Bai Qi and Sun Wu had already led their captives back to the territory, but Bai Qi still needed to collect various buildings and resources from the enemy's territory, which would take more time.
At this time, the Long family finally made a decision: they would not continue to fight against Zhou Yan and let it go.
Although the faction led by Long Fang's father was very dissatisfied, they could do nothing but put this matter aside for now.
Furthermore, the Long family's elder had also instructed Long Fang's father not to attack the opponent's territory, clearly showing some apprehension.
However, this incident, as it involved the Long family and resulted in a defeat, did have a slight impact on the Long family's reputation.
But, the Long family then announced that this was merely a competition between the younger generation of the family, and as elders, they would not interfere.
With this statement, everyone understood that the Long family did not care about this matter, and as a large family, they would not concern themselves with the battles of their juniors.
Although this statement caused suspicion, it was only suspicion. After all, if the Long family truly intended to act against the mysterious lord, they would have done so long ago.
Moreover, with their strength, if they were to truly attack a single lord, it would undoubtedly cause a significant stir. Clearly, the Long family did not intervene this time, or perhaps it was not worth their effort.
The mysterious lord had garnered much attention, and the lord continent's network was abuzz with excitement. Everyone was very curious about this battle and rushed to learn from it.
This campaign was a very rare instance of a smaller force defeating a larger one, achieving a complete victory. Many lord universities were even preparing to use this campaign as a textbook example.
As for Zhou Yan, he was completely unaware of the impact of these events. After hearing the reports from Bai Qi and Sun Wu, he dismissed it from his mind.
He was currently exploring the demi-god's tomb with many other powerful individuals.
With Li Chungang, a true demi-god realm expert, present, there was no worry about his safety.
However, the demi-god's tomb did not appear so quickly.
"How much longer until it appears? The information we received seems inaccurate. The full moon night has already passed."
Zhou Yan was very confused. According to the information he had obtained, the demi-god's tomb would appear on the full moon night, but it had been so long, and there was still no sign of it.
"I suspect someone intentionally leaked the information, otherwise, why would so many people be attracted here?"
Li Chungang could indeed feel the aura of a demi-god left behind in this place, and it was very ancient, only recently emanating. However, Li Chungang also mentioned that this demi-god's tomb was somewhat peculiar, though he wasn't quite sure in what way.
"Are you implying that someone is orchestrating this?" Zhou Yan asked.
"It's hard to say. It feels abnormal. Kid, we should be careful. The demi-god has not truly appeared, yet so many people know about it, as if everyone knows. Don't you find that very strange?"
Li Chungang expressed his thoughts.
"I'm just curious about their motive. Why go to such great lengths to attract so many people here? Could it be to have everyone open the demi-god's tomb together?" Zhou Yan also voiced his opinion.
There were several types of demi-god tombs. One was from a lord who had reached the peak of their strength, only one step away from ascending to the god realm.
If they had descendants, they would usually find ways to transfer all their wealth to their descendants and then peacefully await death. As for the people in their territory, they would either be allowed to leave or join their descendants' territory.
Another situation was burial with the deceased.
Such incidents were not uncommon and could be seen frequently. After all, this was the lord continent, not the Canglan continent. Lords could do as they pleased, without any legal restraints.
The second type was from rogue cultivators who did not belong to any faction or lord. They became powerful through their own efforts, had no descendants, and left behind a tomb at the time of their death.
There was also a tomb established by the descendants of a demi-god, and they were not necessarily human.
The lord world was home to countless races, and any strong individual could become a powerful being.
Regardless of which category it fell into, there was indeed treasure here. Even if many people discovered some clues, faced with immense temptation, they would choose to venture in. This was the enemy's overt strategy.
Since they had come this far, they would continue.
Zhou Yan was the same. Since he had come here, he would not leave so easily.
They waited for a day or two. Zhou Yan even heard that some people had been waiting for five or six days.
Zhou Yan did gain something. Over these two days, through the sensing of the Tai Chi Diagram, he had discovered that there was indeed a massive formation below, and its power was immense, arranged by a demi-god.
With his current strength, he could not break it and could only search for the correct passage to enter.
According to Zhou Yan, Li Chungang also felt that the opponent's objective was likely to allow discerning individuals to help them find the correct entrance.
After all, even Zhou Yan had not found the true way to enter the demi-god's tomb in these two days, which indicated how high the formation master's skill was.
"Let's continue to wait. Someone with powerful formation skills will eventually appear," Li Chungang said, as he also hadn't found it. He was very strong, but Li Chungang didn't understand formations very well.
Every discipline had its experts. Li Chungang's sword intent was divine, but he didn't understand much else.
Although Zhou Yan also had a high level of skill in formations, this formation was of a very high grade and differed greatly from ordinary formations. Finding the entrance required even higher formation mastery.
The number of powerful individuals who had come here was immense, including lords with countless subordinates, mysterious figures in black, royal nobles, and countless lone warriors.
Many were searching for the entrance to the tomb but found nothing.
"Hmph! I don't believe this entrance is so hard to find. Why not just blast it open?"
A young man, filled with arrogance and clad in fine silks and satins, took out several top-tier scrolls, startling many people who quickly moved away.
"You cannot do this. Are you not afraid of incurring the wrath of a demi-god?"
An old man rushed forward to stop him, clearly displeased with his behavior.
"Haha! Old man, what era is this? You still believe in ghosts and gods like heavenly retribution? I see half your body is already in the coffin. Get lost, or I'll blow you up too."
"Young man, what you are doing is wrong."
"Damn it! Young man, why are you hitting people? Truly lacking in martial virtue!"
"If you talk any more nonsense, I'll kill you directly. Don't disturb me, young master, from opening the tomb. You should be thanking me."
The young man was exceedingly arrogant, youthful and impetuous, showing no regard for anything.