The Strange Golden Core

Time trickled by, drop by drop!

The sky gradually darkened.

Fortunately, the group hadn't expended much energy!

By nightfall, everyone had more or less recovered to their peak condition!

In the blink of an eye, the Hour of the Tiger was almost upon them.

At that moment,

darkness shrouded the heavens. The Jade Rabbit, which had frolicked in the Star River since time immemorial, cast down streaks of moonlight like flowing silk, but the clouds that blotted out the sky and covered the earth hid them from view.

The entire Endless Sea seemed to lie in pitch darkness!

Only the howling sea wind tore across the skies above the Endless Sea, roaring like a beast!

Just then,

from all directions, cultivators converged on a desolate island in the Endless Sea.

Led by the Fragrant Pavilion's scout, they hurried off into the distance.

Before long,

they were standing atop a broad but uneven Qiao Rock.

"Is this the place?"

Madam Lin glanced at the tiny island not far away and asked without turning around.

The island was utterly barren. It had no spiritual energy to speak of, and it was tiny as well—only a tenth the size of the island where they had rested earlier.

At this,

the Fragrant Pavilion scout replied deferentially,

"Reporting to the Deputy Pavilion Master, the Spirit-Seeking Bird's trail leads here!"

After the scout confirmed it,

the cultivators instinctively extended their Divine Senses, sweeping toward the little island.

A colorless, transparent screen, soft as water, blocked their Divine Senses.

Though it was only a first-tier Warning Formation, its range was extraordinary—it covered the entire island.

If a cultivator set foot on the island or tried to force their way through the formation, the evil cultivators within would certainly be alerted!

Seeing this,

Cheng Buzheng was sure they