Third-Tier Mystic Realm, Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones

Amid the boundless Desert Sea, a spirit skiff sped forward. Directly ahead of it, an Ethereal Spirit Bug continuously beat its wings.

Behind the spirit bug, Wan Chengjie, Xu Changkong, and the others were equally solemn.

"Fellow Daoist Wan, East Flame Sand Valley outside East Flame Oasis is not actually the best choice!" Xu Changkong said.

The other three were somewhat frustrated as well.

At Ye Family Restaurant, Xu Changkong had drawn up ten possible locations where cultivators of the Zhang and Jia Families might be hiding, based on his experience.

East Flame Sand Valley was one of them. The entire valley was famed for its extraordinary heat and enormous grains of sand.

It was clearly no ordinary place, and massive dust storms frequently erupted there. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could face grave danger without good magical artifacts.

Even so, this place was not actually among the most likely options, much less the closest one.

Thus, in Xu Changkong's view, it should have ranked at least fourth or fifth.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please look at the Desert Sea map—and trust me!"

"What I want is not the best choice. I only want to gamble on the fastest and most likely one. If we delay any longer, the Ye Family will absolutely learn of it through the auction. By then, the four of us will have no credit to claim at all!" Wan Chengjie said.

Xu Changkong was taken aback by Wan Chengjie's words. They had considered that the Ye Family might announce the news, but they had not expected them to press for information at the auction.

Yet after thinking it over, they realized that if the Ye Family truly made trouble and sought information at the auction, those independent cultivators would have no way to refuse, nor any reason