"The things that can block spiritual sense are nothing more than cloth and boxes. You see them everywhere at the sea market. This is the Dragon Palace's sea market, the most prosperous in the entire Eastern Sea. It's perfectly normal to wrap goods in cloth or put them in boxes for a transaction."
Another elder shook his head. "It's fine. This has already narrowed down the search. The cloth or box holding the Dragon Pearl won't be very large, and its quality must be extremely high—even an Integrated Body Realm Cultivator can't see through it."
"Cloth and boxes of that quality are rare. The Dragon Clan members we've sent to search are all at least Spirit Transformation. Any box they can't see through is very likely the target."
The theft of the Dragon Pearl was of grave importance. The elders had mobilized every resource at their disposal to find it.
"Should we limit the suspects to Body Integration Realm Cultivators?"
"No. The culprit is undoubtedly at the Body Integration Realm, but they could have subordinates. To avoid us, they might have had a subordinate carry the Dragon Pearl."
"Of course, we'll investigate every Body Integration Realm Cultivator currently at the sea market, regardless of their reputation!"
One elder slammed the table in fury. "The last time the Dragon Pearl was stolen, it was that old thief Bu Yu. Which band of thieves did it this time?"
"Enough. What good does it do to talk about that now? Finding the Dragon Pearl as soon as possible is our top priority. Otherwise, we can wait for the Palace Master's wrath."
"Where should we look for the Ancestral Dragon Grass?" Meng Jingzhou fretted. They were completely at a loss in the sea market, without the slightest clue where to start.
"We'll just