"Something hidden inside?"
Lin Ke studied it carefully and did indeed spot a clue.
One of the trees looked slightly yellowed and withered.
But anyone without strong mental power, or who failed to look closely, might simply fly past and miss it.
"Yes." Fang Du nodded. "That's the tree."
The others also noticed something wrong with the large tree.
Its leaves were yellow and withered, a sign of poor nourishment.
Although it hardly differed from the other trees, something must have affected it.
Once they drew closer, they landed, and only then understood what Fang Du meant.
"Have a look, everyone." Fang Du pulled aside the roots of the tree, revealing a deep, dark opening.
"There's a spacious hollow beneath this little hill, with plenty of stalactites and standing water. There are quite a few spirit insects too, scattered throughout the different areas."
"My senior brother explored it before. There shouldn't be any middle- or late-stage Dao Foundation spirit insects. His preliminary survey found about a dozen."
Fang Du had come prepared.
He himself was only a Dao Foundation initial stage cultivator, and had only recently broken through.
Naturally, he would not venture anywhere too dangerous.
Now that Lin Ke, who was exceptionally strong among cultivators of the same stage, was here, along with Huang Fuqi, a Dao Foundation late stage sword cultivator, Fang Du looked quite relaxed.
"I originally planned to find a companion, defeat a few spirit insects, and head back."
"But with so many of us here today, we might as well clear the whole place out."
Anticipation shone in Fang Du's eyes.
Shi Ping was the first to respond. "I think we can do it. This place isn't far from the sect, so it'll inevitably be discovered someday. We could hope for a steady stream of