Ancient Qilin Region.
Youlan Sacred City.
"What are we doing here? This is Black Qilin territory," Heaven-Splitter asked.
"Looking for something important," Hua Yunfei replied.
"What?" Heaven-Splitter asked curiously.
"I'll tell you as we go." Hua Yunfei headed east through Youlan Sacred City.
Stone Workshop.
"I didn't expect there to be a place for stone gambling in the Black Underworld Great World."
"This stuff is really interesting. When I was young, I loved trying my luck at the stone-gambling workshops run by the various races. The first pot of gold I made while cultivating came from a Stone Workshop."
Heaven-Splitter sighed, memories welling up.
So many years had passed, and he wasn't young anymore. Thinking back, he really did miss those days.
"How come you've gotten so sentimental?"
"When I first met you, you weren't like this."
Hua Yunfei gave Heaven-Splitter a strange look.
For some reason, he felt Heaven-Splitter was becoming more and more "human."
That irritable "beastly nature" of his was slowly fading away.
"People change." Heaven-Splitter left him with that remark and walked into the Stone Workshop first.
"Why does it feel like everyone around me is changing, while I'm the only one who's stayed the same?" Hua Yunfei muttered.
The Stone Workshops were a key target identified by the Progenitor of the Human Emperor Ye Clan.
He planned to search every Stone Workshop in Youlan Sacred City first. If the Heavenly Pearl was hidden in one of those stones, it would most likely react to his presence.
The Stone Workshop was bustling. A special formation had been set up inside to block spiritual perception, allowing people to gamble on stones only within the rules.
Hua Yunfei and Heaven-Splitter soon came out without finding anything. Then they headed to the next Stone Workshop.
After visiting more than