After nightfall, the three began crossing the plain under cover of darkness.
Using the moonlight as cover, Lin Taichu and the other two moved swiftly with their bodies lowered. The dry grass beneath their feet gave off faint rustling sounds, especially clear in the silent night.
Lin Taichu walked at the front, his divine sense spreading out like a spiderweb as he carefully scanned the surrounding area.
After the successive fierce battles in Soul Severing Valley, his spiritual power had yet to fully recover, but the sharpness of his divine sense had not diminished in the slightest. The plain offered no cover, and any slight disturbance could expose their tracks. They had to be exceedingly cautious.
"There are energy fluctuations three li ahead." Lin Taichu suddenly stopped and gestured for Qin Fang and Meng Qi behind him to stay quiet. "They're very faint, as if concealed by a Formation."
Qin Fang immediately circulated his spiritual power and suppressed his aura to the utmost. "Are they from the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild? Or other Cultivators?"
"Hard to say." Lin Taichu frowned slightly. "The fluctuations carry traces of a Formation. They don't seem naturally formed. We'll circle around and take a look. Keep a distance of one hundred zhang."
The three immediately changed direction and advanced by circling along the edge of a low earthen slope.
Moonlight spilled across the plain, stretching their shadows long. They placed every footfall with the utmost care, afraid of triggering hidden Restrictions.
As they neared the source of the energy fluctuations, Lin Taichu signaled for the other two to stop. Using a mound as cover, he poked out half his head to observe.
A temporary stone house stood in the open space a hundred zhang ahead. A pale azure barrier surrounded it, and it was this