Somewhere amid the boundless mountains and seas of the Wildlands Continent.
The Ancient Wilderness Ark took the form of a giant whale, speeding through the sea of clouds and crossing one mountainous landmass after another.
Inside a room aboard the ark, seven or eight cultivators had gathered.
Their leader wore a Spirit-Isolating Robe. Excitement on his face, he looked at the others.
"Everyone, how did your investigations go? Did you find a suitable location?"
The others exchanged glances before all shaking their heads.
"Then we'll follow my earlier findings and head to Essence-Devouring Valley on the Heavenly Wood Continent. It's a suitable place to hunt for treasure!"
"There used to be a sixth-stage white profound baleful iron mine there. The seventh-stage Jade Spring Sect mined out the vein, but even a Void Refinement sect has to tread carefully when venturing deep into the Barbaric Wastes. They couldn't possibly have taken every last piece. If we find just one, we'll pretty much have the opportunity we need to break through to Spirit Transformation!"
"Of course, even if there's no white profound sand iron left, there are still associated ores. The Jade Spring Sect might turn up its nose at them, but they're treasures to us. Besides, it's only three thousand li from the Ancient Wilderness Ark's route, so the risk should be minimal!" This man was naturally Ye Yunsheng, who had entered the Ancient Wilderness Ark disguised as an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
Those around him were cultivators from Soul-Repelling City who wanted to take a chance and try their luck.
Almost all of these cultivators had troubles they found difficult to speak of.
Some sought cultivation resources for their children, hoping their descendants could join a major sect instead of hovering on the brink of death every day.
Others were