At this moment!
Sha Minghong, who appeared expressionless as he stood surrounded at the center, was calculating at breakneck speed within his mind:
"The Black Spirit Tiger Shark Clan stands among the pinnacle races of the Spirit Realm. It has dominated through the ages and gathered treasures from all heavens...
What lies within its core treasure vault must surely be astonishing!
The Innate Gang Sha and Earthly Turbid Qi required to safeguard the clan should, by all rights, amount to far more than a mere handful of types..."
"Even if there are not hundreds of varieties, there should at least be... dozens of accumulations with differing attributes, shouldn't there?"
This thought stirred a faint trace of eagerness within his normally still, ancient-well-like heart.
As for the even more illusory Spirit Realm Heavenly Book, said to record all methods...
He slightly reined in his thoughts, not daring to harbor too much hope.
"After all... Heavenly Books are far too elusive to find.
Any Heavenly Book that has fallen into a realm like this would merely be an incomplete secondary volume, and their numbers are scarcer still than motes of dust and scattered stars..."
At that thought, the sliver of hope within him gradually settled as well, and he did not dare let it occupy too much of his mind.
Just as Sha Minghong's thoughts flashed like lightning...
The several Half-Venerable clan elders below had already taken the initiative to lead the way, dispersing to several crucial points around the Canyon and skillfully forming intricate, ancient Seal Techniques.
As streaks of Spirit Light containing the clan's origin Magic Power struck different locations throughout the Canyon...
At the center of the Canyon entrance, rings of transparent ripples suddenly spread outward, like stones dropped into a tranquil lake.
A moment later!
A massive, visible