Chen Lin discovered that as midnight drew nearer, the light at the center of the hollow grew brighter, while the surrounding black mist thinned.
The suppression of his divine sense weakened as well, and his view became clearer.
Only then did he see that the glowing object was a tree stump, charred pitch-black, as though it had been snapped by lightning.
Looking more closely, he spotted a huge ganoderma-shaped object growing beside the stump. This was the true source of the light, but it was too far away and its radiance too dazzling for even a Golden Core Cultivator to make out the details.
There was still some time before midnight. Chen Lin turned his gaze to the surroundings of the hollow again, but everything looked empty. He could not tell how many people were hiding there.
He wanted to probe with his divine sense, but after some thought, he abandoned the idea.
Once midnight arrived, everyone competing for the treasure would emerge. If Yun Xiumian was here, he would see her sooner or later. There was no need to rush.
Silence hung over the hollow. Suddenly, a huge black shadow flashed into the air above its center and dove toward the xuanyang ghost ganoderma.
Chen Lin's expression shifted. He recognized it as a strange bird, and even from far away, he could sense its dense yin qi.
Since entering the dense forest, this was the first yin nether entity he had encountered here. It seemed to be at least at the Golden Core level.
Before the strange bird could approach the stump, a flaming arrow shot out from the other side.
Immediately afterward, a Black Glimmer appeared as well.
Those two attacks were like a signal. At least several dozen attacks erupted from every direction, blasting the strange bird