The spiritual energy on the island was not particularly abundant either, but this floating island was fairly large. Water spiritual energy was the most prevalent, though there was some of the other types as well. Although ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators were unwilling to remain in such a place, compared to the rest of Lonely Star Lake, it was much better.
According to Zhao Yuanjun, the movements of heavy water within Lonely Star Lake followed a pattern. Usually, over several years, the locations where it appeared did not change much. This floating island happened to lie within the range of the heavy water's activity. Overjoyed, everyone opened up their own small cave dwellings on the island.
Lu Xiaotian also carved out a small stone chamber in a mountainside.
With a base of operations, everyone went out to search every day. Meditating here to recover magical power was much faster than before, greatly improving their efficiency in searching the heavy-water regions. But perhaps their luck was poor. They discovered Star-Eyed Stonefish several times, yet each sighting was as fleeting as an epiphyllum bloom. By the time they rushed over, the fish had already vanished without a trace.
Lu Xiaotian was somewhat depressed as well. He had not encountered one even once when he went out. Even Zhao Yuanjun, who had teamed up with him, wore a dark expression. It was hard to say whose luck was worse.
This exceedingly tedious search continued for more than another year. Inside Lu Xiaotian's stone chamber, after the wheelchair-bound Lu Xiaotian closed his eyes in thought for a while, he took out a small bottle and removed its stopper. A palm-sized fire wyrm flew out from within. This fire wyrm only possessed the aura of the fourth rank; it was the weakest fire wyrm he had