Unlock the Sutra Depository and the Divine Armory

Hearing this.

The crowd turned their eyes to Lu Dasheng and the others.

Indeed.

They had countless doubts in their hearts.

What kind of faction was Shadow Island? With such immense power and profound foundations, why had they never heard of it before?

And why would it attract the attacks of all the alien races in the entire galaxy?

"We old men are not the masters of Shadow Island. On the contrary, we are merely doing chores on the island," Lu Dasheng smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, the numerous experts present all revealed expressions of astonishment.

The strength these old men had displayed in the previous battles was still fresh in their memories.

Such powerful experts were just doing chores?

"Elder Lu is being too modest. With your level of strength, if you are merely doing chores, wouldn't that mean we are worse than chore workers?" an expert couldn't help but say.

"We are not being modest," Lu Dasheng said with a serious expression. "Shadow Island was built by Mister Yi Feng. Aside from Mister, there are also a hundred of his disciples."

"We also do not know exactly what realm their cultivation bases have reached, but everything you see on the island was casually forged by Mister. Even our cultivation bases are the result of the fortuitous encounters casually bestowed upon us by Mister."

"It is quite normal that you did not know of Shadow Island's existence. Usually, Mister has always kept a low profile, and we rarely go out."

As soon as Lu Dasheng's voice fell, it immediately set off a wave of heated discussion in the venue.

Many showed expressions of disbelief, but there were also quite a few who harbored suspicions about this.

If there really were such experts, why would Shadow Island need to ask them for help?

Lu Dasheng's sharp gaze saw through everyone's thoughts at a glance.

"Indeed, Mister and the lords are not currently on Shadow Island," Lu Dasheng said. "Although we also do not know exactly where they are now, we understand that they must be dealing with a major matter."

"If my guess is correct, the major matter the lords are dealing with is likely related to the alien races invading us."

"And the fact that those alien races are concentrating their forces and desperately attacking our Shadow Island is probably for this exact reason!"

Lu Dasheng had a stern look on his face, speaking word by word.

"Everyone."

"I know that what I am saying might be somewhat astonishing, and it might be hard for you to believe right away, but these are indeed all facts!"

When Lu Dasheng's words fell, the entire conference hall fell into dead silence.

The amount of information Lu Dasheng had just spoken was simply too massive, so much so that these planet masters and almighty experts could not digest it all at once.

"Before the lords went out, they instructed us that we must hold Shadow Island. Presumably, the existence of Shadow Island is very important to the lords, and might even affect the grand plan of Mister and the lords to deal with these alien races."

"Although we possess decent strength with the help of Mister and the lords, facing such a massive number of alien fiends, we truly have the will but lack the power. That is why we requested everyone to jointly garrison Shadow Island."

"And for all of you to agree to jointly garrison Shadow Island is truly an act of great righteousness. Please rest assured, as long as Mister and the lords return, all problems will surely be easily solved."

As Lu Dasheng finished speaking, some people revealed thoughtful looks in their eyes, some showed doubt, and others looked uplifted.

Fortunately, regardless of whether they believed Lu Dasheng's words or not, there were no objections to the decision to jointly garrison Shadow Island.

No matter what, they all understood the logic that without the lips, the teeth would feel cold.

If this opening at Shadow Island were to be torn apart, it probably wouldn't be long before other places fell as well.

At this time, Lu Dasheng, Lu Qingshan, Qing Huan Xiang, and the others exchanged glances with each other, seemingly making some kind of decision.

Then Lu Dasheng slowly stepped forward and said, "To thank everyone for your assistance, and to better defend against these alien races, we have decided to open parts of the scripture pavilion on the island, as well as the island's armory, for the experts of the various planets to choose from."

"Everyone, please follow us."

After speaking, Lu Dasheng, Lu Qingshan, and the others led the way in front.

"Elder Lu is too polite."

The experts offered their thanks, then stood up and followed.

"What do you think?" On the way, a bladesman asked another white-clothed expert.

"Perhaps they exaggerated a bit because they want us to stay and help," the white-clothed expert said. "But it's a matter of life and death, so it's understandable. And being willing to open the scripture pavilion and armory can be considered full of sincerity."

"Indeed, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. We should unite as one. It's enough to see through it without pointing it out," a certain faction master said.

"Everyone, although Shadow Island has a powerful foundation, there probably aren't too many truly good items," a planet master reminded. "If there really is a good item that provides a massive boost to yourself, or if you have a great need for it, you can keep it. If not, everyone should try to show some restraint."

Hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement.

The people present were either the masters of a planet or the sect masters of a certain sect. Everyone understood very well what opening the scripture pavilion and divine weapon pavilion meant.

If they hadn't reached a situation where they had no other choice, who would be willing to open them up for others to choose from at will?

This was all a move born of helplessness.

But it could also be seen that the majority of the people present did not really believe what Lu Dasheng had said.

Soon.

Under the leadership of Lu Qingshan and the others, the crowd arrived in front of a giant door.

Inside the door was exactly the foundation that had been left behind over the years.

Most of the items inside were casually forged by Fang Zaowu. Of course, there were also some defective products and scraps that Yi Feng had created back in the day when he was leveling up his forging skills.

Back in Pingjiang City, everyone would always fight tooth and nail over these defective products.

But now, after so many years had passed, they themselves had so many that they had nowhere to put them, so all these excess items were stored here.

Looking at this giant door, the numerous experts who had followed looked at each other in dismay.

It was truly somewhat different from the divine weapon pavilion in their imagination. This place looked more like a storage room for miscellaneous items.

But no one said anything; instead, they waited quietly on the side.

"Boom!"

As Lu Qingshan pushed it, the giant door emitted a rumbling sound, then slowly opened, revealing a dazzling yet messy scene inside.