Special Treasure-Hunting Ability

Zi Yan became intensely curious about Shi Kang's family.

Shi Kang kept her in suspense and said with a smile, "You'll find out later."

Zi Yan looked at Shi Kang, her eyes rolling around as if she were thinking about something. Then she answered, "Oh..."

With two Half-Saints accompanying them, Shi Kang and Zi Yan soon returned to the Tagor Desert.

It was worth mentioning that even while traveling at such incredible speed, Zi Yan could still sense where Medicinal Herbs were in the places they passed.

Every so often, she would point in a certain direction and say, "There are Medicinal Herbs over there."

This reshaped Shi Kang's understanding of the Ancient Void Dragon's treasure-hunting ability.

I really did strike gold this time. Shi Kang secretly rejoiced.

Thinking of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials he needed to cultivate the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art, Shi Kang could not help asking, "Zi Yan, since you can sense the locations of these Medicinal Herbs, you should be able to sense Heavenly Flames too, right?"

Shi Kang looked at Zi Yan expectantly, hoping to receive an affirmative answer from her.

If Zi Yan truly could sense them, finding the Heavenly Flames, Mysterious Thunder, Divine Wind, and other things Old Ancestor had mentioned would become much easier in the future. He would no longer have to search everywhere like a headless fly.

Zi Yan nodded, then shook her head.

Not understanding what she meant, Shi Kang frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that? Can you or can't you?"

"I can, but the feeling isn't as strong as it is with Medicinal Herbs. I need to be closer to sense them," Zi Yan explained. "For example, right now, I can sense that you have a Heavenly Flame on you."

Shi Kang was stunned. He had never told Zi Yan that the Green Lotus Core Flame was on him.

He hurriedly asked, "Is there only one nearby?"

After all, Shi Long also had a Fallen Heart Flame on him.

Zi Yan closed her eyes and sensed for a moment before nodding. "I can only sense one."

Shi Kang fell into deep thought. What was going on?

Zi Yan could sense the Green Lotus Core Flame on him, yet she could not sense the Fallen Heart Flame on Shi Long?

As if thinking of something, Shi Kang sent Shi Long a voice transmission, telling him to undo the Seal on the Fallen Heart Flame and move farther away.

Shi Long did as instructed.

"Zi Yan, sense again," Shi Kang said.

Although Zi Yan did not understand, she slowly closed her eyes again and focused her mind on sensing.

Everything around her seemed to become cut off from her. In her world, only her perception of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials remained.

After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes, surprise filling them as she blurted out, "Huh? Another one suddenly appeared."

As she spoke, she turned around without hesitation, her gaze locking tightly onto the direction where Shi Long was.

Watching this scene, Shi Kang felt as though an idea flashed through his mind. He seemed to understand something crucial.

His eyes narrowed. He took out the Green Lotus Core Flame and said to Shi Fei, "Shi Fei, place a Seal on this Green Lotus Core Flame."

"Yes, Young Clan Leader!"

Shi Fei did as instructed and placed a Seal on the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Once the Seal was set, Shi Kang looked at Zi Yan and asked, "Can you still sense it now?"

Zi Yan looked at the Green Lotus Core Flame right before her, which emitted a strange aura. She frowned slightly, closed her eyes again, and focused all her attention on sensing it.

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and shook her head, her face full of confusion. "How strange. The Heavenly Flame is clearly right in front of me, but I just can't sense it."

This time, Shi Kang completely understood.

The reason Zi Yan had been able to sense the Heavenly Flame on him but not the one on Shi Long was most likely because the Seal he had placed on the Green Lotus Core Flame was relatively weak. It was like a thin veil, still allowing Zi Yan to vaguely sense the aura inside.

However, the Seal Shi Long had placed on the Fallen Heart Flame was too powerful, like an impenetrable wall. It completely shut the Fallen Heart Flame's aura inside, leaving Zi Yan unable to sense it at all.

It seemed Zi Yan's treasure-hunting ability still had a flaw.

If powerful Seals were placed on those Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, they could still conceal them from the Ancient Void Dragon's treasure-hunting ability.

Shi Kang could not help making the connection. No wonder the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had clearly been inside the Dou Sheng Ruins, yet the Ancient Void Dragons had not found and taken it first. It had probably been cut off by the Seal outside the ruins and the Beast Spirit Cover within, preventing Ancient Void Dragons of Zi Yan's lineage from sensing its existence at all.

Shi Kang felt that he had figured out some of the traits of the Ancient Void Dragon's treasure-hunting ability, but he still did not understand something.

Weren't Ancient Void Dragons said to ignore Seals and restrictions? Then why could this treasure-hunting ability not ignore Seals?

Did that count as a bug?

Also, if Zi Yan grew stronger, would her treasure-hunting ability improve along with her?

Would even powerful Seals be unable to stop her from sensing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials then?

After letting his thoughts run wild for a while, Shi Kang finally reined in his galloping thoughts.

Although the fact that Seals could block some of Zi Yan's perceptions was not very friendly to him, discovering that Zi Yan could sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials was already a major discovery.

Shi Kang figured that he could take Zi Yan out more often in the future and have her help him find Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials like Heavenly Flames.

With this little treasure-hunting expert, his efficiency in searching for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials would definitely improve greatly.

At this thought, Shi Kang could not help smiling as he gently rubbed Zi Yan's little head.

This time, he had truly struck gold.

Shi Kang said, "All right. I'll have someone arrange a place for you to stay. You should rest first."

It had to be said that Zi Yan's purple hair felt rather nice to touch. It was soft and smooth as silk.

Zi Yan nodded, then took out a Storage Ring from her Storage Ring and handed it to Shi Kang. "I've divided up the Medicinal Herbs. These are yours."

Shi Kang did not stand on ceremony. He reached out and accepted the Storage Ring, though he did not immediately inspect what was inside.

Although he and Zi Yan had gathered quite a few Medicinal Herbs, there truly were not many among them that caught his eye.

He accepted the Medicinal Herbs only because of his principles. He could not work for nothing, after all. He had spent time and effort accompanying Zi Yan in her search.

Then Zi Yan went to rest—or more accurately, she eagerly went to eat the Medicinal Herbs she had harvested that day.

Medusa naturally knew that Shi Kang had brought back a Loli and arranged for her to stay with the Snake People Clan.

To be honest, Medusa had quietly begun to develop some unusual feelings in her heart.

After all, she had kept wondering these past few days whether Shi Kang had those kinds of intentions toward her, which was why he had recruited her and wanted to keep her by his side.

But now Shi Kang had brought back another little girl, making Medusa uncertain again.

In any case, many things Shi Kang did were beyond her understanding. At the same time, they made her even more curious about him. This man was like a riddle, as though shrouded in a mysterious mist that made her unable to resist exploring him and uncovering his true face.

Shi Kang had brought back such a cute Loli. Medusa was not jealous, since nothing had happened between her and Shi Kang.

But she truly felt a little unhappy inside, as though something that had originally belonged to her had suddenly been shared with someone else.

Medusa found herself an excuse for these strange feelings: if Shi Kang recruited more people, he would not be able to nurture her as well, and her standing in his heart might be affected.

After arranging Zi Yan's residence, Shi Kang also noticed Medusa staring blankly at him.

Shi Kang walked over and asked, "Is there something else?"