Qu Jianlei roughly sensed the surroundings, then raised a hand and formed a seal to calculate. Reassured, he thought, There shouldn't be any problem with the upcoming divination.
Time was of the essence. Just because no one was coming now did not mean it would be safe the next moment. Cultivators transmitted messages very quickly.
About five hundred meters from the Dao Stele, Qu Jianlei took out the Turtle Shell and Seashell, then placed the damaged Jade Pendant on the ground.
The Jade Pendant trembled faintly, emitting soft cracking sounds. Clearly, it was about to shatter under the Dao Stele's Coercive Pressure.
Seizing this rare opportunity, Qu Jianlei swiftly tossed the Seashell onto the Turtle Shell and began divining.
By the time he reached the sixth divination, the Jade Pendant finally shattered, breaking into fragments across the ground.
Immediately afterward, an inexplicable aura came from the distant sky and locked onto him.
The aura was quite formidable—dense and vast, carrying heavy Coercive Pressure.
However, unlike the Dao Stele's Coercive Pressure, this aura was focused solely on him and had no effect on the surroundings.
Wait, this aura had actually... locked onto the Seashell and Turtle Shell as well?
Qu Jianlei let out a soft sigh. "As expected... there are some tricks to it."
The aura from afar had initially been rather weak, but as time passed, its Coercive Pressure rapidly increased.
Just as Qu Jianlei worried that the treasures he was using for divination might be damaged, the Dao Stele's aura abruptly surged.
The surge came without warning, yet it was exceptionally violent, as though a bomb had suddenly exploded.
The Dao Stele's aura became almost tangible as it swept fiercely in all directions, even creating a shockwave.
Yet Qu Jianlei and his divination treasures, right beside the Dao Stele,