"True Saint Palace, Venerable Yu Chang."
"Dao Integrator, Fan Wuhui."
Han Yi silently committed these two figures and their Venerable-level strength to memory, then turned to Dao Ancestor Houtu and said,
"Then we need to pick up the pace."
"We found a cave heaven containing Origin Crystals before, so there must be other places in this large ruin that hold Origin Crystals as well."
"By the way, Fellow Daoist, do you have any means of detecting Origin Crystals?"
Han Yi guessed that Houtu had some method for detecting and locating treasures.
At this, Dao Ancestor Houtu shook her head slightly. "Origin Crystals need not be detected. If you get close enough to sense the unique Great Dao aura they emit, you will naturally recognize them."
"However, I do have a method that is somewhat useful for treasure hunting, though it works only sometimes."
Han Yi nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Houtu."
His advancement into the Boundless Realm and Dao Realm had come too recently, and he possessed no corresponding methods. Even among immortal arts, he had always focused solely on combat-oriented arts such as attack and defense, barely dabbling in methods for treasure seeking.
At this moment, he could only rely on Dao Ancestor Houtu. Otherwise, in these boundless outer and middle regions, if their luck proved poor, they might spend countless years without finding anything worth their interest.
Dao Ancestor Houtu nodded, closed her eyes, and fell silent for three breaths. Then she opened them again, a flash of green light passing through her lively eyes that carried an immortal charm.
"Follow me. This way."
She took the lead in fleeing toward the middle region of the Fire Prison, heading in a particular direction.
Han Yi followed closely behind.
They had originally been at the