.
"Stop dawdling, let's go in."
Jing Yuan was the first to enter the entrance, his figure instantly disappearing.
After Jing Yuan entered, Gu Xiao, Yan Lin, and the others followed suit.
Then came the people from other noble families, and finally, it was the turn of those from ordinary families who had been waiting outside the longest.