After searching around for a while, Yang Chen became increasingly convinced that his suspicion was correct.
Something had likely gone wrong with the Hu family in the inner region.
In a place like the outer region, small teams would occasionally search for sand gold. Moreover, divine sense was unrestricted here. Even if the Hu family had truly encountered trouble, there should have been some news. Besides, while it was possible for a few people to meet with disaster in a place like this, the chances of an entire force being wiped out were exceedingly small.
Thinking this, Yang Chen could not help but laugh bitterly.
This mission truly would not be so easy to complete.
To save a Hu family, he had to venture deep into a place from which none returned?
And there was not even a map. The inner region was clearly terrifying beyond measure.
Though Yang Chen sighed inwardly, he had no grounds to complain. After all, most missions posted on the board were things that only groups of super elite geniuses from the Seven Swords Pavilion dared undertake together.
Since he had accepted it, he could not avoid facing its difficulties.
Still, he was in no hurry to enter the inner region.
He would first thoroughly explore the outer region. Once he had gained a rough understanding of the entire Qingqiu Desert, it would not be too late to venture deeper inside.
After wandering the outer region for some time, Yang Chen suddenly descended from the sky and landed on the ground. His divine sense had detected something.
"What is this..."
From beneath the thick desert sands, Yang Chen found a shining core. It emitted a crystalline gleam and was clearly no ordinary grain of sand.
The grain was not large, but it resembled gold. Yang