Deep within Nine Star Island lay a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.
A tall, thin green-shirted man and a voluptuous yellow-skirted woman stood within the valley, both wearing deeply furrowed expressions.
Not far ahead, a Yellow Giant Rat lay in a pool of blood. Its body looked as though it had been sliced apart by a sharp weapon. Upon closer inspection, several dark red droplets of blood hung in the air.
The droplets formed a straight line, suspended in midair.
"There's actually a restriction here. It would be one thing if divine sense couldn't detect it, but even a Double-Pupil Rat at the early True Immortal stage couldn't find it?"
The man in a green shirt frowned and said.
Chang Hao, late True Immortal stage, was a Loose Immortal.
"After all, this is the General Headquarters of the Nine Star Sect. If restrictions could be discovered with divine sense alone, so many True Immortals would not have died on Nine Star Island. We should be more careful. Your Double-Pupil Rat is not a True Spirit, so it is not strange that it failed to detect the restriction."
The Purple-Skirted Woman said.
Chen Yu, mid True Immortal stage.
"Lady Liu merely provided most of the map of Nine Star Island. We don't know where Master Xuangui is hiding either. I hope we can find him."
Chang Hao's face was filled with anticipation.
Chen Yu nodded. "True Immortals from the affiliated factions of the Heavenly Ghost Sect will also be entering Nine Star Island in search of treasure. Hopefully, we won't run into them."
Chang Hao put away the Yellow Giant Rat's corpse. They withdrew from the valley and vanished into the boundless mountains.
At the foot of a steep mountain peak, Shen Long, Chu Buyu, and Shen