Gu Yanzhen sensed the faint rejection and attraction between the demonic essence within his body and the south-pointing compass, and his brows furrowed slightly.
This south-pointing compass had originally been designed for cultivators practicing orthodox cultivation arts, and its ability to detect living beings primarily targeted such auras. Yet the Nine Netherworlds Soul Devouring True Demonic Art he cultivated was steeped in demonic nature and surging with baleful fury, clashing considerably with the compass's righteous attributes.
Forcing this treasure into operation would certainly grant him formidable detection capabilities, but its drawbacks were equally obvious.
To keep the compass running and resonate with some deep vein within the ruins, he had no choice but to divert a portion of his pure demonic essence into it continuously. This prevented the surging demonic qi around him from being perfectly restrained within his body as usual, and some of it inevitably spilled out uncontrollably.
It intertwined with the faint yet pure detection fluctuations emitted by the compass, forming a unique Vital Energy Storm.
This would undoubtedly increase the risk of exposing himself or alert his prey ahead of time. Gu Yanzhen suspected that the two Great Cang Realm cultivators had vanished because they had sensed his aura in advance.
"But what if they did notice?" A cruel curve rose at the corner of Gu Yanzhen's mouth. The demonic qi spilling uncontrollably from his body seemed to sense its master's mood and churned even more violently, vaguely forming a distorted shadow of darkness behind him.
He, Gu Yanzhen, was at the Great Cang Realm Late Stage, possessed profound demonic arts, and had several immensely powerful demonic treasures at his side.
With this compass in hand, he could detect Great Cang Realm Peak cultivators beforehand and swiftly avoid them. As for Great Cang Realm Late Stage