The Diamond Crab suddenly recalled something. Puzzled, it asked the Silver Shark, "Brother Sha, there's something I don't understand. I hope you can help me with it."
The Silver Shark said, "Brother Xie, you're being too polite. Please, go ahead."
The Diamond Crab said, "Brother Sha, even if the Cultivators of the Sea Heaven Sect couldn't move all their treasures away at once, shouldn't the only treasures left have been those in the caves and pavilions exposed in the earlier retreats? It's been so long now—how have they still not taken everything away?"
The Silver Shark smiled. "Brother Xie, you know one side of the matter but not the other. Think about it: the Sea Heaven Sect was suddenly attacked, and many of its disciples were away and hadn't returned. The island-protecting Golden Light Immortal-Extinguishing Formation is immensely powerful and often requires several people to control it. Activating the island-protecting grand formation in such haste would require even more manpower. That leaves them short-handed when it comes to gathering treasures. They can only shrink the formation while taking away the finest treasures. Otherwise, their losses would be enormous."
The Diamond Crab said, "So we haven't gotten our hands on any truly superior treasures yet."
"Of course," said the Silver Shark. "The Sea Heaven Sect is, after all, a human sect with a long inheritance. How could it possess only this little?"
The Diamond Crab nodded, then suddenly said, "The golden light is about to shrink again. The caves or pavilions revealed this time should be much better than the previous ones."
No sooner had it spoken than the golden light rippled and instantly retreated more than fifty li. The demons were all taken aback. The Silver Shark said, "It seems the Sea Heaven Sect is getting less and less able