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Du Dahai looked at the spot Chen Lin had pointed to and immediately said, "We searched it. This should be where the owner of this Immortal Cave cultivated, but we found nothing."

At his answer, Chen Lin frowned.

The mapmaker had clearly marked this spot. Chen Lin had thought it was the entrance to the Minor Spirit Realm, but it turned out to be the cave owner's cultivation quarters.

"Come on. Let's take a look."

Since the map marked it, they needed to pay it special attention.

The two used the Flight Technique to skim along the ground and soon reached the place.

Chen Lin surveyed the surroundings, then fixed his gaze on a vast courtyard in the center. Its architecture matched the Ancient Cultivator style, further proof that the First-Generation Ancient Cultivators and Human Race cultivators shared the same origins.

They flew around the courtyard and landed at its entrance.

"Let's go in. Search more carefully this time."

Chen Lin called to Du Dahai and entered the courtyard.

They had already passed through this place during their broad search. It was where Du Dahai had found the Stone Essence, so they had given it particular attention, but they had found nothing else.

A few plants that needed no sunlight still grew in the courtyard, lending it a touch of life. Chen Lin released his Divine Sense and searched section by section, leaving no corner unchecked.

Yet after spending a great deal of time examining every part of the place, he found not the slightest trace of a clue.

To his slight delight, he found another piece of Stone Essence beneath the Stone Chamber Du Dahai had mentioned. It was an unexpected gain.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, the others and I searched this place for a long time before. We tried