At that moment, Yu Ci clearly sensed every fragment of magical treasure within the Cloud Tower Tree space leaping and trembling.
Apart from the burst of air it gave off when it first flashed into being, the golden flame was utterly silent. Its force was unremarkable too, burning quietly only on the index finger of the skeleton's right hand, ignoring the neighboring fingers and palm. It could not compare to the Karmic Fire covering the entire skeleton, yet the moment the golden flame appeared, it swallowed the Karmic Fire in that spot—along with the fragments of magical treasure Yu Ci had taken out.
"Hey, did it burn them away?"
"No, they're still there... It seems they seeped inside."
Yu Ci's senses remained quite clear. He discovered that what resonated with the magical treasure fragments was not the flame, but the finger bone. The material of that bone was strange as well, as though it had condensed from some kind of liquid. The instant the fragments touched it, they seeped inside.
He took out another fragment and let go. The result was exactly the same as before.
Interesting!
Yu Ci's interest flared at once. He had come to the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion partly because he yearned for this legendary holy land of cultivation, but otherwise, he only intended to pick up a few bargains. He had no particular thoughts about the things those powerful figures coveted, such as the Hell Path—whether he gained them or lost them made little difference. But what harm was there in putting some thought into other things?
Without hesitation, he took out a large handful of magical treasure fragments.
His decisiveness startled even the Shadow Ghost. "Hey, are you joking? What if they're destroyed?"
Yu Ci did not care in the slightest. "This thing has