"Hum!" Spiritual light suddenly flickered around Yao Zixiu and the other four Heavenly Demon Race elders, and astonishing ripples swept over their bodies. In moments, their magic power and divine sense converged, forming a yellow light barrier that enveloped the two of them. Before long, they merged together, their figures sinking straight into the earth and rock below before blurring out of sight...
Li Xiaoya withdrew his divine sense and dared not make any rash moves. They were not demon beasts, but encountering Heavenly Demon Race cultivators was hardly good news either, especially when they seemed to be heading for the same destination. Although one of them had detected his divine sense, they probably had not discovered his whereabouts. Presumably, they would not dare act rashly either...
But he waited for a long time!
Li Xiaoya still detected no movement at all...
Wait! I only got in so easily because of the Formless Water Escape Technique. How did they get in without being discovered? Remaining in the little pool, Li Xiaoya suddenly wondered... But on second thought, if he could get here using the Formless Water Escape Technique, those Heaven-and-Earth Realm elders had all lived far longer than he had. It was perfectly normal for them to possess cultivation methods or treasures that could evade the divine sense of Mighty One Stage and Heaven-and-Earth Realm demon beasts. There was naturally no need to speculate further...
Without consulting each other, both sides had used similar methods to conceal themselves and suppress their auras, hiding where they were and daring not move rashly. Both sides were high-ranked cultivators with ample patience, and neither made any reckless moves...
On one side...
"What happened? Was that a demon beast's divine sense just now?" The five Heavenly Demon Race elders were now enveloped in a