Chapter 2730 Southwest it is
With that resolved, Rean took out a Spatial Ring from his Dimensional Realm and threw it at the man. "That's all for now. You can have it as payment. I know you said I didn't need to pay, but I insist."
Rean thought of something after giving the Spatial Ring. "Right! Give me a map of this Mirror Sea. I'm sure you should have a quite complete one, right?"
The man quickly nodded and passed a jade slip to Rean.
Rean smiled and then looked at the others right after. "Alright, let's get out. I want to take a look at those excavations."
The man didn't have the time to talk before Rean and Kentucky's group left. He then looked into the spatial ring and took a deep breath. There was more there than he could possibly expect in several years of information trading in this place. 'Hehe, my share will be quite fat.'
Outside, Rean brought everyone up the Island, finding the open tunnels not too long after. Many of them had crumbled a long time ago, while a few still stayed intact. "Let's take a look."
He entered with Kentucky as Sonzei and Fafa followed close behind. Those hundred meters passed in a moment, and they finally reached the point where no one could excavate further. They were in a huge cave now. Yet, the wall in front of them was smooth, while the surroundings were pretty damaged. No doubt whoever opened this tunnel in the past tried everything to dig into the Island but was unsuccessful. Not a scratch could be seen on the wall ahead.
Rean touched it for a moment and tried to feel it. Yet, for him, it felt like nothing more than a simple marble wall. It felt like if he pushed with a little bit of strength, it would immediately break apart with his body's power.
Rean then had a thought. 'Now that I think about it, only something with similar power as the fragment could possibly resist my attack without suffering any damage. These walls are connected to the Fragment somehow.'
"Rean, the nine islands have something to do with the Mirror Sea, right?" Kentucky asked. "But look at their positions on the map. They are perfectly separated at identical distances from each other. They must be working together somehow, and their positions are probably important to the Natural Formation."
Rean nodded. "That much I already know. What's your idea?" Kentucky knew nothing about formation, so his words left Rean curious.
"Well, if they work together, then there is a link between them," Kentucky continued. "Can't you create something that can cut this connection? We might see some result from it."
Rean pondered a bit and had to admit it was a good idea. "Cut the connections between Islands... Natural Formations can't escape the laws of the world. For them to work, they need Divine Origin Energy or something else. I don't know if this Island is operating on Divine Origin Energy, but I can definitely build a formation around it that can separate pretty much all types of energy and elements of the world from it."
Sonzie raised his hand when he heard that. "Rean. This Island is quite important to our people and the other travelers. Is your idea going to destroy it or something?"
Rean narrowed his eyes. There was a chance it could indeed cause some danger for those inside. "Alright, let's go to another Island then. Sonzei, of the nine islands with this same ring of waters, do you know if any of them is empty?"
Sonzie sighed in relief. He was afraid Rean would rebuke him for intervening with his plan. Most high level cultivators are always arrogant, after all. "Yes, sir- I mean, Rean. The Southwest Island is located on a route that almost no one uses, so although I can't say it is completely empty, there are definitely not many people there. It should be fairly easy to get them to leave too."
Rean was satisfied. "Good, the Southwest Island it is then."