An hour later, Fang Yun and the Mountain Saint Spirits reached the Sainthood Territory and began searching among the mountains.
At first, they moved together. Later, they split into ten groups, agreeing to regroup at their starting point six hours later.
Whether they were traveling or searching for sacred qi clusters and spirit bones, Fang Yun remained on Shanzhong Yang's shoulder, doing nothing but cultivating.
Shanzhong Yang possessed power on the level of a Great Khan or Literary Ancestor, and his innate gift allowed him to detect treasures within the mountains and earth for several miles around. He surpassed Fang Yun in every respect, leaving Fang Yun with nothing to do but stay idle rather than make a mess of things by trying to help.
Along the way, they occasionally found scattered remains, broken treasures, or divine objects.
As agreed, Fang Yun took nothing unless he urgently needed it. Sacred qi clusters and powerful spirit bones were what he needed.
Six hours later, the party regrouped. They had found twelve sacred qi clusters and a large quantity of remains.
Not a single set of spirit bones could be controlled.
Resigned, Fang Yun put away the twelve sacred qi clusters and left with the ten Mountain Saint Spirits for the next Sainthood Territory.
Before long, they encountered a Snake Race Emperor. The Snake Emperor glanced at Fang Yun from afar, then turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
Fang Yun felt it was a pity. Had the Snake Emperor dared to follow, the ten Mountain Saint Spirits could certainly have killed him.
Shanzhong Yang was only equivalent to a Great Khan, still one step short of the Emperor Realm, and ordinarily would have been no match for an Emperor. However, he and these Mountain Saint Spirits possessed enormous amounts of sacred