On the island, all the cultivators were jolted awake.
Out on the sea, terrifying whirlpools rose one after another, accompanied by spiritual lights of every color and waves hundreds of zhang high that occasionally surged up.
Whale sharks had also begun prowling in from every direction.
"Everyone, they should have caught it down below. We must go support Uncle-Master Mystic Tiger!" Qing Mingyuan said.
This time, Mystic Tiger True Person would most likely obtain the secret treasure. He was the highest-ranking Purple Palace cultivator here and also the vice president of the Azure Cloud Sea Region. If Mystic Tiger True Person claimed the chief merit, Qing Mingyuan could at least share in a third-class merit.
But whether he could earn that third-class merit also depended on whether Mystic Tiger True Person succeeded. At this moment, he naturally wanted to go down and lend his support.
He glanced at the other Purple Palace cultivators from the Azure Spirit Commerce Association, his meaning self-evident. In the end, they left behind only the weakest early-stage Purple Palace cultivator on the island.
"You stay here and oversee the formation!" As soon as he spoke, Qing Mingyuan was the first to leap into the sea. The other Purple Palace cultivators immediately rushed down after him one by one!
Following Qing Mingyuan, the Bai Family's Purple Palace cultivators all descended as well, likewise leaving behind only one Purple Palace cultivator. Ye Xuefu, meanwhile, looked toward the few Purple Palace cultivators from the Jade Return Sect.
"We haven't received any word from our ancestor. We'll wait and see for now," Ye Xuefu said.
After hesitating for a while, the Jade Return Sect's Purple Palace and Foundation Establishment cultivators all went down. It was not because they wanted to claim merit, but because Yellow Springs True Person had