The matter about the stele was kept a secret by the forces of the Empire but their behavior clearly showed that they had found something valuable.
Another two heroic cultivators were sent by the Empire to the new continent, the forces of the Utra nation and Papral nation were immediately able to guess that something interesting was happening when they saw the reinforcements reach the enemy camp.
Of course, all three forces were keeping an eye on each other, the arrival of two heroic cultivators wasn't something that could be missed.
Yet, there was something that the forces of the Utra nation and Papral nation couldn't possibly discover at that time: The two new heroic cultivators that had reached the new nation both had a water aptitude!
The Shandal Empire wanted to test if the stele could enlighten every cultivator with a water aptitude or if there were other conditions for that!