The unusual spot Hu Yucheng had mentioned was a patch of empty ground-truly nothing more than a bare patch of earth.
The rogue cultivators around him began to grumble, convinced Hu Yucheng was making fools of them. Even their gazes turned somewhat hostile.
But the Azure Tide Sect cultivators and a handful of rogue cultivators were studying the empty patch intently.
Ning Shan sent Zhuang Nian a voice transmission. "There is indeed an unusual force of vitality. It should be somewhere fairly deep underground."
Zhuang Nian nodded.
Nearly every Golden Core cultivator from the Azure Tide Sect's Enforcement Hall carried a detection-type magic treasure. They had clearly noticed the unusual reactions from their treasures as well.
In fact, it was not just the Azure Tide Sect cultivators. Almost every disciple of the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect was also equipped with a magical artifact of this kind. Among the rogue cultivators, however, very few possessed such treasures.
Aside from those who had learned the Earth Escape Art, cultivators could do little underground. The restrictions on their divine sense, in particular, were even more severe than underwater.
Thus, even when they could probe with their divine sense, most cultivators could not reach very deep. Since the vast majority here were still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, discovering anything was harder still.
One rogue cultivator shouted angrily at Hu Yucheng, "You little brat! How dare you make fools of us!"
Hu Yucheng did not even look at him. Instead, he respectfully addressed the Core Formation cultivators of the Azure Tide Sect. "Seniors, have you noticed something amiss here?"
Although Zhuang Nian disliked Hu Yucheng, there was no reason to lie about this.
Everyone saw Zhuang Nian nod. "There is indeed a magic treasure containing a force of vitality buried underground."
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