Xue Changqing let out a soft sigh.
Xue Yizun snickered from the side, finding Xue Changqing's actions rather incomprehensible, yet he couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
If Feng Yun hadn't been under so much pressure, why would Xue Changqing have gone this far?
Asking himself honestly, if he were in Xue Changqing's position, facing the terrifying pressure from Feng Yun, Yan Beihan, and the Night Demon, he probably would have acted the same way as Xue Changqing.
Master Jiu had suppressed the Sole True Sect for so many years, yet the younger generation had been firmly pinned down by Feng Yun from an early age, unable to see any hope of turning the tables...
The excavation below continued.
Finally, they reached a depth of a hundred zhang.
"Stop!"
Liang Ziqing's eyes lit up, and he suddenly spoke.
By now, everyone still digging in the pit was an expert with a discerning eye. In an instant, they all noticed it.
In the gray-black soil, there were several glittering objects.
They had found something!
Everyone's spirits jolted. Several groups surrounding the enormous pit immediately erupted into a commotion.
The weapons in everyone's hands suddenly flashed.
Spiritual energy was being infused into them, ready to strike at any moment.
Inside the pit, the leaders of the four sides exchanged glances.
One of them said calmly, "Everyone, this isn't the time to fight. We'd better see things clearly first. If we all fight to the death and there's nothing down there, we'd become a laughingstock."
"Good."
Everyone agreed.
No one who had risen to become a leader was a fool.
Thus, everyone continued separating the layers of soil with spiritual energy, even more carefully than before. The glittering objects also became more numerous.
Under the sunlight, they actually sparkled like countless stars blinking.