As he spoke, bright glints kept flashing in his eyes—envy mingled with eager anticipation.
By the end, as though recalling something, he turned and cast an inquiring look at the old woman surnamed Kong.
"Hard to say. This person... bears none of Soaring Fire Star's aura."
The old woman surnamed Kong shook her head, her eyes filled with contemplation.
The three of them had originally come in pursuit of Soaring Fire Star's aura. They had hoped to learn from the human cultivator who had made an agreement with the Demon Emperor about the Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure.
Who would have thought that before finding the person they sought, they would first uncover news of the Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure?
"The Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure is in Lin Hezou's hands. Then who is that fellow who had an agreement with the Demon Emperor, and where is he now?"
The withered old man spoke again, his face equally full of doubt.
"That is not important. The aura of the Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure has appeared; that is what matters! Wasn't the purpose of our journey to find the Supreme Treasure Heaven and Earth Furnace?"
The old woman surnamed Kong spoke calmly. Though there were things she could not figure out, she did not waste time dwelling on them.
"Indeed! But that brat suddenly vanished without a trace. What method did he use? Did Senior Kong see through it?"
The withered old man nodded, then changed the subject and asked again.
Whether they could find the man was no longer important. The key was to keep their eyes on the Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure and seize it back.
"I could not tell. Still, with merely Body Integration Realm cultivation, for him to escape from the hands of those