A blazing fire erupted atop the Nine Tribulations Cloud Ship, swiftly swallowing the entire vessel.
Fang Shu surveyed the scene while several skeletons stood behind him, helping move the spoils.
His gaze was distant, as though he were pondering something.
Seeing this, Qi Yuexin hesitated for a long while before stepping forward to ask, "Senior Brother, as you instructed, I have searched everything within thirty miles. There is no longer any demonic aura to be found.
May I ask, Senior Brother, is there anywhere else we might have overlooked?"
Fang Shu came back to himself and shook his head.
He pointed at the ground and said, "In that case, only the spirit vein beneath this place remains. Hu is considering whether we should take this place's spirit vein as well."
His words immediately reminded Qi Yuexin.
She hurriedly examined the oasis.
This was the Longtail Tribe's ancestral land. The fact that the tribe had been able to raise several Foundation Establishment demon cultivators showed that the spirit vein here was no trifling matter. Perhaps its value alone could rival all the movable wealth they had gathered from the Longtail Tribe.
But before Qi Yuexin could think further, Fang Shu sighed softly. "Forget it. Let this place remain for those who come after.
If we pull out the spirit vein, this oasis, which was so painstakingly nurtured, will likely be swallowed clean by the yellow sands."
He paused, seemingly explaining it to Qi Yuexin as well. "If we take even the spirit vein, then Yu Manlou's death truly will be impossible to separate from you and me. People will only think that we have eaten this place clean, bones and all."
Qi Yuexin naturally had no objection to Fang Shu's decision.
She immediately cupped her hands. "Senior Brother has considered things