The newcomer was very young, with a diamond-shaped mark between his brows. He wore red-and-blue armor and carried a battle spear.
Standing beside the Nine Immortal Pool, he took several deep breaths of fresh air, then raised a hand and sent a rune soaring into the sky.
The rune shone brightly. It was a set of coordinates, visible to living beings far away.
Not only the Immortal Kings of the High-Level Heavenly Vault could see it; the Immortal Kings of the Imperial Alliance could as well.
In other words, these coordinates might draw his allies over, but they could also attract nearby Immortal Kings from the Imperial Alliance.
"The Nine Immortal Pool is a real treasure. If I can keep it all to myself, I should be able to try breaking through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor when I get back." The newcomer muttered, gazing at the vast pool with regret.
Suddenly, he glanced around. Seeing that no one had arrived yet, he cautiously entered the Nine Immortal Pool and began picking the lotus pods ahead of time.
"There are so many lotus pods in the immortal pool, and I was the first to find them. It's only right that I take a few extra, isn't it?" the newcomer said to himself.
"Confirmed. He's a pauper."
"He's probably a collateral-line disciple from some immortal household. He has talent, but not enough to be valued."
Hidden nearby, Zhong Chen and Shen Jing could tell at a glance that the newcomer wasn't wealthy. He was probably a pauper.
They exchanged a glance, then quietly crept toward him.
Even a mosquito's leg was still meat. They weren't picky!
Besides, this was wartime. Even if they were picky, they couldn't let this man go.
"Thump."
The newcomer had been happily picking lotus pods when a staff