What Huo Hai had not expected was that the moment his Star Gu approached the cave entrance, a layer of white light immediately lit up around it. Faintly, he could make out that the source of this light was actually a bizarre Spirit Formation.
Before the Star Gu could even enter the cave, it was directly bounced away by the Spirit Formation. Huo Hai frowned. "A single cave entrance actually has three Spirit Formations—one for confusion, one for concealment, and another with defensive capabilities. This is getting stranger and stranger." Huo Hai did not have the Star Gu force its way inside. Instead, he stopped it far away.
This Spirit Formation was clearly meant to defend against Spirit Insects, or perhaps small objects. As for whether it could defend against people and Spirit Beasts, Huo Hai did not know. One collision would be easy enough to explain; the people inside might think it was just some little bug.
But if it happened again, that might not be the case. This Spirit Formation was not especially strong. As long as the Star Gu wished it, it could easily pierce through. But if it did so, Huo Hai would expose himself. The loss would outweigh the gain.
Forget it. At least today, he had learned that the Four Young Masters were no simple figures. He could continue monitoring them later. "You all stay here. Once the four of them come out, keep following them. Do not let them discover you." After giving the Star Gu here its instructions, Huo Hai shifted his attention elsewhere. Those other locations were where the people who had stirred up the crowd earlier had gone.
Huo Hai had also had Star Gu follow these people, but their behavior left him unable to make heads or tails of