There was no such top-notch magical artifact there at all.
This was a countermeasure devised by Star and the Pavilion Master.
The plan was to deceive Ethan Smith and make him leave, so they could escape this calamity.
They knew full well that Ethan would never abandon them and flee by himself, so they resorted to such a despicable move.
"Hidden Dragon Country is a backward and chaotic place. Ethan is likely to encounter many troublesome matters there," Star said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the Pavilion Master's eyebrows furrowed.
"What do you mean?" the Pavilion Master asked.
Seeing the Pavilion Master's doubts, Star explained: "Don't worry. There are no top-notch experts there. Although troublesome, nobody can hurt him."
"That's true," the Pavilion Master murmured.
Now that Ethan could defeat even mighty realm cultivators, who could possibly hurt him?